Microsoft has introduced a smartphone with a record low price in the line Lumia. Sales of the new model with a 4-inch screen and support for two SIM-cards in Europe is scheduled to begin next month.

Microsoft unveiled a new smartphone the cheapest model in the line Lumia – Microsoft Lumia 430. The device will go on sale with the operating system Windows Phone 8.1 updates and Lumia Denim. Later Lumia 430 users will be able to update the firmware to Windows 10, reported to Microsoft.

Previously, the cheapest smartphone Lumia 435 WP considered, it was announced in January 2015 for about $ 80 and is now sold in Russia for the i4490.

Lumia 430 is equipped with a 4-inch display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (235 ppi), 2-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with a frequency of 1.2 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory, expandable memory cards microSD.

The model has two slots for SIM-cards standard MicroSIM. 4G technology it does not support (only 2G / 3G). While in standby mode when there are two active SIM-cards of up to 12 days (with one SIM-card – up to 19 days). Hours of talk time – up to 12.9 hours. Battery capacity – 1500 mAh.

The smartphone is equipped with two cameras: a resolution of 0.3 MP front, rear – 2 MP. There is no autofocus, no flash. Supports video recording with a maximum resolution of 848 x 480 pixels.

The model supports GPS. It will be offered with standard free applications, including Microsoft Office, Skype, as well as a set of navigation applications – Bing Maps, Here Maps and Here Drive +. There is also a built-in FM-radio.

Source: AnandTech

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Mass model with good equipment, including a 4-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1 GB RAM, supporting two active SIM-cards and battery with 2220 mAh. “Zest” smartphone – striking design and Wide 5 megapixel front camera for self. Is this enough to win the love of consumers to the machine with a price tag of $ 250, said later in the review.

Options – Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

Lumia 730 Dual SIM comes in a box of cardboard, decorated similarly to other mobile brand products. Placed himself inside her smartphone charger with built-in micro-USB, instructions, and warranty card. Unfortunately, the headset and, more surprisingly, USB-cable locations supplied was not found.

Design and functional elements

When you first look at the test apparatus is evident by the fact that while he is in your hands from the prying eyes of others you do not slip. The point here is the design of the housing. Its main feature – a “nuclear” colors. By the way, in addition to “screaming” Orange has a version in bright green. Available, however, and classic white and black.

The housing also attracts attention with its construction. The smartphone is made of a single piece of glossy and fairly durable polycarbonate, which concluded its “iron” plus top-attached display unit. Material, in truth, quite controversial. Yes, due to gloss device looks very impressive at the same time, it slides easily into your hand and collect minor scratches. However, on the bright plastic will last yet unobtrusive.

Ease of use – another plus in favor of the Lumia 730 Dual SIM. Due to small dimensions – 134,7×68,5×8,7 mm and a diagonal screen 4.7-inch smartphone securely in your hand, and most importantly be manipulated with one hand.

Functional elements

Housing Lumia 730 Dual SIM collapsible. Perhaps that is why at strong squeezing hear some squeaking plastic, and play at least the minimum, but felt.

Under the cover of the machine are slots for two SIM-cards and format micro memory card, and a removable battery.

Marginalia on the right gadget even touches you can find the power button and volume rocker. To connect microUSB-cable port is provided on the bottom and Headset 3.5 mm audio jack on the top.

The front panel is divided smartphone 4.7-inch screen with a narrow strip on-screen touch buttons, eye 5MP camera, light sensor / proximity, and earpiece.

On the rear panel to settle multimedia speaker, microphone noise reduction, LED-flash, eye 6.7Mp camera nap is- “hint” to the presence of Carl Zeiss optics and logo of the manufacturer.

Display – Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

Special attention should display Lumia 730. It is the technology of organic light-emitting diodes, has a diagonal of 4.7 inches and a resolution of 720×1280 pixels. The density of pixels per inch – 316. In this indicator pixelation invisible.

The screen is bright and contrast, provides clear images, including small fonts, as well as a good readability in bright sunlight and at any angle. No credit for this latest technology ClearBlack.

When manual control is available for the conventional three fixed levels: low, medium and high. However, there is provided an automatic mode. In addition, the disposal of the user several display modes of the display – Use the slider to play with the brightness and saturation to make more muted colors or overstated.

Implemented manage gloves and additional feature that allows you to work in bright light.

Other features of the display, it is important to note the presence of excellent oleophobic coating and protective glass Gorilla Glass 3, which should provide good protection of the screen against external mechanical impacts. Sensor layer detects up to 10 simultaneous touches.

Memory

The amount of internal storage Lumia 730 Dual SIM – 8 GB. Of these, the user can use only about 7 GB. However, be an obstacle that should not, as the gadget supports microSD-card capacity up to 128 GB plus 15 GB of cloud storage is offered OneDrive.

Features and performance

Inside the bright body tested model has 4-core Snapdragon processor series 400 from Qualcomm processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz and graphics Adreno 305. The RAM of the device is 1 GB.

Smartphone without a problem reproduces Full HD-video and handle most applications. Gnocchi Asphalt 8 downloaded from the store Windows, working without legs.

Wireless modules and interfaces

A set of wireless communications in Lumia 730 is almost flagman sky: Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS c A-GPS, A-GLONASS, BeiDou. There’s even NFC-chip and technology Miracast – protocol-based WiFi-Direct, which allows you to broadcast video from a smartphone to a compatible TV.

On top of the device has received support for two SIM-cards, working in networks of 2nd and 3rd generations. The radio module is one, but at the expense of special modifications WP 8.1 OS and technology X-divert, sim cards work at the same time even when you call one of them.

Battery

The smartphone installed battery capacity 2220 mAh, which is not possible without removing the memory card and get one of the SIM-cards.

According to the manufacturer the battery life – 9 hours of video playback, 10.5 surf the web, listen to 60 hours of audio or 22 hours of conversation in 2G networks, which, however, and is confirmed in practice, provided dimming panel to a minimum.

Mode, which includes only periodic calls, mail and news readers on the web – a smartphone can work without recharging 2-2.5 days. Provided power save mode.

Dynamics

The earpiece good and loud. Only claim to it – is undisguised and palpable recessed relative to the plane of the screen slot – sort of a Pyles borsch IK.

Multimedia speaker provides good sound quality. Without wheezing it keeps even the maximum volume.

You can also use the graphic equalizer to adjust the frequency ranges and to give surround sound headphones, activate Virtual Surround.

Camera

Lumia 730 was the main photo module with 6.7 megapixel sensor 1 / 3.4-inch BSI-matrix. The camera is complemented optics Carl Zeiss, autofocus, 4x digital zoom, and LED-flash. The effective focal length of 26 mm, the minimum focus range – 10 cm, and the maximum aperture – f / 1.9.

Even seemingly small size of the camera sensor, coupled with rich settings Camera application, include the ability to adjust ISO, white balance and shutter speed, activation of the timer function “bracketing” and much more, Lumia 730 allows you to take good photos with good detail, especially when there is sufficient light.

For working with photos and video on board the smartphone, also provides for the Camera application, Lumia Stories, Lumia Revived photos, and Studio.

Incidentally, in the case of the Lumia 730 Dual-SIM is 5MP front camera with wide-aperture f / 2.4 and a focal length of 24 mm are most attracted my attention. She, like the main, able to record video at a maximum resolution Full HD.

Competitors

If we consider the Lumia 730 Dual SIM as dual sim, the competition he can make such Android-smartphone is Lenovo Sisley S90, Sony Xperia C3 Dual, Samsung G530H Galaxy Grand Prime, and HTC Desire 620.

But among dual sim based on OS Windows Phone 8.1 for the tested model was found only one competitor – 5-inch Prestigio MultiPhone 8500 DUO. However, he concedes Nokia handset on the part of the “iron”, as the features are much less productive Qualcomm Snapdragon 200.

Software

Powered smartphone operating system Windows Phone 8.1 update Lumia Denim. On the desktop, traditionally present live tiles resizable, for which an application can display some content and notifications.

Falling outside the top notification bar offers quick access to parameters such as the camera, screen brightness and Wi-Fi module and Bluetooth. In turn, by swiping your finger from the bottom up, you can show / hide the navigation bar.

In addition to the built-in Internet Explorer 11, FM-radio, Skype, software for social networking Twitter, Facebook and Vkontakte, off-line maps HERE Maps for easy navigation as well as services Bing, which are related to tourism, sports, weather, news, health, and so on, there is a number of applications that are useful to business users. For example, utilities, office suite, Microsoft Office.

You can also select “Corner of applications”, which allows you to create a program that a user would like to demonstrate or give used second person. In addition, the available mode “Children,” in which children are given access to only those games, applications, music and video, which the owner of a smartphone for their pre-chosen.

Findings – Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM

Well, if you prefer WP-backgrounds that could distinguish you from the crowd, the Lumia 730 Dual SIM should not be ignored. Especially bright appearance, not all of its advantages over the competition. A significant role in the overall positive perception of the smartphone plays fast and economical “iron”, excellent battery life, bright OLED-screen, well, front camera, capable of high-quality self.

Not without its drawbacks, which include the still limited selection of applications in the Windows Store and the best assembly, but, in fact, none of them can not be considered critical for the price tag of $ 240.

Pros:

• Ergonomics;
• Qualitative OLED -Screen with good viewing angles / protective glass Gorilla Glass 3;
• Mode of operation with gloves;
• Memory card support up to 128 GB, inclusive;
• Good performance and battery life;
• Supports simultaneous operation of two SIM-cards;
• Opportunities cameras;
• Volume and sound quality speakers.

Cons:

• The absence of micro-USB cable supplied;
• Backlash cover;

Source: Microsoft

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Everyone starts review of this Windows Phone device with the words «Nokia fell, long live the Microsoft», and all that sort of thing: “Who would have known that would happen,” “This is the first nedonokiya branded melkomyagkih”, “Let’s see what has changed” . I warn you in advance – nothing has changed, except the icon of the brand on the front and rear. And now driven.

Video about this smartphone will not. If you thought “is not the same Raqwe-oh-oh-oh-ort! Text review! Where is the video? “, Keep yourself in the hands. We reserve forces before more text-vidyashnym Looking MWC 2015, and everything you need to know about the Lumia 535, you will learn from the review. And I want to start with a complete set. Firstly, it is poor. In the box there is no headphone jack and a strange charge, both from zero – no adapter and USB-microUSB cable, and solid shnurochek. And practical, and not, I do not determine. In a box with bright patterns, like me – the color orange, or the color of fresh spring grass, or the blue (in the common orange, green and blue) put the lid black. Once a reservation – both plastic cover, but one – glossy, shiny, very good collects absolutely fine dust all around (if you leave the phone on the table and do not wipe it off, after a while it becomes a shaggy and fluffy gadget) and Complete – matte, softtach plastic, dust collects not so good, but still.

Design – Lumia 535

On the one hand, when Microsoft bought Nokia, all experienced, so that she did not come with his samovar and it’s not spoiled. On the other hand, waiting for the first smartphone from the company updated, hoping to see the best of what it can do. Get a kind of credibility. And when they say – the first budget phone melkomyagkie released immediately think: “Well, this is the best of all state employees that Nokia has ever produced, because the first attempt should not be lumpy.” Microsoft decided not to do anything at all – nothing new, nothing extraordinary – and just released a model, whatever it was published under the Finnish brand. That’s all. I was surprised straight – this is really unexpected!

5-inch glossy plastic – behind only the glass – front. Externally, it is not much different from its predecessor Lumia 530, only that the screen size is less than an inch in the front can not be distinguished. Oh no! According to the rating plate in fact, by line! Well, you get the idea. Next to «Microsoft» located on the front-facing camera 5 MP, proximity sensors and lighting hidden above them – the earpiece, which, as for me, would be nice to add a little volume. Under the screen – chin wide phalanx, which is absolutely not necessary, because the virtual control buttons, called swipe from the bottom edge in any menu and placed on top of everything.

At the ends of the devices are located: on the top – audiodzhek 3.5 mm on the bottom right in the middle – the connector microUSB, on the right side – the power button and the volume key on it (for the short and clear) on the left side of the void.

Rear camera lens are located at 5 MP (slightly enters), near – the flash, the brand along the “spine” and short speaker, who is also on the volume is far from ideal. The cap is removed, the device goes into it, as in the boat, and without it you will not have control buttons on and volume. Under the backdrop are slots for two microSIM-cards, microSD and a removable battery capacity of 1905 mAh. There are models with two SIM cards, is – one, in different price hryvnia 100-200.

With dimensions of 140 x 72 x 8.8 mm and weighs 146 grams handle easily. In his hand is confident skolzkovat plastic, but not enough to sound the alarm, not pocket pulls in uzkachi fit, if necessary. I did not like assembly – orange cap goes to shake, rattle all. And as you put on the black cover – all ok, no squeaks. Wonders.

Display

5 inch IPS-matrix, covered with Gorilla Glass 3. The very first feeling – finger glides easily on the back cover than on the screen, oleophobic coating is not. At such low resolution inches – 960 by 540 pixels, it is 220 ppi. Not much, but enough pikselezatsiya there, but there is no feeling that the picture is divided. Black black enough, viewing angles are not the maximum, the normal budgetary display, nothing special, most importantly, that the right angle it looks passable. Brightness will regulate only in three variations: low, medium and high. WP developers think that this is enough, and the freedom of choice – it’s all bad. However, the text remains readable in the sun. Natural color reproduction, may not be sufficiently intense. Customize the display of additional system impossible. Awakening double tapa is present. The color of the substrate under the virtual keys can be changed.

Camera

Not the strength of the unit. Unlike the Lumia 530, 535 became the owner as much as the front camera of 5 MP. Special quality, it is no different, and special features of any no. There is a mode Nokia Selfie, but there’s also no frills – focuses on your face and takes a picture, so you can shoot both the anterior and in the posterior chamber, add effect clean skin and white teeth. It is a wide-angle, you can fit the whole situation with a single shot. Or all your friends.

The main camera also received a 5 MP, autofocus, flash. The resulting image is not enough rich, quality in general is not a fountain, but can be used. Applications such as in the other VF-smartphones. Sliders ISO, shutter speed, white balance and focus can also be traction. Exposure changes tapom

Hopes for the video is not worth it – its maximum resolution is 480 x 848 pixels.

Features & Software

Powered Lumia 535 running Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor with 1.2 GHz each, RAM 1 GB or video accelerator Adreno 302. The functional raises no objections, if you know what I mean. RAM twice than Lumia 530, 630, 635, and it is cool. Well this vindousfon baby, he even running bucket will work well. And the interface is flying, and toys, and speed to run applications – all good. User memory devices have 8 GB free out of the box about 4 GB. The smartphone supports cards up to 128 GB, and still gives OneDrive Free 15 GB. In short, the memory will not exactly deprived. Applications and absolutely all the content can be placed by default on the memory card.

Operating system – Windows Phone 8.1 with a superstructure Lumia Denim. Like everything in it already, and nothing but every time I come across on the menu item “Send your review,” I’m uncomfortable.

Read more about the system, its advantages and disadvantages can be found in numerous texts Sergei Shamanov. I will say that this version has a number of advantages, namely:

• desktop icons can unites in a folder;
• for each SIM cards, you can create a “live”;
• messages and calls are divided for each card separately;
• virtual control buttons available everywhere on swipe and hiding superfluous, freeing up space on the screen;
• is present a number of useful applications, such as Microsoft Office, MixRadio, HERE Maps, Facebook preinstalled out of the box.

The smartphone is a radio, but the second SIM card remains active even when you call the first blagodaryatehnologii X-divert. And it is very cool because most podovlyuschee dvuhsimochny machine sends you besedovyt with automatic aunt when calling the second sim, if the first is busy.

Autonomy

1905 mAh battery for capable, according to the manufacturer, to give the user the joy of continuous communication for 11 hours or 14 days to lie on the shelf in the standby mode. Neither the first nor the second I try failed, but just the fact that as a smartphone with two sim-cards (one – for communication, the second – to the Internet), toys and social networks Lumia 535 does not hold full-time. I love to play Asphalt 8 on the network – discharged within hours 4. If you use it only for communication – calls and SMS, it all depends on your sociability. In principle, 20 minutes plus 10 interviews messages plus synchronization of mail – about two days. If you use instant messenger, while the decline.

Output – Lumia 535

There is a tendency, when in six months strongly jumped prices for equipment and all the while the market is unstable, people pay attention to the price tag, and system – virtually none. You can argue long on the topic “Windows Phone – good or bad?”, Love or hate – it is better reasons, but we can not say that the system is defective. Yes, the first evening with WP, I was confused and unaccustomed Shamanov called him to tell that here and where, but for a day or three moves in and continue skating Asphalt 8 as if nothing had happened. Especially (and this is an advantage vindous android smartphones before) even a budget model will pull all the heavy game. Tanks in the shop No, but enough.

As in touch dialer in Lumia 535 has a chance, especially two SIM cards, and the second is accessible even when the first call, and convenient distribution of calls and messages, and easily switch between cards – one slider. But it is not expensive it? In all other respects it is the most common representative of the budget line, and on the change of name plate panels for absolutely nothing has changed. A pity. Read an interesting idea that you can buy the Lumia 535 only by accident or out of curiosity – “What has changed with the arrival of the giant four-color?”. And if the answer to the second question you already know that … Not that I want to put the final nail in the coffin, but the Lumia 530, which is still Nokia, still rules as state employees-dialer, just 4 inches in Ukraine, you can buy for $ 80, and in Europe – for all 30-40, if you search. Do not thank. If you are looking for a budget alternative exclusively on Android, you can find and cheaper with a similar screen, but clearly decelerating. By itself, the device is good both in the amount of $ 120.

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The smartphone market has long includes not only the smart phones, but also numerous accessories. Sometimes, it is the set of possible accessories buyer determines the choice in favor of a smartphone. Today we tell about a few very useful and handy accessory for the line of smartphones Lumia.

All of these gadgets in this article you can buy in a store official manufacturer – n-store.ru.

External battery

Beach modern smartphones – their short life on a single charge. But this problem has long found a solution – an external battery with a yield of USB. Thanks to their compact size, no problem to put them in a bag (even if it is a small “city” bag) with USB-cable for smartphone and do not worry any more that you will lose your connection at the most inopportune moment.

Various models of external battery fired a lot, usually they are different size, shape, and most importantly – capacity. Look at Microsoft DC-21. What do you think has a capacity of this battery?

External Battery Microsoft DC-21 and smartphone Lumia 830

Usually, the batteries in these sizes have a capacity of 3-4 Ah (ampere hours), allowing 1-1.5 times the charge current flagship smartphone. But Microsoft DC-21 has a capacity of 6 Ah! That’s enough for almost two full charge such leaders as Lumia 930, for example.

The battery has a simple and intuitive charge indicator and button pressing which you can check the remaining battery. Plus, the indicator has only sufficient to determine the charge level of brightness and not prevent, for example at night – some external batteries have to be recharged in the other room, so bright they shine indicators.

Charge indicator Microsoft DC-21

Dimensions and weight Microsoft DC-21 are small enough and not aggravate his pocket and stylish appearance and availability of several bright color options make this gadget a good complement the style of smartphones Lumia.

Wireless speakers

Compact mobile phones all good as multifunctional devices, but one in them is still not enough – the possibility of listening to music (or watch the movie) is not alone in the headphones, and with friends. Of course, blame the relatively small body, which, perhaps, could be good stuff and loud speaker, but that’s the place for the rest of the electronics will not be left.

To the aid of external speakers, the main characteristic of which is the ratio of volume to size. Again, it is good if a column can be charged (i.e., it was to the battery and it can even operate without wires, and the sound transmitting Bluetooth), and better yet, that it is equipped with NFC – wireless short-range technology. Thanks to NFC is very easy and convenient to connect devices via Bluetooth. By the way, it is in Nokia smartphones was first used this technology.

Portable Speaker Nokia MD-12 – an excellent example of the above. Small and light device, of course, does not announce a party in the restaurant, but will allow listening to music and watching a movie without headphones, and hence not alone.

Bluetooth-Speaker Nokia MD-12 and smartphone Lumia 830

Thanks to the pad on the underside of the speaker confidently on the table and not “jumping” from vibrations. Interestingly, construction of the device involves the use of the table surface as a resonator for low frequencies.

The column is simple to use: it can be recharged through the micro-USB, it literally turns on one button, connect the device to a smartphone can be using NFC.

Connectors Nokia MD-12

Again, as in the case of charging a portable, n-store.ru available in store several colors bright and pleasant to the eye. All of them, like smartphones Lumia, made of soft-touch plastic.

Wireless charging

Another interesting and useful accessory – Wireless Charger DT-903, running on standard Qi. It is compatible with smartphones such as Lumia 930, Lumia 830 and Lumia 735.

Wireless charging DT-903 and Lumia 830 smartphone

Of course, for it to work the wire still needed – the device must be connected to a power source (which, incidentally, may be the above-mentioned external battery Microsoft DC-21). But the process of charging your smartphone with this device is much more convenient than conventional wired charging, especially in the dark when it can be hard to find the right position of the port micro-USB, and even to orient the wire. Here, simply put your smartphone on the charger – and he will start charging! The process of charging indicator light will notify – diodes are located on the perimeter of charge on the bottom panel.

The lower part of the wireless charging DT-903

But that’s not all! In the DT-903 has support for Bluetooth and NFC. It would seem – why charge these wireless protocols? The fact that the charging is not simple, and “smart.” Connecting via Bluetooth with your smartphone (using NFC, in order to avoid manual interfaces), it may signal missed calls and low battery (if your smartphone is not on it, but close). In these cases, the diode lights flashes. If you moved to another room, but this time it’s SMS, then the return you definitely know about it.

Also at the bottom of charging a button that performs two functions. Short pressing it allows you to change the brightness (useful for overnight charging) and long (about 8 seconds) cancels paired with your phone via Bluetooth.

Of course, the process of fully charging the battery using a smartphone device DT-903 is slower than normal connected to AC power, but the wireless charging, you can always keep the workplace or nightstand. And no need to constantly connect / disconnect the phone from the wire if it (the phone), you suddenly urgently needed. Plus – optical system notifications, including discharge and phone (if it is available).

In total

Of course, the list of gadgets listed above branded accessories for smartphones Lumia, which can be purchased at the official store, is not limited. We just talked about the most interesting and, so to say, unusual. But who else from the manufacturers of smartphones makes branded external batteries? Incidentally, the wireless charging technology standard Qi still equipped with a telephone unit. But it’s really convenient!

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It’s no secret that issued this year on Android flagships do not cause a furore of the past, emotions and joy. Visually, they are not fundamentally different from its predecessors, the difference lies in the internal components. But it’s all about the world of Android, Windows Phone in the realm of other laws.

Nokia Lumia 930 – a modern flagship eminent manufacturer, which is a logical continuation of the previous line of devices. Its predecessors were the Lumia 925 and fablet Lumia 1520. Novelty has absorbed the best of both. From first got compact size and chic metal body, from the last – the most powerful and filling chamber with an impressive resolution of 20 megapixels.

Packing and accessories Nokia Lumia 930

Modern equipment flagships cause a lot of issues and resentment. How would it be foolish not to sound, well-known manufacturers have something to learn from the Chinese, who in addition to the device itself is usually put in a box headset, a couple of covers and films on the screen, a spare battery, as well as the entire range of cables and adapters. Picking up the box with the Nokia Lumia 930, I suspected something was wrong, it was too easy it was. In fact, apart from the smartphone, charging, and packs of papers, nothing inside you will not find. In the web I came across an interesting justification for such a decision – “Make minimizes the complete set, based on the assumption that all the necessary you already have.”

Why, for example, to staff the unit unpretentious headset if, perhaps, the consumer already has his favorite headphones, it will use. However, it seems to me that Apple has proven that and complete headset can satisfy the majority of potential buyers.

In order not to make this paragraph in a devastating criticism, let me remind you that the lucky pre-order on the Nokia Lumia 930, as a gift to get a wireless charger. Very interesting contraption has a pleasant appearance and is gradually becoming an indispensable accessory in your home or office. I prefer to use a wired charger at home, and wireless “tablet” has provided office. At work, I often distract calls, after which the phone goes to its rightful place, and fueled by energy. Such refinement allows us not to worry about the level of charge during the working day. Blue “pill” fully charge a smartphone in about 6-7 hours. On the one hand it’s a lot, but on the other hand, when my case use – quite normal.

In general, the transmission of power without wires is a real extraterrestrial miracle, so that “all the running to buy cool blue charging.” Perhaps also worth recalling that the wireless charging from Nokia universal and is tuned for a particular device. We quite successfully managed to make friends with her editorial Google Nexus 5.

Design and Ergonomics The Nokia Lumia 930

Remember, in the introduction, I complained about the lack of really bright and worthy champions on the basis of OC Android? So Nokia Lumia 930 is completely different. She, like all the products of Nokia, has its own unique identity. We went to a model in the strict black, which is perfect for a business dinner jacket and tie.

But for a young female audience and is available orange, green and white colors.

Dressed in a metal, the 930th can tightly chained to his views of others – rectangular shape and rounded corners quite a bit, a couple of slips from the top, near the headphone jack, and a couple of the bottom framing port microUSB, create a sense of wholeness and completeness. The back part is made of polycarbonate, a surprisingly pleasant to touch and resistant to external influences.

One feels that the designers and engineers did their best. By their own merits should ascribe design connector for SIM-cards. If you remove the card from some previous models without staples was not possible, the novelty is enough to hook a fingernail slot. But the card format remains the same – nanoSIM, even despite the fact that the place is calm and would be enough for the “human” micro. Ideological mastermind of such a decision is necessary at least to shower slippers, and even better – impaled, but do not let the bad news.

On the right side of the smartphone can be found metal volume button is very well positioned in the lock button and the shutter button of the camera. All the keys are very short and concise course, no backlash was found. Framing the frame is not subject to rapid wear and serves as an excellent protection in awkward situations, such as during the fall of the smartphone on the asphalt.

Display Nokia Lumia 930

Despite the impressive diagonal of 5 inches, the frame around the screen is minimal, use the Nokia Lumia 930 with one hand comfortably. This is exactly what was missing fabletu Lumia 1520. matrix made by the OLED technology and has excellent color reproduction and viewing angles. In the presence of a proprietary technology Clear Black and low power consumption when using dark colors in the interface. At a density of 441 pixels per inch, even the keen eye can not find something to complain about.

On top of the screen is covered with a little convex protective glass Gorilla Glass 3 to prevent rapid wear. Quality oleophobic coating is excellent. Variation in the levels of brightness provides a comfortable feel at home in the dark – and during the working day in direct sunlight.

I honestly tried to find fault with anything, but it did not work – the picture quality is excellent in all conditions, and light sensor very quickly and accurately detects the ambient environment, instantly adjusting the brightness at the desired level.

Camera

Nokia Lumia 930 boasts a camera module, very similar to that of the Lumia 1520, and it is very good. Shoot on a six-inch fablet was a little uncomfortable, intuitively felt the desire to slightly reduce the size and dimensions of the body. 930th also received more than suitable for comfortable shooting dimensions, rapid start-up of the camera off and almost instant saving photos.

So, first things first. In 1520 Nokia Lumia hell out of me infuriated long run chamber – about 4-6 seconds. The trouble is compounded by the fact that after changing the settings also had to wait a long time until the camera module wakes up. The novelty of these problem areas a good job. Now the startup speed of the camera, even the locked screen is less than two seconds, and while working with the settings, everything happens almost instantly. Fortunately, now the probability to miss the frame is minimized, and all this thanks to the finalization of the program by Nokia.

On the module front-facing camera to write I do not see much point. He is, and it is more than enough, that’s all.

Standard camera I did not use, but Nokia Camera. Actually, everything remained as it was, you can customize everything, from the exposure and white balance, to focus mode and shutter speed. This is very cool, but not always true. Agree, often because it is important to catch the frame, and the time for preparation and setup is not there. On the other hand, with an abundance of free time, and you can string up a twisting sliders.

As you can see, the maximum resolution of the pictures is actually equal to 16 megapixels. Have the ability to shoot in a format DNG , for further processing on a computer. Frankly, without processing DNG-format is not the most pleasant sight. In general, it is recommended for true photographers who fanateyut from hand polishing photos by using specialized software.

In automatic mode, sometimes a little white balance fails and display colors. For example, instead of just once a black keyboard on the photo turned out to be blue. But this is all minor quibbles, the potential of the camera hoo. Lumia 930 faithfully served me for several presentations. Then the photos taken using the Lumia 930, with little or no treatment were used in the materials on our site. Examples of the photo below. I’m sure regular readers of these pictures seem familiar.

Hardware platform and sound

Lumia 930 is based on the current platform Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 + GPU Adreno 330. Complete the picture 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of memory for data storage. Interface, as might be expected, flies without delay. Slots for memory cards, no, that can be a little alert. The fact is that in addition to the photos, the 930th also keeps small trailers to create a pleasant effect in the gallery. The whole thing is quite actively eats phone memory, especially if you’re a fan of the photo shoot in DNG-format.

In other cases, no problems there, even more so the question is – where to put all this power, then? Geymdev for Windows Phone has not arrived in time, but something in the presence of a fat wallet can be found. Pleasantly surprised by the heating of the case during the game battles, or rather, lack thereof. It is a rarity for modern champions, stuffed to the eyeballs technology and powerful hardware. If it were not for ARM-architecture, we could assume that the filling Lumia 930 is almost twice as much as my home stationary PC, which, as you know, in your pocket will not fit.

Separately say about the sound. Firstly, the smartphone has just four microphones for recording, repeating the success fableta Lumia 1520. This aspect is useful to ardent fans to shoot video during concerts or loud events.

Audio output device is also at altitude. Speaker is loud, the sound is not distorted even at maximum volume, and good headphones stuffing your bloodstream endorphins guaranteed. In the presence of an equalizer, hidden deep in the settings, and technology Dolby.

Software Platform

Nokia Lumia 930 runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with proprietary add-ons Lumia Cyan. At the rate of production of the recently released update of Lumia Denim no doubts.

Well, in general, plitochki – they are in Africa plitochki, with all the consequences. The eternal debate on the lack of applications has gradually subsides, which can not but rejoice. For example, recently saw the world beta version of the popular browser Opera mini.

As usual, no complaints about the speed of the system is not and can not be, and everything that you can complain about, hidden beautiful animation. But in order not to leave the description of the features of the software shell blank, I will share a couple of interesting observations. One of them pleasantly shocked, but others clearly require intervention on the part of Microsoft, and application developers.

Observation №1

Once upon a time I saw a comparison of the speed of mobile internet on Android-powered devices and smartphones from Apple. In the context of a bad connection, or else during the overly concentrated load on the network, data on Android-smartphone still working involuntarily groaning, but kilobyte passing the right information. iOS with a similar situation, just an error, they say, connection timeout expired. So, the user devices running Windows Phone, even at the slightest load on the network can completely forget about the transfer of data and without a break to catch a connection error in popular applications.

Observation №2

Function of backup and recovery between smartphones based on Windows Phone works just fine. Replacing the Lumia 930 in 1520, I expect to have to re-download all the applications and enter the settings. And then a miracle system presented me with a wonderful surprise. After entering uchetki Microsoft for 10 minutes Lumia 930 on the inside of my eyes became identical to the previous smartphone. Returned to the place of all applications, tiles, background image, messages and even call history. Separately, I note my shock when the reader Tucan Reader not only recovered as an application, but somehow returned to the device memory book, which I left on fablete, and invited me to continue reading from the same place.

Thus, the updated phone platform WP can be compared to the purchase of a new model iPhone. You just change the hardware-only, and all of your data to the new device without any problems – it’s cool.

Autonomy Nokia Lumia 930

In the active mode of operation smartphone lived out until the evening about a quarter charge left. Such a figure is quite typical for Android-powered devices, and a little too small for smartphones running Windows Phone. The latest models, which I have tested, showed a more impressive result, namely: Lumia 1320 – 2.5 days, Lumia 630 – 3 days, Lumia 1520 – about two days.

Conclusions

Summing up, I want to say that the Nokia Lumia 930 has turned out a real flagship device. Smartphone future owners will appreciate the original design, smart and high-quality camera, excellent sound in the headphones and, as always, an impressive performance. Refuse to buy can make a hefty price tag, little bit poor delivery and personal dislike of the OS from Microsoft. Perhaps for the subsequent statement I get to the head, but still:

If the Nokia Lumia 930 was running Android [AOSP], it was uncompromising was the flagship for the wider audience connoisseurs of premium products and crazy geeks who could easily forgive his price. This device has a personality and an easy charm, which is so lacking devices on competing operating systems.

Enumerate found pros and cons that have been identified in the operation of the device:

Pluses Lumia 930

• Using metal in the housing, a superior design
• OLED-matrix screen catches the eye and is well protected
• Quick Start camera can easily replace a bar of soap in travel
• Quality sound in headphones

Cons Lumia 930

• Options much better that of the Moto G
• Autonomy does not match the platform slightly

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Microsoft gets rid of excess? We already wrote that melkomyagie going to cut staff, but that all has become such a scale! CEO Satya Nadella said that the company plans to lay off 18,000 jobs, 12,500 of them – the staff Nokia. The Verge reported that reductions will begin in the near future. “The overwhelming number of employees whose jobs are eliminated will be notified in the next 6 months” – a quote from Nadella. Currently, the number of employees to just over 127,000, ie lose their jobs 14% of the collective. Downsizing century. And Microsoft abandon the production of smartphones on Android.

Microsoft gets rid of excess?

The bulk of cuts will affect, of course, employees now subdivision Nokia. All the matter is that Microsoft is going to save. Desired figure – $ 600 million for the 18 months after the merger. So much for the reduction, there’s your cuts. “I think we have become too much” – thought to Microsoft for the first time since 2009, when 5,800 people were fired. And then it made a noise event that we talk about the current situation. The decision about the reduction can be made later this week and be part of plans to restructure the company.

Abbreviations are held for two main reasons: the company’s strategic change and simplify workflow, because services and Nokia devices are a single entity. The biggest changes will affect units in Oulu, where they plan to close a research and development department, a total staff of about 500 people. According to Bloomberg, the main reductions relate to sales, marketing and development. And this whole process should be completed by June 30, 2015, which will lead to the collection of pre-tax from 1.1 to 1.6 billion dollars. And the development of smartphones, according to Stephen Elop, will be concentrated in offices in the cities of Salo and Tampere, Finland.

In general, Microsoft in relation to Nokia already has a solid plan – Lumia will be available exclusively under the control of Windows Phone. This means that the Nokia and Nokia X Asha will no longer be produced. And now my main question is: why then was to show shameful Nokia X2?

Satya Nadella shared his plans to conquer the world of tablets. In an interview with The Verge, he said that “the world with such a variety of display sizes, and ecosystems around them, and cloud storage available for any ecosystem, it is the future of Microsoft». Ambitious plans.

Are you frustrated that more smartphones Nokia no prospect of becoming Android-aid?

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As sales of smartphones Lumia line in the fourth quarter of last year were lower than expected , Microsoft continues to encourage potential buyers to purchase the device with Windows Phone on board. At this time the company has launched another program to exchange old iPhone smartphones Lumia 1020 and Lumia 1520 . And because Microsoft believes these devices completely equivalent, no surcharge will not be charged.

Technology giant offers exchange iPhone 4, 4S or Samsung Galaxy S2 on the brand new Lumia March 2 this year, according to the portal The Next Web. Traditionally promotion is valid only in the U.S. and Canada that does not take away her ridiculousness: Microsoft actually gives modern gadgets in exchange for the devices that were presented two or even three years ago.

Of course, iPhone 4 with a broken screen and badly scratched housing company will not accept. One of the main conditions for participation in the program – a smartphone should be fully functional and free of moisture and mechanical damage. In addition, together with the device, you must provide the original accessories and all necessary documentation.

It is difficult to tell where Microsoft is going to put so many iPhone and Galaxy, but it is worth noting that such a campaign has all the chances of success. Retail price Lumia 1020 is over $ 400 – you are unlikely to be able to sell the iPhone 4 for the same amount. But to sell a brand new sealed in the box Smartphone – easily.

Unfortunately, the latter can go snag: Microsoft distributes its smartphones with a two year contract mobile operator, so get rid of them as quickly as possible will not work. Should I remind you that the cost of contractual devices much smaller than devices sim-free.

Apple, of course, would never do anything like – the company does not feel the need for an artificial increase in demand for its smartphones. Over the last quarter alone , it sold over 50 million iPhone .

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Journalist Ron Miller has long enjoyed the iPhone. But anyway, writes Siliconrus , he decided to give a chance to your Nokia phone and tried to transfer to the Lumia 1020. What of it?

Last month, I described what it is – to use the Nexus 5, being a supporter of iPhone. After this publication, one of my followers suggested that I do the same trick with the Lumia. Correspondence interested in the marketing department Nokia, and who sent me the machine Lumia 1020.

I would have been glad to say that the experience of using a smartphone Lumia was successful, but I can not. Not that it was a bad smartphone. It is not, but my overall experience was so negative that I was glad to get rid of it at the end of the week. First is worth clarifying that many hiccups associated with the Windows Phone, but not only. Other problems also arose, later we’ll talk about them.

As is the case with the Nexus 5, it should be noted that prior to the recent purchase of iPhone 5s I used the iPhone 4. So I compare the Lumia it with the iPhone 4 on iOS 6 – just so you understand the scale.

It’s quite a subjective description of a man who used to iOS – so it’s very private. Daylight Lumia not worked in my case, but you certainly can still be crazy about its Lumia 1020. I did not like. Absolutely.

The camera does not strike

Let’s start with the phone itself. One of the strengths – 41 megapixel camera, which, according to advertising, is designed to break any other phone.

First, the camera is not very attractive looks – because of its size, it sticks out the back. What is more important – I do not seem that she takes better than 8 megapixels my iPhone 4. It turned out that flash colors all pictures in a nasty yellow. I do not buy the phone because of the camera. This is just one of the functions, but I expected from this camera much more. I am one of those who sometimes just takes something on the go, and here I was not impressed.

Battery holds tremendous long

The only thing that I liked was the battery. I loaded the phone on Sunday to Thursday and this was no longer needs. With my iPhones do not resemble more than a couple days without charge, although you can make allowances for the fact that he has three years, and the battery capacity decreases with time. Nevertheless, in 1020 Lumia one of the strongest batteries that I’ve seen.

How about «get in, get out, get on with your life …»?

You may remember advertising Windows Phone with the main idea of ​​’Get in, get out, get on with your life’. The idea is that you do not want to spend a lifetime in an embrace with the phone. But real communication with Windows Phone is somewhat different from what advertising promises.

For example, just to get started, you need to perform several actions – and that’s without a password (which I did not understand where to set). You need to click on the sidewall of the phone that he was involved. Then hold your finger up the screen to get to plitochek. Then find the desired application. That’s where all the fun.

If you are not familiar with the interface, I would say that it consists of a set plitochek. I always thought it was the best way to introduce a smartphone interface, but after a week of using it I have started to appear, and other thoughts. The problem with this approach is that instead of having to open the pages and folders, you scroll down – and do so indefinitely, until you find what you need. The more applications, the longer you need to scroll. Still there is a screen where everything is in alphabetical order, but it’s not perfect.

Another problem – in animation. Tiles constantly moving, blinking, turn over. Why not calm down!

Obsession located?

Every time I tried to download the app, I get solicitations to share data about their location – and to share not only with the application, but also with the Microsoft. If I refuse, I can not use the application. Application on iOS too often request this level of access, but I can upload them and after a failure.

I do not mind to give such information to the applications that really need it to work, but the first application that I tried to load was Facebook. I never wanted to share with Facebook locational data, but this time he made an exception. And no matter the application tied to the location or not – the same request came from and Evernote, and from ESPN ScoreCenter, and even when I tried to open Internet Explorer. It irritates me, and I refused, in particular due to the fact that not only the application collects the data, but also the manufacturing company.

Problems with installed applications

As with iOS to Android, Windows Phone has had a number of preinstalled applications. Here I have mixed results.

Mail application was normal. I entered my Gmail address and password, and got my mail. Of course, every time a letter arrived, tiles began to gallop, showing the number of unread messages. Interestingly, many users if Windows Phone has an anxiety disorder because of the constantly increasing number of incoming?

One application I allowed to know where I am – it’s Local Scout, it helps organizations to find nearby. The results were strange. Something was out of found relevant, but something was closed a few years ago, but something in general, judging by the location on the residential streets, was home-based business, which you rarely turns its gaze.

Another application that I researched – People. And I’m not sure how Windows handles this information, but there pictures showed people with whom I have not talked too much at least for four years. Again, it’s weird. When I opened the People, there were lists of people from the operator AT & T, information about which is likely the operator itself and provides, but that is not my own phonebook.

Bye-bye

With this phone everything was ok. Sure, it works just fine for many people, especially those who are accustomed to use the products Microsoft, but this phone is not for me, and I was glad to leave him at the end of the week.

It should be noted that, after testing Android and Windows Phone, I remained faithful to iOS and iPhone 5s bought last weekend. And so far very satisfied. Choose phone – everyone’s business, your choice may be different for different reasons, but for me nothing of what I saw during testing other models, can not make change his mind.

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Nokia has been working on Android-smartphone well in advance of negotiations for the sale of mobile division at Microsoft. It is reported by The New York Times, citing its own sources.

According to the publication, a separate group of engineers worked on Nokia Android-based smartphone Lumia in high security mode even before Microsoft began negotiations for the acquisition of the company’s mobile division, that is, possibly as early as 2012. Thus, despite the fact that the head of Nokia Stephen Elop announced that the Finnish company has no plan “B” – release Android-smartphone, it was.

The company wanted to protect themselves in the event of the failure of Windows Phone. The agreement with Nokia software giant, which involves the use of only the operating system, Microsoft, due to expire at the end of 2014, and by this point in the Nokia wanted to be fully prepared for the launch of Android-communicator.

According to The New York Times, in Microsoft were aware of the existence of this project, but it was not discussed during the negotiations for the acquisition of the Finnish mobile phone division. Probably in Redmond feared that the transition to Android Nokia could lead to a total collapse of the system Windows Phone, since it is a Finnish manufacturer produces the majority of handsets on WP.

Experts have criticized Nokia for not using Android – the operating system that is installed in 75% of smartphones sold today. And, apparently, “Google phone” from the Finnish manufacturer was not destined to be born.

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Nokia is in many ways trying to attract users to its line of smartphones Lumia. Resource The Verge is being reported that the Finnish company is developing for the new Lumia line of smartphones accessory, code-named Treasure Tag, which combines wireless modules Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. The novelty is made in the form of a conventional keyring.
Its main purpose will be the location of a particular designation of the subject. With the new Lumia smartphones will be accompanied by a module NFC. In tandem with a special application, Treasure Tag will track the location of the lost keys of the apartment or car. It is remarkable, but not so long ago was carried Kickstarter to raise funds for the mass production of a similar device called the Tile.

Location of lost keys with keychain Treasure Tag can be calculated as using a special application and using augmented reality technology LiveSight on maps HERE.

It should also be noted that using part of the accessory to the audio signal can determine the location of a smartphone, which is synchronized with it. Unfortunately, in this case, will have to rely on my own ears, and the range of the Bluetooth.

Treasure Tag device is equipped with a battery, a charge which will last for six months of continuous operation. Treasure Tag device will be available in the next few weeks, immediately after the release of Amber updates for Windows Phone 8 operating system, which will support standard and Bluetooth 4.0.

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