Nokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610[1]
A Nokia Lumia 610 Front view
ManufacturerCompal Electronics[2]
SeriesLumia
Availability by regionQ2 2012
Discontinued2013
PredecessorNokia 603
SuccessorNokia Lumia 620[3]
RelatedNokia Lumia 510
Nokia Lumia 710
Nokia Lumia 800
Nokia Lumia 900
Compatible networks2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Form factorSlate
Dimensions119 mm (4.7 in) H
62.2 mm (2.45 in) W
11.95 mm (0.470 in) D
Weight131.5 g (4.64 oz)
Operating systemWindows Phone 7.8 Mango[4] (not able to be updated to Windows Phone 8)[5]
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A
CPU800 MHz ARM Cortex-A5
GPUQualcomm Adreno 200
Memory8 GB internal flash
256 MB ROM
256 MB RAM
BatteryRechargeable BP-3L 3.7V 1300mAh Li-ion battery (up to 530 hrs standby, 6.5 hrs talk time)
Rear camera5-megapixel 2592x1944 pixels, LED flash, autofocus
Display3.7 in. LCD capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass
480x800 px at 252 ppi
16M-color WVGA
ConnectivityBluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, A-GPS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack
Data inputsMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
WebsiteNokia Lumia 610

Nokia Lumia 610 is a Windows Phone smartphone announced at Mobile World Congress 2012.[6] It is designed for young consumers that are buying their first smartphone.[7] The Lumia 610 has a curvy, metallic design. Like the Lumia 710, it comes in cyan, magenta, black and white. The black and magenta version have a rubberized back instead of the glossy back as found in the white and cyan version of this phone.[8]

Because of the limited memory available on this phone, background tasks using over 90 MB of RAM will be disabled automatically and certain applications will not be able to run.[9] Applications whose user experience is not up to par with Nokia and the application (like Skype, Angry Birds or Pro Evolution Soccer)[10] expectation, will not be available from the marketplace.[11]

On 11 April 2012 Nokia introduced a variant with Near Field Communication (NFC), the first Lumia device with NFC technology. It was released in collaboration with operator Orange in Europe.[12]

On 5 December 2012, the Nokia Lumia 620, the successor of the Nokia Lumia 610, was presented. The improvements are Windows Phone 8, dual-core 1 GHz Qualcomm S4 chipset, 512 MB of RAM, a front-facing VGA camera, a slightly bigger 3.8-inch display and support for up to 64 GB microSD cards.[3]

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  9. ^ Caron, Berkan (28 February 2012). "Lumia 610: here are all the limitations of Windows Phone with 256MB of Ram". WebLobby. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  10. ^ Surur (26 May 2012). "Not just Skype: Nokia Lumia 610 can also not install Tango, Angry Birds, PES, others". WMPoweruser. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  11. ^ Pradeep (22 May 2012). "Nokia Pulls Skype For Windows Phone App From Lumia 610 Device". WMPoweruser. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Nokia Launches Its First Windows-Based NFC Phone, the 610, with Orange". 11 April 2012.