Nokia Lumia 620 Sim-Free Windows Smartphone - White

What I can I say about my Lumia 620 other than after 5 days of ownership I am still unable to put it down.Getting a Windows phone was a fairly big leap for me as a long term Android user but I am very happy at this point that I did.ReviewDelivery was fast and efficient as usual from Amazon:In the box was the phone ,a manual, earphones(throw these away they are rubbish), charger and cableSetup:This phone requires a micro sim card to work. I purchased a sim card cutter from Amazon at the same time for about £4 There was something slightly worrying about putting your sim in this machine but all was fine and my sim was transformed in seconds.Inserting the sim and 32Gb SD card was simple and quick.Once switched on the phone booted quite quickly. There was the usual questions about network providers and accounts that you wanted to link to the phone. The whole process was simple and over in less than 5 minutes.HardwareI have not been a big fan of Nokia over the years but the quality of this device has changed my perception of that completely. In the hand this feels like a robust sturdy phone that does not require you to treat it with kids gloves. The removable case slotted easily into position. The phone came with the black one which has a soft matt feel.The screen is simply stunning, vivid bold colors that look great with games and video alike once you have turned off the annoying auto brightness control!I am not a big fan of larger screens and the form factor of this phone is hitting the mark so far. Not too big to fit comfortably in my jeans pocket and not too small so that everything is difficult to read.The battery has proven to easily last a day of what I would describe as moderate to heavy use.Windows Phone 8This has been the biggest surprise to me. The overall experience is brilliant, there are a few minor niggles but the good far outweighs any negatives.Good,pointsThe speed of this device is great, there has not been a single stutter or wait in the 5 days of usage. Considering its hardware specs are not exactly headline making in terms of cpu this is a fantastic result. Windows just zips along nicely.The screen transitions and the overall flow and just nice and give the you the feeling that they have actually thought about the user experience; It all feels very slick/The people hub is brilliant, all of my updates in one place, simple and easy to use, I have found myself using this instead of the individual apps.Nokia's apps that come with the device and are available mainly for free in the store are fantastic. The Nokia drive app is a significant selling point on its own. It is so much better than the google Navigation app on my android. The city lens and maps function are also great additions.XBox integration is seamless and intuitive. Smartglass works well and I like the consolidation of gaming into the one hub.Office comes for free and appears functional for reading documents and presentations. One note integration is excellent. Surprisingly Skydrive wasn't pre-installed and I had to download it, this just works really well.Kids corner is a great addition to the OS, I dont have to worry about my 6 year old being able to get into things he shouldn't whilst playing games on the phone. I had something similar on Android but that was a bit clunky. This works a treat and is simple to configure.One feature i love is the ability to decline an incoming call with a text message from a standard list of responses.Bad points:My one major annoyance so far is the lack of independent volume controls for ringtones and media. If I have had music up quite loud then when the phone rings it is also very loud. I have not found a way yet of setting these independently other than remembering to turn it down.Windows phone 8 has an app called datasense that tracks you phone and data usage on your mobile network, This unfortunately has to be enabled by your carrier and vodafone have not yet done so. I miss the "my vodafone" app that I had on android.No native Sonos app! I have found an alternative called Phonos that works well but would have been nice to have the real thing available.My one fear with Windows phone before purchase was the app availability,but this has not really turned out to be a significant issue. everything I want is there apart from the couple mentioned above.SummaryAll in all I love the Lumia 620 . the wonderful Nokia's hardware and apps, Windows 8 just zips along and is simple and intuitive. Live tiles works as a concept and the platform feels surprisingly mature. So far it has been bullet proof with no crashes or issues at all.This is a great phone at this price point and comes whole heatedly reccomended

I bought the Lumia 620 to replace my HTC Radar Windows 7 Phone, not because it was dead, but because I wanted to upgrade to WP8. So of course many of my comments will compare the two handsets, I was already familiar with the WP user interface.I found the HTC an excellent phone, especially considering it's price bracket of <£200.Most new smart phones, whatever the brand, are getting bigger and bigger, are not 'pocket friendly' and have heftier price tags than I wish to entertain. A new phone for me had to fit in my jeans pocket, without making me out of pocket.The 620 is again around the £200 mark, and near enough the same size as the Radar and quite a bit lighter, so good on that front. One might argue that it doesn't have the same premium feel about it, but that is not an issue to me.Functionality comes before style for me, so here we go.As an O2 user in the UK, I can say the essential factor of phone reception is excellent. The Lumia gets a good signal anywhere in my house, whereas the HTC would drop calls in certain rooms. The call quality is generally very good with adequate volume available. The speakerphone function is also loud and clear.WiFi reception is also superior to the HTC. I get a good signal at the end of my garden.Integration with Exchange mail and just about any other mail system is superb. You can choose to keep your different email accounts separate, or view them all together should you prefer that.The camera is a bit of a disappointment; while like the HTC it's a 5MP device, it is nowhere near as good for close up work. I take a lot of shots of small components on my desk, and unlike the HTC, the Lumia just can't do a good enough job here, and I find myself reaching for my compact digital camera. It's also very slow to focus compared to the HTC which makes low light conditions or moving objects difficult to capture. Also while I'm on the camera subject, the 620 doesn't seem to have the option to vary the image resolution settings. I'm not sure if this is a WP8 thing, or manufacturer specific.Kid's corner is a great idea. I can now let my 2 year old daughter play games on my phone without fear of her accidentally buying me a new game, or worse still, deleting important contacts or emails! I just need to find a screen saver that can stand up to her sharp scratchy nails for more than a few days!! The 620 does not have Corning Gorilla glass, but is said to have scratch resistant glass, however I don't want to chance permanent damage to the screen just yet, so a protector is used.The inclusion of Nokia's offline mapping tool 'Here' is another reason why I chose Nokia over other brands, offline mapping is really something I missed on the HTC, having used the excellent TomTom mobile on previous phones. The A-GPS finds my location very quickly, even inside office buildings, and the inclusion of a compass is handy too. The City Lens tool seems a bit of a gimmick, but I guess it's useful if you travel a lot and find yourself in unknown towns and cities looking for somewhere to eat.And while I'm on about being out and about, I'll mention how the screen really can be seen well outdoors on a bright day. Unlike the HTC, I don't need to shade the screen with my hand to see it.I'm not really one to listen to music on my phone, but Nokia music offers limited free access to radio shows. These can be downloaded for listening later when you're offline. This handy, as I prefer not to have a data contract for my phone when there is so much WiFi generally available.One silly niggle is with the charger. Like many phones these days, the charger consists of a 'brick' and a USB cable that doubles as a data and charging cable. In this instance I have found that the USB port on the charger is a poor fit with the cable, and doesn't always make contact. Sometimes I plug the phone in when I go to bed, only to find in the morning that it hasn't charged. Fortunately the phone charges very quickly, and is usually ready to go again by the time I need to leave the house.Well that's covered the areas that are important to me. Overall I'd say I am happy with this phone. I think whenever one changes phone there are always a few gains and losses over what you have been used to, but it doesn't take long to adjust to them.Overall ratings - I'm going to knock a star off for the camera's short coming, and the charger issue. Although I keep reminding myself how this is an entry level £200 smartphone, not a £400-500 all singing, all dancing monster-sized piece of tech. As such I think it performs really well in most areas.

I bought the Lumia 620 to replace a Samsung Galaxy S2 which had been a complete disaster from start to finish, ending up in the bin. During the 3 months that the Samsung was away for repair (returning with exactly the same problem - randomly turning itself off) I had been using a Nokia phone that I'd bought a while ago and which had never skipped a beat throughout its entire life. It was that that prompted me to go for another Nokia, plus I was curious how the Windows operating system would compare with the Android of the Samsung. In my opinion the Nokia has a better build-quality that the Samsung and although, on paper, it is less well specified than the Galaxy S2, I have not felt disadvantaged in any way. The screen, although a little smaller, is crisp and bright and the 'tiles' that Windows uses are a delight. There are, of course, less apps available for Windows than for Android but all the essentials (and more) are there - for me anyway. Battery life is particularly good, I am a low to medium user and can easily get two days use out of a single charge. The camera on the Nokia gives good, crisp results and the ability to add up to 64Gb of additional memory means that you can snap away to your heart's content. The front-facing camera works well with Skype. The 7Gb available free with Microsoft's Skydrive is another bonus feature, with which the phone syncs perfectly as part of my MS Outlook account. The ability to work on MS Office documents within the phone will be a useful feature for many people. My phone is completely 'Google-free', another advantage as far as I'm concerned and is a convenient size to slip into the pocket whilst still offering a good-sized screen upon which typing is not a problem.I have nothing negative to say about this phone and, If you're looking for a good-looking, usable phone, don't need all the bells and whistles, most of which you probably won't use, but want all the essentials, then the Nokia Lumia 620 is definitely one to go on your short-list.

The phone itself was Ok and as expected had all i needed to use for a phone but the battery is S*** to say the least. I charge the phone full and then used it for 5call, 2 voice mails. and watched 6 videos on youtube and that took 80% of the battery and then i got a call that took 3mins by then the phone shut itself as it had nomore power. Nokia could have done better than this. seriously!

Having had my previous Nokia (6301) for nearly five years with little to no problems, I was hesitant to give one of these new fangled devices a chance. However, my partner loves technology and encouraged me to change phones and I must admit - this phone has not disappointed.I was never one to use the internet on a phone, but even I find myself checking emails at home (using the WiFi connection, not the mobile data). At my request my partner quickly switched the settings so that the internet can only be used at home and thus I will not be subjected to any scary mobile internet charges.The phone takes relatively good pictures, though the front-facing camera is not of great quality, it suits me just fine.As someone who wanted to use the phone for more basic purposes, being able to customise the live tiles on the menu screen is excellent. Contacts, messaging and phone calls are large buttons and emails and other such apps are tiny or even removed completely. This is something I was not able to do on my previous phone and I like it.It is very easy to make the phone 'your own'. :)I am still learning to type text messages, for not only am I new to a touch screen, but the keys are quite little. Fortunately I have little hands and fingers!All in all, I am very pleased with my purchase, even if I debated buying it for so long!

Phone itself great. Small, solid hardware, nice screen, responsive touch. Call quality and loudness sublime- better than iphone. Battery saw me through a day of steady use, two days of light use.However, when outside and cold the touch screen becomes useless. It will suddenly be able to detect your finger even when it is about a centimetre away from the screen, so as you move your thumb to touch another key, it will select all keys in your path. I even had it enter random spaces, add accented characters and generally go haywire. This happened on two seperate phones.Returning it, and I'm going to try the 820. A shame, because the phone is a total steal at the current price and it is great for a light user.

After waiting for the release of this phone model for over a month, I finally upgraded from my HTC Radar which runs Windows Phone 7.5 (upgraded it to 7.8).The Lumia 620 is everything I expected, and more. As a first time user of City Lense, it was much better than what I expected, despite reading lots of reviews about it.The specs of the phone itself are really good considering the price. It packs a dual-core 1Ghz CPU, rock-solid GPU and 512MB of RAM to boot. All this, on top of the fact that WP8 OS uses very little system resources itself, makes this one of the best phones of its price range, in my opinion.Then there is the extras which most people expect yet some phones still lack. The 620 has NFC (near-field communication), LED flash, front-facing camera, clear-black display, Micro-SD card slot, changeable cover, replacable battery, and probably a few others things I don't remember off the top of my head.The battery life also seems pretty decent so far. I haven't had the need to put the phone under heavy use yet but, as with any other phone, turning every single feature on (Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi, GPS, etc) will most likely sap your battery as dry as a vampire meal pretty fast.Verdict: Buy it. It feels a lot like a high end phone. If it wasn't for the price, I'd of mistaken it as such.

The phone came and it was brilliant. It ran very quickly for a phone in its price range, the rear camera was excellent, calling and texting were a breeze.The 2 things that let this phone down however are1: The Windows Store2: The Build Quality1. As said in many other reviews the Windows Store does not compete in terms of the number of apps available. The number of apps is not a big deal for me but what was disappointing was the lack of established apps such as Instagram and SnapChat. Currently two of the most downloaded apps in both the android and apple stores not available on the Windows platform over one year from when it was first released is hard to get your head around. Windows points to third party apps which perform similar functions but in the end they are not the real deal, are often glitchy and a lot of the time decide not to work at all.2. After having the phone for a brief period the buttons at the side begun to play up before eventually breaking. The lock screen button breaking basically rendered the entire phone useless as it turned itself off and on at random times and locked the screen whenever you tried to send a text, call or browse the web on it. I looked into it an apparently it is a common problem among 620 customers. The ability for one piece of plastic at the side to ruin a phone is most certaintly not something you would expect from Nokia and I believe in this case they have poorly designed the side buttons ( unlike the other Lumia ranges where the side buttons are a much better build quality).Overall it is a great phone for the money you pay for it. My advice, however, would be to purchase a case and protect the side buttons as much as possible and to be prepared to wait for apps your friends/family may have on their Android of Apple phone.

La gestion des appels manqués pourrait être améliorée. Autrement, parfaitement adapté à mes besoins. Je recommande pour un usage moderne des fonctions essentielles. Interface windows très agréable (mais il ne semble pas possible de redimensionner tous les pavés comme souhaités : contacts, par exemple).Au final, très bon rapport qualité/prix