Nokia Lumia 830

It’s called Nokia Lumia 830 and is one of the new members badge catalog Devices Microsoft. It is a smartphone equipped with a sleek design and all the features that we would miss any smartphone today. The interesting thing is that in addition to these benefits, this is a device fitted with a large five-inch screen, a processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 up to four cores and a storage capacity of 16 GB, expandable with microSD cards up to 128 GB. The icing on the cake puts its advanced camera PureView of 10 megapixels, optical Carl Zeiss high quality and unique technology Rich Recording.

 But that’s not all. As you know, the Lumia devices work through the operating system with Windows Phone 8.1 Lumia Denim (last update that Microsoft has released to the market) and enjoy many exclusive applications and services such as OneDrive with 15 GB of free storage the cloud HERE Maps, essential for maps and navigation; Xbox Music for playing your favorite music or Nokia Beamer, an interesting system that allows us to transfer content from one device to another. The Nokia Lumia 830 will start shipping worldwide from this September for a price of 330 euros in the open market.

 Design and Display

 The Nokia Lumia 830 is not a phone to call the attention for being too different from other congeners. In fact, blindly comply with the proposed design line from the beginning by Microsoft Devices. It has dimensions of 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm and weighs about 150 grams, including battery. The fact that it is slightly larger and heavier than usual (without fanfare) has to do with the fact that the screen is more extensive. Not surprisingly, almost achieving the ideal dimensions to be labeled within the smartphone category. For the housing Devices Microsoft has employed two basic elements: the polycarbonate (a strong and durable plastic) and aluminum, which gives it a touch of distinction that will delight lovers of beautiful designs. Anyway, we’ll find available in four different colors: white, black, orange and green, a range that has already become a classic in the catalog of the firm.

 The screen is certainly one of its most important elements. Like I said, occupies part of the front surface that extends up to five inches (diagonal) and has a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, suitable for playback of HD content. It has a density of 269 dots per inch (dpi) and aspect ratio 16: 9. Moreover, as virtually all family members Lumia, runs through technology ClearBlack and have several elements and functions that help us better shape our experience aboard the team. We refer to Nokia Glance, improvements in legibility under sunlight, the brightness control and configuration modes, and brightness controls. Also we highlight the role that active by double-clicking the screen and the protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3, ready and willing to prevent accidental bumps and scratches.

 Camera and Multimedia

 And here’s a key element for any Nokia Lumia that price: the camera. As you know, for many years, Nokia has taken this issue seriously. Devices Microsoft has followed the trail and has introduced the Nokia Lumia 830 a good 10 megapixel camera, equipped with technology PureView. To all this we must add six lenses optics Carl Zeiss, the prestigious German manufacturer, backlit image sensor and a powerful image stabilizer, developed to obtain optimum quality videos. The camera system also includes face and smile detector, stereo sound recording and geotagging. To extend these features and get pictures in a still higher quality, users can access other accessories like Panoramic Lens, Nokia Refocus, and Bing Vision; Lens for Animated Pictures, Nokia Camera and Nokia Glam Me.

 The secondary camera is located at the front and has a discrete sensor, just 0.7 megapixels. This is a simple camera, but very interesting for video calls or self-portraits and selfies.

 In the multimedia section, the screen plays a fundamental. The fact that it is a panel of up to five inches guarantees displaying multimedia content and games in a more comfortable manner. However, you should know that the Nokia Lumia 830 is perfectly capable of playing all types of content (music files, video and image). In the words of its data sheet, the following extensions will be supported:  MP3, Midi, AAC, AMR, WAV, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, 3GP, MP4 and 3GPP. Moreover, we can state that the phone also boasts surround sound support Dolby Digital Plus, which ensures a more nourished when enjoy this feature experience.

 Power and memory

 At the heart of the team find one of the greatest jewels. We refer to the processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, developed with quad-core architecture 1.2GHz Cortex A7. This chip is able to combine its operations with a graphics card (GPU) Adreno 305 and RAM up to 1 GB. This means that we shall enjoy good performance when running applications, both simple and complex, but also video games or multimedia content with a high potential for graphics. However and to maintaining maximum equipment life, we always recommend not overloading with too many files and applications. The internal memory reaches 16 GB, which ensures good storage capacity. However, this can be expanded with microSD cards up to 128 GB.

 Operating System and Applications

 Like all Nokia Lumia, the Nokia Lumia 830 works through the mobile operating system from Microsoft, but it does so through its latest version: Windows Phone 8.1, seasoned with Lumia Denim, equipped with a host of technical innovations. From now on, users of this platform (which incidentally is also available for the Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia Icon and Nokia Lumia 1520) will enjoy Lumia Camera, a suite of enhancements for the camera including a faster Boot to the camera, with much faster times capture; functionality Moment Capture, a system of recording 4K video quality at 24 frames per second; a new resolution image with Rich Capture and generally higher quality images even in poor lighting conditions.

 In addition to the operating system header, users will find installed on the Nokia Lumia 830 a number of native apps, among which we mention HERE Drive +, HERE Maps, HERE TRANSIT and Local Scout, all dedicated to maps and navigation; to Xbox Music, the service that helps us to find and play your favorite music and discover new; OneDrive, stored in the cloud and Nokia Beamer, an advanced file transfer. We have to mention the other hand, Internet Explorer 11, Facebook, LinkedIN, Twitter, WhatsApp, Nokia Play To DLNA or Picasa. As if this were not enough, we will have direct access to the Windows Phone Store, the App Store that Microsoft makes available to all its customers to expand and improve the performance of your mobile phone.

 Connectivity

 The Nokia Lumia 830 is a phone perfectly equipped for connectivity. So much so that it operates on GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100 3G and 4G LTE 800/900/1800/2100/2600. This means we have access to LTE networks (Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL) to enjoy browsing and downloading data at the maximum operating speed and 3G (HSDPA 21 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps). Additionally, the team offers wireless connectivity WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n, DLNA, NFC and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP. Those who are interested in enjoying the Nokia Lumia 830 as if it were a GPS navigator are also in luck, since the phone is well equipped for this technology.

 Regarding its external connections, we can speak of a microUSB input, essential for syncing content on your computer; one output 3.5-millimeter headphone jack and microSD card slot that will serve to expand the phone’s memory.

 Autonomy and Availability

 The Nokia Lumia 830 has an integrated (removable) battery with a capacity of 2,200 milliamps. This will allow us to enjoy a range of long-term: 22 days standby, 12.9 hours on 2G mode and 14.9 hours on 3G. However, keep in mind that the battery can be modified by various external factors such as the type of functions that the user remains active, temperature, network status, and so on.

The Nokia Lumia 830 will start selling from this month of September. Its price is 330 euros in the open market, although it is possible that the phone is in the catalog of the main operators in the country with significant discounts.

Nokia Lumia 830