Fate devices on Windows Phone difficult for many reasons, but one of the most important is the positioning. Microsoft has made an attempt to "break between smart and beautiful ," and compromise , as we know , leaves both sides dissatisfied. While Google « dressed up » Android in the face of feral boom - jack of all trades in a business suit , and Apple « taught natural sciences" carefree creator - humanist , Microsoft brought the image of its mobile operating system to form a tired IT- specialist , punch in minimalism . As a result, the works of the corporation in Redmond users found alloy graphically austere and technologically conservative OS , which claims to be the "golden mean " in the world of smartphones.
In this case, Windows Phone smartphones have never been cheap , although prices were offset quality ambitious filling. But three years later, the lack of popularity of high-end devices and indecent weak iron in state employees forced manufacturers to start developing more progressive budget based devices Windows Phone. Nokia Lumia 625 should be relevant player in that part of the market, where the requirements are expressed by three key concepts: "a lot of the screen ", " cheap ", " famous brand ". We have to figure out whether the Finnish state employees stand to compete with Android-based smartphone .
appearance
Design Lumia line has long been a well-established and has a sufficient number of adherents . Lumia 625 repeats the features of its predecessor, the 620- th model , while it is slightly larger and thinner. The front panel is glossy and, unfortunately , instantly collects fingerprints. But it is resistant to scratches - 4.7 -inch Gorilla Glass defends the glass 2 . Side frames narrowed , and in the right upper corner facing camera resolution of 0.3 megapixels. Below the display are three touch-sensitive buttons OS. Annoying feature of this smartphone is that the buttons are deprived of light - in the dark , this " savings" does not cease to amaze. However, conveniently placed buttons , do not miss out.
Housing traditionally streamlined, with rounded corners , all four sides are wrapped matte polycarbonate plastic back cover. It is not only stylish, but also practical - the smartphone is very convenient to take the hands off the table , soft-touch plastic and non-slip grasp the body is easy.
All secondary controls are located on the right side . This is a volume rocker , power button and the button camera control . They are shifted closer to the center of the face and always within reach for the fingers , but still photograph would be more convenient , whether the camera button is shifted closer to the bottom right corner.
The top side is a headphone jack , and the lower bound can only boast connector micro USB. The left side does not have the function keys and connectors.
Rear camera resolution of 5 megapixels and flash are located just above the center of the rear panel. In the vertical orientation of the smartphone's finger is fidgeting on neckline camera every time you adjust the volume. The slot for the speaker is quite narrow and is located at the bottom of the rear panel. It probably will not overlap at random during use, but accidentally got a finger on the slot completely drowns out all sound.
Contrary to his worthy corners to bend when removed , the back cover and elastic after fixing sits tightly on the body . No squeaks or fidgeting - build on top. Weight , of course, could be a little less, but overall it's more a matter of habit.
screen
The display leaves a dual impression. IPS- matrix provides a good viewing angles , brightness and contrast can be controlled over a wide range , the sensitivity is great - the smartphone is able to respond to the touch , even through gloves. Work is also worthy of praise multitouch - 10 simultaneous touches . However, after prolonged use not dare to call the screen quality : first , the display suffers from uneven illumination, especially in the lower part of it , and second , 800x840 pixels at 4.7 inches look terrible . This is especially noticeable in the notoriously high-quality online videos and 3D- graphics mobile games. For comparison, the density at 201 dots per inch - a measure of a fossil pattern such as , Nokia 5800 Xpress Music. So why, in 2013, when the Full HD in smartphones has become commonplace, install the Nokia skimped a bit less grainy display? First of all, for such a feature should say "thank you" to Microsoft. The maximum resolution supported by the Windows Phone 8 - 1280x720 and it is therefore at the mercy of the flagships . A similar situation will be in the specification SoC, but more on that later . It should be taken as a given that the budget Windows Phone will inevitably " cut off ", and not from an economic , but purely for marketing reasons .
hardware Platform
Nokia Lumia 625 is based on the chipset Snapdragon S4 Plus with a modification of the processor MSM8930. The processor was released in the third quarter of 2012 , and differs from its predecessors expanded support for instructions and work in the LTE- networks. Windows Phone has always been fairly undemanding to resources of the operating system and this power is enough for her eyes . According to the processor and the graphics of the Lumia 625 exceeds 520 , 620 , 720 and 900 models in the synthetic benchmarks , slightly below HTC Windows Phone 8X. Applications open instantly , websites of any complexity did not inhibit the device , switching from online movie to the camera occurs in one second. Responsiveness to the mark, all the " fly ."
The sound from the speaker (both spoken and basic ), loud and clear , and the potential of the device even enough for a decent job with a high-impedance headphones .
Works well and declared compatible with LTE. MegaFon -Moscow in central Moscow provides about 20-25 megabits in both directions. While the basis of smartphones used in the capital, are devices that support a maximum HSDPA, 4G is a good opportunity to get not overloaded Internet for small needs ( serious needs already require substantial expenditure ) .
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth works fine , the speed and quality of the receiving encouraging. Not satisfactory and the reception level signal reception.
camera
Rear camera is clearly the budget - 5 megapixels smartphone appeared not today or even yesterday. But the implementation has turned out decent - most competitors of budget smartphone with more megapixels obtained much less high-quality images . Lumia 625 does not bother in terms of shooting - color reproduction at a level not less than the noise , but no more than those of competitors, focusing is fast, save the picture takes less than a second. Let's not forget about those WP-Nokia exclusives as the " Revived photo " (the creation of animated pictures from the arbitrary choice of the field of animation ), Nokia Smart Cam - continuous shooting with multiple layers of the same image, focus management on the photo after shooting , and even substitution persons in the finished pictures for the sake of jokes . All this is available for free, works flawlessly on the Lumia 625 and realized intuitively .
The front camera is disappointing. Even at a discount to its resolution of excessive noise , color rendition in a room in a bad way , and the focus is very leisurely . It takes a lot of natural light , so the camera has given at least some money .
Now for the video: everything is pretty good. AVC Full-HD, 19,5 Mbit / s video bit rate , 96 kbit / s audio (mono , AAC LC). Of course, from the noise in the room can not escape , but the street solid bitrate video smooths out most of the shortcomings of the budget photo module .
software
Nokia Lumia 625 runs on Windows Phone 8 ... and this could be complete if it were not for a number of nuances . Consider a situation that for some Nokia Lumia 625 will be the first WP- smartphone and try to explain the specifics of Windows Phone, because it is not " yet another Android», as it might seem at first glance.
Microsoft has been guided by a certain pragmatism in the creation of this system, which is briefly expressed as "maximum smoothness and ease of use at the cost of all the potential interference of the ban ." And if you're a beginner or a former owner of the smartphone on Android, you're bound to run into unaccustomed to this principle in action.
For example, a popular use case , as viewing the video. Android devices are straining every muscle of the processor and , warming the back cover and the rapidly emptying the battery, open the video of any type and quality. But on Windows Phone devices just do not see most of the videos that you put in the memory.
Movies with the extension . Avi smart phone will not play without conversion - a system supported only . Wmv ( anyone else remember that format ? ) And . Mp4. Although at 1920x1080 . Mp4 any complexity opens and rewinds "a great success " - thank you for the excellent Qualcomm hardware acceleration.
You also can not adjust the sound of music by himself - in the standard player no EQ , and other players on Windows Phone 8 is not. Except, of course , " crutches " in the form of cloud online players.
On Windows Phone save traffic is also suitable uncompromisingly . Opera Mini? Forget . Only Internet Explorer, pretty good in terms of display , but with only two functions - can walk on the links can not walk.
With visual 3D- games , too, all sad. First things first Windows Phone users pursue regional restrictions . For example , «Sid Meier's Pirates!» And «Splinter Cell Conviction» fundamentally not sold in the Russian app store Windows Phone. Lord igrodely firmly rejected purses Russian users. But just the same games are sold for iOS and Android without any problems.
Mirror Hot Pursuit on Nokia Lumia 625
Rare 3D- hits compatible with the Lumia 625 , and the remaining lame graphics and optimization
Games Compatible with smartphones calculated clumsy. And the Nokia Lumia 625 with its 512 MB of RAM is "socially despised " in the native app store . The vast majority of 3D- games are not compatible with the Lumia 625 ! Perhaps the developers will add a warning in advance and forward compatibility , but wait a second - many of these titles came out over two years ago and successfully work on the iPhone 3GS and Samsung Galaxy Ace first generation. Of all the major hits Lumia 625 under test mastered only «Six Guns», «Asphalt 7 », «NFS: Hot Pursuit» and «Mirror's Edge», and the cowboy saga runs choppy when moving fast on the map, and Asphalt is run only on a minimal details with ladder and without reflections , increasing the already considerable irritation of granular display .
But every cloud has a silver lining . In the app store lacks logic and casual games for all tastes, many reference books and encyclopedias with a nice neat Metr ... sorry , Modern-UI design. HERE Maps Navigation pleases accuracy and detail maps, the camera interface is clear , start the camera "through" the lock screen takes a maximum of 2 seconds, the application Nokia Smart Cam and " Photo Studio " allow nice and original edit photos to social networks . Add to this the fast running interface and trouble-free operation of wireless modules - and the mood back to normal . And in the game you can play on the console .
corner enthusiast
Windows Phone is designed with outright hostility to the geeks - individualists , whether in-house developers add-ins from the manufacturer or restless smartphone users end products. Romance " action- site " in the register of Windows Mobile era long gone , but a layer of hardcore enthusiasts continues to find loopholes , fighting the system in the truest sense of the word.
On Windows Phone has a number of ways to access the innards of the OS for completion "for themselves ." But to release the eighth version of the operating system was only the most unreliable and giving the least amount of privileges. The so-called Student Unlock - operation incentive program for Microsoft Windows- young programmers. Rather, it works on the principle of social engineering , rather than technical penetration is achieved and opens up a troublesome installation of Linux distributions with micro-SD card.
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