Nokia Lumia 610 review: Basement window

12 June 2012
According to recent estimates Nokia's smartphone sales could really use a boost. The Finns are putting most of their hopes on the WP flagship Lumia 900 and the Symbian 808 PureView cameraphone, but the one we're about to review might come in quite...

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  • David
  • iqP
  • 13 Jun 2012

Really I don't like WP OS because of much platform-wide limitations.

I still have Nokia Lumia 800 but really not happy, got to move on soon.

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    • what lol
    • 3RM
    • 13 Jun 2012

    [deleted post]How exactly is this a budget android killer ? And what exactly does the video you linked show ? I've watch it and it's just a guy flipping the 610 menus, no comparison and no other phone to be seen. So how did him and you reach the conclusion that its a kiler ? Get real. I think even mid range WP phone would have a hard time beating super budget androids like Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro which are ultra fast.

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      • what wow
      • 3RM
      • 13 Jun 2012

      clearly nokia is run by a bunch of insane people. Why ? Well lets see. Lumia 610 costs 280 euros and Lumia 710 costs 210 euros. And 710 beats 610 on almost everything. 710 has same res, clear black display, double ram > 512, gprs,edge classes 33 vs only 10 on 610, 14.4 hsdpa vs 7.2 on 610, 720p recording vs VGA, better CPU,1.4 vs 800, better GPU adreno 205 vs 200. And still 710 is only 210 euros, and 610 is 280. Elop is insane.

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        • Anonymous
        • IVx
        • 13 Jun 2012

        oh no, android win again, i plan to buy lumia 610 or xperia u, obviously android for u, all i want is u

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          • Anonymous
          • Uip
          • 13 Jun 2012

          RIp Nokia. Given the price you can get a much better phone. Someone has to remind them they are not majdt leaders jn the smartphone category . They have .tk do a lot better if they want to survive .

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            • John
            • wga
            • 13 Jun 2012

            How is this phone rated 8.0+ in the voting results????

            It is bulky (12mm)
            Average display
            No SD card
            Small storage and RAM
            Slow HSDPA
            Slow 800 MHz CPU
            Small battery
            Average OS (so far)

            At least apple and android fanbois have good products to be fanbois about. (i have owned apple, nokia and androids)

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              • cleo
              • XMi
              • 13 Jun 2012

              I'll wait until this phone price dropped below $200, perhaps $150, then I'll buy this for my mom.
              She never played angry birds, lol, just listening music or take photos, so I think this phone will suit her better.

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                • xyro
                • ib3
                • 12 Jun 2012

                AnonD-55045, 12 Jun 2012The dropped support for some apps in this particular model ... moreWhich are not going to happen . Even last year model have better spec with lower price .

                A smartphone which cant even play angry bird ? No thx

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                  • AnonD-55045
                  • N9x
                  • 12 Jun 2012

                  The dropped support for some apps in this particular model is really a whole turn off. Far from being a flagship, this could at least ejoy some basic features like Skype. I wouldn't buy this unless I had no other option at that price.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • DIx
                    • 12 Jun 2012

                    " It's rather a beginner's smartphone, one that will introduce you to WP7 if you're ready to move on from feature phones."

                    should read "if your a loyal nokia S40 user having windows mobile products shoved down your throat by Elop and company."

                    xman

                      No use ... Only interface wont do .. There Has to be something inside .. 6/10

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                        • abbas
                        • st8
                        • 12 Jun 2012

                        i want to ask nokia that,why we should prefer lumia 610 over xperia u (or somehow even ace 2)? only give one perfect resoan

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                          • Jake
                          • ib3
                          • 12 Jun 2012

                          Gadgety, 12 Jun 2012On the one hand your review says: "The free lifeti... moreI don see any wrong for these two statement to be exist in same time .

                          It have the same software(worth the price ) with lumia 710 with weaker hardware and lumia 710 is cheaper ( overpriced ) .

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                            • nvd
                            • 12 Jun 2012

                            On the one hand your review says:

                            "The free lifetime voice-guided navigation on the other hand is probably worth the price tag on its own and the build quality is better than what we are used to seeing in this class."

                            On the other:

                            "The truth is the Nokia Lumia 610 is currently slightly overpriced."

                            Which is it?