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Nokia Lumia 720 - Windows Phone 8 with Long Battery Life

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Mid-range yet value packed

Being the middle child is always difficult, so in that respect the Nokia Lumia 720 has it tough as it nestles slap bang in the center of the Finnish firm’s Windows Phone 8 range. Arriving on the scene alongside the budget-focused Nokia Lumia 520 at MWC 2013, the Lumia 720 provides a happy middle point in a lineup which also includes the Lumia 620,820 and 920. The Nokia Lumia 720 is available for around $460 SIM-free, while on contract you’ll be able to pick it up for free from $36 per month over two years. This pits the Lumia 720 against the likes of the HTC One SV, Samsung Galaxy S3 mini, Motorola Razr i and Sony Xperia T.

Being the middle child is always difficult, so in that respect the Nokia Lumia 720 has it tough as it nestles slap bang in the center of the Finnish firm’s Windows Phone 8 range

Our Nokia Lumia 720 turned up in a fetching shade of red, but there is a choice of four other colors if that doesn’t take your fancy with blue, yellow, black and white all up for grabs.

While the color extends from the rear to the sides of the device the front of the Lumia 720 is dominated by a slab of glass which covers the 4.3-inch display, 800 x 480 display. But did we like it? Read on to find out.

The Lumia 720 sports a distinctively plastic finish, but the unibody design means the Lumia 720 has a solid construction giving it a reassuring presence in the hand - although there’s not much grip to be had. At 128g it is a decent weight and it’s a well-balanced handset providing a relatively comfortable hold. We would have liked the back to be a little more rounded so it hugged our palm better, but that’s a minor blemish.

The phone has the same resolution as the Lumia 620, but with its 3.8-inch display the 620 actually has a better pixel density (246ppi compared to 217ppi), resulting in the Lumia 720 screen lacking the sharpness and clarity of its smaller, cheaper brother.

The standard Windows Phone menu keys lie in wait below the display, housed in a swath of black bezel, while above the screen is a 1.3MP wide angle camera, allowing you to have video chats with your nearest and dearest.

The standard Windows Phone menu keys lie in wait below the display, housed in a swath of black bezel, while above the screen is a 1.3MP wide angle camera, allowing you to have video chats with your nearest and dearest

Interface

Windows Phone is getting better with each iteration and while it may not be quite hitting the heights of Android and iOS, we feel it could be there soon. What you do get is a platform that works identically on whatever handset it’s on, unlike Android which can arrive in many modified personas - some of which are better than others. At least this means you know what you’re getting when you pick up a Windows Phone, and if you’ve used one in the past you’ll have no trouble when it comes to using the Lumia 720.

Performance and camera

The 1GHz dual-core processor and 512MB of RAM is plenty for Windows Phone 8 to operate on and we were able to navigate round the Lumia 720 smoothly without any hint of slowdown - making for a pleasing experience.

The Nokia Lumia 720 has been equipped with a 6.7MP rear facing camera and a front facing 1.3MP snapper. You also get a single LED flash next to the Carl Zeiss lens on the rear of the 720 - which is handy for low light conditions. Image quality on the whole is pretty good and you’ll be able to take some decent snaps with the Lumia 720.

With its 4.3-inch display, microSD slot and surprisingly loud rear speaker the Nokia Lumia 720 is ready to have a real crack at being an all-round media player as well as a phone. The 8GB of internal storage may turn some users off, especially when you consider that over 2GB is take up by the operating system, but the relief in the form of a microSD slot capable of handling cards up to 64GB in size puts early fears to rest. The Lumia 720 didn’t have any trouble playing our AVI, WMV and MP4 file formats, plus H.264 and H.263 are also supported.

The Lumia 720 didn’t have any trouble playing our AVI, WMV and MP4 file formats, plus H.264 and H.263 are also supported

Display and battery life

Although Lumia 720 has a good sized screen it still has the same resolution as its smaller brother, the Lumia 620, resulting in reduced clarity. You can notice pixels if you watch the screen for a length of time, reminding you that this is not a high-end device, but it’s not enough to put you off and with respectable viewing angles you and a friend can comfortably gaze at the display.

Nokia reckons you can get up to 520 hours of standby time or 79 hours of music playback from the 2000m Ah battery, and while these figures are a little unrealistic you shouldn’t worry. With moderate usage we were able to eke out two days use from the Lumia 720 before it started pining for the charger.

We really like the Nokia Lumia 720, it’s a great all round smartphone and while it doesn’t do enough for us to love it, we would seriously recommend it. It falls into a difficult place in the market with strong competition from the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and HTC One S, but both of those handsets are getting on a bit and the Lumia 720 has the vitality of youth in its favor.

Nokia 720 specs

Body

·         Dimensions:127.9 x 67.5 x 9 mm, 78 cc (5.04 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)

·         Weight: 128 g (4.52 oz)

Display

·         IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

·         Size: 480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density)

·         Multitouch: Yes

·         Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 2 - ClearBlack display

Sound

·         Alert types: Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

·         Loudspeaker: Yes

·         3.5mm jack: Yes - Dolby headphone sound enhancement

Memory

·         Card slot: microSD, up to 64 GB

·         Internal: 8 GB, 512 MB RAM

Data

·         GPRS: Class B

·         EDGE: Up to 236.8 kbps

·         Speed: HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

·         WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

·         Bluetooth: Yes, v3.0 with A2DP

·         NFC: Yes

·         USB: Yes, microUSB v2.0

Camera

·         Primary: 6.1 MP, 2848 x 2144 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

·         Features: 1/3.6'' sensor size, geo-tagging

·         Video: Yes, 720p@30fps, check quality

·         Secondary: Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps

Features

·         OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 8

·         Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8227

·         CPU: Dual-core 1 GHz

·         GPU: Adreno 305

·         Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass

·         Messaging: SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

·         Browser: HTML5

·         Radio: No

·         GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

·         Java: No

·         Colors: White, Red, Yellow, Cyan/Black

Battery

·         Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery (BP-4GW)

·         Stand-by: (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G)

·         Talk time: Up to 23 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G)

·         Music play: Up to 79 h

Misc

·         SAR US: 1.24 W/kg (head)

·         SAR EU: 0.76 W/kg (head)

Tests

·         Display: Contrast ratio: 1172:1 (nominal) / 2.512:1 (sunlight)

·         Loudspeaker: Voice 72dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 75dB

·         Audio quality: Noise -83.1dB / Crosstalk -80.9dB

·         Camera: Photo / Video

·         Battery life: Endurance rating 60h

 

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