Overview on Nokia Lumia 620 billed as the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device ever made

Costing about half that of the flagship Lumia 920 and HTC 8X devices. According to wsjudd ‎it's certainly a promising looking device. Therefore, via this article ,he allows us to know more about his closer look.

1. Unboxing & Setup

The Nokia Lumia 620's box is an
attractive one, with the same colour scheme as previous Nokia Windows Phones. That's a blue background colour, textured silver lettering for the name of the phone, and some rather colourful photographs of what's inside. The Lumia 620 is available in a wider range of colours than its more expensive forebears, and that's shown off to good effect here. I'm rather disappointed I only managed to find the white version - the green is rather fetching, as is the pink. On the back of the box, we've got the standard array of multi-language features that you'd see on any other phone.

 To actually get at the precious contents of the parcel, you simply slide out the inner box. This reveals something rather nice - recycling information for the packaging as well as the phone itself. It's good to have this kind of ecological reminder easily accessible without being too aggressive. On the top we have the phone itself, covered in a typical plastic wrap, as well as a fairly good selection of accessories and a manual.

Taking everything out, we can see the full contents:

• Nokia Lumia 620 handset
• 1300 mAh battery
• MicroUSB to USB cable
• USB AC adapter
• Headphones (w/ inline remote + mic)
• Welcome manual

To get the phone set up, we'll need to take it apart, then put it together.  First thing's first - peel off any plastic wrap that you find on the phone and its accessories, including the camera lens - so many times I've seen this forgotten! Once this is completed, it's time to take off the back of the phone. This is accomplished by doing something a bit worrying - pushing the camera lens away from you, while pulling the top of the plastic back of the phone. While it feels wrong, it works well enough, quickly separating the phone into its two halves. This is easy enough - which is a good thing, seeing as you'll have to do it each time you want to change the microSD card, micro SIM, battery or even install a new cover.

Now we can start to install things. Put your micro SIM into the little tray as indicated on its diagram, then slide it into its slot on the left top side of the battery cavity. Next, install your microSD card (if you have one) into the folding slot; you'll need to slide it in, push it down and then slide it again to lock it in place properly. Once all these are installed without incident, it's time to put in the battery and close the phone once more. To get the two pieces of the phone back into one, just place the bottom of the screen into the bottom of the case, then fold the two halves together at the top.

Now you've got everything in place, just turn on the phone by pressing the middle button on the right hand side. For the first time setup, you'll need to sign in with a Microsoft account so make one if you don't already have one. Later, you're able to add new accounts from the Settings app - there are options for loads off the bat, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google. Follow the instructions and you'll be ready to start using your new phone!

You should automatically receive the right settings you need to send MMS and make calls, and receive a text notification of the same. Try sending a text, making a call and accessing the internet to make sure that everything is shipshape.

2. Specifications & Hardware Impressions

Let's look briefly at this phone's specifications, before we talk about the hardware itself:

• Display: 3.8" WVGA (800 x 480) ClearBlack 
• CPU: Dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus at 1 GHz
• GPU: Adreno 305
• RAM: 512 MB
• Internal storage: 8 GB
• External storage: microSD up to 32 GB
• Battery: 1300 mAh

So on the hardware side, it's quite good considering the Lumia 620's status as the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device in Nokia's arsenal. We've got a dual-core processor that's a big improvement even over the Lumia 900 that came last year; we've got a fairly low amount of RAM, but again a better GPU than the Nokia Windows Phone 7 flagship. Internal storage is decent, but can be augmented via microSD to allow for more than enough storage space. The battery is a potential worry, but is still moderately sized given the somewhat tepid internals. The display is the same resolution and type as the Nokia 900, but slightly smaller at 3.8" - granting a higher pixel density.

So against older flagship phones, the Lumia 620 is quite good on paper. Using the phone bears this out - the phone is only rarely laggy, with generally snappy performance in a wide range of apps. I ran the free WP Bench application and received a score of 171.3. It's certainly nowhere near the score attained by the top of the range Windows Phone 8 devices, but it's still comfortably over all members of the previous generation which typically didn't reach triple figures.

In terms of physical design, I've got few complaints. While the all-plastic construction is nowhere near as lovely as that of the Lumia 800 or 900 series phones, it's an understandable design choice given the low price point. The swappable covers definitely allow for a splash of colour around the device, and I may look into picking up a green or pink cover to augment my collection. The phone is certainly both chunkier and smaller than my Nexus 4, but it's still easily pocketable and it's generally easier to use with a single hand.

3. Software Impressions

How does the Lumia 620 strike me in terms of software? Well, it's actually fairly good. While app selection on Windows Phone still isn't brilliant or comparable to that of Android or iOS, it's not too bad and seems to be getting better at a fairly rapid rate. Apps that I used to only find on the bigger platforms - like my local train company's live rail times app - have now made it to the Windows Phone marketplace and seem to work well.

There are still some problems though, with missing functionality - like my fitness app, which doesn't allow the option of logging in through Facebook unlike the Android version - and inexplicably missing apps, like Dropbox. On the whole though, Windows Phone is far from the barren wasteland it was on launch and seems to reliably be the #3 choice of developers behind Android and iOS.

The Lumia 620 also has the benefit of having access to Nokia's now considerable library of Windows Phone apps - including Cinemagraph, Nokia Care, Nokia City Lens, Nokia Drive+ (Beta), Nokia Maps and Nokia Music. All of these are strong options that rival or eclipse what ships natively with the platform, and continue to be a strong differentiator for Nokia against rivals like HTC, Samsung and Huawei.

4. Conclusion

I'm enjoying my time with the Nokia Lumia 620 thus far, and while I do miss using my Nexus 4 as my daily driver, it's not as much of a loss as I would have expected.