Nokia Lumia 630 - an honest quick review

[bijak_riyandi]

thanks for the answer

now I can't wait for Lumia Cyan update!

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

I can't wait for Lumia Cyan update!

You mean this Lumia Cyan update? :grin:

 

[bijak_riyandi]

not particularly that one: I'm waiting for the "Lumia Cyan update for Nokia Lumia 1020"

 

[broar94]

I'd honestly upgrade to 630 if only it had a HD resolution and 1GB of RAM. Hopefully Lumia 730 sorts this out..

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

I'd honestly upgrade to 630 if only it had a HD resolution and 1GB of RAM. Hopefully Lumia 730 sorts this out..

Maybe, just maybe! :grin:

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

Here's what my Start screen looks like on my Nokia Lumia 630!

 

[broar94]

That's cool! Hey do you get vibration the entire call ring or is it still the same old two times? I'm just curious if wp 8.1 has changed this.

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[Ryan ODonnell]

That's cool! Hey do you get vibration the entire call ring or is it still the same old two times? I'm just curious if wp 8.1 has changed this.

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You get the entire vibration for the entire call receiving!

 

[SlingLaker9811]

Does the screen turn off when making a call ? It doesn't have a proximity sensor,no?

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

Does the screen turn off when making a call ��? It doesn't have a proximity sensor,no?

No proximity sensor, but it has another technology, which is further explained here: How does Nokia Lumia 630 work without Proximity Sensor

 

[SlingLaker9811]

Is there anything new in display, touch,glance, etc? Can you post screenshots? Thanks! Also, is there any option for USB in settings? Are were able to tether using USB? And does project my screen work wirelessly too?

 

[sejgiul]

Yeah I'm getting it tomorrow The only problem I have is whether I should get the green or orange one :/ Not been able to decide yet lol. But I'm swaying towards orange seeing I'm Dutch lol

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

Is there anything new in display, touch,glance, etc? Can you post screenshots? Thanks! Also, is there any option for USB in settings? Are were able to tether using USB? And does project my screen work wirelessly too?

Here are the answers to some of your questions, S Vaibhav:

Display settings
There are a range of different settings in this now, such as battery saver brightness, color profile and brightness profile. I have not really tested these.


Touch settings
Nothing much here. Remember that the Lumia 630 does not carry what the Lumia 520 had, which was the super sensitive screen, so there's no options for that here. However, for the navigation on screen buttons, you can turn the vibrate on or off!


extras+info
The Lumia 630 comes preloaded with Lumia Cyan. For the techies, here's the details.


USB settings
You are now given the option to use data via USB when you plug it in or not. In the screenshot, I chose not to use my data when the USB was plugged in, but then I could tap "Use USB Data" to show my phones contents on my PC. Regarding USB internet tethering, this is non existent.


What about my phone?
Yeah, for all you developers and techies, here's the nitty gritty stuff, version numbers, and screen resolutions.


Wireless projection
Yes, this is possible on the Lumia 630, even without the USB cable!

 

[Ryan ODonnell]

Yeah I'm getting it tomorrow The only problem I have is whether I should get the green or orange one :/ Not been able to decide yet lol. But I'm swaying towards orange seeing I'm Dutch lol

I will admit, the green does look nice, but I preferred orange

 

[sejgiul]

Well, they only had black so I didn't need to make a tough decision lol.

What an awesome phone this is! The screen is absolutely magnificent. The phone itself is a joy to hold as well, better than my 620 and much better than the 625 (which can be a bit unwieldy).

One thing to note is that "access point" is no longer there in the settings, and you can set up the APN through "Mobile + SIM" instead. This threw me off a bit, until I decided to go through the settings one by one.

Otherwise completely happy with my ?80 purchase lol.

Now I'm just wondering whether I should install Preview for Developers or not. I can't figure out whether it has the 1st preview update or the 2nd... I guess I'll see how I get on and then decide whether to do that or not.

 

[harisyousaf]

Hows the screen clarity? 520 and 630 has the same resolution.. 630 has bigger display.. Hows it compare to 520

 

[SlingLaker9811]

Hows the screen clarity? 520 and 630 has the same resolution.. 630 has bigger display.. Hows it compare to 520

630 has a slightly higher resolution of 854x480 px as compared to the 800x480 resolution of the 520

 

[Dileu]

The extra 54px are for the navigation bar -apps can only use 800px x 480px, so it's the same as a 520/620 really, but as the screen size is larger, the DPI is lower.

 

[sejgiul]

Absolutely fine. I'll comparing it to the 620 and can't notice the difference at all. It's worth noting that windows phone itself optimises so that there's no jagged edges and such. On android it'd be a different story.

Hows the screen clarity? 520 and 630 has the same resolution.. 630 has bigger display.. Hows it compare to 520

 

[Makm]

Are there any music equalizers?
And how is the performance of the Xbox Music app if compared to the old wp8 music app? Laggy? Same performance? Faster?