14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia’s Lumia 610 smartphone is reportedly the first device in the company’s Windows Phone lineup to pack NFC capabilities. Plenty of rumors on the matter have already surfaced, and some more solid proof of that is now available, courtesy of a video that emerged online hours before handset’s official release.
Today, the device is expected to be launched in France, at least this is what a recent tweet from Communications Manager Xavier des Horts appears to suggest.
For the time being, nothing was made official from the Finnish mobile phone maker, but said video, which can be seen embedded below, confirms the feature.
Nokia has already packed NFC (Near Field Communication) inside some of its devices, including Symbian-based smartphones and the MeeGo-running Nokia N9.
Through this feature, devices would be capable to establish connections with other NFC-enabled devices to exchange files, or can be connected to accessories easier than before.
For example, Nokia launched the NFC-enabled Play 360 speaker that could be connected to the Nokia N9, which was making use of Bluetooth A2DP to stream audio.
The Nokia Lumia 610 NFC will offer the same features and capabilities as the original device, which was launched back in February during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, but will also include an NFC chip to enable the use of this feature.
However, the rest of the handset’s specifications will remain the same, including the 3.7-inch touchscreen display with WVGA resolution, or the 800MHz application processor.
The Nokia Lumia 610 also sports 256MB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and a 5-megapixel photo snapper on the back, with support for video recording.
This is the cheapest Windows Phone device that Nokia has launched to date. However, it is capable of providing an experience similar with the one available on other Lumia handsets from the company, courtesy of Microsoft’s mobile OS.
