14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia Lumia 630, the first smartphone to arrive on shelves with the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system loaded on top, is now available for purchase in the UK via Carphone Warehouse, after it was officially confirmed for the country only a few days ago.
However, while Microsoft announced at the time that the new mobile phone would be released in the country on May 29, Carphone Warehouse already lists it as in stock now, as WPCentral has found out.
Those of you interested in grabbing the handset via this retailer will find it available on contract, starting at only £9.50 ($16/€11.7) per month. Carphone Warehouse also promises free next-day delivery at home or in store.
“The Nokia Lumia 630 is a great value smartphone. It’s a great entry price to get access to the Nokia Lumia features like free internet radio and maps,” the retailer notes on its website.
On said £9.50 ($16/€11.7) per month plans, the Nokia Lumia 630 is accompanied by 100 any-network minutes, 5000 texts, and 500MB of data.
We should also note that the retailer lists the phone in four different color versions, including Black, Green, Orange, and White.
The Nokia Lumia 630 arrives on the market with a 4.5-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 480 x 854 pixels resolution, as well as with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (Cortex-A7) processor.
Moreover, the mobile phone features Adreno 305 graphics, along with 512MB of RAM, and 8GB of internal memory. It also sports a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 128GB of additional storage space.
On the back, the handset features a 5-megapixel camera with support for 720p video recording, but it does not sport a front camera for video calling.
“Nokia phones are brilliant for taking photos, and the Nokia Lumia 630 is no different. The camera will give you amazing images, and the large, high quality touchscreen is perfect for showing them off to friends,” Carphone Warehouse reports.
Nokia Lumia 630 has also been released with 3G (HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps) connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, and microUSB 2.0. The phone also includes a built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support, and GLONASS.
Moreover, the Windows Phone 8.1-based handset packs an 1830mAh battery inside, capable of offering up to 13 hours 10 minutes of talk time, or up to 600 hours of standby time.
In addition to the features and capabilities that the Windows Phone 8.1 was announced with, the Lumia 630 and features Nokia MixRadio, HERE Maps, Microsoft Office with Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and other apps as well.