Nokia Lumia 710 Review

 Design and Quality

Nokia Lumia 710 will probably have a greater appeal for the young generation, due to the funky colored back panels that can be attached to the device. This smartphone has a plastic build and fits into the hand easily. The front of this device is dominated by a 3.7″ capacitive touchscreen having 480×800 pixel resolution. Nokia boasts of a ClearBlack screen with anti-glare properties, so that screen visibility outdoors is perfect. Below the screen there is a long slim bar containing three physical buttons: Search, Back and Windows. Above the screen there is a proximity sensor. While the volume rocker and camera key are located on the side of the Nokia Lumia 710, the top of this device contains the 3.5mm headset jack and power button. The rear of this device contains the camera lens and speaker grille.

Specifications

Nokia Lumia 710 measures 4.6″×2.4″×0.4″ and weighs 4.4 ounces. This smartphone runs on a single–core 1400MHz Qualcomm processor. It has a mass memory of 8GB and RAM 512MB. There is no support for memory extension through microSD cards.
Features

Nokia Lumia 710 is a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango device. Along with Microsoft’s apps, there are some apps by Nokia such as Nokia Music with Mix Radio and Nokia Drive(offering voice navigation). Functions are performed fast on this device and users can easily shuttle between the homescreens. Apps are shown as large tiles, with some of them getting automatically updated. Users can customize what to place where. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and WiFi. Access to the internet is smooth from this device, with the pinch-to-zoom feature helping in getting a closer look. It is too early to state whether this device will be able to heavily stream information, as Nokia is trying to gear its users for, but so far things seem okay.
Camera

Nokia Lumia sports a 5MP camera lens at the back of the device. The camera contains various features such as geo-tagging, blur reduction, exposure compensation and so on. While the physical camera key is easy to use, image quality is average.

Battery

Nokia Lumia 710 has a rated talktime of 7.6 hours and a standby time of 400 hours.

While Nokia Lumia 710 does not come with impressive specifications, it does offer a lot of standard functions to users. For those who are thinking of a budget-friendly option, this smartphone may be considered.

The Samsung Admire Review

Samsung Admire Design and Display

Samsung Admire is a touchscreen device, available in red and grey. It is rectangular with rounded edges, fitting easily in the hand or the pocket. With ribbed edges, it is comfortable to hold this smartphone in the hand. Samsung Admire has a plastic construction which does not make it look weighty, but makes it sturdy enough. The display is dominated by a 3.5″ 262K TFT screen having 320×480 pixel resolution. The display quality is not excellent but is bright enough. Below the display there are the physical Menu, Back, Home and Search keys. They are raised and respond well to touch. While the volume rocker and microSD card slot are housed on the left of the device, the camera button and the power key are located on the right. The top contains the 3.5mm headset jack and the bottom contains the microUSB port (used for charging and as a USB cable).

Specifications

Samsung Admire measures 4.56″×2.38″×0.46″ and weighs 4.1 ounces. It runs on an 800MHz processor, having 125MB internal memory and support for 32GB external memory.
Features

Samsung Admire runs on Android 2.3, Gingerbread. Users can shuffle between five homescreens which they can customize using widgets and shortcut icons. For entering data, the Swype keyboard can be used. The phonebook can store entries based on available memory, with multiple phone entries per person. Connectivity options include Bluetooth and WiFi. Apart from the installed apps, access to other apps is possible through the MetroPCS app store or Android market. With access to the Rhapsody Unlimited Music Service, users will be able to stream and download a lot of tracks. Unfortunately, call quality on this device is not too great and users may have a problem listening to what the person at the other end of the line is saying.
Camera

This smartphone has a 3.2MP camera. Images can be shot in varying resolutions, with photo editing options for altering images taken. Photo quality is average on this device.

Battery

Samsung Admire has a rated talktime of 3 hours and a standby time of 200 hours.
Samsung Admire Price

Samsung Admire is being offered at $129 without a contract. Users will have to opt for atleast a $50 monthly unlimited calling and data plan.

Overall, Samsung Admire is an average mid-range smartphone that offers a smart design and standard features. However, call quality on this device is not too great and users need to be careful of this aspect before purchasing this device. Also, this is not a 3G device.