Nokia announces the Lumia 620 priced at an affordable $249

Nokia announced a surprise new Windows Phone 8 member at LeWeb 2012 in Paris today — the Lumia 620. The entry-level handset has a 3.8-inch TFT screen at WVGA resolution (800 x 480), a 1GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, 512MB of and 8GB of internal storage, expandable by microSD (up to 64GB cards supported), plus a 1,300mAh Battery . A 5-megapixel shooter with LED flash capable of recording 720p video , while a VGA camera is up front for those self-portraits. Connectivity-wise, you’ll get online via WiFi or WCDMA 3G, with NFC and Bluetooth 3.0. the new Lumia will cost $249 when it begins shipping in January next year, first in Asia, then expanding to Europe, the Middle East and other territories later

Full Specifications
Dimensions:
  • Height: 115.4 mm
  • Width: 61.1 mm
  • Thickness: 11.0 mm
  • Weight: 127 g
  • Volume: 76 cm³
Display and User Interface
  • Display size: 3.8 ”
  • Touch screen technology: Capacitive Multipoint-Touch
  • Screen height: 800 pixels
  • Screen width: 480 pixels
  • Display features: Polarization filter, Light time-out, Ambient light detector, Brightness control, Orientation sensor, Proximity sensor, RGB Stripe, Sunlight readability enhancements, Aspect ratio 15:9, Color boosting
  • Display height: 83.0 mm
  • Display width: 50.0 mm
  • Display colors: 16.7 million
  • Display technology: LCD, ClearBlack
Memory
  • Internal memory: 512 MB
  • Maximum memory card size: 64GB
  • Mass memory: 8GB and 7GB in SkyDrive
  • Expandable memory card type: MicroSD