Find out about the five best Windows Phones in the market

The Dhaka Times Desk Smartphones based on Windows operating system are preferred by many. For the convenience of the reader, we always try to highlight the features and other features of various smartphones in the market. So this time there are selected 5 Windows smartphone features, brief reviews, prices and other information.

Nokia Lumia 525:

This phone of Windows Phone 8 operating system came to the market at the beginning of this year. Basically, Nokia has brought this phone in the market considering the entry level buyers. This 4-inch IPS display phone has a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor, 1 GB RAM, Adreno 305 GPU, 8 GB internal memory, and has the facility to use an external memory card up to 64 GB. However, although this phone has a 5 megapixel rear camera, there is no front camera. Besides, only 1,430 mAh lithium-ion battery has been used in it. The current market price of the entry-level Windows Phone is Tk 12,500.

Nokia Lumia 630:

Lumia 630 smartphone based on Windows 8.1, the latest version of Microsoft Mobile OS, has recently arrived in the market. The significant aspect of this phone is that it has the facility of using dual seams. 1.2 GHz quad-core processor is used in this phone Snapdragon 400 chipset of famous chipset maker Qualcomm. It also uses a powerful Adreno 305 GPU. Only accelerometer is used as a sensor in this phone. The front camera is missing in this phone with 5 megapixel rear camera. Corning's third generation Gorilla Glass is used for the security of the display of this phone with 4.5 inch IPS screen. Lumia 630 has only 512 MB of RAM. It has an internal memory of 8 GB as well as the facility of using an external memory card up to 128 GB. For backup, the phone has a 1,830 mAh lithium-ion battery. The weight of this phone is only 134 grams. This smartphone has been brought to the market by Microsoft-owned Nokia with the aim of providing affordable smartphones to consumers. And so the current market price of this phone is 13,990 Tk.

Nokia Lumia 625:

Nokia launched this phone in the last quarter of 2013 with features such as a relatively large screen, advanced configuration, long-lasting battery, front camera, etc. Gorilla Glass 2 has been used to protect the display of this 4.7-inch screen phone. Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon is used as the chipset in this phone of 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, and it has Adreno 305 as GPU. However, only 512 megabytes of RAM has been used! A significant aspect of the Lumia 625 phone is that it has the advantage of using 4G or LTE technology. Apart from this, the Lumia series of low-cost phones were disliked by many as they did not have a front camera. However, this phone uses a 5 megapixel rear camera as well as a VGA front camera. This phone has 8 GB of internal memory and has the facility of using an additional micro SD card. Micro-SIM slot allows this phone to use only 1 SIM. The phone uses a 2,000 mAh non-removable lithium-ion battery for long-lasting backup. Currently, you need to spend Rs 19,900 to buy the Lumia 625 smartphone in the country. Depending on the specifications, this price might be a bit higher. Because, there are several other options in the country's market at almost the same price.

Nokia Lumia 720:

This 4.3-inch IPS display phone with Gorilla Glass 2 was launched in the first quarter of 2013. The Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system has a 1 GHz dual-core processor, Snapdragon chipset, 512 MB of RAM and Adreno 305 GPU. It uses a 6.1 megapixel rear camera, and its camera has LED flash, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, etc. It also has a 1.3 megapixel front camera. This phone with 8 GB internal memory has accelerometer, gyro, compass etc. as sensors. The phone uses a 2,000 mAh non-removable lithium-ion battery for long-lasting backup. The current market price of Lumia 720 is Rs.19,000.

Nokia Lumia 820:

Another mid-budget smartphone of Lumia series is Lumia 820, Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system has a 4.3-inch AMOLED display, 8 GB of internal memory, up to 64 GB of external memory card, 1 GB of RAM. 1.5 GHz dual core processor in this phone has Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon as chipset and Adreno 225 as GPU. This phone has an 8-megapixel rear camera to ensure high-quality photos. The camera has dual LED flash, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus etc. It is also for video calling. As a sensor, this phone has almost all the necessary sensors like accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass etc. The LTE enabled e-phone has the facility of using Micro SIM. Besides, it has a 1,650 mAh lithium-ion battery for backup. The current market price of Lumia 820 is Rs.20,000.

Currently, the number of Windows operating based smartphones in the country's market is comparatively less. There may be several alternatives to the above Windows smartphones in the market for almost the same budget. But those who like very stylish phones, if not in terms of performance, at least they can choose any of these Lumia smartphones with a very nice and attractive design.