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Nokia Lumia 720
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Engadget Review
Nokia's Lumia 720 is a very desirable handset on the outside, but lackluster insides make it hard to justify the price.
Jamie RiggApril 19, 2013
Pros
- Attractive design
- 2,000mAh battery
- Good low-light pics
Cons
- Aging innards
- Relatively expensive
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Nokia Lumia 720
- Critic Reviews (8)
- User Reviews (4)
- 78AVERAGE CRITIC SCORE8 ReviewsEngadget70Nokia Lumia 720 reviewWe imagine Nokia's attempting to place the 720 as a mid-range device, but what's fundamentally wrong with the handset is that it represents slowly aging hardware in a pretty dress, with a few catchy slogans attached.Ars TechnicaNot RatedHands-on: Windows Phone 8 from €139 with Nokia LThe form factor feels very good. It's light and comfortable, and retains the quality feel that the other Lumias have. With a higher spec, in particular a better screen resolution, this would be the must-have Lumia.PC MagNot RatedHands On With the Nokia Lumia 520, 720Once again, the high-quality build and bright colors are very Nokia ... It has a 4.3-inch, curved glass Clear Black display, but again, the resolution is on the low side, at just 800-by-480 pixels. And since this display is larger than the 520's, it's actually less sharp.EngadgetNot RatedNokia Lumia 720 preview: a slim and 'trendy' WindoHold it in-hand and you'll immediately notice its weight is evenly distributed, so it doesn't register as heavy, despite its 2,000mAh battery.GizmodoNot RatedNokia Lumia 720 Hands On: Cheap Phones Can Have GoOverall, then, the 720 seems like a decent choice for casual phone users: it looks nice, feels zippy enough for light work like browsing and Facebook, and offers a winning little camera to boot.Tech Advisor80Nokia Lumia 720 review - Windows phone offers highWe really like the Lumia 720. Nokia has made a well-balanced smartphone which could be exactly what Windows Phone 8 needs. It offers decent performance at a more than decent price.SlashGear80Nokia Lumia 720 ReviewIn some ways, the Lumia 720 is everything we’ve asked for from Nokia. It’s slickly designed and has superlative battery life, the camera out-performs rivals in the same price bracket, and the screen – though lower resolution than we like – is a nice compromise of size ... and clarity.Pocket-Lint80Nokia Lumia 720Theres a lot to like about the Nokia Lumia 720. As a device, the design is fantastic and the build quality is great. It might not be the slimmest, or boast the greatest specs, but it is a nice comfortable phone to use day-to-day.CNET AsiaNot RatedNokia Lumia 720The Nokia 720, considered to be at the higher-end of the lineup, feels more like a midrange device. It does, however, have some great imaging features bundled.Digital Versus80Nokia Lumia 720The Lumia 720 has a bold design, good native apps and nice handling. The only main drawback is the screen. The rival HTC 8X's display is better, even though it's older than the Lumia 720. It's a mystery (and a shame) Nokia didn't give it more attention.TechRadar80Nokia Lumia 720 reviewWe really like the Nokia Lumia 720, it's a great all round smartphone and while it doesn't do enough for us to love it, we would seriously recommend it.TechRadarNot RatedHands on: Nokia Lumia 720 reviewThe Lumia 720 doesn't have the high end features we've come to expect from the more expensive Lumias but it does have a decent spec sheet for something that's bound to be available on next-to-nothing contracts.phoneArenaNot RatedNokia Lumia 720 hands-onThe viewing angles are excellent and there's barely a reflection under the expo light, meaning it should perform well outside, too, since the display looks sufficiently bright.T3Not RatedNokia Lumia 720 review: Hands-onIt's also pretty lightweight, tipping the scales at 128g although we did find that it hand the tendency to slide out of our hand when we were trying to photograph it.TrustedReviews70Nokia Lumia 720 reviewThe Nokia Lumia 720 is a good-looking phone that offers the snappy performance you can expect of a Windows Phone 8 device. We’d like to see it sell a little under its standard retail price thanks to its ageing screen technology, given a more bitter edge by the still-limited apps ... selection.Expert Reviews80Nokia Lumia 720 reviewA lovely mid-range Windows Phone 8 handset, but we don’t think it offers enough over the cheaper Lumia 620.TrustedReviewsNot RatedNokia Lumia 720Although it’s more of a tweak of the Lumia 820 than a revolution, the Nokia Lumia 720 makes a lot of the right moves. The most important of the lot is price.BGRNot RatedNokia Lumia 720 Preview: A budget phone with a prePicking up the Lumia 720, you can’t help but be impressed by the care Nokia took with building a budget phone. The phone’s body has the smooth contours and the same compact unibody design that made the flagship Lumia 920 such a solid device.PocketNowNot RatedNokia Lumia 720 Hands-On (Video)The Finnish phone maker maintained the general design guidelines we’re already familiar with from previous Lumia phones, however, tweaking them further with subtle changes.
- 78AVERAGE USER SCORE4 ReviewsEngadget Reader80August 11, 2014Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!This is a great mid range product that is both easy to use and a good fit in the hand. Unlike most reviewers, I don't have huge requirements on app selection so for my purposes, the Ecosystem is good.Engadget Reader70November 27, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!A dependable product that doesn't really stand out from the competition. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80August 30, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!There's a lot to like about this in spite of a few flaws. - EngadgetEngadget Reader80June 5, 2013Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback!For a buyer contemplating to buy a smartphone which is not android/iOS based, windows phone 8 is afresh whiff of air in the smartphone landscape. Such a fresh os when married with the kind of sturdy hardware that Nokia produces, brings forth the Lumia line which takes us back to the days when the first iPhone was unveiled to a world which knew phones as big stubby bricks with keys as warts on them.Lumia line consists of 520,620,720,920 with the windows phone 8 interface. Nokia has smartly introduced windows phone 8 in various price ranges to suit the palate of the customer. So, when we are fixed on to buy into windows phone 8, there is no competition to the Lumia as similar devices from other OEMs (read HTC, SAMSUNG) pale in comparison to it.Now picking up a Lumia from the variants of the '20 series is like showering step-motherly love on others. You have the badass 920 sitting at the top and the measly 520 at the bottom of the pyramid. But to even discard 520 as cheap is sacrilege, coz windows phone 8 seduces you. The fluidy interface is same along the series, and here come the differentiating factors Nokia throws at you to decide and pick one.In the days of smartphones caged in gorilla glass, phones from 720 come covered with it. You have to feel the 720 in hand and compare with the touch you get with 520,620 to understand how good it is. That for me was the deal-maker to go with 720 as 820,920 felt too heavy or small. 720 just feels right.
Key Specs
TYPE
Smartphone
OPERATING SYSTEM
Windows Phone
SCREEN SIZE
4.322
CAMERA
Yes
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