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Windows shopping: options on the Windows Phone Apps Store The 720 has 8GB of internal memory, which seems a little on the low side, but it does have expandable memory options via a swappable microSD card. Trying the two devices on flight mode, they did both seem to run smoothly without lag or any freezing. These included possible network congestion differences, if testing the devices at different times, possible server differences, if loading apps from different sources and a possible difference in receive sensitivity (eg a difference in antenna). The question is whether that operating system is a bit too much for the lower end devices to handle What Mobile has found the 520 and 620 to struggle occasionally with tasks.Īs to why the 720 ran better than the 520, despite having the same chipset and memory, it could be due to a number of factors, according Dr Mike Short from the Institution of Engineering and Technology. While the 920 has a 1.5GHz dual core chipset with 1GB RAM to handle this load, the 720 is running with the same power as its most budget brother. The device is running Windows Phone 8, the operating system Nokia has loaded onto its Lumia flagship, the 920. This crash wasn’t repeated, but it was unnerving to experience straight off the bat. However the 720 wasn’t completely without fault at initial start up, the device crashed and wouldn’t re-start for over half an hour. When compared with the 520, the 720 performed much better the 520 would sometimes freeze when trying to load apps or complete a task and seemed to have trouble keeping time. However, the 720 runs like a breeze, flicking through apps easily, running games without lag or freezing, loading on the browser smoothly and downloading apps and games without crashing. The Lumia 720 runs with a Snapdragon dual core 1 GHz processor with 512MB RAM ‘ the same chipset as the 520. Gorilla Glass should mean the screen will stand up to most hazards of everyday life while the casing was a little battered by the end of the review period, the screen came through triumphantly without a scratch. The Lumia 720 has a 4.3-inch screen with 800 by 480 pixel resolution at 217 ppi pixel density those aren’t the most impressive specs out there, even for a mid-range handset, but it’s the same resolution as seen on both the 820 and the 620 (although not the same pixel density on the latter), and it’s immediately noticeable when switching from using the 520.Īlthough the 520 has the same resolution and a higher pixel density, the 720 has a few more bells and whistles for its screen, including Gorilla Glass 2.0 and ClearBlack technology text and detail in pictures and video on the 720 is clearer and more crisp and colours slightly more vivid. The cover colours do help to differentiate the phone from the general ‘black slab’ market, however. The 720 features a polycarbonate body in your choice of colours which feels a bit slicker than the 520’s exterior however after a week or so of living in a bag, the 720 had developed a small chip in the top left hand corner and scuffs on the back plate, so durability seems to be an issue. However those Lumia corners are present and, although rounded, will still mean the edge of the device pokes into your hand when answering calls.
More importantly, it feels comfortable in your hand, unlike the 920, which could feel like a brick given its weight and size.
The 720 measures in at 127.9 by 67.5mm, 9mm thick and weighs in at 128g that’s thinner than both the 820 (9.9mm) and the 620 (11mm), its step up and step down siblings respectively, and lighter than the 820. The 720 does however handle itself better than the 520, despite running with the same processor and RAM. The Lumia 720 slips in right after the 820, itself the lower specced and priced version of the 920, so like its budget sibling the 520, the Lumia 720 is a step down from a step down. N okia seems to have gotten a bit excited about its Lumia range as there are now five devices in the line up, starting with its flagship, the 920, right down to its budget offering, the 520. Price: £16 per month, £299 Pay As You Go, £299.99 SIM FreeĪnother Lumia launch and the 720 slides into the spot between ‘budget’ and ‘HOW MUCH?”