Microsoft revealed the Lumia 830 last month at IFA 2014. The smartphone is now available for purchase in the UK from Vodafone, EE, Dixons, Amazon. You can also purchase the smartphone from Tesco and other retailers. Lumia 830 is the first “affordable high-end” smartphone which comes with a Quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB of RAM. The smartphone sports a 5-inch display with 1280x720px resolution and Gorilla Glass 3. Alongside the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, the smartphone also comes with a 10MP PureView camera and 0.9MP front-facing camera.
The Lumia 830 is Microsoft’s attempt at combining high-end specs with an affordable price to create a slim and hopefully attractive handset for its customers. The phone also ships with the latest version of Windows Phone that includes Cortana, Folders and the new Lumia Denim firmware. Key hardware specs of the handset include:
- 5-inch HD (1280x720px) ClearBlack IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3
- Quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
- 1GB RAM
- 16GB onboard storage (plus microSD support up to 128GB)
- 10MP PureView camera with ZEISS optics and LED flash
- 0.9MP wide-angle front-facing camera
- NFC
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Four colour options: black, white, orange and green
- 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5mm; 150g
The UK is among the first countries to start selling the Lumia 830 with further launches expected inthe coming weeks in China and eventually the US.
The Lumia 830 also features NFC and Bluetooth 4.0. It comes with Lumia Denim and Windows Phone 8.1 (Update 1) as well.
