Nokia Lumia 930 - a bright and smart smartphone with a good camera

In 2014, the Nokia Lumia 930 made its debut on the global market, leading the company's product line. The model at one time received a number of innovative solutions, due to which it held the flagship status until the advent of devices on the latest Windows 10 Mobile operating platform (2015-2016 milestone).

Technical features of Nokia Lumia 930

By 2015, Nokia had released several interesting models of smartphones with Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 on board, covered in the Nokia Lumia 930 review, including. The table shows the characteristics of the Nokia Lumia 930 and for comparison the technical specifications of several Nokia models that debuted in 2013–2014.

Among the gadgets of the Finnish brand of the time, the smartphone Nokia Lumiya 930 was the first to get on board fresh operating system update. Thanks to the hardware that was powerful for that time, the updated system software, the high-quality rear camera and diverse communication functionality, the model in question moved to the forefront.

Appearance, ease of use

The Nokia Lumia 930 smartphone doesn’t please with generosity compared to the contents of the box of other Nokia models. Not only the headset is missing here, but also the SIM Door key. In a bright packaging box are:

• Nokia Lumia 930;
• charging unit;
• USB interface for charging and connecting to a PC;
• user's manual.

The model in question has become the visual embodiment of the design solutions of engineers of the Finnish company: this device has its own recognizable charm. The “face” of the Nokia Lumia 930 with slightly beveled edges looks more elegant than that of other members of the brand line, so that they cannot be confused. 5-inch AMOLED display fully covered Corning Gorilla Glass 3, due to the absence of an air cushion, excellent color reproduction and picture quality (Full HD) are provided.

Materials of which the body is made - aluminum (frame) and matt polycarbonate, resistant to stains and microcracks (back panel).The location of the structural elements on the body is as follows.

1. On the front face there is a slot for conversational dynamics, a pair of microphones, a front-facing camera, proximity and illumination sensors, a manufacturer's logo, touch-sensitive control buttons.
   

   

2. On the back side there are the main camera, dual Led flash, multimedia speaker slot and a pair of holes of omnidirectional microphones, an inscription with a camera characteristic, the manufacturer's logo.
3. Top edge of the frame It contains a headphone jack and a sliding cell for a Nano-SIM card.
   

4. Bottom side frame - location of the USB port.
5. On the right side of the frame The mechanical keys are located: a volume control rocker button, an on / off button and a photo / video.
   

On a note! The choice of buyers gadget is offered in 4 colors: classic black or white, colorful salad or orange.

Nokia Lumia 930 smartphone

Hardware capabilities

Thanks to a good hardware stuffing, the device works quickly, especially the existing software for smartphones based on Windows Phone is not too demanding on resources.

A feature of the equipment of this model is the support of technology Rich Recording,which allows users to record good quality sound, maximally close to realistic. The smartphone is equipped with 4 omnidirectional microphones placed in pairs on the front and back panels of the device. Thanks to the thoughtful placement of sound recording elements and digital signal processing, the manufacturer has achieved excellent sound stereo recording.

The model works with all modern standards of communication and communications, including LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. There is also support for GPS navigation, A-GPS, GLONASS. Smartphone software provides the following functionality:

• voice assistant Cortana;
• the ability to personalize the background under the desktop menu;
• quick access to setting;
• Word Flow keyboard with context-sensitive set of words and support for swipe gestures;
• separate volume control for incoming calls and notifications;
• Battery Power Sense feature that detects energy-intensive applications.

Important! In the reviews, users of the model note as a disadvantage the inability to add memory using MicroCD cards. The manufacturer does not provide an appropriate slot.

With the active use of the main camera for taking photos and videos of 32 GB of user memory, some of which are already occupied by pre-installed applications, there is not enough to accommodate the footage. Periodically, snapshots and videos need to be transferred to the computer's memory or to a capacious external medium.

Battery life

The device is equipped with a non-removable type battery with a capacity of 2420 mAh. Due to the technology of energy saving, the phone in the standby mode with a small number of calls can hold up to 3 days on a single charge. With more active use of the device (surfing the Internet, using photo modules, business negotiations, watching videos and photos, music, games and other applications), you will need to charge the device every day, because with such a load, the gadget is stable work from 4.5 to 8 hours.

Charging the battery through a wired power supply lasts about 2.5 hours. The design of the smartphone provides and wireless charging method through a separately purchased Qi-device. The duration of the procedure with this method of charging is about 4 hours.

Features 20 megapixel camera

The back camera of the Nokia Lumia 930 is a balanced combination of ZEISS optics with an optical stabilization system.. Here a 1 / 2.5 inch matrix with an aperture of f / 2.4 is used, and the focal length is 26 mm. You can save snapshots received via a photo module. JPEG and RAWmost fully reveals the potential of optics. The maximum resolution when recording video is 2560 p, high-quality surround sound is also recorded. LED flash illuminates a space of up to 3 meters, supports a wide range of ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 4000.

The phone received a branded multifunctional application Nokia Camera, which allows you to capture and process images. There are animation modes, panoramic shooting, change of plans, advanced built-in editor Creative Studio.

Final conclusions

The device Nokia Lumia 930 with all its advantages in design, ease of use, productive basis and excellent screen at one time caused an ambiguous attitude. This is caused by a number obvious minuses:

• the lack of memory expansion;
• low capacity non-removable battery;
• the minimum approach to picking (headset, a device for extracting the tray under the SIM-card must be purchased separately).

Currently, you can buy a gadget in online stores at a price of 9,800 - 13,000 rubles.

Nokia Lumia 930 smartphone