There were three smartphones announced by Microsoft at IFA 2014 and one of them was Nokia Lumia 730 together with the models 735 and 830. There isn’t that much of a difference between 730 and 735 and the only significant one that can be pointed out is that the prior has dual-SIM that supports 3G connections while the other supports 4G LTE connections.
The inspiration for coming up with Lumia 730 is the so-called ‘selfie’ which Microsoft focused on hence the improvements to come up with a phone that offers better selfies. This device has a front facing camera which comes with wide-angle lens specially designed for taking selfies. The lenses and the 5MP camera should help you get the right angle for the best selfie that you long have wanted to take. With this phone, you’ll surely be able to fascinate your friends on Facebook and what’s more to like about the device is that it’s very affordable compared to other smartphones in the market. The affordable price comes with great features that match with the most high-end phones out there so why look at other handsets?
Selfie Application
Nokia Lumia 730 as previously said is the selfie smartphone with the ‘selfie’ application already installed on it. The app can be used to edit pictures to share on Facebook by either adding or removing filters, brightness or effects. According to Phone Arena, this selfie application can even go as far as covering black points on the face and making teeth look whiter on the photo.
Display, Hardware and Operating System
This is a 4.7-inch phone with ClearBlack display, which is common to Nokia Lumia handsets. The display resolution is 720 x 1280 pixels at a density of 312 ppi and the device runs on a quad core Cortex A7 processor. This is clocked at 1.2 GHz and made use of Adreno 305 for the graphics. When talking about the operating system, this phone’s got the latest of Microsoft, which is Windows Phone 8.1 with 1GB of RAM.
Aside from being a selfie device that this phone takes pride of, Lumia 730 also has a 6.7 MP rear camera which is a whole lot better than around 1-2 MP that other handsets offer. The internal memory of Nokia Lumia 730 is 8GB but if there’s a need to expand, an SD card can be inserted so that the phone would have up to 128GB storage. The device has a number of color choices: black, white, orange and green. It’s expected that the price for this handset would be around $260 and with the purchase, Microsoft will provide a free Skype subscription for three full months.
Indeed, Nokia Lumia 730 is a great option for those who are fond of taking selfies where they go and whatever they do. Watch out for the launch of this new handset and make sure you get one if you think this best fits your needs!