Review : Nokia Lumia 610

The lovely people at Microsoft Windows contacted me a few months ago to ask me if I would like to test & review their new Nokia Lumia 610 phone.

My first thought was "yes I would...."

.....followed swiftly by the memory of just how long it took me to get used to my current mobile phone. And the one before that. And the one before that.

I've said before that I am not great with technology....

instructions & manuals make my brain turn to mush & I do tend to be the kind of person who owns items but doesn't utilise them to their full potential. 

I manage but there is a lot of room for improvement!

I'm not proud of it but it's true.

Anyway......my lovely new phone arrived.

It then sat on the kitchen table. For a day or three.

I a) hoped it would magically turn itself on & just start working and b) even considered asking my children if they wanted to "have a go" with Mummy's new phone in hope that they would set it all up.

Finally, I plucked up the courage....and within about 15 minutes, I was all set up & good to go. 

It honestly couldn't have been simpler.

It is a very user-friendly phone.

I have been using my current phone - an iPhone - for around 3 years & have been very happy with it, no complaints so far. 

I do have to say though that - truthfully - the Nokia Lumia 610 very possibly suits me much better than the iPhone.

Emailing is much easier & the simple & speedy connection with all the information contained in my Hotmail is fantastic.

I would rarely email when I was out & about with my iPhone but with the Nokia Lumia, all office/work related tasks were extremely easy.

I also really like the apps - many for me, some great apps for my children plus some that are unique to Nokia, such as Nokia Maps and Nokia Music.

The photography options are very good - much better than my current phone.

And the battery life is a million times better than my current phone.

It's a very elegant  & well designed smartphone which is fun, easy & fast to use.

Some of the technical information:

"The Nokia Lumia 610 runs the latest version of Windows Phone 7.5, offering one fo the quickest smartphone experiences available with access to more than 100,000 apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace.

The unique Windows Phone operating system brings live information updates on friends, news & apps straight onto the homescreen, allowing the user access to information at a glance."

    All in all, I had a very good experience with the Nokia Lumia 610 and would happily recommend it.

Disclaimer : I was given a Nokia Lumia 610 by Microsoft Windows in order to write this review but absolutely all the opinions are my own.