The
Nokia that use to be known is no longer in late April. The handset maker
finally folded into Microsoft's Devices and Services business after more than
six months of courtship. Nokia wasn't ready to be assimilated without one last
hurrah, however: Nokia announced a trio of new devices at its new owner's
developer conference, Build. The Finnish company had always tried to cater to
every demographic, so it was fitting that its last in-house handsets were the
top-end Lumia 930 (a global version of the Icon) and the entry-level Lumia
630/635.
The
630 and 635, 3G and 4G variants of the same device, are joining an
already-crowded lineup of affordable Lumias. They're distinguished somewhat by
launching with Windows Phone 8.1, the latest version of Microsoft's mobile OS,
but in the coming months, other WP8 handsets will catch up. That is if
curiosity hasn't already driven you to update manually using the
developer-account loophole. The 635 is yet to be released, but for now we have
the almost identical Lumia 630. Other than offering the newest software,
then, is the 630 Nokia's best budget device? A worthy sendoff for the company?
A save-the-best-'til-last-type deal? Spoiler's in the headline.
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