http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/07/luia625.jpgThe rumors were (unsurprisingly) true. Nokia’s revealed its biggest phone to date, with a screen measuring in at 4.7 inches. It’s the Lumia 625 and the series has certainly grown a fair bit since the Lumia 620 launched earlier this year. However, it keeps the same resolution, a slightly pixelated 480 x 800, but bumps the processing power up to a dual-core Snapdragon S4, throwing in LTE for good measure too. Despite that hulking LCD screen, however, it’s still thinner than the Lumia 920, measuring in at 9.15mm. It’s a Nokia smartphone, so there’s plenty of HSPA radios to keep its global fanbase happy and (rare for an entry-level Lumia) LTE radios – we’re looking at the British EE-friendly Band 3 option here.
But if anything reminds us that this is no Lumia flagship device, however, it’s the camera. Don’t expect any 41-megapixel sensors. In fact get ready to be a little underwhelmed by a 5-megapixel camera module, although you’ll still get the likes of the gif-making Cinemagraph and the same Smart Camera app seen on the Lumia 925. You’ll have 8GB of internal memory to fill with your best photo moments from the outset, while (courtesy of the removable back) you can crank this up to 64GB with microSD if needed. Meanwhile, customization options include orange, green, yellow, while and black cases, although there’s no turquoise shade like we saw at the launch of the Lumia 620. We’re hoping to handle the device in earnest very soon. Check back in a few minutes for our first impressions.
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