for people who are waiting for the Lumia 630, JBHiFi has it now for $249, grab one? this is the FIRST windows phone 8.1 out of the box too! Positive reviews from GSMArena too http://blog.gsmarena.com/nokia-lumia-630-hands/
Windows Phone 8.1 OS
4.5 Clearblack IPS Display
Microsoft Office Built-in
1.2ghz Quad Core Processor
Bluetooth Connectivity
Wifi Connectivity
GPS
MP3 Player Built-In
8 GB Internal Memory
5 Megapixel Camera
4.5 Inch Touchscreen
so how much would it cost to unlock?
This might beat the Moto g as the budget phone worth buying if $179.
why did they only put 512MB ram kills it
otherwise for the price looks like a good phone
quad-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, Adreno 305 GPU and 512MB RAM.
Perhaps WP8 runs smoothly without significant ram?
true, look into the video clip on GSMArena, you can tell how smooth it is :)
You aren't actually much worse off with 512MB of RAM. In fact, 99% of Windows Phone apps will still run smoothly, the only ones that are not compatible are high profile and high-spec requirement games like Halo: Spartan Assault, FIFA 13, N.O.V.A.3 and Mass Effect Infil. et cetera.
They issue WP8 devices where I work. Due to this 'forced' WP experience I have come to love it.
Anyhow, I'm now on a Lumia 625 and can say that I rarely ever have issues with 512MB of ram.
For me, the apps I can't get due to not having 1GB don't really matter to me anyway.
I would suggest holding out for the 635 for the 4G capability. Makes a BIG difference specially if you, like me are forced to ride the Optus network.
I don't see how this is much better than the 620, unless this variant has dual sim and 4G (both marginal improvements)
A few caveats as mentioned in post for the Lumia 625:
Still, a good low-mid end Win8.1 option nonetheless.
How is it a bargain when it is the full retail price?
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/05/nokias-lumia-630-gets-barg…
Vodafone will sell the handset with a pre-paid SIM for $179 from June 4.
http://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/News/Nokia-Lumia-6…