American software giant, Microsoft has launched a couple of new variants of Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2015, Las Vegas.
Originally Nokia Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 made their debut few months back in 2014. Now, Microsoft has re-launched the same phones with gold-finish frame giving them a premium touch. However, the specifications of the smartphones remain the same.
For the uninitiated, Nokia Lumia 830 sports 5.0-inch HD (720x1280p) ClearBlack OLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield and metal frame around the edges. It also boasts 10.0-megapixel PureView camera with Carl Zeiss lens and HD front camera.
On the other hand, Lumia 930 is a top-end 4G-smartphone. It sports a 5.0-inch full HD ClearBlack OLED screen with pixel density of 441 ppi (pixels per inch) and runs on the latest Windows Phone v8.1 OS powered by 2.2GHz snapdragon CPU backed by 2GB RAM and 32GB (non-expandable).
Like all high-end Nokia phones, Lumia 930 too boasts of feature-rich 20.0-megapixel PureView camera with 2X zoom, Zeiss optics, ½.5-inch sensor, dual-LED flash, 26 mm camera focal-length and a 1.2-megapixel snapper on the front, good enough to take good quality selfies.
Availability details:
Microsoft has confirmed that the new gold hued Nokia Lumia 830 (black and white models) will be made available initially in select regions of Europe, Asia Pacific and China, and India, the Middle East and Africa in black and white models in February
On the other hand, premium gold-finish Lumia 930 is said to hit stores by this month end in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and China.
However details of the devices' prices are still under the wraps.
In India, normal Nokia Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 variants are available for ₹28,799 and ₹38,649 respectively.
Key specifications of Nokia Lumia 830 and Lumia 930:
| Model | Nokia Lumia 830 | Nokia Lumia 930 |
| Display | 5.0-inch HD (720x1,280p) ClearBlack LCD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3Pixel density: 296 ppi (Pixels per inch) | 5.0-inch full HD (1920x1080p) ClearBlack OLED screen with Corning Gorilla 3 shieldPixel density: 441 ppi (pixels per inch) |
| OS | Windows Phone v8.1 with Lumia Denim update | Windows Phone v8.1 (Lumia Denim update already released) |
| Processor | 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series CPU | 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 series quad-core CPU |
| RAM | 1GB | 2GB |
| Storage capacity | 16GB, expandable | 32GB (not expandable) |
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| Battery | 2220 mAh;
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BV-5QW model: 2450 mAh (non-removable);
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| Network | 3G & 4G-LTE | 3G & 4G-LTE |
| Add-ons | Nano-SIM (single slot), wire-less charging ability, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi, NFC, FM radio, USB v2.0, | Nano-SIM, Bluetooth v4.0 (with A2DP ad more), Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), NFC, micro-USB, built-in Qi-standard wire-less charging |
| Dimensions | 139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm | 137.0 x 71.0 x 9.8 mm |
| Weight | 150 g | 167 g |
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