The new incarnation of Windows Phone and four Lumia smartphones

Let's start with mobiles. Among the novelties the first fiddle plays Lumia 930, which is equivalent to a global model Icon, which went on sale in the U.S.. The new model is distinguished from other Nokias with an aluminum frame extending around the casing. Of course, there is also coloured plastic, but this time they set on the very economical, simple styling, creating a truly exceptionally stylish device. Lumia 930 is based on a 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, supported by 2 GB of RAM. It has a 5-inch ClearBlack AMOLED screen with a FullHD resolution, the density of pixels is 441 ppi.

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Nokia Lumia 930 photo: Nokia

The touch panel got, of course, Super Sensitive Touch technology, enabling operation with gloves. The new flagship also has a 20-megapixel PureView camera with optical image stabilization (OIS ) and ZEISS and four HAAC microphones, giving better sound track record at FullHD movies. On the front of the phone there is mounted a 1.2-megapixel webcam, and inside there are LTE, Wi-Fi with Direct mode and Bluetooth 4.0., as well as 32 GB memory chip. The phone is valued initially at $ 600.

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual-SIM photo: Nokia

Other novelties are already cheaper. Lumia 635 will cost $ 189, and will be equipped with a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 system, 512 MB of RAM and Adreno 305 graphics. Lumia 635 receives a 4.5-inch ClearBlack display with a resolution of 480x854 pixels, 8 GB of built-in memory, a microSD slot and a 5-megapixel camera - unfortunately devoid of distinctive for Lumia mechanical shutter key. It is worth noting that Lumia 635 will be one of the cheapest smartphones that support LTE connectivity. This module is also a part of Lumia 635 which differs it from another novelty, that is from Lumia 630. This model will work on 3 , but it will also be available in the Dual-SIM variant. The prices will reach 160 and $ 170. Other elements of the specifications are identical to Lumia 635. All three smartphones have modules Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, they all have the battery with a capacity of 1830 mAh.

The smartphones debuting today are the first models, which have a new Windows Phone 8.1. What's new in this installment? First of all, there is Cortana - the voice assistant similar to Siri from Apple. There is Swype keyboard, allowing for faster text input. There also appeared personalization options - three rows of tiles can now be covered with... wallpaper. We also have a selection of new variants of the screen lock and refreshed factory applications. Business customers will enjoy new company account mode (remote management), VPN and e-mail security protocol support S/MIME.

Nokia Lumia 635 photo: Nokia

A significant change is the introduction of the notifications panel with switches, modules, similar to that used in Android. FM Radio lived to see a separate application and during a phone call with one button you can switch to Skype. Internet Explorer has received Memory passwords, private browsing mode and reading mode. In WP 8.1 there also appeared Miracast support of streaming media and new features in the camera. There was also improved support for Wi-Fi: the phone automatically searches for free, open networks and automatically connects with them, it can even connect to our friends network, using data from Facebook. Introducing Windows Phone 8.1 there was standardized the way of using the services of Microsoft. It's enough to have just one account, and purchased apps will be landing on our other devices with Windows. The new system will go first to the premiere smartphones and users of other models with WP8 will have to wait for the update to summer. Finally - a brief presentation of the new system: