Nokia Lumia 620 confirmed for SA

The new low-cost Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia will be coming to South Africa

Jan Vermeulen

December 6, 2012

The newly announced Nokia Lumia 620 will be coming to South Africa in the first quarter of 2013, a Nokia South Africa spokesperson recently told MyBroadband.

Nokia announced the low-cost Windows Phone 8 smartphone on Wednesday (5 December 2012), saying that it adds a more youthful appeal to its range of devices by taking advantage of a new “dual-shot” technique.

The Finnish phone maker explained Dual Shot as follows:

Dual Shot involves casting two layers of polycarbonate, a single base layer and a second colour, in a transparent or translucent layer, to produce depth effects and secondary colour blends.

Nokia also announced the following specifications for the device:

Display: 3.8” TFT WVGA 800×480, ClearBlack
Memory: 512MB RAM
Storage: 8GB internal, Micro SD support up to 64GB
Cameras: 5Mpix autofocus, LED flash; Video capture: HD 720p@30fps; VGA front camera
Size & weight: 115.4 x 61.1 x 11.02 mm; 127g (including battery)
Connectivity: NFC, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz + 5GHz, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS/A-GPS, Glonass, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio connector (AHJ + WP Controls)
Processor: 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4
Networks: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100; GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Battery: 1300mAh