Nokia Lumia 830 Unboxing, Hands On Gallery

One of the first devices to be released following the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s Devices and Services Division was the Lumia 830, a handset that brings the style and features of the Lumia 930 flagship to a lesser price point. The Lumia 830 looks almost identical to the Lumia 930 yet with a few lesser specs, offers an impressive package with an even more impressive price tag. The Lumia 830 has landed in Bright Orange and first up is our Unboxing and hands on gallery.

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Like the Lumia 930 (and the past Lumia handsets), the Lumia 830 looks and feels like a Nokia Lumia handset. One of the last devices to be devised by Nokia before the sale completed, the 830 is designed to replace the Lumia 820 as Nokia’s answer to the mid-to-high range market. It sports a 5 inch 720p HD display (a drop from 1080p on the Lumia 930) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Nokia ClearBlack display and 294 pixels per inch density.

Our handset is the orange Lumia 830 and this stands out in an industry where manufacturers tend not to sway too much from the norm (which is currently gold, black and white). Like the Lumia 930 and many other devices before it, the Lumia 830 has a polycarbonate rear shell with aluminium bezel and despite the 150 gram weight (which is heavy by current standards), it feels light in the hand.

The Lumia 830 aims to bring Nokia’s camera prowess to the midrange price point and offers a 10MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, optical image stabilisation, LED flash and PureView oversampling technology. There’s also 1/3.4″ sensor size and Full HD 1080p video recording but unlike the selfie-focused Lumia 735, the Lumia 830 only sports an 0.9MP front snapper (although this is capable of 720p HD video).

One thing that the current generation of low and midrange Nokia Lumia handsets offer is removable batteries and the Lumia 830 is no different. Removing the back cover is simple and reveals the microSD card slot, microSIM card slot and the 2200 mAh battery that is claimed will last up to 528 hours on Standby. The Lumia 830 is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB RAM and 16GB storage although the latter can be expanded by up to 128GB using the microSD card slot.

Overall the Lumia 830 looks and feels just like another Lumia handset but is quite refreshing to hold. With a price tag of around £300 and costing from £28 on pay monthly deals, on paper the Lumia 830 offers an impressive package and the Windows Phone 8.1 OS comes with a host of new tricks including Cortana, Action Centre and an improved home screen experience.

Whether the Lumia 830 is worth its price tag remains to be seen – you’ll need to join us in a few weeks for a closer look – but for now, it offers what Nokia aimed it to: a reasonable price tag for some very reasonable specs and the chance to bring Windows Phone to more users.