Top-notch, yet Affordable
The Nokia Lumia 720 is a mid-range Windows Phone 8 smartphone with a unibody design and a smooth and solid build. It has a 4.3-inch display and three touch keys at front. At 800x480p, the display resolution is low, but Nokia's ClearBlack technology makes it better than other devices of the same resolution. Along with the regular Windows phone 8 tile interface, the Lumia 720 also has an improved lock screen that can pull updates from all the apps. Since Windows phones run smoothly on relatively low-power processors, the 1Ghz dual-core processor with 512 MB RAM is enough to provide good performance. The highlight of the devices is its 6.7MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and a best-in-class F1.9 aperture. It captures details and real-life colours perfectly. The sound output is above average.
Feel and look of the phone
It's easy to fall in love with the phone. There is something beautiful about the matt colour finish, the size of the screen and the creative display of the Window Phone UI is pleasing to the eyes. With respect to the button and speaker placements, It is pretty much similar to the other recent member of the Nokia Lumia smartphones.
Display
With its 4.3-inch display of 480x800 pixels resolution, translating to a density of 217 pixels per inch, the phone makes the movie-watching-experience. The viewing angles and outdoor visibility is impressive. The reading experience is good enough as the UI font is pleasing to the eye.
The front is covered by a sheet of touch, scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass that protects the IPS touchscreen.
Software and features
The Windows Phone 8 software takes a bit of getting used to after Android or iOS, but it's so simple, the learning curve is really very short. It's easy to move the tiles from the apps menu to your scrollable home page. It's easy to resize them as well and active ones, such as your People tile that altimates pictures of your contacts in an ever-shifting mosaic, or the weather tile that gives constant climate updates are welcome
Design and Connectivity
The ClearBlack technology used on the sturdy, resistant Sculpted Corning Gorilla Glass 2 screen of the bright and bold Nokia Lumia 720 ensures the the display perfoms well even under sunlight.
Connectivity options galore, you are spoilt for choice when it comes to the Lumia 720 - enjoy superior browsing speeds with the GPRS, EDGE or 3G or just use the Wi-Fi to connect to Facebook and Twitter.
Storage and Battery
The Lumia 720 is powered by a 2000 mAh battery that can give you up to 23 hours of talk time on 2G networks. The phone has an internal memory of 8 GB store all your apps, music and files. This can be extended up to a massive 64 GB through a microSD card.