In Short
The Lumia 720 is a smartphone from Nokia running Microsoft's mobile operating system Windows Phone. It was announced by Nokia at the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It's an affordable smartphone priced to compete in the mid-range space.
The Nokia Lumia 720 features a 4.3-inch WVGA IPS ClearBlack display running at 480 x 800 pixels (217ppi). Inside is a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 512 MB of RAM, 8 GB of storage and support for microSD cards.
A 6.7 MP sensor is in the rear camera. The Lumia 720 is also the most affordable phone to feature Carl Zeiss technology and optics in the camera module. A 1.3 MP front-facing camera is available for video calls.
The design of the Nokia Lumia 720 has been universally praised. In our review of the Lumia 720, we said it had the purest expression of the Lumia design language.
The Nokia Lumia 720 received the Lumia Black firmware update in early February 2013 and is expected to get Windows Phone 8.1 in mid-2014.
05 August 2013
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By Jay Bennett
Windows Phone Central's review of the entry level, but feature packed, Nokia Lumia 720
We know this review is late...
25 February 2013
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By Rich Edmonds
Nokia today announced the Lumia 720 Windows Phone at Mobile World Congress. Sporting an intriguing design (it lightly resembles a HTC 8X - or is that just me?), the mid-range smartphone packs some serious heat at an affordable price...
25 February 2013
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By Rich Edmonds
The Lumia 720 is a mid-range Windows Phone, which was announced by Nokia and looks absolutely stunning. While not the most advanced smartphone on the platform, the device packs some serious power. Nokia quickly ran us through the delights of the Lumia 720 in the video above....
12 April 2013
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By Daniel Rubino
Just as we’re wrapping up our Lumia 520 review, our Lumia 720 showed up today - in yellow no less. Huzzah! So instead of keeping it to ourselves we figured we’d unbox and give a brief tour of the newest mid-range Lumia with Windows Phone 8...
