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operating system. It was announced on 2 April 2014, at Microsoft Build 2014 and scheduled to be released in July 2014. It has a

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SoC with a quad-core processor (MSM8226 or MSM8626) and

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305 GPU. Additionally, it has a 4.5-inch display and a 5 MP camera. The Lumia 635 is similar but 4G-compatible, lacks a dual-SIM version and comes in a different finish, while the Lumia 636 and 638 are identical, but come with 1 GB of RAM (Only 1GB RAM models can upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile) and are currently available only in China and India respectively. It is the successor of the

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, with an improved quad-core processor, but removes the

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, flash and dedicated camera button. Since the Nokia Lumia 630/635, all of the non-

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Lumia phones have removed the camera buttons. On 2 March 2015, Microsoft presented its successor, the

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, with improved 1280x720 HD display, 1 GB of

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, 8 MP camera with

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video recording and

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flash, front-facing camera for

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s and video conference, large 2500 mAh battery,

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and

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upgrade ability.

Availability

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launched the Nokia Lumia 630 in India on 12 May 2014, at INR 10,500 along with a dual-SIM variant priced at INR 11,500, both slated to be available from 14 May 2014. In Malaysia it launched at RM549. In Pakistan the Lumia 630 was announced with

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on 12 May 2014, at the price of 15,990/- PKR As of 29 May 2014, Nokia announced that the Lumia 630 will be available in the United Kingdom at £89.95 for the single SIM version only. The handset was launched by

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on 22 May 2014, available for purchase on Pay as you go networks and Pay monthly in green, black, white, yellow and orange. Nokia also launched the Lumia 630 in the Philippines. It was announced in an event was held at the

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, Taguig on 13 May 2014, and offered at an affordable price of ₱7,990. It will be available in different colours including bright orange, bright yellow, bright green, white and black. The Lumia 630 launched in November 2014 for the USA market exclusively for

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. It is available in green and blue and is priced at $100. The Lumia 630/635 appears to have been discontinued sometime prior to February 2016.

Known issues

The dual-SIM variant of the device has phone call audio loss issues. The Lumia 635 (AT&T GoPhone Variant) has hardware audio /mic /camera function failure issues after the Lumia Denim or the Windows 10 Mobile over-the-air update. There is a significant area of dimming along the top of the screen. Some devices do not allow setting

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as default search. The Lumia 630 Dual SIM and Lumia 635 get very hot when running for extended periods of time, especially when running Internet Explorer.

Variants

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and the

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for specific carriers. The international version of Lumia 638 was released but only sold in

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exclusively through the Microsoft Brand Store at

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since December 2014 and is at present the cheapest 4G smartphone in the country. Lumia 630 TV Edition (RM-979) is a Lumia 630 Dual SIM variant with a built-in

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receiver which is exclusively sold in

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Replaceable shell

The smartphone has a changeable shell: bright orange, bright green, bright yellow, matte black, white.

References

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Availability

Known issues

Variants

Replaceable shell

See also

References