

To a certain extent, you do get what you pay for, so everything is scaled back here to achieve the affordable price tag. Yes, it lacks features that high and mid tier smartphones offer like a front camera (that will be a deal breaker for some), and it has a paltry amount of internal storage. Yet it ships with the latest version of the OS, Windows Phone 8.1, has a truly good voice assistant named Cortana and important core features like expandable storage via microSD card slot and a replaceable battery. In the spirit of the Moto E, the Lumia is meant to be a phone that most anyone can afford (T-Mobile does offer $7/month payment plans if the full retail exceeds the contents of your wallet). Quite the opposite: it's nice enough looking, has a decent display, 4G LTE where most ultra-budget phones stop at 3G, a quad core processor and a decent rear 5 megapixel camera. And surprisingly, the phone doesn't stink. The AT&T GoPhone version is $99 full retail. The T-Mobile version used for this review lists for $168 outright (no contract, no monthly pay off) and sells for just $129 on and $119 on the Home Shopping Network. The Nokia Lumia 635 is one of the least expensive smartphones on the US market. The platform has so far done particularly well there. In Chief (twitter: this is Windows Phone's future: very affordable handsets that reach the widest possible demographic. What's Not: No front camera, not a particularly high resolution display. A budget phone with LTE 4G, an IPS display and a Snapdragon quad core CPU: nice. What's Hot: Solid features and design for the money. Home > Phone Reviews > Windows Phone Reviews > Nokia Lumia 635
