Microsoft Lumia 650 UK SIM-Free Smartphone - Black

This is the second Windows phone I have owned and I have to say I am very very pleased with the MS Lumia 650. Having been issued with various i-phones for work, and finding them all awful, for my personal use this phone is just what I need. The phone arrived well packaged and on-time so a big thank you to the poster. Straight out of the box the phone was easy to put together and the first thing I noticed was the lovely build quality. The case feels solid and robust whilst retaining a slim, lightweight profile. I was surprised at the screen size. Even though I'd noted the measurements it still looked bigger than I had anticipated. The transfer of all of the data from my old windows phone to the MS 650 took only minutes. The phone itself is so easy to use. I love the Windows tile system that mirrors my laptop and the colours are crisp & clear, especially in bright sunlight. When reading the reviews on this phone I had anticipated battery issues but so far the battery lasts easily 48 hours with normal use (phone calls, texts, email, browsing the web, FB, Twitter, WhatsApp). I am not a gamer so this is not an issue for me but I do use my phone instead of an MP3 player in the gym. Again this doesn't seem to have put any additional strain on the battery. I have also found as many apps as I need in the app-store. I know apple offer more but personally I have found most of the apple apps to be a waste of time unless you follow fashion.The MS 650 is more about style. So to sum up - (the positives) - Great build quality, slim, lightweight, lovely screen & colours, quite a good battery for normal users, plenty of free apps, easy to use, reliable. (negatives) - Needs a protective case.

It's a decent mobile phone for those basic features, such as: placing / receiving a call, getting voice mail, text messaging, address book, appointment calendar, emails on Outlook and the occasional web browsing. The phone’s screen is the right size (just about 5 inches) and light weight too. The GPS and maps application is also useful... when it works. The CPU in this phone isn't powerful enough for Windows 10 Phone, so it does lag and struggle to do things. The Edge browser struggles with many websites, and it crashes now and then with multiple tabs open. The camera is OK, although I miss the dedicated camera button on the side of the device like in my previous Lumia 835 mobile phone. I've had it for almost a year now with few problems. It does what it was intended to do... to be a no nonsense smart mobile phone. However, it's soon to be useless when it comes to useful applications... My bank's mobile application will no longer be supported on Windows 10 Phone after February 2018. Add to this bad news, there are less and less useful and decent applications anymore. It's a matter of time before my Uber, WhatsApp and Bus Due applications will no longer be supported on Windows 10 Phone. It's a shame... I stuck with Windows Phone because it was a great alternative to iOS and Android. Plus I thought the Microsoft acquisition of Nokia's mobile phone business would develop a Surface Phone. Alas, it wasn't meant to be... Off to look at comparable Android mobile phones within the price range to meet my smart mobile phone needs in 2018... :-(

OK. So, if you've not had a Windows phone before, you should realize there are a few differences between it (Windows phone) and Android or Apple. I would say that the response time is a tiny bit slower. Android jumps to do your bidding in a microsecond or four and Windows does, well, take its time a bit. But in every other respect Windows 10 on this phone is very smooth. The screen is a good bit larger than my previous phone - the Lumia 635 - and the screen is crystal clear. I like how all the settings are laid out, I like how the connected accounts are set up and then forgotten. Security also seems reliable. My impression is that this is an excellent phone for anyone who is happy with Windows on their desktop or tablet. Android users might consider it a little sluggish. Apple users would feel cheap buying something in this price range. Great value and quality, in my final opinion.

It's a very good phone overall but it has some annoying ways, such as when you want to record a video it will keep saying "something went wrong" after trying to simply record something, which most video recording phones can do easily. Also trying to share things on facebook, you tap the share button sometimes and it doesn't do anything so you sometimes have to switch the phone off and then back on again, and it works fine. The charger doesn't detect sometimes so it will be plugged in but not charging, but this has been working well recent, and it may just be my phone which this happens too. The speakers are brilliant though, loud and good quality sound. The design of the phone is nice and the features on screen, with a lot of well designed applications to use. The phones good value for money. Overall happy with the phone for another year or 18 months, definetely worth buying if you don't mind a few slight irritations sometimes, all off which seem to be ok after restarting the phone.

Battery life poor, niue and light but not worth the pathetic 6 hours usage if you're busy. Updated after 2 months: Do not buy it is an awful, awful device. I have had Nokia then Microsoft Lumia's for many years but this phone is effectively unusable, Bluetooth keeps dropping out then crashing the phone, it will behave unpredictably and will need to be restarted once or twice a day. The reception is worth than both the 620 and 630, both will have a signal the 650 won't despite being on the same network. Can only think it is a rushed release which keeps being updated and still not ready or the hardware isn't capable enough to manage what is being asked of it

The Lumia 650 I purchased from Amazon is actually my second one of these - I bought one from Carphone Warehouse back in March with the intention of using it as my summer phone (I was/am using a Nokia Lumia 930, which is a bit weighty for ones summer shorts). I was immediately impressed by the feel and look of the phone. Previous Lumias I have owned include the 630, 925 and the aforementioned 930 and I have liked them all, especially the design of the 925, though that was a very 'slippery' device to hold if it had no aftermarket case on. I think the 650 is perhaps my favourite Lumia where looks and feel/handling are concerned. It feels lovely in the hand, is light (ideal for my summer shorts) and the screen is surprisingly sumptuous for such a (relatively) cheap smartphone. I do like Windows 10 Mobile very much. There is perhaps a bit of lag compared to my 930 running 8.1 OS but then again the 930 has double the RAM (2gb v 1gb in the 650) and from what I hear W10 Mobile isn't quite the finished article, but I am impressed with it nonetheless. The return of the Glance Screen is most welcome (Lumia 930 sadly was not given that - very foolish). Battery life is better than the 930 but I have to recharge it every 30 hours or so - using it for lots of web browsing, whatsapp'ing, texting, ebay. I dont play games on my phone - I have a games console for that so cant honestly say what its performance is like for that purpose. For everything else it does the job perfectly well, and looks really good doing it. Dare I say it, it is actually quicker at snapping photos than my 930. You may be wondering, why did I buy two white ones? I like to have a spare if I like something. If you are a fan of Windows phone and are not a power-user (if you are, then the 950 and 950xl may be better suited) and appreciate beautiful, clean design, then you will like the Lumia 650, especially considering the price, which was £149 when I bought it.

I've been a big fan of Lumia phones for a while. Since Nokia became Microsoft the final quality of the product has plummeted. Apart from the awful lack of competitive apps, the stability of Windows 10 is poor to say the least. On the top of it, the 650 processor is so weak it makes the phone laggy and annoying to use. On the upsides, the phone has a very good built in quality. Mine has suffered a few major impacts and the screen is unsullied. The phone is very light and looks like a flagship (a bloodily slow flagship). Value for money is not awful, but I wouldn't buy it again

The phone in white gives it a premium look and feel. The windows 10 mobile operating system with all the latest updates makes the phone a delight to use. The new integrated maps is superb for public transport connections, which I use for my daily commute, with a much slicker interface than the old Here Transit app. And its the little details too numerous to mention that make the latest windows 10 mobile a real treat. The only downside is the rather bare app store. However, all the apps I use on a daily basis are available and for the price its a bargain. I have colleagues with similar priced Android phones and this phone looks and feels it costs twice as much as theirs. Before buying this or an Android phone I would strongly suggest you check out the app store first to see if all you need is available. If the apps are available I would strongly suggest you consider this phone. This is my third Windows phone have had windows 7.1, 8.1 and now this 10.x addition to an Android phone.