Nokia reveals budget

Summary: Nokia has announced the latest addition to the Lumia range: the 4.7-inch 625.

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After the 520 proved something of a hit (in Lumia terms, that is), Nokia has announced a new low-end device.

What makes the 625, launched on Tuesday, stand out from its predecessors is the size of the screen: a 4.7-incher. It's the biggest Lumia screen to date: previously, the largest display in the range was 4.5 inches, as seen on the 1020, 920 and 925.

However, for all that screen real estate, the resolution is fairly low 800x480p - the same resolution as the 520 but significantly lower than Nokia's flagship 1020's 1280x768p.

The device otherwise is a fairly standard lower-end Lumia, and comes with the 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual core, rather than the quad-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 found on most of the recent Lumias. There's also 512MB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage (extendable up to 64GB via SD card), and a five-megapixel rear-facing camera.

As well as running Windows Phone 8, the 625 comes with the Lumia Amber update,

The device, which comes in orange, yellow, bright green, white and black, will go on sale the current quarter.

Though it's thought to be chiefly at the Chinese market, the 625 will also be sold in Europe, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and comes with a wallet-friendly price tag of €220 unsubsidised.

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop told investors last week that the company would be seeking to cut the cost of its Windows Phone devices in an effort to drive sales, citing the 520 as one of the more popular handsets in the range at the moment, particularly in the US, UK and China.

The 625 is the second Lumia launch this month: the imaging-focused 925 was launched in New York earlier in July.