Nokia Lumia 930 review – the last great Nokia smartphone?

Camera

The Lumia 930’s impressive range of apps come into their own when you mix in the Lumia 930’s rear 20-megapixel PureView camera. With a 1/2.5 sensor, outdoor shots showed plenty of crisp detail and the sky was particularly well-exposed.

Colours were a tad muted compared to shots we took on the Lumia 1020 at the same time, but this can easily be rectified live onscreen using the Nokia Camera app’s white balance, focus, ISO, shutter speed and brightness settings.

^ The weather was overcast when we took these photos, but colours still looked a little gloomy

The Nokia Camera app also has Smart Sequence, which takes a series of photos when you tap the shutter button. You can then use this to create a number of different images within the app. For example, you can remove any moving objects, switch faces if friends happen to blink in one shot, or add a motion blur effect. Best Shot also selects the single best picture from the sequence, while Action Shot lets you combine several shots together to show how the object moved across the camera.

This worked well enough when we tried it out, but there were still issues we’d seen elsewhere on other Lumia phones where the camera didn’t always capture the whole object while it was moving and areas of shadow often bled into the background as well.

Conclusion

The Nokia Lumia 930 may not have the staying power of other Lumia devices, but for those who want the best Windows Phone 8.1 experience in a normal-sized handset, there’s simply no competition. What’s more, it’s now eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10, so you won’t be left behind when it comes to keeping up with the latest features. With a fantastic screen, lightning fast performance and a great camera, the Lumia 930 is still one of the greatest Windows phones you can buy today. 

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