The best lines from Nokia's absurdly positive review of its own Windows Phone

This time last week, I was lucky enough to take delivery of the new Nokia Lumia 620 — Nokia's latest, and most affordable, Windows Phone 8 smartphone. […]

Like a kid on Christmas morning, I grabbed the delivery bag, tore it open, and glanced at the contents — a blue box with the words "Nokia Lumia 620" printed on it.

Comparing the weight with my Nokia Lumia 800, the Lumia 620 feels lighter, but not in a cheap way. It feels solid and heavy enough to fit snugly into the palm of my hand while the smooth back and rounded edges give the whole phone a comfortable feel.

From the start, it's clear to see that the Nokia Lumia 620 is a fun, almost-youthful smartphone, thanks to the new color range.

After popping in my Micro SIM card, a spare 8GB Micro SD card (supports up to 64GB) and the 1300mAh battery, I clipped on the lime shell — it just happened to match the jumper I was wearing that day — and powered it on.

In terms of battery performance, I easily get a full day out of it, with a fair amount of usage. As I'm still in the honeymoon phase, where I'm still trying to find new things with it, I'd expect the battery to run down considerably quicker. But it doesn't.

If you're into your music, you'll be happy to know that the Nokia Lumia 620 plays it loud; at about 100db we believe. Perfect for listening to you favorite bands using Nokia Music.

As a big fan of NFC, I'm delighted to be able to finally have that technology in my pocket, in an affordable, attractive, fully functional package as the Lumia 620.