The Lumia 735 is built around a 4.7" ClearBlack AMOLED display. It has 720p resolution resulting in a pixel density of 316ppi. On top, it's covered with a protective layer of Gorilla Glass 3.
The capacitive touch sensor on the display features the supersensitive touch technology that allows it to detect fingers even through gloves.
The Lumia 735 comes with the Lumia Color Profile option in the settings, which gives you two sliders to play with - one for color temperature (which spans the cool, neutral and warm range) and color saturation (natural to vivid). It's a nifty feature to have on a midrange device.
Sadly, the Nokia Lumia 730/735 doesn't have the cool Glance Screen feature. We aren't sure of the reasons behind the omission on Microsoft's side, but it would've made great sense considering the ClearBlack OLED display.
The viewing angles are solid with only a minor shift in contrast when viewed at an extreme angle. Color rendering is also great and, as an added bonus, you can tweak the white balance and saturation to your liking. Contrast is great due to the AMOLED panel.
Display test
50% brightness
100% brightness
Black, cd/m2
White, cd/m2
Contrast ratio
Black, cd/m2
White, cd/m2
Contrast ratio
Nokia Lumia 735
0
258
∞
0
363
∞
HTC One mini 2
0.19
220
1141
0.42
501
1196
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
0
226
∞
0
432
∞
Motorola Moto G 4G
0.42
387
916
0.7
651
929
LG G3
0.14
109
763
0.72
570
789
Sony Xperia SP
-
-
-
0.7
568
816
The ClearBlack tech does help minimize reflectivity, which means that the relatively low brightness doesn't hurt the outdoor performance at all - the Lumia 735 is among the best in bright light.
Sunlight contrast ratio
Nokia 808 PureView 4.698
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 4.033
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 3.997
Apple iPhone 5 3.997
Apple iPhone 6 3.838
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 3.799
Samsung Galaxy K zoom 3.675
Nokia Lumia 930 3.567
Apple iPhone 5s 3.565
Samsung Galaxy S5 3.549
Nokia Lumia 735 3.547
Alcatel Idol X+ 3.527
Apple iPhone 5c 3.512
Samsung Galaxy Alpha 3.509
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo 3.487
Motorola RAZR MAXX 3.42
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III 3.419
Nokia Lumia 925 3.402
Gionee Elife S5.5 3.386
Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4 3.352
Samsung Omnia W 3.301
Samsung Galaxy S5 mini 3.174
Samsung I9000 Galaxy S 3.155
Samsung Ativ S 3.129
Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini 3.127
Samsung Galaxy S4 zoom 3.118
Nokia N9 3.069
Apple iPhone 6 Plus 3.023
Samsung Galaxy Note 2.97
Samsung Galaxy Premier 2.958
Sony Xperia Z1 2.95
HTC One S 2.901
Samsung I8730 Galaxy Express 2.861
BlackBerry Q10 2.856
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II 2.832
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus 2.801
BlackBerry Z30 2.79
Sony Xperia ZR 2.672
Huawei Ascend P1 2.655
Sony Xperia Z3 2.618
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact 2.616
Sony Xperia T3 2.609
BlackBerry Passport 2.595
Nokia Lumia 900 2.562
Motorola Moto G 4G 2.546
HTC One Max 2.537
Nokia Lumia 720 2.512
HTC One 2.504
Motorola Moto G 2.477
Sony Xperia Z 2.462
Xiaomi Mi 4 2.424
Samsung Galaxy S III mini 2.422
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro 2.416
LG G Flex 2.407
HTC One (M8) 2.371
Motorola RAZR i 2.366
Meizu MX4 2.366
Sony Xperia ZL 2.352
Samsung Galaxy Note II 2.307
HTC One (M8) for Windows 2.291
Oppo Find 7a 2.279
Alcatel One Touch Hero 2.272
Apple iPhone 4S 2.269
HTC Desire 600 dual sim 2.262
Nokia Asha 311 2.25
LG Nexus 5 2.228
Nokia Lumia 820 2.193
HTC One (E8) 2.185
Nokia Lumia 920 2.17
HTC One X 2.158
Nokia N8 2.144
Nokia Lumia 620 2.142
Nokia 515 2.134
HTC Desire 500 2.129
Sony Xperia acro S 2.119
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.119
Nokia Lumia 1020 2.103
Oppo Find 5 2.088
Sony Xperia SL 2.078
Nokia Lumia 630 2.056
BlackBerry Z10 2.051
Huawei Ascend Mate7 2.024
Samsung I9295 Galaxy S4 Active 2.022
Apple iPhone 4 2.016
HTC One mini 2.003
Xiaomi Mi 3 2.001
Huawei Ascend P7 1.992
LG G2 1.976
OnePlus One 1.961
Oppo R819 1.957
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray 1.955
Sony Xperia Z2 1.944
Sony Xperia E3 1.943
Nokia Lumia 1320 1.941
HTC One mini 2 1.94
Samsung Galaxy Camera 1.938
Sony Xperia J 1.932
Acer CloudMobile S500 1.931
LG Nexus 4 1.926
LG G Pro 2 1.922
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 1.913
Nokia Asha 308 1.911
HTC Butterfly 2 1.905
Sony Xperia T 1.894
Nokia Lumia 830 1.887
HTC Desire X 1.878
HTC Windows Phone 8X 1.873
HTC Butterfly 1.873
HTC Butterfly S 1.867
Huawei Ascend P6 1.865
Huawei Ascend Mate 1.845
LG G2 mini 1.838
LG G3 1.82
Nokia Lumia 1520 1.813
HTC Desire 616 dual sim 1.797
Sony Xperia V 1.792
HTC Desire 816 1.783
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact 1.772
HTC Desire 700 dual sim 1.769
Sony Xperia U 1.758
Meizu MX3 1.754
LG Optimus G 1.753
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra 1.74
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact 1.735
Sony Xperia SP 1.733
LG Optimus 4X HD 1.691
Oppo Find 7 1.691
HTC One V 1.685
BlackBerry Q5 1.682
LG Optimus Vu 1.68
Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 1.672
LG Optimus GJ 1.666
LG Optimus 3D Max 1.658
HTC Desire V 1.646
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 1.632
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 1.622
Jolla Jolla 1.605
Sony Xperia Z Ultra 1.578
Sony Xperia go 1.577
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 1.566
Samsung Galaxy Core 1.563
LG Optimus G Pro 1.552
Motorola Moto E 1.545
LG Optimus 3D 1.542
Nokia Asha 302 1.537
BlackBerry Curve 9320 1.488
Sony Xperia M 1.473
Oppo N1 1.47
Meizu MX 4-core 1.462
Nokia Lumia 610 1.432
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 1.4
Sony Xperia M2 1.393
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo 1.393
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 1.38
Sony Xperia E1 1.372
Nokia Lumia 625 1.371
Gigabyte GSmart G1355 1.361
Sony Xperia L 1.351
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 1.35
Xiaomi Redmi 1S 1.35
HTC Desire 510 1.34
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua 1.331
Sony Xperia miro 1.324
Samsung I9082 Galaxy Grand 1.321
Samsung I8530 Galaxy Beam 1.315
HTC Desire C 1.3
Nokia X 1.291
Sony Xperia C 1.283
Nokia Asha 503 1.281
Nokia Asha 501 1.27
LG Optimus L7 1.269
Nokia Lumia 510 1.268
Samsung Galaxy Fame 1.245
LG Optimus L9 1.227
Meizu MX 1.221
Samsung Galaxy Young 1.22
Sony Xperia E 1.215
Nokia XL 1.204
Sony Xperia E dual 1.203
Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C 1.198
Samsung Galaxy Pocket 1.18
Nokia Asha 305 1.178
Nokia Asha 306 1.175
Sony Xperia neo L 1.169
Sony Xperia tipo 1.166
Nokia Lumia 520 1.161
Samsung S6802 Galaxy Ace Duos 1.148
Samsung Galaxy mini 2 1.114
Rich connectivity
The Nokia Lumia 735 has quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support, quad-band 3G with HSDPA and tri-band LTE. The Lumia 730 has the same except it swaps the LTE radio for dual-SIM support.
In terms of local connectivity, it offers dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n with DLNA and Wi-Fi Hotspot, and stereo Bluetooth 4.0, with file transfer support.
The Wallet app also uses NFC connectivity. Unfortunately, we won't know whether that has any potential to expand beyond its out-of-the-box functionality for at least a few more months.
NFC is still useful for file sharing and it works across other platforms with NFC support. Sending a picture to a Samsung phone, for instance, wasn't a problem and the same goes for web pages.
NFC also plays nice with some cool accessories - like the JBL PowerUp speaker that automatically starts playing when you place the Lumia 735 on it - and charges the phone too, while at it.
Battery life
The 2200mAh Li-Ion battery inside the Lumia 735 is rated at up to 17 hours of 3G talk time and 600 hours of standby. It's a tad larger than a potential main competitor's, the Moto G.
We ran our usual battery tests including web browsing, calls, video and standby. The phone managed an overall rating of 59 hours, which means it will last about two and a half days if you do an hour each of watching videos, browsing the web and making calls each day.
Our routine also includes a standby battery draw test, which is not featured in our battery test scorecard but is calculated in the total endurance rating. Our battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you want to learn more about it.
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