Nokia's (NOK) Lumia 920 Boasts Faster Speed, More Memory, Incredible Camera
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So, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) held its event with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) today to debut its next series of Lumia devices: the 820 and 920.
So, what did Nokia bring to the table with its Windows Phone 8-based Lumia? We'll be focusing on the 920 model, though the 820 shares many specs.
Initially, and only half-jokingly, the Lumia 920 comes in way more colors, such as a yellow and red. And gray, clearly.
But, there's more under the hood. The Lumia 920 gets:
From a Nokia press release this morning: "The Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, including the latest advances in Nokia PureView imaging innovation. Using advanced floating lens technology, the camera in the Nokia Lumia 920 is able to take in five times more light than competing smartphones without using flash, making it possible to capture clear, bright pictures and video indoors and at night. It also compensates for hand movement while the photo is being taken."
Pricing on the device wasn't available, though many suspect it to be at or less than competitors models.
More on how the Lumia 820/920 will utilize Windows Phone 8 will be revealed later, when Windows 8 officially launches. Timing for release of the devices was said to be in the fourth quarter 2012.
Shares of Nokia at down 9.5 percent, but off of session lows Wednesday.
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So, what did Nokia bring to the table with its Windows Phone 8-based Lumia? We'll be focusing on the 920 model, though the 820 shares many specs.
Initially, and only half-jokingly, the Lumia 920 comes in way more colors, such as a yellow and red. And gray, clearly.
But, there's more under the hood. The Lumia 920 gets:
- a dual-core 1.5-GHz Snapdragon processor from QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM). The processor is also used on the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S III;
- 1-GB of RAM;
- 32-GB of storage;
- a 4.5-inch PureMotion HD+ IPS LCD;
- 8.7-megapixel PureView camera;
- 1080p video recording;
- NFC capability;
- wireless charging; and
- WLAN network positioning.
From a Nokia press release this morning: "The Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, including the latest advances in Nokia PureView imaging innovation. Using advanced floating lens technology, the camera in the Nokia Lumia 920 is able to take in five times more light than competing smartphones without using flash, making it possible to capture clear, bright pictures and video indoors and at night. It also compensates for hand movement while the photo is being taken."
Pricing on the device wasn't available, though many suspect it to be at or less than competitors models.
More on how the Lumia 820/920 will utilize Windows Phone 8 will be revealed later, when Windows 8 officially launches. Timing for release of the devices was said to be in the fourth quarter 2012.
Shares of Nokia at down 9.5 percent, but off of session lows Wednesday.
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