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Nokia Lumia 920 Review
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Review: November 2012 |
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Phone rating: 
In a nutshell: The Nokia Lumia
920 sets a new standard for Windows Phone smartphones. Running
Windows Phone 8, highlights include an 8.7 megapixel PureView
camera, wireless charging, a HD+ display, a dual-core processor
and NFC wireless connectivity. But what's up with the price?
Best buy: *Free* from The
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Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Lumia 920 hit the shops on
2nd November. Looking good in a range of bright colours, the phone has a one-piece
polycarbonate body with ceramic zirconium camera detailing and side keys. It's
equipped with a massive 2000mAh non-removable battery and is a heavy phone,
weighing in at a pocket-splitting 185g. Running Windows
Phone 8, this is the first Windows phone from Nokia to use a dual-core processor.
The two big highlights of the 920 are its camera and wireless charging.
Camera
Nokia have a very strong reputation for camera phones, and the 920 is one of its
most innovative ever, with 8.7 megapixels, PureView technology, a Carl Zeiss lens
and Optical Image Stabilisation.
PureView is Nokia's
innovative solution to low light photography, and uses a pixel oversampling
technique to improve picture quality in low light.
The extra-large f2.0 lens will let in many times more light than other smartphone
cameras. Optical Image Stabilisation is a first and will produce blur-free photos
and videos in even low-light or fast moving situations. And the pulsed dual-LED
flash promises to be one of the brightest of any camera phone.
Smart Shoot lets you choose the best group photo by picking the best expression
for each person.
A dedicated camera key completes the package.
Wireless charging
The Lumia 920 can be recharged wirelessly by electromagnetic induction using any
Qi-compatible charger. If you have any concerns about the safety of moving significant
amounts of electric current through the air, then don't be! The same technology
has been in use for many years in induction hobs for high-end kitchens.
PureMotion display
The screen will be the world's highest resolution display at 1280 x 768 pixels.
That's even higher than the HD displays on the HTC One
X, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Sony
Xperia T.
Nokia claim that the Lumia's 4.5 inch curved screen is the "world’s brightest,
clearest, fastest touchscreen". That's quite a claim to make. But a cool
feature to note is that the touchscreen can be used even when wearing gloves!
A must-have feature for Finnish users everywhere!
Nokia City Lens
An augmented reality app, giving you info about your surroundings through the
camera's viewfinder. You also get voice-guided satnav from Nokia Drive.
SkyDrive
Also known as cloud storage. You get 7GB of this in addition to the 32GB of onboard
memory. Sync with your laptop and tablet to access all your Windows apps and files
from anywhere.
NFC
The Lumia 920 is the first Nokia phone in the UK to feature NFC, the new wireless
communications standard.
Pricing
The Nokia Lumia 920 launched on 2nd November 2012, exclusively on EE's
4G network. We were dismayed to see that it's priced even higher than the
Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE. Are Nokia serious
about making any kind of dent in Android & iPhone sales? It doesn't look like
it. Someone at Nokia needs to wake up and smell their share price crashing into
the ground.
Features of the Nokia Lumia 920 include:
- Windows Phone 8 operating system
- 8.7 megapixel PureView camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, autofocus, pulsed
dual LED flash, f2.0, 4x digital zoom
- Video camera: Full HD quality 1080p resolution, 30 frames/second, 4x digital
zoom
- 1.2 megapixel front camera for HD video calling
- Display: PureMotion HD+ capacitive touchscreen, 16.7 million colours, 1280
x 768 pixels (4.5 inches) with Gorilla Glass
- Media player
- Stereo FM radio
- aGPS with Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive and Nokia City Lens
- Integrated hands-free speaker
- HD audio
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (support for attachments)
- Processor: Dual core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4
- Memory: 1GB internal plus 32GB plus 7GB SkyDrive
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.1, micro USB 2.0, NFC, 3.5 mm stereo headphone
plug, Qi wireless charging
- Data: WAP, EGPRS, WCDMA/HSPA (42 Mbps download, 5.76 Mbps upload), LTE (100Mbps
download)
- Internet: HTML5 web browser (Internet Explorer 10)
- Key applications: Phonebook, Office apps, Facebook, Twitter
- Enterprise security features
- Quadband GSM plus 3G WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 plus LTE (4G)
- Size: 130 x 71 x 10.7 mm
- Weight: 185g
- 2000mAh battery
- Talktime: 17 hours
- Battery standby: 400 hours
Nokia Lumia 920 User Reviews
Love your mobile? Hate it? Please share your experiences to help other
people choose the phone that's best for them. Please do not review this
phone if you have not used it. This is a review site, not a forum, so
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Average rating from 14 reviews:
Reviewed by Demola from Nigeria on 17th Jun 2013
Please Either Nokia or Windows should do something about the Zune desktop Manager.
Uploading Movies onto my phone takes hours. Plus I can not even use my music
as ringtones. That sucks big time. I can use themes to personalize my phone.
All these can be corrected with an update. Hardware wise, the phone is cool.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Fred from UK on 25th May 2013
Great phone, shame about the O/S. Having had an Omina 7 and several iPhones,
I can tell you the the windows O/s would look better if it operated like windows
7 the desktop software.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by LM1980 from UK on 18th Apr 2013
I have had the lumia 920 for a while now and as far as the handset goes it is
a fantastic device. My only negative is how WP8 operates. Being an iphone owner
since the first iphone and having ever version including 5 I guess I'm just
an apple fan.
WP8 just isn't for me.
5 stars go to Nokia not WP8.
Rating:  Reply
Reviewed by Anthony from England on 29th Jan 2013
I can only give this 3 start due to the problems below:-
1) Windows 8 software is not "there" yet... there are many problems with it
that may/may not be solved with the new udpdate (I have asked both Nokia and
Windows for an update on release and nobody is willing to answer)
2) I use my phones for music, and stream to a Bluetooth stereo in car and at
home. The music randomly pauses after tracks and does not continue (also, no
gapless playback over Bluetooth) - frustrating. Also, it is almost impossible
to make a music playlist!!
3) Some apps are WAY over priced. In defence of people moaning about the lack
of apps available, it will take time to get the IOS/Android store and for them
to transfer.
4) The stock Facebook/Twitter apps are rubbish, and alternatives are not much
better. Not a problem if you don't use them, obviously.
5) I have had problems losing signal, but then again I am on that uselss network
EE... avoid EE !!!
6) Hardly any background customisation. Only windows / Nokia tones available
for alerts. You can make your own ringtone (wow) - but again, so far behind
Apple and especially Android on this...
Plus points are:- Amazing screen, feels good and weighty, camera is very good
(not brilliant) and in darker conditions you do not need the flash turned on.
Most of all it is nice to see Nokia getting their act together again. Everyone
has owned a Nokia, and we all have a soft spot for them...
It's such a shame these little niggles were not corrected, and nobody will give
a timescale for attempted correction. I will probably get too frustrated to
keep it for much longer, and do truly miss the Android customisation.
Rating: Reply
Reply by Anthony K from England on 2nd Feb
2013
An update on the above... Software updated this morning, phone crashed 2 hours
later and will now not start back up! Such a shame Nokia. Could have been a
great phone. If I could update the rating I would reduce to 2 stars. It is a
beautiful but heavily flawed phone.
Reviewed by Marmalade from Italy on 28th Jan 2013
Oh yes this is the one. Its the tops for me & you. Smell the phone & touch it
so bright. I use it when out its super. I showed all my girls and they screamed.
Please be kind & buy this. Do they sell it in pink?
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by mick morgan from uk on 10th Jan 2013
Firstly i have to agree with s21,
the price is ridiculous but i got a bargain,
of a auction site for £299 in yellow
which looks fabulous,the phone is so quick,
i thought nothing would beat sgs3,
but this phone does,i would urge anybody,
who's bored with android and iPhones,
go and buy one you wont regret it.
Rating: Reply
Reply by mick morgan from uk on 3rd Feb 2013
I honestly thought Nokia had made great strides, But 48rs ago had an update,and
guess what ? The phone hasn't switched on since just crashed And died, before
the update it was a dream to use Now its a nightmare.back to android I think.
Reply by peter from uk on 16th Feb 2013
Your phone always takes a backup of the last version. Restore the backup and
then you can retry the update or just ignore the new update which you say creates
problems. Haven't had the same issue but try the restore and at least it should
fix your main problem.
Reviewed by mike from wales on 10th Jan 2013
Agree 100%. Lumia 920 is the phone to beat. Having owned Nokia for years, I
can say that this partnership with Microsoft was deffo the way to go. WP8 =
best OS by miles. PLus with Nokia you get exclusives like Nokia Maps, Drive,
Music, City Lens, etc. etc. Premium product.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by mobilereview from India on 10th Jan 2013
Nokia Lumia 920 is a great phone i personally like it because of its processor,
memory, advance application.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Mark from UK on 5th Jan 2013
Got my Lumia 920 a week ago, Im impressed, having been on Android for past few
years, this phone really is the business. Excellent Screen, admittidly it is
heavy BUT, i like that, some may not thou. For me, there are plenty of apps,
the Nokia maps and Nokia drive & City Lens all usefull, easy to use. love it
:)) Mines on Orange..
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Nick Davies from UK on 28th Dec 2012
Having had this phone for about a month now I can honestly say it is the best
smartphone I have used or seen. Fast smooth, stunning screen, amazing that is
all I can say, I am so happy that I upgraded to this phone.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by fozzy from uk on 2nd Dec 2012
Nice phone. Very heavy and well built. Can't see that much difference since
Windows 7.5 though. Battery life is ok on mine but I'm not constantly fiddling
with it. No fm radio is a bit of a letdown (I didn't know until after I bought
it) and there is a problem when trying to type on forums where the pop up keyboard
disappears. Don't know much about the camera, don't use them. If you're used
to an Iphone and can live with limited customisation, it's fine. If you like
the freedom of Android it's probably not for you.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by nick from uk on 20th Nov 2012
Probably the best mobile phone in the market right now. Camera is unbelievable
especially in low lighting. Nokia drive works like tomtom and it's free and
windows phone is the easiest system to use. My only criticism is the size but
it's a big screen, and you get used to it, and probably don't want to go back
to something smaller. 5 stars from me for the quality and easy of use. There
are 130,000 apps but I already have what I need. Also I love the skydrive and
how it integrates with the phone.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Nick Davies from England on 18th Nov 2012
Windows phone is better,faster, and easier to use than android. The Lumia 920
will out perform any other phone on the market, it has the best screen, best
camera, and best build out there. Windows market has not got millions of useless
apps, but it has good ones, and the lumia comes with Nokia drive and music.
I love this phone it is like my old lumia 800 on steroids with all the bad stuff
fixed. I hope the os is well supported and more developers produce apps, it
is about android and ios have a chalange.
Rating: Reply
Reviewed by Steve from England on 12th Nov 2012
A solid well made phone as you would expect from Nokia. Asthetically very pleasing
and extremely responsive. Superb call clarity and a good loud-ish ringtone.
The phone is heavy but I find that a good thing. I am afraid that is where the
good points end. The widely talked about camera produces shots no better than
my Galaxy S2 does. Very dissapointing after all the hype of the pureview technology.
Apps are limited and the free ones are not all that. You even have to pay for
Angry Birds...!! And how old is that one. !! If you like making squares " tiles
as Microsoft call them ", bigger and smaller and only want a very expensive
phone to call, text and use social networking apps on, then go for this one.
I thought I was bored with Android, but I was very mistaken. Compared to the
boring Windows phone 8, it's lightyears ahead. !!
Not for me. I am now going to sell my shiny new red phone and get back to the
wonderful world of Android. I am sure there are loads of you who will love this
phone adn love the windows phone experiance, but please try before you buy.
I have to give this 3 stars, just for the superior quality of build, feel and
looks. So dissapointed, after what seems like a lifetime of waiting to get my
hands on one. Off to that famous auction site now to post an ad..!!
Rating: Reply
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