Nokia Lumia 920

Francie Barrett · 07-09-2012 02:33PM #1

Might as well have its own thread.

Latest news is that the release date is the 2nd of November in the USA. No word on pricing.

http://www.slashgear.com/att-nokia-lumia-920-due-november-2-squeak-insiders-07246467/

g0g · 07-09-2012 02:43PM

Looking forward to hearing pricing and crossing fingers VF carry it so I can get an upgrade in work. Think this will finally be my upgrade from N8. It's not sounding like the perfect spec list but ticks enough of my boxes and will be a chance to move to WP8 and try something other than Symbian for the first time! Just wish it had Xenon flash plus am wondering if it'll be a bit big!

Mimikyu · 07-09-2012 02:46PM

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Francie Barrett · 07-09-2012 02:59PM

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Those prices would make sense. It would have it essentially the same as the SGS3, the Iphone and the HTC One X.

Mimikyu · 07-09-2012 03:03PM

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ShadowHearth · 07-09-2012 03:21PM

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this. 599eu looks a bit steep if they want to compete with other to big boys. Nokia need to butter up customers for a wee bit now, before they will go apple price listings.

so europe will be getting it earlyer then US?! wow... i will really want to see some reviews of it.

maybe someone knows a good link on youtube for win 8 mobile OS and its browser? i have to admit i know feck all about it.

Mimikyu · 07-09-2012 03:53PM

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wheresmybeaver · 07-09-2012 04:41PM

I've had my HD7 for 2 years now and either this or the 820 will be its replacement. I like my photography but don't always have my biggish camera with me, so if the 920s camera is as good as indicated then we could be onto a winner. I also couldn't care less what the mass market thinks about Windows Phone, it has served me well for 2 years and I don't see why I would be better off on android or iPhone. and the wireless charging looks cool.

Solair · 07-09-2012 04:52PM

I don't really want to go back to iPhone, but I am getting a bit sick of Android's security issues.

E.g. Facebook asking me for ridiculous permissions which I can't opt out of.

If Nokia can provide me with a really nice handset that has better security than Google Android and isn't as restrictive as an iPhone, I would seriously consider it.

Also, I am not at all impressed with Blackberry and wouldn't even give it a second thought.

To give Nokia its due credit, they look like a stunning handset and they will stand out from the wall of black-slab iPhone-esque lookalikes in the phone shops.

ShadowHearth · 07-09-2012 06:06PM

Btw does windows phone has support for whatapp and photobucket?

Solair · 07-09-2012 06:10PM

You can check their marketplace out online http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/marketplace (US)
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-IE/marketplace (Ireland)

Stuxnet · 07-09-2012 09:07PM

Ya , never thought Id be interested in a Windoze phone, but gotta say, this handset looks great and win os 8, is looking kinda slick,

Have had all the iphones and an S2, liked all the custom roms for android, but soon got bored with all the tinkering and the apps and ui look like ****e after you used a retina display iphone.

Retina display and quality apps are awesome on ios, but the os is pretty dull without jailbreaking it and using the communities tweaks and magical apps apple wouldn't dare let you have

So gotta say, I'm keeping a close eye on this, if the price is right and M$ dont charge like apple and Samsung, they potentially have a massive opportunity here, I for one defiantly wont be upgrading to an iphone 5 for an extra half an inch of screen real estate, ill get the Lumia in November or when ever it becomes available

wheresmybeaver · 08-09-2012 12:27PM

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Btw does windows phone has support for whatapp and photobucket?

Whatsapp have a WP app alright that my wife seems to be happily using, but the thing I'm really looking for is a proper Skype app (currently it only does outgoing calls - you need to be running the app fulltime to get incoming calls). Luckily skype is baked into WP8 so you can call a contact directly from the Contacts list etc. Big plus for me.

There's also an official photbucket app but I don't use it myself.

ShadowHearth · 08-09-2012 07:06PM

i just watched nokia lumia 900 review and omfg its cool! so if 920 is an improvement over 900 with better camera then they got a sale from me. its going to be a long wait for end of october so.

Mimikyu · 08-09-2012 07:32PM

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ShadowHearth · 09-09-2012 11:48AM

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I am on iPhone 3GS atm and I am changing my phone this year. I really don't want to stay with iOS anymore.
First option was S3, but I never knew a thing about new win7/8 and lumia range. I really hope lumia 920 will do well when it's out, so far it ticks all the boxes for me. Nokia really does not need the whole n900 insident.

Solair · 10-09-2012 03:09PM

One of the factors that has me considering Nokia again is that there are a lot of reports that Nokia's antenna designs are light years ahead of the competition.
A buddy of mine has a Lumia (older version) and he often has reception (on the same network) when I've bad / no reception on my Galaxy SII.

I'd also like to see how they compare in terms of battery life.

The Galaxy SIII is quite hard to beat in that regard.

Outkast_IRE · 10-09-2012 05:52PM

Solair wrote: »

One of the factors that has me considering Nokia again is that there are a lot of reports that Nokia's antenna designs are light years ahead of the competition.
A buddy of mine has a Lumia (older version) and he often has reception (on the same network) when I've bad / no reception on my Galaxy SII.

I'd also like to see how they compare in terms of battery life.

The Galaxy SIII is quite hard to beat in that regard.

Well i can back that up i have better reception with my lumia than with a host of other phones.

I have a lumia 720 battery life as you know depends on usage i would be a light user, as in a few phones calls , plenty of texts, small bit of music, turning on the wifi once or twice a day to check mails and browse net etc quickly i would get 2 days with my usage.

On a day of very heavy usage i would get the 24hrs alright.

who_ru · 10-09-2012 06:26PM

does the 920 record video/audio in HD? heard it doesn't.

beardo81 · 10-09-2012 06:41PM

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/09/05/deceptive-advertising-nokia-admits-to-faking-the-pureview-ad/

Will this put anyone off? They were trying to pull the wool over peoples eyes a little and looks like it backfired.
Shame, because the camera probably is very good and the phone looks really nice, the last thing they need is bad publicity.

Mimikyu · 10-09-2012 06:54PM

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wheresmybeaver · 10-09-2012 11:42PM

who_ru wrote: »

does the 920 record video/audio in HD? heard it doesn't.

where'd you hear that? Even the old windows phones from 2 years ago record in 720p, all the new WP8 handsets do 1080p (or 1080i) as far as I know.

stocktrader · 12-09-2012 07:58PM

hows it compare to iphone5?

wheresmybeaver · 13-09-2012 07:53AM

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hows it compare to iphone5?

Well, I get the impression people are disappointed with the iPhone 5. It has the bigger screen and it's thinner and lighter, but there's no other notable "killer" features. The Nokia 920 has caught the imagination with wireless charging, NFC and the hardware camera image stabilisation, features not available on iPhone 5. The 920 design is a little bolder than the pedestrian looking iPhone 5 (subject to your tastes I suppose). The exclusion of NFC in iPhone 5 is probably the biggest surprise since this is really catching on in the Android world, and mobile payments are expected to be a big part of this. Additionally, $29 for an adapter for each of your old iPhone accessories is a little cheeky.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/12/iphone-5-vs-the-competition-fight/

Having said that, the Nokia 920 is the thickest phone of the bunch, probably due to the camera tech and wireless charging, but personally it's the phone I'll be going for when it becomes available over here. Not in banana yellow, maybe the white or grey.

soccerbreaker · 13-09-2012 08:22AM

Not so good.......

Mimikyu · 13-09-2012 08:31AM

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Solair · 13-09-2012 08:43AM

I will need to see the Nokia Lucia 920 in person first.

It's an impressive looking device though.

The iPhone 5 is just a fairly unadventurous evolution of the iPhone 4S. It's a bit thinner, got a processor upgrade and a better screen. Other than that, nothing particularly exciting to report about it.

The Nokia design is very different and innovative.

That being said, the Galaxy S3 seems to out rank the Nokia on a few things

Notably, better standby battery life which is a biggie in terms of phones.

The lack of memory card slots of both the Nokia and iPhone is disappointing too. While I'd expect it from Apple, it's a bit odd for Nokia and fairly stupid for a phone with such a stunning camera setup!

I have a feeling they're trying to push Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud platform. Although, they claim it's because they couldn't fit a microSD card slot due to all the radio systems for NFC, Wireless Charging etc and they didn't want to spoil the clean lines. Seems rather an implausible story given the size of a microSD card slot.

Mimikyu · 16-09-2012 11:39AM

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kirving · 19-09-2012 08:36PM

I got a tweet from Meteor today, not good news...

https://twitter.com/Meteor_Mobile/status/248342598832500736

obriea3 · 19-09-2012 11:01PM

Kevin Irving wrote: »

I got a tweet from Meteor today, not good news...

https://twitter.com/Meteor_Mobile/status/248342598832500736

Ah crap. Unlocked then I suppose

Solair · 19-09-2012 11:37PM

The networks are relatively slow to pick up on anything other than iPhone launches to be honest.

Also, I don't know why Nokia's launching a phone in September and then not making it available until November!??? That's going to just annoy people rather than generate sales.

Apple pre-hypes, hypes, hypes some more, launches and then gets the phones to market relatively quickly after the launch.

Nokia's going to miss the boat AGAIN with this slow launch (after iPhone 5 & probably other new phones too)

HTC also launched a multicoloured Windows 8 phone : http://www.htc.com/ie/

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