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A couple of weeks ago, Nokia and Verizon announced the Lumia Icon handset, which at that time was pegged as a Verizon exclusive. Well the good news for those looking to get their hands on te device is that perhaps the exclusivity with Verizon might not be forever after all. According to the folks at TechnoBuffalo, they are claiming that according to their sources, the Lumia Icon will be making its way to the rest of the world at a later date. While no specific dates were mentioned, their sources expect that to take place sometime in late spring or summer and it will definitely be after Microsoft finalizes their acquisition of the company.

Hopefully by then the handset will be launched with Windows Phone 8.1 on board. However the handset will most likely retail as the Nokia Lumia 929 as the Lumia Icon branding will remain as an exclusive with Verizon. For those hearing about the Lumia Icon for the first time, the handset is essentially a smaller version of the Lumia 1520. It will pack high-end features like a Full HD display, a quad-core processor, a 20MP PureView camera with Carl Zeiss lens, and will come with a host of Nokia and Microsoft services, including 7GB of cloud storage on Microsoft’s OneDrive. So, who else is excited to get their hands on the Lumia 929 once it has been released for everyone else?

Lumia Icon/Lumia 929 Could Soon See A Release Worldwide original content from Ubergizmo.

Now this is definitely interesting – the Nokia Lumia 929, which is an unannounced handset (that some claim to be known as the Nokia Lumia Icon), has just gone on sale, in of all places, China. The Nokia Lumia 929 is touted to be a high end smartphone which will run on the Windows Phone mobile operating system, and hugely popular online marketplace TaoBao is touted to sell it for ¥3800 (approximately $628 after conversion) a pop, as an unlocked device, of course.

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Nokia Lumia 929 Goes On Sale In China original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier we had reported on a rumor that the Lumia 929 for Verizon could be rebranded as the Lumia Icon, doing away with the numbered models. Unfortunately apart from that piece of information, we’re still in the dark regarding a possible release time, but thanks to a new theory, it has been suggested that the 16^th of January 2014 could be a possible date. This is based on how Verizon typically likes to launch their products on a Thursday, not to mention the phone could be officially announced at CES 2014, allowing it to generate some hype and publicity prior to its release, as opposed to Verizon just releasing the device outright without any fanfare.

The Thursday theory seems to line up as last we heard, the previously rumored release date for the handset was pegged for the 21^st of November, also a Thursday. In any case we will be taking this with a grain of salt for now and suggest you do the same, but with us already being halfway through to December, we wouldn’t be surprised if the handset’s launch was pushed to 2014 instead. While it has not been confirmed, the Lumia Icon is rumored to be a smaller version of the Lumia 1520 and will share most of its specs, except in a smaller 5” body compared to the Lumia 1520’s phablet proportions.

Nokia Lumia Icon For Verizon Rumored For 16th January Release original content from Ubergizmo.

Nokia has reportedly a certain Lumia 929 in the works. We have seen the device leaked and recent accessory listings has suggested that we might see a possible release on the 20^th of December. For those who might still be doubting the existence of the device, it seems that one of PhoneArena’s readers has managed to purchase the Lumia 929 over in Mexico, suggesting that there is a good chance that we are close to seeing the handset released officially. Of course we cannot confirm if the device pictured above is legitimate or why is the handset being sold in Mexico (is it an official sale, or could it be bought from someplace such as eBay?), so take it with a grain of salt for now.

The Lumia 929 is said to be the smaller cousin of the Lumia 1520. The handset will pack pretty much the same specs, such as a Full HD display, except smaller at 5” instead of 6”. It will also come with a quad-core processor under the hood powered by Qualcomm, and will also pack a 20MP PureView camera. Assuming these specs are legit, we can only imagine that the Lumia 929 will appeal to those who might find the Lumia 1520 a bit too unwieldy for their liking. However as the branding would suggest, the Lumia 929 is headed onto Verizon but perhaps we might be able to expect an international variant in the near future.

Nokia Lumia 929 Allegedly Purchased In Mexico original content from Ubergizmo.

The Nokia Lumia 929 is definitely not news to us. The handset has been leaked several times in the past, and last we heard it was supposed to be available on Verizon come 21^st of November, but given that we’re already in December, well safe to say that date did not pan out. Well thanks to a newly leaked photo, we now have alleged photos of the Nokia Lumia 929 in white and on the back of the handset (as pictured above), it shows Verizon’s logo, still indicating that the handset will be headed for the carrier.

According to the rumors, the Lumia 929 is apparently the slightly smaller version of the Lumia 1520 and will feature a 5” Full HD 1080p display. It will also be accompanied by 32GB of onboard storage along with a 20MP PureView camera and what we can only presume to be a quad-core chipset from Qualcomm. While it is still a mystery as to when the alleged Lumia 929 will make its debut, word has it that a mid-late December release will be more likely. In anyway take it with a grain of salt for now, but we’ll definitely keep our eyes peeled for more info. In the meantime who else is excited at the idea of a smaller Lumia 1520 that might be more manageable with one-handed use?

White Nokia Lumia 929 For Verizon Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.