Sep 05
Here’s a side-by-side-by-side of the Nokia Lumia 920‘s PureView camera up against the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S III. It’s pretty darn impressive. More »
Sep 05
We’ve been at Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 event all morning, and the event has given us plenty to talk about. Most important is the reveal of the Nokia Lumia 920, which many figured was going to be officially announced at this event. The Lumia 920 is here at last, and it’s definitely worthy of being called Nokia’s new flagship device. Naturally, we managed to get some hands-on time with it, and we were pretty pleased with what we saw.
That wasn’t the only major announcement from today’s Nokia event, however, as the company also announced the Lumia 820. The Lumia 820 is a Windows Phone 8 handset for the budget-minded consumer, but aside from a few downgrades in some places, the Lumia 820 comes packed with the same hardware that the 920 does. Those interested in the Lumia 820 should be sure to check out our hands-on with the device to get a better feel for how it is.
With the release of the Lumia 920, Nokia is rebooting PureView, and showed off some pretty impressive results. We don’t have a solid release date for either handset yet, but both will be arriving in a variety of colors before the year ends – that’s with LTE and HSPA+ functionality too. The Nokia Lumia 920 will also be packing a glove-friendly touch screen when it arrives, and Nokia also announced a range of accessories for the device as well.
Some of those accessories include the JBL Power Up speakers and the Fatboy charging pillow – which allows for wireless charging of your handset. We went hands-on with some of those accessories, so have a look at it to see if they might be some extras you’d be interested in buying. The Lumia line will be getting AOL’s entertainment hub through AT&T, and the company also announced today that over 7 million Lumias have been sold to date. Will the Lumia 920 and 820 boost that number? You can bet that Nokia is hoping so, and from what we saw, the company just might have a pair of winners on its hands. Stay tuned.
Nokia gets Windows Phone 8 fever: Lumia 920 and 820 wrap-up is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 05
Nokia’s new Lumia 920 may have stolen the show this morning while they announced a few new handsets, but the accessories Nokia brought to the market along with their new phones deserve a quick look too. We have wireless charging in multiple ways, NFC speaker docks from JBL and more so check them out below along with some hands-on and first impressions.
First we’ll start with the just announced JBL Power Up wireless speaker. This new speaker doesn’t have a dock, well, because it doesn’t need one. This is as wireless as it gets featuring both NFC capabilities for wireless media playback, and wireless charging with compatible Lumia devices too. JBL partnered with Lumia and the Qi wireless technology to produce a neat accessory here. Just tap the phone and speaker together for some NFC goodness to start streaming your favorite song, or lay your Lumia right on top and charge it at the same time. This is quite the cord-cutting accessory.
Then since we are talking about cord cutting they also detailed multiple other wireless charging systems too. Nokia also announced their own Lumia Wireless charging pads using the same Qi charging we’ve seen from others like HP and Palm. This still hasn’t taken off like many had hoped, but Nokia seems to be putting forth tons of effort in the technology. We have hands-on video showing off their charging system that will be available shortly.
When we said Nokia is going all in on wireless charging we meant it. They partnered with JBL above, and even with Fatboy to announce a wireless charging “pillow”. Yea this is actually a soft microfiber pillow with the Qi charging standard built-in. This will be a nice and comfy place to set your lovely Yellow or Cyan Lumia 920, and they’ve partnered with Virgin Atlantic, Coffee Bean, and Tea Leaf to get these pillows in lounges nationwide. Yes they want you to be able to charge your Lumia while hanging out at the coffee shop — again all wirelessly.
Then while it isn’t an accessory in the usual standards the Lumia 820 also announced today will support a wide array of colors and battery covers. This will add the wireless charging options to that budget smartphone to join the 920, and they’ll be offering multiple colors such as black, yellow, cyan, purple and more. Then lastly just like leaks all last week Nokia has partnered with Monster to offer the same bright colors in multiple NFC capable wireless headphones as you can see below.
The Nokia event has just wrapped up earlier today and we’ll continue to bring you more details and hands-on video as the day continues.
Nokia Lumia accessories and wireless charging hands-on is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 05
Nokia’s Damian Dinning goes in-depth on phase two of PureView for the Lumia 920 (video)
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Nokia’s imaging chief Damian Dinning has released a paper explaining the “second phase” of PureView technology that’s included in the new Lumia 920. Charged with improving low-light photography and eliminating camera shake, the experimental 808 handset was developed with a 41-megapixel sensor that oversampled images down to 5-megapixels. However, such equipment is bulky and expensive, so it changed tack for its second crack at the whip, which you can find out about if you join us after the break.
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Sep 05
Both arriving in a fanfare of primary colors and big screens, we’ve already taken a look at the spec sheet breakdown, but how does the Lumia 920 compare to its predecessor in the looks department? In a battle of polycarbonate matte and gloss, we put them both into an Engadget editor’s outstretched hands and let the photography do the talking.
Ben Gilbert contributed to this report.
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Nokia Lumia 920 vs. Lumia 900… fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 05
Nokia Lumia 820 hands-on
Posted in: Today's ChiliNokia‘s just announced its latest stable of Windows Phone handsets, including the new Lumia 820 and we were lucky enough to get our hands on it for a few moments. After countless leaks this budget smartphone is finally official. Not to be overshadowed by the larger brother in the Lumia 920, the 820 has plenty going for it — like Windows Phone 8 — so lets take a look.
First off you instantly can both see and feel the difference compared to the larger Lumia 920. While the design is similar the newer rounded edges make it feel much more familiar and less severe in the hands. Nokia’s usual attention to detail combined with the new Windows Phone 8 makes for a refreshing new smartphone that has a familiar touch at the same time.
Again, compared to the larger brother the Lumia 820 offers an overall solid package coming in slightly smaller at 4.3-inches while not compromising on power and performance. You won’t have an HD display, or the new PureView camera technology here but the Lumia 820 is aiming for a more budget friendly crowd. Complete with a crisp and vivid 4.3-inch WVGA 480 x 800 resolution display it certainly isn’t the biggest, but feels right at home with their previous launches.
Unlike the 800 and new Lumia 920 this version doesn’t enjoy the sleek and curved edges to the glass. Instead you are greeted with a plain-Jane flat panel but that doesn’t hinder the experience so far from our initial first impressions. Other specs include the same 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor as its bigger brother, 1GB of RAM, 8 megapixel camera and 4G LTE will be available in supported locations too. Nokia will offer a wide array of color options as the polycarbonate back is removable. This will give you different color options for any occasion, as well as support for their new wireless charging standard.
Speaking of the back. Nokia’s previous matte colors were always a favorite of ours but the new Lumia 920 and 820 have a slightly different look to them. Adding a bit of glare and polish to their colors we can certainly see fingerprints being more of an issue than previous models — but that is just nit picking.
Now regarding Windows Phone 8 which is running wonderfully here, Microsoft says it still isn’t quite ready for prime-time but after a few quick minutes we instantly noticed the improvements. The user interface is extremely fluid and polished, and animations were butter smooth. Google snagged the use of “butter” when describing Jelly Bean, but Windows Phone 8 certainly has some buttery smooth performance here.
Nokia’s exclusive apps helps round out the Windows Phone experience but with the combination of their improvements to the new and improved Windows Phone 8 the platform is really starting to come together. My only gripe with the Lumia 820 could have to be the display. While it is 4.3-inches the lower resolution is a let down. We don’t have IPS or Samsung’s AMOLED here so it’s pretty generic compared to most from Nokia. The Lumia 820 and 920 have been announced but no specific dates or pricing was revealed at this time. We’ll know more on pricing and official details later which will give us a better idea of where to stack this against the competition.
Nokia Lumia 820 hands-on is written by Cory Gunther & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Sep 05
Nokia Lumia 920 Hands On: You Really Want This Thing—But Enough to Switch? [Nokia]
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The Lumia 920 is wonderful. It’s smooth and fast and sleek and has a ton of future-is-here features. But the question for Nokia—and for you—is, will it be enough? More »
Sep 05
Curious about how Nokia’s new second-tier handset matches up against its predecessor? Well, we certainly are. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of key specifications and stacked the Lumia 820 side-by-side with the 800 — so we can see how Redmond’s newest mobile OS has liberated Finland’s finest design minds.
Continue reading Nokia Lumia 820 vs. Lumia 800: what’s changed?
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Nokia Lumia 820 vs. Lumia 800: what’s changed? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sep 05
Nokia special event wrap-up
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Well, it is a wrap – and we have certainly seen our fair share of thrills and spills today, with the new flagship from Nokia leading the way, the Nokia Lumia 920, that was accompanied by its less endowed sibling, the Nokia Lumia 820. Both of them will boast of ceramic features and a polycarbonate for that added touch of class and durability, and the PureView camera on the Lumia 920 did seem to outgun the camera on the Samsung Galaxy S3 in a side-by-side demo which was pre-recorded. Not only that, shooting in low light conditions have gotten a whole lot more interesting as well as evident by the sample images shown.
As for pricing and availability details of the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, we do know that both smartphones will arrive in the market before the year is over, but nothing about the price tags were revealed, leaving us to ponder whether it will follow in the footsteps of the respective handsets’ predecessors.
We were also treated to a closer look at what Windows Phone 8 has to offer for mobile users, although you can be sure that Nokia and Microsoft have kept things very close to their chest still, not divulging all the goodies before the alleged October release date for the future mobile operating system.
All in all, what do you think of Nokia’s press conference in New York today? While we take a break and grab a legendary New York hot dog, we look forward to bringing you what Motorola has up in store next…
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Sep 05
Nokia has confirmed availability for the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, the company’s new Windows Phone 8 handsets, which will hit markets across the world later in 2012. The two devices will be offered in both pentaband HSPA+ and LTE variants, Nokia has said, though not specified any individual carriers it will be working with.
There’ll also be multiple color options. The Lumia 920 will be offered in yellow, red, grey, white, and black, while the Nokia Lumia 820 will come in red, yellow, grey, cyan, purple, white, and black. The latter will also be offered with various shells, some of which will work with the wireless charging system.
The absence of a specific launch date, or indeed pricing, will leave consumers and the market unimpressed. Nokia needed to come out strong with both devices, and while the hardware of the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are capable enough – particularly the special PureView technology on the Lumia 920 – it’s difficult to muster too much excitement when you don’t know how much it is.
Nokia: Lumia 920 and 820 coming with LTE and HSPA+ “later in year” is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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