Posted on 09/09/2012 3:26:32 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The early returns/opinions are in on the Nokia Lumia 920—expected to reach retailers in November—and they declare the new flagship smartphone for Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system a winner.
From its high-quality construction to its dazzling display, the Nokia 920, introduced Wednesday, garners kudos across the Net.
"It's incredibly handsome," gushed David Pierce at The Verge.
"The new Nokia Lumia 920 mobile phone is the best the company has ever made," added Matt Warman, consumer technology editor at The Telegraph, based in the United Kingdom.
The 920's construction earned some praise from Andrew Wooden at T3. "Nokia’s R&D department apparently put it through rigorous tests, including dropping it, splashing it, and even putting suntan lotion on it to see if the colors would be affected," Wooden wrote. "The overall result is a solid feeling build that feels like it could take a knock or two."
Chris Burns, writing for SlashGear, added, "The displeasing ridge around the display of the Lumia 900 has gone, with a smooth blend into the plastic body."
Specs
Nokia used a unibody design for the 920's scratch-resistant polycarbonate to enhance antenna performance. The bright colors offered for the phone—a Lumia trademark—are inject molded into the plastic to prevent them from fading over time.
The 920's display resolution of 1280 pixels by 768 pixels also captured claps from pundits. "It's gorgeous," said Kyle Wagner at Gizmodo. "It's bright and defined, and photos look incredible on it."
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Heh heh...as if “common sense” had anything to do with consumer marketing...
How are Nokia phones reception wise? I have a Motorola and it is way better than my Samsung galaxy 1 was.
In this case the camera is just active image stabilization and a fast lens. The previous camera technology supporting the same name was a 42 megapixel monster that was down sampled to 8 MP. Although this phone uses the same name for the technology, the technology is not the same.
According to Nokia, they are making use of the pureview technology. It won’t be the 42 megapixel, but “only” 12 megapixel.
http://www.nokia.com/global/products/phone/lumia920/specifications/
Your link says 8.7 MP sensor, not 12. Nokia came out and said that their use of the term pure view technology is not really associated with any specific technology, just any system they make that gives good results.
If that doesn’t make sense to you, join the club.
I guess we’ll have to wait for the phone to actually come. I’ve seen conflicting reports as to what the camera will do.
I think it’s fair to say that it will take a nice picture.
Nokia says that the software that makes up pureview is in the Nokia 920, so it will give a better picture for sure.
http://reviews.cnet.com/nokia-lumia-920/
My first cell phone was a Nokia. So long ago I can't even remember the decade.
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