Nokia Lumia 925

Nokia Lumia 925 with a metallic touch introduced in London

 May 14, 2013

Nokia has announced the launch of Lumia 925, a new interpretation of its flagship Lumia 920. The Nokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design alongside an improved PureView camera.

The Lumia 925 comes in a polycarbonate body that is associated with the Lumia range, but includes a metal frame on the outside, that adds to the phone's aesthetic appeal and also doubles up as an antenna. Lumia 925 weighs 139 grams, compared to the heavyweight 920, which is one of the bulkiest devices around at 185 grams.

The other big improvement being touted in the Lumia 925 is the camera, which Nokia claims is better than the one in Lumia 920 , which won a lot of rave reviews, especially for its low-light performance. The Lumia 925 also introduces the new Nokia Smart Camera mode that offers an easy way to capture ten images at once and edit the pictures with options like Best Shot, Action Shot, and Motion Focus.

Nokia Smart Camera will be coming as an update to all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones.

As far as the specs on the Nokia Lumia 925 go, it comes with a 4.5-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display with 768x1280 resolution and Gorilla 2 Glass. It is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor alongside 1GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It has a 8.7-megapixel PureView rear camera and 1.2-megapixel wide-angle front camera.

Nokia Lumia 925 features a 2,000 mAh battery and runs Windows Phone 8.

"We keep innovating," said Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices. "We're advancing experiences on the Nokia Lumia portfolio whether that means great new benefits for an existing Lumia owner, or bringing new showcase devices like the Nokia Lumia 925."

Nokia Lumia 925 doesn't ship with bundled wireless charging but a cover can be clipped onto the back of the phone to take advantage of Nokia's wireless charging accessories and ecosystem.

The Nokia Lumia 925 is being introduced in Europe with Vodafone, along with other operator and retail partners. In addition to Europe, the Nokia Lumia 925 will be introduced into the US by T-Mobile and into China by China Mobile and China Unicom. Sales are expected to start in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and China in June, followed by the US and a number of other markets.

The Nokia Lumia 925 will be priced around 469 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

Nokia Lumia 925 key specifications

• 4.5-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display with 768x1280 resolution
• 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor
• 1GB RAM
• 16GB of internal storage
• 8.7-megapixel PureView rear camera
• 1.2-megapixel wide-angle front camera
• Windows Phone 8
• 2,000 mAh battery

Nokia Windows Phone-based phablet

Nokia to launch Windows Phone-based phablet to rival Samsung's Galaxy Note series: Report

Anupam Saxena, April 18, 2013

Following reports of Microsoft's plans to update Windows Phone 8 to support full-HD displays, new rumours of Nokia working on a large screen smartphone or phablet that's similar in size to Samsung's Galaxy Note series have surfaced online.

According to a report by Financial Times, Nokia intends to launch a number of flagship devices later this year, including a  supersized tablet phone. The publication cited people with knowledge of the company's plan to report the development. They said that the phablet would be similar in size to the Galaxy Note but will have advanced specifications.

Just a week back, a report had indicated that Microsoft will issue an update later this year that will bring support for 1080p resolution to Windows Phone 8. Presently, Windows Phone 8 supports only WVGA, WXGA, and 720p resolutions. The update will reportedly also add support for devices with displays that measure 5-inches and bigger. So the news might turn out to be accurate, however, it's difficult to estimate the exact time frame. 

The FT report also confirms that Nokia intends to launch a Lumia  phone that will use its Pureview imaging technology in July. The handset will sport a 40 megapixel camera and a flash.

We had earlier heard about about Nokia developing not one, but two models of Nokia Pureview 808-like devices, running Windows Phone, called Nokia EOS.

Both these smartphones are expected to feature exactly the same specifications apart from the processor. One of these smartphones could reportedly come with a dual-core processor while the other is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor. Though Nokia is reportedly working on both quad-core and dual-core version of Nokia EOS, the report mentioned that the company is likely to announce only one of these smartphones.

Nokia with Microsoft

Nokia sees no change in relationship with Microsoft

Reuters, November 15, 2012

Nokia's chief executive said there would be no change in the relationship with its software partner Microsoft, despite the software giant's entry into tablets and partnerships with rival phone makers.Stephen Elop said Nokia retained a "special" relationship with Microsoft, even though others such as HTC have also launched phones with Windows Phone software.
"They're not sitting in the priority meetings that we're sitting in," he said at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecoms conference in Barcelona on Wednesday.
Analysts have said Microsoft could one day become a rival to Nokia if it launches its own smartphones, while there is also speculation that the U.S. company could one day acquire the Finnish phone manufacturer.

41-megapixel Nokia 808

41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView now available for Rs. 25,000

NDTV Correspondent, November 12, 2012

Nokia 808 PureView, the phone best known for its 41-megapixel camera is now available from online retailer Flipkart for Rs. 25,000 only. That's a significant price cut from its launch price of Rs. 33,899. Interestingly, as of filing this report, the official Nokia online store continues to sell it for the earlier list price.

Aside from the camera that has won rave reviews, the Nokia 808 PureView features a 4-inch 640x360 display, a 1.3 GHz single-core processor, 512 MB of RAM and 16GB of on-board memory that is expandable using a microSD card. Unfortunately, the phone runs on the dated Nokia Belle (Symbian OS 10.1) platform. While it was difficult to recommend the Nokia 808 PureView at its earlier price, at Rs. 25,000 it is definitely worth another look, especially for photography enthusiasts.

Nokia's PureView technology will also be seen in the forthcoming Lumia 920. The PureView technique involves taking a full image and oversampling it to the effective resolution you've selected. Oversampling an image means combining adjacent pixels into one. The more pixels you combine, the more accurately the resultant pixel represents real-world information. With PureView, Nokia seems to have perfected this technology, as we found out in our Nokia 808 PureView review.


Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia 808 PureView Technical Specifications

• 4-inch AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
• 1.3 GHz ARM 11 Processor
• 512MB RAM
• 16GB internal storage
• Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
• 41 MP Primary Camera, 0.3 MP Secondary Camera
• Symbian Belle OS 10.1

Nokia Lumia 830 leak

Purported pictures of Nokia Lumia 830 leak online

 November 09, 2012

A new 'Nokia Lumia smartphone' has made an appearance in the wild. Chinese website WPDang has posted several pictures of a new smartphone that it claims is the Nokia Lumia 830, a likely successor of the Nokia Lumia 710.Nokia Lumia 710 is mid-range Windows Phone smartphone, which has a 3.7-inch touchscreen, 1.4GHz processor and a 5-megapixel rear camera. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 and is expected to get an update to Windows Phone 7.8 soon.
According to WPDang, Nokia Lumia 830 too is expected to be a mid-range smartphone running on Windows Phone 8. It is expected to be cheaper than the recently showcased Nokia Lumia 820. The only information available with the website right now is that Nokia Lumia 830 will be available in five colour options - black, white, red, yellow and green. It did not post any hardware specifications or availability details. The pictures themselves show a smartphone that looks very similar to the Nokia Lumia 820.
Nokia had showcased Nokia Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 smartphones in September 2012. Nokia Lumia 920 is its flagship smartphone and Nokia Lumia 820 is a mid-range offering and both are expected to be available in India this month.
Nokia had recently launched the "cheapest Lumia device in the world", Nokia Lumia 510, which is now available Rs. 9,999 online. The Nokia Lumia 510 sports a 4-inch WVGA (800X480) display with a 5-megapixel rear camera and runs on Windows Phone 7.5. The phone is powered by a 800MHz Qualcomm processor and ships with 256MB RAM and 4GB internal storage.