So, besides the Lumia 928 revision that has been going about the rounds recently, the Nokia Lumia 925 is where some actual innovation is breathing life into Windows Phone. Off the bat, not much has changed: a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 1GB RAM and 8.7-megapixel OIS camera (with Pureview), the Lumia 925 weighs 50 grams (1.8 ounces) less than the Lumia 920. Thankfully, it maintains its 2,000 mAh battery along with the 4.5-inch AMOLED screen, with the HD resolution of 1,280 x 768, while still being coated by Gorilla Glass 2 for toughness, and ClearBlack technology for better presentations of that color. Software-wise, nothing has changed except the inclusion of a Smart Camera app that is more efficient in photo-taking (at least on Windows Phone 8) and can be bonded to the camera button.
Details for a U.S. release are scarce, with no release date or price, but a promised partner on T-Mobile and a release in June for Europe and Asia.
Google has been rather busy, as usual. However, they’ve also stated where they won’t be doing any work: on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Why? Because they think nobody uses them (which to a degree, has some merit). As Google’s product management director at Google Apps, Clay Bavor said, “We have no plans to build out Windows apps,” He continued, saying that, ”We are very careful about where we invest and will go where the users are but they are not on Windows Phone or Windows 8.”
Just a quick announcement sent out by T-Mobile, the Nokia Lumia 810 has a 4.3” ClearBlack display and 8MP Carl Zeiss camera, a 1.2MP wide-angle Skype HD certified front-facing camera that’s 720p video-capable, long-lasting 1800mAh battery, and optimizations on T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ network. And that’s about it; no word on processor specs or price. The Lumia 810 will be available “in the coming weeks”.
The Lumia 920 is Nokia’s device of legend. Sporting dual-core processing power, the Qi wireless charging standard, AT&T’s 4G LTE network, HD display, PureView camera, and a variety of colors. Well, it turns out that Nokia reps aren’t too keen on anyone “going past the homescreen”, so you will have to make do with the fantastic looking shots of the Lumia 920.
It may be smaller than the 8S, but the HTC 8S is designed to pack a punch. Helped out by a (very meager) 4-inch, 800×400 Super LCD, a 1GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU, 512 megabytes of RAM, lack of LTE, a the 5-megapixel camera (with no front camera) and made of polycarbonate (perhaps one of the highest-end specs on the 8S). Colors available include blue, red, black, and white.
This, is the HTC 8X. Really colorful, right? The 8X will come in blue, red, green, (a tech journalist spotted orange), and of course — black.
It’s a controversial question to ask, but it’s one that’s likely on the minds of at least a few who’ve watched the Windows Phone market continue not to see the growth of its competitors (Android and iOS 6 with the just announced iPhone 5 – let’s not pretend RIM’s Blackberries are a threat to anyone, at this point) and seen its range of apps continue to grow, but again, not at the same rate.
Oh, and awkward headline and a possibly leaked press photo of a smartphone set to be announced on September 5th in New York City. Above these words is the Lumia 920, which is supposed to be a Windows Phone 8 smartphone with a super high-resolution PureView camera and a 4.5-inch screen, with a polycarbonate body available in different colors, on either AT&T 4G LTE or T-Mobile networks.
