Nokia today announced its new Lumia smartphones, based on Windows Phone 8. As expected, it unveiled both the Lumia 920 flaghsip and Lumia 820 mid-range smartphones. The Nokia 920 is the first Windows Phone device to come with Nokia’s PureView imaging technology (but without the 41MP sensor found on the Nokia 808 PureView).
Nokia Lumia 920 specifications:
- Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows Phone 8
- Cellular connectivity: Pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants
- Other connectivity: A-GPS/GLONASS, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.1, NFC
- Display: 4.5-inch WXGA (1280×768) curved glass
- Input: Capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Storage: 32GB onboard
- Rear-facing camera: 8.7MP with Nokia PureView technology and 1080p video capture
- Front-facing camera: 1.2MP with 720p HD video capture
- Connectors: 3.5 mm audio, micro-USB
- Battery: 2,000mAh
- Dimensions / weight: 130.0 × 70.8 × 10.7 millimeters / 185 grams
- Colours: Yellow, Red, Grey, White, Black
- Other: Wireless charging (Qi wireless power standard)
Nokia Lumia 820 specifications:
- Processor: 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows Phone 8
- Cellular connectivity: Pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants
- Other connectivity: A-GPS/GLONASS, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.1, NFC
- Display: 4.3-inch ClearBlack OLED WVGA (800×480)
- Input: Capacitive touchscreen
- Memory: 1GB RAM
- Storage: 8GB onboard and microSD cards
- Rear-facing camera: 8MP with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash
- Front-facing camera: VGA
- Connectors: 3.5 mm audio, micro-USB
- Battery: 1,650mAh
- Dimensions / weight: 123.8 × 68.5 mm × 9.9 millimeters / 160 grams
- Colours: Red, yellow, grey, cyan, purple, white and black
- Other: Exchangeable shells
Both the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 come with Synaptics’ ClearPad capacitive touchscreen sensing technology. It allows screen interaction even when using gloves or just a fingernail.
Previously, people were unable to use their smartphone touchscreens with gloved fingers or long fingernails, requiring them to remove their gloves, or awkwardly position their fingers with long nails in order to operate their phones. For the first time ever, ClearPad Series 3 technology instantly optimizes the touch experience by automatically detecting the presence of skin, gloved fingers, or fingernails, giving users a seamless multi-touch experience regardless of input methods.
Nokia will also introduce a number of accessories including a number that will support wireless charging (eg, JBL speakers and the Fatboy Recharge Pillow). For the Nokia Lumia 820 which does not come with wireless charging, there will be an optional shell that will support wireless charging.
Both the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will begin shipping in select markets “later in the year.”
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