Smartphones that win awards do not also necessarily appeal to the buying public. Often, what turns on a tech analyst or industry insider does not prove viable in the smartphone marketplace. One exception that arrived towards the end of last year is the Nokia Lumia 920 4G. Launching on the AT&T 4G LTE network in the US on November 9, the handset offered in unique colors like yellow, red or cyan pimps a ceramic zirconium camera trim package, Carl Zeiss optics features, the Windows Phone 8 operating system, a large high-resolution screen, 4G LTE connectivity and double the talk time offered by the average 4G smartphone.
The Nokia Lumia 920 is available now starting at $99.99.
Because of these features the Nokia Lumia 920 4G has been a best seller and flagship phone for AT&T, but has also pulled in at least a dozen notable industry awards from around the globe. MyBroadBand is regarded as one of the top technology websites in South Africa, and they called the handset one of the top 3 smartphones of 2012. V3.co.uk is a top industry insider from the UK, and they named the Lumia 920 their best smartphone of 2012, calling it “one of the most innovative smartphones ever created.”
Followers of the Gizmodo tech website in Australia voted the Nokia Lumia 920 4G The Best Mobile Phone of 2012 in the Readers Choice Awards, and Denmark, South Africa and Sweden presented similar awards. The Next Web in the US named it one of the best smartphones of 2012, and the respected online tech gurus at CNET named the Lumia 920 one of The Best High End Smartphones for the Holidays (2012).
Many of the features that are thrilling tech analysts are also popular with smartphone shoppers. The Nokia Lumia 920 handset benefits from Dolby sound enhancement, and is the first Windows Phone 8 flagship from Nokia to deliver both a large HD screen and modern dual core processor. Resolution runs high at 768 x 1,280 pixels, delivered at 332 pixels per inch. The large 4.50 inch ClearBlack display is being called the “fastest LCD display” ever created by Nokia, as it delivers refresh rates up to 2.5 times faster than the typical smartphone.
The display is protected against scratching by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 2, and a full 17.0 hours of talk time and be achieved from a single battery charge. A speedy dual core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU is on board, 1.0 GB of RAM memory is present, as is 32 GB of built-in data storage. The 8.7 megapixel camcorder on board delivers extensive camera customization with Carl Zeiss optics and a special effects package, and is capable of recording video at 1,080P HD resolution. Popular applications Facebook, YouTube, Picasa and Twitter are on board, and the Internet Explorer 10 web browser has been pre-installed.
You can purchase the Lumia 920 starting at $99.99.
