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New Nokia Lumia Range Delivers Latest PureView Camera Innovation; New Navigation Experiences and Wireless Charging on Windows Phone 8

Nokia Lumia 920 Captures Best Pictures and Video Ever Seen on a Smartphone
 
Nokia today announced the Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820, the first in Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 range.

The Nokia Lumia 920 is the flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone, including the latest advances in Nokia PureView imaging innovation. Using advanced floating lens technology, the camera in the Nokia Lumia 920 is able to take in five times more light than competing smartphones without using flash, making it possible to capture clear, bright pictures and video indoors and at night.

“Nokia PureView continues to deliver cutting-edge technology to make it possible for a smartphone camera to take the kind of images usually only seen on a standalone SLR camera,” said Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices. “With the Nokia Lumia 920 we have made it possible to shoot pictures and video at home, outdoors, in a restaurant or even at night, and come out with professional-looking results.”

“We view imaging as a core area for differentiation in the smartphone space,” said Crawford Del Prete, Executive VP WW Products and Chief Research Officer, IDC. “Low light photography has been a weak point for smartphones. Nokia has addressed this with PureView to create real customer value. By applying its rich expertise in imaging Nokia has created a best-of-breed experience for everyday use.”

The Nokia Lumia 920 also comes with Nokia City Lens, the latest addition to the Nokia location suite. By pointing the camera at a city street, City Lens overlays information about restaurants, shops, hotels and more on the surfaces of buildings, for the most intuitive way to explore surroundings. Nokia City Lens is the start of a new augmented reality experience that also enhances Nokia Maps, making it possible to move between maps view and augmented reality view to help people check their direction and surroundings. Along with enhancements to Nokia Drive and Nokia Transport, the Nokia location suite of services represents the most comprehensive, integrated mapping experience of any smartphone.
The Nokia Lumia 920 also comes with Nokia’s largest ever battery (2000mAh) and, for the first time, built-in wireless charging for an easy, convenient way to get more out of every day.

The Nokia Lumia 820

The Nokia Lumia 820 is a stylish, mid-range smartphone that delivers high-end performance in a compact package.
While the Nokia Lumia 820 has the same unibody look and feel as the high-end Lumia smartphones, it comes with an exchangeable shell design. Exchangeable shells not only make it possible to select from a range of colors, but also to add wireless charging. Beneath the shell is room to insert a micro SD memory card.

Powered by Windows Phone 8
Windows Phone 8 provides a more personal smartphone experience, with a start screen that can be more easily rearranged to reflect individual priorities and new animated Live Tiles for real-time updates on the things that matter most. The ability to sync content between Windows Phone 8 smartphones, Windows 8-based PCs and tablets or Xbox means files, music, pictures and video can be accessed in whichever way is most convenient. With Internet Explorer 10 for faster, safer browsing and Microsoft Office apps built into the platform, Windows Phone 8 is also the easiest way to get things done.

Wireless charging partners

Nokia also announced a range of wireless charging accessories and partnerships.  The Fatboy® Recharge Pillow provides a fun way to recharge, while JBL introduced the JBL PowerUp Wireless Charging Speaker for Nokia, a wireless charging docking station with high quality audio in retro styling.
Deals with Virgin Atlantic to put wireless charging stations in the London Heathrow and New York JFK Clubhouse Lounges and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® to offer wireless charging facilities in its cafés for customers who want to recharge their phones whilst on the go, were the first of many deals Nokia intends to sign to take wireless charging outside the home and office.

Availability
The Nokia Lumia 920 comes in yellow, red, grey, white and black. The Nokia Lumia 820 comes in red, yellow, grey, cyan, purple, white and black.  Both phones will be available in global pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants and are expected to start shipping in select markets later in the year. Nokia will announce pricing and specific roll-out dates country by country when sales are due to begin.

Product specifications

Nokia Lumia 920

·         Display

o    4.5 inch Nokia PureMotion HD+ WXGA IPS LCD

o   Super Sensitive touch

o   Nokia ClearBlack with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements

·         Battery

o    2000mAh with integrated Qi wireless charging

·         Processor

o    1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4

·         Main Camera

o    8.7MP with Nokia PureView advanced optical imaging stabilization and Carl Zeiss optics

o    Full 1080p HD video capture at 30fps

·         Front facing camera

o    1.2MP with 720p HD video

·         Memory

o    1GB RAM

o    32GB mass memory with 7GB free SkyDrive storage

 

Nokia Lumia 820

·         Display

o    4.3 inch ClearBlack OLED WVGA 800x480

o    Super Sensitive touch

o    Nokia ClearBlack with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements

·         Battery

o    1650mAh with integrated Qi wireless charging

·         Processor

o    1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4

·         Main Camera

o    8MP Auto Focus with Carl Zeiss optics

o    Dual LED flash

o    Full HD 1080p video capture at 30fps

·         Front facing camera

o    VGA

·         Memory

o    1GB RAM

o    8GB mass memory with microSD memory card support and 7GB free SkyDrive storage

 

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