DESCRIPTION

Nokia is taking to the stage today, and announced the Lumia 925, a pretty metal-rimmed Windows Phone 8 device, which was long-rumored under the Catwalk codename. We've got a 4.5" 1280x768 pixels HD AMOLED display with the ClearBlack filter, which Nokia said is its brightest OLED used to date, and can be operated with gloves. The phone is made of polycarbonate, but sports an aluminum side frame, which also serves as the antenna, and the 8.7 MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash and optical image stabilization, as found on the Lumia 920. Nokia said the camera algorithms have been significantly improved as well, so all that is left now is to gauge what changes are there from the first samples. The wireless charging capabilities from its predecessor are here as well, but via a cover, hence the phone is much, much thinner and lighter than the 920, at 8.5 mm and 139 grams, respectively. There is LTE and HSPA+ 4G connectivity, a dual-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon inside, the typical 1 GB of RAM plus 16 GB of internal memory, and a 2000 mAh battery to back it all up.

DESIGN

• Device type:
  • Smart phone
• OS:
  • Windows Phone 8
• Dimensions:
  • 5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches (129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm)
• Weight:
  • 4.90 oz (139 g)
    the average is 4.4 oz (127 g)

DISPLAY

• Physical size:
  • 4.5 inches
• Resolution:
  • 768 x 1280 pixels
• Pixel density:
  • 334 ppi
• Technology:
  • AMOLED
• Colors:
  • 16 777 216
• Touchscreen:
  • • Multi-touch
• Features:
  • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BATTERY

• Talk time:
  • 18.30 hours
    the average is 11 h (650 min)
• Stand-by time:
  • 18.0 days (432 hours)
    the average is 18 days (444 h)
• Talk time (3G):
  • 12.80 hours
    the average is 10 h (582 min)
• Capacity:
  • 2000 mAh
• Wireless charging:
  • Optional

HARDWARE

• System chip:
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
• Processor:
  • Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait
• Graphics processor:
  • • Adreno 225
• System memory:
  • 1024 MB RAM
• Built-in storage:
  • 16 GB

CAMERA

• Camera:
  • • 8.7 megapixels
  • Flash:
    • Dual LED
  • Aperture size:
    • F2.0
  • Features:
    • Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Optical image stabilization, Face detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Geo tagging, Panorama, Scenes
• Camcorder:
  • • 1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
  • Features:
    • Optical image stabilization, Video calling
• Front-facing camera:
  • • 1.2 megapixels

MULTIMEDIA

• Music player:
  • Filter by:
    • Album, Artist, Playlists
  • Features:
    • Album art cover, Background playback
• Radio:
  • • FM, Stereo, RDS
• Speakers:
  • Earpiece, Loudspeaker

INTERNET BROWSING

• Browser:
  • 
  • • Internet Explorer 10
• Built-in online services support:
  • Facebook, YouTube (upload), Picasa, Twitter

TECHNOLOGY

• GSM:
  • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
• UMTS:
  • 850, 1900, 2100 MHz
• LTE:
  • 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2600 MHz
• Data:
  • LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
• Positioning:
  • GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
• Navigation:
  • Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation

CONNECTIVITY

• Bluetooth:
  • • 3.0
• Wi-Fi:
  • • 802.11 a, b, g, n, n 5GHz
  • Mobile hotspot:
    • Yes
• USB:
  • • USB 2.0
  • Connector:
    • microUSB
  • Features:
    • Mass storage device, USB charging
• Other:
  • NFC, DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync

OTHER FEATURES

• Notifications:
  • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
• Sensors:
  • • Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
• • Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

AVAILABILITY

• Officially announced:
  • 14 May 2013

SHOPPING INFORMATION

• Accessories:
  • Nokia AC-50 MicroUSB Charger, Nokia Charging and Data Cable CA-190CD, Nokia Headset WH-208, Quick guide, SIM Door Key