Nokia's First Android Phone

A picture purportedly showing a prototype of Nokia's first Android-based smartphone, codenamed "Normandy," has surfaced on China's popular social network, Sina Weibo. The image then made its way to Twitter via @seamisu.

The photo doesn't reveal any clues about the device's specifications or even its size, but The Verge cites sources saying it's going to be a low-to-mid-range device with a forked version of Android and a custom UI.

See also: Nokia's Bizarre Multi-Screen Smartwatch of the Future

It makes sense when you consider previous rumors (and images) of a Nokia Android device, but we'd hold any further speculations until Microsoft's purchase of Nokia's handset division is finalized.

What is the Nokia Lumia 1520?

Pros

    Bright and very sensitive screen
    Very good picture quality and RAW support
    Super fast and easy to use
    Has every conceivable feature possible

Cons

    Heavy and cumbersome to use
    Camera is slow
    Panorama mode is rubbish


Key Features: 6-inch, 1920 x 1080 screen; 20MP PureView camera; Windows Phone 8, 2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800; 2GB RAM; microSD, NFC and 802.11n Wi-Fi; 3,200 mAh battery


What is the Nokia Lumia 1520?
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a landmark phone in the history of Windows Phone. For the first time since its launch, Windows Phone 8's hardware support has caught up with the iPhone 5S and top Android phones like the Nexus 5. The Lumia 1520's full HD screen, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 2GB of RAM are exactly what we've come to expect from flagship phones. The 1520 is also the largest Windows Phone by a serious margin thanks to its huge 6-inch screen, but should anyone other than the most ardent Windows Phone fan consider buying one?

Note: Nokia hasn't confirmed the Lumia 1520 UK price or release date yet, so we're basing our judgements on the $749 US list price.

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Nokia Lumia 1520: Design and Features
The Nokia Lumia 1520 is huge, that much is obvious, but the 1520's design is cut from the same cloth as all the other Nokia Lumia phones. It's made from a single sheet of sturdy, high quality plastic with the screen protruding ever so slightly outwards from it. It's a good look and one we're not bored with yet.

It's hard to escape the size, though. It's not thick (8.7mm), but it is exceedingly tall, wide and quite heavy. It's a full centimetre taller than the already large Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (162.8mm vs 151.2mm) and half a centimetre wider, but it's also 42 grams heavier. Its heft is hard to ignore, though it's as much a function of the Lumia 1520's superior build quality as the size.

Needless to say, then, that this is a 'two hands' phone. You can use the Lumia 1520 in one hand for periods, but inevitably something will require you to bring the other one into play. This is just the reality of owning a phone this size, as is the fact it's a tight fit in most trouser pockets. Reality or not, we prefer the slightly tighter dimensions of the Note 3.



For physical controls it includes a dedicated camera shutter button alongside the usual volume and lock/power buttons. They're fine, though it's a little too easy to jog the volume control when you put the phone back in your pocket and they aren't the easiest to locate by feel alone.

Besides the top-end processor and camera, which we'll get into a little later, Nokia has truly thrown the kitchen sink at the Lumia 1520. There's 32GB of built-in memory, but there's also an up to 64GB microSD card slot. Every wireless standard we can think of is included, too. There's 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC, not to mention 4G LTE. Did we mention the 1520 supports wireless charging? We didn't? It does that, too, albeit with a optional dock. 

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Nokia Lumia 1520: Screen Quality
You don't need us to tell you that the screen on a phone is important, and clearly Nokia doesn't either. The Lumia 1520's screen is a triumph. The IPS-based LCD screen is sharp, rich, colourful, responsive, bright... and some other good things we can't quite recall right now.

A 1920 x 1080 resolution on a 6-inch screen equates to 367 pixels per inch (ppi), which is plenty sharp enough to ensure text, videos and photos look smooth and detailed in all the right places. And while the size makes the Lumia 1520 a cumbersome phone to use, it's fantastic for games, videos and web browsing.

It is, as is often pointed out, more like a tablet than a phone. This also makes the Lumia 1520 excellent for working with and viewing Microsoft Office documents, particularly ones with graphics and charts that won't fit on smaller phones.

Like most Nokia phones, the Lumia 1520 also works when wearing gloves -- a neat trick the likes of Apple have yet to adopt. This is a nice-to-have rather than a must have, but it also has the happy side effect of making the Lumia 1520's screen incredibly sensitive and responsive without gloves.

The black level and contrast isn't quite as deep and clear as the best AMOLED displays, but the Lumia 1520 is still very good on both counts. It's excellent when viewed outdoors, too. This is a big help when lining up shots with the camera, somewhere where the size also helps a great deal.

All told, it's really hard to find fault with the screen. It's by far and away the highlight of the phone.

Nokia Lumia 925 Specifications

Specifications

• Display

  • Display size: 4.5 ''
  • Display technology: ClearBlack, AMOLED 
  • Touch screen technology: Super sensitive touch 

• Photography

  • Primary camera sensor size: 8.7 MP PureView 
  • Camera Flash Type: Dual-LED Flash 

• Power management

  • Maximum 2G talk time: 18.3 h
  • Maximum 3G talk time: 12.8 h
  • Standby time (3G): 440 h
  • Music playback time: 55 h
  • Wireless charging: Yes, with accessory cover 

• Processor

  • Processor name: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ S4 
  • Processor type: Dual-core 1.5 GHz 

  
  
  
  

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Nokia Lumia 925

Incredible imaging

Spectacular sharpness in low-light photos and video. Nokia Smart Camera mode for burst photography to create action sequences and more.









     

Premium features

8.7 Megapixel PureView camera with six Carl Zeiss lenses. Slim and lightweight aluminium body around a 4.5 inch HD+ display.

Nokia Smart Camera. Unleash your creativity.

Spend less time planning the shot. Nokia Smart Camera mode lets you take a burst of photos, and then go back later and choose the story you want to tell

All the action in a single photo.

Capture more of the action than your eyes can see. The Action Shot feature in Nokia Smart Camera lets you snap once to get a sequence of movements in a single high-quality image.

Control the shot.

No more random people walking through your scene. The Remove Moving Object feature in Nokia Smart Camera lets you erase unwanted details to get your picture looking just the way you want.

Put a smile on everyone's face.

Get everyone at their best with the Change Faces feature in Nokia Smart Camera, which lets you combine your favourite expressions from a series of shots into a single perfect group photo.

 

 

 

 

 

Feature full.

Powered by Windows Phone 8, the Nokia Lumia 925 comes packed with great smartphone features. Work on the go with MS Office, enjoy free tunes on Nokia Music and discover the city around you with HERE Maps, or snap on a wireless charging cover to charge up without plugging in.

 

 

 

 

Nokia Suite 3.8 support

Nokia Suite – Connect your phone and computer

• Use Nokia Suite to get the most out of your phone and computer. Move photos, videos, music, and more between the phone and the computer, and get the latest phone software. Download apps, music, or free street maps, and back up important content.
• Nokia Suite is meant for the latest non-Lumia phones, such as the Asha family.
• The latest version of Nokia Suite supports Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Office 2013.
• With the latest version of Nokia Suite, you can copy your contacts, calendar, and photos from a Nokia phone to the Microsoft SkyDrive service. After copying your content there, you can easily get content to your Nokia Lumia phone using the same Microsoft account.
• With the latest version of Nokia Suite, you can get important software stability updates and performance improvements.
• To get help and find answers to your questions about Nokia Suite and your connected phone, open Nokia Suite and in the Help menu, click Nokia Suite help. Or, go to the Support view of Nokia Suite and click to open the Help and guides section.
• Do you have a Nokia Lumia phone? Windows computer users can sync music, videos, and pictures, and get the latest phone updates with the Zune PC app or the Windows Phone app, depending on your phone model. If you're using an Apple Mac, download Windows Phone 7 Connector for Mac from the Mac App Store.

Support downloads

• PC Nokia Suite (101 MB ) Nokia Suite is a free software that connects your Nokia phone and Windows PC, and helps you transfer content between the two. With Nokia Suite you can use your PC to get software updates for your phone, back up your data, get new street maps and synchronise your music, photos and contacts. Compatible with PC Windows 8, 7, Vista, or XP.

Nokia Lumia smartphones

Nokia Lumia smartphones with Windows Phone 8 are the no-compromise smartphones for business. The only smartphones that offer what business users want, and what businesses and IT decision-makers need.

Nokia Lumia enables you and your teams to stay on top of the working day, helping to focus on the right people and the right actions at the right time. Access, share and edit content anywhere and stay tuned in to your business by just glancing at the Lumia home screen.
Nokia Lumia provides business security as standard, including hardware accelerated encryption. If your business runs Microsoft services – Exchange, Office 365, SharePoint, Lync – then Nokia Lumia is quick and easy to adopt. Just enter your username and password and you are set.
From a cost perspective, there’s no need to pay additional license fees or costs for office productivity and navigation apps with Nokia Lumia. Everything works straight out-of-the-box.

Work on your Lumia just like on your PC

Nokia Lumia smartphones come with Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office pre-installed.
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote documents open and appear the same way they do on your PC. And they are not for viewing only; you can create new Word, Excel and OneNote documents using your Lumia and edit PowerPoint presentations on the go.
Keep your documents and team tasks in sync via SharePoint, Office365 or SkyDrive, so it’s easy to stay productive even when part of the team is out on the go. Save all your documents from PC to phone and vice versa without losing the original formatting.
Download Microsoft Lync and Skype to connect and collaborate online with your colleagues, Share your real-time status and availability to let your colleagues know when you can be contacted, and check their status to see when they are available for a chat.

Business worthy design and leading innovation

The Nokia Lumia combines robust materials built for business use with elegant and modern design to make a sleek and powerful business smartphone.
The scratchproof polycarbonate unibody of Nokia Lumia 920 and sleek shells of Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 620 are highly durable, ensuring signal quality for voice and data. Built-in noise cancellation also provides clear voice calls.
Thanks to innovative wireless charging solutions you can place your Nokia Lumia phone on its charging stand or plate to ensure your phone is always charged, intuitively and hands-free even while having a video call with your colleague.
PureView camera innovation with leading low-light performance means you can produce sharp images using your Nokia Lumia 920. Capture a whiteboard in any light conditions and share it immediately with your team via SkyDrive, OneNote, Outlook, or any other way you prefer.

Business class navigation

Nokia Drive gives you turn-by-turn voice guided navigation, wherever your business takes you or your team. It even works offline, which helps you save data and costly roaming fees abroad.

Nokia City Lens brings augmented reality right to your Lumia’s screen, points you the closest hotels, restaurants, shops, and any other destinations you wish to discover. Just select the category you wish to find on the menu, and point the camera at your surroundings to see information and more overlaid onto the surfaces of buildings.

Nokia Transport tells you how to get where you’re going. It provides you convenient public transit routing right on your Nokia Lumia, serves as your own personal commuter companion, and delivers everything you need to get here, there, and everywhere with ease also in cities you haven’t visited before.

Business level security as standard

In today’s business world the majority of organizations manage and share sensitive data. Nokia Lumia based on Windows Phone 8 is designed to be very secure, meeting the established security policy needs of organizations worldwide.

Security features on Windows Phone 8 include secure boot, which ensures the phone only runs authentic operating system software. Password lock protection includes the ability to pre-define the number of failed password attempts. There’s also hardware accelerated encryption for all your data as well as encryption for data traffic such as email and document sharing via Microsoft Exchange Server and SharePoint.

In daily use, the browser and Windows Store apps are safe to use. The Internet Explorer 10 browser and all other apps run in their own isolated chambers. This chamber mode means that the apps don’t have access to other applications or to camera, location or microphone without the user’s permission. Documents shared as email messages can be further protected with Information Rights Management (IRM) – only available on Windows Phone.

With device management solutions available from leading vendors, organizations can manage security policies, including remote lock and wipe to secure their employees’ phones. You also find leading business apps in the Windows Phone Store.

Nokia Lumia

Explore the world with Nokia Lumia

Every day in every city around the world, people are pursuing their own adventures, big or small. Explore the world around you with amazing camera technology, exclusive Live Tile apps and unique design features. This is Lumia.

Innovative design.

Wireless charging.

The new Lumia smartphone family is designed with loads of special features, like wireless charging. Integrated into your Lumia or easily available as an optional cover or shell, the wireless charging feature allows you to simply place your Lumia on a special plate to boost its battery.

We’ve got lots of wireless chargers for you to choose from – including the beautiful charging pillow by Fatboy or our special wireless charging speakers by JBL.

> Check out our wireless charging accessories

Wireless Charging is supported on the Lumia 920, Lumia 820 and Lumia 720 only.

Cinemagraph.

Bring your photos to life.

With Cinemagraph you can add motion to still photos at the touch of a button.

Turn smiles into laughs. See friends wave. Make candles flicker on a birthday cake.

Then share your Cinemagraph creations with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and by email.

Only on Lumia.

See it for yourself

See it for yourself

Nokia Smart Shoot.

Make every image picture perfect.

Our next generation Lumia smartphone family comes with a unique digital lens that lets you take a series of photos with a single click.

You can combine smiles, edit images and enhance in an instant to create that perfect shot that never took place.

And use the Erase feature to easily wipe away unwanted objects. When you’re done, upload your snaps to Facebook or other social networks straight away for your friends to see.

HERE City Lens.

See your city differently.

With HERE City Lens you can discover all your city has to offer simply by looking through your camera display.

Just hold your Lumia up and watch nearby restaurants, hotels and shops pop up on your screen. Then read reviews, make a reservation, link to websites or create a list of places to visit another time.

Reveal your city’s hidden locations. Only with Lumia.

HERE City Lens is supported on the Lumia 920, Lumia 820, Lumia 720 and Lumia 620.

Nokia Music.

Stream your favourite music for free.

With Nokia Music you can stream tunes to your phone - for free*. There’s no sign-up and no subscription.

Choose from more than 150 regularly updated mixes, or create your own mixes by selecting the artists you love. It even works offline – just download playlists onto your phone and you can listen to it whenever you want.

We’ve also got great accessories to make listening even better – like a Nokia Purity Pro Wireless Stereo Headset by Monster. Or our new JBL PlayUp Portable Wireless Speaker. All designed to look great with your Lumia.

> Learn more about Nokia Music

* Downloading of streaming music over your mobile data connection may involve the transfer of large amounts of data so please check with your service provider for any possible data transmission charges.

Business.

Work on your mobile just like on your PC.

Our Lumia smartphones with Windows Phone 8 come with Microsoft Office, Outlook and Internet Explorer 10. So you can edit PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents when you’re out and about, and browse easier, faster and more securely than ever.

You can also sync all your work files on your PC and phone using your 7 GB of free storage on SkyDrive. And you can share documents with colleagues by using SharePoint or Office 365 servers.

> Learn more about Nokia for Business

4G the Superfast Mobile Broadband Network

Experience superfast internet on your 4G mobile phone using LTE Technology. With pentaband 4G/LTE capability, the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 are able to leverage the latest high speed networks for great performance. As not all network operators have 4G/LTE networks deployed, we will work with the local operators to preconfigure the phones to 3G network connectivity. Using the latest Snapdragon S4 processor and the power of Windows Phone 8, people will still enjoy great performance with 3G and when 4G/LTE networks are commercially available, we will work closely with the operators to deliver an over-the-air update to enable 4G on the phone.