The NL 920 of course supports 4G LTE.
Nokia teases world+dog with snap of new 4G Lumia 928
Nokia nerds are all aquiver about the Finnish giant’s latest smartphone, the Lumia 928 - but it appears to be little more than a Lumia 920 for US operator Verizon. The 928 model now has a page on the Nokia website albeit with little information beyond a picture of the device which, with the page’s URL, confirms the phone’s …
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 13:11 GMT Arctic fox
Oh dear me Reg, you are a bunch of michevious little tykes aren't you?
Those of us with more than two neurones firing at the same time are aware that the Finns will not be launching a new flagship before the summer (to include both their hardware update with regard to their camera and "Blue" from you-know-who).
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 13:20 GMT Mombasa69
I'll stick with my QWERTY thanks.
I can't stand touch screen only, so slow and cumbersome, I hate predictive texting, I like to use my brain and type properly, and on a REAL QWERTY keypad.
I'll stick with my trusty BlackBerry 9810 Torch for now until the new BlackBerry Torch based on OS10 comes out.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 15:45 GMT squilookle
Re: I'll stick with my QWERTY thanks.
The thing I don't understand is why you are posting about your dislike of phones without physical keyboards here and now. You realize there have been so many phones with this set up released in the last 5 years, and this has become so accepted, that these comments are irrelevant to this article, don't you?
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Wednesday 8th May 2013 11:51 GMT Anonymous Coward
Re: Meh
"You were obviously expecting an icon grid app launching OS. Windows Phone doesn't use that tired old interface paradigm. Why have icons and widgets, combine the two!"
Spot on. iOS and 'roid both have a GUI based in last decade. 2013 brings a cleaner, newer and faster interface requiring far fewer presses to get the information you want. So bollox to the ladies slating it. We'll wait for them to catch up with the times. (and lets face it, if Apple released this interface, it would have been praise for being innovative)
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 14:29 GMT TeeCee
Re: "Thinner and lighter"
Yup, I cannot for the life of me understand why wireless charging is supposed to be The Next Big Thing.
Add weight and bulk (that will be a royal pain in the arse all the time) for the induction coils just to avoid plugging a lead into it (which may be a minor inconvenience once a day)? Why would you want to even think of doing that?
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Wednesday 8th May 2013 07:05 GMT GBL Initialiser
Re: "Thinner and lighter"
"Us the back button to exit all your applications as it will close them. Then the battery should easily last 2 days....quick battery use is almost always rogue apps."
Yeah, tried most things. I managed to squeeze out a bit more life by changing some settings and I always close apps anyway. I haven't yet seen anywhere near two days though and using the GPS & maps a few times means you hadn't better use it for much else.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 15:11 GMT The Original Steve
Re: "Thinner and lighter"
What does it add? To my knowledge it's a coil and a chip - not sure how much thickness or weight but the S4 is a lot lighter and thinner than the 920 so unless you have something to backup your claim of bulk I think its a little unfair to brush all qi charging as being terrible.
Personally I wouldn't pay £50 for a charger, but as Nokia gave me one free I am very happy with it. I'd pay say up to £10 - £15 for it. Yeah, it's a novelty. Then again my laptop users demaning Wifi even though they have 1Gig to the desktop is the same - just can't be arsed with cables.
Case in point: I lie in bed, decide it's sleep time and just place my phone on the bedside cabinet. It's charging.
My girlfiends iPhone 5 however requires her hanging half out of the bed, trying to find the cable, finally plugs it in only to find it's the wrong way round.
Yeah, it's not a problem. Have I even thought of it as being a problem? Nope. Am I glad I have it - you betcha. If only to have a smug smile on my face when my phone charges by placing it down and the miss's shiny shiny iPhone means she's scrabbling for the cables.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 15:50 GMT squilookle
Re: "Thinner and lighter"
Wireless charging is not a life changing feature, but it's nice. The biggest benefit is that, when I check the time on my phone in the night, I don't have to be wary of the cable trailing over the bedside table, I pick it off the charging plate, check the time and put it back. Also, my actual charging cable lives in my suitcase because I only ever use it when I travel, it's one less thing to remember. Again, not necessary, but nice.
The thickness of the 920 does not bother me, it fits in my pocket fine.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 14:47 GMT The Original Steve
Why the hoohar?
Don't understand the fuss. 920 already does 4G very nicely thank you (which the article implies it doesn't). Only thing that's different is xeon flash rather than LED which I wish I had to be honest - and apparently it's slightly slimmer..... Not sure if that's engineering refinement or just a smaller battery.
Still both handsets are really rather nice.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 16:01 GMT squilookle
After having used Android since 2009, I got a Lumia 920 in January and, apart from a few fall outs with it where apps like Spotify have been missing and then inferior to their Android equivalents when they have surfaced, I have generally found the experience of Windows phone 8 better* than Android. Everything is better integrated, there is no crapware installed by the phone maker or the network, and the phone does everything I need it to. I look forward to seeing what they bring out next (genuinely new models, not a repackaging of an old one, mind. I'm not going to be ready for another 2 years or so yet, either).
*In my opinion, for my needs, etc.
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Tuesday 7th May 2013 17:20 GMT TheVogon
EE just gave me a free upgrade to 4G for my Lumia 920 if I took the next level up in data allowance! (+£5 a month - which takes me from 1GB to 2GB)
I knew I was wise to pass on the initial half the data?! for £5 extra 4G 'offer'.....
They are cold calling with this offer - good deal for anyone with Orange who declined the initial 4G tax...