Nokia Lumia 920 review: The Luminary

04 December 2012
Not the best of times then for the Finns, but the right time for a flagship to show its worth. Saying that the future of the company is being decided here is probably too much. But the Lumia 920 could be the difference between living with dignity and scratching a living on emerging markets...

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  • AnonD-51996
  • 0ZJ
  • 04 Dec 2012

I must say I'm disapointed after reading this review, mostly from the screen and the daylight camera performance... Now, I'm really confused on what smartphone I should buy...
Anyway, great review by GSMArena, as always...

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    • Anna
    • 3sr
    • 04 Dec 2012

    No gamez and no appz for this thing

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      • adi
      • Bwc
      • 04 Dec 2012

      great phone! i own it so i know what im talking about. someone said is less impressive than 808. lol every phone camera is! 808 is in its own class!
      im ex user of galaxy s2 and i loved it but lumia surpasses it in every way.
      just wondering why some attack L920 so nervously?
      one more thing WP8 just started. but how?

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        • AnonD-77011
        • sp@
        • 04 Dec 2012

        the review says lumia 920 is the best wp8 smartphone, so why is it better than ativ s or htc 8x?? i mean what's the difference between them except design??

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          • PDT
          • 04 Dec 2012

          Nokia did themselves no good . had many xpectations from the phone to rise and shine, but this is nothing better than Lumia 900.

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            • Cha
            • NsY
            • 04 Dec 2012

            As much as everyone hates to admit it, Nokia's best cards lay with Symbian and Meego, which they killed. All they had to do was improve hardware (even dual core with a gig of ram would be a hit for these two platforms). Still, great review and best of luck L920

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              • Anonymous
              • vjv
              • 04 Dec 2012

              920.. An apple wannabe.

              No sd slot no removable battery plus heavy as a brick.

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                • AnonD-12210
                • 7tx
                • 04 Dec 2012

                Great review ! Nokia is back!

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                  • AnonD-79514
                  • MDV
                  • 04 Dec 2012

                  even sound is terrible!!!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • smi
                    • 04 Dec 2012

                    I knew it, Nokia Lumis 920 is the best phone in the world!

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                      • Ram
                      • a4q
                      • 04 Dec 2012

                      This is the best phone camera that nokia advertise?!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • n5y
                        • 04 Dec 2012

                        This wont win any awards, Nokia is done and dusted

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                          • Simon
                          • 3ZH
                          • 04 Dec 2012

                          Oh my, it's crazy that at this point where they still have money, but they're losing it they are releasing a mediocre product.

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                            • omkar
                            • Xus
                            • 04 Dec 2012

                            i love nokia bez of its service in india ....its very much better than samsung , htc , sony and others ,,.....and with such innovation its a gold for a bucks...happy days to nokia

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                              • Matt
                              • j}7
                              • 04 Dec 2012

                              Nice thorough review as always, GSMArena!

                              I still can't wait to get my hands on one, but yellow has been sold out online almost since launch :-(

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                                • AnonD-410
                                • swm
                                • 04 Dec 2012

                                AnonD-79514, 04 Dec 2012very very very disappointed! less camera! far less impressi... moreI must reply on your comment, because it is childish, unrealistic and I think you're buying phones just to brag it about.. And still, you find yourself competent to write an insulting comment on such device. Smartphone is enigma to your brain, especially 'smart', since all you know is phone.. Just, low man, to low..

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                                  • EasycapExpertti
                                  • S2e
                                  • 04 Dec 2012

                                  You didn't mention 1 thing where Nokia Lumia 920 really shines vs its rivals - it has better audio recording capabilities. Nokia Lumia 920 has 3pcs HAAC (High Amplitude Audio Capture) microphones and so the recorded audio is distortion free also at the loudest music performances and it can record also very low bass sound vs its rivals has nonHAAC mics and so the recorded audio at music concert recordings is mostly distorted and they can't capture low bass sound.

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                                    • Lampleon
                                    • mIn
                                    • 04 Dec 2012

                                    I know cause I use this awesome phone: Lumia 920 is the Best.

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                                      • Rich
                                      • mpU
                                      • 04 Dec 2012

                                      So one of the biggest drawbacks is the lack of apps? isn't this why elop killed meego? even though it was shown it could run android apps? I still cannot see what Windows has brought to nokia? clearly nokias innovation is a fantastic asset for m$

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                                        • Tumay
                                        • pih
                                        • 04 Dec 2012

                                        AnonD-79514, 04 Dec 2012very very very disappointed! less camera! far less impressi... moreI will be happy if you stay with Android :)