Nokia Lumia phones specs, price and availability feature Wireless Charging

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The rumour mill is in full force today, with specs for Nokia's next Lumia smartphone showing up everywhere. We have always been big fans of Nokia's Lumia range - we love the great looking hardware and great Windows Phone interface, but it was let down somewhat by Windows Phone 7's poor multitasking and slow uptake of apps. Microsoft is hoping to change that with Windows Phone 8, and Nokia is these days Microsoft's new best friend.


The upcoming Nokia Lumia 820 and Nokia Lumia 920 will arrive in the near future - both sporting Windows Phone 8, with the Nokia Lumia 820 featuring a 4.3 inch screen, and the Nokia Lumia 920 a 4.5 inch screen. The 920 carries a similiar look to the older Lumia 900, while the 820 will have more rounded corners. The big news is that these phones will apparently have Pureview lens technology (remember that Nokia phone with the insane 41 Megapixel sensor?), but maybe not at the same level as the original PureView cameraphone - this time it will have a 8MP camera, but it will use some of the PureView tech for image stabilisation.


The new Lumias will apparently also support wireless charging through a charging pad, which is built on Qi technology. No need to put the phone in a case - it will be built into the hardware. Wireless charging is nothing new, with the now-defunct Palm supporting wireless on their Pre phones before they were bought over by HP. Samsung's Galaxy S3 also supports an optional wireless charging kit, but Samsung has not yet released it. Most wireless charging solutions until now used optional hardware that needed to be bought - hopefully the Nokia Lumia 920 will arrive with the full wireless charging solution. The 920 will arrive with 32GB of storage, 1GB RAM and a dual core 1,5GHz processor. No news on the 820 specs though.

Nokia Lumia 920 specs:

Memory
  • 1GB RAM
  • 32GB mass memory with 7GB free SkyDrive storage
Main camera
  • 8.7MP with Nokia PureView advanced optical imaging stabilization and Carl Zeiss optics
  • Full 1080p HD video capture at 30fps
Front facing camera
  • 1.2MP with 720p HD video
Display
  • 4.5 inch Nokia PureMotion HD+ WXGA IPS LCD
  • Super Sensitive touch
  • Nokia ClearBlack with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements
Nokia says the Nokia Lumia 920 will be available in yellow, red, grey, white and black colors.


Nokia Lumia 820 specs:

Memory
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB mass memory with microSD memory card support and 7GB free SkyDrive storage
Main camera
  • 8MP Auto Focus with Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual LED flash
  • Full HD 1080p video capture at 30fps
Front facing camera
  • VGA
Display
  • 4.3 inch ClearBlack OLED WVGA 800x480
  • Super Sensitive touch
  • Nokia ClearBlack with high brightness mode and Sunlight Readability Enhancements
Both phones have a 1.5GHz Dual Core Snapdragon S4 processor.


The Nokia Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820 will be available in pentaband LTE and HSPA+ variants. No pricing as of yet but these phones are expected to start shipping in select countries later this year.

By Minnaar Pieters

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