Comments on: In the fight for its life, Nokia pins hopes on Lumia 920

By: robarino

robarino — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:51:22 +0000

No hdmi. Complete deal breaker for 65 percent of phone buyers.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:36:32 +0000

why don u just produce your own smartphone since u have so much complaints?

By: guest

guest — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:55:20 +0000

My review of the Nokia Lumia 920 specifications internet page reveals that although this phone is being billed as a high-end flagship phone it is really a mid-level phone. Look at the following:
1) The HD (1280×720 pixels) display with 600 nits brightness may be fine but at a size of 4.5-inches it is a mid-level sized display in today’s market.
2) The embedded 8.7 mega-pixel mid-range camera takes 1080p video and has improvements for stabilization and low-light condition photos (now common) but a) it is limited to 4X zoom (want much higher zoom level) and b) it is not a removable module to allow the phone to be taken into company secure areas when the camera is removed (an Enterprise and Consumer deal breaker).
3) No user accessible SD card slot is listed as available or as an option. Samsung 64GB micro-SDXC cards are projected to be available in mass by November 2012. Does this imply this phone is not a consumer device and it is intended for locked-down “Enterprise Only” users, using the cloud? This is a Consumer deal breaker.
4) Has 1GB internal memory which is not listed as upgradable. Expecting 2 GB internal memory.
5) Has 32GB internal storage which is not listed as upgradable. Expecting 64GB or more internal storage.
6) Uses a non-removable battery of 2000 mAh. This is a Consumer deal breaker. Expecting a larger, removable battery of at least twice this capacity even though the phone is already 10.7 mm thick (the reason for being greater than the normal thickness is not revealed in the spec).
7) A HDMI output connectivity port is not listed as available or an option (a deal breaker).
8) System uses USB 2.0, not the USB 3.0 desired.
9) No USB host capability is listed (a deal breaker).
10) The Specification implies that 3 separate, single function, micro-USB ports are provided. Is this true?
11) A magnetometer is provided. Does this mean an embedded compass is provided as an original program?
12) Positioning Services. Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) and GLONASS are listed as available but a) please provide an understanding of what your particular A-GPS is/does/how/and what, when it works or not, b) is there standalone continuous positioning data always available for recording/use (GPS or GLONASS) when 1. not having access to telephone networks or 2. when answering and using the telephone or using other communication channels or when anything else is in-process, and c) does the 920 support the Improved GPS constellation frequencies in addition to the original frequencies, and lastly d) do the 920 GPS and GLONASS programs always work together with optimization to provide the most accurate position data whether 4 GPS satellites are needed , whether 4 GLONASS satellites are needed , whether any combination of each are needed, or is GLONASS only used when there is not enough GPS satellites available to use (the latter would not seem to be providing the best position accuracy to the user at all times).
13) SBAS Services. No Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) services to improve the accuracy of the GPS data are listed as being used (such as the U.S. Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) or other nations SBAS [to use when traveling] or the commercial subscription SBAS systems).
14) Maps. Nokia maps are listed as being used but what other map type files (and file extensions) can be used?
15) Neither a 3-axis accelerometer nor a 3-axis gyroscope is listed as being included.
16) A speakerphone is not listed as included unless “integrated hands free speaker” (what?) means a speakerphone.
17) A LTE standby time is not provided, but 3G standby time is (why?).
18) A 5-row QWERTY keyboard is not listed as an option. The dividing line is cast in concrete as some persons will not purchase a phone with just a virtual keyboard (they want a sliding, 5-row QWERTY keyboard). Others only want the virtual keyboard. The solution is to provide a 5-row keyboard as an attachable option (a to-do item).
19) The Nokia Lumia 920 uses a 2-core 1.5 GHz processor which is standard fare today but 4-cores are imminent.
20) My Opinion 07Sep2012: Nokia’s Lumia 920 with Windows Phone 8 does not pass my partial, buy-challenge.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:51:27 +0000

I can’t believe anyone would want either iTunes or Zune.. There are much better content management applications available. iTunes is a resource hog and is so limited in functionality that it’s only useful for the dimmest of computer users.. Besides, with a cloud based ecosystem, baackup and/or sync with a desktop app is not necessary.. Google/Android does a superb job of this.

By: Coolknight

Coolknight — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:37:22 +0000

The bad about the whole event is…
a) No new software like I-Tunes to download stuff and backup your phone was presented. Zune is a mess and we all know it.
b) No price.
c) No availability.
d) No possibility to pre order the phone from Nokia direct. (How stupid is that?) Nokia could have taken pre orders and given the customers in any market, first availability for like a $99.- deposit. You put in a deposit and you can either pick it up first with your carrier or buy an unlocked one.
e) No Mini Tablet in the works.
f) The 820 has little going for it, they talked about a bumper casing but it was not on display.
g) No high end model. There should be a black and chrome edition of the 920 that costs extra.
i) The 820 is the size of the old 900, the 920 is huge… what if customers want a 800 sized phone with 32Gb of RAM and good battery life… Nokia is simply unable to produce such a product… I have a 800 and it is lousy on battery, luckily my primary phone is a I-Phone 4.

By: chris

chris — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:47:13 +0000

I find it amusing that people need to find faults, and complain that there is not enough apps and use that a a major factor for deciding whether to buy or not. OMG ppl.. they have 100,000 apps what could you possibly want that they dont have. iOS and Android have over 500.000 apps WOW 400.000 of them you will never use or are useless to most.
(for example) Look at me i installed rubbish pointless apps on my phone.. touch the screen and and it makes a fart sound… pointless wate of coding, an app you will install use once than delete after a week.

Its sad that even big named websites who review wp8 say how a 100.000 apps is not good enough.

when you install 100.000 apps on your device that you use and feel you need more then u can complain.

P.S i am currently an android user/owner but will be getting the Nokia Lumia 920 ASAP.

Congratulations Nokia and Microsoft good Job.

By: Calster1 L.

Calster1 L. — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:28:20 +0000

I wish they would bring back removable batteries so I can have a spare at all times. Today’s smartphones just suck juice and I don’t want to be without any juice if I’m out late at night.

By: Abdul Hameed

Abdul Hameed — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:03:51 +0000

Not impressed with the dual core…but the camera is so awesome!!! Esp the city lens feature
http://www.thegadgetcode.com/2012/09/nokia-lumia-920-and-820.html

By: El Marko

El Marko — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:25:18 +0000

By all indications, Nokia needs a winner and the Lumia 920 looks good. But, until it’s actually available, it’s little more than a good looking prototype. Nokia announced a prototype today, with no pricing and no availability. Were it anyone other than Nokia, this might not be so much of a problem. But Nokia has a history of announcing new products and then taking months, years to release them to market. Or canceling them entirely. Nokia doesn’t just need to announce new products; it needs to sell new products. Today it didn’t achieve the necessary goal of announcing any products for sale.

By: michael hershfield

michael hershfield — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:14:49 +0000

Kim,

you did not mention @ all, the streaming music (free) offer announced yesterday between msoft & nokia. This is a tremendous point of differentiation & could perhaps provide consumers with a solid reason to choose nokia/msoft.