"Nokia Lyumiya 920": characteristics, testimonials

Everyone knows that in recent years, Nokia has experienced many failures. Being once the leader of the mobile phone market, the concern suffered great losses back in 2013. A little later, he was swallowed up by Microsoft, which is now rebooting the brand's favorite by many. At the same time, everything looked sadder.

And one of the phones, designed to restore the company's reputation and return Nokia to the global market, was "Lyumiya 920". The characteristics of the model, as well as its advantages and disadvantages, are described in this article. Also, analyzing the feedback of buyers, we will find out whether the "920" model has become a real flagship in the smartphone lineup of the Finnish company.

Price class

Let's start with what all such reviews usually end with - the cost of the device. At the very beginning of the article - about the price of "Lumiya" 920 (the characteristic of which will be given further) to understand which class should be attributed to the model and what to compare it with.

So, for today the cost of the model, which is no longer produced, varies between 7400-7800 rubles, due to what the device can be equated to Chinese Android-devices or budget models of "top" companies such as Samsung. However, probably, at the time of the release, the phone was more expensive and belonged to the middle class. Now it's definitely a "budget".

Nevertheless, his parameters are clearly worthy. About them, by the way, we'll talk.

Assembly and housing

In any case, the body of the device is what we perceive at the first moment. And in this regard, Nokia is traditionally good. Design "Lumiya 920", the characteristics of which will be a little further, confirms this.

The phone is released in 4 color variations - two of them are bright (yellow and red), and two are conservative (black and white). Thus, the user can change the caps on the device, picking them up to your taste.

In general, the "Lyumiya 920" hull characteristics is pretty good - the phone looks monolithic, no slots and indentations are not noticeable. The only thing to note is the creaking of the lid, which some users complain about in reviews. True, how massive this phenomenon is, it is difficult to say. Officially, the manufacturer did not give statistics on this defect.

In general, smartphone management is organized quite conveniently. Under the screen there are three physical navigation buttons - "Back", "Home" (or "Home") and a search button. This panel looks pretty impressive. On the right side edge there are buttons for adjusting the sound and unlocking the screen "Nokia Lumiya 920". The characteristic notes that they are covered with a ceramic layer, due to which they will last ten days longer than plastic ones.

Display

Let's move on to another no less important element of any smartphone - the screen. According to the stated parameters, the manufacturer installed a 4.5-inch diagonal display, created using IPS technology, to "Lyumiya 920". The characteristics also testify that the glass is covered with a special polarizing layer, which does not give glare and allows working on the phone even on a bright sunny day. True, there is another side to the coin. The problem is written by users themselves, based on their own experience. Naturally, this does not contain the official specification from the manufacturer "Nokia Lyumiya 920".

The testimonies indicate that it is very inconvenient to work with a telephone in the dark because of the high brightness. The most offensive, that it can not be reduced in the settings. Therefore, the owners of the device have a hard time in the event that they decided to read something interesting before going to bed.

In general, the display at Lumia is quite decent. It responds perfectly to touching with gloves, and due to the high resolution (1280 by 768 pixels) it can transmit an excellent picture. Thus, in the cold, you do not need to do unnecessary movements related to removing gloves to work on the phone.

Technical stuffing

Agree, the display of "Nokia Lyumiya 920" feature is pretty good. And what about the hardware part and, in fact, the "stuffing" of the device?

The manufacturer notes that the smartphone operates on the basis of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 - a processor consisting of two cores. Thanks to such a device, its clock frequency is 1.5 GHz. In practice, the phone demonstrates good performance: instantly responds to touch, does not hang and easily reproduces even complex games. Perhaps, PureVision + technology helps, which was talked about so much at Nokia.

Camera

Not bad on technical parameters the camera on "Lyumiya 920" is established. Characteristics, reviews, user data, marked it as quite worthy, in comparison with the best models of Apple and Samsung, available at that time in the market. This is achieved, first, through high-quality components; Secondly, with the help of new technologies, which, again, were mentioned in Nokia during the presentation of the model. One of them, for example, is to adapt the camera to the movement of a person's hand. With it, you will know for sure that the lens does not jerk at the last minute, and the photo does not turn out to be blurry.

Still there is a chip, like creating several photos simultaneously (and then automatically selecting the best) and gif-animations from your videos, much more.

Additional Functionality

Interesting (as about "Lumiya 920" characterization claims) are additional features on this smartphone. In particular, the wireless charging of Qi deserves attention. With it, a battery with a capacity of 2000 mAh can be charged approximately for the same amount of time as from the network charger adapter. In this case, the phone does not need to pull any wires - just put the device on a special platform.

By the way, the battery here is really powerful - enough of it, with this level of charge, for 40-50 hours of working with the phone. To understand what the advantage of this model is, it's worth looking at models with Android OS that hold 15-20 hours at the same rate of use.

In addition, you can also mention a two-section flash that allows you to make excellent photos even in a dark room. Its diodes are arranged in such a way as to give uniform illumination in the space in front of the camera.

Software

Works "Nokia Lyumiya" 920 (specifications, price, reviewed in this article) on the operating system Windows Phone. A natural question that can disturb the readers of the article is the variety of programs making the use of the phone convenient. In particular, it concerns navigation, file sharing, multimedia.

In Lumia 920 all this is implemented quite well. The map here is represented by the HERE program, which includes a package for traveling with the help of the Drive car. As for the data exchange, the product is Nokia and Microsoft, called SkyDrive. You can also mention the excellent Office package, which includes Word, Excel and so on.

That is, in general, worry about the fact that your "Lyumiya 920" will not have decent content, it's not worth it. Here you can easily install many programs laid out on the Market for WP. And, as practice shows, developers are working hard to ensure that this directory does not lag behind Appstore and Google Play.

Competitors

Of course, since the phone was released a lot of time, so the situation on the market has changed significantly. However, let's pay attention to the technical characteristics of "Lyumiya 920" in comparison with the phones that were available at that time.

For example, very similar in terms of HTC 8X. It has, in practice, the same parameters, including a similar design. Simply, this model is less popular with Lumia, due to which, perhaps, it produced a minor furore in the market.

Speaking of similar phones with other OS, it should be noted working on Android LG Google Nexus or Optimus G. Their technical parameters are very similar, while the cost of phones was at the same level.

Reviews

So, you know what the "Nokia Lyumiya 920" features, the price. Customer feedback - that's worth mentioning additionally. Most recommendations are positive; Users are advised to buy this particular model. People note that the lack of software for Windows Phone is a myth, but the build quality, speed, camera, battery and other modules work "at altitude". Therefore, the feedback on this model is impressive.

Now, of course, in the lineup of Lumia devices other devices, for example, models 830, 640, 535 and so on. All of them are arranged better "Lumiya 920". At the same time, undoubtedly, the developers used the experience of this device, making the rest of smartphones the same as now.

If we now ask mobile market experts how much Microsoft has advanced in sales, they will confidently note a fairly high growth. Of course, in part it was provided by the release of the 920, which set the direction for the development of subsequent phones. Today, the company is confidently moving forward, building up the customer base and enhancing its image.