Nokia Lumia 925

NOKIA LUMIA 925 REVIEW

The Nokia Lumia 925 is a new flagship model from the Finnish company bringing a selection of updates, mostly in design, to the company's Lumia 920 that's only about 6-months old. The Lumia 925 is a slimmer, lighter update to the Lumia 920. The Lumia 920 was a beautifully-made unibody phone, but it did attract some criticism for its 185g weight. The 925 shaves off 46g, as well as 2mm in thickness, from the 920 and so is a much more svelte proposition. Nokia's long hard road back to relevance continues with the Lumia 925, a premium Windows smartphone with classy metal body, stonking-great camera and a host of extras. Like the Lumia 920, the 925 is a sealed unit, but the design is significantly different. Instead of a solid polycarbonate shell, the phone's chassis is split into a coloured plastic rear and metal frame. We're not sure it feels as absolutely bombproof as the Lumia 920, but we're certainly fans of the metal frame; it's cool to the touch and makes the 925 more comfortable to hold for long periods than a phone with a plastic chassis. The Lumia 925 has a 4.5in AMOLED display, with a 768x1,280 resolution. This isn’t up there with the 1,080x1,920 Full HD screens we’ve become used to seeing on top-end handsets such as the Sony Xperia Z and Samsung Galaxy S4, but it's an adequate number of pixels for the 925's slightly smaller screen. That's 332 pixels per inch (PPI), compared to 441PPI on the S4 or 326PPI on the iPhone 5. The Nokia Lumia 925 is by far the best smartphone the brand has made yet, and of course that’s the conundrum one always faces when reviewing a Windows Phone 8 handset. Thanks to the camera, design and screen the Lumia 925 could well be afive-star product, however the inclusion of Windows Phone 8 does dampen the mood slightly due to the fact that while the app situation is improving the operating system itself is in need of some innovation.

SPECIFICATION & FEATURES

DISPLAY & SCREEN

Type:	AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Display Protection:	Display features: ClearBlack, Brightness control, Orientation sensor, High brightness mode, Sunlight readability enhancements, Refresh rate 60 Hz, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2, Sculpted glass, Easy to clean, Nokia Glance screen, Lumia Color profile, Wide viewing angle, PureMotion HD+
Colors:	TrueColor (24-bit/16M) colors
Aspect ratio:	15:9
Touchscreen:	Super-sensitive touch
Size:	4.5 inches
Resolution:	WXGA 768 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density:	334 ppi
Features:	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

BODY & DESIGN

Device type:	Smart phone
Dimensions:	(5.08 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches) / (129 x 70.6 x 8.5 mm )
Weight:	(139 g) / (4.90 oz)
Keys and Input Methods:	User Input: Touch Operating keys: Volume keys, Camera key, Power/Lock key Form factor: Monoblock touch

GENERAL TECHNOLOGY

2G Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network:	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-892 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-910, RM-893
4G Network:	LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - RM-892 LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-893
Data:	LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s, LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Positioning:	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Navigation:	Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation
SIM:	Micro-SIM
Announced:	14 May 2013
Released:	10 Jun 2013, Available

HARDWARE & MEMORY

Processor:	Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait
Graphics processor:	Adreno 225
User data storage:	In device, SkyDrive cloud storage
System memory:	1024 MB RAM
Built-in storage:	16, 32 GB storage (Vodafone only)
Free cloud storage:	7 GB
Card slot:	No

MULTIMEDIA & SOUND

Alert types:	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Audio quality:	Album graphics display in Music player, Audio Streaming, Dolby Headphone, Music Player, Cloud music offline playback, Media Player, Graphical equalizer, Podcasts, Cloud music playback
Audio formats supported:	Codecs: MP3, AMR-NB, WMA 10 Pro, GSM FR, WMA 9, AAC LC, AAC+/HEAAC, eAAC+/HEAACv2 Audio playback file formats: ASF, MP4, AAC, AMR, MP3, M4A, WMA, 3GP, 3G2
Video playback codecs:	VC-1, Windows video, H.264/AVC, H.263, MPEG-4
Video playback file formats:	MP4, WMV, AVI, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, MOV
Loudspeaker:	Yes
Headphone:	Yes (Dolby Headphone sound enhancement)
3.5mm jack:	Yes
Music player: Filter by: Features:	Yes Album, Artist, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback
Radio:	Radio features: Internet Radio, FM Radio

CAMERA

Camera:	Photo & Video
Primary Camera quality:	8.7 megapixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash:	Dual LED flash
Aperture size:	F2.0
Features:	Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Auto focus, Touch to focus, Optical image stabilization, Face detection, Exposure compensation, White balance presets, Geo tagging, Panorama, Scenes
Video:	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps), video stabilization
Features:	Optical image stabilization, Video calling
Primary camera:	Yes (8 megapixels), 1/3'' sensor size, PureView technology
Primary video camera features:	Video streaming: YouTube browsing and video streaming, Progressive video download, Streaming from video services and internet Video recording features: Video light, Video zoom, Optical image stabilization, Continuous autofocus
Secondary camera:	Yes (1.2 megapixels), 720p@30fps
Secondary video camera features:	Secondary video camera resolution: 720p (HD, 1280 x 720) Secondary camera video recording format: MP4/H.264

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN:	Wi-Fi 802.11 (a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot)
Wi-Fi security modes:	WPA2 (AES/TKIP), WPA, WPA-Personal, WEP, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, PEAP-MSCHAPv2, EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA
Bluetooth:	Yes (v3.0 with A2DP)
Bluetooth profiles:	Object Push profile (OPP) 1.1, Hands-free profile (HFP) 1.5, Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) 1.2, Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) 1.4, Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) 1.1
USB:	Yes (microUSB v2.0)
Connector:	microUSB
Features:	Mass storage device, USB charging
NFC:	Secure NFC for payment, Sharing, Pairing, Tagging
GPRS:	Yes, Class B
EDGE:	Yes, Up to 236.8 kbps
Speed:	HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Other wireless connectivity:	Wi-Fi Channel bonding
Other:	DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync

INTERNET

Online services support:	Facebook, YouTube (upload), LinkedIn, Picasa, Twitter
Browser:	Internet browser capabilities: Internet Explorer 10

APPS

Personal information management features:	Calculator, Clock, Calendar, Phonebook, Alarm clock, Reminders, To-do list, Social networks in Phonebook, OneNote, Wallet, Family Room, Kid's Corner
Business apps:	Adobe acrobat reader free download, Lync (Corporate IM) free download, SkyDrive storage for documents and notes, Company Hub for enterprise applications, Office apps: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, OneNote
Other Applications	Game features: DirectX 11, Touch UI, XBox-Live Hub
Software platform & User Interface	--SW Platform: Windows Phone --Software release: Windows Phone 8

FEATURES

OS:	Microsoft Windows Phone 8
Chipset:	Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960
CPU:	Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU:	Adreno 225
Sensors:	Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor, Magnetometer
Messaging:	SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser:	HTML5
Support Document types:	Excel, PDF, Word, OneNote, Powerpoint
Sync type:	Exchange ActiveSync, Mac companion app, Windows 8 companion app
Sync content:	Calendar, Video, Pictures, Music, Contacts
Phone Book:	Yes
Charging:	Charger
Call Records:	Yes
SMS:	Yes
MMS:	Yes
E-Mail:	Yes
Technologies:	IPS LCD
Instant Messaging:	Yes
Predictive text input:	Yes, T9 input
Voice message:	Yes
Voice dialing:	Yes
Voice commands:	Yes
Voice recording:	Yes
Radio:	FM radio
GPS:	Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Accessibility features:	Hearing: Vibrating alerts, TTY support, Video call, BT neckloop compatible Vision: Voice recognition, Vibrating alerts, Zoom, Voice commands Physical skills: Speakerphone, Voice recognition, Voice commands
Java:	No
Colors:	Black, White, Gray
Notifications:	Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Others:	-- SNS integration --Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic --7GB free SkyDrive storage --MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player --MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player --Document viewer/editor --Video/photo editor --Voice memo/command/dial --Predictive text input

BATTERY

Battery Type:	Non-removable Li-Ion battery 4.2 V
Capacity:	2000 mAh battery (BL-4YW)
Stand-by time:	Up to 440 hours (2G), 18.3 days / Up to 432 hours (3G), 18.0 days
Talk time:	Up to 18.3 hours (2G) / Up to 12.8 hours (3G)
Music play:	Up to 55 hours
cellular network browsing time:	6 hours
Maximum Wi-Fi network browsing time:	7.2 hours
Wireless charging:	Yes, with accessory cover