Nokia Lumia 920 32GB Unlocked GSM 4G LTE Windows 8 Smartphone - Red

I have been tracking this phone ever since the Nov 2012 release, and I generally had mixed feelings about the types of reviews I read all over the internet. There have been complaints about the weight, about lack of an SD card slot, about it being a Windows phone, the list goes on. However, from experiencing this device for myself, I have to say that while it is not the perfect smartphone, it excels in most areas. The phone weighs 185g - considerably more than all of its direct competitors - but it does not feel like an anvil. It more has a solid, almost unbreakable feel (though I'm not gonna test that). The Samsung Galaxy S3 was one of the main competitors at release date, and though it is lighter and thinner than the Lumia 920, it also feels quite frail in comparison. I don't find the weight of the phone to be a negative attribute. One other concern I had was how the WP8 environment would treat me, as it is well documented and demonstrated all over that the Windows App Store is leagues behind Google and iOS. There are obviously missing popular apps (not least Instagram and Youtube), but I have been able to find ample replacements so far (Metrotube and 6Tag) that do the job. If you aren't one to obsess over a name, then you will find these apps more than capable of handling most, if not all of your activities. The phone boasts silky smooth performance, with great visuals and above average speaker output. As far as media storage goes, I'm not too concerned about the lack of SD card slot. The device already comes with 32gb built-in. Most other flagships at release date topped out at 16gb and not all offered SD storage either. The camera is probably the strongest selling point on any current-gen high end Nokia phone, and believe me, these guys have a right to brag. The camera is simply amazing, and there are a bunch of Nokia-exclusive imaging apps that make the photo experience so much better. Battery life is what I would call average from a smartphone these days and it is probably the biggest negative point on my mind right now. Depending upon usage and settings, battery life can vary greatly. If you are one of the users who turns screen brightness down all the way, turns off all services, and keeps the phone running on barebones features, then you can crank 2 days out of the battery easily. If you are like me - a moderate to heavy user who keeps his screen settings on automatic and doesn't bother to turn off things other than location settings, then you will get upwards of 11 hours out of a full charge. I've seen better, but I've also seen worse. Overall, I'm satisfied with the phone. It was either this or a Xperia Z from Sony. The two are totally different experiences, but both have their strong and weak points. The price difference will probably play a role in the decision as well if you are torn between these 2 (though the release of the Z1 will surely drop the Z's price some more). For anybody questioning why I chose the Lumia 920 over the 925, the reasons are simple. The 925 only has 16gb onboard storage as opposed to 32gb on the 920. The 925 does not have a camera that much better than the 920 The 925 did not come in red :)

We got this phone to work with the "Bring Your Own Phone" plan with Straight Talk. Even though Straight Talk service generally runs off the Verizon towers, this phone still connects through the AT&T tower (which has horrible service where we live) and are never able to get the data to work as a result. The background noise cancelling technology in the microphone cancels out our voices in addition to the background noise and people have a very hard time hearing us unless we have the call on speakerphone (and sometimes that doesn't even work). We love the look of the phone and it runs well, but it is a pain that it will not transfer over to the Verizon towers and it's getting really old that we have to make all our calls on speakerphone. And...the apps are limited. Fix the microphone issues and expand the app store and this would be a killer phone.

get a case! this phone has some weight to it and if you drop it you will break the glass. I dropped mines within two months of receiving it and shattered the glass. I ordered another one and a protective case to fit it. My second one works/looks perfect and I've had it for quite a while and have dropped it several times without it breaking (the case is dinged around the edges though) Love the red color, and I like that it has some weight to it.

The hardware is great but the software sucks. I have been using Nokia products over seven years now and my current phone is a Nokia E7 running Symbian Belle which makes the Windows Operating system (OS) look like trash. The OS is so simplified that there is no granularity and it is easy to see why Microsoft will go nowhere with any phone with their OS. It is a pity that Nokia abandoned Symbian in favour of this waste-of-time OS causing me to seriously shift my allegiance to a Jolla phone later on. When I first turned on the phone I was instantly challenged by the language (Norwegian?) which of course was not English so I had to really try to figure out how to go ahead. Eventually I got to a part where English could have been chosen and the rest of the setup was easy from there. To add insult to injury the manual supplied was not in English but luckily I was able to download one that was in English. The camera is a very good camera and the bottom line for me is that as long as my wife likes it then I am happy but I will NEVER buy a phone like this for myself.

I got this phone and it was great and was amazing with my win8 desktop and tablet. 1 week after purchase the touch screen quit working. took it to a repair center and they said the motherboard had melted because of over use, which equates to about an hour of reading documents online, etc.

I wanted Windows OS and I had to decide between an HTC 8X (available with T-Mobile) and an unlocked 920 (that I could use with T-Mobile without switching to AT&T). I bought the unlocked 920, I'm playing with it for more then few weeks now, and every time I touch this phone it simply doesn't stop to amaze me. Maybe 8X would have been good too (same OS), but now I have a 920 and really love it. Video and picture quality are without any doubt the best I've ever seen in any phone. The interface is super smooth and totally responsive, absolutely zero lag and zero hiccups and overall provides a very pleasant and refreshing experience. The materials and the design give it a very nice solid non plastic-ish feel. Combined, best pictures on the market (808 PureView excluded), best OS by far, Nokia offline maps and a very solid hardware design - make it the phone of my choice. There is art in technology. Thank you Nokia