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hi there this is Adam Lane from packing.com and this is our full review of the Nokia Lumia 920 haven't been this excited about a phone since the Kaiser from HTC back in that 2007 a lot of innovation packed into this guy let's check it out let's start with the specs it's got a Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM 8960 dual-core 1.5 gigahertz processor with one gig of ram and 32 gigs of internal storage the front-facing camera has a resolution of 1.2 megapixels and the rear camera has 8.7 megapixels with 1080p HD video recording and optical image stabilization the 4.5 inch IPS TFT screen features a 768 by 1280 pixel resolution we've also got bluetooth 3.1 Wi-Fi so as the GPS and NFC the handsets weight is 185 grams and thickness is ten point seven millimeters powering it all is a two thousand milliamp per hour battery which is non-removable however the built-in keys standard wireless charging will make keeping that charged up a lot easier let's take a closer look at the hardware the design of the Nokia Lumia 920 is clearly a minor progression from the older Nokia Lumia 800 900 and the n9 at the top you've got the handset speaker along with some sensors a 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera and some logos then you've got a large 4.5 inch IPS TFT screen with print-quality pixel density that makes everything look very smooth outdoor visibility is fantastic and if you turn on the high sensitivity option in the settings you can even use the phone with gloves on at the bottom either usual Windows Phone capacitive buttons for search start screen and back on the right side there's a series of thin ceramic buttons protruding from the edge for activating the camera power and volume up or down the buttons are raised just enough to be easy to feel for your with your fingers and the placement makes a lot of sense when you're holding the phone with your left hand on the bottom you'll see the speaker grille too crews hold everything together and a microUSB port on the left side there's just a smooth round edge on the top is the 3.5 millimeter headset jack and a flush little drawer for the micro SIM card on the back is the eight point seven megapixel camera with an F 2.0 aperture twenty six millimeter equivalent wide angle lens and a dual LED flash in the hand the Nokia Lumia 920 feels beautiful as long as you hold it by the sides the corners are pretty pointy so you'll want to avoid pressing your palm against these too hard but holding it by the sides has the advantage of easy access to the hardware buttons on the right edge now let's talk about the software most of our Windows Phone 8 coverage can already be found in our full Windows Phone 8 review on pocketnow.com that's where you'll get the most meet about the software on the Nokia Lumia 920 however there are quite a few customizations the Nokia is made which we'll look at here first of all you'll find a whole slew of special apps in the Nokia collection section of the Windows Phone 8 Store some of these are custom versions of third-party apps that Nokia commissioned for their phone specifically while others were developed by Nokia for their Lumia smartphones one of the best ones is Nokia Drive plus beta this is your free GPS navigation program for Nokia Lumia phones but the plus doesn't mean there's more features than the previous version of Nokia Drive for Lumia phones there's actually less since the my commute feature is missing however now the app works in the background and we'll announce driving directions no matter what another fantastic addition from Nokia and Lumia 920 and all of their Lumia windows phones for that matter is the Nokia music app this lets you stream or download automatically generated mix playlists of all sorts of music a few of the other nokia apps that are really well done are the custom Weather Channel app with special weather alerts friends weather and augmented reality CNN and Bloomberg are great news apps that can add custom lockscreen image options ESPN lets you follow certain sports and teams with custom lat tiles Nokia City lens gives you a mint a'dreea views of the points of interest around you Nokia transit is Indus vincible for navigating public transportation subways buses and trains and I like the no gate trailers app which actually unless you download movie trailers for offline viewing and can even remind you of when specific movies are coming out overall the amount of innovative software and valuable additions you get from Nokia in the Lumia 920 is immensely better than other windows phones and I would say other smartphones in general next let's look at the camera you probably already know that Nokia is keen when it comes to camera technology built into mobile phones the Lumia 920 is another indication of Nokia's superiority and pushed towards advancing mobile camera tech while the megapixel count is not that great at 8.7 megapixels the huge innovation here is the optically stabilized camera component you can see how the image stabilization is make video recording movements much less shaky and harsh it's not completely smooth since big motions are still going to be visible but it's noticeably smoother you can see the exposure changes are nice and quick and autofocus works very well in the brighter areas but understandably not as well in low-light audio recording quality is pretty impressive as well still shots benefit the most from optical stabilization in low-light handheld scenarios bright light images are about the same as other 8 megapixel cameras but when it comes to low-light situations the advantage is clearer now what about audio quality on the Lumia 920 we thought the Windows Phone at 8x by HTC had good audio with its dedicated amplifier in Beats Audio support but it turns out that the Nokia Lumia 920 has some impressive sound as well not only is there a Dolby switch when you plug in headphones but there's actually an equalizer in the settings so that you can customize the sound to your preference in terms of battery life I found that Lumia 920 to be satisfactory after about nine hours without a charge the battery percentage was down to about 48% and indicated I had another nine hours to go that should do just fine for a device that doesn't have a removable battery and wireless charging platforms will help keep that going strong our final rating is going to be an eight point three out of ten the hardware of the screen the camera the sound quality the video stabilization and Nokia's custom apps are all extremely impressive as is the pricing the only negatives for me are really the large size and lack of user replaceable battery everything else on this phone is top-notch be sure to give this video a thumbs up and thanks for watching