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it's been a little over three months since Nokia released its flagship windows phone 8 device for the United States so let's see how it's holding up I'm Michael Fisher this is pocket now and this is our durability report for the Nokia Lumia 920 now like Brandon minuman I don't believe in cases I think they obscure the beauty of a phone's design and I think they bulk it up more often than not so I generally don't use them of course there's a price to pay for that and the way of scratches dings and just ask Joe Levi and his poor nexus for total destruction so after three months of usage is my daily driver without a case how is my nokia lumia 920 holding up let's see so let's take a look at both sides of the phone to most thoroughly answer this question from a distance and on the camera view you're seeing here my 920 looks to be in pretty excellent shape but once you get close you can see some telltale scratches here on the display now this is guerrilla glass 2 which is supposed to be twenty percent stronger than Gorilla Glass one so what's the deal should I be angry here well one possible explanation is that the glass itself isn't scratched but rather it's the oleophobic and he oiled coating on top of the glass that's showing where that sounds logical but the end result is the same the display looks beat up now the more interesting thing about the display scratches is that they're so small remember this is my phone I was there when these scratches developed and we're not talking about regular wear and tear here in each case the phone slammed down face first on a hardwood floor from about waist height BAM that would probably have shattered the screen on another device but even with all 185 grams of the Lumia 920 crashing to the floor the display held up with only just a few little scratches that's impressive now let's take a look at the back now originally I wanted a matte finish 920 I was wary of getting a glossy finish Lumia because I didn't want scratches to show as easily but I didn't have a choice on launch day it turns out I didn't need to worry well the Lumia 920's casing does show scratches if you look closely enough unless you're getting just the right angle on the light the white casing here doesn't excellent job of hiding its scuffs and scratches despite its glossy finish obviously your results are going to vary depending on what color and type of Lumia you buy also the soft metal of the Lumia 900 s camera bezel has been replaced by a harder material on the 920 that means it's not as comically scratched up as the 900s was after just a few days see episode 1 of pocket knives after the buzz series to see what I mean but it does still show some scratching considering the device rests right on its center line when it's on a tabletop I guess that's unavoidable fortunately these scratches are masked by the bezels gloss as well now if these blemishes came about despite my babying I'd be very angry with Nokia but in reality I've beaten this phone up pretty senseless do too careless drops and it's held up much better than other devices I've owned despite its fancy optically stabilized camera module which you might think was prone to damage from drops it's not like we've said before the Lumia 920 might be thick and heavy but there's a reason for it it's a tank in the best sense of the word stay tuned for our full after the buzz treatment on the Nokia Lumia 920 as well as durability reports from other devices coming soon and follow us in the links in the description so you don't miss it I'm Michael Fisher this is pocket now thank you for watching we'll see you next time you