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while the fantastic optical image stabilization has been around for a while on the nokia lumia 920 and 928 on ATT and verizon it's finally t-mobile's turn to get a nice high-end Windows Phone this is Adam lien from pocket now and this is our full review of the t-mobile version of the Nokia Lumia 925 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 16 gigs of internal storage 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 4.5 inch pure motion HD plus ClearBlack AMOLED screen features a 768 v 1280 pixel resolution I've also got Bluetooth 3.1 Wi-Fi assistant GPS and NFC the answer it's weight is 135 grams and thickness is eight point five millimeters Cardinal is a two thousand milliamp four hour battery which is not removable key wireless charging is not built-in either so to need an attachment to add that let's take a closer look at the hardware design of the Nokia Lumia 925 has made a pretty big departure from the older Nokia Lumia 800 900 920 and 928 no longer bought a single poly carbonate shape with flat ends at the top and bottom nor is camera flush with the body instead the Lumia 925 is a completely new design with an aluminum rim all around the edges these middle pieces are the antenna but in practice the reception seems a bit weaker than previous Nokia Lumia phones on t-mobile in hand the Nokia Lumia 925 feels very thin the rounded middle edges are actually a bit too thin and slippery to fix this I added the wireless charging shell which added some thickness as well as increase the grip area for a more comfortable whole wireless charging shell covers the back and corners of the device giving a bit more protection to the corners which could be very susceptible to being dropped on the other hand the extra thin profile makes the phone very comfortable in the pocket 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 and we've covered many of the Nokia customizations in our review of the international version as well however there are a few differences in the two molla version which we'll look at here the t-mobile audition is probably the most useful is the Wi-Fi calling feature this lets you connect to t-mobile's network using your own Wi-Fi infrastructure as opposed to depending on the cell towers that means you can make phone calls and send text messages from areas with no reception at all unfortunately the reliability can be a bit lacking so I'll keep this feature turned off when not needed you can do use it be sure to make the Wi-Fi calling live tile on your Start screen the full width size so that you can see the area messages in my account app is good to keep around for tracking your usage though the live tile no longer shows data usage which is the only aspect of t-mobile accounts that isn't unlimited these days they'll have to dig into the app to find that next let's look at the camera the Lumia 925 is for the most part the same camera as the innovative Lumia 920 that's already been available on 18 to you for quite a while there are a few minor improvements but for the most part the 925 is simply bringing Nokia's optical image stabilization and 8.7 megapixel camera to t-mobile in the US the image stabilization makes video recording movements much less shaking harsh you can see the exposure changes are smooth 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 in terms of battery life I found my Lumia 925 to be satisfactory that is to say after I got the Wi-Fi calling cept correctly before I did that the battery was dying very quickly of course the battery life depends on what apps you are using and all the options you may have turned on or off but for the most part I've been able to get through about eight to ten hours without issue I should do a k4 device that doesn't have a removable battery after buying a wireless charger shell I've become much less worried about battery life since it recharges every time I set the phone down so for those long weekends in the wilderness I wish I could keep a spare battery in my wallet our final rating is going to be in 8.3 out of 10 the hardware the metallic design the screen the camera the sound quality the video stabilization and no keys custom apps are all extremely impressive the only negatives for me are really the lack of user replaceable battery and excessive thinness everything else on this phone is top-notch be sure to give this video a thumbs up and thanks for watching