http://www.phonearena.com/ PhoneArena.com - Cell Phone Reviews, News, Specs and Info. en-us Copyright 2001-2006 PhoneArena. All rights reserved. phonearena@phonearena.com http://www.phonearena.com/img/logo-en.gif http://www.phonearena.com/ 107 80 http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Asha-501-hands-on_id43292Beyond the low quality display, we’re most fascinated by the design of the Nokia Asha 501. Quite frankly, it’s cute with its hand-friendly size and color plastic casing – plus, it helps that it’s barely noticeable in the hand thanks to its light weight feel. For a handset targeted for emerging...]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 16:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Asha-501-hands-on_id43292/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Mass-Effect-NBA-Jam-Real-Racing-2-and-Tiger-Woods-Nokia-gets-a-ton-of-Windows-Phone-exclusive-games_id43285Windows Phone is catching up in titles, but if you ask phone manufacturers who support Microsoft’s system - it’s not really catching up quick enough…]]>NewsWed, 22 May 2013 06:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Mass-Effect-NBA-Jam-Real-Racing-2-and-Tiger-Woods-Nokia-gets-a-ton-of-Windows-Phone-exclusive-games_id43285/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-hands-on_id43261Perfecting the craft, we can clearly see that Nokia is pushing the envelope each time they announce a new flagship Lumia device – and that’s the case here with the Lumia 925. Specifically, they’re moving in the correct direction by producing a lovely designed smartphone that now has a...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 15:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-hands-on_id43261/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-Nokia-considers-building-a-phablet-for-2014_id43260According to a published report, Nokia is considering producing a phablet that would be released in 2014; previous speculation from earlier this month suggested that the Finnish based carrier was working on a 6 inch phablet that would be released in Q4 of this year. Pricing was rumored to be in a range of £400 to £500 ($621 USD to $776 USD) for the device which would be powered by Windows Phone 8...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 15:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Report-Nokia-considers-building-a-phablet-for-2014_id43260/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254Thanks to the more complex cameras that have been placed on handsets lately, the ability of a smartphone's camera to take decent shots in less than optimal lighting has become a feature to be used to promote certain models; no OEM has used this more than Nokia, but that really shouldn't be surprising considering the capabilities of the snapper on the Nokia Lumia 920...]]>NewsTue, 21 May 2013 09:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ad-compares-low-light-photography-on-Nokia-Lumia-928-with-Apple-iPhone-5-and-Galaxy-S4_id43254/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-in-32GB-flavor-spotted-outside-of-Vodafones-exclusive-sphere_id43204As announcements surrounding the Nokia Lumia 925 unfolded, there was no doubt a bit of...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 02:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-in-32GB-flavor-spotted-outside-of-Vodafones-exclusive-sphere_id43204/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-taken-apart-flaunts-funky-battery-shape_id43203The handset's internals reveal a different layout than the Lumia 920, which is explicable, since the original doesn't sport a Xenon flash, but the reworkings have brought on a battery in a somewhat irregular shape, too, made to fit whatever empty space is left inside with a juicer of the same capacity...]]>NewsMon, 20 May 2013 02:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-taken-apart-flaunts-funky-battery-shape_id43203/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Black-Nokia-Lumia-928-sold-out-at-Verizon-and-Radio-Shack_id43190Nokia has done a great job drumming up demand for the Nokia Lumia 928; the recent focus on low-light photography has allowed the Finnish manufacturer to produce snappers with apertures perfectly suited to take pictures in low-light without a flash. And the optical image stabilizer on the Nokia Lumia 928 camera makes it look like a video shot with the phone attached to a remote control chopper, was using a tripod when it was not...]]>NewsSun, 19 May 2013 04:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Black-Nokia-Lumia-928-sold-out-at-Verizon-and-Radio-Shack_id43190/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dust-fix-for-Nokia-Lumia-920s-front-facing-camera-is-now-ready_id43183You might recall that back in March, there was talk that Nokia was going to issue a sheath to help fix a problem with dust that was accumulating on the Nokia Lumia 920; more specifically, the dust was settling underneath the front-facing camera and the proximity sensor on the device. According to a reliable source who works for Nokia Care the sheath is now available...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 16:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dust-fix-for-Nokia-Lumia-920s-front-facing-camera-is-now-ready_id43183/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-stars-in-J-Lo-music-video_id43182The Nokia Lumia 920 is a veteran of product placements and this year, the phone showed up on Don Cheadle's House of Lies and Arrow; other handsets have appeared in movies, like the Sony Xperia T which was featured in the latest James Bond flick. Now, the Nokia Lumia 920 has made an appearance on a music video starring Jennifer Lopez...]]>NewsSat, 18 May 2013 14:25:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-920-stars-in-J-Lo-music-video_id43182/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-unofficial-details-about-Nokia-EOS-surface_id43159The Nokia EOS is a device we’ve been hearing for months now. The supposed Windows Phone-based successor to the best cameraphone on the market…]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 08:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-unofficial-details-about-Nokia-EOS-surface_id43159/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-introduces-its-Xpress-Now-app-for-personalized-browser-recommendations_id43150Nokia has introduced its Nokia Xpress Now app for its Asha line; available in India where it currently is in beta, the app works together with the Nokia Xpress Browser, relying on the wisdom of 80 million monthly users of the Nokia Xpress Browser together with a user's personal browsing preferences, to make real-time personalized recommendations of what is hot on the internet...]]>NewsFri, 17 May 2013 03:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-introduces-its-Xpress-Now-app-for-personalized-browser-recommendations_id43150/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Another-Nokia-Lumia-925-photo-test-demonstrates-its-low-light-shooting-skills_id43126As a rule of thumb, smartphones have a really hard time taking a decent photo in low-light conditions, but Nokia wants to convince us that its Lumia 925 is an exception. The proof? A low-light photo shootout, of course! On its official blog, the company just posted a set of photos comparing the Nokia Lumia 925 camera's performance in low light against that of several of its competitors...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 09:22:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Another-Nokia-Lumia-925-photo-test-demonstrates-its-low-light-shooting-skills_id43126/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-can-now-be-purchased-from-Verizon_id43115Boy, it is great when newly announced smartphones are launched fast, not ages after being introduced. After being officially unveiled on May 10, the Nokia Lumia 928 can now be purchased from Verizon. Pricing, as promised, is set at $100 on a 2-year contract, with an extra $25 of credit to be used towards purchases from the Windows Marketplace...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-can-now-be-purchased-from-Verizon_id43115/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-says-InstagramWP-is-not-real_id43109As we suspected all along, the @InstagramWP Twitter account was called a fake by none other than Nokia; ironically, it was only because Nokia was following the site that many thought that it could have been genuine. The tweet sent out from the account read "Good things come to those that wait! :)" which was a message alluding to the long wait that Windows Phone owners have endured waiting for an official Instagram app...]]>NewsThu, 16 May 2013 02:10:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-says-InstagramWP-is-not-real_id43109/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Jolla-to-announce-its-first-Sailfish-OS-smartphone-on-May-20-posts-teaser-video_id43059We've been posting about Jolla and its upcoming phones for quite some time now, but since it's still a very young company, we always take the time at the start of each post to explain that Jolla has been founded by ex-Nokia employees who decided to take MeeGo, develop their own UI and start making smartphones...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 09:09:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Jolla-to-announce-its-first-Sailfish-OS-smartphone-on-May-20-posts-teaser-video_id43059/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Ahoy-matey-Rugged-Android-for-the-boat-or-the-beach-in-the-works-by-ex-Nokia-consultant_id43056Fed up with going through a number handsets on a sea trip, and from the salty water drops alone, not from dunking, Nokia's former consultant Heikki Sarajarvi decided to do things the man's way, and founded Adaia...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 08:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Ahoy-matey-Rugged-Android-for-the-boat-or-the-beach-in-the-works-by-ex-Nokia-consultant_id43056/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Five-free-Nokia-Lumia-925-smartphones-await-their-new-owners_id43057Want to be among the first people to own a Nokia Lumia 925 smartphone? Well, you totally can, if fortune smiles on you. Nokia is currently hosting a promo via Facebook, and five brand new Lumia 925 smartphones are waiting to meet their new owners...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 08:13:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Five-free-Nokia-Lumia-925-smartphones-await-their-new-owners_id43057/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-maintains-full-bars-antenna-not-plagued-by-grip-of-death-issues_id43052Frequent readers probably remember the "grip of death" issue that affected Apple's iPhone 4. Basically, since the smartphone's non-insulated antenna was placed around its sides, holding the handset the "wrong" way resulted in significant drop in signal strength. Interestingly, the antenna on the Nokia Lumia 925 sports a very similar design as it is wrapped around the sides of the smartphone...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 06:24:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-maintains-full-bars-antenna-not-plagued-by-grip-of-death-issues_id43052/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/At-600-nits-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-display-is-the-brightest-mobile-AMOLED-panel-to-date_id43044We spotted in the developer specifications for the Lumia 925 yesterday that Nokia lists the 4.5" HD OLED screen as having a peak brightness of 600 nits, but thought that there's been a database mismatch with the Lumia 920, which is also listed at 600 nits, but has an LCD screen, and such peak brightness is achievable there...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 04:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/At-600-nits-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-display-is-the-brightest-mobile-AMOLED-panel-to-date_id43044/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-Nokias-2InstaWithLove-adds-PureView-filter_id43029Nokia has decided to add a PureView filter to its photo sharing app #2InstaWithLove, and if you're not familiar with this Windows Phone app, what it does is allow you to snap a picture, use one of the filters on the software to enhance the photograph, and post it on a social network like Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #2InstaWithLove...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 03:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Update-to-Nokias-2InstaWithLove-adds-PureView-filter_id43029/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Both-Nokia-Lumia-EOS-and-the-Nokia-Windows-Phone-Phablet-coming-later-this-year_id43040Ok, so Nokia did not have the oft-rumored Windows Phone version of the Nokia 808 PureView all ready to introduce on Tuesday, but that doesn't mean that we will never see that 41MP camera sensor on a Windows Phone model; in fact, according to a post on Reddit by someone acting like he owns a Windows Phone Magic 8 ball, we can expect to see the Nokia Lumia EOS debut sometime this summer...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 03:15:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Both-Nokia-Lumia-EOS-and-the-Nokia-Windows-Phone-Phablet-coming-later-this-year_id43040/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-Amber-software-update-demonstrated-on-a-Nokia-Lumia-920_id43035Lumia owners, there's a pretty significant software update coming your way. Dubbed Lumia Amber, the new software will bring both minor and major improvements, including new camera features and FM radio support. Yeah, we're sure you're more excited about the former, so let's dive into the details...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 02:32:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Lumia-Amber-software-update-demonstrated-on-a-Nokia-Lumia-920_id43035/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-trumps-HTC-One-in-improvised-low-light-photo-shootout_id43032In case you've watched yesterday's announcement of the Nokia Lumia 925, then you probably know that a huge chunk of the event was dedicated to demonstrating how good the phone's camera is. With 8.7 megapixels of resolution, optical image stabilization, and ISO that can be cranked all the way to 3200, the smartphone's snapper should be theoretically capable of capturing great photos, even in low-light situations. Well, these fine folks actually got the chance to put the handset to the test...]]>NewsWed, 15 May 2013 01:56:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-trumps-HTC-One-in-improvised-low-light-photo-shootout_id43032/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-unboxing-and-hands-on_id43016Verizon customers watch out, you have one snazzy Windows Phone heading your way very soon! Already, Big Red’s customer base has been exposed to the entry-level like Nokia Lumia 822, but we bet they’re drooling for something far better – specs and feature wise, of course...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 16:29:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-928-unboxing-and-hands-on_id43016/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/New-car-charger-stand-for-Nokia-has-its-own-NFC-supported-dock-app_id43012Using the just announced Nokia Catwalk Lumia 925, the Finnish handset manufacturer took the opportunity during its press event in London this morning, to show off its new car charger stand; using NFC, a special dock app is launched that shows off the weather, time and battery life. The app also gives you a limited menu allowing you to access HERE Drive, Nokia Music and a small list of your contacts...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 11:27:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-car-charger-stand-for-Nokia-has-its-own-NFC-supported-dock-app_id43012/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-first-phone-with-six-element-camera-lens-ISO-3200_id43006Wondered why the newest Nokia Lumia 925 doesn't have a Xenon flash, whereas its Verizon sibling 928 announced last week has one? Well, it might just not be needed, as the camera on the 925, despite sharing specs with the Lumia 920, seems to be quite the improved beast, and not only in terms of new software algorithms, too...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 08:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-first-phone-with-six-element-camera-lens-ISO-3200_id43006/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-marketing-head-concedes-missing-Windows-Phone-apps-are-customers-biggest-grievance_id43005Nokia has been slow to pick up Windows Phone steam and it’s definitely getting a lot of customer feedback and evaluating it to see just what is it missing…]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 08:11:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-marketing-head-concedes-missing-Windows-Phone-apps-are-customers-biggest-grievance_id43005/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-camera-samples-from-the-Lumia-925-outed-by-Nokia_id42997Nokia's Lumia 925 sporting a PureView Phase 2 camera with optical image stabilization, coupled with a cool new Smart Camera app is all fine and dandy, but how about some samples? The Finns have uploaded a few photos from their newest and slimmest flagship, which demonstrate what the camera is capable of, allegedly straight from the phone, though likely taken by a pro who knows what they are doing, so your results may vary...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 06:47:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-camera-samples-from-the-Lumia-925-outed-by-Nokia_id42997/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-thinnest-Windows-Phone-8-smartphone-to-date-size-comparison_id42994After all the leaks and speculations, the Lumia 925 is now official, meaning that we finally have a high-end Windows Phone 8 smartphone from Nokia that doesn't weigh 16 tons. Okay, we know that we're exaggerating quite a bit, but no matter how we look at it, the former Nokia flagship device, namely the Lumia 920, is unusually bulky for its class. So, how much thinner and lighter is the new Nokia Lumia 925 when compared to the 920? Well, a lot, as it becomes evident when we put the two next to each other...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 06:28:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-is-the-thinnest-Windows-Phone-8-smartphone-to-date-size-comparison_id42994/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-five-official-promos-detailing-Nokia-Lumia-925-and-the-new-Smart-Camera-modes_id42996Nokia's Lumia 925 is the most compact flagship Lumia announced to date, despite its PureView Phase 2 technology stuffed inside, but that's not the only ace up its sleeve. It comes with a new Smart Camera app that adds features severely lacking from Microsoft's mobile OS camera application, like Best Shot, Action Shot, Best Face, Motion Blur and so on...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 05:58:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-five-official-promos-detailing-Nokia-Lumia-925-and-the-new-Smart-Camera-modes_id42996/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokias-three-musketeers-Lumia-925-vs-928-vs-920-specs-comparison_id42993Nokia's newly-announced Lumia 925 seems to have been codenamed Catwalk for the right reason during the development (and the rumor) phase. At 8.5mm it is thinner than even the Lumia 720, despite housing a full PureView Phase 2 camera with multi-axis optical image stabilization inside...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 05:35:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokias-three-musketeers-Lumia-925-vs-928-vs-920-specs-comparison_id42993/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-what-PureView-Lumia-should-have-been-originally_id42992The Nokia Lumia 925 has just arrived and we can’t shrug off the feeling that it is the Lumia that Nokia should have announced last year…]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 05:30:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-925-what-PureView-Lumia-should-have-been-originally_id42992/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Amber-update-announced-for-Nokia-Lumia-smartphones-to-bring-fancy-camera-features-and-FM-Radio_id42991We have good news for everyone who currently owns a Lumia - the Nokia Smart Camera app will not be a Nokia Lumia 925 exclusive. Nokia just announced the Lumia Amber update that will bring the software to other Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:50:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Amber-update-announced-for-Nokia-Lumia-smartphones-to-bring-fancy-camera-features-and-FM-Radio_id42991/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nearly-75-of-all-smartphones-sold-in-Q1-were-Android-Galaxy-S4-expected-to-be-very-popular_id42987We’ve long said that in smartphones we have a duopoly between Android devices and Apple’s iPhone, but judging from these latest numbers it is starting…]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:48:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nearly-75-of-all-smartphones-sold-in-Q1-were-Android-Galaxy-S4-expected-to-be-very-popular_id42987/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Hipstamatic-and-Oggl-coming-to-Windows-Phone_id42990Hipstamatic is one of the greatest vintage photo applications on the Apple iPhone, and it is one of the big advantages of Apple's huge ecosystem of apps. Now Hipstamatic expands its reach and is coming to Windows Phone...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:33:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Hipstamatic-and-Oggl-coming-to-Windows-Phone_id42990/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Thin-Nokia-Lumia-925-announced-with-PureView-camera-and-AMOLED-display_id42989Nokia is taking to the stage today, and announced the Lumia 925, a pretty metal-rimmed Windows Phone 8 device, which was long-rumored under the Catwalk codename...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 04:12:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Thin-Nokia-Lumia-925-announced-with-PureView-camera-and-AMOLED-display_id42989/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-Nokias-Lumia-story-continues-event-live-here_id42986Nokia has scheduled a press event in London for 5am ET/2am PT/10am local, where all the Catwalk-related answers will be revealed, and you can watch it live with the link inside...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 03:31:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-Nokias-Lumia-story-continues-event-live-here_id42986/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Liveblog-Nokias-introduction-of-the-Lumia-925_id42984We've been hearing about the Nokia Lumia 925 for quite some time, and now the moment has come for Nokia to come clean and introduce the long-anticipated smartphone. Without a doubt, the Lumia 925 will run on Windows Phone 8 OS, however, the handset will be quite different compared to the rest of the Lumias we've seen thus far...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 03:03:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Liveblog-Nokias-introduction-of-the-Lumia-925_id42984/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-USA-shows-image-of-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-says-the-latest-Lumia-will-steel-the-show_id42979Nokia USA has put up an image of part of a handset believed to be from the Nokia Lumia 925 which it is expected to introduce later this morning during a scheduled press event; additionally, Nokia talks about how the newest Nokia Lumia will "steel" the show. That is the second reference to the metal that we have seen from the Finnish manufacturer in relation to the phone that has been code named the Nokia Catwalk...]]>NewsTue, 14 May 2013 01:23:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-USA-shows-image-of-the-Nokia-Lumia-925-says-the-latest-Lumia-will-steel-the-show_id42979/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Photos-of-Nokia-Lumia-925-leak-one-day-before-announcement_id42966With Nokia holding a media event on May 14th, evleaks has released some low-resolution pictures of the Nokia Lumia 925;this is supposedly the model that has earned the codename "Nokia Catwalk," and is similar to the Nokia Lumia 920 except with a thinner, lighter body and a revamped camera. The profile picture of the device shows an extremely thin design. We caught a glimpse of this model yesterday thanks to a 20 second ad that ran on U.K.television...]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 14:36:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Photos-of-Nokia-Lumia-925-leak-one-day-before-announcement_id42966/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Freeze-the-blades-Nokia-Lumia-928-Xenon-flash-and-Rich-Recording-mics-put-to-the-test-video_id42942A set of camera tests and samples has appeared, done with the newly-announced Nokia Lumia 928, and the results are pretty stellar when it comes to the optical image stabilization performance and the Xenon flash demo. Also, Nokia's Smart Camera Lens seems to be making a cameo on the handset, bringing to WP8 what the default camera app is lacking like shutter speed control, manual white balance and so on...]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 03:26:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Freeze-the-blades-Nokia-Lumia-928-Xenon-flash-and-Rich-Recording-mics-put-to-the-test-video_id42942/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-teaser-ad-aired-for-tomorrows-announcement-promises-more-than-your-eyes-can-see_id42941Yesterday Nokia aired an ad on British TV, which reads "more than your eyes can see". After the 928, we are expecting an international version of the handset, dubbed Catwalk, which has leaked a few times before, and the teaser video below indeed looks a lot like the leaked Catwalk photos...]]>NewsMon, 13 May 2013 02:51:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-teaser-ad-aired-for-tomorrows-announcement-promises-more-than-your-eyes-can-see_id42941/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-ad-shows-a-quick-glimpse-of-new-Nokia-phone_id42927We might have just seen a quick glimpse of the Nokia Catwalk in a 20 second ad that is running in the U.K.; the phone has a metal body, which dovetails with the speculation that the model would have a casing made of aluminum and we should mention that the phone in the ad looks remarkably similar to the device that was called the Nokia Catwalk in pictures leaked last month...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 19:18:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/U.K.-ad-shows-a-quick-glimpse-of-new-Nokia-phone_id42927/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-sales-sizzle-in-India_id42925A report out of India this weekend says that Nokia is experiencing a surge in sales of Lumia devices in the country thanks to the rapidly growing wealth in the area; Nokia CEO Stephen Elop notes that his company offers a wide rage of devices in India, starting with the high end Nokia Lumia 920 and moving down to the Nokia Lumia 620 and the entry-level Nokia Lumia 520...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 17:53:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Nokia-Lumia-sales-sizzle-in-India_id42925/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Vodafone-says-whatever-Nokia-announces-on-Tuesday-it-will-stock-it_id42924Nokia, as you probably know, will be holding an event on Tuesday and we expect the introduction of two and possibly three handsets at the time; the aluminum clad Nokia Catwalk is one of the devices we expect to see, along with the Nokia Lumia EOS. The latter is purportedly a Windows Phone version of the Symbian flavored Nokia 808 PureView phone with a 41MP rear camera sensor...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 16:34:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Vodafone-says-whatever-Nokia-announces-on-Tuesday-it-will-stock-it_id42924/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-this-stunning-time-lapse-series-taken-with-a-Nokia-PureView-808_id42919A photographer's collage reminds us how the Nokia PureView 808 still stands out in a crowd...]]>NewsSun, 12 May 2013 00:37:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Watch-this-stunning-time-lapse-series-taken-with-a-Nokia-PureView-808_id42919/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Dinning-says-next-weeks-Nokia-event-is-sounding-very-exciting_id42912Nokia's former camera guru Damian Dinning has sent out a tweet in advance of next week's event being held by the Finnish handset manufacturer; Dinning's comment that "next week is sounding very exciting," comes after Verizon's exclusive Nokia Lumia 928 was introduced on Friday. The focus of that device is obviously on its camera...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 17:21:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Dinning-says-next-weeks-Nokia-event-is-sounding-very-exciting_id42912/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/First-promo-video-for-the-Nokia-Lumia-928-is-released_id42902Now that the Nokia Lumia 928 is being launched via Verizon on May 16th with a PureView camera sensor that takes great pictures in low-light conditions, what other features are on the phone? Nokia has already launched its first promo video for the device and let's get the the camera out of the way first. We've already shown you the amazing stability of the OIS on the phone...]]>NewsSat, 11 May 2013 03:39:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-promo-video-for-the-Nokia-Lumia-928-is-released_id42902/commentsPhone Arenahttp://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Nokia-Lumia-928-vs-AT-Ts-Nokia-Lumia-920-here-are-all-the-differences_id42875Verizon’s Nokia Lumia 928 has just now finally become official and it’s Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 device on the biggest carrier in the United States…]]>NewsFri, 10 May 2013 10:02:00 -0500http://www.phonearena.com/news/Verizons-Nokia-Lumia-928-vs-AT-Ts-Nokia-Lumia-920-here-are-all-the-differences_id42875/commentsPhone Arena