Nokia Lumia 925 low light comparison photos

Nokia Lumia 925 tested in low light

We always need to take photo samples released by manufacturers with a small pinch of salt – naturally they will always always show their own device in its best light – but the following should give a fairly good indication of what we can expect from the Lumia 925.

Nokia tells us that ‘low-light photos never looked this good’ and while the video below (bottom of post) doesn’t reveal an awful lot in terms of the 925′s low-light capabilities, the comparison photos with rival devices offer some pretty substantial proof.

Most notably we’re interested in how the 925 matches up against the HTC One, with low-light photography having been touted as one of the latter’s specialties thanks to its UltraPixel sensor. In the photos below, which comes from Nokia Conversations, the 925 certainly comes out top of the pile in poorly lit environments.

We’ll be interested however to see a more diverse range of samples once the 925 has made its way to the Clove office.

Nokia Lumia 925 (low-light photo)

Nokia Lumia 925 low light photo

Nokia Lumia 925 vs HTC One (low-light test)

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‘Amber’ update to bring Smart Camera and FM Radio to Lumia handsets in July

Lumia Amber update coming in July

Alongside its announcement of the Nokia Lumia 925 yesterday, Nokia has stated that its ‘Amber’ update will bring the 925′s Smart Camera feature to existing Lumia handsets. The Amber update will be rolled out to all Windows Phone 8 devices, but not Windows Phone 7.5 or 7.8 handsets.

The Amber update will also bring FM Radio functionality to all existing WP8 Lumias apart from the Lumia 620, which does not have the required chip. Lumias 820 and 920 will also have ‘double tap to wake’ added to their feature sets. Nokia has said that more features will be confirmed for the Amber update, which is due to begin rolling out in July, closer to its release.

Due to differences in processing power between various Lumia handsets, the Smart Camera features will vary between different devices. It has not yet been confirmed which functions individual handsets will receive.

Smart Camera Action Shot

Action Shot

Smart Camera

On the Lumia 925, 920 and 820 Smart Camera takes a burst of ten shots with a 5MP resolution, whereas the 520, 620 and 720 will take seven shots with a 1MP resolution. The shots are then stored on your Lumia until you are ready to apply some visual effects to them, which include:

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Nokia Lumia 925 vs Nokia Lumia 920 (brief comparison video)

Nokia yesterday announced the latest addition to its Lumia range, the Nokia Lumia 925, the first stock of which we are expecting to arrive in June. 

The Lumia 925 is slimmer and lighter than the 920, plus its got an aluminium frame to add further slickness to its aesthetic improvements. We posted Nokia’s official adverts and demo videos yesterday should you wish to take a look. 

In the video below, Windows Phone Central give us a quick hands on with the Lumia 925 and compare it to the Lumia 920. The difference in size is clear – the 925 is a lot slimmer – and we also get a look at the 925 with the wireless charging case attached to it. 

Nokia Lumia 925 announced

Nokia Lumia 925Nokia have today announced the latest addition to their Lumia Windows Phone range with the 925.

The stand out feature is the 8.7 megapixel PureView camera that will give some sensational images which you can view back on the 4.5” AMOLED display.

The camera uses a Carl Zeiss optics and award winning PureView technology  to obtain great shots even in low lights.

Additional features include action shot which lets you get a sequence of movements in one shot as well as having the ability to remove unwanted objects too with the eraser tool.

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Make sure you do too also get the very best shot with Nokia Smart Camera Change Faces feature which allows you to combine your favourite expressions from a series of shots into one single photo.

We must not forget that this is too a full featured smartphone with Windows Phone 8, so emails, web browsing, etc are all part and parcel of the Lumia 925.

First stock is expected in June.  You can register your interest HERE.

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Our Top 10 Smartphones

The world of smartphones is constantly changing and there are lots of top 10 lists out there, so here we have our current top 10 smartphones of the moment. Check back because we will keep this post updated as new devices are released

So without further or do our top 10 smartphones are:

1. HTC One

The HTC One brings a new experience to Android users with a dramatically improved HTC Sense user interface, great design and cutting edge hardware, with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM the HTC One will handle most things that you can ask of it, and with a 2300mAh battery you should too get a full day’s usage.

Interact with all this great content through a stunning 4.7 inch HD capacitive display, which has a 1920 x 1080 resolution for an incredible 468 PPI (points per inch). It has various new features such as ‘Blinkfeed’ which streams live updates from a variety of feeds, be it social or news direct to your Home screen, ‘HTC Zoe’ Made up of 4 components, Zoe Photos, Highlights, Editor and Share.

More features including HTC Boom sound, Sense TV.

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Nokia Lumia 720 languages

A video showing the languages available on the Nokia Lumia 720.

Nokia Lumia 920 advert mocks the Samsung-Apple spat

Adverts from smartphone manufacturers are a bit of a free for all when it comes to mocking rivals and creating extremely cheesy content. Some are good, some are bad.

This latest Nokia/Windows Phone advert for the Lumia 920 takes a swipe at both Apple and Samsung, including the kind of clichéd comments that we’ve come to expect from advocates of both products. Let us know what you think! 

Via Inneractive Blog

Nokia Lumia 720 sample images

A series of images captured on the Nokia Lumia 720’s 6.7 megapixel camera.

Click each image to enlarge.

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HTC clarifies the situation with the One microphone

HTC One We posted earlier this month about the microphone in the HTC One and how its quality is comparable to the Nokia Lumia 920. It has since transpired that the reason for this is that Nokia and HTC have sourced the component from the same supplier,   STMicroelectronics. The HTC One and Lumia 920 therefore use the same dual-membrane microphone component and interestingly, the PureView 808 and Lumia 720 also use it.

Nokia and STM codeveloped the dual-membrane microphone and Nokia had agreed an exclusivity period for its use. HTC, therefore, should not have been able to source the microphone from STM for its HTC One handset. However, HTC was unaware of the exclusivity deal and the breech of contract was therefore between STM and Nokia.

There has been talk of Nokia obtaining an injunction against the sale of HTC One handsets and Nokia had also applied for a recall of the outstanding stock of the microphone that HTC has purchased. However, HTC has been granted to continue using the microphones that it currently has in its inventory and will then need to source stock from elsewhere once it has been depleted.

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Nokia Lumia 720 unboxing

An unboxing of the Nokia Lumia 720 Windows Phone 8 smartphone.