Nokia Lumia 928

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Nokia Lumia 928
Nokia Lumia 928 Windows Phone.jpg
Manufacturer Nokia
Series Lumia
Compatible networks 2.5G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

2.5G CDMA 1xRTT/1x-Advanced - 800, 1900 MHz
3G UMTS/DC-HSPA+ – 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
3G CDMA Ev-DO Rev. A - 800, 1900 MHz

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4G LTE Rel. 8 (UE Cat 3) – 700, 800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz
First releasedThursday, May 16, 2013
Predecessor Nokia Lumia 920
Successor Nokia Lumia 930
Related Nokia Lumia 920, Nokia Lumia 925, Nokia Lumia 1020
Type Touchscreen smartphone
Form factor Bar
Dimensions133 mm (5.2 in) H
68.9 mm (2.71 in) W
10.1 mm (0.40 in) D
Mass162 g (5.7 oz)
Operating system Windows Phone 8
CPU 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960+WTR
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 225
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage32 GB internal flash and 7 GB free in SkyDrive
BatteryIntegrated 2000 mAh Li-poly battery with Qi wireless charging
Display4.5 in (110 mm) WXGA HD AMOLED, 1280 x 768 pixels at 334 ppi, 15:9 aspect ratio, Color depth 24 bit, 16M colors, 60 Hz refresh rate, ClearBlack display, Sunlight Readability Enhancement (SRE), High Brightness Mode (HBM), Super-sensitive capacitive touch enables interacting with the display with gloves and long fingernails, 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Rear camera8.7 MP PureView with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and Xenon flash, Wide angle, f/2.0, 26 mm True 16:9 optics, 1.4µm sensor, Optical Image stabilization (OIS),
1080p video capture @ 30 fps with LED for video
Front camera 1.2 MP wide angle, f/2.4,
720p video capture @ 30fps
Connectivity
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, proximity sensor, 3D-Accelerometer
OtherTalk time: Up to 13 hours
Standby time: Up to 606 hours (approx. 25.2 days)
Website Nokia Lumia 928

The Nokia Lumia 928 is a high-end smartphone developed by Nokia that runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system. It was announced on May 10, 2013, as a Verizon-exclusive variant of the Nokia Lumia 920. It became available on May 16, 2013, on a two-year contract for $99.99 in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It is exclusive to the U.S. and Canadian markets. [6]

Key features

A landscape taken with a 928 San Francisco from Twin Peaks with foreground.jpg
A landscape taken with a 928

The main features of the Nokia Lumia include: [7]

Availability

The phone was released for sale exclusively through Verizon in the United States for $99 with a 2-year contract or $500 with no contract. [9] [10] Currently, the phone is available for free with a 2-year contract. In other countries, the aluminum-made Nokia Lumia 925 is offered instead of 928, although the 925 is also available on T-Mobile US.

Reception

Armando Rodriguez from PC World wrote: "The Nokia Lumia 928 is excellent for capturing images in low-light environments, but the phone falls victim to Windows Phone's various shortcomings." [11]

Alex Colon from PCMag wrote: "For $100, the Nokia Lumia 928 is a lot of phone, both literal and figurative. I do wish it were smaller still, like the just-announced Lumia 925, but you're getting plenty of bang for your buck here. The biggest question is how much you care about apps. The Lumia 928 is competitive in many ways with some of the best smartphones available, but it just can't keep up when it comes to apps." [12]

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