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PhonesNokia Lumia 925 low light camera hands-on and first impressions
The Nokia Lumia 925 is the latest Windows Phone hero handset. Sporting a slick design, Nokia is looking to address the criticisms that were levelled at the Nokia Lumia 920. We've got our hands on the final retail version of the Lumia 925 and we're getting...
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Phones 4 out of 5Nokia Lumia 520 review
The Nokia Lumia 520 is the baby of Nokia's Windows Phone family, replacing the Lumia 510 and squeezing in beneath the excellent Lumia 620. With the Lumia 620 available for around the same monthly cost, it might be difficult to see exactly what the appeal...
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Phones 4 out of 5Nokia Lumia 720 review
Nokia now has a full range of Windows Phone 8 devices, from the flagship Lumia 920 down to the budget Lumia 520, via the quick-step trio of the 820, 720 and 620. There's no arguing with having the choice, although with devices so tightly packed in, it...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 720 pictures and hands-on
The Nokia Lumia 720 is the new cheaper Nokia Lumia 820. That's really the main takeaway from the announcement of the Lumia 720 at Mobile World Congress 2013. Of course there are differences: the Lumia 720 isn't as powerful, doesn't have as big a battery,...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 520 pictures and hands-on
Nokia has announced a new entry level smartphone within the Lumia family, as it looks to drive down the price of Windows Phone even lower. The new Lumia 520 will be a budget offering, but still pack most of the features found on the company's flagship...
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Phones 5 out of 5Nokia Lumia 620 review
Nokia made some nice high-end phones in years gone by, like, for example, the N95. But Nokia was never really about those phones, it was about affordable, reliable phones that everyone wanted to own, and that everyone could afford. There's not always...
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PhonesHuawei Ascend W1 pictures and hands-on
Huawei's Ascend W1 represents the company's first foray into Windows Phone 8. Boasting a cyan coloured back and matte-effect plastic all round, it fits in nicely to the usual Windows Phone landscape The handset is fairly compact at 10.15mm thick, feeling...
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AppsAPP OF THE DAY: Photostream review (Windows Phone 8)
Windows Phone 8 has a clever tweak in that it updates its lock screen using different images from Bing every day. It keeps your phone feeling fresh every time you take it out of your pocket. The idea behind Photostream is to take things one further and...
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Phones 3.5 out of 5Windows Phone 8S by HTC review
With the HTC 8X taking the top spot of HTC's Windows Phone 8 collection, the HTC 8S - or Windows Phone 8S by HTC, as it’s officially known - sits a step or two down from the top. It's an entry-level Windows Phone and comes at entry-level prices. It's...
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PhonesNokia Lumia 620 pictures and hands-on
Nokia has announced a new entry-level Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 620, and Pocket-lint has already grabbed and fondled the phone ahead of the UK launch in January 2013. The immediate reaction? Funky, cute, small, fast, nippy, clever. That's...
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Phones 5 out of 5Nokia Lumia 820 review
The Nokia Lumia 820 isn't the flagship phone of the Nokia Lumia range. It doesn't have all the headline-hitting features like a "floating" PureView camera sensor, or 4.5-inch screen with PureMotion HD+ technology, but that doesn't stop it coming with...
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Phones 3 out of 5Nokia Lumia 920 review
It's the flagship phone from Nokia. It's the device that should save the company. A phone that will make everyone ditch Android and the iPhone and turn to Windows Phone. That, at least, is what Nokia is hoping it can achieve with its latest top-of-the-range...
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Phones 4 out of 5Windows Phone 8 review
Windows Phone 8 is here, and while it will be available only on new hardware, rather than rolling out to previous models like the Nokia Lumia 800, it's worth covering in detail what is new and improved and what's not and ultimately whether or not it is...
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PhonesSamsung ATIV S pictures and hands-on
The Samsung ATIV S, or ATIV Odyssey on Verizon, is the third Windows Phone 8 device in the family and the one that is likely to get little of the spotlight compared to the HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia range, but that doesn't mean it should be overlooked. ...
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Phones 4 out of 5HTC 8X review
Consider November the rebirth of Windows Phone and, with that new beginning, expect an array of new phones packed with new tricks all trying to impress the money out of your pocket. Like Android there's plenty of choice too, with HTC, Nokia, and Samsung...