The Nokia Lumia 920 comes with
Windows Phone 8, Microsoft's latest mobile-OS that ships with multiple
improvements like enhanced performance, multi-core processor support,
NFC and more. Lumia 920, of course, benefits from these and the focus in
this review will be to highlight the non-core software components of
the Lumia 920.
While Windows Phone 8 doesn't offer much flexibility to the manufacturer in terms of customising the OS, Nokia has managed to include a few apps that may well prove to be the differentiator compared to the competition. The Lumia 920 comes with popular apps like Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music, as well as other Nokia apps like Nokia Care and Nokia City Lens. We're big fans of the Nokia Drive app - as documented in the Nokia 808 review and as far as we are concerned, Nokia continues to set the benchmark in navigation apps, even ahead of Google Maps.
Two other services we like are Nokia Maps, which is a huge improvement over the stock Bing Maps and Nokia Music, that offers unlimited music free for a year. We've had mixed results with the City Lens app, though your mileage may vary. All in all, thanks to a small but important lineup of exclusive apps, the Lumia 920 offers a compelling option once you've decided to go ahead with Windows Phone 8.
But is Windows Phone 8 itself worth your time? Sure, if you can look past a rather bare looking app store and other annoyances like the app-installation procedure that requires a few too-many clicks to get back to what we are doing. Windows Phone could surely do with an improved notification system as well. But if you're a first-time smartphone buyer, or looking for a change from the monotony of the Android/ iOS world, Windows Phone 8 offers a pretty solid alternative.
While Windows Phone 8 doesn't offer much flexibility to the manufacturer in terms of customising the OS, Nokia has managed to include a few apps that may well prove to be the differentiator compared to the competition. The Lumia 920 comes with popular apps like Nokia Drive, Nokia Maps and Nokia Music, as well as other Nokia apps like Nokia Care and Nokia City Lens. We're big fans of the Nokia Drive app - as documented in the Nokia 808 review and as far as we are concerned, Nokia continues to set the benchmark in navigation apps, even ahead of Google Maps.
Two other services we like are Nokia Maps, which is a huge improvement over the stock Bing Maps and Nokia Music, that offers unlimited music free for a year. We've had mixed results with the City Lens app, though your mileage may vary. All in all, thanks to a small but important lineup of exclusive apps, the Lumia 920 offers a compelling option once you've decided to go ahead with Windows Phone 8.
But is Windows Phone 8 itself worth your time? Sure, if you can look past a rather bare looking app store and other annoyances like the app-installation procedure that requires a few too-many clicks to get back to what we are doing. Windows Phone could surely do with an improved notification system as well. But if you're a first-time smartphone buyer, or looking for a change from the monotony of the Android/ iOS world, Windows Phone 8 offers a pretty solid alternative.
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