Mobile Grudge Match: Nokia Lumia 920 vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Nokia has just officially launched its flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Lumia 920, along with its smaller sibling, the Lumia 820. We’ve already brought you comprehensive coverage on the Lumia 920 in our First Impressions of the handset as well a camera shootout with the iPhone 5. We’ll be giving the Lumia 820 a similar treatment very shortly followed by in-depth reviews of each. First, let’s see how Nokia’s flagship stacks up against the current reigning Windows Phone 8 champ in the market – the HTC 8X. HTC has had a decent lead in the market by launching its phone early on, so Nokia will really have to pull out all the stops when it comes to marketing and promotion of the 920 in India, if it wants to steal the top spot. Nokia Lumia 920 – Rs.38,200The PureView camera in the Lumia 920 is pretty remarkable. Even though it’s just an 8MP shooter, the optics and sensor is by no means run-of-the-mill. The phone features Nokia’s proprietary image stabilisation technology that manages to eliminate any or all shakes of one’s hand when either shooting a still or capturing video. This actually works and you can see it in action when holding down the focus button and moving the phone. The Lumia 920 has taken a lot of design cues from Nokia’s previous Windows Phone devices like the 800 and the 900. The phone is a bit on the chunkier side and comes across as tad heavy too, but that’s the price you pay for having better optics. Underneath it all, it’s business as usual. We have the typical Windows Phone 8 UI running on a dual-core Qualcomm MSM8960 SoC. Nokia also throws in 32GB of onboard storage, but removes any chance of expansion. Wireless charging also comes as standard, a feature that’s finally gathering momentum. Click here for full story