Nokia and Microsoft last night revealed the Lumia Icon, a new Windows Phone 8 handset that will be exclusive to the US on the Verizon mobile network, but leaks and rumours have suggested it could see a global release as the Lumia 930.
The Lumia Icon is a 5in handset with a 1080p Full HD AMOLED display using Nokia's ClearBlack screen technology for deeper blacks. Inside, a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, built-in Qi wireless charging capabilities and a 20-megapixel PureView camera, which has optical image stabilisation and super-sampling to allow for post-capture zooming on photos.
Made form metal and glass, with a svelte 9.8mm thickness, the Lumia Icon is an attractive Nokia handset that bucks the trend of chunky polycarbonate plastic. It runs Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system and supports 4G wireless speeds on Verizon's 4G network. It's a shame the Icon won't be getting a global release, although Nokia may sneak out another model that's identical in all but name, according to new rumours.
According to Twitter account NextLeaks, the upcoming Lumia 920 will have almost the same specifications as the Icon: a Quadcore 2.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage and a microSD card, a 2700mAh battery and 20-megapixel rear camera. It would replace the Lumia 925 as Nokia's mainstream high-end smartphone, sandwiched between the Lumia 1520 phablet and Lumia 1020 cameraphone.
Nokia naturally has yet to comment on the rumours, but with Mobile World Congress now less than two weeks away and the company already set to reveal at least one major new product in the form of its Android-powered Normandy smartphone, we won't have long to wait to see if the Lumia Icon will get a global release after all.
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