Oct 15, 2012 11:31 AM EDT
Nokia Lumia 920 Specs, Release Date Nov. 1 for Germany; With Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile Details, Crucial to Compete vs iPhone 5, Galaxy S3

Nokia's Lumia 920 will come to the U.S. very soon.

This is apparent because more details have surfaced about the Nokia's flagship phones, the 920 and Lumia 820, in other countries.

According to Unwiredview, both handsets will debut in Europe on Nov. 1.

"Vodafone Germany has confirmed on Facebook that it would start selling both the 920 and 820 on November 1," the website said.

In Australia, StatesmanSentinel reported that forum member Fred 69 reported that Australian carrier Telstra is preparing to launch the Lumia 920 on Nov. 5.

"Fred said that his workplace has collaboration with Telstra and in a recently held conference; Telstra showed off Nokia's upcoming devices including the Lumia 920 and said that they are planning to launch the device on November 5. On the other side, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has already announced that it will launch the Lumia 920 on November 4," reported that website.

In terms of U.S. carriers, PCTablet reported that AT&T is going to offer both the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 while T-Mobile is going to offer their Lumia 810 to customers for pre-orders on Oct. 21. No pricing details have been revealed yet.

The Lumia 810 features a 4.3-inch OLED WVGA Clear Black display, 800x480 pixel resolution, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with Carl Zeiss optics, 1.2 megapixel front-facing camera with Skype HD, 1GB RAM, 1,650mAh battery and the Windows Phone 8 operating system.

PhonesReview reported that the release date for AT&T seems to point to Nov. 4. Microsoft is holding an event on Oct. 29 in California to announce the final version of Windows Phone 8.

As for Verizon, the carrier will not just get the rumored Lumia 822, but it will also get the Lumia 922 as well, which both are modified versions the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, according to Business Insider.

"The person who runs the Twitter account @NokiaPureView, who we understand from PhoneArena and WPCentral is also accurate with Nokia leaks, says he has used the Lumia 922, which will also launch on Verizon. It's safe to assume the 922 will be Verizon's version of the Lumia 920," Business Insider reported.

For the Lumia 822, according to PopHerald, photos have been leaked online by a Windows-centric blog site, and the unannounced device is reportedly the Verizon variant of the Nokia Lumia 820, a mid-range Windows Phone 8 handset. 

"Windows Phone 8 interface, the 4G LTE logo of Verizon Wireless, and the 'Carl Zeiss' optics branding on the phone's 8-megapixel autofocus back-facing camera," PopHerald reported.

Will Nokia succeed with its new Windows Phone 8 flagship phones? That is a question that everyone is trying to answer.

According to Reuters, the Lumia 920 and 820 are "vital to Nokia's survival in stores in November, just as people start buying presents for Christmas and other holidays."

"Analysts said Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop will need to set out a convincing marketing strategy for the Lumia phones, including more details on sales partnerships with mobile network operators, when the company announces its results on October 18," Reuters said.

Nokia has to compete against huge rivals such as Samsung's Galaxy S3 and Apple's iPhone 5.

The Finnish company fell behind smartphone rivals in the last 18 months with more than 3 billion euros in operating losses, according to the website.

Hopefully Nokia's new partnership with Microsoft will help it recover and take back its title as the world's biggest mobile phone maker.

The Lumia 920 runs on Microsoft Windows Phone 8. It takes many of the physical design elements from previous generations of Lumia handsets, but improves on internal hardware and display technology. Some of the new tech specs include PureMotion HD+ 4.5 inch display (1280 x 768 resolution), Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, NFC chip, 2,000mAh battery, and Qi wireless charging. Nokia is touting the Lumia 920′s premier feature as its new camera lens, the Carl Zeiss lens. It has rounded edges and colorful covers with a PureView camera.

The Lumia 820 looks to be Nokia's new mid-range WP8 device with a 4.3 inch OLED WVGA ClearBlack display with Sunlight Readability Enhancement, 8GB storage and microSD card slot, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon Qualcomm processor, 1GB RAM, and Dual-LEAD flash auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics. It features Nokia Maps, Drive, and City Lens.

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