Reader Poll - What do you think of the Nokia Lumia 925?

All I wanted really was 920 hardware in a 720 body...

If I could, I change.

The 925 looks gorgeous, but I'm disappointed by its limited functionality: no memory card slot, no xenon flash, and only 16GB internal memory. I guess that's pretty much the same as iPhones, but I hoped for more.

Its a great looking phone. Nice design.

Looks ok I dislike USB port on top. Still won't change my beautiful redhead 920 for 925 or 928.

Protruding lenses on cameras is a signature design choice by HTC, as far as I'm concerned. My Nexus One had it and many others since. Still a nice phone and glad to see T-Mobile getting a bone.

Why are people so hung up on Instrgram. Who gives a rats ass! I made the switch to windows phone because of its built in social networking features, and email capability. I had tons of apps that I invested in on my iPhone 4S and don't care that I don't have access to them. I love my Yellow 920 and everything WP8 has to offer.

I'm staying with my Lumia 920 but I am glad that they are releasing these phone, because more options are always better than very few options. Keep up the great work Nokia!

I like the looks of the phone.  But I dont think this or the 928 are really upgrades to the 920.  Just different flavors. I love my 920 and I am slowly converting my whole family. 

Nothing to see here. I'd still get a 920. Aluminum is boring.

I didnt like the way it looks. Out of the 920, 925 and the 928, I still think 920 looks the most beautiful..

Nokia is smart. It has launched the 925 for those who picked faults with the 920 (weight and thickness anyone.?? ;) ) the hardware is pretty much the same as the 920, except for an amoled screen and lesser memory. I still prefer my chunky "bright yellow" Lumia 920 that I absolutely love..!! :))

I really dislike the lack of color and microSD slot.

Hope Nokia continues making blue, red, yellow phones. I will buy this phone on T-mobile though.

I am painfully disappointed with the 925. I wanted a new and better Lumia device. Instead, we keep getting iterations of the 920...

Hit! I really like t-mobile service, prices and customer service...I will not be switching any time in the near future. This WILL be my next phone unless T-Mobile comes out with another even cooler Lumia device!

Why wasnt this released earlier, I bought a 920 and unlocked it for use on T-Mobile, I would have gladly got this, but now I will not.  
 

Personally, I'd love a WP8 device that is mid to high end (so a 1GB RAM device), unibody or at least having the minimum of parts making up the shell (so it feels solid), and about the size of the Lumia 800, maybe a couple millimetres larger in width and height but no more.
Sadly, Samsung have driven the market in the ridiculous direction of their "phablet" monstrosities. What happened to using a phone as a phone, in one hand, upright (portrait)?

Ill stick to my red Nokia lumia 920 im not keen on the design of the lens aspect hope the next phone is alot better

I'm in the "Hello T-Mobile!" camp. Was going to get the 521 to tide me over until something better came along, but now I'll just go straight for this instead....
 
It doesn't seem to be better than the 920, but I do like the styling more. Definitely is a worthy complement to their existing product line. And I for one am happy to exclude wireless charging in exchange for a lighter and smaller body - as is, I think, most of the public.
 
The 16GB storage limitation is a severe drawback though, with no expansion slot. Don't know what the hell they were thinking there. I hope there'll be a 32GB option available after all.
 

+ Slimmer
+ Slightly improved camera (allegedly)
- Uglier
- 16GB

Now that I know that Nokia still is planning to continue making traditional Lumia devices, using Polycarbonate, I really like the idea of something different like the 925... As long as Nokia still gives us our color options in a familiar Lumia design I see no harm in experimenting elsewhere... So, I'm excited about the 925. I also like the fact that WP devices are being released more than once a year. I hear the market share expanding like a balloon!

The only reason for the 925 and 928 is because the US Carriers are playing nasty and asking for and getting exclusivity on devices.  Both these new devices are essentially 920's if you look at the major specifications.  My contract has been up for months but I have not upgraded because AT&T had a strangle hold on the 920. 

I like that it's a sleeker design.

I'll wait for the next Lumia on ATT, plus without wireless charging and less memory it isn't such a great step up

Its a nice edition for t-mobile. Now 3 of the 4 big carriers have a flagship Lumia. This will help add market share.

As long as they kept the pixel density , the screen size, the camera , the processor the same , i think nokia made it fair

its all upto the users to choose between a thin and light body --> 925 or 928
OR
A sexy beast which is kind of heavy but bright and eye-catching --> 920

No need to upgrade from my Lumia 920. I'm waiting december 2014

Yeah...its totally ugly. Even the ugly 928 is prettier than this one. I'm seriously concerned about the way Nokia is heading with the designs. It brings bad memories from Nokias past...(remember that phone that literally looked like a gigantic lipstick?)

Hot and will do well... I know my fellow T-Mobile customers will agree when I say it's about TIME we got a high end WP device!

Why so little storage my 16gb focus s is maxxed with pics and apps and music (Xbox music) 16gb is laughable. I can see only having 16gb on board if there was a microsd slot. Its kind of ridiculous.

My 920 is perfect, I'll stay right where I am.

It's nice, I like it and if I hadn't already bought a 920 last week I will buy one

Really annoyed with Nokia for downgrading to 16gb. Fail. Fail. Fail. What with most high end games now over 1gig in size, space will be severely limited now especially with the "other storage" fiasco. Yes i know about the clean storage app. I was hoping to go from my Samsung Ativ S to the 925 as 16gb is not enough for me for apps. Never again will I buy a 16gig phone. Also the charging port is on top of the phone. WTH?? Not only does this look unsightly but if you want to charge it in a third party dock you have to charge it upside down. What the heck were the designers thinking?? Bad Nokia! :-(

Apparently the market didn't like it or too many people were calling this the new flagship phone that it made the stock go down. I hope there's a true flagship in the works for this year.

I think it looks good(except the white 1) but it really should have been 32gbs all around. T-mobile buyers are gonna be pissed. And hope they master the new design by the time of the EOS release with more colors.

Adding wireless charging just as a option is the main reason I won't buy this phone. What is the win if you have to add another cover instead of plugging in the cable? Nothing! That also bothered me with the 710. BTW the 925 really looks akward with the wireless charging cover on. Seen it already? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SfLHoIHI10
Either you integrate wireless charging in a single removable cover or you just leave it out. I am waiting for the successor of the 820 which failed on me for other reasons but was the closest one of all lumias.
I use wireless charging since the first Palm Pre and am not gonna give it up.
 

The phone looks great, they made it thinner and had to leave the camera hump. Big deal, I'm sure this is going to cost less on release, I would guess $400-$450 range. And if you add the wireless changing plate the hump seems to disappears from what I can see. And this is a big win to TMO and Nokia. The 710 was a hit for Nokia and I'm sure the 925 will do just as good. I held off getting the 810 or whatever number they gave it for the 925 and I'm happy I did. Can't wait.

Elegant... :-) i think it will b most suited to Business Or High class people :)

I am on AT&T with a L920, so this is not for me, but I am happy that people have more to choose from, and that is always a good thing for the platform, Nokia as well as existing customers like me. Obviously, Nokia is listening to feedback that there is interest out there for a thinner device with metallic finish. All devices are not meant to please everybody.

I voted success. On Tmobile, I'm not sure though.

The back looks like an HTC One at first glance good looking phone though!

This phone is so beautiful but with 16gb it has compromise written all over it. But I might be first in line at T-Mobile compromising with a smile on my face.lol

This phone is downright ugly compared to the 920 & 928

T- mo I am in

The camera is ugly looks like the phone had a pimple that was squeezed!

Looks good but on t mobile network ....meh

Love it! 
 
I hope this is the future of the Lumia line. I like the idea swapping out the charging covers. I'm always hestitant to buy a phone in a bright color because I figure I would get sick of it. This is a great alternative... 
 
Much better than the 928 and I'm kind of surprised that VZ didn't pick this up. Hopefully the next AT&T flagship will be an updated version of this design with new internals.

I'm on T-Mobile and indifferent right now. I need to see how it feels. Design looks premium though.

There is no way I am downgrading from my 920 for a device that doesn't have wireless charging built in and micro usb back to the top, what were Nokia thinking? Sorry Nokia I won't be handing over my hard earned cash this time around, lets hope there is something better next time.

Aluminium ? No, I still prefer the colorful polycarbonate 920 (especially the yellow one)

This phone isn't meant to replace the 920, but a 920ish option for T-mobile. Like the 928 for verizon. I left verizon because they wouldn't carry a nice windows phone, they came too late now for me but verizon now has a nice phone for windows phone. It is nice to see more carrier support for the high end devices, this is a great step for both Nokia and Windows phone.  I expect a 920 upgrade end of the year for at&t which will likely be the 41 mp beast. At&t will have the new stuff before the rest, and they earn that for supporting the platform from the start.
Verizon regretted not going with the iphone when apple approached them and it ended up going to cingular. I think the same may be true for windows phone ... only the future will tell.

Where's the "meh" option?

I think it's a great phone and now every carrier have a flagship phone.

I will be getting the 928 & have to say. This device looks great. I can only imagine what future Nokia devices would look like in terms of aesthetics. The specs will come but right now Nokia is just trying to feed the masses w/ flagship devices. Once these two new devices do well, you can almost guarantee a solid device is to follow. Great to have more Nokia options for other carriers/users. C'mon Son! Don't knock until you've tried it.

Never have liked camera bumps... Makes the phones look incomplete to me. That, and I have no idea what I'd do without wireless charging!

1) 16GB is fine for almost everyone. Keep that in mind before you blather on about how "no flagship can be less than 32GB blah blah." The iPhone 5 is absolutely a flagship and the #1 selling model is 16GB.

2) AT&T exclusivity is over with. There have been a lot of people waiting for a 920 variant on their carrier and now it's here. Expecting anything more from the 928 or 925 announcement was foolish.

3) Most phones come in one color. Feel special you can pick from two colors. Most people (target market) will put some nasty, shitty case on their phone anyway.

It's cool...

Here is my observation:
 
1. Not positioned as a successor to the 920, so those with 920 can feel good about the choice they made and not that they need something more on AT&T. Most comments I have read fall along those lines.
2. This is designed to be T-Mobile's flagship as the 928 is Verizon's. Lately, I was worrying that Nokia was only positioning themselves for the low-mid-tier devices. Leaving many of us looking all too seriously at other devices or even platforms.
3. People who buy their phones outright unlocked and sim free have been waiting for these announcements. I am thinking in some form or another, all three (920, 925 and 928) will be available in other markets sim free. Now I get to choose whether to finally go for a discounted 920 or wait a little longer for one of these.
4. As for the 925. The 16GB is a waste of time. No device can now be called a flagship with lesson than 32gb. Windows Phone has far too many compromises. If you want expandable memory or even more than 32gb, you must lower your expectations for screen, or camera, or abandon PureView. If T-Mobile is only getting a 16gb model, that is not good enough. Apple drops their older machines to bargain status, and their top player has 2-3 levels avaialable from 16 clear to 64gb. 2011 saw a single Windows Phone with 32gb and until the 920, it has basically stayed that way. Even the Ativ S, which was touted as getting a 32GB model w/MicroSD expansion has been no where to be seen.
 
I currently sport an HTC Titan. 8mp camera, 16gb storage. While I understand moving up to Windows Phone 8, wireless charging, dual core make a difference, not enough to jump at a WP8 device, or I would have popped for an 8X. Dual core means not nearly as much as more memory. I am bumping my head on that ceiling, and going anything less than 32gb is a waste of time and money.

So much angst over whether a commenter is legit or not. Who gives a shit? Stop throwing straw men up, comment on the phone, and move on.
This phone looks nice, and is a great WP8 option for Tmobile, but as someone who is about to offload their HTC Trophy and move to the 928 on Verizon, I'm glad this wasn't more than it is. 
Still, I do think Nokia needs to start showing some more forward progress soon.  Of course, I say this at a time when Nokia has like 75% of all WP sales, and WP market share is increasing, so maybe they're doing exactly what they need to..

Will stay with my red 920... Wish that Nokia comes with BIG screen...

Love the 925 but why such lack of storage??

Muy bello ese celular lo unico que veo malo es que Nokia tenia que lanzar esa edicion meses atras y ahora presentar la competecia para los telefonos inteligentes de nueva generacion ej: Samsung Galaxy S IV, o por lo menos ponerle un procesador un poco mas rapido y comercializarlo como una version mas potente. Yo tengo un Lumia 920 y no me quejo para nada de mi celular me gustaria tener el 925  el 928 porque la estetica es mucho mas aparente son mas elegantes pero no me afanare porque mi 920 sigue siendo una maquina.
 

What is a lumia 928? 

i still prefer the 920 design but then 925 may appeal to more matured/traditional people who want to get the pureview camera right now but hold off by 920 size and colour

I think it's kinda crazy to see this as an upgrade to the 920. Seriously, people were considering it ? Anyways, nice looking device, it's different.

its a nice phone for people doesn't like the weight of Lumia 920 to me  its a refresh version of 920, if anyone expecting higher end phones then they should wait until GDR3

When I saw the first images weeks ago, I thought it was a hoax...that is seriously one butt ugly back of a phone.

Why does WP Central keep crashing today?? Everytime i go into it

I really dont think it should a 92X it should be a 825 or something. The 920+ should have the same base features then approve upon them as the new models come in so for it to lack storage is really frustrating atleast its an improvment over my 810. I'll just get the international one if its T-Mo compat

Good that networks are buying into the platform with some handsets they are more likely to push. Not enough for me to consider upgrading my Lumia 900 though!

Im not really a fan of the design. I do absolutely love the design,of the 928. I hope Nokia announces the 928 for Canada tomorrow. I would replace my 920 for it. But I think that it'll be the 925 announced for Canada. The 928 is the best looking phone I ever seen in my life. I really wish the 920 looked like the 928 from the begining

Really like the look of this, depending on the price I will be buying one to replace my 18 month old L800.

I'm on T-Mobile & I like it . I didn't like the 810 but I really like this one . I will get it.

Does anyone know how many megapixels the 'Blink' app produces its photos in?

On T-Mobile!!! I'm getting this phone! I do understand why some are disapointed though... if I was on AT&T rockin a 920 I would have been disappointed too. Dont think this phone was ment for you, youll get the EOS. Time to ditch my HTC Trophy!

Here's the thing... it's more attractive with the full picture than I expected. I don't particularly like "humps" on the back, but it's subtle, so it's still pretty slick. I love that it's lightweight!
 
I feel like a lot of people are being whiners about this in terms of camera/specs, because they were somehow expecting the next generation of hardware which we all knew wasn't really coming. Shame on them for expecting otherwise when we don't even have a new hardware spec from Microsoft.

928 is better. However, this phone will appeal to "Galaxy" and "I5, bro" owners.

Poll is limited.
I think it looks good. But I don't think it will do well.

wpc can u add a option e which should be .. Good but not better than the 920...i want to pick that option and i am sure there are 920 more people who want to do so

Thing looks like some Huwei Android phone. Not at all in line with Nokia design principles. And then the lack of features compared to the 920, I will definitely be waiting for something good before I switch to T-Mobile.

Perfectly nice handset, should have been the 828 though. Nokia overhyped the announcement and underwhelmed with the actual product, not a flagship and not worthy of being in the 9XX line... It's a cut-down 920, and thus should be treated as such, and not billed as a new flagship.

I hope that the nokia will start producing much smaller devices, like iphone. The new flagship devices from nokia just way too big for me.

Frankly, I don't really like the design of either this phone, nor the Lumia 928. The speakers in these two phones are on the back, compared to the 920, which has then on the edges. It looks alot more cooler with the way they are in 920. Also, the curved design of the 920 give it style. It is what makes the 920 stand out from other phones. I think that the 920 may still be the more popular of the Lumia phones after the release of the new lineup.

Me gusta. Better than the 928. I do miss that built in qi charging though.

I love it the 925. Its the 928 that I'm not really feeling...but with that said I'll be sticking with my 920. I have a feeling the next Lumia at&t gets, will be the one everyone goes crazy for!

920 <3 simple!

I'm so glad they've released these two and not the eos, I've got another year and half on my 920 contract ;)

Admit it people, if you weren't holding your awesome 920, you'd be getting this one in a heartbeat.... ;) T-Mobile folks.... It's your time to show some aluminum Lumia love.....

No real improvement over the 920. Not enough to get excited about, especially with smaller internal memory and no SD slot.

I was hoping to replace my Lumia 900. I guess I'll keep waiting.

Since it's not coming to ATT, the wait for the EOS is on. My quantum is still going strong with 7.8, the EOS will be a true upgrade.

Subpar internal components recycled into a new shell with the same old software that doesn't support screen orientation lock or separate volume control - how exciting

Where are the buttons for voting? Are the buttons not available on the WP app?

Two steps forward, two steps back. It looks nice and lost some weight, which is good, but too many tradeoffs to get there. For starters I absolutely hate camera bumps, and losing wireless charging sucks. Also, why drop the memory to 16 GB? Not worth it. The 928 on Verizon is a far superior choice, and frankly, if I didn't already have the 920, I'd still opt for it over the 925. Disappointed.

I like it alot, I was disappointed over wireless charging seeing how it us a flag ship but I understand I had to buy the door for my 810 a none flag ship. Also the camera design is ridiculous & looks silly so my only problems are cosmetic

I'm not entirely sure about the design of this product yet. However, I do love the internal features. If the reviews of this product are on-par with my expectations, I'm probably going to replace my Lumia 800 with this one. (and buy a Nokia CC-xxxx Soft Cover to cover up the looks).

Still want a 940 and a Guinness...

It looks really nice, but compared to my yellow 920 the lack of built in wireless charging and smaller storage makes me wanna hold out for EOS. May feel differently after seeing it in the flesh but that's my first impression.

Great for Tmobile, love the change on design, but without Instragram not being announced, this is not the game changer for our platform. More of the same with WP8 treading water in the market.

I will stay with my 920 plus some software updates for the camera & an amber update is also coming with fm radio enabled,although not for 620.