The Next Web is reporting Live from Nokia’s ‘Switch to Lumia’ launch event in New York today, and the Finnish mobile giant has a couple of product announcements up its sleeve – one of which was the Lumia 920.
Indeed, we it was coming, bu taking to the stage in front of a packed New York crowd this morning, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop kicked off the opening gambit before Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President, unveiled the Lumia 920.
It contains Nokia PureView HD technology- the “most immersive viewing experience on any smartphone”, as Harlow put it.
“We can’t control lighting, nor do we have time to fiddle with settings to capture the perfect moment,” she says. “We are all familiar with dark and blurry pictures when shooting indoors or at night. The reason for this, is that the shutter has to stay open longer.”
She noted that the PureView tech in the Nokia 920 captures up 20 times as much light as normal sensors. It reacts to the movements in a user’s hand to balance the lens – more light means brighter, clearer images. “It’s another example of how Nokia challenges point and shoot cameras,” she says.
Moreover, the Nokia Maps, Drive and Transport features are designed to encourage to users jump on board the Lumia bandwagon. “These apps bring value to people every single day,” she says. “The Lumia 920 will bring together location-based apps to create a suite of location services.”
Then there is Nokia City Lens, which Harlow described as “the most intuitive way to experience the world around you”. It’s augmented reality designed to ensure you can locate the nearest restaurant or cafe, and make reservations. Nokia Maps will also get augmented reality on Windows Phone 8, giving users directions and also key landmarks.
Next up was Nokia PureMotion HD Plus. “It’s better than HD resolution, and its sharp and flicker free,” says Harlow. “The clarity is so incredible, it pops off the 4.5-inch curved glass display.” Curved glass – nice.
It also features optimized sunlight readability, to help generate brighter and clearer displays “that can be viewed even in the desert.”
(This story is breaking and will be updated as more information becomes available.)
Just to recap, Nokia launched its Windows Phone Lumia series starting with the 800 back in 2011, and prior to today the Lumia series consisted of the 610, 710, 800 and 900 – the latter of these being a higher-end smartphone released back in April.