Nokia Lumia 928

usability, performance, portability, camera, design

connectivity

84% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support ; Dual-band CDMA support ; Penta-band 3G with 42 Mbps HSDPA and 5.76 Mbps HSUPA support ; 4.5" PureMotionHD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels; Gorilla Glass 2 ; 8 megapixel autofocus camera with...

Windows Phone app catalog falls short of Android and iOS ; No microSD card ; No system-wide file manager ; No lockscreen shortcuts ; Too large a footprint for a device with a 4.5" display ; Non user-replaceable battery

The Nokia Lumia 928 really is a memorable character. Thanks to its top-end spec sheet (by Windows Phone 8 standards), headed by the hugely capable camera with xenon flash, the handset outshines every competitor, which runs Microsoft's mobile OS.

The Lumia 928 is only $100 with a two-year contract and comes with a $25 gift card for the Windows Store, for apps, music, or videos. If price is important to you, at $100, it is one of the best buys on Verizon. We also like the Windows Phone 8X by...

Smooth performance ; Sharp camera (esp. low light) ; Great Windows Phone 8 UI ; Verizon's 4G LTE is speedy ; Pretty good value for price

Battery life is underwhelming ; Generic, clunky design ; Meager app selection ; No external storage

Xenon flash offers slightly more low-light flexibility ; Good outdoor viewability for an AMOLED display

Terrible call quality ; Uninspired design ; Limited color selection

The right phone, tweaked in the wrong ways, at the wrong time

Very good low-light camera performance. Excellent call quality. Bright flash.

Big and bulky. Fewer apps than Android and iOS.

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Still – if you’re a fan of Windows Phone 8 and want the absolute best device on Verizon, then you shouldn’t hesitate to pick up the Lumia 928 as it improves an already great smartphone experience to the point where we can easily consider it better than...

The Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 will cost you $99 USD with a 2-year contract after a $50 mail-in rebate – that’s less than half the cost of some of the higher-end competitors on the carrier today (like the Samsung GALAXY S 4 and the Galaxy Note II), and...

The Nokia Lumia 928 is excellent for capturing images in low-light environments, but the phone falls victim to Windows Phone's various shortcomings.

introduces a slimmer body and straight, grippable sides. Low light camera performance is top-notch.

Verizon's typically blazing speeds stumbled on the Lumia 928, and call quality sounded harsher than Nokia's usual standard. Those looking for Nokia's bright statement hues won't find them here.

Windows Phone fans on Verizon should buy the $100 Nokia Lumia 928 for its strong feature set, but watch out for slower-than-usual data speeds.