Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 925 face to face

At Nokia they must have thought that having one of the best phones on the market last year, recognized as such by critics and a large part of consumers, there was no need to reinvent the wheel. Based on the Lumia 920, the Finns have concentrated on improving some of their sections on the Lumia 925

Let no one expect major changes in the hardware of the company's new flagship. The changes are focused on making the terminal more manageable and adjusting some functionalities in what is ultimately a minor update to the company's flagship phoneLet's see a review of what its predecessor and the new Lumia 925 offer us in this small comparison.

Performance: Most things stay the same

Same 1.5 GHZ dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, same 1 GB RAM and same 2,000 mAh battery. If we look for differences between the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 925, it will not be in their performance where we find them. Same hardware should ensure equal fluidity of Windows Phone 8 on both devices.

But where Nokia has decided to change is in the amount of storage available on the phone. Inexplicably, the Lumia 925 reduces internal storage from 32 GB to 16 GB and continues without adding microSD expansion options. It does, however, retain the 7 GB of storage on SkyDrive that its predecessor came with.

Screen: changing panel but keeping technologies

The screen of the Lumia 920 was one of the sections that received the best reviews during these months. Its 4.5-inch IPS screen has been widely praised for its quality and how well it works in all kinds of conditions. In the Lumia 925, the Finns have decided to keep much of their technology but opting this time for another type of screen

The company's new flagship will come with an AMOLED screen with PureMotion HD+, ClearBlack, high sensitivity and the rest of the technologies the house how well they suit your 4.5in. The resolution remains at 1280x768 and those 332 pixels per inch. All this will come better protected this time by incorporating the protection of Gorilla Glass 2.

Camera: adjusting the hardware and improving the software

The camera was another of the strengths of the Lumia 920 and this is one of the sections in which they have put the most effort in Espoo. How to overcome what already seems to be excellent? Well, rather than change radically, Nokia has decided to improve what they already had with small hardware tweaks that allow, for example, the Lumia 925's camera to work even better in low light conditions

But instead of just tweaking the hardware, a good part of the changes come from the software. Nokia has updated the main applications of the camera and with the Lumia 925 they launch Smart Camera, a quick editing software for our photos that promises to be of great help to It's time to get the best snapshots possible.

Now, this application will not be a differentiator for long. The Lumia 920, along with the rest of the family, will also receive a Smart Camera in a future update, so in the software section the distinction will not last long.

Design: reduction in weight, thickness and colors

Here is perhaps the section that presents the most differences between the two mobiles. Without being an exaggerated change, the Lumia 925 breaks away from the characteristically colorful one-piece polycarbonate body of the rest of the family. In the new terminal we still have a polycarbonate back, which can be white, black or gray; but the edge becomes a piece of metal which is intended to ensure greater strength and better performance of the phone's antenna.

In the size we have practically the same height and the same width, but in exchange we lose some thickness, staying at 8.5 mm, and a significant reduction in the weight of 25%, going from 185 grams of the 920 to 139 of the Lumia 925.Of course, you have to cut somewhere to achieve such reductions in thickness and weight, which is why the Lumia 925 comes without wireless charging as standard, requiring an additional case for it.

Adjusting without risk

More than a new franchise terminal, the Lumia 925 is an update of the 920 including some of the improvements that users demanded. The greatest efforts seem to have been directed towards a reduction in the weight and thickness of the terminal to make it more manageable. At the cost of that we have lost internal memory and the wireless charging integrated into the terminal.

In short, owners of a Lumia 920 should not feel left out by Nokia's new smartphone. Beyond the dimensions, the improvements in the camera hardware and the modifications in the screen do not justify the change or update of your terminal.For those undecided regarding the purchase of the high-end of the Lumia family, perhaps this 925 will solve some of the doubts. Especially if you maintain that price of 469 euros plus VAT (about 569 euros).

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