Nokia Lumia 925 - a multifunctional and convenient gadget

The Nokia Lumiya 925 has been familiar to its fans since 2013, when it was first introduced to the global market. From the previous models of the brand, this gadget was distinguished by a special design of a light and elegant case. The weight of this model is almost 50 g less than the Lumiya 920, for example. At one time, a successful combination of design, build quality and decent technical characteristics brought this model to the leading position in the brand line.

Nokia Lumia 925 basic specifications

By the current standards, the Nokia Lumia 925 features are far from the flagship, but for a nice mid-level smartphone running MS Windows Phone 8, its performance and functionality are more than enough.

Nokia Lumia 925

Features design solutions, equipment

Nokia Lumia 925 review is appropriate to start with design and configuration of the box.

In the original bright cardboard box, the manufacturer presents:

• smartphone (a choice of dark gray, white or gray);
• charging unit;
• microUSB cable - USB;
• wired headphones and a set of earbuds;
• master key (for extending the tray with a slot for a SIM-card);
• brochure manual.

The Nokia Lumia 925 phone was the first of the devices of the Finnish brand to “try on” the new case.

It successfully combines an aluminum frame, a display protected by durable Corning Gorilla Glass 2, and a back panel made of scratch-resistant, scratch-resistant and polycarbonate stains.

To fit all the necessary components in a thin case, the developers donated a wireless charging module.. This design element is in optional accessory in the form of a back cover, which is purchased, if necessary, separately and mounted on the back panel with special connections. Thanks to this solution, the Nokia Lumia 925 smartphone is significantly thinner and lighter than its predecessors.

Important! It is worth noting another innovative solution in the design of the model is the placement of all structurally provided connectors: a sliding tray for a micro SIM card, a headset jack and a micro USB port on the upper side of the frame. Here is the hole and an additional microphone. The left and bottom ends of the frame are absolutely smooth.

The right side of the frame is equipped as standard, but the mechanical keys for controlling the device are thinner, sleeker and slightly convex. There are 3 buttons: a volume control on the top, a power button on the center and a camera control button on the bottom.

The rear panel is set aside for the main camera and dual LED flash, cover connections with wireless charging module and speaker grilles.

In addition to the screen, the manufacturer brought the opening of the main microphone to the front panel (between the glass and the frame at the bottom left). Speaker window, light and proximity sensors, front camera lens located on a 10 mm field above the screen. On a similar 15 mm box under the screen are touch-sensitive gadget control buttons.

Functionality of the 925 model

The considered smartphone is equipped with a display with AMOLED-matrix, providing the screen with maximum viewing angles, vivid picture, depth of shades. The high resolution of the display is 1280 × 768 pixels and the ability to adjust color rendering minimizes the effect of PenTile (over-saturation of colors). The protective glass screen has a special polarizing ClearBlack coating which allows the user to see the image on the display in bright sunlight.

The hardware component corresponds to the system software, due to which a high speed of displaying information on the screen is achieved, high-quality communication and operation of the provided functionality is provided. The smartphone in work with applications that are not very demanding of resources, leaves impression of a fast gadget. Device developers in comparison with previous models have expanded the list of available functions.

1. FM receiver - radio.
2. New software Smart Camera. It allows you to take 10 pictures with a single keystroke and suggests choosing the best one.
3. New settings modes.
4. Lock / unlock the device by double clicking on the screen.
5. The function of displaying time in sleep mode.
6. Convenient track management when listening to music when the gadget screen is locked.
7. A number of other functions, including searching and updating system software. Provided system upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile.

Battery life characteristics

Non-removable battery gadget capacity of 2000 mAh is not different from what is installed in the previous devices of the brand. However, the indicator of energy autonomy for Nokia Lumia 925 is slightly better. Improve the rate of developers managed by use less energy matrix AMOLED screen and use in all menus system software black background. With a moderate scenario of operating a gadget, it can work for 8-12 hours on a single charge, and with some functional limitations, from 18 to 36 hours.Heavy video applications, games and shooting mode - energy-intensive processes, so that the battery will last from 3-4 to 6.5 hours of intensive work. Duration of replenishment of the battery with energy is 1.5-2 hours.

Shooting quality

In the 8.7 megapixel shooting module of the model in question is used system of 6 aspherical lenses. And this is another innovation, since the previous smartphones of the brand used a 5-lens architecture. New software gives the user a wide range of settings for shooting parameters (ISO, contrast, white balance and others). Optics allows you to take photos in resolutions of 1280 × 720 or 1280 × 960 pixels, shoot video in 720p format. Image quality is provided optical stabilization system.

The camera is controlled from the button located on the bottom right side of the case. The button also works when the screen is locked.

On a note! Of the negative points in the reviews, users note a small amount of memory to store the captured content (16 GB in total) and the inability to add it using a card.

Final conclusions

By and large, the Nokia Lumia 925 smartphone works flawlessly, looks stylish and is still modern. Currently its price on the market is pretty available, 6000 - 7000 rubles. For those who need a multifunctional entry-level gadget, this smartphone is quite suitable.

Nokia Lumia 925