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7 May 2013

Nokia Lumia 928

According to reports in The Verge, we’re about to get yet another Windows 8-powered Lumia smartphone from Nokia. Billed as the next ‘hero phone’ in the range, the 928 looks to sold on the basis of better pictures (taking and watching back) and ergonomics. So far, word on the Web says the handset will have a curved back measuring 10.2mm at thinnest point, 4.5" OLED screen and 8MP PureView camera with a xenon flash.

More details as we get them.

Price: tbc

Samsung Galaxy Core

Galaxy Core has a 1.2GHz dual core processor and 1Gb of RAM, as well as 8GB of internal storage and support for a microSD card with up to 64Gb of space. The unit has a 4.3" WVGA display of 480×800 pixels, will run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and ubcludes an FM radio.

It has a larger battery than the S2 – 1800mAh compared to 1650mAh – but falls down in the camera department with 5MP back and VGA front cameras compared to 8MP front and 3MP back shooters on the S2.

Special modes supported by the camera include best photo, continuous shot, panorama, share shot, smile shot and cartoon. Core models shipped this month will contain dual SIM technology, while single SIM models will ship in June.

Some features found on Samsung’s S4 handset are also being incorporated into Core. Among them is Smart Stay, the facial recognition program that can suss out if you’re looking at the phone and dim the screen to save power if you’re not. Smart Alert lets you know if you’ve missed any calls or messages when you pick up your phone. It also supports simple gesture commands with Motion UI, to perform tasks like refreshing a screen or muting the phone. You can also order the handset around with S Voice, which allows you to issue voice commands to the phone.

Price: tbc