As we get close to the big Windows Phone 8 announcement next week, certain bits of info are starting to leak out. If you are hoping for a Nokia Lumia 920 alternative on Verizon, I think you should forget that thought for now. According to leaked internal documents from Verizon posted by Android Central, Verizon will be offering only Nokia Lumia 822 and HTC Windows Phone 8X. Case in point, Verizon has been a sieve lately and now we have what looks to be some credible info on three important aspects: release date, features and pricing.
Release date
First up is the expected release date: Monday, November 12th. The HTC Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822 will arrive on Verizon Wireless on November 12 according to a leaked document obtained by WPCentral. That coincides with some other info we were tipped on including Verizon employee training that is occurring now and an HTC “Save the date” for the 6th. While AT&T is presumably still beating Verizon here for a launch, it is by mere days. In fact, T-Mobile is then expected to launch their phones just 48 hours later.
Features
When it comes to the design, the Lumia 822 is slightly different than the Lumia 820 and has rounded corners. Just like the Lumia 820, the Lumia 822 is speculated to be a mid-ranged smartphone with modest features. The smartphone is rumored to sport a 3.5-inch WVGA display with 899 x 480 pixels resolution.
A 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor is expected to power the smartphone. The device will have 16GB of on-board storage and a microSD card slot to expand the memory. The device is also expected to boast an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and will have a front-facing one. The device is expected to include 1GB RAM.
The Lumia 822 is expected to feature wireless charging, but the shell will not be removable or replaceable. Moreover, the handset will feel plastic-like, just like the HTC Trophy smartphone.
Now let’s see Verizon HTC 8X, and thanks to the loosened spec restraints made possible by WP8, this modern-minded, unibodied beaut reps a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 Super LCD 2 display with Gorilla Glass 2 coating, dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor buffered by 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, WiFi a/b/g/n, NFC and an integrated 1,800mAh Li-ion battery. There's also quadband radio support for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, HSPA/WCDMA (850, 900, 1900, 2100MHz) and, of course, LTE for stateside carriers.
Pricing
We have the official pricing for the Nokia Lumia 822 and the HTC8X. The Lumia will set you back just $99 with a two-year contract and will have white, gray and black color choices. As for the HTC8X, this one is a bit pricier, at $199.99 with a 2 year commitment. The HTC 8X will be available in blue, black and red, which means Limelight Yellow fans will need to look elsewhere for their brightly colored phone of choice.
According to the leaked document both the Windows Phone 8X and Nokia Lumia 822 go on sale on the same day. Interestingly, the HTC Windows Phone 8X is listed as $50 more on Verizon than Best Buy is charging for pre-orders of the same phone on AT&T. The release date for both phones is close to the rumored release dates for other Windows Phones. The Nokia Lumia 822 and Windows Phone 8X by HTC will have some competitions like the LG Nexus 4, T-Mobile phones which will likely come to the U.S. around the same time.
What do you think, are you interested in either of these devices? Then just stay tuned for their arrival !
