The Lumia 928 isn’t the first of Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 handsets to hit Verizon — that distinction goes to the 822 — but for all intents and purposes, it’s the first true flagship Lumia to bear Big Red’s branding. From the jump, you’ll note that Nokia’s bent somewhat to Verizon’s heavy hand, customizing the 928 in a way that shucks the smooth polycarbonate unibody of the 920 for something more hard-edged and angular, yet still plastic. So, what’s so new about this Lumia? Apart from its Xenon flash, nothing at all. It bears the same 4.5-inch, 1,280 x 768 PureMotion HD+ display (now, OLED), 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor with 1GB RAM, 2,000 mAh battery, integrated wireless charging, NFC and 1.2-megapixel front-facing / 8.7-megapixel rear camera setup as the Lumia 920. Naturally, the 928′s made to run on Verizon’s network, so you’ll find support for LTE / CDMA, but there are also radios for HSPA+ making it “global ready.” We’ll have a review for this deviant Lumia coming shortly, but in the meantime follow along for our first impressions.

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Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon hands-on

Nokia is continuing its trail of breadcrumbs to the official Lumia 928 launch, with todays drop including the a rendering of the phone in white and a video meant to show off its optical image stabilization chops. The phone pulls off some high quality video recording while attached to a remote control helicopter, while keeping the video blur-free. It also shows off a flash that, to our eyes, looks like the xenon bulb featured in the PureView 808. There’s no comparison to other devices this time around, so you’ll just have to imagine what other phones could capture in similar circumstances (or, do the test yourself and send us the video — whatever works.) Check out the demo after the break, or hit the source link to sign up for more info.

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Latest Nokia Lumia 928 teaser demonstrates OIS skills

Nokia is continuing its trail of breadcrumbs to the official Lumia 928 launch, with today’s drop including this rendering of the phone in white and a video meant to show off its optical image stabilization chops. The phone pulls off some high quality video recording attached to a remote control helicopter flying through the forest, as it attempts to keep blur to a minimum. It also shows off a flash that, to our eyes, looks like the xenon bulb featured in the 808 PureView. There’s no comparison to other devices this time around, so you’ll just have to imagine what other phones could capture in similar circumstances (or, do the test yourself and send us the video — whatever works). Check out the demo after the break to see the results yourself, or hit the source link to sign up for more info.

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Latest Nokia Lumia 928 teaser demonstrates OIS skills (video)

Between the Lumia Tablet and a Windows Phone device with proper PureView technology, the list of mythical Nokia devices is pretty short. The Financial Times, however, thinks that the company might be wading into the middle ground with a 5- or 6-inch device that’ll rival the Galaxy Note. The paper’s coterie of sources also reiterated the rumor that we’d see a Lumia flagship with the 41-megapixel sensor we’d seen on the 808, as well as a skinnier Lumia 920 arriving through the year. We’d love to believe it, but the story’s appearance just before the company’s first-quarter financial results makes us wonder if this isn’t a distraction., 41 megapixe-

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The FT: Nokia planning phablet for 2013, 41-megapixel Lumia too

Between the Lumia Tablet and a Windows Phone device with proper PureView technology, the list of mythical Nokia devices is pretty short. The Financial Times, however, thinks that the company might be wading into the middle ground with a 5- or 6-inch device that’ll rival the Galaxy Note. The paper’s coterie of sources also reiterated the rumor that we’d see a Lumia flagship with the 41-megapixel sensor we’d seen on the 808, as well as a skinnier Lumia 920 arriving through the year. We’d love to believe it, but the story’s appearance just before the company’s first-quarter financial results makes us wonder if this isn’t a distraction.’

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The FT: Nokia planning ‘phablet’ for 2013, 41-megapixel Lumia too