Its been more than a year since I reviewed a Windows phone. Back in 2012, it was the Nokia Lumia 800. Today, I was handed with the Nokia Lumia 925 that is launching tomorrow (20 July) in Singapore.

Within the span of the 2 Windows phones, I have reviewed numerous other Android devices. As I held the Lumia 925 for the first time, fond memories flowed back to me.

On first impression, a few things stand out from the Nokia Lumia 925:

1. Premium touch. Nokia cleverly designs the phone with an aluminium frame around the sides while opting for polycarbonate rear face.

2. Straightforward layout. Instead of positioning the connectors and buttons all around the phone, the Lumia 925 puts all the buttons - volume, power, camera - on the right, while the SIM card slot and headset jack on the top.

3. Size. The Lumia 925 has a squarish dimension (70.6 x 129 x 8.5mm) which is more friendly on the hand and for typing in both portrait and landscape compared to most other modern Android smartphones.


Ill be sharing more detailed experience on the new Nokia Lumia 925 over the next few weeks. While I am not a Windows Phone user, I will try not to compare too much with other mobile OS. I am already finding some great stuffs on this new smartphone, and cant wait to share my thoughts.

The Nokia Lumia 925 retails for S$799 in Singapore, available in white, black and grey.

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This morning a note has been passed from the inner Verizon meetings sanctum which suggests that the Ellipsis 7 will be the first device in a range of products from the carrier. This device – titled Verizon Ellipsis 7 in full – will be the first in a line of Ellipsis products, Verizon describing this as “a value category” unique to the carrier. This device will work with a 7-inch display and a quad-core processor (likely MediaTek) alongside some version of Android – all the basics.

With the Verizon Ellipsis 7, the company aims to enter a new age – one in which they, once again, control the name of the product well and above the name of the manufacturer. Verizon isn’t exactly the lowest on the list in warriors on the carrier side of the battle between carriers and manufacturers, holding sway over the label locations and applications inserted into devices since inception. Here the carrier brings a tablet of their own.

While we do not know the name of the manufacturer – nor indeed the version of Android or name of the processor inside – we can tell that this tablet aims to be rather competitive with the other similar-sized devices on the market. In the slip of paper leaked today by PhoneArena, we can see that Verizon aims to make this device “comparable to other Android tablets.”

Inside you’ll find a tiny 8GB of internal storage as well as a microSD card slot for expansion – likely at about 32GB more. The Ellipsis 7 will be working on Verizon’s 4G LTE network and will be working with or without a 2-year contract.

Beyond that, there’s not a whole lot else you’re going to need to know about this machine. It’ll be appearing on the 7th of November – right around a week from today – for $249.99. Where this gets interesting is in Verizon’s 2-year contract offering of the device: there you’ll have a $100 discount on the tablet, making it $149.99 on-contract.SlashGear

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