Nokia Lumia Icon: Preorder next week, due to land on Verizon February 20th

With yesterday'south all simply obvious teaser for the Lumia Icon – otherwise known as the Lumia 929 – you would suspect that a launch date and announcement wouldn't be too far off from now. Granted, expected dates have come up and gone in the by, only now that Verizon stores are receiving inventory for accessories and Nokia US is tossing up videos, we're much more confident this time around.

The latest intel has the Lumia Icon due for availability on Thursday, February 20th. Verizon traditionally launches new devices on that day of the calendar week, then that lines up with expectations. It as well matches anticipations that this device volition come out before Mobile Globe Congress (then don't wait it to be announced there).

Fifty-fifty more, we're hearing that the Icon will go on pre-social club at Microsoft Stores on Wednesday, February 12th, with a $fifty eolith, making an official declaration from Verizon past early next calendar week very probable.

Inventory (Click to enlarge)

The information and confirmation comes via in-shop inventory listings, seen above. We've witnessed such proof in the past, only to have Verizon push the date back. In theory, that could happen here, but every bit mentioned earlier, in-shop inventory and promotions have already begun, making it less likely.

The Lumia Icon, previously known every bit the Lumia 929, sports some very impressive specifications. In fact, it's all just the Lumia 1520 in a smaller package. Coming in Blackness or White, the new Verizon flagship will sport the post-obit features:

Verizon Nokia Lumia Icon

Windows Phone 8 Update 3, Lumia Black
5" 1080P AMOLED Display
two.2 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 800 CPU
32 GB internal Storage
ii GB RAM
20 MP PureView camera with dual LED wink
Qi-Wireless charging
2510 mAh battery
880 hours Standby; 13.83 hours Talk Fourth dimension
Dimensions: 5.37 in (H): ii.81 in (W): 0.41 in

All in all, it'southward the spitting image of the Lumia 928, but with cutting border hardware jammed into a device that is only slightly taller than its predecessor. The Lumia Icon also sports a metal-frame around the body, greatly improving the experience (and quality) of the device.

The Lumia Icon was previously known as the Lumia 929, but we've been told that Verizon requested the marketing re-brand to better differentiate from AT&T and other carriers. This move is similar to their 'Droid motion when they offset adopted Android devices. There's no bear witness though that this will become the norm for future Lumias (or what those will be called under Microsoft).

Yesterday's teaser video uses the tagline 'Meet and hear what you've been missing', which is the same linguistic communication used on Verizon'south website that accidentally went live a few times, all merely confirming the relatedness.

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