The Nokia Lumia 822 is a

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running

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announced on 29 October 2012. It is exclusively available for

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customers. The device is a variant of

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. The Lumia 822 supports Qi standard induction charging and LTE connectivity.

History

Release

During the

announcement on 29 October 2012, Steve Ballmer announced the release of the Lumia 822 alongside various other Windows Phone 8 smartphones, such as the HTC 8X and the

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. It is considered to be a carrier based variant of the

, with some specific carrier variants, such as the support for LTE networks. The Nokia Lumia 822 was actually released for sale on 15 November 2012. On 18 February 2014, the Nokia Lumia 822 received the 'Black' firmware update (revision number 3051.40000.1352.0042), and it receive the 'DENIM' firmware update that introduces Windows 8.1.

Hardware

Unlike the Lumia 920 and 820, the Lumia 822 has a different body design and shape. It comes in four different colors: Black, White, Gray, and Red (which launched on 24 January to commemorate

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Processors, storage and memory

The Lumia 822 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, clocked at 1.5 GHz, with 1 GB of onboard

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. There is 16 GB of internal storage, which is also expandable by MicroSD, up to 64 GB.

Screen

The Lumia 822 features a Gorilla Glass 2-covered, 4.3-inch display at a WVGA (800×480) resolution. The screen utilises

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display technologies, featuring Nokia's ClearBlack display technology. This adds a polarizing filter in the display to remove reflection of light from the screen to make blacks darker and deeper, improving contrast.

Camera

Similar to the Lumia 820, the rear-facing camera features an 8-megapixel sensor with a f/2.2

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lens. The rear-facing camera is also capable of shooting

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full HD video at 30fps. The front-facing camera has a resolution of 1.2 megapixels, allowing for videos at

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Connectivity

The Lumia 822 supports all of Verizon's

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and LTE bands. It also supports various

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bands for world roaming purposes. It supports NFC, allowing for transfer of small files between phones. Other connectivity includes; Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n,

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and

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Inductive charging

Like its sibling phones, the Lumia 820 and 920, the 822 supports inductive charging through Qi technology. With this, it allows the phone to be placed on either a charging pillow or plate and be charged.

Reception

Jessica Dolcourt from CNET wrote: "The Nokia Lumia 822 offers a very good value for Verizon, but if you're into stylish design and spotless call quality, this isn't the phone for you." David Eitelbach from Laptopmag wrote: "The Lumia 822 makes a good first impression, but unfortunately the good vibes don't last as long as we'd like."

External links

Official page

Nokia developer - specifications

References

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