Nokia's newly unveiled Lumia 920 could be the UK's first 4G phone, with the Finnish phone-maker reportedly in talks with British network conglomerate Everything Everywhere to offer the new mobile exclusively.
Everything Everywhere, which comprises Orange and T-Mobile, has been granted permission by Ofcom to kick-start its own 4G network ahead of rival networks like O2 and Vodafone.
That headstart could see the Lumia 920 available only on Everything Everywhere's networks, the Financial Times reports (paywall link), via the Wall Street Journal. A potential November launch for the phone is mentioned, which could be when Everything Everywhere plans to open the doors of the UK's first 4G network.
The Lumia 920's specifications page lists the upcoming phone as compatible with the LTE 1,800MHz band, which is the chunk of spectrum that Everything Everywhere will be using for its own 4G service.
I called Nokia to ask for more information and was told, "Nokia does not comment on any rumours or speculation."
I wasn't blown away by the Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 920 when it was revealed by Stephen Elop and friends last week. While a 4.5-inch 720p display and dual-core processor are intriguing, Nokia's newest phone will struggle to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S3 and upcoming iPhone 5.
Should it prove the first phone to get 4G speeds in the UK however, that would make this mobile a more tempting proposition for early adopters keen to experience the speedy new connection tech.
Are you excited about 4G? Does the Lumia 920 interest you, or is this colourful smart phone too little too late from Nokia and Microsoft? Tell me in the comments or on our Facebook wall and hit play on the video below to take a closer look at the Lumia 920.
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Peter Hudson 10 September, 2012 13:48
Good for Nokia if they can get this deal to work for them. And if this doesn't work for them then there is really nothing they can do to get back in the game apart from settling and becoming another faceless android maker.
anonymous 10 September, 2012 13:50
Oh CNET .... the Nokia 920 doesnt have a 720p display. Its display is higher it is a 1280 x 768 which is NOT 720P its higher! Also why is the Lumia 920 going to struggle to keep up with the GS3 and iPhone 5? Older generation WPs are on par if not even better than some of the latest Android devices.
Ryan Simmons 10 September, 2012 14:42
4G's likely to be extortionately expensive at launch, so if it really only launches on Everything Everywhere, I won't be able to afford it, as won't many others, plus some people won't want to be an early adopter on 4G because of coverage etc.
Kieran Sampson 10 September, 2012 15:52
Exclusivity is never good for the consumer. 4G will be expensive until the other networks are able to get on board. But 4g wouldn't temp me to Windows Phone at present anyway.
anonymous 10 September, 2012 17:21
But what if they just say this and that but its a LIE lol
Mark Anderson 10 September, 2012 20:28
Of course you weren't blown away, Luke. Unless it's got an Apple on the back you never are.
Anyway, as for this exclusive:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I shall have to buy it unlocked then.
anonymous 10 September, 2012 22:35
how did you get to the conclusion that this phone would struggle to compete against a S3?
how about cnet writers back up their comments for a change?
this site is getting worse by the day.
CaptainPicard 10 September, 2012 23:28
I agree with the comments that Everything Everywhere will have higher price for 4G handsets. Nokia also should release an Android handset, it makes complete business sense to diversify ones brand. It should also consider releasing a tablet and even a "Phlablet". Samsungs own Bada OS has the same market share as Windows and is actually growing faster than Windows.
CaptainPicard 10 September, 2012 23:30
If anyones wondering heres the source for my last point. http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/samsungs-bada-os-growing-faster-than-windows-phone-1092179
anonymous 11 September, 2012 16:13
Samsung are stopping bada all together and i dont believe bada is growing faster than windows ive seen the link that you said. Its all down to the shere quantity of bada phone for example older phone kids phones and people who just want a basic phone like my mum these people are not choosing it as a preference. Best example is that these bada os phones are not smartphones like windows phones
anonymous 4 October, 2012 18:39
I hope the lumia 920 is not exclusive to EE, I'm on Vodafone and I would like to have the lumia 920 for my upgrade rather than the iPhone 5
anonymous 11 October, 2012 01:00
The Nokia Lumia 920 is very interesting but I and my colleagues are on Vodafone contracts and waiting to upgrade.
Hopefully the Nokia Lumia 920 will sync with Office 2010 (Outlook 2010) via USB/Bluetooth directly and not via the cloud as Windows Phone 7.5 dictates in the Nokia Lumia 800 which we did not go for because of this limitation.
anonymous 25 October, 2012 03:20
"Does the Lumia 920 interest you, or is this colourful smart phone too little too late from Nokia and Microsoft?"
Well why don't you just write them off already? Hardly a constructive comment with substance, more a personal view, worthy of a tabloid newspaper.
I'm getting a Lumia 920 as I am already on Orange. I switched to WP7 from Android and find it a much more fluid OS to use, so I will naturally progress to Windows Phone 8. My wife has a Nokia Lumia 800 and it is a great phone. I have a HTC Titan. It has never locked up on me, unlike Android. The only shortcoming of it is that I am nearly out of memory space. If Microsoft are to get criticism, then it's because they haven't done enough to promote these phones regarding Xbox Live, which has a huge user base. With the upcoming Smartglass app maybe all that will change.