$100 Android/Linux Dual-Booting Tablet Coming in January

Do you want a tablet that handles desktop-style tasks like word processing as well as it handles more mobile-centric touchscreen chores? Microsoft has a new operating system it would love for you to try out, but open-source lovers may want to turn their attentions to the Pengpod, instead. A crowdfunding survivor, the PengPod is a dirt-cheap, 7-inch Android tablet that can dual-boot a Linux distro stored on an SD card.

The Linux image runs the KDE Plasma Active user interface, which was built for touchscreen interaction. The same UI is used by the Vivaldi tablet, a solely Linux-based tablet — not Android — that recently closed to preorders after a massive surge of demand.

A company called Peacock Imports is making the slates, ArsTechnica reports. The tablet itself sports a capacitive touchscreen with an 800 x 480 resolution, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of onboard storage, Wi-Fi, and a 1.3-megapixel front camera. You’ll also find USB and HDMI ports alongside the aforementioned SD card slot. The tablet will run Android ICS by default.

If you’re drooling over the thought of dual-booting Android and Linux, you’ll be even happier with the price. Early funders bought into the tablet with a $99 pledge; that cash drive is closed, but you can now preorder the PengPod 700 for $110 on the PengPod website. The first units are expected to ship out in January, and a $185 10-inch PengPod 1000 is also in the works. Just don’t expect Nexus 7-like performance out of those pedestrian specs.

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Black Friday Electronic Sales Down 6% (If You Ignore the Hot Products)

This morning, an NPD research group press release hit our inbox, carrying the alarming headline of “Black Friday U.S. Retail Consumer Electronics Sales Decline Nearly 6 Percent.”   

Whoa! That’s bad news for the industries LAPTOP covers. Before we blasted out a sensationalist headline of our own, however, we continued reading the release, and buried down in the fine print all the way at the bottom, we found the following line:

*Consumer electronics excludes: Amazon Kindle products, iPad, Surface, mobile phones, and video games.

So Black Friday consumer electronics sales were down nearly six percent, but only if you don’t count the top sellers in the most crucial consumer categories. Let’s take a look at what the NPD report failed to count in more detail, and highlight how unreliable the report’s boisterous claim is.

Tablets: Just before Thanksgiving, NPD DisplaySearch itself released a report trumpeting that tablet sales would overtake notebook sales on Black Friday, then continue to stubbornly hold on to that lead for the foreseeable future. The data the NPD group released today does say that Android tablet sales increased 177 percent compared to last year — but the report doesn’t count sales of the Kindle Fire, iPad or Microsoft Surface tablet, a.k.a. the best-selling Android, iOS and Windows 8 slates.

How can you paint an accurate picture of overall tablet sales if you don’t count the top models in the three top ecosystems? NPD’s data comes from retail point of sale information. Amazon, Apple and Microsoft likely don’t share sales information with the research group, so it’s not surprising to see them excluded from the roundup. However, it’s disingenuous to claim that tablets will be a big seller this holiday season, then claim disappointing sales while not even mentioning the stars of the slate world. For example, this morning Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu sent out an investor’s note claiming that iPad mini demand is exceeding Apple’s expectations.

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Video games: Gaming is a huge driver in consumer electronics, and tons of stores were offering steep discounts on games and gaming consoles alike this Black Friday. Microsoft sold more than 750,000 Xbox 360 consoles and reported a 50 percent increase in Xbox Live Gold subscription card sales; Sony sold 525,000 PlayStation 3 consoles; and the Wii U’s initial batch of 400,000 units sold out completely. Microsoft’s sales numbers were down a bit compared to last year’s record-setting Black Friday run, but to exclude this class of electronics entirely skews the NPD’s numbers by what I imagine to be a significant margin.

Mobile phones: As with video games, several retailers were offering outstanding phones sales this Black Friday. Phones no doubt sold in droves; people were actually fist-fighting in Walmart over low-cost handsets. (See video below.) Today, IDC — another research firm — released a report claiming that a record number of phone sales are expected over the holiday season.

We went through NPD’s 2011 Black Friday press releases to see if the same products were excluded from last year’s tallies, but couldn’t find a disclaimer saying as much. We did, however, find this recent post on the NPD blog, which claims that consumer electronics were the second most popular sellers on Black Friday, trailing only clothing.

That’s not to say the new NPD report is useless; far from it. In fact, for products that sell mainly through big-box retailers — such as HDTVs, cameras and home audio equipment — the NPD data is likely a pretty accurate indicator of the lay of the land. Smartphones, tablets and games are three of the most popular consumer electronics of 2012, however, and it’s not accurate to claim that overall consumer electronic sales are down without counting the biggest hits of the shopping season.

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Fuhu Announces $99 Nabi Jr Android Kids Tablet

The $200 Fuhu Nabi 2 won our approval (and our Editors’ Choice award) with its captivating blend of educational software, child-enduring design, and excellent Tegra 3 power.  Smaller children who might not need the raw strength of Nvidia’s quad-core processor, however, might be better suited to Fuhu’s newly announced Nabi Jr, a $99 5-inch slate that sports more modest internals but otherwise continues down the path blazed by its predecessor.

The tablet ships with the Wings Adaptive Learning System, an educational software package that teaches kids the three Rs starting at a pre-K level. A kid-friendly app store comes preinstalled, and parents have the option of side-loading the Amazon Appstore for a larger software selection. The slate itself runs Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

Fuhu’s latest slate also sports the same durable red bumper that so impressed us in the Nabi 2, along with a smaller 5-inch display — the Nabi 2 boasts a 7-inch screen — that should be easier for tikes to hold in their itty bitty hands. Dual cameras can help to document life’s precious moments and icky science experiments alike. The front camera even rotates.

If you need more functionality than the base Nabi Jr provides, Fuhu also plans to releases a full lineup of “Toyccessories.” The add-ons include a karaoke machine, a cash-register,  and a “nabi Pet” that responds to how your children treat it. The company also promises a baby monitor that parents can view using their Android phone, complete with infrared night vision, a zoom function, and a sound level indicator.

Under the hood, the Nabi Jr sports much more pedestrian specs than the Nabi 2. The slate’s still Tegra powered, but it uses a dual-core processor rather than the full-blown quad-core Tegra 3. The 800 x 480 screen resolution is also a step back from the original’s 1024 x 600 display, but to be fair, the Nabi Jr’s actual screen size is two inches less than the Nabi 2′s. The tablet packs Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, as well.

Expect the Nabi Jr to launch mid-December at $99 for a model with 4GB of onboard storage, or $129 for a 16GB version.

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Only 6500 Nokia Lumia 920′s sold in Russia in the first week

“Sales Lumia 920 in Russia for the week amounted to about 4.5 thousand units, which is about 70% of the market,” Victor Lukanin for the magazine “Profil”

— Euroset @euroset_company) December 4, 2012

A few hours ago, the Russian twitter community heard an alarming statement Lukanina Victor, vice president of the company “Euroset”, regarding the number of Nokia Lumia 920s sold in the first week of sales. The wording of his statement was somewhat vague, which has led to misinterpretations of many journalists.    Winphonelive.ru decided to put an end to speculation and contacted the PR-department “Euroset”. Here’s what they found out.

Ulyana Smolskaya, head of PR-service, in a telephone conversation clarified that 4500 Nokia Lumia 920 units were sold in Russia by large retail chains (Euroset, Svyaznoy and MTS) in the first week! This represents about 70% of all sales (for the first week) for this model in Russia, meaning in total about  only about 6500 Nokia Lumia 920 handsets were sold.

Of course on Euroset the handset is not in fact available for sale, suggesting these low numbers are really a problem related to supply rather than demand. Hopefully Nokia can correct the issue very soon and satisfy holiday demand before it fades. It does raise caution however that sold out does not necessarily means tens or hundreds of thousands sold.

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Piel Frama Nokia Lumia 920 leather cases now available

The Nokia Lumia 920 does not really need the protection, but sometimes dressing your phone in leather is more for the style than functionality.

It is good news then that high quality case manufacturer Piel Frama has released a leather case for the Nokia Lumia 920.

The case includes a magnetic closure system, optional belt clip, soft leather lining, and inner polypropylene structure with surrounding foamy material for added protection. The design is a flip case with holding sides, with the sides of the case holding the phone in place.

The case is available in black, brown (tan), red, green, and costs 85 Euro. Custom multi-colour cases are also available, but must be ordered direct from Piel Frama, for an additional €38.

The case can be purchased directly from Piel Frama and from third parties like Amazon, Mobile Fun.

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Nokia Releases Ringtone Maker App Exclusive To Lumia Windows Phone Devices

Today, Nokia released an exclusive app for Lumia Windows Phone devices called Ringtone Maker. This new app will allow users to select their favorite music and set it as their device ringtone. You can even cut the music to your needs. Download it here from Windows Phone Store.

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Windows Phone Routing App Gets Win8 Companion

Mapping your multi-destination routes just became easier. Route Planner 8, now in the Windows Store worldwide, joins our Windows Phone App to provide a cross-device mapping and planning tool. Plan your route on a desktop or tablet and then view, map, and track on your Windows Phone.

The Windows 8 app, Route Planner 8, can be found at:apps.microsoft.com/webpdp/app/route-planner-8.

The Windows Phone app, Walk-Run-Bike-Drive, can be found at: www.windowsphone.com

Whether you have multiple recurring routes, several appointments to hit in a day, need to keep records on your outdoor activities, some new real estate properties to inspect, need to make deliveries to several locations, need to pick up from multiple addresses, or, in my wife’s case have 15 yard sales to hit in one morning, you need the help of Route Planner 8 and to help you choose the best route and keep a record of your travels.

Plan and Go and Share

Waypoints are destinations, stops, appointments, or points-of-interest. Plan your route by entering a few waypoints. If desired, use the “Optimize” feature to automatically reorder your waypoints based on shortest distance.

When departing, keep a record of your actual route taken by turning on “Tracking”. Your GPS position is recorded and a line drawn on the map showing your progress. Not surprisingly, this is called your “track”. Along the way, enter notes for any waypoint. When complete, or at any time, you can share your route and track in several ways: Send a link that shows a Google Map with your waypoints; Send a GPX file (GPS Exchange Format) with waypoints and track; or save your route to SkyDrive for sharing.

Free Trial

Download and take a look for free. When you see how Route Planner 8 will help you, purchase the “Save” feature which lets you store any number of your own routes. Tracking your movements using your devices GPS and storing a “bread crumb” trail is a second feature you may elect to buy.

The “home” screen as shown at the beginning, displays all of your stored routes and tracks. Scroll horizontally to view a thumb nail view of all your favorites. Tap a route to zoom-in and view all the “stops” or waypoints.

Route Details

An interactive map plots all the waypoints for your route. Next to the map is a scrolling list of each waypoint along with a thumbnail aerial image for context and help finding that specific spot. Using the map controls, switch between road, aerial, and birds-eye view. And, of course, zoom the map in or out for more detail or landmark spotting.

Want to see where you’ve been? Turn on “Tracking” to record your GPS position as you drive. If you’ve already tracked your movement on the route, a line is drawn on the map showing your previous track.

In addition to plotting your waypoints, your previous tracking, if any, is drawn. From this display, you can add and delete waypoints as well as rearrange their order.

Zoom in on a waypoint by tapping it. Alter the address, name, or add notes for that waypoint.

Windows 8 Embraced

One of the more powerful and less touted features of Windows 8 is the Search Charm. Apps, such as Route Planner 8 which make use of this integration, give you a fast and easily accessible query into the app’s data. At any time, you may pop up the Search Charm and for example, find out if you have ever been to “3110 North Ridge”.

Likewise, the Share Charm gives you a fast way to share your route or current location. Choose the Windows 8 Share Charm or select “Share Location” from Route Planner 8′s app menu bar. You are presented with a choice of apps with which to share your route or location. For example, you can easily email a link to a Bing Map that shows your current location.

As a pleasant reminder, the App’s Windows 8 Live tile shows your recently used routes. Thumbnail maps with push-pin show the last few routes you used. And, you may add additional secondary tiles for your frequently access routes.

Features, Features, Features

• Quickly map out a route.
• Enter street addresses or optionally latitude – longitude positions.
• Maintain library of any number of routes and tracks.
• Routes may contain many waypoints.
• Share a route.
• Share your location.
• Visualize routes and tracks from GPS/GPX sharing sites.
• Search your library of routes for addresses or notes.
• Automatically optimize a route for the shortest distance.
• Manually rearrange waypoints to your desired order.
• Open routes on your Windows Phone using our companion app: Walk-Run-Bike-Drive for Windows Phone 7 and soon Route Planner for Windows Phone 8.
• Live tile maps and secondary individual route tiles.

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Bloomberg: Nokia Lumia 920 has an LTE speed advantage in Europe

Bloomberg reports that Apple’s focus on US has left it at a disadvantage in Europe when it came to LTE support.

While the iPhone supports LTE in USA, it does not connect to as many European LTE networks as the penta-band Nokia Lumia 920.

Nokia’s Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 allow users to access the about two dozen LTE mobile networks in western Europe, according to Strategy Analytics. The iPhone 5 only works on the LTE network of two carriers — Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) in Germany and EE, a U.K. venture of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom SA. (FTE)

“The Lumia’s LTE connectability is going to help Nokia stand out to holiday shoppers,” said Johan Eidhagen, general manager of Nokia in Scandinavia.

“There’s more skepticism around Apple now since their new phone doesn’t work with LTE,” said Filip Ljuboje, a salesman at a mobile-phone store in Stockholm. “The 3G net is congested from so many users, so moving to LTE is a priority.”

“A fast Internet connection is a must so I knew I wanted a 4G phone,” said Johansson, 41-year-old software developer in Stockholm. Nokia’s top-of-the-line Lumia 920 “was the one.”

“There is clearly strong demand among European consumers for 4G phones,” said Neil Mawston, an analyst at Strategy Analytics in London. He predicts Nokia will sell 5 million Lumias in the fourth quarter, up from 2.9 million in the previous three months.

Unfortunately Nokia does not have the market all to themselves, with Samsung also strongly committed to supporting LTE in Europe.

“There is definitely the possibility of a boost for us,” said Martin Cullberg, director of Samsung’s telecom business for the Nordic region. “The focus right now is to show the benefit you get by using LTE that supports all available frequencies.”

Read more at Bloomberg here.

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Windows Phone Marketplace app ranking algorithm changed

Microsoft has made changes to the Windows Phone Marketplace, all to help consumers with apps and game selection and to help the developers get their work seen. While this is not a new practice, the changes to the ranking algorithms could prevent some apps from receving downloads in what is proving to be a very crowded space.

While changes made for the Windows Phone Marketplace as a whole, including design changes, under the hood tweaks and new features, it’s the ranking algorithm changes that could become problematic for some devs. Microsoft’s Windows Phone Blog has commented on the changes:  Previously the list algorithms were based primarily on downloads over time. Now we’re able to factor in measures including an app’s customer rating, how frequently it’s pinned or unpinned from Start, and performance (does it crash often?) to determine its overall ranking. Since Friday, the rankings for some apps have changed both for better and worse, likely making some developers happy and others seething that their rankings have changed, with the knock on effect being a change in income.  While not startling, we were contacted by ‘A Concerned WP Developer’ (we promise that’s not made up) who provided a bit more insight into the changes.  It's a big deal because giving predominance to highly rated apps is only good if you can prevent certain companies to engage in dubious or outright fraudulent rating manipulation, which is known to be very difficult, if not impossible. For the bad guys it will be now easy to keep their products on top and keep rating of competition apps low. Eliminating competition this way is especially easy when an app is new and rating is based on a handful of reviews. Does this concerned dev have a point? While it’s great that smaller developers are getting given more of a chance to show what they and their apps can do, could it encourage more rating manipulation from the larger devs? We wouldn’t dream of suggesting such practices exist, let alone point the finger of blame in any direction, but it wouldn’t be the first time something like this has been done to drive sales; and we bet it won’t be the last either.

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OLPC Cancels XO 3 Tablet, Reduces Focus on Designing Hardware

One Laptop Per Child’s plan to expand its scope to manufacturing rugged, low-cost tablets for educational use in third-world countries has been scuttled. The organization’s XO 3 tablet has been shelved, OLPC chairman Nicholas Negroponte recently told the IDG News Service, but the technology OLPC included in the design models — including a solar charger and a display that uses environmental light to brighten the display — could pop up in future projects.  OLPC showed off a prototype of the XO 3 tablet at CES, but the organization reportedly ran into troubles finding manufacturers willing to build the hardware at the desired $100-ish price point. Given that, the now widespread availability of low-cost tablets such as the Google Nexus 7 reduced the need for a dedicated OLPC tablet, representatives said. Negroponte said those mainstream tablets could instead be ruggedized for use in developing regions.

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Top 8 Samsung Galaxy Note II Cases

The Samsung’ Galaxy Note II is definitely a device you want to keep safe. Between its huge 5.5-inch display, pen 

support, and premium $299 asking price (with contract), this smartphone is precious cargo. Fortunately, top brands have started to release cases that will protect your investment without bloating the Note II’s slim profile. We’ve rounded up the best cases on the market, including Otterbox’s klutz-friendly Defender Series and Samsung’s very own Protective Flip Cover, which comes in seven eye-popping colors.

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Contract From Verizon

As part of a special holiday promotion, Nokia Lumia 822 4G LTE device is now available from Verizon Wireless for just $49.99 on 2 year contract. This device comes with 8MP Auto Focus Rear–Facing camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Dual core 1.5GHz processor & 1GB of RAM, support for SD cards and 1800 mAh battery.

More than the specs, the exclusive apps from Nokia such as Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive+, Nokia City Lens and Nokia Music makes this Lumia 822 a best buy among smartphones of its class.

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NAVIGON Australia Extends Its GPS App Promotion Till Jan 6th

Garmin previously announced that their full fledged GPS app Navigon for Windows Phone 8 devices will be on sale for AUD $49.99, down from AUD $62.49 till Dec 3rd as part of their launch promotions. Since the Windows Phone 8 device launch has been delayed, Garmin has announced that they are extending their promotions till Jan 6th.

“the promotional period for NAVIGON’s Windows 8 app has been extended until January 6th. Garmin has extended the promotional period to ensure that as many new Windows 8 users as possible can take advantage of this great offer.”

If you are in Australia and not happy with Bing and Nokia Maps, you can try Navigon. Find the app here from Windows Phone Store.

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Day Three – 25 Days of Christmas Photos

You can almost smell the crisp mountain air in this picture!

Leo was lucky enough to be skiing up on Lake Louise Resort in Canada when he snapped this picture with his Lumia 920. The super sensitive screen likely came in handy on his trip, allowing him to take photos without removing his gloves.

Submit your own photo! (maybe a cinemagraph?)

1. Take a pic using your Windows Phone and do NOT edit it! No Instagram-style shots!
2. Email the pic to wpholiday@outlook.com, including…
   1. Your first name
   2. The phone you used
   3. Describe the picture, why it’s important, or whatever you want to say!

We’ll be showing a new picture every day until Christmas!

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Dummy Samsung ATIV S units show up in Bell stores

The Samsung ATIV S is a much delayed handset, but every once in a while some signs of life show up.

The latest is dummy units of the device showing up at Bell stores in Canada, where it is expected to arrive on shelves (hopefully) in mid-December, and be on sale for $600 commitment-free.

The handset, which was the first Windows Phone announced, has been slipping launch dates for some weeks now, and is expected as late at early next year in some locations.

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Poll: Gizmodo looking for the smartphone of the year

As part of the Gizmodo Awards 2012 Gizmodo Australia is asking what your handset of the year is.

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Tip: How To Get Bing Maps App On Nokia Lumia 920 And Lumia 820

We all know that the new Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices comes pre-installed with Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive and other location based apps. Even though Nokia Maps works well for most of us, some people preferred Bing Maps which is known for its fast and simple nature.

Unfortunately, Nokia removed the Bing Maps app from the App list on their Windows Phone 8 devices. Bing Maps app will be launched whenever you do some local search on Bing search app, but you can’t open it as an app from the list. Now, there is a simple app from Windows Phone Store which will allow you to launch Bing Maps just as before.

Install this simple launcher app which launches the Bing Maps and enjoy the mapping experience.

Find the app here from the Windows Phone Store for free.

via: WPD

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North Pole Invasion 2, Free For Windows Phone

The zombie clown elves are back in North Pole Invasion 2! Reprise your role as Elf McPointyEars and help defend Santa’s gift bag from the zombie clown elf invasion. Use a variety of physics based weapons to stop their attack. Or use your fingers to toss and fling the zombies around! The choice is yours as you progress through 95 levels of ragdoll physics action. New this year is a 3D, physics driven, top down dual stick shooter mode!

• Stellar art and animation
• 95 progressively difficult missions of addictive physics action. Starts off easy before leading you into over the top action
• NEW top down 3D shooter mode driven by the power of a full 3D physics engine – defend Santa’s gift bag! Collect weapons on the battlefield and upgrade them in Santa’s Workshop!
• Bonus rounds! Launch giant snowballs from Santa’s truck to smash ice skating zombie clown elves!
• 16 unique zombie types, each with their own powers, plus 5 big bosses to battle!
• 25 physics based weapons to deal out massive damage to the zombie clown elf horde
• Interactive weapons – tilt your phone to control them!
• Epic boss battles!

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RaveIT Pro for Windows Phone released

A few days ago we released RaveIT app paid-pro version, this is a drum/sequencer app for all the music makers and ravers, which brings all the user heavily requested functionality:

• Unlimited exports as .wav to SkyDrive
• Record your own samples!!
• Extended 91 sample pack including scratches for the rappers
• No more ads

And of course all the free version features:

• 16 to 128 tabs
• Save/load tracks
• 5 Channels
• 2 UI modes
• 40 – 250 BPM

Also with this version comes with greatly improved load times. So if you make the beats or like to play with music, this is totally worth a try.

Any suggestions or contact can be made in our Facebook page.

You can download the app for $1.99 from here.

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Nokia Lumia 820 now available at Carphone Warehouse for £380 with free wireless charger

The Carphone Warehouse is now offering the Nokia Lumia 820 for only £380 SIM-Free.

The handset comes with a 4.3" OLED screen with ClearBlack display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expandable storage, and an 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. The Lumia 820 will be available with interchangeable wireless charging shells that come in yellow, red, and cyan, black and white.

The Carphone Warehouse bundle comes with free delivery and a free wireless charging plate plus free Windows 8 PC Upgrade for your computer.  The handset will work on any network.

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Review: Nokia Lumia 920

First of all: I’m sorry it took so long to finish this review. I was ill and wasn’t writing lengthy articles. However, now that I’m better, I’m going to try to catch up the lost time. So, let’s start with the third part of the review of the 920! Today we will take a look at the display.

The resolution of the screen is 1280×768 pixels. This is really good since the resulting PPI (pixels per inch) is 332 – this is even higher than on the iPhone 5, but a bit less than on the HTC Windows Phone 8X. However, above 300PPI, the human eye is not able to recognize single pixels, so there is really no difference between the sharpness on all screens having a PPI higher than 300. But this high resolution also has a small disadvantage: Games and apps written for Windows Phone 7 (which only supports a way smaller resolution) need to be stretched and look a bit blurry and pixelated. Fortunately, Windows Phone 8 does a great job rendering, which means that even the old apps have acceptable textures. However, they still do not look as good as apps optimized for higher resolutions.

The Lumia 920 has an IPS panel. Some of you may be disappointed about that because it is not an AMOLED screen. Well, I can’t make you change your mind, but I can tell you my opinion about AMOLED and IPS:

I had a Lumia 800 with an AMOLED screen before. At first I was like, “wow, awesome!”, but since I have a 920, the colors on the 800 seem to be oversaturated. The deep black of the 800 is still awesome and I still miss that a bit, but the 920′s screen has much more natural colors. Also, the screen is significantly brighter! When you are outside, the Lumia 800 is definitely readable, but it could be brighter. The 920 cranks the brightness up to the maximum. Thanks to the ClearBlack technology, the screen is equally as readable indoors as outdoors!

However, the brightness and the resolution aren’t the most incredible things about the screen technology…

One of the most impressive features of the screen is “PureMotion HD+”. The “HD+” stands for the resolution which I already mentioned above, but “PureMotion” is really special: The refresh rate (Hertz) of the screen is doubled! As far as I know, normal smartphone screens have about a 30Hz refresh rate. The Lumia 920 has a screen with a 60Hz refresh rate, which makes movements look much clearer and smoother. If you compare phones side-by-side, you can see the difference! Many TV’s nowadays have a refresh rate of at least 60 Hz, but the Lumia is the first smartphone to feature this improved refresh rate, making it an iconic phone for history.

The second awesome feature is “Super Sensitive Touch”. With “Super Sensitive Touch” you can use the screen with your fingernails, gloves, etc! It won’t work with things that are relatively not conductive, such as cardboard or plastic, but as long as you don’t have super thick gloves, your touch will be registered. I tested this feature myself and it works really well. When you first turn on the phone’s screen while wearing gloves, you may need to press a little harder for it to register your touch, but once it is unlocked you can touch it like normal. You can also turn off this feature in the settings in case you don’t want to use it (note: you must enable it in the settings… it comes disabled!).

All in all, the screen is amazing! The colors are really natural, the sharpness is amazing and so are the details. Also, the black is great (for an IPS screen. I still miss the continuous black on the front of my device which I had on my Lumia 800), movements are shown with less motion blur and the touchscreen can be used with gloves on, which – for me – is the most amazing feature the 920 offers. I think I can give a rating of 10/10 points without anybody disagreeing.

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