With just a day to go to the combined special event hosted by Nokia and Microsoft in New York,
The Verge reports that the Finnish handset maker will reveal the Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones at the event.
Both Windows Phone 8-based devices will feature wireless charging according to fresh images posted by
@evleaks on Twitter. The charging will be induction-based, in which contacts of the device will line-up to the contacts on a specially designed charging pad, sources told The Verge.
However, users will need to buy a separate cover to enable this functionality. The phones will also support the Qi wireless power standard, allowing compatibility with other wireless charging products.
Images of both the
Lumia 820 and 920 surfaced online last week and teased that the devices will come with Nokia's PureView. While The Verge confirms that the Lumia 920 will carry the PureView branding (Lumia 820 may not be branded as PureView), it will feature an 8MP camera and not the 41MP camera as seen in the Nokia 808.
Further details indicate that the Lumia 920 will be powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and feature 32GB of internal storage. Earlier leaks of a 4.5-inch HD display have also been confirmed.
Nokia's Lumia 820, on the other hand, will come with 8GB of built-in storage. The company is providing a microSD slot to expand this further. The device will feature a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM just like its big brother, the Lumia 920. The Lumia 820 also allows for interchangeable rear covers in different colours, just like the Lumia 710.
We can't help but wonder if these indeed are the
codenamed Arrow (Lumia 820) and Phi (Lumia 920) devices that Nokia plans to unveil, or will they have some other arrows in their arsenal (bad pun, sorry!). We'll just have to wait and watch!
(Edited by Kunal Dua)