Nokia Lumia 820 Announced

Along with announcing their new flagship smartphone, Nokia also introduced a more budget-friendly device.  Just like its higher-end cousin, the Lumia 820 boasts Windows Phone 8, but does without the vaunted PureView camera technology.

Granted, not having the centerpiece feature in Nokia's press conference is disappointing.  If you want the latest and greatest, though, get the flagship -- this one's for the rest of us and it actually ain't too shabby.

Details of the Nokia Lumia 820 include a 4.3 inch ClearBlack OLED screen (800 x 480 resolution), an 8.0 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics, a VGA front-facing video cam, aGPS, 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, NFC, 8GB of onboard storage, microSD card expansion (yep, Windows Phone now supports added storage), wireless charging and a 1650 mAh battery.  Power is sourced from the same dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 in the Lumia 920, paired with 1GB of RAM.

Phone dimensions are 4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 inches, with the same glossy polycarbonate exterior material covering it as the Lumia 920.  It runs Windows Phone 8, along with the full load of Microsoft's mobile software, including IE 10 and Mobile Office.

The Nokia Lumia 820 will come in red, yellow, gray, cyan, purple, white and black.  No word on exact pricing or release dates, but expect it later in the year.