The Nokia Lumia 925 has been officially announced after a whole heap of leaks (see below). The 925 is Nokia's new flagship smartphone that's designed to go up against genre-defining handsets such as the HTC One.
It's actually an overhaul of the good-but-heavy Nokia Lumia 920, and has plenty of features for photographers.
Originally dubbed the Nokia Catwalk in earlier leaks, we've been able to get up close to the new handset at a launch event today - Nokia says the handset is a "new interpretation" of the 920. Does that mean a completely redesigned handset or just some iterative updates? Read on to find out.
Nokia 925 design
The new handset introduces a metal band for the first time to the Lumia range, bringing increased robustness according to Nokia. The handset does retain the polycarbonate back from other Lumia devices and this comes in white, grey or black.
There's no surprises in the operating system department with the Lumia 925 tipped to run Windows Phone 8 - which is the sole platform used by Nokia in all its smartphones now.
- Find out what we make of it in our hands on: Nokia Lumia 925 review
Nokia 925 display
The 925 boasts a 4.5-inch display but doesn't have full HD resolution (plumping for 1,280 x 768 instead). The screen is made from sculpted Gorilla 2 Glass and features a High Brightness Mode with Sunlight Readability.
You can also use the touchscreen with gloves or just with a nail, something other Lumias are also capable of.
Nokia 925 processor and storage
The handset features the same 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor as in the 920, but the internal memory has been dropped to 16GB (in some cases 32GB is available, keep reading) and there's no microSD card slot. Purchasers will also get 7GB of free SkyDrive cloud storage.
Nokia 925 camera
A lot of the phone's attention is on the camera though, offering an 8.7 megapixel rear snapper (the same as the Lumia 920) with advanced lens technology for grabbing low-light images.
An extra lens has been included which means better low light images.
Nokia Smart Camera mode is also a new addition to the handset, letting you snap ten images at once and edit, animate and enhance pictures straight away with features such as Best Shot and Motion Focus. Nokia also announced that Smart Camera Mode will also be rolling out as an update to all Lumia Windows Phone 8 devices.
Hipstamatic's new app, Oggl, will arrive on Nokia Lumia smartphones, allowing people to take and share pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr and Instagram.
The PureView camera has had some great advancements made.
Lumia 925 release date
The Lumia 925 release date is June, and some retailers have already got early stock in.
As well as Europe, the 925 will be introduced into the US by T-Mobile and into China by China Mobile and China Unicom. The handset will launch first in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and China, followed by the US and a number of other markets
Nokia 925 price and network
Costing 469 Euros in Europe and £499.99 SIM-free in the UK (around $610, AU$610), the new Windows 8 Phone handset is already available in the UK in June, while it will roll into the US and elsewhere soon.
Vodafone will be offering the Nokia Lumia 925 in Europe and will also exclusively offer the 32GB version in black. Three has also announced it will stock the phone, but it gives no idea of when. O2 has said it will be stocking a white model from June 13.
Nokia 925 battery
The 925 has a 2000 mAh battery, but wireless charging has been taken out and made available via an extra cover - which isn't going to please those that got on board with Nokia's wireless promise.
We've kept our older Nokia 925 rumours below.
The not-so-big screen
While many manufacturers seem to be stuffing gigantic screens into smartphones Nokia is apparently being a little more reserved with the Lumia 925.
According to reports the 925 is set to sport a 4.5-inch display, although don't expect to see the full HD resolution we've been treated to on the current crop of superphones.
A leak over in China suggests the Lumia 925 will feature a 1280 x 768 resolution - which would match the offering on the 920.
Say cheese, in the dark
Round the back the Lumia 925 is said to carry a 8.7MP camera which once again puts it in line with the 920, although it could come with even better low light qualities.
Over in the States we've seen various leaks and adverts for the Nokia Lumia 928, which is presumed to be the US variant of the Lumia 925 - with billboards screaming "the best low-light smartphone camera".
Bold claims indeed and we've got to admit we were mightily impressed with the 920's performance in near darkness, so the 925 has its work cut out - especially now we have the ultrapixel-toting HTC One is knocking about.
Some may be a little disappointed that Nokia may not plump for a snapper similar to the 13MP lens found on the Sony Xperia Z, or even take its crazy 41MP Pureview technology to stick inside the phone - but remember none of this information is confirmed so we'll just have to wait and see.
More of the same
It doesn't get much more exciting with a mooted dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 2000mAh non-removable battery, which all smacks of a phone that came out last year and one that isn't particularly cutting edge.
Let's hope Nokia has a trick or two up its sleeve.
Tipped to ditch
One of the big differences between the Lumia 920 and the rumoured Lumia 925 could be the chassis, with the latter tipped to ditch the polycarbonate, found on Nokia's current crop of smartphones, for a premium aluminium finish.
This is now 'confirmed' by a leak of a press picture of the handset a day before the final reveal: an @evleaks...leak... has shown a phone with a metallic rim on top of a seemingly-similar screen to the Lumia 920.
There's an ongoing debate over what material our smartphones should be made from. In one corner there's the plastic brigade headed up by the Galaxy S4 who talk up the material's flexible and lightweight assests.
In the other is the premium glass and metal fans who want a device which feels like the price they paid for it, with the likes of the Xperia Z, iPhone 5 and HTC One flying the high-class flag.
While Nokias have always been well made its current handset crop has been described as looking a bit toyish, and a brushed aluminium finish on the Lumia 925 would see it elevated above these.
As well as sporting a new material the Lumia 925 is also said to be lighter and thinner than the 920, with Nokia shedding 50g of weight and 2.3mm round the middle - which would wedge it in between the Galaxy S4 and HTC One.