AT&T has announced that Nokia’s upcoming Lumia 920 Windows Phone will be sold exclusively on its network starting in November. The device will be made available in the previously announced yellow, red, white, and black variants, as well as cyan (pictured above) due to popular demand. The brightly-colored cyan and yellow versions, however, will only be sold online. It will be joined by the Lumia 820, which will be offered in black alongside a range of colored cases.
The revelation that the Lumia 920 is exclusive to AT&T is no doubt disappointing to Verizon and T-Mobile subscribers who were hoping to pick up the device, which has been leading our poll for the most exciting Windows Phone 8 handset. There are, however, a number of other great Windows Phones this fall, including the Samsung ATIV S and the Windows Phone 8X by HTC. Strangely, the Lumia 920 will not be arriving on Verizon, despite having appeared on a leaked roadmap.
While we still don’t know exactly when the new Windows Phone 8 handsets will be available or what they will cost, we do know that the official launch event is scheduled for October 29 - and we’ll be on hand to cover it.
One question, is Nokia freakin’ crazy? Of all the carriers AT&T, they’re the scum, the worst. And, why have carrier exclusivity at all, or is Microsoft thinking the road to succes is just mindlessly aping Apple. I was looking forward to Lumia 920, but not anymore.
I see where you’re coming from I was looking forward to the one x+ but I don’t care for at&t and I feel like most OEM’s would benefit more from offering phones to multiple carriers but people like to feel special and having a phone that is exclusive probably influences their decisions
Certainly wouldn’t be the only questionable decision Nokia has made recently. Of course, it’s hard to beat going Windows only.
It’s the same thing that Apple did with the iPhone and look what happened there. The biggest difference is that Apple was at the right place/right time. If Nokia wants their mobile device to have any change of success in the market, they need to open this up to EVERYONE. I’ve played with a Lumia 900 and it’s a great device, but I won’t even really play with the 920 because I’m not on ATT so why bother?
Big mistake on Nokia’s part.
Bad call Nokia, bad call.
I really wanted this phone, but I would rather communicate via carrier pigeon than go with AT&T
I really don’t understand the, ummm… “logic” of these companies. wp8 already has an uphill battle going up against android and ios, so you would think they would want to expose the phone to as many potential customers as possible. For someone like me, who wanted to be able to compare all the wp8 devices when released, the decision for them to be exclusive to at&t has narrowed MY decision. I ain’t messing with att&t!!!
Nokia needs to SELL phones. They are a company that is almost forgotten! By giving exclusivity deals, they are simply limiting their possible customers! Not a very smart decision in my opinion.