Nokia Lumia Icon review, specs: The Windows Phone 8-powered Nokia Lumia Icon features a 5-inch OLED display and 20MP PureView camera with a Carl Zeiss lens and optical image stabilization. According to WindowsPhone.com’s promo copy on the unit, the Icon takes HD videos with rich, detailed audio capture thanks to four high-performance microphones.

Similar to a number of high-ends devices by Nokia, the Nokia Lumia Icon is yet another device designed for the avid photographer.

Phone Arena notes that the Nokia Lumia Icon camera specs together with its double LED flash, and plenty of manual controls offered by a pre-loaded Nokia Camera app, easily makes it a highlight feature for the unit.

Under the hood, the Nokia Lumia Icon has 2.2 GHz quad-core processor running on 2GB RAM and it has 32GB internal storage.

The device is now available with Verizon for $149 for a 2-year service agreement. Some contract prices offers the Nokia Lumia Icon for as low as $99.99.

The Nokia Lumia Icon’s camera specs bears similarities with the Lumia 1520, enabling it to produce great photos and videos. The Nokia Lumia Icon can be set to save two files for each shot - a full-res 19MP image for cropping or editing and a scaled down 5MP image size that is ideal for sharing online. Phone Arena notes that photographers would be happy to know that the smartphone can save in RAW (DNG) format for post-processing.

The gadget-focused site says that videos taken by the Nokia Lumia Icon should look and sound outstanding as well. Features that could make this happen for the phone include four built-in microphones and the smartphone can capture high-quality audio even at very high volume levels. Phone Arena notes that Nokia’s software takes advantage of the sensor’s large size by enabling pixelation-free zoom of up to 3x in recording videos.

The Nokia Lumia Icon’s 5-inch OLED display is a huge selling point for the device. Resolution for the unit is at 1080 x 1920, enabling the Lumia Icon to have a PPI of 441 pixels per inch. The touchscreen also has super sensitive properties, which include the ability to operate it with a pen, fingernail, or even through a glove.