Nokia announced the Lumia 925 a few days ago. It appears at first glance to be a modest upgrade in specification from the Lumia 920.

My tech friends were all surprised that the bump forward in specification wasn’t as dramatic as they thought it would or needed to be, and that it wasn’t a far enough leap forward from the 920. But whilst I agree it appears a little similar to the 920, it is in fact no different to what every other manufacturer is doing at present.

Samsung and the S3 to Samsung S4. Apple and the iPhone 5 to iPhone 5S, and HTC One X to HTC One.

In reality these are all small increments forward in specification. And the 925 is no different. However, it does come in a sleeker more stylish body, is a lot lighter than the 920, has an improved screen and camera optics. There are also a few other smaller tweaks. And for some that will be good enough. If you like the Windows Phone 8 platform, and I do, then the 925 is a great option to have available.

The question that remains is that as the competition gets stronger than ever before is this phone good enough? For Nokia to shine ahead of the pack it needs a unique selling point that isn’t available on any other platform. I will be obtaining a Lumia 925 for review at some point soon, so will aim to discover more about this new phone from Nokia, and see how it performs against the modern crop of phones available now.