Verizon Nokia Lumia 929 coming in early November in Black and White, $500 off-contract

Verizon is expected to launch the new Nokia Lumia 929 in early on November, sources familiar with the thing have revealed to Windows Telephone Cardinal. An inventory date of November sixth is listed for the phablet device, which may range in the 5-inch range as opposed to AT&T'south expected 6-inch device codenamed "Beastie" (besides known as the Lumia 1520).

The off-contract toll is listed at $500, which is far below the earlier-reported $699 off-contract price for AT&T's Lumia 1520. While the specifications of Verizon's Lumia 929 take however to be detailed, the pricing and FCC documentation seem to propose the device won't exist the aforementioned as constitute on AT&T. While both devices will take a 20 MP PureView camera (with oversampling and dual shot akin to the Lumia 1020) and 1080P displays, AT&T seems to be going for a truly massive Lumia while Verizon appears to be opting for a more conservative device.

Interestingly, the colors listed for the device are just black and white. Indeed, the earlier leaked photo of the device was in white and the render in blackness, with a red version yet to be spotted. Of course all of this information is discipline to alter, meaning pricing and color options may nevertheless vary.

If the launch date is accurate, it will signify the first time in the United states that Nokia volition be able to launch two similar Lumias on two competing carriers at the same time. We've reported the earlier date for AT&T as listed at November 7th but with a more likely Fri, November 8th date (AT&T traditionally launches new devices on Fridays). Either manner, it looks like both devices will launch very close to each other in early Nov.

Both new Lumias will reportedly be announced at the end of October at Nokia World in Abu Dhabi, giving a 2-week lead before the devices are available to the public. Windows Telephone Central volition be at that place live to cover the consequence.

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