<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Application
Lumia	I-Application
Icon	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
929	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Nokia	O
that	O
runs	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
8	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
currently	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
;	O
its	O
international	O
counterpart	O
is	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Lumia	I-Application
930	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
operating	O
system	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Device
Denim	O
firmware	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
released	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
operating	O
system	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
Icon	I-Application
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
exclusively	O
through	O
Verizon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
$199.99	O
with	O
a	O
2-year	O
contract	O
or	O
$549.99	O
with	O
no	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Application
Icon	I-Application
has	O
almost	O
identical	O
internal	O
specifications	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
Nokia	B-Application
Lumia	I-Application
1520	I-Application
with	O
the	O
primary	O
difference	O
being	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	O
of	O
5	O
inches	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
1520	I-Application
's	O
6	O
inches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Application
Lumia	I-Application
930	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2014	O
,	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Icon	O
in	O
both	O
appearance	O
and	O
specifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
930	O
uses	O
GSM	O
radios	O
and	O
comes	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Cyan	O
firmware	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
worldwide	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
930	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
Denim	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
Update	O
)	O
,	O
Verizon	B-Application
previously	O
faced	O
criticism	O
for	O
not	O
releasing	O
the	O
Cyan	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
that	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
has	O
updated	O
the	O
Icon	O
directly	O
to	O
Denim	O
,	O
skipping	O
Cyan	O
,	O
the	O
OS	O
and	O
firmware	O
distinctions	O
have	O
largely	O
been	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Application
Lumia	I-Application
Icon	I-Application
was	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
model	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
development	O
screenshots	O
and	O
prototype	O
accessories	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
as	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
929	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
kept	O
the	O
model	O
number	O
929	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Lumia	B-Device
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
name	O
other	O
than	O
its	O
model	O
number	O
for	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Application
Icon	I-Application
received	O
fairly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
released	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
camera	O
quality	O
,	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
speed	O
but	O
detracting	O
its	O
being	O
locked	O
to	O
one	O
carrier	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
camera	O
with	O
a	O
slow	O
transition	O
time	O
between	O
taking	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brad	O
Molen	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
called	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
Icon	I-Application
"	O
the	O
solid	O
high-end	O
Windows	O
Phone	O
that	O
we	O
've	O
wanted	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
amazing	O
display	O
,	O
great	O
performance	O
and	O
solid	O
imaging	O
capability	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
Verizon	B-Application
will	O
severely	O
limit	O
its	O
appeal.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
Icon	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Application
1520	I-Application
are	O
clearly	O
the	O
best	O
Windows	O
Phones	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
