Nokia Lumia 930 hands-on: Icon gets an international cousin

America, do not fall in love with the orange rear of the Nokia Lumia 930. The Finnish firm’s new high-end Windows Phone may like to flaunt its baboon-like backside, far brighter than the sober black or white rear panels on Verizon’s Lumia Icon, but for fans of color there’s no point in holding your breath for a US release.

That’s because, as it stands, the Lumia 930 is the Icon for the audience abroad. After giving Verizon a month or so of exclusivity, a mildly-changed iteration has been revealed alongside an upgrade to Windows Phone 8.1 that swaps out the CDMA carrier’s radios for more globally-friendly options.

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Launching in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and India from June – with a $599 pre-tax, pre-subsidy price tag – the Lumia 930 looks the same for the most part. The front is still dominated by a Gorilla Glass 3 covered 5-inch Full HD ClearBlack display, with beautifully tapered edges, while the squared-off sides of the phone still double as the antenna.

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