So I stopped by a Verizon store today. I was hoping to get an idea what the white/black Icon looked like, even if it was just a display. I walked in and approached two salespeople (SP) sitting behind desks to one side of the store. Here is how the encounter went....
Me: Hi. Just wondering if you might have a Lumia Icon I could look at, even if just a display unit?
SP1: "What?"
SP2: "Never heard of it"
Me: "It's the new Nokia. Nokia Lumia Icon?"
SP1/SP2: Blank looks, shaking heads.
Me: "It had been called the 929 for a while?"
SP1: Never heard of it.
SP2: Nope.
Me: "You're supposed to be getting it on the 20th."
SP1: Looks in the system. Reads me off a recent article on the Icon. "According to Google....Lumia Icon, 20MP camera, quad core processors..."
Me: "It's the 5" version of At&T's 1520."
SP1: "Wow, the specs look pretty impressive on this thing
SP2: "What is it, a Windows Phone?"
Me: "Yes"
SP2: "Oh, then we probably won't get it. Nobody ever wants those big phones, and if they do, they want the Samsung S4. It's the best phone out there."
SP1: Still reading the specs, a bit excited. "Yes, according to the system it will be available on the 20th. But that doesn't mean we'll have any in store on that date"
SP2: Looks bored talking about a Windows Phone.
Me: "Ok. Thanks guys. I'll check back" Walks out.
SP1: Back to reading out the specs and talking to SP2 about them. Sounding excited from the little I catch.
Me: Hi. Just wondering if you might have a Lumia Icon I could look at, even if just a display unit?
SP1: "What?"
SP2: "Never heard of it"
Me: "It's the new Nokia. Nokia Lumia Icon?"
SP1/SP2: Blank looks, shaking heads.
Me: "It had been called the 929 for a while?"
SP1: Never heard of it.
SP2: Nope.
Me: "You're supposed to be getting it on the 20th."
SP1: Looks in the system. Reads me off a recent article on the Icon. "According to Google....Lumia Icon, 20MP camera, quad core processors..."
Me: "It's the 5" version of At&T's 1520."
SP1: "Wow, the specs look pretty impressive on this thing
SP2: "What is it, a Windows Phone?"
Me: "Yes"
SP2: "Oh, then we probably won't get it. Nobody ever wants those big phones, and if they do, they want the Samsung S4. It's the best phone out there."
SP1: Still reading the specs, a bit excited. "Yes, according to the system it will be available on the 20th. But that doesn't mean we'll have any in store on that date"
SP2: Looks bored talking about a Windows Phone.
Me: "Ok. Thanks guys. I'll check back" Walks out.
SP1: Back to reading out the specs and talking to SP2 about them. Sounding excited from the little I catch.