After a lengthy period of speculation and rumors, the Nokia Lumia 928 has finally been released. The new Windows Phone 8 device had been heavily leaked in recent weeks, with ads appearing in Vanity Fair and even Nokia's official webpage. The Lumia 928 will be available in Verizon stores May 16.  

The Lumia 928 is the Verizon variant of the Nokia Lumia 920 with a few changes to the specs sheet. It features an additional loudspeaker as well as a Xenon flash.

"Whether you're attending a party, a concert or a sporting event with friends, the Nokia Lumia 928 excels at capturing high-quality video, audio and blur-free photos of life's most share-worthy moments," said Matt Rothschild, vice president for Nokia North America in a canned statement. "Verizon Wireless customers, we heard you and the wait is over - we're excited to offer a Nokia flagship smartphone, specially designed and optimized for the nation's largest 4G LTE network."   

Here's the official Nokia Lumia 928 specs sheet, courtesy of Nokia:

• Display: 4.5 inchWXGA HD OLED; Resolution 1280 x 768, Aspect Ratio 15:9, Pixel Density 334 ppi; ClearBlack display, Sunlight Readability Enhancement (SRE), High Brightness Mode (HBM); Luminance 300 nits (nominal max), 500 nits (High Brightness Mode); Color depth 24 bit, 16M colors, refresh rate 60Hz; Super-sensitive capacitive touch enables interacting with the display with gloves and long fingernails; Display active area: 58.37 mm x 97.28 mm; 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2
• Battery: Integrated 2000mAh battery, Li-po, BV 4-NW
• Processor:1.5GHz dual core, Qualcomm MSM8960+WTR
• Main Camera: PureView 8.7MP Auto Focus with Carl Zeiss Tessar f/2.0, 26mm True 16:9 optics, 1.4 sensor; Optical Image stabilization; Xenon Flash for Still Images, 1.4 sensor; Optical Image stabilization; Xenon Flash for Still Images; LED for Video; HD 1080p Video Capture @ 30 fps
• Front facing camera: 720p HD video and 1.2MP still images
• Memory: 1 GB RAM; 32GB internal memory (formatted capacity is less); 7GB free in SkyDrive with additional storage via subscription