AT&T promises biggest launch ever for Lumia 900

I really like the specs of the phone, but I am just not at all a fan of the WP interface. I'd sooner use iOS again...and I don't see that happening any time soon, so I guess I am "stuck" with Android.

 

In my brief stint withWP7 on the Focus Flash, I really like how mooth, fluid, and efficient the OS was. However, it felt rather restrictive in the iOS way, it was almost eerily similar. In way even more restrictive due to the lack of apps and means of "jailbreaking".

Having said that, I have had my eyes on the Lumia 900 ever since it was first announced and I am still interested. Nokia with WP is a great combination and I do hope it is a smashing success. :cheers:

 

I was a die hard Win Mobile user for many years, but the way they handled the announcement and release of WP7 left me out in the cold with a 2 month old Win Mobile 6.5 device that nobody wanted to support anymore. The day it got run over by a car was my happiest day with it by far, because it meant my suffering was over. I've been extremely happy with both Android devices I've had since (HTC Inspire 4G and HTC Vivid LTE) Microsoft would have to develop an extraordinary OS for me to even consider switching back from Android now.

 

I hope AT&T really does push this device. The OS is very nice, and I like that it's centered around the content, and not graphics (eye candy). But it will come down to the sales rep understanding the OS and not being bias. The only drawback is most big app developers are not making apps & games or have thrown together a app and not updating it as needed.

 

I read somewhere (pardon me if it was here) that there will be special incentives (extra $$$) for sales people to sell the 900 coming out of Nokia pocket and that MS has dumped a considerable amount of money into it. Whether or not anything will come out of it remains to be seen...

 

Actually, it was my fault, no Italians were implicated in the destruction of my HTC Pure. I put my phone in my jacket pocket, jumped on my motorcycle, and left for work. When I got to work I realized I didn't have my phone, and my jacket pocket was not zipped shut. I retraced my path home, scanning the road for my phone, and praying that I forgot, and left it on the kitchen counter. I found it 300 yards from home in the middle of a 4 way intersection, and it had obviously been run over several times.

 

The "Death Grip" video is funny, but I'm still not buying a Windows Phone.

 

I doubt very highly that this device will even come close to seeing the amount of lines that are seen all over the country on iPhone release dates. Not trying to say that this phone will or won't sell well in AT&T's line up, but I don't see it taking out the iPhone any time soon. The next iPhone is sure to be another crowd pleaser as well, just as all the iPhones that have come before it.... We'll see, though. As much as I like iOS, I do like to keep an open mind when it comes to the competition.


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Looks like they are also taking a swipe at Android as well.

WILLIAMS: Lumia 900 part of teamup with Microsoft » Evansville Courier & Press Mobile

 

Thanks for the links. I could be very wrong here but I don't believe this will appeal to the media hungry, as there is only 16GB of on board storage with no expandable memory, it only shoots 720P video not 1080P like most other big named phones that are coming out today. Also mentioned in the review and I agree after seeing the photo quality on this new Nokia; "The designer camera optics are good, but they don't live up to the hype." Overall I would say it looks nice but way too early to tell whether it will share the spotlight with "Android or iOS" anytime soon......

 

I read the phonescoop review on this one. Built in battery, no memory slot and only 16Gb. Single core processor, although it runs fast.

Maybe at the low price point they are aiming at the low market (3GS). But it seems to leave the Android high end market users in the cold.

Sounds so much like the Nokia of old


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Yeah, my roommate upgraded her phone last night. She wanted a smartphone, and I was trying to steer her towards the Vivid. Although she agreed the specs of the Vivid were better, the Inspire was available in red, and she wanted a phone that didn't look like everyone else's.

 

Phonescoop's wrap up is pretty positive:

As is their intro page:

Review: Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T (Phone Scoop)

 

Not that I really have any interest in a Windows device anyway, but somehow I didn't realize until now that there is not expandable memory. I won't ever consider such a device without a minimum of 32gb of internal storage.

 

Expandable memory is coming to the next update "Apallo".

Nice to see all the positive reviews. Always good to have more options to choose from.

 

I like Phone Scoop reviews and hearing what they have to say. I don't always agree with some of things that they have to say but for the most part I think they do a good job at doing thorough review.


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Funny you should mention the reflection issue. That was the one thing on my past Androids that I had to get used to. It is rather distracting at times to see other things on the screen when your're trying to read. Interesting that this new Nokia doesn't have that problem. Hopefully some of the other manufacturers will pick up on this type of screen.



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+1. I think more choices like you said here is the key. It's a win/win for consumers because it keeps the competition looking and working to improve. Apple started out the same way as the Lumia. The first iPhone was only 8GB with other updated models getting 16, 32, and now a 64GB model. Unlike Apple, I hope The Nokia update goes in the direction of expandable memory which gives the customers the option to add memory depending on their needs.


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The ClearBlack physics is not unique, and there are easy ways to achieve similar results. It depends on screen glass construction, and it is only one parameter that gives the impression of a 'better screen'. Nevertheless, smaller is better, for high lighting conditions.

Around 4% is the smallest one can get, unless Anti-Reflection coatings are used. That is because all normal glasses will reflect 4% off the front surface, before light enters the phone.

I often why they are not coated, as they can achieve levels down to 1%. If you think of your eyeglasses that have AR coatings...they can have a greenish-yellowish reflection, and that may be unattractive. Plus placing an AR coating over an Oleophobic screen is not easy.

For comparisons, reflections from various phones/tablets.

Motorola Droid
12.1%

iPhone 4
7.0%

Samsung Galaxy S
4.4% (same as Nokia Lumia 900 )

Nexus One
15.5%

New iPad
7.7%

Xoom
13.0%

Asus Transformer
15.1%

 

viewfly, very interesting information, thank you.

Is there a link or website you can point us to, so we can look up other phones and devices?


Thanks much.