![]() The display is slightly curved, too, providing good viewing angles and reduced glare.įor me, the most exciting feature is the 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss lens with F2.2 aperture. The bold bright and bright colors of Windows Phone look smashing on the ClearBlack Super AMOLED display. And it doesn’t feel like it will completely shatter if you drop it. ![]() The material is soft to touch, but resistant to scratches (although not necessarily fingerprints). The body is made from a single injectable polyurethane matte plastic build, as is the Lumia 800, which gives it a sturdy feel. The Lumia 900 did not disappoint in this hands-on at CES.The Lumia 900 beautifully showcases the Windows Phone OS. The 900’s display got bumped up to 4.30 inches (from 3.7 inches), added a front-facing camera, and–possibly the best addition–added support for AT&T’s growing LTE network. Plus, it’s missing a front-facing camera (even though the Mango update for Windows Phone adds support for dual cameras).Įnter the Lumia 900: Nokia saw which phones were doing well in the United States, and refined and added to the Lumia 800 so it could be competitive. The Lumia 800, the flagship phone for Europe and Asia, had that signature high quality yet durable Nokia build, but the display seemed a bit on the small side. The first Lumia phones we saw sort of fulfilled my wishes. Put the two together and they should make a pretty darn good phone, right? Windows Phone seemed to have the opposite problem: great OS, uninspiring hardware. As I’ve written many times before, I’ve always loved Nokia hardware–particularly the Carl Zeiss cameras–but I didn’t like the look and feel of Symbian. When Nokia announced it would be hopping on the Windows Phone train, I was excited. ![]() That isn’t to say that the crop of initial Windows Phones from HTC, Samsung, and LG weren’t good, but it was hard not to feel like they were lesser versions of those manufacturer’s high-end Android phone. And yes, I was impressed.Įver since the debut of Windows Phone 7 two years ago, I’ve felt that Microsoft was a little behind in the hardware department. I had the chance to get my hands on the Lumia 900, which is undoubtedly one of the hottest phones at CES. ![]() After months of rumors and speculation, Nokia President Stephen Elop introduced the world to Nokia’s flagship Windows Phone at a press conference yesterday at CES in Las Vegas. The Nokia Lumia 900 is the Windows Phone I’ve been waiting for. ![]()
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