Lumia 900 Review

So the Lumia 900 has finally reached its release date! This phone is one of the best anyone can get for under $100 dollars now. The phone has a very high performance that is good enough to even be compared to the iPhone. The design is also a very different one and one that hasn’t been seen before. The speed on it is also quite impressive for the very affordable phone.

 

 

 

 

Tech Specs:

Dimensions

• Height: 5.03in.
• Width: 2.7in.
• Thickness: 0.45in.
• Weight: 5.6oz.

 

Buttons

• Volume Up and Down
• Camera Key
• Windows UI Keys: Back, Start, and Search
• Power/Lock Key

 

Display and UI

• 4.3″ Capacitive Touch Screen
• 800 by 480 pixels
• Gorilla Glass
• ClearBlack

 

Connectivity

• WiFi
• Micro USB
• USB 2.0 High-Speed
• Bluetooth
• 3.5mm Connector

 

Memory

• 16 GB Internal Memory
• SkyDrive Cloud Storage
• 512 MB RAM

 

Sensors

• 3D Accelerometer
• Magnetometer
• Light Sensor
• Proximity Sensor
• 2 Microphones
• Gyroscope

 

Battery

• USB Charging
• 7 Hours Max. 2G Talk Time
• 300 Hours Max. GSM Standby Time
• 7 Hours Max. 3G Talk Time
• 300 Hours Max. 3G Standby Time
• 60 Hours Max. Music Playback
• 6.5 Hours Max. Video Playback

 

Installed Applications

• Tango Video Calls
• Bing Maps
• Nokia Drive
• AT&T Navigator
• Xbox Live
• Marketplace
• AT&T U-Verse Mobile
• ESPN Sports Hub
• App Highlights
• Calendar
• Notes
• To-Do List

 

Email/Messaging (Some may be needed to be downloaded)

• Windows Live/Hotmail
• Yahoo Mail
• Gmail
• Nokia Mail
• Outlook Mobile
• SMS
• MMS
• IM

 

Browsing and Internet

• Internet Explorer 9 Mobile
• Hardware Graphics Acceleration
• XHTML
• DOM Level 1, 2 and 3
• HTML5
• CSS 3
• SVG
• Can be used as WiFi Hotspot for up to five devices

 

Navigation

• GPS
• WiFi Positioning
• CellID

 

Camera

• 8 Megapixel Back Camera
• 3x Digital Zoom
• Touch Focus
• Geotagging
• Auto and Manual White Balance
• Dual LED Flash
• JPEG or XMP format
• 1 Megapixel Front Camera

Videography

• 30fps
• 720p Video
• 3x Zoom

 

With all of these features, anyone would be happy to buy and use this phone as their daily phone. Compared to the iPhone, this phone seems very similar and has many of the same feature for less price. It is also very durable without a case unlike the iPhone. One downside to using this phone instead of the iPhone, however, is that it’s bigger in your pocket. The Lumia is bulkier and weighs a little more than the iPhone. One other big downside is the app accessibility. The Windows Marketplace with about 70,000 apps isn’t nearly as large as the iPhone’s App Store with over 500,000 apps.

 

However, there are some upsides to using this phone. One being the price. For $100 dollars less, you can still get a good phone camera, web browser, and fast phone connectivity. Another great upside is its durability. With Gorilla Glass for the screen and polycarbonate body protecting the phone, you won’t ever need to buy a case and you’ll most likely never break it with normal use.

 

The design of the phone is a very interesting one. I’d say it looks as if they took an iPhone and wrapped it in a permanent case. The polycarbonate body looks like a case so it’s almost unnecessary to buy a case because it would be like putting a case on top of a case. The phones profile is a little chunky looking especially because of the sharp-looking corners that are one it. It’s obvious that Nokia was trying to make it look different than any other phone but I think they should have chosen a different path.

 

Overall, this phone would be great for any average person and most people would be happy with using it. It has many great features that I’m sure will only get better as it is used more. The price is unbeatable when compared to phones similar to it and it’s protected very well by it’s screen and body. So, if you’ve only got a hundred bucks to spend on a nice smartphone, this one would be the one for you.