Отзывы о Телефон Nokia 215 4G DS (TA-1613)

Camera: 6 out of 5 (Yes it's that good for a phone)Okay this takes the most absolutely amazing photos for a phone. Shooting in 38MP is simply stunning. The detail is very nice but does come at a cost of noise. But the photos are still very usable. 8MP Pureview mode, is a notch down from 38MP but gets lower image noise. The photos are still stunning. But the thing about this phone is you have to know a thing or two about photography to get sharp and crisp photos. Some people are expecting DSLR quality because of the money they paid but are not thinking this is still a P&S camera. No control over shutter speed or aperture. So you have to be very still when snapping pics. So when taking pictures indoors with low light without flash be sure to be very still when taking pictures. The shutter speed will likely drop to 1/15 a sec to allow more light in. Something an experience photographer can do but not your average Joe.Video and Sound Recording: 5 out of 5 (Video not as good as pictures but sound is excellent)Video recording on the device is better than all other phones but not that dramatic jump you get from the camera. The sound recording however is superb. It is comparable to $50 - $100 external mics for camcorders or DSLRs. The best sound recorder on a phone.Design: 4 out of 5 (Not better than the Lumia 900 but very close)Another thing that surprised me was the design. Looking at pictures on the internet led me to believe that this thing is big, bulky, ugly and thick. But it really is not. I love the design and build quality. Way better than the N8 in my opinion. I love the material they used. It almost feels like smooth ceramic so not too slippery and not too much grip where dirt can cling to it.Sound and Signal: 5 out of 5 (Excellent speakers and sound quality)Speakerphone and handset speaker is excellent. A lot louder than the n8 without losing detail. Not the high pitched tinny sound either. The signal strength is better than my n8 as well. I believe because of the material of the phone. Also the headphone jack and Dolby headphones effect are very good.Screen: 5 out of 5 (Good colors and contrast. Bright screen allowThe screen is very good as well. It has an extremely bright screen that works well outdoors with lots of sunshine. It probably has the best screen for outdoor purposes. A lot a reviewers are saying bad things about the resolution but to tell you the truth, they're full of Sh** and basing it on specs. I bet they had a magnifying glass and were counting pixels. I did a side by side with an Iphone 4 and could not tell any difference in terms of text sharpness. But the screen is bigger with better colors and contrast. Load up a website and see for yourself. Text is sharp and very readable. Even @ two feet away. An improvement over than N8 in terms of sharpness even though the resolutions are the same and the screen is bigger on the 808. iPhones needs retinas because the screen is small which leads to small text. So the text has to be sharp to be readable. Just like other amoled displays, the screen is bright, lots of contrast and saturation. Great for viewing home screens, apps, photos, etc. But that can also be a con as well. When snapping photos, I don't want all that contrast and saturation. I want to be able to see what's on the screen and when the picture was snapped, be exactly what the screen was displaying. I wish screen adjustments can be made when taking photos and videos. If I were to choose screens for the iPhone or the 808. I would pick the 808 even though the iphone has higher resolution. The screen size, contrast and colors are much more noticeable improvements than the screen resolution. Also the outdoor viewing on it is amazing. Also the deepest blacks I've seen. It is almost as black as the frame border of the lcd.OS: 3 out of 5 (Lack of apps, browser speed and Nokia Store. But still very functional)Coming from a N8 phone there was really no learning curve for me. I was already familiarized with the settings and navigating through-out the entire OS was a breeze for me. Swiping through Home Screens, Scrolling through the app drawer a Transitioning from Portrait was smooth like butter. There were occasional micro second hiccups when transition the first 38mp photo. But after that it was smooth. My real problem with Symbian is not with Symbian but with the apps the come preinstalled. For instance, the browser. It's like IE6. Slow compared to the latest version of Chrome. But it is still very functional. If you compared the browsers to cars than the GS3 would be a Ferrari, Fast but likely to crash. Iphone4S would be like an accord. Good ol' reliable. Then the 808 as a Hummer, slow and clunky. Another issue I hate is the Nokia Store and no I'm not talking about the small number amount of apps but with how long it takes to install. Also when installing it need to download other things as well like downloading 2 of 6. Do I really need to know that? Just do it under the covers. A 2MB a

The previous reviews have pretty much covered all the important aspects of this phone, so I will focus on the improvements of this phone over Nokia N8, the older brother of Nokia 808 PureView. I have to point out in the beginning that 808 PureView is gorgeous despite the perception that the media tries to give about this phone.Unlike all the fuss in the media about the huge size of 808, it is really not much bigger than N8. If you put them next to each other, you will realize that they almost have the same width with 808 being slightly longer and thicker. To my surprise, it gives almost the same feeling as the N8 when I hold it in my hands. The bulge at the back of the phone has also been criticized by the media. Surprisingly, however, that bulge makes the phone fit snugly in one's hands.808 is definitely heavier than N8, but not that much. I was worried about the weight of 808, again caused by the media, but to my surprise, the weight is comfortable and not annoying at all.The texture of 808 is really amazing. You have to feel it to understand what I'm talking about. I was worried that the phone would slip out of my hand, but to my surprise, I found that it is made of a material that is not very slippery, unlike N8 which is rather slippery. In fact, it would be hard to drop this phone.The screen resolution of 808 has also been the subject of a lot of criticism by the media, and I was worried about that. To my surprise, I found the screen resolution to be not bad at all. Unless you hold it rather close to your face, it will actually feel really nice. N8 has better resolution due to its smaller screen size, but that causes one to hold it closer to eyes. The larger screen of 808, on the other hand, makes you not have to hold it close to face, effectively compensating for its lower screen resolution.The display is phenomenal; better than N8. The colors are live and vivid, and sunlight visibility is phenomenal. I had no trouble seeing the widgets and browsing even under noon sunlight.Audio quality, both through the speaker and the headset, is phenomenal; again better than N8. The speaker is louder than N8, which is a great plus. When I listen to music through the headset, I feel almost no noise. It's pure music. Very imressive and amazing.The Camera is - human languages lack an adjective that would deserve the outstanding and phenomenal quality, power, and resolution of 808. World of difference from N8 of course, (even though N8 is still better than any other phone camera besides 808.) But 808 can challenge if not beat DSLR cameras. The full resolution (38MP) photos are from another planet. I keep zooming and zooming and zooming on these images, and it feels never ending and it doesn't lose its quality after so much zooming. My only complaint is why 2MP, 5MP, 8MP, 34MP, and 38MP, and nothing between 8 and 34?!!!! Hopefully a future update may add some more resolutions. In terms of video, 808 has no problem recording the most magnificent videos at 1080P/30fps. Quite impressive that it has lossless zoom for both images and videos (not for full resolution 34MP and 38MP, though). I also wish that the lens had a cover/slider like the Sony Ericsson Satio (which I consider to be the best camera phone design ever). The sensor on 808 is protected by Gorilla glass, and it is indented slightly, which is helpful for protecting it from scratches. I definitely recommend a case which introduces more indentation at the sensor area.The camera of 808 can be started even when the phone is unlocked. This is a great advantage compared to N8. (The only way to enable this in N8 is by installing apps such as QuickCam). However, if you start the camera from locked screen and then exit the camera app, the screen will not lock automatically (whereas QuickCam has the ability to do this).The camera app launches literally immediately after pressing the dedicated button (all the way). I was amazed at how fast the camera pops up (compared to N8 where there is 1-2 seconds of delay.)The SIM card and microSD trays have a very nice and gorgeous, but delicate design; you have to be careful to not bend/break them when inserting SIM or microSD cards. I find the N8 design better which makes it easy to insert sim and microSD cards. Also note that 808 PureView uses microSIM cards, while N8 uses miniSIM cards.***** IMPORTANAT: if you make your own microSIM card by punching a miniSIM card, you have to make sure that you tape the contacts side of the card leaving exposed only bare minimum area over the contacts. Unfortunately, 808 PureView uses a metal SIM tray, which can cause shorting of the contacts with the tray on a home-made microSIM card. This causes the phone to lose connection after a few hours of turning it on. It also leads to random restarts and general instability of the phone. If you see any of these symptoms, the problem is most likely caused by your SIM card. *****The UI is incredibly smooth and nice. No longer will you have those lags tha

This phone is nothing short of a dream come true for any remaining Symbian fans -- all 3 of us! Prior to its introduction at MWC last February, I was getting a bit dismayed by the lack of good choices out there. I was getting bored with my aging Nokia N8 from 2010, but almost 2 years later, nothing else could match its camera, its offline navigation, its connectivity options, or - this may be a bit of a surprise if you read too many blogs - its usability. The prospects of another bone thrown our way from Nokia were pretty slim too: In 2011 Nokia's new CEO, Microsoft lackey Stephen Elop, gave the Symbian OS the death sentence and instead hijacked the company as a tool to use in a last ditch (futile) attempt to promote Windows Phone, thus _instantly_ killing off Nokia's then-40+% share of the global smartphone market.Then - out of nowhere - came the 808 PureView! It was a manna from heaven - as if a divine being had intervened and finally spoken some sense to Nokia! I can't remember having been this excited about a new phone since... well... the N8. I simply could not wait for the official US release here on Amazon, and instead purchased the black version from an importer - warranty be damned! Of course, more sane individuals will want to get the US version here instead. :)This review is quite long, but I figure if you are seriously looking at this phone, the more information the better.UPDATE Oct 4, 2012: It is with a heavy heart that I now have removed two stars from my original 5-star rating. The phone overall is spectacular: The camera, Nokia Maps, and the build quality in particular. However, there is a very serious bug that causes spurious loss of connectivity or reboots when connecting to certain 3.5G (HSDPA) cells -- see the "Bugs" section below for details. The bottom line is that I had to disable HSDPA, and now get only "plain old" 3G (UMTS) download speeds. While this works OK for light "day to day" use, including live streaming with Nokia Internet radio or downloading podcasts in the background, it becomes noticeably slow as an internet device (or tethered gateway for another device).UPDATE Nov 4, 2012: OK, back to 4 stars. I recently "upgraded" to a Sony Xperia TL recently, an Android device which (aside from the Nokia 808 and N8) is one of the better camera phones out there. Turns out, it simply doesn't hold a candle to the 808, especially indoors -- and that seems to be the case for just about anything else out there. Also, I immediately found myself immediately missing the Nokia Belle user interface - I find it to be a just a bit "cleaner" and less cluttered than Android - while at the same time not being completely dumbed down to iPhone levels. More details below. I'll be returning the Xperia.UPDATE Nov 27, 2012: The issue has now been reported to be in the electronics/hardware, rather than the firmware. The first/current batch of phones a capacitor on the main board to be changed. If you purchase the phone directly from Amazon with US warranty, this repair is covered - go to NokiaUSA's web site to get started. Otherwise you (like me) need to contact PALCO Cell Phone Repair and have this done on your own dime (or rather, $62 plus return shipping). I'm sending mine in today. Hopefully future batches of the phone sold through Amazon and elsewhere will have this change included.UPDATE Dec 10, 2012: Got my phone back last Friday. I'm sad to say that since then, I have again had 3 spurious reboots - all while driving/moving through certain areas. As before, once i switch off HSPA, the phone is much more stable. This is just too frustrating. Off again with a 2nd star!UPDATE Jan 23, 2012: Yet one firmware update later (113.010.1508), I'm sad to say that the issue is STILL not resolved. Many speculations exist regarding the cause, but one thing I seem to notice is that it has gotten worse (more frequent reboots, less effective workarounds) over the course of its life so far. At this point, one can only conclude that this phone is abandonware as far as Nokia is concerned.=======================Camera, Camera, Camera!=======================The camera is obviously the main attraction, and is in itself is worth the money. If the 808 were sold as a standalone camera, it would handily beat just about every point-and-shoot camera in nearly every way. Even when shooting at 5MP or 8MP, it easily outclasses even more "pro" compacts such as the Canon G12.The one seeming deficiency that the 808 PureView would have when compared to those dedicated camera is a lack of optical zoom. This, clearly, has to do with size - there is no way to fit in the optics required, especially when considering the sheer size of the photo sensor included with this phone. To give you an idea, the sensor is twice the size of the G12, whose 5x optical zoom already gives it a 2-inch thick body when retracted. And compared to most "ultra-zoom" cameras (such as the Canon SX IS series), the sensor in the 808 i

I am having a hard time with this review because for the most part... I actually do LOVE this phone!Not from a Techie... Just a typical average phone user.... With emphasis on the PHONE!!!!! I mostly use it as a phone....Allow me to start by saying, I am one of those anti-iphone crazy fools! I've played with them and never wanted one and never really liked them. I am one of those Blackberry fans though. I have had three and recently traded my Blackberry Torch in for the new Nokia Windows phone.I have a friend that got the Samsung Windows phone when it was first released in 2010... He absolutely LOVES the Windows platform and says it is the best phone he's ever had....In part I agree with him and in part I do not.....I've been playing with my new Nokia 900 for a little over a week. Some of my issues may be.... Ummmmmmm....user error that I will correct over time.Nokia Lumia 900 4G Windows Phone, White (AT&T)5 stars - Awesome phone reception. The best I have had, actually! I split my time up between Dallas and Tyler, TX. My house in Tyler has horrible reception for pretty much every phone and wireless carrier that has been in the house. I am lucky if I can get 2 bars anywhere on the premise, including the outside patio. My Blackberry had several dead spots and the reception was affected if I shifted my stance or posture even while standing or sitting. I have had zero problems with my Nokia. The same two bars in the house, but zero interference. I can walk around and neither I nor the person on the other end can hear any difference.... Absolutely amazing!!!!5 stars - Dallas is LTE and Tyler is not. All internet searching in Dallas over the LTE was so freaking fast! I was amazed. I think it is faster than my home computer. The voice response for searching was fantastic. In Tyler, again not LTE, it is faster than my friend's iphone 4s... We did the same searches... Pretty good if you ask me!5 stars - Voice to text... Text in a pinch... aka Texting and driving. It was accurate and fast... I love this feature!5 stars - the feel of the phone in my hand.... It is just perfect! The weight and the size. I am on my phone a lot, and I find that with some of the narrower phones (even my Blackberry) my hand with eventually start the cramp up from either holding it to my ear or texting. Not the case with the Nokia Lumia. It feels sturdier than any phone I have held... I will not throw it to the ground anytime soon to test my theory... But I am not so afraid if it were to slip out of my hands.4.5 stars - MP3 player... Somehow I notice a huge difference in the sound quality when I play it over Bluetooth in my car or hook it up to my home speakers. It got dinged ? star because one app I want on my phone is for Audible.com... Can not find it... YET.4.5 stars - Home screen. Love it! However, I wish we could customize the basic Windows icons to give them some separation (being able to vary the colors would be a big help).... Having them all the same color can be a little blinding.4.5 stars - Apps. I often wonder how old some of these reviewers are and DO THEY WORK for a living???? How many freaking apps do you need? I do miss my app for my bank, but easily remedied by just pinning a direct link to the website on my home page. Most every app that I had on my Blackberry (not many) I have either found in the app store or found a way around it by pinning the webpage to the home screen. Except, as mentioned above, for my Audible.... But then I cancelled my membership because Audible is behind the times on devices anyway, however that is a whole other review!3 stars - Nokia Drive.... Couldn't tolerate it more than 5 minutes, actually. I had it navigate me a route I take often from Tyler to Kilgore, TX. It mapped it to where it avoided the major state hwy into Kilgore from Tyler, but took me about 20 minutes and 10 miles out of the way to an interstate but to still hit the same major hwy just outside of Kilgore... Made no sense When I took the highway knowing, it took it a while to correct itself. Disappointed! I even tried it on a trip to Dallas.... Not that great... I may use it if I do not know the area or better routes.2 stars - Bluetooth.... UGH, this drove me crazy! I turned on my Bluetooth in my car for a 2 hour drive, and it would randomly start reading emails at random times. This may be a user error with some set up feature I have not found yet.... If so, I will update.1 star - basic phone ringer and notification set up.... For those Blackberry users, you will know what I am talking about. Sound profiles! Loved them. I had about 10 set up and, depending on what was on my work agenda for the day, I would go through 5-6 preset profiles a day... easily . One for when I went to bed at night where it was just the phone that would ring. One for a certain type of meeting where I needed to receive text notification updates... My work email had a different notification tone than my personal Live

I'm over 50 , not technically minded in the least but I am the mother of 3 sons and I bought them one each of these phones for Christmas . My sons are in their twenties , are all into technology and they all said these phones are great ! I read the other reviews before I bought these for Christmas . They have been using them ever since and haven't moaned....YET !!

Bought this phone despite some negative feedback from other reviewers. At first all seemed ok and the clarity of the screen is fine I found the sound and picture to be very good. I did notice the phone gets hot so be prepared for a burnt ear. After a couple of days the phone started shutting down on its own without warning. Then after about a week it went off and wouldn't turn back on. This phone looks good but the quality is of low standard. I have returned this item and awaiting a refund. I gave it one star as was unable to give it no star.

Update:

Refund was received within a couple of days so whilst the phone was rubbish the customer service was faultless. Thank you.

This just might be the best smartphone for $99 (subsidized) and if that's your budget read no further- go and buy it. However, if you're looking to switch from a high-end Android-powered phone or the iPhone, keep reading.Summary-Despite all its surface eye candy (Live tiles, etc), after playing with Lumia 900 for a couple of days I found WP7 to be underwhelming in the usability and customization department. Microsoft's own Skype can NOT run in the background (rendering it useless as an always-on Skype phone). Lack of multiple "home screens" make app navigation cumbersome, especially if you have a large number of apps. Small amount of storage (16GB) and lack of memory card slot. Not the best ergonomics and touch interface.The review is divided into the following sections-Hardware and ErgonomicsOS and Metro GUIMusic StreamingApps and MarketplaceBackgrounding and MultitaskingEcosystemHARDWARE and ERGONOMICSPros-* FM Radio* Dedicated "Back", Search and Camera buttons* Standard Micro-USB port* 4G LTE SupportCons-* Doesn't have a good grip (slippery)* Display- very shiny/glossy, a fingerprint magnet* Might be too large for one-handed operation (for those with smaller sized hands)* Touch interface a tad sluggish/un-responsive* Dedicated "hard" buttons aren't customizable* Dedicated Search button isn't application- or context-sensitive (only Bing)* The phone cannot be unlocked (as of the time of writing)* Micro-USB port placement on top (not the best for car dashboard use)* Only 16Gb or memory and no memory expansion slots* Cannot be un-locked at present (even by ATT)BOTTOM LINE- if you have large hands, you might like its ergonomics, given you get a nice rubberized case for it. For people with small hands it may not be as convenient. And if you're looking for a lot of storage this isn't the phone to get with only 16GB.OS and METRO GUIPros-* Live Tiles* Windowing system with unified sliding bottom bar and common functions (Add, Remove, Select, etc) and horizontally "swipe-able" pages/screens across OS and apps* Customizable (pin/unpin and re-arrange) Home ScreenCons-* Limited 2-screen interface (i.e. Home Screen and App list)* Only one Home Screen (vs. multiple on Android or iOS)* App list can get very long and difficult to navigate. Only navigation option is using alphabetical search by app name (implying you have to remember all your app names).* Tiles on the App Screen are small and not very distinct/recognizable.* No ability to logically group apps/tiles (not without third-party tools anyway)* Only 11 accent colors and 2 backgrounds to chose from out of the box* Only 3 brightness levels (low, medium, high)+ Auto* Limited OS settings and info (for example- lack of WiFi network type/speed)* Lack of advanced settings for OS and apps (for example- only five configurable settings for Internet Explorer, no privacy settings besides cookies on/off, etc)* Toggles for WiFi, Bluetooth, etc are buried pretty deep. (fortunately there're third-party apps such as Toggle that bring them all to the Home Screen for ease of access.BOTTOM LINE- if you're using more than a handful of apps, navigation on this phone becomes cumbersome. Very limited customization and configuration settings. This is not a phone for app "geeks" and certainly not for those who like to customize their phones.Side note- it can be jailbroken, but since the Chevron project has been suspended, the only way is by having a developer-unlocked phone (AFAIK). So it really can't be easily jailbroken at present...MUSIC STREAMINGPros-* Bluetooth A2DP for streaming* Built-in FM radio (uses headphones as antenna)Cons-* No Airplay support* Lack of native Pandora clientBOTTOM LINE- Bluetooth is the only wireless streaming option.APPS AND MARKETPLACEPros-* Unified expanding bottom bar with application-specific settings and the "swipe-able" horizontal tabs/screens* Ability to "try" apps on the Marketplace before actually buying themCons-* To "sideload" any other apps outside of MS Marketplace, the phone has to be jailbroken and as the Chevron project has been suspended, seems that the only way is by having a developer-unlocked phone.* Some big omissions in the Marketplace (for example- Pandora, Google Voice, Talkatone, Citibank). There're some third-party equivalents though. Check first if your important apps are available for WP7.* Microsoft's own Skype version for WP7 is very basic and way inferior to its iPhone counterpart (for example- the lack of "Online Contacts" list, only "All Contacts" and "Recent Contacts").* Skype CANNOT run in the background (known issue). This means no incoming calls if Skype isn't in the foreground.BOTTOM LINE- while app selection isn't all that extensive, you can try them before buying. Missing Pandora client and half-baked implementation of Skype are inexcusable.BACKGROUNDING and MULTITASKINGPros-* Easy switching between backgrounded apps (by briefly holding Back button)Cons-* No ability to add/remove apps to be "backgrounded"* Lack of conf

I am a long time Android user and have had at least five Android phones including original Galaxy S, G2X and Galaxy S2. I would consider myself a power user having tried many custom roms including CyanogenMod, software mods, Voodoo Sound, and themes on my Android phones. Android is the best for those that love customizing their phones. You can customize pretty much anything on Android. My last phone was an iPhone 4S. I jailbroke it as soon as it was available to get themes, some quick settings, and third party apps from Cydia. The iPhone 4S is the most fluid phone I know. The camera on it, is probably the best 8MP camera in smartphones currently (12MP Nokia N8 and 41MP PureView 808 will beat it though). The integration within iOS is very good and UI is mostly consistent throughout. iOS has the most apps (600,000+ apps) and way more high quality apps than Android. Additionally, the Apple's App Store has the most music, videos, books, and podcasts as far as I know. After a while I just couldn't stand the 3.5" screen of the iPhone after having used to the 4.3" screen on Galaxy S2 before. The 3.5in LCD screen strains my eyes 10x faster than the 4.3 SAMOLED screen. I decided to get another screen with same size or bigger, but didn't want another Android because I was kind of tired of how unreliable and glitchy Android can be.I took a chance on the beautiful looking cyan Lumia 900 since it has the same 4.3 screen. I was new to Windows Phone, wanted to try out the new OS and didn't expect much from it other than that I heard it's very fluid and stable. Now I am amazed by both the Lumia 900 and Windows Phone OS. Windows Phone OS is very easy to use and in my opinion, it gives you better user experience than both iOS and Android.Like any OS, Windows Phone has some features that I would like to see. Three features missing from my Galaxy S2 are native divx/xvid support, Adobe Flash plug-in (1080p Flash works fine on SGS2 with Exynos chip) and a file manager. Built-in dictionary that works everywhere in the OS, like on iPhone with iOS 5, would be nice and Emoji for fun.Setup is very easy on Windows Phone. A computer is not needed at all. Login or create your Windows Live account with the current email account you are using from another email provider. Use the Nokia's "Contacts Transfer" app from the Marketplace to transfer your contacts from another phone with bluetooth to the Lumia 900.LTE 4G is super fast (4-5 bars = ~17-19Mpbs, even with 2 bars = ~4-8Mpbs, ping is 70-80ms with 3 bars in Dallas)Superior call quality (Very clear audio and loud; 5/10 volume is enough for me in most situations)Very good signal reception (Better than any smartphone I have used. I get two bars LTE while streaming video in places where everyone else can only text or get no signal)Beautiful design with great build quality. Lumia 900 received gold award in the 2012 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA)Small cuts and dents are harder to spot on this one piece polycarbonate body. Whatever color you see on the outside of this polycarbonate is the same color inside.Feels good on your hands. I guess because it's round on the sides.8MP camera is decent. It will be better with manual camera settings and some 3rd party camera apps. Be sure to install the Camera Extras app from Nokia to get more functionality out of the camera.(iPhone 4S>Galaxy S2>Lumia 900)There are two ways to take pictures. 1. Press the camera button half way and hold it to focus, then press it all the way in to take a picture. 2. Touch on the screen for auto focus and capture.Update: Nokia released the firmware update on Zune. Camera is much better at low light now.Front facing camera is top notch in quality with wide angle. You have to see it to believe.Very good RGB (None Pentile) AMOLED screen with Nokia's ClearBlack technology rated as the best screen for outdoor viewing by DisplayMate labs and Pocket Lint.4.3" in screen on this phone could be close to perfect size for now. No one hardly complains about it's being too big or too small after using the Lumia 900.Loud speaker and good sound quality through headphones. The background noise from the headphone jack is very high to me. I am so used to the Cowon J3 with no background noise at all. Of course this will be depend on your headset also.Built-in FM radio. It's inside the Music+Videos hub -> Radio.Battery life is alright for me. It's not good nor bad. It's up to you sometimes. More live tiles and apps with background tasks will give you less battery. AMOLED screens save battery on black, however it will eat up battery very fast on white, which is something you should consider. I guess you could say Windows Phone OS is made for AMOLED and iOS is made for LCD. There is a Battery Saver option in the Settings that could give more battery life.Windows OS is crazy fast, easy to use and reliable! No freezes or reboots that I have seen like on Android.Visual Voicemail included for free! : Much faster and easier to use than

I've had my phone for about 3 1/2 weeks now, so I think it's time to write a review let me be the first to say I would give this five stars. If I didn't have to deal with as zune application constantly telling me that my phone is not connected so onto the phone review the phone is solid. It's it's a great phone. It's true what they say it does not have this many apps as the Google play store . But before you go and look for another phone from me saying that this phone. The apps that they offer for this phone actually work. They have some really fun games apps that are really useful not just a bunch of apps take up space on your phone. The icons are large to start with, you can make them smaller. If you want you can pen things to your start screen like you would any other phone because zune does not seem to want to work and I'm not the only one that seems to have this problem to the oxidation because a lot of people have the same problem. What I had to do was make my phone into a USB mass storage device that way I can drop my music over to it. I can use my phone as a music player while I'm at work. The speaker is more than decent in the battery seems to last for ever. Or I should say it will last a lot longer than most cell phones. I play with my friends iPhone just to see if I would like it before I even bought this phone to be completely honest with you I am more than happy with this phone, and I highly recommend anyone who is looking to get a solid phone that will make phone calls of course take beautiful pictures respond quickly and not have to stick it on the charger every night, then this is going to be the phone for you. I read reviews where people were saying that they didn't like the pictures that the camera took to be completely honest with you I don't know what they're talking about the pictures that my phone takes their really nice. They even have a little apps in the App Store for free where you can add light little special effects to your pictures a flashlight app calendar apps that are built into the phone already. This is a functional phone into be on you is not going to be for everyone. There's a lot of people who are canis dock on the iPhone craze that will quickly shy away from you know, a Windows phone, but I think this is phone puts iPhone to shame. Even people I work with that have iPhones keep asking me how much did my phone cost and where did I get it. And these are your iPhone is the best thing ever type of people. The one thing I'm still try to figure out and if there's anybody who can help me with this, please do is how to update my phone without using zune so once again I have to give this phone a solid five. Given that the music player application Zune doesn't seem to like to connect to computers, but I can still move my music over to my phone, so it's not enough for me to drop a star off of it . And if there's anyone who is looking into getting one of these go to your local AT&T store and grab one in touch it , fiddle around with it to figure out if you like it or not

The phone is solid and apparently very well made; which is what I'd expect from Nokia. This is the first Nokia phone I've had in probably 10 years; but my prior experience with them was that they made excellent phones and this one doesn't disappoint. The only thing about the physical phone that I'm not overly fond of is the power button placement. It doesn't cause me too much grief but because it is in the middle of the phone on the right side, I have accidentally pressed it a few times when picking up the phone and while using it. With that said, it's not a problem, just something I would change if I were the designer. Also, as with many of the phones I've used over the last several years, the in-call audio could be louder. I don't have a real problem hearing but if the audio were any lower, I definitely would have a problem; whereas, if it were louder, I could turn it down if needed. I switched to the Lumia 900 from a Motorola Atrix (which is an excellent phone) because I've been looking for an opportunity to try out Windows Phone (by the way, the audio level on my Atrix is close to perfect). So far, I like the Nokia very much. As a phone, it is pretty good. The signal strength on my Motorola is slightly better than the Nokia but other than a few times when my data signal has been flaky in places where I normally would have a better signal with my Motorola, that hasn't been much of an issue (I haven't had any missed or dropped calls; just intermittent data connectivity a few times and in this case, that's more of an AT&T issue than the phone because I'm on the borderline between Edge and 3G where this happens). The external speaker on this phone is excellent. I don't buy a phone for the camera but the camera works well enough for me. I wish the phone had a LED indicator to alert for events such as missed calls, new messages, etc. My Atrix has this feature and it's pretty nice. The battery life has been acceptable. It lasts all day for me and I charge it every night, just like I do with all my smart phones. The Atrix battery is excellent, better than any smart phone I've ever used (and I've used a lot of them), so I am somewhat spoiled to that but I haven't had any problems with the Nokia running out of juice prematurely. The screen is bright, responsive and performs well. I leave the brightness on auto adjust and it works well; I've had some phones where I had to control the brightness manually because the auto adjust didn't work well in bright light. All in all, the Lumia 900 is an excellent device which is why I gave it 5 stars.I fully expected to miss my Android phone more than I have because the Android phone is more like Windows Mobile used to be. But so far, the Nokia hasn't let me down. I do like the ability to highly customize the user interface that you get with Android but the Metro interface is not really designed for that; it's a new approach to the mobile UI and it does what it does very well. It actually took me two to three days to get used to using Metro over the desktop icon look and feel of Android but I seem to have acclimated to Metro fairly well. The live tiles are very nice once you get them arranged the way you want. It's like any major change in life, it takes a little while to adjust. With some changes, that adjustment never really pays off but the Metro interface is a nice and unique way to work. There are some things that could be better and are in other OSes and at the same time there are things that Windows Phone does better than others; that is common when comparing competing software of any sort and to be expected. So far, I haven't run into any show stoppers on Windows Phone.I use my smart phones to stay current with my e-mail, to make calls and for general internet access. I do also use 3rd party apps but I'm probably not as demanding in this area as some. I like to have a few games to pass the time when I'm stuck in limbo for whatever reason (Doctor's office, airport, etc...). I like to have a good weather radar, GPS navigation, Amazon shopping, book reader, common information search tools, and a few utilities for my job as IT Manager. Windows Phone Marketplace has apps for all these things. In some cases, the apps are not the ones I used on Android but in most cases they work about as well and in some cases they're better. There were three or four apps that I had on Android that I didn't find an alternative to but they weren't apps that I use very often and they aren't anything I can't live without.I'm a technical person and I generally like to have more control over settings and such than Windows Phone provides (it's a lot more like iOS than Android in that regard) but I've been using it now for a few weeks and I'm not having withdrawals or anything. That's probably because in the last two years, I've gotten in the habit

I just moved back into my iPhone 3Gs after 2 days with the Lumina. First off, I was attracted to the Lumia 900 for its gorgeous screen, the LTE speed, the speed of the phone processor and the fact that I could get it for about $18 (after the promotional $100 credit from Nokia). I really wasn't shopping for phones and have been pretty happy with my iPhone, but I couldn't pass up the cost/features of the Nokia (at least that was my thought process).Positives-iPhone vs. Nokia 900:Speed of the Nokia kicks Apple's rear end into next week. Waiting several seconds to pull up an iPhone app that does not even access the network is getting a bit old. This was true on WiFi and especially on AT&T's rocking LTE/4G network. The screen is gorgeous and responsive. There are some real flashes of brilliance in the Windows OS, among these: Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Word) mini applications that actually work and were intuitive. The Music app worked great and looks amazing. After spending the last several years in the Apple-verse, I was blown away by the general feel and artist-specific graphics that floated behind the song playing on Zune. The Nokia was superior in handling my gmail account and especially integrating my google calendar. While iPhone works, it is not good if I have to invite people to a meeting or add reminders. AT&T's code reader comes standard so you can scan all the UPC, bar and QR codes right out of the box. The maps/GPS works great and are a lot more accurate than the iPhone positioning. After just a couple of days it was apparent that the phone / radio was superior on the Nokia (not too surprising) I was able to make calls in parts of my house that are certified iPhone dead zones.Negatives-iPhone vs. Nokia 900:I am pretty technical and logical and made a minimum list of things I would need to have in order to be happy with the new Windows 7 phone. And although I have a lot of iPhone apps, I really only use a few of them ... one of the big ones is a password keeper I use several times a day called "Splash ID" and it is not yet available for Windows 7. The Splash guys say it "should be out in the Fall of 2012." I considered using one of the other password keepers out there that work on Win 7 phones, but could not find one that synched and backed-up to my desktop like Splash ID does. Strike 1 against Lumina. This really is just a function of the early adoption phase of a brand new product--the details and bolt-ons are just going be less developed. In a few months I bet a lot of these issues will be solved by the market. Strike 2 was that it became a lot harder to access my daily Podcasts (that are exclusive to iTunes). In fairness, the guys at the AT&T store say it's possible to access iTunes from the Zune app and I would have figured this out eventually except for strike 3.The kiss of death for me was I was not able to transfer MY 2,500 contacts from my iPhone to my Nokia--WTF?!! In fairness, this is really Apple's bottleneck. But in my case it was a deal breaker. Apple is, in essence, holding my own data for ransom. Good job!! It's my data, you only have it because I synched MY Outlook contacts with your stupid POS (iTunes, with your greyed-out configuration options) software years ago, but now you won't synch it back. I tried for 4 hours at home and the AT&T guys used their magic and failed. Again, this "early adopter" issue will probably be solved soon by the market, but in the meantime I need my stuff. So I am staying with iPhone for now but won't buy another one--even if I have to retype all 2,500 of my contacts. I like the iPhone but I freeking HATE iTunes software.A few general observations, I kept getting the feeling that the Windows 7 options were about 85% of what I needed or was used to on iOS. Examples included no apparent way to view browser bookmarks, change browser settings (safe search, etc...), fewer controls on the Win 7 Netflix app and a rather clunky app search procedure.You may say it's not fair to heap some of these (Apple) negatives on the Nokia Lumina 900, but I think you need to know what you are going to face in moving from iPhone to the Nokia. If I was getting my first phone, the Lumia 900 would get an easy 5-star rating from me. It's a great phone, but given my issues in transferring I can only award three at this early stage.UPDATE (4/22/12): I initially rated the Lumina 900 Win 7 phone a 3 star because of some apparent shortcomings vs. what I was used to on iOS, but I tried again based on some advice and response to my initial post (thanks Nokia fans!) I can now say I am a happy Lumina user.I can get my favorite podcasts through Marketplace. I was finally able to transfer my 2,500 contacts in about 8 minutes over Bluetooth using a sweet Nokia app called "Contacts Transfer" (released 11/28/11). I only wish I had known about this before doing about 8 hours of work to try to figure it out the hard way. I still think this review can help peo

The previous comment regarding its camera is unfair. It’s a perfectly adequate rear camera and, IMO, takes better quality than I expected photos. If photography is your thing then buy a ‘phone with a better camera (or buy a camera).

It needs a lot of software updating (perhaps newer stock wont?) so a WI-FI connection is essential for a start. And it’s still not the really up-to-date Phone8.1 even after all the updating it won’t do the folders thing with the tiles [6.11.14].

It should be noted that Windows Phone lacks apps. For example, if you are into downloaded vids then you will have to add the Moliplayer app (which I thought came with the ‘phone from some UTube vids I’ve seen, but does not) which costs £1.99 but, since I’ll be using it every day, is a trivial expense really. Also, if, like me, you need to transfer files back and forth a lot (PC, Andriod devices etc) then you will need a Wi-Fi enabled file app; there is only one true contender and that’s ShareFolder Explorer (it’s not a patch on FSExplorer but does the job) which is another £1.99; you can get round this using a usb cable and a file manager on your PC but cable connections are not ideal for frequent use (the charger cable supplied works just fine); or Skydrive (sorry Onedrive) but doing it that way is slow and a real PIA.

Lastly, I use the 3 network which has an app for Andriod and IOS that lets you use the ‘phone as a ‘phone via Wi-Fi but there is no version available for Windows Phone. So in poor/no 3 signal areas, which there are a lot of, you have a problem. Come on 3: get your finger out. If you use 3 and frequent poor signal areas where you need to use the ‘phone then this ‘phone is not for you until 3 gets its act together.

So I've gone full circle since my first cell phone, a Nokia 5165. Since then, I've had a Sony Ericsson, Nokia 6070, Motorola V300, Sony Ericsson w200, Nokia E71, the first Google Nexus, Dell Venue Pro, Samsung Focus, HTC Radar, and now back to Nokia with the Lumia 900.As most people would agree to, Nokia is known for its great hardware. My E71 was elegant and well-built, but it was bogged down by an archaic OS in Symbian, with settings buried in layers upon layers of menu.Nexus was my first touch-screen phone; it was a premium handset at the time, but I found the Android OS to be less than stable with some apps crashing. Dell Venue Pro had great screen and physical keyboard but it was unstable before the NoDo update - and I bricked it trying to upgrade the micro SD card! Samsung Focus was the best of the first-gen Windows Phones with a great screen and upgradeable micro SD; I bought it unlocked and used it on T-Mobile, but that kept me from getting 3G speed. So I changed my prepaid TMo plan to unlimited 4G and got the HTC Radar with "4G" capability. It is very well-made with its own unibody; I actually like its camera with HTC features (panorama, face detection, burst mode); the drawbacks are the screen with a regular LCD sized at less than 4 inches, and it had only 8gb of storage.With the Lumia 900, Nokia delivers another great hardware complemented by a great OS in Windows Mango. It is the best phone I have ever owned/used - for now at least. I've been using the Lumia 900 since 4/11/12. Here are the pros and cons:PROS:1. Mango OS - simple, intuitive, and stable. Sure, Android is more configurable, but that makes it more complex to the average user, and it is less stable with more applications crashing. I've never owned an iPhone, but I've used it; surely it is simple and buttery smooth, but the UI has gone stale with the static icons. Windows Phone is more dynamic with the live tiles, with less emphasis on apps and more on getting your tasks done by having what apps do separately on other OS get done in one place.2. Screen - colors are vibrant, blacks are deep black, and easy to view in direct sunlight. It looks awesome indoors! Gorilla glass makes it virtually scratch-proof. 4.3-in screen is just right for Goldilocks - not too big, not too small.3. Unibody design - it stands out from your typical Android bricks and iPhone glass cases. It's sturdy and elegant at the same time.4. Nokia Apps - Drive navigation app is well-done, and the fact that it is free and does not use data makes it even better.5. Battery - before the update, battery lasted for about 8 hrs.; the update fixed that issue, and now I get 24 - 36 hours on average usage (email, internet-browsing, Facebook), and about 12 - 15 hrs. on heavy usage (audio/video streaming). This is even without using the battery saver mode.6. Call/signal quality - Voice sounds clear, not muffled. Signal has not gone below 3 bars. Wow, it is a phone after all.7. Find my Phone - Not many people mention this (or maybe are not aware of it), but with any Windows Phone you can locate/ring, disable/lock, or erase your phone online should you lose your phone, or should someone steal it. The website has some kinks, but it does work.8. Price - an LTE device with all of the above attributes for $50 plus a $100 credit? How can you beat that?CONS:1. The micro-SIM tray is flimsy. It should not be a major problem unless you switch SIMs frequently.2. The Nokia apps are not pre-installed. This does not make sense at all. (The US map [1.8gb] took me half a day to download on Wi-Fi.) The good thing is they are free and of good quality.3. Only 16gb of built-in storage. Surely it is nice that Skydrive gives you 25gb in cloud storage, but -4. Skydrive does not let you stream a music/video playlist without a third-party app. You have to play your files one at a time. Hopefully this gets fixed on the next OS update (Apollo).NEUTRAL:1. Camera is okay, nothing spectacular. Then again I have never used a smartphone with a life-changing camera, including the iPhone. Waiting for Pureview on WinPhone!2. Number of apps - Do people really need 500k apps??? I have all the apps I need on Windows Marketplace. Some apps are overpriced, but the prices should go down once there are more apps (which means more competition).3. I don't mind the lock button in the middle of the right side. I'm getting used to it, and I find that it's easier to unlock/lock the phone with my right thumb than having to lock/unlock it with my index finger if the button were on the top. The location is supposed to make it easier for left-handers.4. LTE speed on ATT network - The speed obviously depends on where you are. I get usually 3 bars at my apartment (in Culver City, CA), where I get 5-7 mbps on average. With 5 bars (in Westwood/UCLA), I was able to reach 15 mbps (the maximum on the Bandwidth app I am using). The speed should get better with LTE expansion.The phone is great overall. It's not perfect (no phone is), but it

As a long time IT professional, gadget junkie and smartphone user since the beginning, most people assume I love Android devices. While some are great, the last thing I want to do at this point of my life is fiddle with my phone after working with technology daily. I want my stuff to work without a lot of time invested. Add to that my last Android, a supposed dual core powerhouse, was the slowest smartphone I have used to date. With that said if this was my younger days I would probably welcome and enjoy all that Android has to offer, even now I can certainly appreciate it.I used blackberry for years. Not a very entertaining device but as a communication device it was one of the best. Great reception, great battery life, great email, great phone calls and speaker, and very durable too. In business those are the "must have" requirements for a communication device.I used iphones for a while and my wife has since the first one. While they are certainly a wonderful device with great build quality they just have/had too many issues with those "must have" requirements. It seemed to me that communication was an afterthought. I also never cared for Apple's approach to customer service. I know many people claim great experiences but that is not the case for me. And that includes for the iphone and other Apples products. I am also a certified Apple technician and had the great displeasure of configuring, administrating and intergrating Apple systems into networks back in the "appletalk" days. What a nightmare!!! Add to that their proprietary nonsense, case requirements and being forced to live the "Apple" lifestyle and they are just not for me. Plus the way the handles the antenna issue just erked me. Once again, that being said I can understand their popularity. With a great industrial design, typical Apple build quality and ease of use, many people find them a pleasure to own. It's a shame really that they require a case that covers up that beautiful design. Antenna issues aside they still need a case due to fragility. What is the sense?When the new windows phone came out I was not even aware of it. As an old Microsoft beta tester I was asked to try it. I used a windows 6.? phone once and hated it! While it was functional is was huge, slow, had the worst battery life of any phone I ever tried and was just plain boring.I recieved a Samsung Focus with the first software version. The hardware was typical Samsung, the look and feel of cheap plastic made the build quality seem poor. I powered it up and within 30 minutes of use was rather impressed. Even my wife, a graphic artist and life-long Apple devotee, was impressed with the functionality of the OS. It seemed to have even greater simplicity than the mighty iphone. OK, lets see how it does day to day. I synced up my contacts and put down the Android device I had been using at the time. After a week I was even more impressed. It certainly held up to the claims. I found it quicker to accomplish daily tasks and stay organized. It was fluid, intuitive and a real pleasure. There were only 5,000 apps available and the OS was missing some simple functions that were really requirements, but I saw the possibilities! With the release of 7.5 (naturally I got the update long before the public) I was using the phone as my daily device. The Samsung phone proved to be extremely durable as I am very tough on phones and never, ever use a case. It is actually still going strong as my 6 year old daughter uses it as a gaming/music device now. Last I picked it up it was covered with dings and jelly, or something sticky and nasty. Still working fine though.So this brings me to the Nokia. I was around for the very beginning of the cell phone days, actually the pager days. Nokia was the king back then. When you wanted great hardware, great reception and the best battery life you looked no further. Most businesses, including the large corporation I worked for, used Nokia hardware for their communication needs. When I saw this coming out I signed up for the pre-order. The first device I ever pre-ordered. While I love gadgets I am a patient man and never had the urge to pre-order anything, forget about waiting on long lines.I recieved the device on Friday, April 6th like most pre-order's. As soon as I removed it from the box I knew it was a keeper. I was already enjoying the OS, the design and build quality was what had been missing. This is a beautiful phone! My wife, the Apple devotee, pulled it from my hands and said, "ooh nice let me check it out".After her approval I set the phone up, which was a breeze. I must say I am extremely impressed with the design and build. I do have large hands so the size is great for me.I am not an app nut so I am fine with what there is now. Sure I will play with new apps that come out and possibly purchase some but the phone itself does all I require it to do without apps. I only have some productivity apps and games for passing the time.Zune has been my ch

Update !! April 13th.: Laid hands on own Lumia 900 y'day. To sum up the topics I raised in my first review:I took my phone to AT&T store to activate without going through the activation process mentioned in the e-mail from Amazon.I was able to keep my "unlimited data plan" and "200msg" without changing anything. It was great to save $80 by buying the phone from Amazon. Now I will wait to get the $100 credit from Nokia :)The setup was breeze and I used "AT&T" contacts/pic transfer feature on the phone. They have a 2GB limit to transfer the contacts and pictures/videos - 1 time. I transferred from Iphone (downloaded the app.) and was able to reload back to Lumia 900. The app. is preinstalled. It took me less than 5 minutes. Note: The contacts get downloaded as part of "windows live id contacts" - i.e. if you go into "People" tile - you can filter the contacts by "Facebook", "windows live id" etc.One thing that made me unhappy is that Lumia has no "label edit" capability in the contact profile i.e. it has "mobile", "home", "home 2", work etc default labels but I cannot edit the name and cannot add "mobile2" if I would like to. AT&T mobile transfer got all information from my iphone which were labeled "mobile" or "home" but if there was more than 1 mobile - the info did not transfer.Setting up e-mail accounts - yahoo and work was easy. Gmail account is giving errors - [...] error(85010017). It looks like many people are having this error - Lumia, HTC, even Ipads to some extent. Something I believe is going wrong at gmail servers. Hope it gets resolved soon.Playing with the screen, settings and apps was fun. Downloading the maps on Nokia drive was quick too - u can download each state individually. Ring tones are awesome. Some might not like the "font" size but it was awesome for me reading my e-mails and browsing explorer. The visibility is great and you don't need to strain u'r self to read the information. It might take some time to get used to swiping up/down after being used to swipe right/left on Iphone.Overall I'm very satisfied so far except for letdown at few instances. I'm hoping future s/w updates will take care of "label" issue and gmail synch problem.April 11:The phone was amazingly slick during my testing at AT&T store. The screen colors were vibrant and I was bowled over by the windows operating system. I spent about ? hour with the phone and there was no looking back. I hope to spend more time on the phone and give a technical review once I lay hands on my personal phone. Maybe I will update my "star rating" once I start using the phone more but for now it's definitely a 4.0 star phone(wish the size was little smaller - other than that I don't think I can compalin). Personally, I believe "Black" is a better choice for regular professionals and Cyan is for those who are in marketing/advertising/college world - bright and catchy.Here's some quick info for who are about to upgrade -I have unlimited data and 200msg plan and I wanted to stick to this plan. On AT&T website I was given the option to continue using my existing plan if I bought the phone there and similarly the option was available if I walked into AT&T store.I bought the phone from Amazon yesterday mainly due to the incredible offer of $20 for the phone. Unfortunately on the Amazon website, you don't have the option to select your existing plan. I spoke to Amazon rep. and was told that they had no control over the plan and I was more than welcome to change back to my old plan if AT&T honors it. So I did select a 3 GB plan.I spoke to AT&T representative at customer service and at AT&T store. They promised me that I can change back to my old plan within 30 days even if I opted for 3GB plan on Amazon. They said my phone is not activated until I call them and walk through the activation process after I receive it from Amazon. During this process I can request to continue my old plan. I really hope this works else I plan to return the phone to Amazon and buy it from AT&T website. I will know it tomorrow/Friday. Will keep everyone posted.I believe everyone has heard about the software glitch (loss of 3G connectivity at times) in the phone - it looks like Nokia is giving $100 credit directly on the bill no matter where you buy the phone - AT&T or Amazon for all purchases before April 21st. They are planning to release an update on 16th. This works out great for me as now I will get additional $80 dollars for activating the phone on Amazon :)I have to commend Nokia for being proactive in addressing the issue. As a product engineer I understand there might be glitches once released for production - especially considering the complexity of the software. Atleast they are being honest about it and providing compensation instead of giving "Zune " gift card / saying it's normal to have this issue like Apple did. I hated it when they just casually said that I should not hold my Iphone 4 in a certain way to avoid losing the signal or that I should bu

My previous phone was an HTC Wildfire running android. I had this phone for 4 months. A few of the issues: The clock/weather app stopped updating weather after 1 month. People could not understand me when making phone calls, and I could not hear the person clearly on the other end. We spent a good amount of time repeating, "what," "huh," and "sorry?" to each other. The maps app took forever to load, and would regularly crash with the message that it had unexpectedly stopped functioning. When it worked, the maps app would take 20-30 seconds to update the current location. Map searches often took a minute or more to complete. Several apps I downloaded were buggy and some would not function at all (backcountry navigator pro). App updates would start, then fail after draining 60% of the battery. 1 hour of regular web browsing (no streaming) would completely drain the battery. Like the maps app, the web browser would crash and freeze all the time. I would regularly make inadvertent phone calls when my finger grazed the touch screen. GPS based apps would leave the gps on and drain the battery even after I pushed the power button to put the phone on standby. Emails sent from the default mail app would sometimes not be sent. Wifi would not automatically connect even when in range. I could not maintain reception in locations (like my office) where my peers had no problem maintaining a cellular connection.After doing a heavy amount of research over the last 2 months, I bought the Nokia Lumia 900 and have had none of these problems. It is a joy to use, and I cannot be happier that I don't have to deal with all the frustrations I have been putting up with over these past 4 months. I'm not a tech expert, and some of the above may have been user error on my part. However, I did spend a good deal of time trying to troubleshoot these problems on my own. The fact that I have had none of these problems on the Lumia 900 speaks incredibly positively to Nokia's phone design and Microsoft's software running on it. I also echo the sentiments of the majority of reviewers: The phone is sexy, beautiful, ergonomic, and fast. The iPhone looks terribly dated in comparison. The majority of press reviews have been knocking the phone's specs being too low - no dual core, lack of RAM, internal memory, etc. I suspect the performance that is achieved on this phone reflects the hard work and the effort put in to programming the software. It reminds me of the days when MS-DOS programs written in assembly language would accomplish amazing things and squeeze every last drop of performance on the hardware the programs were written for. I noticed no perceptible difference between the performance of this phone and those with much higher specs (and prices), including the iPhone 4s.Nokia has also stated that they will be offering a $100 rebate on the Lumia 900 until April 21. This effectively makes it free, whether buying on Amazon or with AT&T. I cannot believe what an amazing deal this is - it really is the best deal I have ever come across on a cell phone this good. This includes some amazing Black Friday deals (which is when I picked up my previous phone). Anyone looking for an upgrade or looking to switch cellular providers should seriously consider purchasing this phone before the $100 off offer expires. Even without it, the phone is an amazing deal for the $50-100 upfront subsidized handset cost. Finally, I cannot stress how nice it is that it is 4G LTE. The actual experience of using data functions like web browsing is in a totally different league when compared to non-LTE phones. In this regard, it really cannot be fairly compared to the iPhone 4/4s; the overall experience of using the Nokia Lumia 900 is a generation ahead of the iPhone. If/once LTE comes to the iPhone, the comparisons will be more valid. I'm really surprised that in press reviews more is not made of this huge advantage that the Nokia has over the iPhone (which is the natural comparison press reviewers have been making). For those who might claim I hold an anti-Apple bias, I also own a new 3rd generation iPad with a 4g Verizon plan. It is without a doubt the best tablet currently on the market. For those of you contemplating whether to take the advice of the press reviewers who have recommended waiting for the iPhone 5 - do yourself a favor and get this phone for free now. You will not regret it.UPDATE 4/11/12First, another general observation: I have read criticisms of those of us like myself who didn't purchase the phone from Amazon (I bought it from a retail AT&T Store) but are leaving reviews here. Amazon is a high visibility site where a lot of shoppers look to reviews to assist in their purchasing decisions. I believe we're leaving honest, helpful info for others, and not having purchased the phone from Amazon does not necessarily make these reviews invalid.Next, some specific experiences. After spending a few minutes entering my personal info for Yahoo mail, Gmail, an

Things about me:- I'm a former AT&T employee- I worked for a mobile app company in Silicon Valley- I'm a tech geek with a love for phones and switch mine out every few months, at full cost- I have been an Android and iOS user for the last 3 years (both job and personal use)Things that I love about this phone:- W7.5 is pretty impressive. It is clean, neat and minimalistic. I have worked with dev in iOS and Android OS. I was a Nokia fan since the 90's (Snake anyone!?) and have always felt that I had a good experience with their Symbian OS phones.- This phone is solid. It does not feel cheap. When I tell people it's $99, they're shocked.- Easy to navigate. Whether you're a smartphone newb or a tech geek like myself, you'll be surprised at the ease of use of this phone.- Screen is clean to read and use. Although I'm young, I hate small screens and this screen is not small. It's small enough to go out in my wristlets but big enough to find in my purse.- Texting/typing on this phone is amazing! I always had to get aftermarket keyboard programs for Android bc the native keyboard blows. This types very intuitively and is not over-intrusive like iOS's keyboard/tying.- Office365/Outlook integration. I work for a MS partner and everything I use is neatly accessible from this phone. It makes my life so much easier to see everything threaded and in the appropriate spaces.- Live Tiles! This is so cool! I can see all the new updates as they come through about a particular person if I have them as a live title on my screen.- Everyone is griping about Pandora not being on W7 phones, but I'm a Spotify gal and it works flawlessly on this phone.- Works great with my Scion's in-car controls... Allows me to drive to SF without worrying about looking at my phone to change the music.- Love the volume/speakers on this thing. Granted it's not the best, I appreciate the loudness of it and it sounds clear.- Camera quality is insane! I took a photo of a busy intersection and it caught a moving car in perfectly clear photo. The car must have been moving at 35-40 MPH! The photo was taken during the day time with plenty of sunlight.- The navigation on this phone is AMAZING! Wow... I will never go back to Google Maps or any other mobile map as the "Maps" native app gives really precise directions that most navi-systems costing hundreds of dollars also do. My bf is a former audio installer and he is impressed at the quality in which the directions were given as they are truly turn-by-turn directions.- Sky Drive is neat but I still installed a 3rd party app to access Dropbox. I prefer Dropbox as I have all my stuff on there already and Sky Drive's login is tied to your Windows Live account.Things that I'm meh about this phone:- Battery life. I was expecting Nokia phones to last like no other but this one is average. With the "battery saving" feature, I can go 15 hours before it beeps that it needs to be recharged. I consider myself a heavy user and I feel that the battery life is adequate for the average user.- I miss some of the touch-and-go features that Android had (brightness controls, on/off wifi/bluetooth, etc.) but realistically, I never used them enough to really care.- The position of the buttons. The volume rocker is at a nice point in the phone and doesn't require me to hold the phone with two hands (I have really small hands!) to turn the volume up or down. The power button is in the middle which totally erks me. And the camera toggle is placed at the bottom which I naturally want to hit as the power button.- The charger being placed at the top. I guess I'm so used to the Android-based phones having the charger at the bottom that I just need to get used to it.- Sometimes, I will double click on the screen during camera mode and the photo won't snap. It's annoying to only have to press the button at the top of the phone to take a photo.- I've done the "hold camera button while your phone is in sleep mode to active camera mode without unlocking your phone" and it seems tricky. Maybe the gel case on my phone makes the responsiveness of the camera button slow but it only works some of the time.- When I turn down the all the way to zero for the ringer, it doesn't go into a silent mode. I have to go and manually turn off the vibration in order for it to be a true silent mode. Lame!- I formerly worked for a mobile phone ringtone company and tried to send the phone a custom ringtone through text message. There's no option to download the ringtone directly from the message. This is sad that you have to download the ringtone onto your desktop, load it up with Zune then sync. (Sound familiar Apple?)- No task killer. I opened up Zune to play a podcast and it wouldn't close completely until much later. My thought: is it still running in the background? Kind of hard to say when there's no way to view what tasks are actually still going.- No removable battery. I'm on the fence about this as I feel that in the long run, this could be a problem w

You cannot find a better deal than the Nokia Lumia 900. I've never owned a Nokia before but after getting my Lumia 900 I might be a customer for life. This phone is made of a material I have never seen or felt before. It feels very solid, smooth and high quality. The cyan color is absolutely beautiful and is definitely the color to get as it really stands out as a special phone. Everything else just looks plain and boring next to this phone.The ClearBlack AMOLED display is absolutely gorgeous and blows away any washed out LCD like the iPhone's. Colors are much more vibrant and images appear to float on the top of the screen like an actual photograph. Blacks are so dark and inky that you can't even tell where the screen meets the bezel. There are videos online comparing the iPhone vs. Lumia 900 and there is no contest; Lumia's display is much better looking and much bigger.The signal strength is amazing and calls sound much better than any phone I've had. Visual voicemail is included with this phone for free and it works extremely well. 4G LTE speeds are blazing fast in NYC. You can get downloads in the range of 20Mbps on this phone. That is faster than most people's home broadband connection. Internet connection sharing with up to 5 other devices is available on some data plans as well. The external speaker on the phone has great volume and since it is on the bottom instead of the back it doesn't get muffled when you put the phone down on a surface or hold it in your hand. Outstanding design Nokia!The camera is very good and can be brought up even when the phone is locked just by holding down the dedicated camera button. You can snap photos in widescreen or fullscreen mode and upload directly to Facebook Twitter or Skydrive without having to open another app. Worth mentioning you also get 25GB of free cloud storage with SkyDrive. Very nice!So far battery life has been incredible by smartphone standards. After using my phone all day yesterday to look at apps, browse the web, take photos, listen to music, etc. I had almost 50% battery left by the end of the day. This phone can last you a day and a half easily on a single charge.AT&T includes some nice apps like U-verse video streaming and MyWireless to check your data usage change your plan or pay your bills. You also get a ton of exclusive apps like Nokia's turn by turn navigation and public transit apps. Nokia owns Navteq the mapping company which provides map data for tons of companies like Garmin so this is a major addition to the value of the phone. There are also exclusive CNN, ESPN, Univision, and college sports applications on Nokia's Lumia phones. These apps are excellent and all have 4 or 5 star ratings from users. There are also a few dozen exclusive apps coming from Electronic Arts for the Lumia phones. I love earning Xbox Live achievements on the go. You can even see your friends avatars and edit your Xbox Live avatar on this phone!There are a ton of great apps on Windows Phone so I'll just highlight a few of my favorites: YouTube Pro lets you download and upload videos to Youtube right from a tile on your start screen. It can play videos in HD as well and you can pin any Youtube channel you subscribe to on the start screen. The pinned live tile will update with the image of any new video that is uploaded to that Youtube channel. Radio Controlled is a Pandora music app that plays all of your Pandora playlists. Gmaps Pro gives you Google Maps on your phone including Google Latitude to track your friends and family. "Hey DJ" lets you use your voice to load songs, artists and playlists. Windows Phone also comes with great apps like voice search and voice to launch any app just by holding down the Windows button and saying "Start Netflix" or "Open Netflix." Fastest way to launch apps in my opinion. You can also search for weather by saying "weather" or find movie show times nearby just by saying "movies." This is Siri without the fluff and back-talk, it just works and it works fast.Most of the popular apps are available as well from Kindle/Audible to USA Today/Fox News to Skype/Tango to Kik/WhatsApp to iHeartRadio/TuneIn to Netflix/Vevo to ESPN/MLB at Bat to GasBuddy/Yelp to eBay/Amazon to Twitter/Facebook to Shazam/SoundHound to WeatherChannel/Accuweather to Spotify/Rdio to Slacker/Last.FM to Flixster/Fandango to Bible/Dictionary to Glympse/IMDB you get the idea. This phone has apps, don't believe anyone who says otherwise. By the end of May the Windows Phone platform will have over 100,000 apps in total.My complaints about the phone are minor, but I wish that they had spaced out the hardware buttons more on the side. The volume rocker should have been higher and the camera button a little bit lower. Sometimes it is a bit hard to find the power button in the middle; a little raised bump like those on your keyboard would have helped. I also would have liked an SD card slot to expand memory. Apps are usually less than 1MB, but if you have a lot of vid

Update: I really like the phone and I still think it's great. However, if you want to get a phone that runs Windows Phone 8, you will need to wait to buy the newer phones when they come out. Windows Phone 8 supports background tasks (so more multitasking capabilities than just freezing the state of an app. This allows you to, for example, receive Skype calls without having the app open), higher resolution screens, NFC support, multi-core processors, more customizable start screen, and native code support. This phone will be updated to 7.8, which will have the newer customizable screen, but other additional features are unknown at this point. For me personally, since I'm a minimalist, the only thing I would really miss if they don't offer it in 7.8 is the background task feature since I want tighter Skype integration. However, counting Skype is owned by Microsoft, I'm still keeping my hopes up. That said, if you want the best of the best and high quality 3D games (havok physics supported!), wait until Windows Phone 8 comes out in Fall of 2012. That said, given the support Nokia has shown to this phone (2 updates already in 3 months. It may be a placebo effect, but I feel like low light shots look much better now) and given their new PureView technology, a Nokia branded Windows 8 phone will probably be a pretty safe bet.I got this phone by preordering it through AT&T, and so far it's been great.This youtube video is great if you want a feel for the phone: [...]You can also find it by searching for "Nokia Lumia 900 AT&T hands-on", created by "gsmarena07", on youtube.Hardware:Physical Layout: The phone looks very slick and has a very smooth feel in the hands. The sim card, micro usb port, and headphone ports are all at the top of the phone. The speakers are on the bottom and all the buttons are on the right side. The power button is actually in between the volume buttons and the camera button, so it did take a bit to get used to. I was a bit worried about the bezel that I heard was around the screen. However, it's barely 1mm high, so it's barely noticeable.Screen: The screen is a gorgeous 800x480 pixel ClearBlack AMOLED display. When they say black, they mean black. The contrast is extremely nice and the colors are very vibrant (very noticeable when comparing it to a HTC Trophy or an iPhone). Using the phone while outside is much better than with other phones since the colors don't get as washed out. If there is any complaint, it will have low resolution. Personally, this doesn't affect me too much. The text on the iPhone display is definitely more crisp, but I only really notice the low resolution if I look really closely (I mean my desktop computer screen has a lower DPI, but the screen is farther away so it's not noticeable). So while using the phone on a regular basis, the low resolution doesn't really bother me. If you have used a retina display though, the lower resolution may be much more noticeable. That said, this is an RGB display, so it looks clearer than all the 1280x720 Pentile displays I've seen.Main Camera: I would say that the cameras are slightly above average. With lots of light, the pictures are great, but in low light, the pictures are riddled with noise. The flash doesn't help much either since it causes red eye and faces becomes too bright. On the bright side, the flash is decently bright (my friend kept on complaining about being blinded). Update: I played around with the camera some more. For low light situations, it's best if you use manual settings. Go into the camera settings, set "Scenes" to night, "Exposure" to 1 to 2 (I usually use 1), and "ISO" to 200(if you have a VERY steady hand and nothing in the picture is moving. This results in better pictures if you can pull this off, but it is kind of hard) to 800 (I usually use 400). Leave the rest of the settings unchanged. Take the picture and use the auto fix feature. This will result in a much better low light picture than if you just used the automatic settings.Front Camera: The quality on the front camera is great. It's better to use this for video chat since the main camera is 8MP vs the front one which is 1MP. The quality is decent.Speakers: The speakers are decently loud but the sound does get distorted at higher volumes. I would say that it is decent for a phone speaker.Call Quality: The call quality is really good. Hearing other people is very clear and my friends say they can hear me very clearly. Using speakers while using the phone works great as well. So far I haven't had a dropped call yet, so using plastic for the case seems to have been a smart design choice. I also have all my contacts set up through my Live account, so it automatically synced the contacts. If you didn't do that, Nokia does have a contact importer app that may work for you. You can find it in the marketplace > Nokia apps.Case: The case has a very solid feel to it and does not feel flimsy at all. The only complaint I have is the silver c

Seriously, you cannot buy a better smartphone at this price. I purchased mine at my local corporate AT&T store for $99 during the pre-sale. I received the phone on Friday the 6th and as someone who has had Blackberry's, Windows Mobile (old versions), several Android devices and even tried an iPhone for a while, this is the best phone I have ever used.The phone itself is solid, well built and has a great feel to it. It is heavier than some other phones, but that is actually a good thing. No plastic feel here. The screen is a nice 4.3" inches which to me is the sweet spot. Not too big yet not too small. I think the iPhone's screen is a bit too small and some of those 4.7 inch screens just are a tad too big. My previous phone is a HTC Inspire which also has a 4.3 inch screen. It is also is easy to read and see the screen in the outdoor sunlight. Something my Inspire struggled with.This is actually my first Windows Phone 7, so I am new to the whole OS.Setup - A breeze!!! No need for instructions or looking online, this was very intuitive. Email setup with my Corporate Exchange server was as simple as putting in my email address and password. Magically, everything started syncing, contacts, email, calendar, task, etc. I also setup my Gmail and Hotmail accounts within seconds. I saved all of my photos from my old phone to a MS SkyDrive account. Log in to your Windows Live account on your phone and everything is there. No hassle, no mess, no worry.Apps - Yes, the reports are true, there are less apps in the Windows Marketplace then on Google's or Apple's. Before deciding on giving this phone a chance I checked the Windows marketplace to see what apps I would miss if I did move. There are some, but nothing that was a deal breaker for me. Your mileage may vary, and I recommend you do this as well before jumping into a Windows device. Most of the major apps are there for me and in fact, some are so much better on the Windows phone. They take nice advantage of not only the Live Tiles on the home screen but the apps seem more integrated into the OS. Check ESPN, Fourquare, CNN, and some other major apps. You will be pleasantly surprised.OS - I was absolutely surprised on how much I like this OS. It is just better than Android and favorably compares to iOS. It is fluid, fast and very responsive. Gone for me is the constant lag of Android and the same old bunch of screens with icons. It may not be for everyone, but if you give it a fair shake, I think most will like it. The integration with Office and the ease of email setup is fantastic. The onscreen keyboard beats any keyboard I have used in Android and the iPhone.Phone - Obviously, this is a phone so that functionality is important. I actually really liked my Inspire and I am a fan of HTC phones, but I found myself constantly dropping calls and lately it seemed to get worse. I also was doing hard resets on the phone every couple days (turning off, battery out) just to get things working again. With the Lumia 900, areas where I knew the calls would drop because they always have, did not. The call quality is great. People on the other end of the line say I sound much better than I did with the HTC. I also had a maximum of 2 bars of signal in my home with the HTC, on the Nokia I get at least three and sometimes 4. I also have yet to drop or miss a call on the Nokia, something I was so used to happening on the HTC daily. Speakerphone is loud, louder than the HTC which is great when driving. BlueTooth setup took seconds in my car and I was able to play Zune through BT onto the car audio system easily. I am new to Zune as well, but they seem to have a great selection and I could only find one band not on Zune that was on iTunes. Obviously iTunes has the edge here, but Zune is no slacker.Battery - Inspire - max 5 hours before it has to be charged, and this is typical of most android devices. This phone has gone on for over 13 hours without a charge and still has juice in it. This week during work will be more telling of the actually battery performance, but it is much better than the any Android device I have used.All in all, this is a great phone and one I can recommend to just about anyone. Would I recommend moving from iPhone to WP7, maybe, maybe not. Depends on how much you like the iPhone. The iPhone is a great phone, no denying that but for me, I prefer a larger screen, and until the iPhone 5 comes out with a larger screen, its just not for me. Would I recommend moving from an Android device to WP7 -- absolutely. Give it a try and you might like it better. Android has its strengths, but WP7 is more polished and faster and just works better.This may be the phone that gives Microsoft and Nokia the push they need to become a contender.4/10/2012 Edit: Took the phone off the charger around noon today and have used it moderately today (couple calls, facebook, twitter, streaming about 1hrs worth of music off Pandora, very few SMS messag

First of all,I do not have any bias over any brand,I like both Apple,Google,Microsoft,Nintendo products, even some products from Sony, Toshiba,etc.Whoever make the best product with good value,I will use it.Not Samsung products,2 of my Samsung products both failed me.My first smart phone was Sony Ericsson P910i, that phone was great.Then I changed to Nokia E61, boy, the build quality of that phone is amazing! Like a tank!I still use that phone at home as a VoIP phone (connect with Asterisk SIP server over WiFi),still using that phone as a back-up GPS (Tomtom with cool Austin Powers's voice. )Over the years, I used P910i, Nokia E61, iPhone 2G, iPhone 3G,3GS, Samsung Galaxy S and more.(And use many more phones in short period of time, like BB curve, HTC 8925, Palm 650, iPhone 4, 4S, about 20 different models )We just bought an iPad 3 in March break. My wife love it, but it's nothing inspire to me.After reading good reviews on Amazon, I bought black one from Rogers Wireless in Canada the second day was available, I bought the last one in the store,so it was selling well even no Ads, no display, no poster, no dummy phone in the store!!!Nokia Lumia 900 is the only phone I keep playing after I got it since the iPhone 2G, the original one.And it impressed me more than the original iPhone.Apple and Google are talking about Post-PC blah, blah.But Microsoft is the one really sit down and re-think what the future should be!They seems find a vision(with Ray Ozzie's help?) on the next-gen mobile communication/computing platform.The way WP7 link,search,organize,display the information, wow, will make billions of people's digital life better.With this OS on the Nokia hardware and services, the Nokia lumia 900 is miles better than any smart phone!Many other reviews said many great things about the phone, I just want to add a few things:0. Dont worry about Apps, Microsoft Visual Studio is the best IDE, (Better than Eclipse. ) writing apps in .net is very productitive, Nokia is selling Lumia in good volume now, developers will jump in, I may even write some apps myself!1. You can link contacts from everywhere, google, my old hotmail account, rarely used facebook, etc. And use the picture on the facebook with the contacts on Google!2. When you upload a picture to the Skydrive or facebook, it will detect faces in the picture, so you can add tags!3. You can press and hold the middle button to make call, just say it, it even recognize my accent!4. press and hold search button, you can do music, image search, and it can do OCR! Will translate words in the picture!5. I like the edge of the screen, you can feel where the glass ends.6. The first version of Nokia Drive won't allow offline search, you need to update to the newest one. Nokia drive is offline, very good if you go oversea or your 3G/LTE connection is not very good. Nokia Lumia 900 use both GPS and GLONASS, it lock in very fast, much better than my old Samsung galaxy S, even quicker than iPhone. Nokia drive also have voice in many language, I remember my Vietnamese friends asking me about voice guide in Vietnamese,now he can have it for his parents!!7. To install Skype, you can go to Skype web site, then send a SMS to your phone, then you can install.8. If you need Google Voice, You can use GoVoice.It's ever better than for me, because I can use it in Canada. Google Voice app for android will not allow you to use it outside of USA.9. There are many very useful Chinese Apps, Bing dictionary, '''' dictionary, '', '''''''etc.10. For users in Canada, you can add apn to temporarily fix the data connection problem: apn: rogers-core-appl1.apn user name: wapuser1 password: wap proxy: 10.128.1.6911. Speaker phone very clear and loud, not as loud as Nokia E61, but way much better than any Samsung/HTC I used before12. Battery life is good, finally I can sync my emails every 15 minutes! I had to turn off email sync on my old Samsung galaxy! I always wondering if Samsung lies on their specs? Battery life on spec always look good, but not in real-life.A few minor things: (Thanks for db's comment, I found solutions for 3,4)1. Google finance web site looks bad in IE.2. Email client can't archive gmail.3. Can not force close App. - YOU ACTUALLY CAN BY GOING INTO SETTINGS, SWIPE OVER TO APPLICATION PAGE AND GO INTO "BACKGROUND TASKS". THIS IS UNNECESSARY THOUGH AS WINDOWS PHONE "TOMBSTONES" APPS WHICH MEANS THEY AREN'T USING ANY CPU AND WILL BE KICKED OUT OF MEMORY AS ITS NEEDED BY THE PHONE FOR TASKS BEING USED.4. Where to find out how many battery left ? No way to turn on/off WiFi easily. - THERE ARE A COUPLE APPS THAT GIVE YOU DIRECT ACCESS TILES TO CERTAIN SETTINGS. "CONNECTION TILES" IS ONE OF THEM. "CONNECTIVITY SHORTCUTS" IS ANOTHER.Overall, amazing phone, go get it, play a few days, the more you use it, the more you will appreciate the OS/hardware.Nokia Lumia 900 is the next big thing:Best mobile device for the Post-PC era

I gave one star just for the look, other wise it's very bad phone, I rather pay a bit more get something that works, some times I can pickup the phone it gets stuck,
Also to the caller it shows it's ringing but nothing in my side,
Very disappointed.

Fantastic value for money, large screen, not the highest spec in the world but still packs a punch in what you get for your money...It's great!!!

This phone was bought on 3rd October, in just 3 months it has developed a fault and for some stupid reason amazon are saying I can't return it for a repair. This is utterly stupid, and I'm pretty sure is againt eu law.