Nokia Lumia 900
Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012 but unfortunately at this point of time, it is only available exclusively for AT&T at launch time. I am pretty sure it will be in other countries as well. For Singapore, maybe SingTel will bring them in with their LTE service?
Now, if only Nokia included in NFC to the Lumia 900 and it would be perfect!
What Has Changed?
The design is almost the same as the Nokia Lumia 800 except it has a bigger screen 4.3″ vs 3.7″ while maintaining the same resolution of 800×480.
The processor speed is the same at 1.4GHz, but the Nokia Lumia 900 uses a newer Snapdragon S2 processor, which I think should give it some performance boost over the Nokia Lumia 800.
When it comes to the camera, the back camera remains the same while a 1MP front-facing camera has been added.
The gyroscope has been added to the Nokia Lumia 900 which was missing in the Nokia Lumia 800.
According to My Nokia Blog, the SIM tray design has been changed as well, now it requires a SIM Door Key (as what Nokia calls it, similar to iPhone’s SIM Tray Eject Pin) to open the SIM tray. Because of this change, the micro-USB port is now exposed.
The battery capacity has also been increased from 1,450mAh of the Nokia Lumia 800 to 1,830mAh of the Nokia Lumia 900.
In the same post, Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 800 – what’s changed by My Nokia Blog, it states that the Nokia Lumia 800 has a curved screen with no bezel while the Nokia 900 has a flat-screen with raised edge bezel.
The Nokia Lumia 900 will only be available in 2 colors (Black or Cyan) instead of 3 like the Nokia Lumia 800.
Technical Specifications
- Operating: Windows Phone Release 7.5 – Mango Commercial Release 2 (Mango + LTE)
- Processor: 1.4GHz Snapdragon APQ8055 + MDM9200
- Networks: GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 850/1900/2100, LTE Band 4 (1700/2100) & 17 (700)
- 4G/LTE – up to 50Mbps down/25Mbps up, HSPA – up to 21Mbps down/5.76 Mbps up
- 4.3″ ClearBlack AMOLED display with WVGA 800×480 resolution
- 512MB RAM
- 16 GB internal memory (14.5GB user memory)
- Primary (Rear-facing): 8MP with f2.2/28mm Carl Zeiss lens and dual LED flash, Auto Focus, 720p, 30fps video capture
- Secondary (Front-facing): 1MP with f2.4, 30fps video capture (VGA video call resolution)
- A-GPS, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), USB 2.0 high-speed, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, 3.5mm headset connector
- 1830mAh battery
- Accelerometer, Proximity, Magnetometer, light sensor, Gyroscope
- Volume: 90cc
- Weight: 160 g (5.6 ounces)
- Dimensions (max): 127.8 x 68.5 x 11.5 mm (5 x 2.7 x .45 inches)
Nokia Conversations: Nokia Lumia 900 – Born for the USA
Engadget: AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Hands-on at CES 2012 (video)
My Nokia Blog: Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 800 – what’s changed