---
title: Nokia Lumia 900
date: 2012-01-11 15:10:54
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2012/01/11/nokia-lumia-900/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "The Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at CES 2012, though for now it's exclusive to AT&T. I'm sure other countries will follow, perhaps SingTel bringing it to Singapore with LTE. If only Nokia had added NFC, it would be perfect."
categories:
  - Mobile Phone
tags:
  - "900"
  - LTE
  - Lumia
  - Nokia
---

Nokia Lumia 900 was announced at [CES 2012](https://www.ces.tech/) 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](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2011/12/21/singtels-broadband-on-mobile-prestige-75/)?

Now, if only Nokia included in NFC to the Lumia 900 and it would be perfect!

[![Nokia Lumia 900](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6673784039_e0c6f9848a_z.jpg)](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6673784039_ce344db83f_o.jpg "Nokia Lumia 900")

## 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](http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/10/nokia-lumia-900-vs-nokia-lumia-800-whats-changed/), 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](http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/10/nokia-lumia-900-vs-nokia-lumia-800-whats-changed/) by [My Nokia Blog](http://mynokiablog.com), 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)](https://www.engadget.com/2012-01-09-att-lumia-900-hands-on-ces.html)  
My Nokia Blog: [Nokia Lumia 900 vs Nokia Lumia 800 – what’s changed](http://mynokiablog.com/2012/01/10/nokia-lumia-900-vs-nokia-lumia-800-whats-changed/)