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2 days with my Lumia and I LOVE IT. Fast and awesome.
by ZeFrenchman
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November 26, 2011
Pros: - awesome screen and nav.
- ease: all email accounts, facebook and linkedIn set-up in 5min. No apps
- transferred contacts from old phone using bluetooth. worked ;)
- Sent 20 fb messages this morning. never managed that with old phone.
- DIFFERENT:)
Cons: - No front video; who cares. Never used it with old phone
- video in 720px only.
- "dearth of apps" according to papers. Maybe so, but not unlike Mac in 90s. Had little apps compared to PC (few games ,etc.), that didn't make them any less good!
Summary: Just got my Lumia 2 days ago and I LOVE IT.
Before you ask I had an iPhone 3gs (stolen) in he past and was currently using HTC HD 2 (...
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Summary: Just got my Lumia 2 days ago and I LOVE IT.
Before you ask I had an iPhone 3gs (stolen) in he past and was currently using HTC HD 2 (which I was generally happy with).
Since I got my Lumia I managed to :
- create all my email accounts + facebook and linkedIn in 5min top. Fact. No need for apps
- transferred all my contacts from my old phone using bluetooth. That worked a treat.
- Managed to send 20 comments on facebook which I had never done it in 2years before. That is that simple.
what I like is the fact that you can link contacts together (e.g. a contact with his linkedId and facebook profile) and see all interactions with that contact from one place. So too to interact with them. The "people" hub as they call it is superb.
I know there is no front video (there was in my old phone but never used it) and the camera only records in 720px. And it has a "dearth of apps" as the papers call it. However it reminds me of the Macintosh in the 90s. They do had a dearth of apps compared to PC (very few games ,etc...) but that didn't make them any less good.
Comparing Lumia and Windows Phone with the Macintosh of the past might shock more that one. But I feel it's very relevant : Market Share is tiny compared to Apple but being the small player they have been forced to do things differently. I.e. simple, clever and all integrated. I find it works perfectly. I can't be asked to scroll through screens of apps. I need phone, contacts, emails, texting and social media right there. Don't want to have to install itunes, apps, etc. That's what i get here.
I am now listening to Nokia music having connected my phone to my stereo. Again, no set-up/apps was required and music selection is good. It's a mix done for you; I chose classic rock theme and have listened so far to Pulp, Stairway to Heaven, U2: The Joshua Tree, simon & Garfunkel, currently playing Sweet home alabama.
I think there is a few things that could be improved but I can't really say if it's part of the Apple or Android experience.
I rate it 4.5 out of 5. Superb design, superb screen, intuitive navigation and ease of use. It simply works and looks awesome out of the box.
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10
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Trying to counteract the Microsoft haters.
by Cadaei
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October 26, 2011
Pros: Very solid construction. Nice design.
Cons: Don't know yet.
Summary: Microsoft thrives in some areas and fails in others just like any other company, get over with it. Don't judge by the brand, but by the innovation each product ...
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Summary: Microsoft thrives in some areas and fails in others just like any other company, get over with it. Don't judge by the brand, but by the innovation each product tries to bring.
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10
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Its awsome, and Zune software is a pleasure to use.
by Gr8mohawk
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December 22, 2011
Pros: Great camera
Superb Facebook intergration
Intergrated Bing search, Google mobile search sucks
Looks and feels awsome
Really bright colours on screen
Live tiles
HTML5 support
Cons: No flash support
Speaker isn't really loud
very delicate charger slot
Summary: The Lumia 800 is a pleasure to use, it's a style icon. It feels great in the hand. The curved glass and one piece construction scream quality. When in ...
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Summary: The Lumia 800 is a pleasure to use, it's a style icon. It feels great in the hand. The curved glass and one piece construction scream quality. When in use the screen is so bright and colours so vivid it's amazing. The new windows phone OS is the future, so intuitive and user friendly. The ability to multitask opens a lot of possibilities, you can search be chatting on facebook, copy and paste the link into your chat seamlessly.
With the Lumia you have to use Zune software to transfer your media, while that may make you pause for thought, don't. Unlike Itunes which is clunky, slow, and just a pain to use, Zune is a pleasure. Zune doesn't try to force you to buy your music legally, it treats all your music library as though you bought it from them, it will find album art on it's own and can sort your tracks by album almost perfectly.
The fact that Windows phone users are currently in the minority means you'll miss out on a lot of apps. In future this may change as windows OS becomes more dominant, however for the moment it means no BBCiplayer app, or Onlive. Microsoft does make up for this somewhat with offerings such as Skydrive, giving you 25 gigs of cloud storage for free. All the BIG apps are there like BBC/Sky/Guardian News, but for the moment you may miss a few good ones.
All in all I would give the Lumia 9 out of 10
Once uptake improves and if flash support is added it could earn a 10.
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10
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Got to play with it...want to play with it some more
by AnneDroid
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October 31, 2011
Pros: +Solid Construction
+Curved glass screen is soooo nice
+Camera
+No more Symbian
+Smooth finish
+Solid Construction
+Internal specs
+Peppy wifi + 3G
Cons: -Button implementation
-Feels rehashed...
Summary: I got to play with this at an industry premier in London. Very hush hush. I was impressed! For the sake of full disclosure, I'm already a big fan ...
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Summary: I got to play with this at an industry premier in London. Very hush hush. I was impressed! For the sake of full disclosure, I'm already a big fan of the Nokia N-line, especially the N9, so I knew what to expect. I'll never go back to Nokia's proprietary operating system after seeing Windows Phone 7 running on this bad boy. By the way, Windows Phone 7 is a really stupid name for an OS.
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9
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One of the Best Looking Phones
by yash1307
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October 27, 2011
Pros: Awesome Unibody Design,Fantastic Looking Screen(3.7"),Camera Shoots really good Photos(8Mp),Windows 7.5 Platform,Sturdy (its Nokia,unike _p_l_)
Sufficient hardware(1.4Ghz,512Mb,16Gb),Nokia Drive,Nokia Music
Cons: Screen could have been bigger,i think it lacks a front facing camera,Windows 7.5 does not have many apps yet
Summary: Good High end Phone,windows 7.5 is awesome once you get a feel of it
Summary: Good High end Phone,windows 7.5 is awesome once you get a feel of it
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10
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Maybe the best looking phone on the planet!
by AaronHurz
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October 26, 2011
Pros: Integrates with your home PC and Xbox. Might be the best looking smart phone on the planet.
Cons: Screen seems like it might be a bit on the small side.
Summary: Refreshing new design in the world of smart phones.Windows has always had the most powerful mobile operating system it's nice to see that it is now easy enough ...
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Summary: Refreshing new design in the world of smart phones.Windows has always had the most powerful mobile operating system it's nice to see that it is now easy enough for anyone to operate. Good job to both Microsoft and Nokia.
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10
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An amazing and beautiful phone!
by q-check
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December 1, 2011
Pros: - Really solid in hand (better than iPhone or HTC)
- Fast and easy to navigate
- Really excellent music player
- Camera is the best I've had in a phone
- Looks cool
- The display is simply amazing!!
Cons: - None (at least compared to other similar products)
Summary: Great to use, looks and feels good, and everything works just perfect. What more could you wish from a high-end phone?
Summary: Great to use, looks and feels good, and everything works just perfect. What more could you wish from a high-end phone?
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9
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Best phone line up for WP7
by dukepaladin
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November 2, 2011
Pros: Beautiful curved AMOLED Clear Black Display
Solid built
Colorful colors
High quality camera with Carl Zeiss
Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive with offline navigation
Cons: No front facing camera
No NFC
No Pentaband, aka T-Mobile USA 3G support.
Slower browsing speed than Galaxy S2, iPhone 4S
Only 3.7 inch - it's not a con for everyone but I'd love it to reach 3.9-4.0 inch. The rumored Lumia 900 is suppose to have 4.3 inch s
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8
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hope,nokia will do better with windows.
by PRITAM_PAUL
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October 27, 2011
Pros: o.s.
screen
design
camera
Cons: processor.
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4
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Already 2 visits to Nokia Care - need I say more
by joshimayank
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August 11, 2012
Pros: 1. Build and Style
2. Nokia Drive / Nokia Maps
3. Display
Cons: 1. Unreliable OS
2. Lack of popular apps
3. Less sensitive microphone
Summary: My experience with Nokia Lumia is a never ending daily struggle and I regret the fateful decision of ordering a Lumia 800 in December last year. My experiences / issues:
1. ...
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Summary: My experience with Nokia Lumia is a never ending daily struggle and I regret the fateful decision of ordering a Lumia 800 in December last year. My experiences / issues:
1. The first model received had issues with battery longevity. After a week, Nokia replaced this model with a new one.
2. The new model still had lingering issues with battery longevity. Nokia issued an update that was supposed to fix the problem. However, instead of fixing the issue, it led to a worsening of the issue. First visit to Nokia Care.
3. All is well for couple of months. Suddenly, one fine day Lumia's screen freezes. The issue is discussed at http://discussions.nokia.com/t5/Nokia-with-Windows-Phone/Freezing-issue-with-Lumia-800/td-p/1271733. Another visit to Nokia care.
4. Nokia returns the set claiming that the problem is fixed (however, no explanation of what the problem was and what the fix was). Used the set for two weeks, and again the problem resurfaces and the screen freezes. Another visit to Nokia care in the offering.
Apart from the above, there are number of issues that made me realize how I used to take the absence of the issues for granted in other sets. For example,
1. Intermittent automatic reboots once / twice every 3-4 weeks of usage. It seems that the phone has brain of its own and realizes that it is hosting a Windows OS so a reboot is customary.
2. When ending a call, Lumia will take almost 2-3 minutes before allowing me to the opportunity to redial.
3. USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) does not work, denying me the easy way to check my prepaid balance. Now the only way is to call the Service Providers IVR and go thru the multi-hop mennu system to get the same information.
4. Every update of the OS/firmware release by Nokia wipes my data on the phone, no matter how minor the update. This even includes all the apps that I would have downloaded.
There are a number of other minor quirks, that I am now willing to overlook - thanks to the issues mentioned above. However, one thing is certain, I am not trying any new Nokia and Windows mobile for the foreseeable future.
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