*Nokia Lumia 900: Taking a Close Look Inside - Out
Nokia Lumia 900: Taking a Close Look Inside and Out,
By Wayne Rash, http://www.eweek.com
Recently released Nokia Lumia 900 phone uses Windows Phone 7.5, which has shown to be a slick, easy-to-use interface. With the larger phone, its even easier to use. The device is thin, but the screen is larger than an iPhone, and its slightly thicker and a little heavier. But its a well-designed, easy-to-use device that fits nicely into a shirt pocket. This phone has had a lot of hype about its 8-megapixel camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, but it doesnt deliver on that hype. As you will see, the number of megapixels is fairly meaningless if the lens is awful and the camera is worse.
1. Nokia Lumia 900 With Its Large Display:
This is what you get with the Nokia Lumia 900. Note that the large black display appears to be on the surface of the phone rather than recessed. The camera is at the top left, and the buttons that control screen selection are on the bottom.
2. Windows Phone Starting Menu:
The standard opening menu of the Windows Phone 7.5 OS. You can scroll the screen vertically. To move to the main menu, touch the little arrow at the top right.
3. Camera With Carl Zeiss Optics:
Heres the camera with the much hyped Carl Zeiss optics. Next to it is a dual-LED flash. Theres a menu item for camera settings, but it didnt really do much.
4. Lumia 900s Unlabeled Control Buttons:
You could see the unlabeled controls. They are, from left to right, the camera button, the power switch, and the volume and ringer controls.
5. Lumia 900 Micro-SIM Access
Here is a top view of the Lumia 900. On the left the faint oval is the outline of the micro-SIM tray. You open it by sticking the SIM tray tool into the hole, but a paper clip works fine. In the middle is the USB Charging port, then the microphone and the headphone connector.
1. Nokia Lumia 900 With Its Large Display:
This is what you get with the Nokia Lumia 900. Note that the large black display appears to be on the surface of the phone rather than recessed. The camera is at the top left, and the buttons that control screen selection are on the bottom.
2. Windows Phone Starting Menu:
The standard opening menu of the Windows Phone 7.5 OS. You can scroll the screen vertically. To move to the main menu, touch the little arrow at the top right.
3. Camera With Carl Zeiss Optics:
Heres the camera with the much hyped Carl Zeiss optics. Next to it is a dual-LED flash. Theres a menu item for camera settings, but it didnt really do much.
4. Lumia 900s Unlabeled Control Buttons:
You could see the unlabeled controls. They are, from left to right, the camera button, the power switch, and the volume and ringer controls.
5. Lumia 900 Micro-SIM Access
Here is a top view of the Lumia 900. On the left the faint oval is the outline of the micro-SIM tray. You open it by sticking the SIM tray tool into the hole, but a paper clip works fine. In the middle is the USB Charging port, then the microphone and the headphone connector.
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6. Lumia 900 Speaker Rounds Out Enigmatic Feature Layout:
The perforated oval on the bottom of the phone is the speaker.
7. Opening the Main Menu
This is the phones main menu. When you touch that little arrow in the upper right of the opening screen, this is what you get. You can scroll vertically, and all of the apps on the phone are listed here.
8. Lumia 900 Held Sideways:
Note that the screen does not rotate to match the orientation. However, screen rotation does happen once you open an app.
9. Shooting Dandelions With Three Difference Cameras:
The dandelion flower should have been an easy test for the macro capability of the Carl Zeiss lens. But notice how the image became oversaturated and bloomed in the photo. The BlackBerry doesnt have a macro setting, but the photo came out fine, and the Nikon delivered a nearly perfect photo, despite only having 6 megapixels.
10. Test Photos From Nikon D70, BlackBerry Bold 990, Lumia 900:
These test photos were taken from three cameras. The Nikon D70 is on the left, the BlackBerry Bold 990 in the middle, and the Lumia 900 on the right. Note that the Lumia 900 has a significant amount of flare, in spite of the fact that the sun is nearly at right angles from the lens on the phone. The BlackBerry has some color shift, but no flare. The resolution makes no obvious difference.
Very helpful info ,bt running out of balance
I dont like it from the info. . .thanks for info btw
I will prefer a laptop in place for that seriously, nokia need to reduce the price of its product.
