Thursday, November 3, 2011

Endgadget's review of Nokia's Lumia 800.

There apparently are some bugs / flaws, including mysterious battery issues.  One interesting tidbit, is that even though the phone resembles Nokia's (ill-fated)  Meego N9, in reality the WP variant - Lumia 800 - saw its innards gutted in comparison to the N9.

Amusingly, there was this quote near the end of the review, worth noting:
"First, you need to establish whether you're a Windows Phone type of person. If you're thrilled by dual-core processors, extremely high-res screens, large camera sensors, customizable widgets, expandable storage, USB mass storage and other such features, then you'll be better off with Android, because that cutting edge stuff is currently absent on Redmond's OS. 
On the other other hand, if you want to be part of a carefully crafted, powerful and generally happy emerging ecosystem, then look no further."
In other words, if you like technology, Android's better.

And really, that last part about WP being a "generally happy emerging ecosystem" is akin to adding lipstick to a pig -- it's been "emerging" for a year now, and it's lost market share.

I'm still shocked that they lopped off the front-facing camera.  This phone will be obsolete before next Summer, when Microsoft adequately incorporates Skype into its mobile platform.

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