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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Nokia Lumia 800 VS. N9, which is better in North America
In the box and first impressions
The Nokia Lumia 800 comes in the same retail box as the Nokia N9 with the Lumia 800, USB cable, USB A/C charger, stereo headset, case, and Quick Start Guide. The case/cover matches the color of the device, black in this case, and offers some protection of the hardware. Then again, it is so sleek that it is tough to wrap it in anything.
It’s great to see so many people finally understanding how good Windows Phone can be now that they have the Lumia 800 in hand. The hardware is top notch and extremely pocketable and caressable.
Specifications
Specifications for the Nokia Lumia 800 include the following:
- Windows Phone 7.5 operating system
- Quad-band 3G radio and quad-band GSM radio (no support for T-Mobile USA)
- 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor
- 3.7 inch 800×480 pixels AMOLED display
- Antiglare polarizer and Gorilla Glass integration
- Preinstalled 16GB internal storage
- 512 MB RAM
- 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics
- Proximity sensor, light sensor and digital compass
- Integrated A-GPS
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1
- 3.5 mm headset jack
- 1450 mAh lithium-ion battery
- Dimensions: 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm and 142 grams
The differences between the Lumia 800 and Nokia N9 include the processor (1.4 GHz vs 1 GHz), screen size (3.7 vs 3.9 inches), RAM (512 MB vs 1 GB), NFC (not included in the Lumia 800), wireless radios (Lumia 800 is quad-band and N9 is pentaband), internal storage (Lumia 800 is 16GB only while N9 has a 64GB option), and front facing camera (Lumia 800 doesn’t have one). So as you can see the N9 best the Lumia 800 in most every specification difference.
Walk around the hardware
The Nokia Lumia 800 external hardware is the same as the N9 with the exception of the camera capture button, touch capacitive buttons (reduces the viewable display size), and front facing camera. They both have the door for the microUSB port and the funky slider tray for the microSIM card.
Quick thoughts on the software and performance
As regular readers know, I am a major Windows Phone fan and Mango flies on the Lumia 800. I definitely see a difference in going from a 4.3 inch display down to a 3.7 inch display though and am not sure I could live with it full time. I think I would rather see the 900 series of Nokia Windows Phone devices that are rumored to have a 4.3 inch display.
Nokia includes their Nokia Maps software with Nokia Drive on the Lumia 800 and it offers an excellent navigation experience. The Nokia Music found on the Lumia 800 in the U.S. does not include the Mix experience that I detailed sets it apart from other Windows Phone devices. Thus, you will not find a free music experience and I imagine it has to do with the fact that U.S. consumers get a full Zune experience. I am not sure if it will be this way in 2012 when we officially get Nokia WP device, but that remains to be seen.
Can I get either the Lumia 800 or N9?
The Nokia N9 is not officially coming to the U.S. from Nokia, but you can find them on ebay, Amazon, and through other importers. The Nokia N9 is a pentaband device so it will work with 3G on T-Mobile and AT&T. The Nokia Lumia 800 is available outside the U.S. and does not support 3G data on T-Mobile.
These are excellent devices for the smartphone enthusiast, but the average consumer will want to wait until 2012 when Nokia announces their U.S. devices.
Here is why the N9 is for me
After using the Lumia 800 for a day, I am happy to say that it makes my Nokia N9 purchase even more valid and justifiable. Here is why I personally prefer the N9 over the Lumia 800 for use in the U.S. on T-Mobile:
- 3G data on T-Mobile, AT&T, and around the world (a true Nokia world phone)
- Double tap to turn on display without needing to ever press the on/off button
- Multi-tasking beast where I have had over 27 apps running at once with a slick display to switch between them
- Time shown on black screen when locked (sometimes the simple things mean a lot)
- Awesome swipe to go to a notification (starting to get bothered by no real meaningful notifications in Windows Phone)
- Integrated services and ability to interact with them (WP has many of these too, but MeeGo still does it better)
- Swype keyboard is coming soon, along with other great updates not delayed by carriers
- Being part of a very enthusiastic community of a device that the community refuses to let die out
Friday, December 9, 2011
Samsung strikes again at Apple fanboys with another Galaxy S II ad
But on the flipside of things, there is the counter argument: “36 hours is a small price to pay to keep all of my music,” Samsung makes a point by depicting three fanboys waiting in front of an Apple store.
At the end, the ad shows the Samsung Galaxy S II and T-Mobile’s logo, and for T-Mobile - the only major US carrier not offering the iPhone - that funny rhetoric could be life saving. In either case, check out the full commercial below.
Panasonic Plans Smartphone for Europe, U.S.
Panasonic is expanding its smartphone business into Europe and the U.S., as the ailing company looks to reverse its fortunes in a competitive mobile market.
The phone will run on Google's Android OS and eventually release in the U.S. and Asia. The manufacturer hopes to sell 9 million devices outside of Japan by March 2016.
"We are well aware of our powerful competitors," said head of Panasonic's mobile communications division Toshinori Hoshi. "However, markets shares are changing dramatically and if we launch into this fast-changing market, we believe we have a chance of a hit."
Panasonic is optimistic, but it enters the smartphone business outside its home market at a time when the overall health of the company is in steep decline. The manufacturer, which is about to post a $5.5 billion loss, is hedging all its bets on having success in a mobile market where it has struggled to perform in the past.
The company pulled its feature phones out of the U.S. and European markets six years ago after failing to gain any traction.
Now, Panasonic will enter into a market that is more competitive than ever before as it slashes its TV division and refocuses on smartphones to stay afloat. Apple, Samsung, HTC and Motorola are all major players in the markets Panasonic is hoping to step foot in, and each company has an established following of its products.
Meanwhile, Sony is planning to increases its smartphone business moving forward after buying out the mobile portion of it joint venture partner Ericsson, and the China based ZTE is also looking to bring high-end smartphones to the U.S. next year.
Both companies are entering the market in far better shape than Panasonic, and they face an uphill battle to enjoy sustained success.
Panasonic believes entering new markets with a high-end smartphone is a good way to jump start falling revenues, but the high-risk/high-reward plan may prove too formidable to a company already losing billions.
T-Mobile to Unveil Nokia Windows Phone Next Week
T-Mobile is expected to introduce Nokia's first Windows phone at a special event on December 14, kicking off the companies' comeback campaigns.
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Nokia, Microsoft, and T-Mobile are all underdogs in the U.S. smartphone market, and a joint venture between the three companies aims to boost sales and build a strong consumer base for the trio.
Nokia is the world's top producer of feature phones, but has been slow to gain ground in the smartphone sector. The company recently announced plans to target first-time smartphone buyers in the U.S., and its partnership with software giant Microsoft Windows is expected to draw users accustomed to the Windows format on their PC's.
Nokia's first Windows phone, the Lumia 800, is flying off the shelves in the U.K., offering proof its strategy is working, and signaling good news for the U.S. launch.
The Windows smartphone platform failed to spark much interest from preoccupied carriers focused on the rapid growth of Apple's iOS and Google's Android phones. A recent study by the NPD group, however, found nearly half of smartphone users in the U.S. would consider switching to a Windows operating system, hinting at a solid market for Windows-based smartphones.
Last week Microsoft released a downloadable teaser demo of its Mango 7.5 smartphone software for Android users, aimed to boost consumer excitement for its Windows platform.
A successful launch of the much-hyped Nokia Lumia phones may also help T-Mobile. The company remains the only major U.S. carrier that does not offer the iPhone, since the device doesn't support the carrier's 1700-MHz frequency band. This exclusion isn't helping T-Mobile move up from its fourth place designation in the U.S. behind Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, respectively.
If Windows phones garner a loyal following and T-Mobile is in at the ground floor, the carrier's resulting momentum may close ground on its competitors.
Though the company has not confirmed Lumia phone will appear in the U.S., early speculation points to the Nokia Lumia 710, a mid-market device that offers easy grouping of contacts and the classic tiled Microsoft Windows interface.
Three companies are relying on Nokia's Lumia phones to excite customers and stake out some territory in the competitive smartphone market, with the Windows name powerful enough to unite them in a winning strategy.
Android and BlackBerry smartphone users want iPads
Apple’s iPad dominated the tablet market not only in terms of sheer volume, but also in terms of user satisfaction. Android tablet sales pale in comparison to the millions of iPads getting shipped every quarter, but sadly that wouldn’t matter all that much if users were satisfied with them. A new survey from Maritz Research however found that even though Android smartphones are growing in popularity, this success doesn’t really translate into tablets.
The company surveyed a pretty large group of people - 2,500 consumersacross the US. They were given 14 different tablets coming from 11 companies in order to determine which one would they choose.
Those of them who owned a BlackBerry smartphone were the most ready to part with RIM’s ecosystem and 58% of them said they would flock to Apple’s iPad, while only 8.5% wanted to get RIM’s 7-inch PlayBook tablet.
Interestingly, Android smartphone users weren’t that far behind in their readiness to jump ship - 41% of those surveyed said that they’d pick an iPad. However, many also wanted an Android tablet - 15% said they’d get the Amazon Kindle Fire and 19% of Galaxy Tab users were happy with their choice.
iOS users in contrast enjoyed staying in the ecosystem and 77% of them would buy an iPad.
The study also tracked real purchasing over the last three months and that’s where the iPad was also in the lead with 50%. Curiously, the Kindle Fire which only went on sale mid-November got a 15% share in real purchases, which sounds like a great start.
“As the [tablet] market continues to mature and include more mainstream consumers, it is likely that there will be room for other [non-Apple] brands to flourish,” Maritz senior strategic consulting director Michael Allenson concluded.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
The best phone in the world: Newest Sharp SH-01D available now
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Amazing Super Stabalizer 12.1 Megapixel Camera ! Records Video in full HD 1080P !
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