subcld Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 if my Mom asked me what smartphone to buy right this second, I?d tell her to wait ? wait until the Nokia Lumia 900 is released. It?s that good. Windows Phone 7 is that good. It?s faster and more idiot-proof than Android and presents core functions like phone calling and messaging better than iOS. Windows Phone is, in my humble opinion, a fantastic product.Nokia has had a rough decade. Trouble started in the States where the company continued to pump budget phones into a market that went upscale. They were an early entrant in the smartphone race, but didn?t curate a developer-friendly ecosystem as quickly as others. They were down, out, and looking dead in the water. Then Microsoft floated by and threw out a life preserver worth $250 million. Now, after just one quarter, Nokia is the top dog of the third most popular smartphone platform. That?s a great spot to be in. I have a T-Mobile Lumia 710 sitting in front of me right now. As John said in our review, it?s impressive to a point. The battery easily lasts days, outlasting an iPhone 4S or even the Droid RAZR MAXX. The hardware feels of the Nokia of old: a tad plasticy but very solid. I doubt it?s as durable as 3310 or 1110i but it can certainly survive drops. I?m not sure I would use it as a daily driver, but I would wholeheartedly recommend it to someone looking for a reliable and simple phone. But this as much about Microsoft as it is Nokia. The partnership is nearly perfect. Microsoft knows software and Nokia knows hardware. Take the Zune: fantastic software hampered by just average hardware that had limited market distribution. Likewise, the Nokia N8 is one of the finest phones I?ve ever felt but the Symbian OS made it unsellable. When separate, these two companies were being pushed out of the mobile race. But together, they?re a major force. Windows Phone 7 might never overtake Android or iOS in marketshare. Apple has legions of fans and Android is growing at an exponential pace fueled by an explosion of devices. But market share only matters to a point. Windows Phone does not have to be first in order to be successful. Still, Microsoft, Nokia and all the rest of the Windows Phone makers are fighting an uphill battle. And they need to fight harder. It?s not cool to own a Windows Phone like it is an iPhone or Droid. Windows Phone needs stronger, more aggressive marketing. Look at Samsung with the Galaxy S II. They?re doing it right. Carriers need a better selection of hardware (read: Nokia needs to get on Verizon). The prices are right but the products are still relatively unknown by consumers. Buy salesman?s love. It?s dirty but spiffs and incentives generally result in higher sales. Per today?s news Nokia holds 33 percent of the Windows Phone 7 market share and they reached that point in just one quarter using classic Nokia tactics. The Lumia 710 is wonderfully inexpensive and the Lumia 800 is not an iPhone competitor in the traditional hardware sense. But people still want them. The large Lumia 900 is hitting soon, which will no doubt increase Nokia?s dominance in the market. If you?re like me, you?re fed up with Android?s nonsense and don?t really want an iPhone. My hope is that Nokia and Verizon releases a LTE-enabled 900 with a battery life comparable to that of the 800. That?s what I want. Nokia bet all their chips on Microsoft. It was a bold move. Windows Phone 7 had yet to show signs of real life and it?s still a tiny sliver on the smartphone market share pie. But there?s still money to be made in third place and Nokia?s bet is looking smarter all the time. http://techcrunch.co...-windows-phone/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 With brilliant software engineering behind WP7, and the sheer experience and reputation that Nokia has (as a company and a name), and I can see them going very far in the future together. FalseAgent, Muhammad Farrukh and subcld 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I can confirm as a mobile salesman the Nokia devices are selling very well. Actually... the Lumia's are raising awareness of the other WP's we sell too! subcld and FalseAgent 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake89 Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 I can confirm as a mobile salesman the Nokia devices are selling very well. Actually... the Lumia's are raising awareness of the other WP's we sell too! There's one thing i've learned in life, never trust a salesman. They'll always try and rip a person off. :) Not saying your one of those people per say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Very happy with my Lumia 800 and if the Market Place matures then my next will probably be another Nokia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 There's one thing i've learned in life, never trust a salesman. They'll always try and rip a person off. :) Not saying your one of those people per say. Well the company I work for (Carphone Warehouse) we don't make comission on any of our products so we don't sell you a device based on what we're making comission on, we sell you a device based on what suits you personally. Come to my store and I'll change your mind. ;) That said I'm more of an adviser than a salesman, I advise and sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 This. Is the future. Ladies and Gentlemen 123456789A and FalseAgent 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I?m not sure I would use it as a daily driver, but I would wholeheartedly recommend it to someone looking for a reliable and simple phone. wtf does that mean? 100% of everybody I know has ONE cell phone, and therefore, every single phone they own is their "daily driver." Essentially, he's saying it's not a good daily phone..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arceles Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'll stick with whatever company that puts x86 into phones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Looks like TechCrunch is back on writing good articles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsNotDead Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 this article is funny because Nokia sold about 1.5 million Lumia phones in 6 months and its back??? Nokia have always sold millions of phones and has been in 3rd spot even before selling lumia.. Techcruch has been writing craps these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nokia had some low earning quarters. The article implies that theose days are over. Time to earn some money back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guru Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'll stick with whatever company that puts x86 into phones why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsNotDead Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nokia is having a better quarter not because of WP7 sales but because of 1 billion payout MS is giving... and oh about 710 battery life it sucks because i had one and many like me have reported battery drain issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
articuno1au Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 ^ There was a patch for it that resolved the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 this article is funny because Nokia sold about 1.5 million Lumia phones in 6 months and its back??? Nokia have always sold millions of phones and has been in 3rd spot even before selling lumia.. Techcruch has been writing craps these days Nokia sold 1 million Lumia 800s in the last 6 weeks of 2011 at a point where they were only selling the phones in a few European markets. Furthermore, the Lumia 800 was only released in mid-November so it's only been available (again in a limited number of markets) for just over 3 months. subcld 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arceles Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 why? simply because x86 is the performance future while ARM is the battery one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fsX Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 There's one thing i've learned in life, never trust a salesman. They'll always try and rip a person off. :) Not saying your one of those people per say. There's one thing I've learned in life: never trust someone that tries to be smart by using non-existent expressions such as "per say". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsNotDead Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Nokia sold 1 million Lumia 800s in the last 6 weeks of 2011 at a point where they were only selling the phones in a few European markets. Furthermore, the Lumia 800 was only released in mid-November so it's only been available (again in a limited number of markets) for just over 3 months. 1 million 800 in 6 weeks!!! dont think so... Nokia only sold 0.9 million last quarter all phones included. http://techcrunch.co...ching-up-to-do/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibs Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 1 million 800 in 6 weeks!!! dont think so... Nokia only sold 0.9 million last quarter all phones included. http://techcrunch.co...ching-up-to-do/ What he means is Nokia's WP devices were released on November 16th. So yes only 6 weeks. And it wasn't a worldwide release, it was a few European countries and that's that. Their phones are expected to make it to the US, Canada, Australia etc in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 What he means is Nokia's WP devices were released on November 16th. So yes only 6 weeks. And it wasn't a worldwide release, it was a few European countries and that's that. Their phones are expected to make it to the US, Canada, Australia etc in March. Precisely 1 million 800 in 6 weeks!!! dont think so... Nokia only sold 0.9 million last quarter all phones included. http://techcrunch.co...ching-up-to-do/ The only Nokia Windows Phone on sale in the last 6 weeks of last year was the Lumia 800. The Lumia 710 didn't go on sale until earlier this year and, again, it is currently only available in a few markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LogicalApex MVC Posted February 26, 2012 MVC Share Posted February 26, 2012 I love my Lumia 800 so I can definitely see why there will be a pull back for Nokia. I might consider upgrading my wife's Dell Venue Pro to a Lumia 900, but we shall see on that :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplezz Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I might take another look at WP7 once Apollo arrives. I hear it will finally support multicore ARM by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalseAgent Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nokia is having a better quarter not because of WP7 sales but because of 1 billion payout MS is giving... and oh about 710 battery life it sucks because i had one and many like me have reported battery drain issue really? mine seems to be fine, I get 13 hours out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phunkymunky Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Have to say I'm incredibly impressed with my Lumia 800! Battery life is fine, device itself looks good and feels solid, and it's buttery smooth in every app! Only wish it had LED indicators for missed calls and dying battery. But that's about all I can fault it on so far... I say welcome back Nokia, off to a great start!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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