Nokia Lumia 900 - user opinions and reviews

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Guys which one is better here?
Lumia 900 or Xperia Arc S?
Thank you all.

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  • 2013-05-24 11:03
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Now, I want to write a review and share my experience about this phone. I have been a big fan of Nokia for more than one decade. My first ever mobile phone was Nokia 3310 and I had that in year 2000. I have used Nokia 2600, 1600, N70, N97, iPhone 4S and Lumia 900 respectively after that. I will give a big kudos to Nokia for making strong phones. None of my Nokia phones ever got spoil. I lost my 3310 to armed robbers at gun point (yes, 3310 was a tech phone then), I misplaced my 2600 and I still have all the other models and they all still work up to date. I still use both N70 and N97 before I decided to upgrade my devices even though they still work fine. I bought a Samsung galaxy tab 2 7 sometimes in January, just to have a feel of android device and tablet PC generally. Although it has a full gsm/mobile phone functionality (I call it Phablet i.e. phone + tablet), I thought it is too big to be used as a phone and I decided to buy another "Smart" phone. I bought an iPhone 4S in March but iPhone is a total crap!! (It will take another long review to share my experience about iPhone). The only thing I like about iPhone is the Camera. All other features are total bullshit since iPhone is a closed garden system. Take it or leave it, it will take a long time before other vendors could match the camera quality of an iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 (both 4S and 5 have the same camera specs). Not even a Lumia 920 camera!! The only good thing about 920 camera is the low light snapshot. The normal day light snapshot, which most people use more is total bullshit compared with an iPhone 4S or 5 camera.

Back to my review. Of course, it is obvious that I am not satisfied with iPhone and that got me start reviewing other phones, most especially Nokia phones because I am Nokia’s big fan and because of their long reputation of making quality devices. After a lot of reviews online, from friends and from here (gsmarena.com), I decided to buy a Lumia 900 (even though it is not a windows 8 phone). The only reason I chose Lumia 900 (even though it has lower specs compared with 920) is because of FM radio. Yes, you may think I am crazy but that is just it! I use my FM radio and no music app can replace a normal FM radio. I bought Lumia 900 2 weeks ago and I wrote about that. I criticized those saying negative comments about this phone because I thought it’s a very nice phone from my first impression and the tech reviews I have read everywhere. I did not know that those people writing negative comments about this phone are totally correct!! Sorry guys for my previous comment but you guys are totally correct! This phone called Lumia 900 (and other Lumia phones running windows phone OS) is just a f*cking stupid phone!! This phone is nothing but a big disappointment from Nokia (even though I am their big fan). My nokia N97 is 1000 times better than this phone and I will state my reasons for that. Below is my simple comparison between nokia N97 and Lumia 900.
External storage/card slot
N97 yes (I had 4gig memory card on it) | Lumia 900 No

Internal storage
N97 32 gig | Lumia 900 16gig

Bluetooth
N97 yes, supports anything that has Bluetooth | Lumia 900 yes but limited. Only recognizes other Lumia phones and recent Nokia models. It does not even recognize my nokia N70 (f*cking closed garden like iPhone.)


USSD code (e.g. *123# for checking account balance and easy access to the network)
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No (What the f~ck?)

File Explorer
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No. (What was Nokia thinking? You don’t even know where your files are stored)

GPS
N97: Drive and Walk | Lumia 900: Only Drive

GPS Speed Camera Support
N97 Yes | Lumia 900 No

Synchronizing with PC
N97 yes. Plug and play | Lumia 900 No. You can only do stuffs with Zune software. Your PC does not even recognize your phone. You can’t even copy mp3 file on your phone without this Zune software (another copy from iPhone just like crappy i-tunes)

Phone Profile (Silent mode)
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No. They copied iPhone

Removable Battery
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No. They copied iPhone

Easy SIM-card removal
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No. They copied iPhone

Flash Player / Java
N97 yes | Lumia 900 No

In short, Nokia copied iPhone in most of the features in this phone (and all their other Lumia Phones running windows 7.5 and above). What is the essence of buying another iPhone (Lumia 900 and other Nokia Lumia phones) when I do not like an iPhone? So, what is smart about this phone? Absolutely nothing!! Its just a bullshit. My nokia N97 is even smarter than this as you can see above. Even Lumia 920 is not any better than this. It only has higher hardware specs. So, why will I continue suffering just because I want a Nokia phone? Fortunately, I have been using android for the past 5 months and android has all those features missing in Nokia Lumia and other windows phones. It’s been a fabulous experience with an android device.

Good news
Today, I bought a galaxy note II and I returned my Lumia 900 to amazon. Samsung galaxy note II is worthy to be called a smart phone. I can recommend this phone to anybody that wants to enjoy the feedom of a smart phone. Until Nokia decides to reverse to a Symbian OS or android OS, I will say hej då (meaning goodbye in Swedish) to Nokia forever. Nokia should improve their Symbian OS and make all their future devices run on that, rather than Windows Phone. In Symbian OS and Android, there is freedom. In Apple IOS and Windows Phone OS, there is no freedom!! If you want to be in a closed garden, then continue using IOS and Windows Phone OS. Love from Sweden.

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  • 2013-05-18 18:07
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Please remake the Lumia series and this time do not forget to include FM radio.

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  • 2013-05-16 17:34
  • Nw6J
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> In reply to crox @ 2013-05-09 23:12 from PAZ3 - click to readThey do infact. In Music+Videos.

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  • 2013-05-14 13:15
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-05-06 23:03 from pJQE - click to readtrouble is those lumia phones don't have FM radio

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  • 2013-05-09 23:12
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> In reply to dhunanga @ 2013-05-06 15:16 from fssx - click to readThank you

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  • 2013-05-09 14:47
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it is possible to use it, just download the apps in marketplace, you will install it, but i remind you only picture and music can only be read by this phone.

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  • 2013-05-09 11:25
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All of you criticizing this phone should get a life. Maybe you should try iphone instead. I bought this phone because I think my iphone 4S sucks!

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  • 2013-05-07 12:58
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Forget 900. Get 920 or 820. New Lumias are WAY better.

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  • 2013-05-06 23:03
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> In reply to AR @ 2013-05-03 17:54 from v$D3 - click to readYes it is up-gradable to Windows 7.8

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  • 2013-05-06 15:16
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> In reply to Elo @ 2013-04-17 13:09 from PxAK - click to readlumia 820 is better than 900

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  • 2013-05-04 10:36
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Hii guys,,
Plz plz ,, can u clarify whether lumia 900 is upgradable to Windows7.8.
And also is bluetooth sharing possible??
Plz guys
Help me

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  • 2013-05-03 17:54
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I bought this phone a six months back and it was working good :) but then suddenly one day it got switched off and now when I thought the battery is down I charged it...the charging logo appeared and then it disappeared in 10-15 seconds..phone doesn't switch on even after repeating 100 times...I am worried...I live in los angeles California..and find no nikia service centre there..what could be the problem...what to do :( please somebody help me

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  • 2013-04-25 15:23
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Bought a brand new Lumia 900 off the shelve during a discount and paid $350 for the set.

Pros:
Very solid built.
Good camera and LCD.

Cons:
Unable to sent/receive files over Bluetooth.
Boring home screen with very limited customization.
Crazy depreciation value.

Being a Nokia supporter from the 3210, 8850, 6610, N8, E72, E6 etc... the Lumia directed me from Nokia(at least for the time being).

Please bring back to earlier user friendly interface and easy connectivity of Nokia. Nokia seems to lost control on their user interface. Microsoft have truly ruined the phones with the new generation windows mobile.

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  • 2013-04-24 08:14
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> In reply to Elo @ 2013-04-17 13:09 from PxAK - click to readyou should go for 820

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  • 2013-04-21 21:40
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> In reply to Elo @ 2013-04-17 13:09 from PxAK - click to readHe's right. WP8 is WAY better (looks better, more features, faster/smoother and support for more apps. And BTW, the new Lumias are a BIG improvement over the older ones like 900. If you want a Lumia, get one of the new ones (WP8): 520, 620, 720, 820, 920.

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  • 2013-04-21 20:52
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why my nokia lumia 900 can not receive or transfer files?

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  • 2013-04-21 02:21
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> In reply to Anonymous @ 2013-04-14 20:45 from 6P{8 - click to readNooo you cant... This is a flaw of windows 7.5..... I just feel like using my lumia 900 as a football

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  • 2013-04-19 11:54
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> In reply to Elo @ 2013-04-17 13:09 from PxAK - click to readOfcourse 820.. Coz windows 7.5 sucks ! U wud be blessed with windows 8 with 820

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  • 2013-04-19 11:51
  • uvja
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Hey Guys I need Your Suggestion, what is Better New Phone Nokia Lumia 820 or 900, help me to Decide. Thank you.

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  • 2013-04-17 13:09
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