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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Gorgeous. What's the hand feel compared to the matte on the cyan/black models?
EDIT: Can you take a pic of the back? Just to get a feel for the gloss finish and how light bounces off of it.
EDIT: Can you take a pic of the back? Just to get a feel for the gloss finish and how light bounces off of it.
Complex Shadow
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God that white phone looks good. I'll be sad to see it go. I was so hyped for this phone too. :sadpanda
brotkasten
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You guys are terrible. Nokia's finally bringing back some colors into the boring smartphone business and you fap all over the standard white model? Everyone got white now. Cyan all the way, baby.
It's glossy and may be too smooth for some people's hands. It seems to bond with my hands well and doesn't slide. The same was true of the Cyan for my skin.
I didn't take a picture from the back because I still have the plastic over the chrome. Maybe latter.
Cyan was super sexy no doubt. I got a lot of random people say something about the phone. I'll see how the white turns out in that regard.
While I agree that the Cyan/Magenta models are awesome, the white Lumias are incredibly sexy. I usually hate all white phones, but I wouldn't mind having one of these.
Makes the back all dirty and a bit open on the sides but other than that, it does the job. And it's by Nokia so it matches up with the official colors.
My SO is getting the Magenta when it releases.
brotkasten
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You mean OS wide rotation lock? No, for some reason Microsoft didn't include that. Probably because no one in their focus groups brought it up. Why think, when you have focus groups for that? Hilarious, I know.
I'm torn ... not sure whether to upgrade to white.
Yes I'd like to see the back as well. I stopped at AT&T earlier today to look at it. Out of the box though, there's a giant sticker on the back so I could really get a feel for how the largest part looks.
Based on the rest though, I'm torn. While white as a color is cool, the glossiness and different feel made it seem really plasticy to me. There's something kind of earthy about the black and cyan polycarbonate. The matte look, slight grain to the feel ... it just seems like a higher-end and more modern material.
Yes I'd like to see the back as well. I stopped at AT&T earlier today to look at it. Out of the box though, there's a giant sticker on the back so I could really get a feel for how the largest part looks.
Based on the rest though, I'm torn. While white as a color is cool, the glossiness and different feel made it seem really plasticy to me. There's something kind of earthy about the black and cyan polycarbonate. The matte look, slight grain to the feel ... it just seems like a higher-end and more modern material.
Complex Shadow
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Cyan me a river
lastflowers
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Cyan or Magenta all the way.
brotkasten
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Complex Shadow
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If all the current phones don't get Apollo then Microsoft has failed in telling customers that they were different and there wouldn't be fragmentation. It was one of the benefits they touted over the competition and to do this would be a disaster.
I still think all phones will get it but if not then it's a tough pill to swallow and I'd probably have to stop supporting them. People can say "well you can still use mango" all they like but why should I if the company just f'd me in the a?
I still think all phones will get it but if not then it's a tough pill to swallow and I'd probably have to stop supporting them. People can say "well you can still use mango" all they like but why should I if the company just f'd me in the a?
brotkasten
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Why wouldn't you? The phone would still work perfectly fine. Just like my Zune works perfectly fine.
It's the same when Microsoft immediately dropped the OG Xbox after the Xbox 360 launch.
Except Windows Phone didn't even get half the life cycle.
And not nearly as much 3rd party support.
And more people bought an Xbox.
Other than that, it's pretty much the same.
Because it's about trust. I understand that the situation is similar but we got 4 years out of the the Xbox and not even 2 yet for the first Gen handsets.
We've already done and still doing the "wait till..." game and it would be disappointing if we can't upgrade since that means we've had waited for nothing.
Sometimes I feel we're just beta testers which is ironic given the new ads. I have a Zune as well and it works just fine but of course updates have been far and few between. You never know what kind of support you're going to get outside of windows, office and Xbox from them.
frontieruk
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Market issues, it'll get sorted.
Complex Shadow
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wait for Apo- oh wait.
momolicious
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Why are there not many cell phone cases for HTC Titan 2 available?
Cause no one cares. It's a throw away phone for HTC and accessory manufactures see this.
Fragmentation was only a matter of time. How long did you expect older phones to perform at the same clip as newer ones, with technological advances, OS evolution to match it in tow? Especially how quickly mobile phone advances are moving. It was bound to happen, it's not like you'd be keeping your phone longer than 2 years, much less be able to have all the same features as the latest and greatest 3? 4? 5? years after you received it. I don't know what they're planning on doing, whether they're planning on updating each respective OS version over time, from WP7 phones, to WP8 phones, or breaking off and moving on with newer revisions, but I do know that we got a good solid 2 years of a fairly unified experience across every type of phone. If any do leave the platform because they won't get the latest OS version on their older phones, that's understandable, but its not like the other platforms are any different. You'll only get a certain amount of updates to an OS, and have it work and run well for only so long. It just seems they'd be jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.
If they're doing the same thing as Android then why did they rip on Android for fragmentation? Everyone know that updates for Android is a crap shoot so why follow how they do it? I don't want them to have the attitude that "well, Android does it so why can we"? They should be looking more at the IOS model since most of the existing hardware is all the same anyways, at least for the Apollo update.
They told us that updates would be better on the platform so we should hold them to their word. MS is the one that is behind and to not get an update for Apollo would break the confidence that customers have in the platform. Especially for those who just bought the Lumia or Titans would be only getting one minor update in Tango. I'm still hoping that all phones get Apollo and all this worrying is for not hing but until MS says anything it's all speculation.
In this case it might be similar to what's happening on Android, but you shouldn't forget that on Windows Phone every device was updated to the newest version at the end of last year as opposed to Android where maybe 3% of the phones are running 4.0 (some will only get the update in Q3, more than 9 months after 4.0 was finished) and there are still devices coming out with 2.3
I doubt they'll completely drop 7.5 once 8 hits if no phones get the update. They tried too hard to get the requirements down with Tango. They might do another update.
momolicious
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Ok I need a skin/case for my HTC Titan 2, can anyone recommend a soft rubbery grippy skin/case that is really thin? Thanks
I'm starting to get worried here...
about what?
brotkasten
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Thanks for the Appflow recommendation...it's awesome and I enjoy browsing it looking for cool apps.
I'm comparing 5 weather app live tiles right now and seeing which one is the most accurate and/or updates the most and your two are in there.
Thanks, I'm using MyStocks for the live tile.
The connectivity issues on my Omnia are really starting to take their toll on me. Can't wait to change this fall, I'm having to reboot the phone multiple times a day. It won't connect to WiFi (despite seeing the networks) or data (despite "3G"/"3G+" being displayed) randomly, and the only way to "fix" it is a reboot.
Has this happened to anyone else's Omnia?
Has this happened to anyone else's Omnia?
brotkasten
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Android wouldn't be where it is in the US right now, if it wasn't for Verizon.
Rumors are that AT&T will be left out of the WP8 launch.. with Microsoft looking to give other carriers the exclusive first
brotkasten
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More wild speculation from the biggest WP fanboy site on the net, so take it with a ton of salt, like all Apollo news.
Source: WMPU
So basically, buying a Nokia 900 now is the worst time to buy a Windows Phone... phone? Seems like MS had better get its shit in gear with the launch of Windows 8 and WP8 and put some fears to rest on which phones will get the latest and greatest. Course I cannot imagine they would be stupid enough to not upgrade the 900 with the flagship status that it has.
What rumor is that? The obkt one I've seen says AT&T would get Samsung devices
I'm quite okay with that, so long as we get Apollo on current phones.
Lumia nano, Lumia touch, Lumia classic, Lumia, LumiaPad mini, and LumiaPad! Amirite?The resolutions are interesting.
480x480 and 768x768.
Complex Shadow
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I dunno what's worse. The joke, or the fact that it may not be a joke and actually be real.
What months are Q3 and Q4
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Problem with the carrier situation in America is that (with T-Mo being the lone exception) you basically get an iPhone and iPhone or an iPhone on basically all of the major carriers. The carrier situation basically doesn't matter anymore for Apple. They've side stepped the issue by just putting out their mainline device on all of the big carriers now that they are also on Sprint.
Google and MS still have this Russian roulette with their OS via OEM partners trying to make deals with the carriers to push different phones. Plus both Google and MS tried to make one variant to get the push as sort of their core phone in the Nexus line and to a certain extent the Lumia line of phones to sort of be each respective's iPhones. Yet they aren't like Apple because the phones are still basically carrier locked to one carrier (at least at launch).
Just another unnecessary road block at least in the US for Android and Windows Phone unless you are willing to carrier hop all the time. Samsung seemed to realize this at least with the Galaxy Line giving all 4 carriers a version of their new phone even if it's slightly tweaked for each carrier. I was hoping with WP8 Nokia would follow suit and release their follow up to the 900 to all carriers that support LTE.
Google and MS still have this Russian roulette with their OS via OEM partners trying to make deals with the carriers to push different phones. Plus both Google and MS tried to make one variant to get the push as sort of their core phone in the Nexus line and to a certain extent the Lumia line of phones to sort of be each respective's iPhones. Yet they aren't like Apple because the phones are still basically carrier locked to one carrier (at least at launch).
Just another unnecessary road block at least in the US for Android and Windows Phone unless you are willing to carrier hop all the time. Samsung seemed to realize this at least with the Galaxy Line giving all 4 carriers a version of their new phone even if it's slightly tweaked for each carrier. I was hoping with WP8 Nokia would follow suit and release their follow up to the 900 to all carriers that support LTE.
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