AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone Review - Shelly Palmer

On April 8 Nokia will bring its Windows Phone Lumia 900 to ATampampT for only 9999 It integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange and the Windows Phone 7 interface is an effortless one The user experience of this Windows phone is decidedly different from Android and iOS and if you39re allMicrosoft the way many iPhone users are allApple and many Android users are allGoogle this phone will work for youWith Xbox Live and Microsoft Exchange integration this phone takes advantage of what Microsoft does best While the platform isn39t yet a hotbed for mobile gaming the Xbox Live component gives it the potential to be The Windows Phone Marketplace does not have the wealth of apps you would find on a iOS or Android device but all the classics are there with more to come as more users adopt the Windows Phone 7 operating systemThe polycarbonate body makes the phone feel solid the weight is just right and the phone really feels like it could take a beating The buttons positioned along the right side were a bit awkward but not so sensitive that they respond to unintended inputWhen Nokia announced the tech specs of its new Lumia 900 skepticism abounded On paper the Lumia 900 underwhelms but in practice the phone possesses surprising speed and agility One might have expected its 14GHz singlecore processor and 512MB RAM to deliver lackluster underpowered performance but this phone defies these boundaries and zips through tasks on ATampampT39s LTE network without encountering the classic ATampampT problem of the dreaded dropped callThe 43inch 800by480 pixel AMOLED ClearBlack display may not feature the resolution of some of the other phones currently on the market but fares quite well in sunlight The 8megapixel primary camera that shoots video in 720p also falls short of many other phones on the market boasting 1080p However these shortcomings come at a highly accessible price point that makes the phone a solid buyIf I were one of those allWindows people I don39t believe I would think twice for the price and what you get they may really have something hereShelly Palmer is the host of NBC Universalamp8216s Live Digital with Shelly Palmer a weekly halfhour television show about living and working in a digital world He is Fox 5 New Yorkamp8216s Onair Tech Expert WNYWTV and the host of Fox Televisionamp8217s monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Livingamp160 He also hosts United Stations Radio Networkamp8216s MediaBytes a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology media and entertainment He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC an industryleading advisory and business development firm and the President of the National Academy of Television Arts ampamp Sciences NY the organization that bestows the coveted Emmyamp174 Awards Palmer is the author of Television Disrupted The Transition from Network to Networked TV 2nd Edition York House Press 2008 the seminal book about the technological economic and sociological forces that are changing everything and the upcoming Overcoming The Digital Divide How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career York House Press 2011 For more information visit shellypalmercomRead all Shelly39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Shelly Palmer ReportCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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