Wednesday, April 11, 2012

I've got Nokia Lumia 900 - 1

Last time I mentioned I ordered it. Today I got it....and it came with a problem.
I'll tell you the problem at the end.

So, the box looks like this. Nothing fancy except it's made in Korea. Odd. I was expecting Finland or some Scandinavian countries.
Top view of the box. Just like any other AT&T smartphones.
I covered the IMEI numbers. I don't know what that is, but it looked important.
This is a SIM card key. You need it to open the card tray.

Things that came with it. I like the design of the charger. I guess they've got the design cue from Apple, but this one is much smaller.
This is it. I guess I should have put something else on the side for the size reference, but it's definitely larger than Galaxy S or iPhone 4S.
Bottom.
Top. The USB slot doesn't have a cover. The small pin hole on the right is the SIM card tray key hole. I haven't figured out what the other small hole on the right is. The far right is the headphone jack.
8MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens on the back.

One thing to note is that it didn't come with a wired headset that most phones come with. I guess they realized that most people use bluetooth headset nowadays.

The very first impression out of the box was "heavy", although I can't really tell the weight difference between this one and my old Galaxy S.

So, now the problem I mentioned on top.
It does not have data connection. Wifi is fine. It's just that 4G network connection is dead. Engadget reported there are a number of customers with the same problem. When I first saw the article I thought, "oh poor things. They just got the phone and have a problem already" and it turned out I was one of them.
Nokia said it's a software problem (Microsoft!!!) and the fix will be available after 4/16. They're offering exchange to a new phone, but I already personalized this one too much to switch today.
I guess I'll just stick to the wifi until then.

I'll write more about the Windows Phone experience in a few days.



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