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This doesn't surprise me too much. I just got a Nokia Lumia 900 (I'm using it right now in fact) and from a design and usability standpoint it really impresses

This doesn't surprise me too much. I just got a Nokia Lumia 900 (I'm using it right now in fact) and from a design and usability standpoint it really impresses me. Everything's so smooth and fluid, and the interface is so clean and consistent that it's just fun to use. It's so good that I could care less that the screen doesn't have some super high pixel density, that there's not that many good apps, or even that the camera performs poorly in low light situations.

damptrousers 14y ago
So the screen sucks, the camera sucks, and there's no apps, but the design is great. Let's see how that works for microsoft.
RandallBrown 14y ago
I just got a Lumia 900 and I think it's the only phone that is competitive with the iPhone. It looks fantastic and it performs well. Seriously, there isn't a non-iPhone device out there that can compete with the design of the Lumia 900. Unfortunately, I'm having a hard time dealing with the screen. Text looks like shit, and since most of what I do with my phone involves reading text, this is annoying. I hate that I have to zoom almost every email I get just to get something legible. (That could be more to do with all the wasted space in the email app though) The camera is shit. It's ok in good lighting and completely worthless in low light. I loved that my iPhone camera was good enough that I could capture a moment wherever I was and it would look fine on a computer screen. That's really all I need from the camera. I can't do that with my Lumia because it just won't work in most situations. This could be just my problem, but I don't like the big form factor. My thumb just can't reach the whole screen without uncomfortably stretching. Since Windows Phone navigation relies heavily on the back button, if I'm ever holding it with my right hand, I can barely use it. The big screen is great, but since Windows Phone uses empty space as such a big design element, it cuts down the usable space to be even less than what it was on my iPhone in lots of apps. I really like the flow of most Windows Phone apps, but right now I haven't seen any developers do a good job of making their app stand out. Every app looks exactly the same, with different words in the lists. I don't know if it's just because the platform is still new, or if the APIs are too limiting. But for 100 bucks on contract, it's a good phone, despite all my problems with it.
- huggyface 14y ago
  Your first paragraph lies in complete opposition to everything that follows.
  - RandallBrown 14y ago
    I guess so, but most of the problems I have with it aren't ones that most people will have.

damptrousers 14y ago

So the screen sucks, the camera sucks, and there's no apps, but the design is great. Let's see how that works for microsoft.

RandallBrown 14y ago

I just got a Lumia 900 and I think it's the only phone that is competitive with the iPhone. It looks fantastic and it performs well. Seriously, there isn't a non-iPhone device out there that can compete with the design of the Lumia 900. Unfortunately, I'm having a hard time dealing with the screen. Text looks like shit, and since most of what I do with my phone involves reading text, this is annoying. I hate that I have to zoom almost every email I get just to get something legible. (That could be more to do with all the wasted space in the email app though) The camera is shit. It's ok in good lighting and completely worthless in low light. I loved that my iPhone camera was good enough that I could capture a moment wherever I was and it would look fine on a computer screen. That's really all I need from the camera. I can't do that with my Lumia because it just won't work in most situations. This could be just my problem, but I don't like the big form factor. My thumb just can't reach the whole screen without uncomfortably stretching. Since Windows Phone navigation relies heavily on the back button, if I'm ever holding it with my right hand, I can barely use it. The big screen is great, but since Windows Phone uses empty space as such a big design element, it cuts down the usable space to be even less than what it was on my iPhone in lots of apps. I really like the flow of most Windows Phone apps, but right now I haven't seen any developers do a good job of making their app stand out. Every app looks exactly the same, with different words in the lists. I don't know if it's just because the platform is still new, or if the APIs are too limiting. But for 100 bucks on contract, it's a good phone, despite all my problems with it.

huggyface 14y ago
Your first paragraph lies in complete opposition to everything that follows.
- RandallBrown 14y ago
  I guess so, but most of the problems I have with it aren't ones that most people will have.