The Nokia 710 Design

   The Lumia 710 comes in grayscale, but there are five choices regarding removable back covers: black, white, cyan, fuchsia, and also yellow. When you buy the african american phone, you'll get the black color then one other cover. The same formula also includes the white phone.

   I saw white-colored, fuchsia, and cyan colors, which seemed especially jazzy when paired with House windows Phone's various customizable OS tile shades.

Now on to the specs! The Lumia 710 features a 3. 7-inch LCD screen with any WVGA 800x480-pixel resolution. It employs Nokia's ClearBlack exhibit technology, which helps filter out the light to boost contrast, and also improve readability in sunlight. While not nearly as stunning because the Lumia 800's AMOLED display of the identical size, it still looks nice and also bright and colorful.

One benefit with the Windows Phone OS is that the particular live tiles and icons are large as well as the design is clear-cut, so a smaller screen isn't the maximum amount of of a hindrance as maybe it's, at least in terms of course-plotting. While on the compact side, the particular 3. 7-inch screen didn't feel claustrophobic inside the hour or so I had the device in hand.

Beneath the display can be an oblong bubble of plastic that serves because the button for the three Windows Cell phone keys: the Back button, the House windows button, and the Search button. That looks pretty cool, but isn't as responsive as I want. The buttons on either end have an overabundance snapback, but I wasn't always sure My partner and i was hitting the Windows button inside the center. Nokia could have done somewhat better there. (Nokia 710 Design)

Nokia wants a rich selection of accessories for the Windows Phone models--in part as any high-margin extra that will make carriers keen on promoting and selling the phones. This case is made for the Lumia 710.

There are the quantity rocker and photo shutter button around the right spine, a 3. 5mm headset jack port and power button up top, plus a Micro-USB charging port.

On the back could be the 5-megapixel camera lens with LED display. You'll be happy to know which it supports 720p HD video capture at 30 fps. Nokia is known for its robust camera phones, so I wasted short amount of time working those angles. Most of the photos I got were indoors and saturated with a lot of natural light supplied by large house windows, and the photo quality looked decent overall, though I'll need some more hours and lighting situations to really decide quality.

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Saholic offering the Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 at Rs.27798 and Rs.17593

Online retailer Saholic is currently running a promotion termed as Nokia  Festival and is offering some discounts on Nokia phones priced above Rs.3000. You can grab a Nokia Lumia 800 for as low as Rs.27798  and the Lumia 710 for Rs.17593. Once you add the item to your cart use the coupon SH911 to get the best price.

Although the site promises free next day delivery , when we entered a pincode , it said that it will be delivered in 4 days for the 800 and 2 days for the 710. Personally none of u here have shopped on Saholic but the site is from the Spice Group which has it’s own mobile phones in the market. Anyone of you have any feedback about the site and does the offer sound impressive to you ?

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Huawei Ascend P1 S world’s thinnest smartphone announced

Huawei has announced their world’s thinnest smartphone, Ascend P1 S that is just 6.68mm thin. It is 0.02mm thinner than the Fujitsu ARROWS ES IS12F while the Motorola RAZR is 7.1mm thin. It comes with 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels)  Super AMOLED display. It is powered by dual-core 1.5GHz TI OMAP 4460 Cortext-A9 processor and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. It weighs 110g.

It packs in 8MP camera with a dual-LED flash with 1080p HD video-capture and a 1.3-megapixel front facing camera,  3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and comes with 1800mAh battery. They have also announced the Ascend P1, which packs similar features which is thicker at 7.69mm, 130g and has 1670mAh battery.

The Ascend P1/P1 S comes in metallic black, ceramic white and cherry-blossom pink. The Huawei Ascend P1/P1 S will be available in Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, Australia, Middle East, and China from April 2012.

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Lenovo S2 Android smartphone with 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU announced

Lenovo has announced the S2 Android smartphone at CES 2012. It is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255 dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Lenovo Magic 3.0 UI. It has 3.8-inch (800 x 480 pixels ) TFT display, 8MP of camera that can capture panoramic photos and with secondary VGA video calling camera.

It runs on secure version of the Linux kernel that protects personal data. Other features include, 512MB RAM (8GB version) / 1GB RAM (16GB variant), 3G HSPA+ connectivity, WiFi, Micro USB, 3.5mm audio, HDMI and MHL Connectivity and 1500mAh battery.

The Lenovo S2 is currently available in China for approximately US$400 and it will be available worldwide soon.

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HTC Titan II announced : 16 Megapixels , LTE

HTC just announced the Titan II , successor to what still remains the biggest WP7 handset to hit the market. The Titan II bumps the spec sheet by including integrated LTE connectivity. The screen size still is a massive 4.7″ at a disappointing WVGA resolution though this remains a WP7 limitation.

The camera has been bumped up to a whopping 16 Megapixels.  Backside illumination is included which should definitely help in the low light department.  A fast wide-angle lens (f2.6, 28mm) is included alongside a dual LED flash. Extras like red eye reduction, image stabilization, a panorama mode for landscapes, and a burst shot mode make for HTC included additions. The rear cam takes 720p video.

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Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T packs 4.3 inch display, 1830 mAh battery, LTE and Front-facing camera

Nokia and AT&T today announced the Lumia 900 which supports AT&T’s 4G LTE network. The device looks very similar to the Lumia 800 but packs a bigger screen and battery. It packs a 4.3 AMOLED CBD display and a 1830 mAh battery.There is a 8MP camera on the back with Carl Zeiss optics and there is also the front-facing camera which was missing in the 800.We are not sure if this device will be coming to other countries but Nokia is betting big on the Lumia 900 and trying to re-enter America which is one of the most competitive mobile markets in the world today.Here is the complete press release


First Nokia smartphone designed specifically for the US features LTE, large display and exclusive applications


Las Vegas, US – Today at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia’s Windows® Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE* connectivity.  With Nokia’s largest display, the Nokia Lumia 900 delivers a rich content experience from a phone that still fits easily in your hand.


Coming exclusively to AT&T in the coming months in cyan and matte black, the Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack Display for rich, bright images both indoors and out, faster connection speeds based on cutting-edge 4G LTE technology, and a long-lasting 1830 mAH battery for enjoying content all day.


The primary camera includes Nokia’s exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, with large aperture (F2.2) and wide angle focal length (28mm) for high-quality, uncropped images even in low-light conditions. In addition, the Nokia Lumia 900 includes a front-facing camera boasting a large aperture and a wide angle lens that ensures sharp, bright images for high-quality video calling, right out of the box


Nokia’s third Lumia smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900 builds on Lumia’s head-turning design on the outside and a rich social and Internet experience on the inside.  People Hub is the quickest way to connect with friends with Live Tiles for real-time updates and a fast Web browsing experience with Internet Explorer Mobile.


“The introduction of the Nokia Lumia 900 with AT&T is another significant milestone in the ongoing rollout of Nokia’s global smartphone strategy,” said Chris Weber, president of Nokia Americas. “The Nokia Lumia 900 is designed specifically with the US in mind and the announcement of this collaboration with AT&T, in addition to other recent announcements, signifies a new dawn for Nokia in the US.”


The Nokia Lumia 900 benefits from a range of leading content experiences:


- The AT&T U-verse Mobile** app lets U-verse TV subscribers browse the U-verse TV program guide, schedule and manage their DVR recordings, and watch hit TV shows while on the go. The U-verse Mobile library includes more than 100 TV series and more than 700 TV shows from a variety of genres.


- Nokia Drive, available to download from Windows Phone Marketplace, provides free voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation with a dedicated in-car user interface that turns the Nokia Lumia 900 into a GPS navigation device.


- The exclusive ESPN sports hub is pre-loaded on Nokia Lumia smartphones, and provides a one-stop sports application for news, videos and scores.


- The CNN App for Windows Phones provides the latest news and video from CNN’s reporting around the globe and direct access to iReport, CNN’s participatory news community.  Launching globally for free in the next month, the CNN App will be exclusive to Nokia users for 90 days.


- The Univision App will be exclusive to Nokia Lumia users in the U.S. and Puerto Rico for 18 months, delivering unique and exclusive Spanish-language content experiences, including Univision entertainment, sports and soccer coverage, plus news, cooking and local content for different U.S. markets – all in one App.


- A partnership with EA to bring over 20 of the world’s most popular games to the Windows Phone marketplace, coming first to Nokia Lumia devices.


“Nokia and AT&T worked hand in hand to bring the Nokia Lumia 900 to market. Our powerful 4G network really amplifies the benefits of the Nokia Lumia 900. Sharing high quality images and videos with its integrated social networking functions is faster than ever; content from U-verse Mobile is more enjoyable on the crisp 4.3-inch screen, and with its huge battery people can do more without worrying about recharging,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president of devices for AT&T. “Together, we are working to supercharge the ecosystem around the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Windows Phone platform.”


*Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets.  4G speeds delivered by LTE or HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul, where available.  Deployment ongoing.  Compatible data plan required. LTE is a trademark of ETSI.  Learn more at att.com/network.


**U-Verse Mobile: Access to select content requires qualifying U-verse TV plan or monthly subscription fee, and WiFi connection and/or cellular data connection.  Available content may vary by device and/or U-verse TV subscription and is subject to change.  Data charges may apply.

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Nokia Lumia 800 720p HD Sample

The Nokia Lumia 800 managed to handle that reasonably well, without resorting to using the dual-LED flash as a video light. There’s quite a bit of noise and speckling, especially when we dip into the paint spinner toward the end of the clip, but it doesn’t descend into murkiness and shades of grey.

Nokia Lumia 800 Audio capture is impressive, picking up both operator and subject voices. Don’t forget to choose 720p in the video below to see it at full quality about Nokia Lumia 800 720p HD Sample.

Nokia Lumia 800 720p HD Sample:

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Cyan Nokia Lumia 800 will be out

The past few days have managed to give us quite a lot of info about the Nokia Lumia 800‘s availability in the UK. After a short-lived scare that it wouldn’t become available SIM-free until next year, things are pretty clear – the phone is set to hit the streets on November 16, yet it will only be sold by a few select outlets during 2011.

Next year is when everyone and their dad will be able to sell you a Lumia 800. So that’s settled. But one of the Lumia 800′s main differentiating factors is constituted by the lively color tones in which it will be offered. Unfortunately though, if you’re after a cyan or pink Nokia Lumia 800, you shouldn’t be queuing in front of a store on November 16.

Pocket-lint has gotten word from a “very trusted source” that the cyan Lumia 800 will only be out in December (though thankfully in the first week of that month). The news is even worse for those of you lusting over the pink Lumia 800, as this particular version will only be sold starting in “early 2012″. So if you want to be among the first people in the UK to get Nokia’s first Windows Phone, you may have to give up on having a particular color choice. It’s a shame, really, but there’s nothing you (or we) can do about it. At least now you know what to expect

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Nokia Lumia 800, iPhone 4s, Droid RAZR and Galaxy Nexus Comparison of Key Specs

Nokia Lumia 800, iPhone 4s, Droid RAZR and Galaxy Nexus Comparison of Key Specs. It's shaping up to be one heck of a November in the smartphone market with Samsung, Motorola and Nokia all set to release their flagship smartphones against Apple's iPhone 4s.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Droid Razr and Nokia Lumia are all entering the market this November with the intention of taking down industry leader Apple's iPhone 4s. With all four phones jockeying for market supremacy, consumers will have to face the tough decision of deciding which smartphone to spend their money on. Here's a helpful spec comparison between the four contenders for smartphone supremacy.

Design

In terms of design Apple has traditionally been the more stylish with its distinctive flair for smartphones that are sleek and unique. The iPhone 4s looks the same as the iPhone 4 but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. The iPhone 4 had a radical design that was functional but beautiful in its simplicity.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is huge. It has a huge 4.6-inch display and weighs 135 grams which is still lighter than the iPhone 4s which weighs in at 140 grams. Despite the size, the Galaxy Nexus just looks like a premium smartphone. It's all plastic body and tapered design is attractive eye-candy.

Motorola's revived the Razr name and released the thinnest smartphone in the market. The Motorola Droid Razr not only weighs less, 127 g, it's also only 7.1 mm thick. As for design, the Droid Razr is one sexy phone with a unique wavy pattern on the back. 

Nokia's Lumia is also patterned after a previous model, the N9. Like the N9, the Nokia Lumia 800 has a streamlined design with flat tops and rounded edges. The display is actually set slightly above the edge to make the side-to-side swiping motions much smoother to handle. The Lumia is actually a rather thick phone with a 12.1 mm body and weighs 142 grams, making it the heaviest of the four phones.

Hardware Specs

The Lumia 800 really suffers in comparison to the other three in terms of hardware. Apple's iPhone 4s, Motorola's Droid Razr and Samsung's Galaxy Nexus all run on dual core processors. The Lumia has a single core 1.4 Ghz processor. In comparison the Galaxy Nexus and Droid Razr are both at the top with 1.2 Ghz dual core chips. The iPhone 4s falls somewhere in the middle with its 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor. Both the Nokia Lumia and iPhone 4s runs on 512Mb of RAM while the Galaxy Nexus and Droid Razr have 1Gb of RAM.

In terms of storage capacity, the iPhone 4s offers 16, 32 and 64 Gb storage with iCloud storage. The Droid Razr offers 16Gb of onboard storage and another pre-installed 16Gb microSD card that can be upgraded to a 32Gb card. The Galaxy Nexus offers 16 or 32Gb versions with no microSD expansion. The Nokia Lumia 800 only offers 16Gb of onboard storage with no option for expansion because it doesn't have a microSD slot.

Display

The Nokia Lumia 800 has a small 3.7 inch display with AMOLED screen which is nothing to brag about considering the other screens its competitors have to offer. The iPhone 4s' 3.5 inch screen while smaller than Lumia's screen offers the superb Retina Display which has a resolution of 960x640 and amazing pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has its huge 4.65 inch display and its Super AMOLED display which is matched by the Droid Razr with its 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED display. Motorola boasts that the Droid Razr is the first smartphone to be able to stream HD content from internet providers like Netflix.

Software

It is in the software part where the battle really heats up. Android and Apple's iOS 5 have been dominating this area but with Microsoft's revamped Windows Phone OS called Mango this battle could suddenly open to a three-way stalemate.

The main skirmish here is in Apple's iPhone 4s which has the iOS 5, Galaxy Nexus which will ship with Android's latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS and Nokia's Lumia 800 which will run on Windows Phone 7.5 or Mango. The Droid Razr will have to wait until next year to get an update on its Gingerbread OS.

The iOS 5 is the latest OS from Apple and it promises to revamp the Apple experience. For one thing it offers the iCloud which is allows any device with iOS 5 to sync with the iCloud and transfer data from one device to another. The user interface is easy to master if you're used to Apple OS. The iOS 5 also has its much talked about virtual assistant called Siri which is voice activated and can make calls, set appointments, send texts and has her own personality. Apple has far more app support with over 500,000 apps available in its App Store.

The Ice Cream Sandwich is the latest update from Android and it also has unique features including a facial unlock that lets you use your picture to unlock your phone. The Ice Cream Sandwich also has Google Beam that lets you transfer data from one Android phone to another. Like the iOS 5 it also has its own voice activated app without Siri's personality. Android offers a more open ecosystem with deeper customization available. There are about 250,000 Android apps available.

Windows Mango OS has its unique metro tiles UI that's very visually appealing. It also has multitasking features and deeper social media integration. It doesn't offer much in apps with only 30,000 apps but Microsoft hopes to attract more developers in the next few months. source ibtimes.com

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Nokia and Microsoft to introduce Lumia 900 in the U.S with a bang

Windows phone is not very popular, but we all know that Nokia has taken up Windows Phone as it’s primary O.S and marketed the Lumia 800, their first Windows Phone without any boundaries. From deadmau5 concerts in London to free Xbox, Lumia taxis in India. We can see that Nokia is serious about these devices and are trying to make Windows Phone popular, well the Nokia Lumia 900 is on it’s way to U.S and will be the first flagship device to enter the American shores after many years of absence in the American market.

Nokia and Microsoft have decided to raise the bar in marketing their mobile phones, they spent loads of money in marketing the Lumia 800, I am not sure if their sales were great and whether the marketing has paid off or not but I am sure that many people have used Windows Phone and aware of  Windows Phone Operating System and Nokia’s devices. I myself experienced the Lumia 800 at a mall where the Lumia promoters performed a flashmob to  get attention of all the people to their stall in which they were promoting the device.

Well, we had the Verge telling it’s readers that the Lumia 900 which will be an upgrade and successor of the Lumia 800 will come in the U.S via AT&T on March 18. To add more there are also rumors that the marketing budget of this product done by Microsoft, Nokia and AT&T will be near $ 100 Million. Now that is a huge amount of money for promoting just a single device in a single country. It would be really entertaining to see this promotional campaign. Well that’s all we have about the Lumia 900, I used the Lumia 800 and the 900 is going to be bigger than it’s predecessor but I was a bit unhappy about the O.S, it kind of felt half baked to me but the device was pretty smooth to use and the external build quality was really great.

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Nokia Asha 200 now available in India for Rs. 4349

Nokia Asha 200, Dual SIM QWERTY phone with Dual Standby is on sale in India. It was announced at Nokia World 2011 in October and launched in India in December. It comes with Easy Swap (possible to change the SIM card without turning off the device) option and has expandable memory upto 32GB.

It has 2.4-inch (320×240 pixels) TFT display with Dedicated SIM manager and Messaging keys and runs on Nokia S40 OS. It offers one-click access to email and chat via Nokia Messaging and other social networking sites like Facebook and has Nokia browser.

It also comes with SIM card management that lets you personalize up to 5 SIM cards with ringtone, wallpapers etc and Nokia Music Unlimited, DRM free Music service with 3 months free subscription. It is 14mm thick and weighs 105g and comes with 2MP camera, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR and a 1430 mAh battery.

The Nokia Asha 200 comes in range of colors including, Pink, White, Aqua and Graphite. It is available from Letsbuy for Rs. 4,349 and also from Flipkart and from the retail stores across India.

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Nokia 1 – Windows 8 Tablet Concept

If you thought that the Nokia  N9/Lumia 800 designs looked slick, then you have to take a look at the Nokia 1 tablet concept by yronimus. The concept is certainly one of the best looking tablets that we’ve seen if not the best.

The concept runs on Windows 8 and according to rumours, Nokia is planning on releasing a Windows 8 tablet in 2012. It is based on the Nokia Lumia 800 design but is much slimmer and retains the monoblock design.

The specifications of the device are:

• 187.6 x 293 x 8.5mm , 580 grams
• Windows 8 OS ARM Edition
• 11.6″ AMOLED Display with 1280×800 Pixels Resolution
• 32GB or 64GB Internal Memory, 2GB RAM
• 5 Megapixel Camera with Full 1080p HD Video Recording at 30 FPS, 2 Megapixel Front Facing Camera
• 7500 mAH Battery

We hope that Nokia at least takes a few design cues from this concept and if the end product looks anything like this, then we’re going to have a best design winner for sure.

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