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Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#41

Post by cryptoz »

kzkg wrote: post #27
majika wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? Let's talk about compatibility with Linux, ergo, being able to use your phone as a mass-storage device. Let's talk about compatibility with all major mobile web apps. Let's talk about the ability, or lack thereof, to detach oneself from Microsoft's ecosystem, should you decide to get a Windows Phone. Who wants to use Bing, Hotmail, or the Windows Live stuff? Let's talk about universal usage in modern society,…

1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. 2. Based on my experience, they work pretty well. 3. Or gmail, twitter, facebook? (although bing kinda annoys me as a default search engine) 4. Just wait for WP7 userbase to grow.

> 1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device.

Okay, this is getting silly. It's a phone, it's a mass storage device, it's a computer, it's a global networking device, it's a camera, it's a GPS locator, etc. It's all of them at the same time. Don't call it "a phone" and ignore everything else it can (or should be able to) do.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#42

Post by DuqE »

Does anyone else think the Nokia Lumia 800 looks like an iPod Nano in design with a touchable screen? The rounded sides and flat top / bottom and the multiple / bright colours.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#43

Post by ugh »

cryptoz wrote: post #41
kzkg wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. 2. Based on my experience, they work pretty well. 3. Or gmail, twitter, facebook? (although bing kinda annoys me as a default search engine) 4. Just wait for WP7 userbase to grow.

> 1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. Okay, this is getting silly. It's a phone, it's a mass storage device, it's a computer, it's a global networking device, it's a camera, it's a GPS locator, etc. It's all of them at the same time. Don't call it "a phone" and ignore everything else it can (or should be able to) do.

Why do you want it to be a mass storage device? I don’t get it.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#44

Post by sjs »

rbanffy wrote: post #34
kzkg wrote: post #7

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Why different OS? WP7 is a great system.

We can really see it taking over the market any time now...

That's pretty funny. iirc you are a desktop Linux user, right? Do you use it because it's "taking over the market" or because it works well for you?

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#45

Post by sjs »

cryptoz wrote: post #41
kzkg wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. 2. Based on my experience, they work pretty well. 3. Or gmail, twitter, facebook? (although bing kinda annoys me as a default search engine) 4. Just wait for WP7 userbase to grow.

> 1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. Okay, this is getting silly. It's a phone, it's a mass storage device, it's a computer, it's a global networking device, it's a camera, it's a GPS locator, etc. It's all of them at the same time. Don't call it "a phone" and ignore everything else it can (or should be able to) do.

"We’re getting to the point where everything’s a computer in a different form factor. So what, right? So what if it’s built with a computer inside it? It doesn’t matter. It’s, what is it? How do you use it? You know, how does the consumer approach it? And so who cares what’s inside it anymore?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc8QXzYQoBY

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#46

Post by RexRollman »

I know this is going to sound stupid, but one of the things I like iOS and Android is that you can set your own wallpaper. Does Windows 7 Phone support that? I ask because blocks on a solid background strikes me as boring.

(BTW, my old Zune did support wallpapers, so this is a step backwards if Windows 7 Phone doesn't.)

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#47

Post by saturdaysaint »

lukifer wrote: post #16
paul9290 wrote: post #13

Funner? I thought "more fun," is the grammatically correct phrase?

Language is an evolving, organic thing. In casual use, I consider "funner" valid. It only sounds weird when you're not used to hearing it.

I'm in the "language evolves" camp, but I find "funner" to be pretty awkward. Oddly, I hear "funnest" a lot more often and it comes across a lot more naturally to me. I find it cloying/annoying for marketing copy to try to push the envelope like this.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#48

Post by ttrashh »

6ren wrote: post #21

CPU seems to be MSM8255T (they didn't mention the T) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapdragon_(system_on_chip) 1.4GHz is fast, but the OS might be slow, and certainly they have less experience in integrating it with the hardware, to make it fast. BTW the images look like CGI mockups to me. EDIT I was wrong

The OS is very fast. I have a Samsung Focus with a 1ghz processor and it runs much better than any android 2.x phone I've seen. I think Ice Cream Sandwich will finally add hardware acceleration (which Windows Phone 7 has had since launch) so maybe it will perform better.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

#49

Post by joelhooks »

RexRollman wrote: post #46

I know this is going to sound stupid, but one of the things I like iOS and Android is that you can set your own wallpaper. Does Windows 7 Phone support that? I ask because blocks on a solid background strikes me as boring. (BTW, my old Zune did support wallpapers, so this is a step backwards if Windows 7 Phone doesn't.)

It does, on the phones I've seen. They are a rare sight.

Re: Nokia Lumia 800

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Post by icebraining »

ugh wrote: post #43
cryptoz wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> 1. It's a phone, not a mass-storage device. Okay, this is getting silly. It's a phone, it's a mass storage device, it's a computer, it's a global networking device, it's a camera, it's a GPS locator, etc. It's all of them at the same time. Don't call it "a phone" and ignore everything else it can (or should be able to) do.

Why do you want it to be a mass storage device? I don’t get it.

To copy files to it? Music, documents, videos, etc?

Sure, you can use Wifi, but that's slower, more cumbersome and wastes battery life.

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