Who Should Buy Nokia Lumia

There is hardly any introductions required for Nokia. But, the story of late has been very different. Thanks to the new giants in the name of Android and iPhone, their Symbian OS ran out of steam. Nokia got together with Microsoft and announced a new series of Nokia Phones named Lumia powered by the Microsoft Windows Mobile OS in late October 2011. There was great expectations for these phones and some amount of speculation still hangs in the air. Lets take a look at 2 of Lumia handsets Nokia Lumia 710 and Nokia Lumia 800.


Specs of Nokia Lumia 710
Dimensions 119 x 62.4 x 12.48 mm
Processor 1.4 Ghz Qualcomm Processor with Adreno 205 GPU
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz
UMTS 900, 1900, 2100 Mhz
Data HSDPA 14.4 Mbits/sec HSUPA 5.6Mbits/sec
Navigation GPS, A-GPS
Display 3.7 inches (800x480 resolution with pixel density 252 ppi) TFT screen
Battery 1300 mAh
System Memory 512 MB RAM
Built-in Storage 8 GB
Camera 5 megapixels (720p HD Video recording) with LED Flash
Windows Mobile 7.5
Extend memory via microSD card slot
Bluetooth 2.1
USB 2.0
DLNA via Nokia Play To app (Announced recently; in BETA)


Price Rs.13921 in Sulekha


Specs of Nokia Lumia 800
Dimensions 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm
Processor 1.4 Ghz Qualcomm Processor with Adreno 205 GPU
GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz
UMTS 900, 1900, 2100 Mhz
Data HSDPA 14.4 Mbits/sec HSUPA 5.6Mbits/sec
Navigation GPS, A-GPS
Display 3.7 inches (800x480 resolution with pixel density 252 ppi) AMOLED screen
Battery 1450 mAh
System Memory 512 MB RAM
Built-in Storage 16 GB
Camera 8 megapixels (720p HD Video recording) with Dual LED Flash
Windows Mobile 7.5
Extend memory via microSD card slot
Bluetooth 2.1
USB 2.0
DLNA via Nokia Play To app (Announced recently; in BETA)


Price Rs.23585 in Flipkart


About the Phones
It wouldn't have taken long for you to realize that both the phones are very similar in everything but price. You would be surprised to know that the price of Lumia 800 was recently reduced! Don't be surprised if they do it again! Only Nokia could explain the difference between these 2 phones.
No doubt Lumia 800 is definitely way behind the competition. But, considering the quality of Nokia and the promise of Windows you might want to consider it.
The Lumia 710 on the other hand is definitely a bargain. No android phone would give you a 1.4Ghz processor for under 15k. You might also have a look at Samsung Omnia W I8350 which offers an AMOLED screen and VGA secondary camera at Rs.14,629.
All these phones offer a free 25GB Windows Live Sky Drive Storage.


Should you buy it?
You can buy it if and only if you are okay with the following conditions

• You don't spend much time with your Phone except for what it is built for. In other words, No Tweaking.
• You are not an Apple fan & You cannot afford one.
• You don't want to use Video Calling. What!? Yes, you heard right. Neither of the Lumias phones have a secondary camera.

The Microsoft Factor

Much of Nokia's hopes lie with Microsoft. Recently, the two companies spent around 18 Million euros for Windows app Development. Currently, their app space isn't impressive at all.

Microsoft is bound to announce the Windows 8 soon. That could be a crucial time for Microsoft and the Computing World. Experts believe Microsoft has a great opportunity, if they utilize their desktop dominance properly.