Are you a fan or a user of the Windows Phone platform, then you
will definitely agree with most of the other fans of the ecosystem that
the Nokia Lumia 900 4G is one of the best Windows Phone devices to be
released in the market. In fact, the handset is the current flagship
device of Finnish manufacturer Nokia and was released in US shores last
April via AT&T. However, there could be a possibility that the Nokia
Lumia 900 4G is already headed to retirement after just a couple of
months of sitting in the shelves. The reason? Nokia is said to release
two new Windows Phone 8 smartphones on a press event scheduled on
September5.
When you look back, Nokia has always
been in the forefront of smartphone manufacturers a couple of years ago
but the entry of big-name manufacturers such as Apple, Samsung and HTC
in the smartphone competition effectively placed Nokia in the back seat
of things. It had to endure being a spectator while the other
manufacturers had all the fun (and of course the profits) in the
smartphone market. Nokia however got a second lease on life after it
entered into a strategic partnership with software giant Microsoft to
produce handsets for the Windows Phone platform.
With the release of the earlier Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 devices and now the Nokia Lumia 900 4G,
the manufacturer finally regained some of its lost glory and became
relevant again in the smartphone market. However, with the rumored
release of these new Windows Phone 8 devices, the Nokia Lumia 900 4G
could effectively be put out to pasture.
The two new smartphones, codenamed “Phi”
and “Arrow” will be part of the Lumia line of devices with the Phi
being the higher-end of the two and will effectively replace the Nokia
Lumia 900 4G at AT&T. The handset will supposedly come with a
polycarbonate chassis and a curved glass display while the Arrow will be
a midranger that will be released by both AT&T and T-Mobile.
As of the moment, there has been no
confirmation yet if the Nokia Lumia 900 4G will be given the EOL (End
of Life) status by AT&T but we are hoping that it will still be made
available for mass consumption. After all, the handset is still pretty
capable when you come to think of it. In fact, the camera of the Nokia
Lumia 900 4G just got improved with the recent Tango update and is still
considered by many as the best handset in the Windows Phone platform.
As for its internals, the Nokia Lumia 900 4G comes with a QualComm
APQ8055 SnapDragon chipset that gives it a 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor
and 512MB of RAM. Its storage space comes up to 16GB while its 4.3-inch
display is a ClearBlack-powered AMOLED panel with a 480 x 800
resolution. Its shooting department on the other hand features a rear
8MP shooter and a front 1.3MP video call and self-portrait camera.
