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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

Last updated on: January 31, 2012 18:22 IST
A collage of Nokia Lumia 900 and Lumia 800

Get Ahead reader Rohit Sane figures out notable distinctions between the two flagship phones on the basis of prominent features that matter.

Nokia launched its flagship smartphone Lumia 900 featuring Windows Phone Mango at CES 2012. Post announcement, Nokia detractors have been taking potshots at Lumia 900 and Lumia 800 for being the same smartphone with very few notable differences. But, that's not really the case!

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

Last updated on: January 31, 2012 18:22 IST

Size

This allows a bigger 4.3-inch display to fit easily in Lumia 900, compared to the 3.7-inch display on Lumia 800.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

Last updated on: January 31, 2012 18:22 IST

Weight

Even though Lumia 900 is 18 grams heavier than the 800, it will not create a big difference for carrying it around.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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Display

The RGB sub-pixel arrangement of Lumia 900 will ensure crisp images and avoid subtle color-fringing (cannot be noticed easily) that the Lumia 800 exhibits on high-contrast edges.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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Front camera

The addition of secondary camera in Lumia 900 has silenced a lot of Lumia 800 critics.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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Wi-Fi Hotspot

This was one more features missed dearly in Lumia 800, which Nokia has included in Lumia 900.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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Gyroscope

Gyroscope is expected to help Lumia 900 for better orientation while using interactive apps.

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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LTE support

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Guess what? Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 are different!

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Battery

A better battery is what every customer wants, and Nokia has delivered it perfectly!

We know that the location of the LED flash light besides the rear camera and the top part of Lumia 900 is different from Lumia 800, but we are sure that it would not affect a normal user that much! We expect, the biggest difference between Lumia 800 and Lumia 900 to be in the prices. But, Lumia 900 price is not yet announced, we cannot comment on that.

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