Stephen Elop, chief executive officer, Nokia at CES announced that AT&T would be the exclusive carrier for Nokia’s first ever 4G LTE Windows Phone in the U.S. the Nokia Lumia 900 which may smoke out other smartphones.
The Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack Display, in cyan/black, long-lasting 1830 mAH battery and 8MP camera. 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.
The Nokia Lumia 900 includes a front-facing camera with a large aperture and a wide angle lens that ensures sharp, bright images for high-quality video calling, right out of the box.
AT&T is the leader in Windows Phones outselling all other carriers and planning to offer the first portfolio of 4G LTE-capable Windows Phones.
Microsoft is investing a lot of money marketing Windows Phones is even paying CES goers $100 if their smartphone wins against a Windows Phone. Like carnival games, the house seems to have the odds stacked in favor, however one iPhone 4S owner did win $100.00
Preinstalled Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone Apps :
- 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.
- -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.