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White Lumias are also nearing the market


I. New Phones -- The Lumia 610, White Variants


 Nokia Lumia 610
The Nokia Lumia 610 [Image Source: Data Mobile Phone]





Nokia white Lumia phones



II. A Surprise





III. Windows Phone Outlook



Sources: Reuters, TechRadar

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RE: Want the 800... with hirez
By Zuul on 2/22/2012 3:47:55 PM , Rating: 2
Get with 2012? This is how the "2 year old screen spec" of 480 x 800 on all WP7 devices compares against the current hot phones on the market:

Samsung Galaxy S2: 480 x 800
Google Nexus S: 480 x 800
iPhone 4: 640 x 960
iPhone 4s: 640 x 960

Do you actually see a noticeable difference comparing it against an iPhone 4/4s screen? If you look really close than yes when they are side by side. When you don't have them side by side, you'd never know the difference.

Having a higher resolution screen, when the real world impact is minimal, makes sense only if you are after bragging rights.

RE: Want the 800... with hirez
By Aloonatic on 2/22/2012 5:58:39 PM , Rating: 3
Sorry, I can't agree with you.

You see, what you and the OP have missed out is the screen size.

I have a HTC sensation, and I really can tell the difference when I use a smaller, 480 x 800 screen phone. It's very noticeable.

Of course, part of that is because a lot of the lower rez phones, like the L 800, are smaller, so in a way the rez is not the issue, it's the sheer size of the screen that's the problem.

Then you also have to factor in what you use your phone for. If it's mostly apps that haven't been written for qHD or 720p screens (as seen on the android phones that you conveniently missed off of your list) or to scale on them, they you probably will not benefit a great deal.

If you use your phone for looking at web pages and e-mal, the extra screen size and resolution of other phones that exist is a very noticeable feature, and you will notice the difference when you look at other phones after using a higher rez screen for a while.

RE: Want the 800... with hirez
By JKflipflop98 on 2/22/2012 6:33:53 PM , Rating: 2
Indeed. I see the real issue here being the small screen size itself. You could put a 1080P OLED panel in there, but if it's only 3.5 inches then you're putting up with some serious eye strain. The answer is a wearable set of OLED glasses connected to a smartphone-form-factor PC.

RE: Want the 800... with hirez
By sprockkets on 2/23/2012 12:44:08 AM , Rating: 2
Just because the resolution went up doesn't mean the size of the information went smaller - just like when the iphone went 4x in resolution (2x2) the icons and text were the same - the dpi just went higher.

RE: Want the 800... with hirez
By sprockkets on 2/22/2012 6:34:10 PM , Rating: 2
Same here. Don't want a HTC Titan either with such a low res and big size. I may have gotten a Samsung Note though if it worked on TMob.

And if you want to compare:

But hey, if it works for you, go ahead. Once we all reach 720p displays that should do it.

