<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
Phone-powered	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
first	O
unveiled	O
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
by	O
Nokia	O
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
2012	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Smartphone	B-Application
award	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
has	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
support	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
the	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
range	I-Device
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
920	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
Nokia	O
announced	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
market	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
attempted	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
major	O
U.S.	O
carrier	O
AT&T	O
to	O
carry	O
its	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
AT&T	O
demanded	O
a	O
device	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
LTE	O
connectivity	O
—	O
which	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
did	O
not	O
yet	O
support	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
high	O
priority	O
yet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Citing	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
market	O
to	O
the	O
wireless	O
industry	O
,	O
Nokia	O
ultimately	O
collaborated	O
with	O
AT&T	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
chipset	O
developer	O
Qualcomm	O
to	O
accelerate	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
LTE	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Nokia	O
quickly	O
produced	O
prototypes	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
—	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
tailored	O
for	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
and	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
devices	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
only	O
10	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
(	O
a	O
considerably	O
faster	O
pace	O
than	O
normal	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
Nokia	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
International	O
CES	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Titan	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
another	O
LTE-enabled	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
device	O
,	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
unveiled	O
during	O
an	O
AT&T	O
event	O
at	O
CES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
has	O
a	O
4.3-inch	O
(	O
109mm	O
)	O
display	O
and	O
a	O
ClearBlack	O
AMOLED	B-Algorithm
800×480	O
capacitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
800	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
has	O
numerous	O
features	O
differentiating	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
800	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
better	O
meet	O
the	O
demands	O
of	O
American	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
900	O
has	O
a	O
bigger	O
4.3	O
"	O
(	O
109mm	O
)	O
display	O
with	O
an	O
RGB	O
stripe	O
pattern	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
800	O
's	O
PenTile	O
pattern	O
,	O
a	O
substantially	O
higher	O
capacity	O
battery	O
,	O
fourth	O
generation	O
network	O
(	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
)	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
front-facing	O
second	O
camera	O
for	O
video	O
calling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
device	O
comes	O
with	O
four	O
Nokia-exclusive	O
applications	O
not	O
included	O
by	O
the	O
default	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
OS	I-Protocol
:	O
Nokia	O
Drive	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
turn-by-turn	O
navigation	O
system	O
;	O
Nokia	O
Maps	O
;	O
Nokia	O
Music	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
streaming	O
music	O
service	O
and	O
music	O
store	O
;	O
and	O
App	O
Highlights	O
,	O
a	O
service	O
suggesting	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
location	O
and	O
operator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
800	I-Application
,	O
the	O
900	O
has	O
the	O
diagnostic	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
platform	O
architecture	O
,	O
WP7	O
phones	O
are	O
not	O
upgradeable	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
7.8	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
some	O
WP8	O
features	O
for	O
existing	O
WP7	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
Nokia	O
and	O
phone	O
carrier	O
AT&T	O
Wireless	O
had	O
a	O
big	O
marketing	O
splash	O
for	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
launch	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
Times	O
Square	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
T	O
's	O
representative	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
would	O
be	O
even	O
bigger	O
than	O
those	O
done	O
for	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
also	O
given	O
a	O
flagship	O
slot	O
at	O
the	O
carrier	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jared	O
Newman	O
from	O
Time	O
's	O
Techland	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
further	O
reduced	O
price	O
is	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
is	O
n’t	O
doing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
hoped.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
suggested	O
"	O
smartphone	B-Application
shoppers	O
should	O
ignore	O
the	O
$50	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
wait	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
Nokia	O
can	O
do	O
better	O
next	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
of	O
availability	O
in	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
the	O
second-best	O
selling	O
smartphone	B-Application
from	O
AT&T	O
after	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
topped	O
Amazon	O
's	O
cellphone	O
best-sellers	O
list	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
Droid	O
Razr	O
Maxx	O
and	O
Galaxy	O
Nexus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
momentum	O
has	O
since	O
slowed	O
down	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
at	O
Best	O
Buy	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
doing	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Android	O
phones	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	O
Evo	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
and	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
has	O
been	O
available	O
since	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
exclusively	O
through	O
Rogers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
released	O
mid-May	O
through	O
Phones4U	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
through	O
Carphone	O
Warehouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
model	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
connectivity	O
for	O
high-speed	O
packet	O
access	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
features	O
3G	O
HSPA+	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
speeds	O
for	O
the	O
end	O
user	O
that	O
are	O
comparable	O
to	O
LTE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
sold	O
starting	O
from	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
throughout	O
all	O
3	O
carriers	O
in	O
Singapore	O
,	O
SingTel	O
,	O
Starhub	O
and	O
M1	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
recommended	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
SGD	O
$849	O
(	O
USD	O
$670	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
UK	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Asia	O
model	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
sold	O
in	O
Singapore	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
4G	B-Architecture
LTE	O
connectivity	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
press	O
conference	O
in	O
Sydney	O
detailed	O
the	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Optus	O
carrier	O
as	O
June	O
2012	O
on	O
a	O
specific	O
Optus	O
Plan	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
recommended	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
A$699	O
(	O
US$693	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
started	O
shipping	O
to	O
China	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
Reaction	O
"	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
sold	O
through	O
Maxis	O
carrier	O
starting	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
won	O
CNET	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
CES	O
award	O
for	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
although	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
they	O
agreed	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
wo	O
n't	O
outsell	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
"	O
where	O
they	O
highlight	O
camera	O
and	O
call	O
quality	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviews	O
are	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
,	O
and	O
rather	O
discuss	O
in	O
length	O
the	O
pros	O
and	O
cons	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Ihnatko	O
of	O
Chicago	O
Sun-Times	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
the	O
sort	O
of	O
user	O
for	O
whom	O
a	O
phone	O
is	O
simply	O
an	O
accessory	O
to	O
life	O
and	O
is	O
neither	O
the	O
lens	O
through	O
which	O
life	O
is	O
experienced	O
nor	O
the	O
sword	O
with	O
which	O
their	O
daily	O
battles	O
are	O
fought	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
are	O
worth	O
wanting.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Caulfield	O
of	O
Forbes	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
might	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
Windows	O
handset	O
yet	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
wo	O
n’t	O
break	O
Apple	O
and	O
Android	O
’s	O
grip	O
on	O
the	O
smartphone	B-Application
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
design	O
standpoint	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
was	O
immediately	O
enticing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
'd	O
already	O
been	O
salivating	O
over	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N9	O
and	O
Lumia	B-Application
800	I-Application
,	O
so	O
knowing	O
that	O
a	O
slightly	O
larger	O
(	O
but	O
more	O
feature	O
packed	O
)	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
device	O
was	O
headed	O
our	O
way	O
was	O
fairly	O
encouraging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
We	O
’ll	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
for	O
Nokia	O
devices	O
that	O
truly	O
try	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Android	O
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
on	O
specs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Biddle	O
of	O
Gizmodo	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
'	O
Might	O
Save	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
 '	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
'	O
so	O
quick	O
and	O
elegant	O
 '	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
screen	O
'	O
absolutely	O
sings	O
 '	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
phone	O
4/5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swiss	O
newspaper	O
20	O
Minuten	O
Online	O
awarded	O
the	O
phone	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Application
800	I-Application
)	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
beautifully	O
designed	O
handset	O
,	O
beating	O
the	O
Samsung	O
Galaxy	O
S3	O
,	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
One	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walt	O
Mossberg	O
of	O
AllThingsD	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
’re	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
$100	O
,	O
high-end	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
or	O
are	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
fan	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
better	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
is	O
worth	O
considering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taylor	O
Martin	O
of	O
phonedog	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
most	O
disappointing	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
is	O
the	O
camera.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Right	O
after	O
the	O
U.S.	O
launch	O
of	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
reportedly	O
having	O
connection	O
problems	O
,	O
which	O
Nokia	O
acknowledged	O
,	O
pinpointing	O
the	O
issue	O
to	O
a	O
programming	O
error	O
in	O
memory	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
WinSource	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
white	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
experiences	O
a	O
purple	O
hue	O
on	O
low	O
brightness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
an	O
issue	O
experienced	O
among	O
all	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phones	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MMS	O
Settings	O
for	O
Canadian	O
legally	O
unlocked	O
Lumia	B-Device
900	I-Device
phones	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
hardware/software	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
920	I-Device
,	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
Nokia	B-Device
Lumia	I-Device
900	I-Device
,	O
was	O
presented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
improvements	O
are	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
,	O
dual	O
core	O
processor	O
,	O
a	O
camera	O
with	O
PureView	O
technology	O
with	O
1080p	O
video	O
capture	O
and	O
image	O
stabilization	O
for	O
still	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
,	O
wireless	O
charging	O
,	O
32GB	O
of	O
storage	O
,	O
bigger	O
screen	O
with	O
more	O
resolution	O
(	O
4.5-inch	O
1280x768	O
)	O
and	O
curved	O
glass	O
.	O
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