The earlier announcement of the Windows Phone 8 received mixed reactions. In the middle of it all is Nokia which just released their new line of Lumia WP7 smartphones. They just launched a slew of Nokia Lumia handsets, starting with the really affordable Lumia 610 and Lumia 710 to the more high-end Lumia 800 and Lumia 900. But now that people know these handsets are doomed to not get WP8, it will be hard sell for Nokia to trump its newest and biggest phones yet. As some sort of consolation, Microsoft promised an incremental update to Windows Phone 7.8 (why they skipped WP 7.6 and WP 7.7 is a matter of consumer psychology) which will bring some of the cosmetic goodies of WP8. Maybe Microsoft is dangling yet more money just to keep Nokia happy and continue to produce more WP8 phones. The Nokia E51 is a business/productivity phone so expect good connectivity options -- WiFi and 3.5G or HSDPA (3.6MBps). For a retail price of Php12,300, this unit is a great buy -- probably the cheapest full-featured business phone that went out of Nokia's doors. Read more in our articles including "Did Microsoft just screw Nokia with Windows Phone 8?" and "Nokia E51 Review".
The earlier announcement of the Windows Phone 8 received mixed reactions. In the middle of it all is Nokia which just released their new line of Lumia WP7 smartphones.
They just launched a slew of Nokia Lumia handsets, starting with the really affordable Lumia 610 and Lumia 710 to the more high-end Lumia 800 and Lumia 900. But now that people know these handsets are doomed to not get WP8, it will be hard sell for Nokia to trump its newest and biggest phones yet. As some sort of consolation, Microsoft promised an incremental update to Windows Phone 7.8 (why they skipped WP 7.6 and WP 7.7 is a matter of consumer psychology) which will bring some of the cosmetic goodies of WP8.
Our coverage of nokia lumia windows phone 8 includes: "Did Microsoft just screw Nokia with Windows Phone 8?"; "Nokia E51 Review"; "Review: Nokia N78". Each article provides unique insights and information.