Wait till you see our Windows Phones with the Apollo update, touts Nokia

2. droidcandy13678 posted on 27 Oct 2011, 08:27 1

NOKIA????? LOL
even when nokia dominated mobile industry i used to prefer sony for their design n ease of use

4. santaclaus posted on 27 Oct 2011, 08:59 2

lumia 800 is not so suitable for me =( ... but

Go Nokia! awaiting ur good news in Apollo...

5. jackhammeR posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:00 6

Not lol. Nokia i by far the most technologically advance company in mobile tech world.
They took a second breath with MS and they are slowly starting getting back their own place in mobile world.
They've stucked too long with Symbian without any significant progress.

6. terabyteRouser posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:00 0

I hope they don't mean an Apollo update on the front-facing camera-less Nokia Lumia. :-/

7. snowgator posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:14 5

WARNING: Fan boy vent is forth coming...

Danial P. Just does not like Windows or Microsoft, does he?

"If we have to wait a year for multicore WP handsets with HD screens, Android high-ends will have pushed the envelope twice by that time - six months seems to be the maximum this market gives you to catch up nowadays."

I am not debating that statement, mind you. That is very true. I am debating that it means WP can not compete due to that statement. There is what- 470 million cell phones sold world wide in a year? Give or take? Let's say for argument sake that a little over half those are smartphones. 250 million, or so. Android does not now, nor will they in the future, own all those sales. There is room enough for three strong and maybe even 4 OS ecosystems. Microsoft is not HP. They have succeeded in this market before, and they have also failed in this market. They will not bail on WP if improvement continues. They have a long term plan, deep enough pockets to see it through, and enough hardware partners to get in the markets to make it work.

If WP climb into the double digit % in world wide sales, the 10% - 15%, than they can tout great growth and a victory going into WP8. If they can get their ecosystem to be across all PC's, Laptops, (which they are already the software industry leaders in), Tablets, and Cell phones, they will have a selling point NO OTHER existing OS can offer. Than, the whole "catching up" point will be unimportant.

I think WP is a cell phone OS right now that will only speak to a smaller crowd, due to it's hardware not being on the same levels as Android or Apple, and it not being as mature in functions and Apps. But I also think it will pass RIM for sales, and position itself in two short years to compete with the big boys in 2013/2014. That may be further out than 6 months, but it seems like just yesterday this Android thing got it's start and Blackberry was unstopable, doesn't it?

Vent over. We now return you to your comments section...

8. remixfa posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:16 4

The apollo update needs to come sooner than later. Of course if its going to rename it to Windows8 with all the features that it should come with (dual boot winp8 and win7 home on a phone..anyone!? :) ), I can wait a bit for it. better to be done right than half assed.

10. protozeloz posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:24 0

I don't know about Apolo but sounds like a promise RIM would make

12. Medel posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:36 1

Apollo sound's like good to me.. 2012 they will have dual core + HD display. well, i'm kinda curious. :)

13. speckledapple posted on 27 Oct 2011, 09:59 4

This time next year I can easily see myself buying a Windows Phone 8 device to match my quad core windows 8 tablet and windows 8 laptop. My next android tablet will be a nice supplement. I really like how they are moving with their devices. Now if only I could have all that action now instead of this thunderbolt argh.

14. BuckeyeCadet86 posted on 27 Oct 2011, 10:31 1

Seriously microsoft? All i hear about is wait till you see Mango, Mango comes out and then they say wait till you see Apollo! When are you going to release an update that isnt behind the curve already.

15. bolaG posted on 27 Oct 2011, 13:54 1

All I know is when the time comes for my next upgrade I'm sure I'll be looking at WP. For now Nexus or Razr. Next cycle will be fun :) 2013 will be a great year.

16. vivek.ray posted on 27 Oct 2011, 15:38 1

Its a good approach . It will not only avoid fragmentation like of android due to stalemate approach in 6 months hardware upgrade . Its a nice policy to mature a OS rather than improving it each installment .

17. downphoenix posted on 27 Oct 2011, 15:56 1

They need dual/quad core sooner rather than later. Even if the phones would have to wait for Apollo to unlock their full potential, we need handsets that will be ready out of the gate for it. By the time we see dual core WP7 otherwise, Android and Apple both will be on Quad Core and possibly beyond.

18. simplyj posted on 27 Oct 2011, 17:23 2

I don't understand why everyone is so hell bent on dual core phones in WP7 handsets. Unlike Android, WP7 doesn't need dual core to function very well. In fact you probably wont be able to tell the difference.

I have to agree on the displays though. The resolution on the Titan sucks ass.

19. 530gemini posted on 27 Oct 2011, 18:36 0

How come I don't see the android fanboys mocking wp on here? Lol. I guess wp is better than android after all :)

20. vvelez5 posted on 27 Oct 2011, 22:29 0

I'm giving my GF my upgrade that is for the end of this year and I'm taking hers which is in mid-July next year so I can check out these Nokia phones with Apollo. I like these Nokia phones now but I would really love a front-facing camera, LTE and multi-cores and at least a gig of ram.

25. SemperFiV12 posted on 30 Oct 2011, 14:17 0

I am disappointed that MSFT just hyped & released an OS update and Nokia is already downplaying it. Just because your new phones that came out are not what people expected - industry leading BEASTS - you blame MSFT.

I know WP OS has ways to go, but it is matured enough to hold its own against ANYONE. If a phone - like the Lumia 800 - doesn't sell I am blaming the hardware.

However, I do eagerly await the Apollo update... seems like MSFT is rolling along. I am really enjoying my WP, Most fluid device I've owned (second best would probably be the iTouch - i know its not a phone, but I said device). I might have to try another Android though before Apollo comes out, ICS seems to have solved a lot of the stability and reliability issues - even though there's still the Android lag.