Windows Phone 8 powered Nokia Phi and Nokia Arrow headed to AT&T, Verizon to get the Nokia Atlas
0. phoneArena posted on 23 Aug 2012, 09:41
September 5 is shaping up to be a pretty busy day for tech enthusiasts, especially for those eager to see the upcoming roster of Nokia Lumia smartphones. The Finns will be the first to unveil handsets powered by Windows Phone 8...
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1. Roomaku posted on 23 Aug 2012, 09:51 13
Nice maybe people will give Windows Phone a chance maybe. Trophy still has one of the best ratings on Verizons website... don't know why it's so expensive though
19. -box- posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:11 2
I hope T-Mobile gets a really powerful one; getting stuck with just the Lumia 710 was insulting as they were the only carrier to continuously offer Nokias even after they mostly abandoned the U.S. market.
25. Roomaku posted on 23 Aug 2012, 13:06 0
Yeah true that, they should have gotten the lumia 800 I would have snagged that up.
32. thephoneguy92 posted on 23 Aug 2012, 16:04 1
It was because of Verizon that their WP7 lineup was slim
33. Roomaku posted on 23 Aug 2012, 16:29 0
The radar was pretty nice too, not showstopper by any means though...
37. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 23 Aug 2012, 20:01 2
i cant wait for the pureview one... these phones are just not really my type...
2. boblight posted on 23 Aug 2012, 09:57 18
Awesome. Can't wait for what new Lumia's Nokia will bring. Hope that all will be well on Sept 5.
4. Ruckus posted on 23 Aug 2012, 10:16 9
Glad to see Verizon jump in the WP ship! Now hopefully Sprint will follow!
23. Ruckus posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:29 4
Yeah the Arrive and the Trophy. Both very solid phones, but at&t and T-Mobile release numerous different models while Sprint and Verizon have well.. only had one each.
31. Penny posted on 23 Aug 2012, 15:45 1
I wouldn't go so far as to say that Verizon is jumping on the WP ship just yet, as they say the rumors indicate that Verizon will get the Nokia Arrow, the mid-range model. That's exactly what they did with Windows Phone 7 and the HTC Trophy -- stick an average WP model in their lineup just so that they can claim they offer WP.
35. Gcombs posted on 23 Aug 2012, 16:53 0
I would go for an updated Trophy in a One X body type...
5. cornerofthemoon posted on 23 Aug 2012, 10:28 6
Dear Nokia/MS, please don't forget to add the SD card slot.
Sincerely,
Those who would have gone with Windows phone but stuck with Android because of a lack of a SD card slot.
17. -box- posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:10 0
Technically some of them had slots, but were not user-accessible or consumer cards weren't good enough to swap into it. The original Samsung Focus comes to mind as a more known example
22. Mobile-X-Pert posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:26 0
@ cornerofthemoon, it has already been confirmed that WP8 deos have support for Micro SD cards.
24. Mobile-X-Pert posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:30 0
And Bluetooth file transfer has also been confirmed.
34. Roomaku posted on 23 Aug 2012, 16:31 0
The Trophy GSM version only came with 8 GB but Verizon bumped it up to 16 GB making it one of the only windows phones with that much space for a while, so Verizon will probably give it 16 GB or Win 8 phones are supposed to support MicroSD
6. megaSUNNY posted on 23 Aug 2012, 10:34 1
3 powerful handsets making debut with win ph8 at a time.great.there should be some device with large screen also as indicated
9. megaSUNNY posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:00 1
dont think so as windows phones have lots of blacks on screen which dont consume power lot
10. ryq24 posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:07 0
one of lumia early phone's big disappointment was the lack of micro sd card slot. now nokia have learned their lesson. hope HTC does too.
13. tigermcm posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:55 0
i thought no micro sd was a wp7 thing. what wp7 has one?
27. -box- posted on 23 Aug 2012, 13:59 0
Several of them did, notably the original Samsung Focus, but they were not interchangeable with consumer-grade cards due to their higher data transfer rate (I think they were class 10 when class 4 or 6 was just starting to gain popularity), and even then there would be compatibility issues with non-OEM cards. Glad that changed
11. Gcombs posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:30 1
So the Arrow and Atlas are mid range devices? I hope I can have a high end option on Verizon from Nokia on launch.
12. fiebor posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:33 0
thank God for Nokia. Atlast a smartphone with 4.7 inch and 4.3 and also a midrange with dual core.
14. DontHateOnS60 posted on 23 Aug 2012, 11:57 4
4.7" HD display, PureView, xenon + LED flashes, 16GB + microSD, and microHDMI and I'm all in.
20. No_Nonsense posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:23 0
The only thing Sammy will have in its favor is probably its price
29. snowgator posted on 23 Aug 2012, 14:24 0
Guess I don't get that. The Odyssey (Love that name!!) has the potential to be a Tron-whuppin device. I am pumped to see it VS the High end Nokia and HTC's top end WP based on the ONE X.
21. satydesh posted on 23 Aug 2012, 12:25 0
i believe that atlas will be top high end phone and phi will be highend,while arrow will be midrange phone!!!
26. lubba posted on 23 Aug 2012, 13:13 1
Why ATT, why? Not gonna for that phi to show up on all carriers, which I doubt it will. Sorry Nokia if your Tmo device cant compete, it'll be either Samsung or HTC for me this December.
28. snowgator posted on 23 Aug 2012, 14:20 0
I think we can expect AT&T to be the better supported WP8 carrier at launch, as well it should be. But I am excited to see Verizon onboard at the starting line as well. There is also a "Trophy 2" rumor for Verizon from HTC buzzing around WP Central, and there are a couple fairly dependable Verizon sources on that site. So hopefully by mid-first quarter of 2013, we will see WP8 choices on 3 of the 4 top carriers.
Are you listening Sprint? Why let any customers think about getting away? What's 1 device gonna hurt?
36. downphoenix posted on 23 Aug 2012, 17:52 0
Who's to say that Sprint is the one holding back WP8 devices for Sprint? Nokia is the WP8 cheerleader, and they havent put out a phone for sprint in about 8 years, long before any Nokia disdain occured for other carriers. And HTC and Samsung have been pretty ho hum regarding WP, and LG only put out 1 WP phone.
38. KLikePhones posted on 24 Aug 2012, 06:56 0
I want a high end option for WP8 on Verizon as well, but alas it seems Verizon's still not interested in taking any risks when it comes to having some variety in the way of phones. That Nokia Phi sounds like it's going to look pretty slick.
But these are just rumors; we'll see what the reality will be.
39. Raymond_htc posted on 24 Aug 2012, 08:20 0
What happened to the Lumia series? :(
Missed the name..
Miss the Song that played with Lumia Phones' advertisement...
Miss the design of Lumias......
41. pikapowerize (banned) posted on 25 Aug 2012, 00:29 0
they are codenames... do basically they are still lumias... like on asha...
40. 7thspaceman posted on 24 Aug 2012, 09:15 0
Folks now that Microsoft Windows 8 smart phones have a better operating system with more features than the windows 7 series has and their phones have hd screens and dual core CPU's and better Electronics to make them good smart phones worth the money.I hope that Microsoft does a better job of advertising their Windows smart Phones. some of their old commercials missed the mark. It is crunch time for Windows smart phones. Enough of them were sold to keep them around but will they sell enough of them to gain much more market share than the last 2 years. I will buy one. I hope that more people will do the same to make it a great third smart phone Eco system
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