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Microsoft's Joe Marini tweets Nokia Windows Phone has slick looks, wishing for a bigger screen

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By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Sep 08, 2011, 5:48 AM

Microsoft's Joe Marini tweets Nokia Windows Phone has slick looks, wishing for a bigger screen

Microsoft's PM for the Web platform on Windows Phone Joe Marini is evidently toying around with a Nokia Windows Phone, and has tweeted a few initial impressions, like "I just got a chance to try out one of the slickest looking #Nokia phones I have ever seen. Soon, you will too!".

On a question how would he rate it on the 1-10 scale, he answered: "Overall I would say an 8. Solid feel, good camera, responsive UI, and nice little touches on the body construction".

The guy insisted to know what's holding it back from 9 or 10, and if the camera was as good as rumored, so Joe Martini shed some more light: "Yeah, the camera was good, but I didn't have optimal lighting. I'd like a larger screen too."

From these tweets, and Nokia's clarifications that it won't be ready with a truly high-end WP device this year, we can speculate that the Nokia Windows Phone (s) that will be announced in October will probably hover in the mid-range category, similar to the Nokia 703 rumor we saw the other day.

"I'd like a larger screen" might mean anything, and most likely something below 4", while "slickest looking" could imply this full-colored polycarbonate the Nokia N9 is using, and which Nokia's design head said will be in a lot of the company's phones from now on, but let's not get ahead of ourselves before Nokia World on October 26.

source: Joe Marini (Twitter) via WMPU

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.