Nokia Lumia 900 teardown reveals mediocre hardware

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Nokia and Microsoft are betting big on the Lumia 900, hoping the device will help make a name for Windows Phone in the United States. The handset will be exclusively offered by AT&T for <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/26/nokia-lumia-900-hits-att-april-8th-for-99-99/">a mere $99.99 with a new two-year agreement on April 8th</a>. <em>TechRepublic</em> on Tuesday cracked open the device and examined its internal components. The conclusion: mediocre hardware is the reasons for its low price. With almost every other competing smartphone offering dual-core or quad-core processors, Nokia instead chose a single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 chipset clocked at 1.4 GHz. The Lumia has a smaller battery, lower resolution display and less RAM than most of its competitors as well. The handset is also thicker and heavier than most, although it has a good build quality according to the site. Despite these shortcomings, Nokia’s Lumia 900 is <a href="http://www.bgr.com/2012/04/03/nokia-lumia-900-review/">a terrific smartphone that gives Windows Phone its best shot yet to succeed</a>. <span id="more-134415"></span>

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