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Hands-on with the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 LTE Windows Phone

The Nokia Lumia 900 stole the show at CES this year and next we will see it hit the AT&T stores for just $100. You can actually find it for free from various online vendors and this gorgeous piece of hardware is sure to be a hot seller.
By Matthew Miller, Contributing Writer
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The Nokia Lumia 900 stole the show at CES this year and next we will see it hit the AT&T stores for just $100. You can actually find it for free from various online vendors and this gorgeous piece of hardware is sure to be a hot seller.

Make sure to check out my full ZDNet Smartphones & Cell Phones blog post with more detailed thoughts and a video walk through of the device.

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The basics are included in the box, but there is no wired headset (does anyone ever use those?) and just the basics.

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The Nokia Lumia 900 feels good in the hand and is similar in size to most black slab smartphones today.

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The 3.5mm headset jack is set way over on the side of the top with the microUSB port in the middle and microSIM card try on the right.

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The right side of the Lumia 900 holds the volume buttons, power button, and camera capture button.

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The 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics is found on the back of the Lumia 900.

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The Nokia N9 has a similar design to the Lumia 900, but comes with a 3.9 inch display compared to the 4.3 inch one found on the Lumia 900.

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The Lumia 900 is larger than my beloved HTC Radar 4G too.

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The Lumia 900 has sleek curves in the black polycarbonate material.

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The bottom speaker grill is shown here on the Lumia 900.

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The display is vibrant and blacks look wonderful.

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Several AT&T apps and utilities are included on the Lumia 900, but they can be removed.

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I love customizing my Windows Phone devices with the Live Tiles.

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Here is a sample indoor photo of our family dog.

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This was taken at the King Street Station in Seattle.

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I shot this in auto mode as the train was pulling into the station to pick us up.

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My cherry tree is blossoming and it is almost time to mow.

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This shot of my house was taken in the late afternoon.

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