Is the poly-carbonate case on the Lumia 900 different from the Lumia 800?

saintforlife

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I keep reading that the poly-carbonate case on the 900 has a matte finish to it. Does the 800 have a matte finish too? I held the 800 just the other day at the Hong Kong airport and the surface was very smooth and I did not think it had a 'matte' finish. Frankly I did not like it. I hope the 900 has more of a rough/matte finish to it.

Can somebody that has played with both the 900 and the 800 comment on any differences in the surface finish of the two poly-carbonate cases?
 

Adiliyo

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they are the same design, but the 900 seems to have a little more texture to it, not visually, but something you can feel (almost like a very light grit) that makes it a little less slippery, but i'd say visually to 99% of people, they will say it's the same.
 

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I keep reading that the poly-carbonate case on the 900 has a matte finish to it. Does the 800 have a matte finish too? I held the 800 just the other day at the Hong Kong airport and the surface was very smooth and I did not think it had a 'matte' finish. Frankly I did not like it. I hope the 900 has more of a rough/matte finish to it.

Can somebody that has played with both the 900 and the 800 comment on any differences in the surface finish of the two poly-carbonate cases?

What colour did you play with? White is glossy while black and cyan are matte. The 800 and 900 felt the same to me.
 

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I played with the black 800. I also posted this on the Lumia 800 board and a poster there said that the 900 does indeed feel a little bit 'rougher' and has more 'texture' like somebody above said. I am happy to hear that. That should give the 900 more grip and should also reduce finger prints.
 

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Yes. It is different. The 800 is higher quality feel than the 900. Not by *much*, but certainly you can feel it. Visually they are the same though. The 800 is actually a heavier phone than the 900.

I own both.
 

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Yes. It is different. The 800 is higher quality feel than the 900. Not by *much*, but certainly you can feel it. Visually they are the same though. The 800 is actually a heavier phone than the 900.

I own both.

In actuality, the 900 is heavier. I have heard, because the 800 is thicker, it feels heavier.
 

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