I've got fond memories of owning a Nokia many many many years ago. Yes, it's been that long. Since deciding I will buy a WP8 this year, I looked at some of the current Nokia phones to get an idea of what to expect in case I chose Nokia. I was well aware of the overall poor sales of the Lumia 800/900 as well of the issues like purple tint on screen and data connectivity problems, but I still thought I'd consider the brand. But now after the leaks, I'm more than likely gonna pass. The phones still look thick and look too similar to the last one. Which confuses me. Nokia knows the last form factor wasn't that hot of a seller, so then why wouldn't you change it? Of course a lot of loyal Nokia customers on this forum will disagree about the form factor, and that's fine, but you can't disagree that Nokia are in trouble. You can't ignore that the current form factor of the Lumia 800/900 didn't do all that great in sales worldwide. So it makes some sense at least to get some ideas from the competition that are thriving. Specifically Samsung and to a lessor extent, HTC. These guys are bringing in the Big Screens ( which is what majority of people want ), lightness and thinness. This can't be ignored. Let me just say, it will be extremely embarrassing to Nokia if the biggest selling WP8 device is not a Nokia.
And before you disagree people don't want bigger screens, just look at the sales numbers of the GS3 and GNote, the biggest screens on the market. And if that's not enough, look at this article.
And before you disagree people don't want bigger screens, just look at the sales numbers of the GS3 and GNote, the biggest screens on the market. And if that's not enough, look at this article.