Nokia Lumia 920
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- Normal user.
- 4$F
- 10 Nov 2012
Checked Nokia 920 today in the store at AT&T. Here is the customer review:
1. Case build is good, even though it is bulky men's hands can get a good grip on it. It is havy but again not an issue for men. Ladies may complain about size and weight.
2. The screen is superb with deep blacks and vivid colors. The glass is sleek and round at edges and very sensitive to touch.
3. The resoultion is par with iPhone, the fonts are smooth countered and clear. However the screen scroll is smoother on iOS, on Windows Phone 8 large web pages flicker and have delays in rendering. Such issues do no exist on iOS which has perfect text and picture scrolling.
4. Windows Phone 8 software is distractible, the tiles have little use, too jumpy and more than sure consume processing power draining the battery. Bad choice from Microsoft. Why to claim that threads in background get suspended when all pinned applications in tiles waste the power? It is then useless any more talks about power optimization in Windows Phone 8.
5. The layout in WP8 is crazy, too big fonts for some default apps, huge titles and consume the screen space.
6. The web browser is not equal to desktop browser even when set to desktop mode. Most of websites switch in mobile mode even when the setting was for desktop after the first click on a link. Practically only the main page of many sites stay in desktop view (for many sites). The implication is that if you see mobile view the fonts are too big and the content may be different and less often updated by webmaster.
7. On Windws Phone 8 you cannot access Google maps at all !!!!!!!!! Not even with the web browser. No app in store ofr Google map. The Google web site detects the signature of web browser from WP8 and blocks the access to maps. Or maybe Microsoft did something to browser to make it not working with Google maps thus to monitor the traffic and searches using its partner business Nokia maps. Is the plan for Microsoft Windows 8 to be incompatible with Google maps? I think Google may be happy to find and log what WP8 users search on Google maps so I suspect the block comes from Microsoft web browser and it cannot be changed by users, it was by design, on purpose to block Google maps.
8. The Nokia maps do not have the notion of compass. So if you are lost in a large intersection then you see where you are, but you do not know on what direction to go if you do not see the street names on the road. This is crap !!! Where is the direction, the arrow which shows us towards what direction we keep looking? Suck maps without electronic compass are 10 years old. In fact not the map must have the compass but the phone thus to rotate the map or show an arrow.
No Googe maps and lack of integration of compass in Nokia maps is a big let down and negligence in Microsoft design. What a looser with novice architects.
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- Anonymous
- XuG
- 10 Nov 2012
but, gs3 is still the best choice with minimum issues. much lower price, SD card slot, users replaceable battery, quad core CPU, longest net browsing battery life of 300 minutes, FM radio, JAVA etc.
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- Anonymous
- 3Jn
- 10 Nov 2012
siva venkatesh, 09 Nov 2012frds i have too confused what to buy(s3 or 920), plzzzz re... moreGo into a phone shop and try both handsets. Make your own choice
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- K1G
- 10 Nov 2012
siva venkatesb, 09 Nov 2012one of my frd who stay in UK say that lumia 920 & 820 h... moreThen Just wait for ppl feedback before buying. Give yourself more time before buying so you won't get frustrated and start complaining
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- brynn
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- 10 Nov 2012
SS, 09 Nov 2012I agreetrue this is good old Nokia with colourfull smartfones and in the past quirky designs.
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- mrG
- 09 Nov 2012
Sam, 09 Nov 2012None of the mobile companies have ever made such beautiful ... moreI agree
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- Carol
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- 09 Nov 2012
Today i was with this baby here and the Lumia 820 in my hands. They feel fantastic and work great. Even though i still like symbian more, i got to say that this lumia's have great design but... i don't know why but i like 820 design more. I am still thinking of i should buy 808 or 820 or 920. All 3 are superb and superb quality. i would like a symbian with 820 design and 808 camera:D.
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- siva venkatesb
- U$k
- 09 Nov 2012
one of my frd who stay in UK say that lumia 920 & 820 have charging problems
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- siva venkatesh
- U$k
- 09 Nov 2012
frds i have too confused what to buy(s3 or 920),
plzzzz reply me with ur sugested answer
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- Anonymous
- TL5
- 09 Nov 2012
at&t have launched the 920.....getting impatient for their review of 920...
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- tUq
- 09 Nov 2012
Hi everyone, finally my brother arrived from canada and showed me his lumia 920. Wow!!!! what a master piece this is. Seeing photos, videos is nothing compared to experience it live. pictures literally jump out at you. its like a breeze going through the UI. So fast and responsive. camera is awesome..Music and videos bloom out. Believe me guys, i have a iphone 4s. This nokia phone beats iphone 4s by quite a margin. no comparison.
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- 09 Nov 2012
Please understand that Nokia Lumia 920 has the hardware for radio. It is not enabled by OS. Nokia said that in the next update they will enable the radio. The end.
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- Anonymous
- 4$F
- 09 Nov 2012
These phones sold by AT&T and Microsoft store are bloated with AT&T apps. May even have some OS hacks to block and control Internet sharing thus to pay extra AT&T remotely to enable hotspot feature. Take care, buy unbranded and factory unlocked, international versions.
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- 09 Nov 2012
geon97, 09 Nov 2012what we are saying is that we need this feature on Nokia be... moreFm radio and fm transmitter is prefered featured for me too, I also recording certain programmes aired... Since my phone is without fm recorder , i've bought mp3 player that come with fm radio and fm recording features. ... Well if this is acceptable for you than it will solve you're prob. PLUS a separate fm player will ensure you won't run out of batt on your phone. I'm using sony. Just browse sony.com or any other brand.
Phone manufacturer won't fulfill all our needs . Cheerrss
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- Anonymous
- jVn
- 09 Nov 2012
$99 with two year contract sounds pretty good to me. That is a steal for this technology.
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Nov 2012
geon97, 09 Nov 2012what we are saying is that we need this feature on Nokia be... moreYou can buy a very good feature phone with fm radio for less than 20 bucks, or you can buy a bluetooth earset that sports fm radio and that can be connected to lumia wirelessly for 10 bucks
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- Anonymous
- uZa
- 09 Nov 2012
can it run .EXE files if it can than i will definitely buy it please someone answer me.
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- arun tiwari
- vG7
- 09 Nov 2012
i think its very good phone....i don't like any others brand belive nokia
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- Anonymous
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- 09 Nov 2012
brynn, 08 Nov 2012If you dont like Nokia why are you on Nokias forums then?? ... moreThe problem is that it runs w8
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- ashish
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- 09 Nov 2012
i think it is very nice and much better than samsung s3