Such a good looking phone with innovative features I can't choose between this and the new iPhone. I'm keen to get rid of my S2 its so gay.
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IMO, the Nokia Lumia 920 is the first truly worthy adversary to the iPhone! (Pics)
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That is likely to change quickly considering Microsoft is backing it.
The common complaint seems to be carrier bloatware. Is stock Android really that heavy?
Don't understand the obsession with thinness. This is not a model show...
At least the Lumia got it right with the number of holes in the bottom of the phone
Yeah i dont either. Its not like it is really thick. It is still thinner than the first gen iPhone (11.6mm to 10.8mm) and i dont think that is too thick. Hec the 3GS is 12.3mm thick and the 4S is 9.3 so its not like these are huge differences.You all got along fine with it and snapped them up like like there was no tomorrow with no complaints. In fact, praised the hec out of them.
It is about the same length as the GNex and .2 mm wider than the GS3...which is about the same considering we are talking mm.
The biggest thing for me is that it is heavy. 185g is a lot so though id love the 4.5" screen, ill check out the 820 specs. 185g is just a heavy phone. Hec i thought the iPhone weighed a lot at 136g
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If this phone ran iOS, or even Ice Cream Sandwich Android, I'd be awaiting my chance to preorder.
But Win Mobile 8? I don't know if there will be much of a future for the platform.
But Win Mobile 8? I don't know if there will be much of a future for the platform.
you need to work out if you think 70grams is that heavy
Actually I don't need to work it out because its a simple equation, 70grams is a lot in the smartphone world whether you think so or not!
Actually I don't need to work it out because its a simple equation, 70grams is a lot in the smartphone world whether you think so or not!
I agree. I think my iPhone 4 is way too heavy. I prefer lightweight phones in this case. I'll check the 900
All we can do is hope that Microsoft/Nokia market Windows Phone 8 right and brings in more customers, which in return will bring in some app developers. As long as the OS has some basic apps such as Chrome and a nice YouTube app, i'm all good.
How you know? It ain't out yet.
OK, agree that one.
If WP7 apps are compatible, and I think they are, you have >100,000 to start with. It's more then you need. So the apps situation is perfect.
You talk about 900/920. I have not really tried the 900. The 800 is about the same size as the iPhone 4 though.
But, but... how am I going to compete with the GS3 guys?
My specs won't be as good and I'll be cast out of the tech-nerd club!As for the app "situation," I'm glad everyone will be willing to accept the MS app store as legit once they have 77 fart apps available. The current count of six means you just don't have an acceptable amount of fart apps to choose from... And likely, they all stink.
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Gotta admit, I do like that and should I get bored with the iPhone or it stops being made, the Nokia is at the top of the list.
70g is nothing and size wise, it's only a few mm bigger than the iPhone 5 I will be getting.
Plus, the enterprise features are actually better. A Microsoft Office Suite, not to mention more ActiveSync features are big wins in my book.
NFC, now that I have read a bit more about it, could be quite cool. Would I use it, maybe.
Wireless charging, I don't care who is doing it, it's just pointless in my book. I use my phone while it's on charge.
Apparently their is a Mac computer companion application that I am assuming will facilitate sync operations allowing you to select the programs and data you want to sync. I do most stuff utilising cloud services though (DropBox, Spotify etc)
70g is nothing and size wise, it's only a few mm bigger than the iPhone 5 I will be getting.
Plus, the enterprise features are actually better. A Microsoft Office Suite, not to mention more ActiveSync features are big wins in my book.
NFC, now that I have read a bit more about it, could be quite cool. Would I use it, maybe.
Wireless charging, I don't care who is doing it, it's just pointless in my book. I use my phone while it's on charge.
Apparently their is a Mac computer companion application that I am assuming will facilitate sync operations allowing you to select the programs and data you want to sync. I do most stuff utilising cloud services though (DropBox, Spotify etc)
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Passing on the iPhone 5 for this. Don't mind the size at all, this thing is sexy. Most will put a case on a slimmer phone anyway, making it just as "bulky." Which in reality, isn't bulky at all.
Made from polycarbonate, it will be able to absorb some blows. Love the interface too, so refreshing. I am terribly bored with the iPhone, the past several models have been too similar for me, it's time for a change.
Also, I read somewhere that the gray and black colors will be matte. Probably just wishful thinking. I don't mind the gloss finishes at all though. So either way, I'm happy.
Made from polycarbonate, it will be able to absorb some blows. Love the interface too, so refreshing. I am terribly bored with the iPhone, the past several models have been too similar for me, it's time for a change.
Also, I read somewhere that the gray and black colors will be matte. Probably just wishful thinking. I don't mind the gloss finishes at all though. So either way, I'm happy.
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Don't like the neon yellow color of the phone and tiles, but at least it doesn't look like a stretched turd, like the iphone 5. That iPhone 5 has got to be the dumbest looking phone ever made and with an ancient and weak OS too! As people get tired of Apple's poor excuse for a phone, I wouldn't mind seeing Nokia and other Windows Phones take over 2nd place. At least you get a phone that can provide informative icons/tiles, instead of a few rows of dead icons. And real multi-tasking. Unbelievable that Apple builds a phone that can't do something so simple as multitask.
What I really hope is Windows phone and Android phones will push technology forward with things like NFC and inductive charging. Lord knows, Apple will never do it. So come on Microsoft and Nokia... get these phones to market. Hell, I'd buy one over that outdated and ugly looking iphone. But Apple will still sell a ton, unfortunately.
What I really hope is Windows phone and Android phones will push technology forward with things like NFC and inductive charging. Lord knows, Apple will never do it. So come on Microsoft and Nokia... get these phones to market. Hell, I'd buy one over that outdated and ugly looking iphone. But Apple will still sell a ton, unfortunately.
Hmm I saw a video on YouTube that shows a Microsoft app for osx and it syncs with iPhoto an iTunes.
I think when people mention the similarity, they are long time iPhone users that have experienced the radical redesigns with each new generation of iPhone, more or less. We didn't experience that with the iPhone 5.
Jumping ship to a different phone altogether, even if their past iterations look similar as well, would be something fresh and new regardless. Not to mention the iOS user interface is as stale as it gets.
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Looking at all of the promo shots, the black and gray DO look to be matte. Might just be odd lighting but if that's true, I'm stoked. If Verizon brings the 920 (or 922) to its customers, I'm all over a gray model.
Bizarre. You think Samsung is too gay (a Korean company - a country where until recently coming out was totally unheard of)... so you replace it with Apple (a very pro gay rights company) or Nokia (Finnish where being gay is much more socially acceptable than in Korea). What on earth is with THAT logic?
On the flip side, gay rights are one of the huge selling points Apple has in my world. Though Google is also excellent in that regard.
The grey and black are indeed matte... the only two colors with that finish. They look stunning.
It's getting better. IT's getting to be companies are feeling more pressured to be pro gay than anti gay (witness the oreo ad in support of gay pride day. They wouldn't have done that if they didn't think that majority support would be with them). Hell, Chick Fil A just announced they will no longer be supporting anti gay "charities"... even they are feeling pressured and they are run by some highly religious who prides himself on running his company according to his morals. And they caved... who knows how much really but they at least paid lip service to the fact that apparently they got hurt by being anti-gay.
Wow I didn't hear the Chick-Fil-A news! I used to love Chick-Fil-A and ate it whenever traveling (none here) but between leaving my church for personal reasons and finding out how anti-gay they are I resigned myself to never having their sandwiches again. And I probably still won't... but I'm still proud of them for a step n the right direction!
And, to avoid hijacking this thread I definitely think the Lumia 920 is beautiful. Weight isn't a huge deal to me cuz I usually carry my phone in a bag. But it definitely isn't pocketable...
I believe every Fortune 500 company, as well as most businesses in the US and Europe have a policy of no harrassment based on color, creed, religion or sexuality. Even the US Military is now blind to sexual preference. Apple may have been the first Fortune 100 company to have an openly gay CEO though? And on the opposite end of the spectrum you have monkey-boy Steve Ballmer running Microsoft. Only he can be dumb enough to run Nokia in to the ground.