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Nokia Lumia |OT| Worth the Weight
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That's awesome. Wish there was TV ads showing the 920 excellence in video and photography.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Man it has been hard as hell to find a big glossy white g-shock to match my big glossy white phone.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
How much are they selling it for? 920's are very reasonably priced off contract.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I want to say lte won't work, but hopefully someone who knows a lot more will fill you in. You can google the bands and see if you will at least get hspa+, but if you live in an lte area you may want to just spend the extra $100 for full compatibility.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Meet him at an AT&T store to buy it, and tell him you want to make sure it will work before buying.
My battery has steadily improved since I got the phone almost 2 months ago - apart from when playing games.
The battery drain when playing wordament (for instance) was absolutely mental and the phone would get really hot at the back near the camera.
Well, I read yesterday that the location chip may be responsible, so I turned off location - and the improvement is massive. The phone now stays nice and cool and it doesn't use up much more battery than with normal use.
Must be some sort of bug.
The battery drain when playing wordament (for instance) was absolutely mental and the phone would get really hot at the back near the camera.
Well, I read yesterday that the location chip may be responsible, so I turned off location - and the improvement is massive. The phone now stays nice and cool and it doesn't use up much more battery than with normal use.
Must be some sort of bug.
Liberty4all
Banned
I really enjoy surfing on this thing. I hate the keyboard though. It just doesn't allow me to type as fast as I could in,my iPhone a,d the autocorrect doesn't catch as many mistakes.
TheBryanJZX90
Member
Oh man I love the WP8 keyboard so much more than the iPhone. I actually use predictive text and autocorrect, which were never helpful on iOS. Plus the cursor movement thing on WP is so awesome, I love actually typing.
So the more I have been using this phone the better the battery life has become!
I can now easily skip days of charging with medium/heavy usage.
Which is reassuring as when I first got the phone the battery life wasn't great.. I wonder if it will improve again once I get this update.
I can now easily skip days of charging with medium/heavy usage.
Which is reassuring as when I first got the phone the battery life wasn't great.. I wonder if it will improve again once I get this update.
I've found the keyboard on WP8 worse at autocorrect than on WP7 which is a shame.
Looks like the Portico update for the 920 is now live in Navifirm for several more countries including EE in the UK.
By looks like it I mean I just checked and it's there.
I can't be arsed to flash my phone, but if somebody here wants to they can (would be nice to get some feedback of how it worked).
I guess we should see the OTA update soon now.
Hilarious how people threw their toys out of the pram when it was rumoured that it would take until February with the update.
Still, it's fucking time that they kept their promise and allowed carrier opt-out.
By looks like it I mean I just checked and it's there.
I can't be arsed to flash my phone, but if somebody here wants to they can (would be nice to get some feedback of how it worked).
I guess we should see the OTA update soon now.
Hilarious how people threw their toys out of the pram when it was rumoured that it would take until February with the update.
Still, it's fucking time that they kept their promise and allowed carrier opt-out.
NeOak
Member
Nokia US no longer handles distribution if accessories like covers
Wow, that sucks
.btw. Call me crazy, but it seems that every time I charge my phone with wireless charger, I get much worse battery time, compared to traditional charging. Especialy when I'm not usingthe phone.
Wow, that sucks
btw. Call me crazy, but it seems that every time I charge my phone with wireless charger, I get much worse battery time, compared to traditional charging. Especialy when I'm not usingthe phone.
Hmm, hope I didn't waste my money, :lol
I guess I will see what happens when it arrives.
NeOak
Member
Wow, that sucks
btw. Call me crazy, but it seems that every time I charge my phone with wireless charger, I get much worse battery time, compared to traditional charging. Especialy when I'm not usingthe phone.
It charges slower than the AC adapter, but for me it has been the same in terms of battery.
Spent some time with these at AT&T today. The white one is hideous. Red looks pretty good, black is OK. I don't get why they aren't selling the cool colors here. Maybe because they already carry the HTC 8X in chartreuse and purple.
Gotta say, I'm pretty tempted on the chartreuse one. My wife said, "At least you'll never lose it!"
Argh.
Gotta say, I'm pretty tempted on the chartreuse one. My wife said, "At least you'll never lose it!"
Argh.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It's all about angles and luck. My cyan 920 had previously fallen two times and barely had a scratch on it, but the one time it fell screen first......it was game over.
lastflowers
Banned
poor floor
killer rin
Member
Man is that crack on the floor from the phone? Poor floor
Sooo... About Nokia "Catwalk":
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/3/3831420/nokia-catwalk-future-windows-phone-aluminum-body
Interesting to see what comes out of it design wise, hopefully something more than a iPhone/Galaxy look a like.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/3/3831420/nokia-catwalk-future-windows-phone-aluminum-body
Interesting to see what comes out of it design wise, hopefully something more than a iPhone/Galaxy look a like.
NeOak
Member
Aluminum?
You know what hates Aluminum?
Any kind of RF signal.
The N8 had plastic parts where the antennas go. There are two in my house (A Black one my dad still uses and the mythical Orange i used)
But i would really love to have something like the E7.
lol no. I didn't notice that, but that chip on the wood wasn't the phone.
brotkasten
Member
Hopefully they won't recycle the same design for a fourth time in a row. Fifth time, if you count the N9.
I'd appreciate something like this:
That looks really boring :-/
Not ugly, just... why would I want that?
I kinda agree. It looks cool in super close up pics but as a whole I think that design would look pretty stale and.. well.. square. I hope Nokia continues with their bold colorful line and doesn't back down to "office look".
brotkasten
Member
You know what's boring? Using the same basic design for 4 phones in 2 years. If it's quality material and feels nice in the hand, then it will play into the looks.
Hopefully they won't recycle the same design for a fourth time in a row. Fifth time, if you count the N9.
I'd appreciate something like this:
Wouldn't be as nice to hold as a Lumia/N9. I agree it's getting a bit stale but a lot of thought went into making it the way it is.
Eh, it's still the most beautiful design to me. Also, look what Apple did to the awesome iPhone 4 design. You don't need to mess with perfection.
The only reason why I'd be okay with them changing it up is the lack of success so far. But I'm not sure some officey slab is going to change all that.
I am quite pleased with my $2 case from dealextreme. Wish I could get it in red or blue though.
http://dx.com/p/protective-soft-tpu-back-case-for-nokia-lumia-920-white-168942
http://dx.com/p/protective-soft-tpu-back-case-for-nokia-lumia-920-white-168942
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Would that case prevent the screen from making contact with the ground if it falls on a flat surface? That's my main concern after having the screen shatter on my first Lumia. The other case I had covered the backs and sides perfectly but the curved glass screen was left vulnerable.
It looks like it has a lip, so maybe?
And this is my case, which cost me about 10 bucks:
I think it is a very good case:
-nice rubbery feel
-feels very solid
-the phone looks the same
-it absorbs the heat (I REALLY like it)
-the screen doesn't touch the surface when it's laying on the table/ground
The only disadvantage is the fact, that volume buttons are harder to reach, but it isn't really a dealbreaker.
Oh, and I'm considering buying cyan and yellow ones for fun.
I think it is a very good case:
-nice rubbery feel
-feels very solid
-the phone looks the same
-it absorbs the heat (I REALLY like it)
-the screen doesn't touch the surface when it's laying on the table/ground
The only disadvantage is the fact, that volume buttons are harder to reach, but it isn't really a dealbreaker.
Oh, and I'm considering buying cyan and yellow ones for fun.
Yea it does have a bit of a lip around the edges on the front. Not sure if that would help if it fell flat on the screen though.
Damon Bennet
Member
ugh, cases are so ugly. I have a faux-leather thingy that I slide my phone into when it is in my pocket, but I really dislike those plastic shells. especially on great phone designs like the iphone or lumias. i dont mind if someone slaps a plastic case on their galaxy s3
Sure. As I said earlier, this is the one:
http://nokiaskleponline.pl/product-pol-6456-Etui-Silikonowe-Nokia-CC-1043-Black-do-Lumia-920.html
But as NeOak said:
Nokia US no longer handles distribution if accessories like covers
Thanks. Have to poke around ebay or something.
I prefer it naked too, but I find it slippery sometimes, almost dropped it couple times already. May try to find a thinner red one still though.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I hated cases too but after losing my cyan Lumia, I don't care about looks anymore. I'll slip it out of a case if I'm in a carpeted room though.
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