antiquegamer
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How about OnePlus, it's cheaper than Nexus 5.
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How about OnePlus, it's cheaper than Nexus 5.
Its quite cool. The bass reflex thing is interesting and it is tiny with a good sound.
I don't really have a need for it yet but can't complain about it.
megarockexe
Member
My 920 is just noticeably slower all around. It's a bit embarrassing, really. So much loading, tiles that aren't loaded because it's moving too fast. Hell, even the "performance update" for Modern Mayor has led to a consistently sluggish 15 fps or worse. Certainly there's an update I should be waiting for to improve on this, right? Right?
WP makes a decent secondary handset but I can never user it as my primary one because of my requirement. I agree this lack of new decent hjgh-end phones is getting ridiculous.
LukasTaves
Member
That's great, I'm on trip and good wifi is being unreliable, so my pictures aren't uploading, but I do have some very big videos I made... Gonna try freeing up some space then.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It has to be the screen replacement. I used the same company as you years ago and had better results, though your story makes it more likely I'll just sell my 1520 instead of getting it fixed.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2014/sep14/09-04nokiapr.aspx
Smart of them to use the word "begin", gives them an out to not sell the 830 in the US until Q2 2015.
If there's no info on unlocked availability in the US by the end of the month I'm gonna jump ship, this is ridiculous.
I'm the only engineer with a WP at my company, which develops a hugely popular app for iOS and Android. I've been working on a WP version for some time now as a side project, but how can I convince the mobile team to make a real client (I'm a backend engineer, not a mobile engineer) if I switch over?
Smart of them to use the word "begin", gives them an out to not sell the 830 in the US until Q2 2015.
If there's no info on unlocked availability in the US by the end of the month I'm gonna jump ship, this is ridiculous.
I'm the only engineer with a WP at my company, which develops a hugely popular app for iOS and Android. I've been working on a WP version for some time now as a side project, but how can I convince the mobile team to make a real client (I'm a backend engineer, not a mobile engineer) if I switch over?
Opus Angelorum
Member
No interested in the 930 Magni? $100 difference I think
Where is it? http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/list/Unlocked-Phones/categoryID.66316800
My budget was originally $400 taxes included, but I could snap for the 930 if it were actually available.
edit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nokia-Lumia...1250713352?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item4623f11708 I'm not paying over $500 for a phone that doesn't work on 4G.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Forgot it didn't support 4G in the US. Crazy.
Bob Dobalina
Member
That's definitely some sort of grounding issue related to your screen replacement. Try opening it up and reseating everything?
The refurb I sent back had a similar issue, pressing the top left corner of the phone would randomly activate one of the navigation buttons. (Usually back)
Good to know I might be able to fix it myself when they inevitably send another bad one.
iPhone 6
I want to switch up my main phone OS anyways. Whenever the next Windows 9... Phones come out I'll buy one. The 920 was the longest that I had one main device, really impressive.
What would it take to compete with the iPhone?
How about a Lumia 920? Screen is about the same size with a comparable resolution. Same camera resolution, but it has OIS. Same amount of RAM. It even supports wireless charging!
I don't really get the hype for new phone hardware any more...
Are you really trying to convince him to take a 2 year old 920 over an iPhone 6?
It's ok. I got a good lol.
1520 is a phablet, it's something to offer to someone looking at a Note or 6 Plus, not at a S5 or 6. 930 is good outside of NA. Icon is only for Verizon.
Non-Verizon clients in North America (the majority of the US and all of Canada) have no non-phablet flagships on WP.
Ok then, 939/icon. 5" screen in the same height/width as the 4.7" iphone, 1080p display (same as 6 plus), Optical image stabilising (same as 6 plus), 20 megapixel camera with RAW support - quality likely on par with iphone 6, curved front glass. The specs for an 'old' phone hold up pretty damn well
I get that people are frustrated that there isn't anything new since the icon, but on the other hand people get frustrated when sony bring out a new ohine every 6 months. In smartphones you're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
A 930/Icon I can see but he said a 920 which is old as hell in phone years. As someone already said the 930/Icon is not available to a lot of people and the 830/730 doesn't cut it for them.
If there is no high end phone until WP9 then why should people not move to another platform if it has the hardware they're looking for? Microsoft has no one to blame but themselves if people leave.
blame lastflowers
Anton Sugar
Member
928 (roomie's phone) doesn't have it yet, either.
Steelyuhas
Member
Verizon may be grabbing all the WP's for the US, but their updating support appears to be awful.
Correct. I've left two scathing reviews at Verizon because they haven't released it.
I went Dev Preview got 8.1 fine and the update after that.
I'm pretty sure he was just making a joke about how behind Apple's new flagship really is while everyone complains about the lack of high end window phones.
Personally I don't understand how people aren't disappointed with the specs of the new iPhones, especially considering the prices. Though that's pretty standard for Apple IMO.
Yeah it's a crock of shit. They have an exclusive deal on their last three high end flagship phones but do little to nothing to support the platform.
lastflowers
Banned
Cert processes are a crock of shit, all around.
I'm not that disappointed in the iPhone specs. I'm slightly disappointed hearing iphone fans thinking certain features are the second coming when other phones have had them for years (5" screens, curved glass displays etc), but they are good specs.
But then that makes me annoyed at those complaining about no new WP flagship because the icon/930 either hits or exceeds most of the iphone specs (it's basically an iPhone 6 plus in a thicker iphone 6 form factor)
That's why you shouldn't allow carriers to fiddle with the system.
Castle Siege is quite enjoyable as a time killer. It takes a lot of time though.
No AoE Castle Siege on Android
No AoE Castle Siege on Android
yet
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
There may have been a time when this was automatically true, but not anymore. Android flagships these days have excellent performance, and iPhone's battery life has been exaggerated for years now. Meanwhile, larger batteries coupled with more efficient chips and software means that a lot of the top end android phones get great battery life.
Because I cannot get my hands on the 930/Icon in America unless you're on Verizon (which i'm not)
It's old. Just a rebranded icon. Shit battery life, same hot to touch problem as the 920, and finally no glance.
Screw it.
Not sure how accurate the early benchmarks for the GPU is, but if the rest of the phone offers a similarly marginal performance boost, I'm not impressed.
http://pocketnow.com/2014/09/15/iphone-6-benchmarks
It's just hard for me to be impressed by specs when many of the features have been available for years. I'm sure the phone performs fine, but when I compare my Icon to what we get in the iPhone, I just think "meh".
How do you like it? I'm still thinking of picking one up. I don't use glance so that's not a problem. Did you have 920 previously, and if so how does the size and weight compare? Thanks
I have a white one and like it a lot. Its about the same size/weight as a 920 but with a larger screen. Looks fantastic - not as in your face as the 920, but really nicely engineered. The LCD screen feels like it is really floating on the curved glass, and the slight increase in size and significant bump in resolution makes the three column layout work well.
Honestly I had a 920 with 8.1 dev preview on so it isn't a massive leap - still the same OS under the hood. But everything just feels more solid.