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The Faceless Master
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right, it's just a metal looking texture on the back panel.
Cute Dragon Here
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If anything, it's probably better than real metal in practice. Cold and easily dented stuff? No thanks. At least plastic works better as casing for mobile devices in my opinion.
Fjolle
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Nokia is trolling...
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/17/3347780/nokia-lumia-920-cyan-color-teaser-video
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/17/3347780/nokia-lumia-920-cyan-color-teaser-video
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
The battery back plate is plastic, the outer edges and speaker grille are brushed aluminum.
Elop is giving a keynote at MWC 2013 (February) so I expect that to be the time we'll see announcements for some devices that will hit in Spring. There is potential for a CES announcement but I think MWC is a safer bet.
I think the 820 will be quite reasonably priced. With 8 GB, WVGA, no Gorilla Glass, they can't really charge too much. Of course, that will still be quite a bit of money.
The low-end phones won't be too far off, though. I suspect they will be really great in their class. They probably want to release low-end WP8 phones in China as soon as possible.
In an unrelated matter, I just checked amazon.com and noticed that the Galaxy S3 holds the six top spots for phones. The S3 is eight of the top ten phones.
Damn, I had already decided on going white.
Steelyuhas
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Of course not.
FUBAR McDangles
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VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Well Microsoft just announced a save the date for Oct 25th for Windows 8. Chances are, they reveal everything the week of the 25th. But if you're into absolutes, we will absolutely know about the whole feature set by November 2nd.
total guess
It's just the buttons and speakers that are metal apparently. The main back cover is plastic.
The chassis, including the speaker grille, is brushed aluminum.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
It's like talking to a wall sometimes.
Edit: I don't want to be mean, but the fact that the battery cover is plastic has already been mentioned several times. The only question is whether there is any metal, as some posters seemed to allude that there wasn't any. There is, in the chassis and speaker grille.
Because there IS metal in the chassis, including the outer edges and the speaker grille.
Edit: I don't want to be mean, but the fact that the battery cover is plastic has already been mentioned several times. The only question is whether there is any metal, as some posters seemed to allude that there wasn't any. There is, in the chassis and speaker grille.
Because there IS metal in the chassis, including the outer edges and the speaker grille.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm assuming the one I'm not sure about is plastic, then?
I couldn't care less about official ROMs, I detest Sense and every hacked de-Sensed ROM I've thrown on runs more reliably and faster than stock. FWIW I'm using Kang's CM10 which has pretty everything sorted except for front-facing camera functionality. It's a beta but Jellybean works well and that was what I was most looking forward to. There's still those niggling little freeze-ups when moving between homescreens that I had hoped Butter would finally resolve. I'm a little disappointed that the lag isn't completely been ironed out, but like I said, I'm holding off judgement until I install a stable ROM, or hey, maybe even stock.
Been following Michael Fisher from PocketNow for a while now, ever since his balanced, and objective review of the Nokia Lumia 900. He seems like he's been an Android guy over the past year, and before that he was huge on Palm Web OS. He rolled out this editorial today detailing what he's going with a 920. Thought it was again, aptly written.
Why Im Buying A Nokia Lumia 920 Instead of the iPhone 5
Why Im Buying A Nokia Lumia 920 Instead of the iPhone 5
Nokia puts out yet another Lumia-exclusive app - the Bloomberg Hub
- Personalized news, portfolio tracking and breaking news alerts.
- Customized watchlists for stocks, mutual funds, bonds, ETFs and more.
- Download your favorite Bloomberg TV and Radio shows to enjoy offline.
- Deep pin Live Tiles for stocks, bonds, indices, futures and currencies.
JimiNutz
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Why?
The last 4 phones that I've owned were Samsung (using an Omnia 7 to post this) and they've all been absolute tanks in terms of reliability.
Ive dropped my Omnia 7 a ridiculous number of times and nearly two years on and its still running perfectly.
On the flip side the first 3 phones I ever owned were all Nokia (this is over 10 years ago now) and every single one of them developed problems after 6 months or so.
My 3210 used to just randomly freeze and them turn itself off so id be walking around for hours unaware that my phone was off.
I know that's just my personal experience and Nokia are probably a lot more reliable now, but I'm still struggling to bring myself to buy another Nokia based on past experience.
Ativ S looks like a solid phone all around and so long as it doesn't come out and get awful reviews I think I'll take the Ativ S over the 920.
frontieruk
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My mum only replaced her 3210 a few months ago, that's the kind of experience most Nokia users get.
Cute Dragon Here
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Sometimes you get lucky - sometimes not.
Take me, for example. 6230 was fine and dandy, if getting a bit old by 2009. The N95 crashed all the time. Switched to Samsung in 2010, but now my Galaxy S acts like the N95. Sometimes you get lucky, sometimse you don't. Other times, it's just the software and hardware can't catch up to the modern age.
Anyway, when you buy a phone, you should consider the phone on its own merits without bothering about the future - you should buy based on current needs and not worry too much about software updates. Even if a phone can't be updated much, if the phone's functional, there's no real reason to. Do also give weight to the phone manufacturer and carrier, though the manufacturer ideally shouldn't be much of a factor.
JimiNutz
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Wow. Really?
Suppose I was just unlucky then. Still find it hard to trust Nokia phones though. Maybe I'll change my mind if the 920 ends up being that much better than the Ativ S.
NeOak
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Pretty much. I still used my dad's old 6230 when i wanted an indestructible rock for a phone. Nevermind that the battery lasted days without recharge.
It was stolen unfortunately when burglars broke in to my apartment.
I had a Nokia N75, a E71 and a N97 mini. Those were, in terms of hardware build, unmatchable. Specially the E71, that thing is a tank.
Cute Dragon Here
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Oh my sweet 6230! You'll be dearly missed.
Heh. Gotta agree with you on their durability, aside from the N95, which was... well... egad.
The Faceless Master
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yeah, uh, what?
The chassis, including the speaker grille, is brushed aluminum.
i said the back panel wasn't metal and it isn't. the GS3 has a little bit of metal between the screen and back panel too, so that's not a change.
A Volt colorway for the 920 would be unbelievably awesome.
For a split second, I thought this was a lime or neon green. Volt Green, as Nike calls it, would be awesome.
yeah, uh, what?
i said the back panel wasn't metal and it isn't. the GS3 has a little bit of metal between the screen and back panel too, so that's not a change.
It's sooooooo ugly, it pains me every time I see it.
Cute Dragon Here
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I've seen the Galaxy S III in person, and I've seen it being used. The sound effects... egad. The appearance of the phone... can't even avoid getting in the crosshairs of lawsuits, in addition to being completely at odds with other phones.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
yeah, uh, what?
i said the back panel wasn't metal and it isn't. the GS3 has a little bit of metal between the screen and back panel too, so that's not a change.
Are you sure that's metal? Looks like the same painted plastic found on the edges of the Ativ S that I pointed out above with a question mark.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-Accord-spotted-in-the-wild-headed-to-Verizon_id34584
verizon got the htc accord as it seems
verizon got the htc accord as it seems
HollovVpo1nt
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You mean to tell me that the purple was not a bad photoshop? Man purple is so ugly
brotkasten
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The Accord looks like a rejected Lumia.
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-suite-now-supports-lumia-handsets-lets-you-sync-with-outlook-directly/
Good for people who don't want to use Zune.
Good for people who don't want to use Zune.
nokia is on a roll
cant wait to see what they have in store for wp8 software wise
(except for the camera stuff that we know ofcourse)
The Faceless Master
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it's definitely metal on the GS3, and i assume it's metal on the ATIV because of the way Samsung makes their phone frames.
Damon Bennet
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i just need a date for the windows phone 8 re-reveal with all features. and loads of "joe belfiore talking enthusiastically about the product while smooth music plays" youtube videos
Windows Phone 8 is never coming out, that's why.
Actually owning one here, seems like metal to me.
Sound effects can be turned off, changed, whatever. How is it at odds with other phones? Because its selling by the tens of millions and they are not?
And the addition of the s3 to that lawsuit is for core android functionality afaik.
Cute Dragon Here
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Now I wonder what kind of strings Nokia is pulling. Bluetooth file transfers, direct access to music library, and now alternative sync clients?
frontieruk
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is there an unwritten agreement to troll van today or are people's sarcasm detectors broken?
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