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[cube444]

Here's another review for the Lumia 920 with the main criticism being the camera:

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[strata8]

Here's another review for the Lumia 920 with the main criticism being the camera:

Link

*Takes a photo on a dank, rainy day in a dirty English city*

"The colours are too dull!"

 

[Milchjon]

Here's another review for the Lumia 920 with the main criticism being the camera:

Link

Amazingly, most reviews almost seem to be the opposite of what I expected: Awesome phone, disappointing camera (apart from video and low light).

Although I think it's a trade off I'm willing to accept for those low light capabilities.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

So I guess that's another point you can give the Ativ if you want. Best battery, best camera, SD card, removable battery.

But samsung build quality.

 

[hwalker84]

Amazingly, most reviews almost seem to be the opposite of what I expected: Awesome phone, disappointing camera (apart from video and low light).

Although I think it's a trade off I'm willing to accept for those low light capabilities.

Doesn't make any sense. All of the pictures we've seen so far have been absolutely spectacular.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Wonder if the 8X in Canada will have LTE?

I'm looking forward to some in depth camera comparisons between the 920 and 8X.

 

[Milchjon]

Doesn't make any sense. All of the pictures we've seen so far have been absolutely spectacular.

I've read in at least three different places that the actual quality of the pictures in daylight looked worse than the iPhone 5's and the 8X's.

Still waiting for an in-depth review, of course. And even if it wasn't the best of the best in every condition, that wouldn't be a dealbreaker to me.

 

[show me your skeleton]

updating my mac-windows phone sync thing. yknow, ready for my 920 tomorrow, right phones4u? right?

 

[Milchjon]

updating my mac-windows phone sync thing. yknow, ready for my 920 tomorrow, right phones4u? right?

I'll rely on you to finally end the picture drought in here.

 

[VanMardigan]

So I guess that's another point you can give the Ativ if you want. Best battery, best camera, SD card, removable battery.

But samsung build quality.

No way the Ativ S has a better camera than the 8X. And if its anything like the shooter on my Focus S (I bet its the exact same 8mp module or very similar), it's pretty crap.

 

[Troll]

Here are some comparison shots for you guys. via Laptopmag

The review gave it 4/5 stars and said:

Pros: Slick and colorful design; Superb camera; Eye-popping HD screen; Integrated wireless charging; Useful Nokia apps

Cons: Relatively heavy; App selection still limited compared to Android and iOS; NFC sharing could be easier;

The Verdict: The Nokia Lumia 920 is the ultimate Windows Phone, thanks to its jaw-dropping HD screen, fantastic PureView camera and wireless charging capability.

 

[Milchjon]

Here are some comparison shots for you guys. via Laptopmag

The review gave it 4/5 stars and said:

They compared it to an iPhone 4S and superficially, it still manages to make those shots look slightly less appealing?

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Wonder what the blue on that car is actually like?

 

[SeanR1221]

Odd car picture...

 

[Troll]

Quoted for size!

 

[Milchjon]

Quoted for size!

Troll, pls. I'm sitting at home hungry, and the next double double animal style is like 10000 miles away. Link that shit next time, you're hurting me.

 

[Troll]

Troll, pls. I'm sitting at home hungry, and the next double double animal style is like 10000 miles away. Link that shit next time, you're hurting me.

Sucks for you. I'm like 6 miles away from one and I don't even like their food.

 

[Milchjon]

Sucks for you. I'm like 6 miles away from one and I don't even like their food.

I hate your monkeyface. I hate your username. I hate your location.

Why can't German restaurants do burgers right?

Spoiler

<3

 

[PG2G]

Sucks for you. I'm like 6 miles away from one and I don't even like their food.

Love the burgers, the fries are terrible though.

Xbox Music has turned my Zune Pass to shit. All of the tracks from an album that just came out yesterday are Buy only. This better not be a trend, this was almost never an issue with Zune Pass.

 

[cube444]

Wonder if the 8X in Canada will have LTE?

I'm looking forward to some in depth camera comparisons between the 920 and 8X.

Guy at a Bell World I walked into told me they'll be getting the HTC 8X and Sasmung ATIV S soon.

 

[Izuna]

Love the burgers, the fries are terrible though.

Xbox Music has turned my Zune Pass to shit. All of the tracks from an album that just came out yesterday are Buy only. This better not be a trend, this was almost never an issue with Zune Pass.

Actually it seems some songs were never meant to be free with Zune Pass. I can't get The Rollin' Stones stuff as well as Taylor Swift's Red on either Zune or Xbox Music.

 

[cube444]

Here is another review of the 920 from CNET in the UK:

Link


Here is their review of the HTC 8X as well:

Link

 

[PG2G]

Goddamn... (From Vlad @ The Verge)

Lumia 920 review must be incoming

 

[Milchjon]

Here is another review of the 920 from CNET in the UK:

Link


Here is their review of the HTC 8X as well:

Link

Battery is a bummer. First thing that deflates my hype.

 

[Totakeke]

Here is another review of the 920 from CNET in the UK:

Link


Here is their review of the HTC 8X as well:

Link

So they review the 920 but never bothered to investigate its key camera features? WTF?

 

[brotkasten]

So they review the 920 but never bothered to investigate its key camera features? WTF?

Do you know how long a reviewers guide can be? Cut them some slack.

 

[Troll]

Battery is a bummer. First thing that deflates my hype.

Yeah, ~5 hours isn't good. Cnet is really hard on their reviews, they gave the iPhone 5 a 4/5 too.

 

[VanMardigan]

I know someone had already quoted the engadget 8x review where Myriam types out her port begging for an 8x with android, but I just noticed she says the exact same thing during the video review: "if you're listening HTC, we want a 8x running android". Unbelievable.

 

[cube444]

Battery is a bummer. First thing that deflates my hype.

I think we need to give the battery issue more time with people offering up what they're finding. Here's a guy from another forum who owns the 920:

"I charged the phone at 7:00 A.M.

It's 4:00 P.M. right now, all day on LTE, watched some videos on Metrotube, recorded some videos and took some pictures for you guys and read some feeds on the phone, along with 15 minutes of GPS. Battery is at 52% right.

Not bad at all for a first day use!"

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Honestly most of these reviews are nonsense. The only impressions I care about are the people in this thread. I don't need to hear how they wish it ran android or lament the lack of apps, etc.

 

[Troll]

Does the 920 have a larger aperture on the camera than the iPhone? It looks to capture a lot more of the city.

 

[BlueTsunami]

Does the 920 have a larger aperture on the camera than the iPhone? It looks to capture a lot more of the city.

The iPhone 5 has an f/2.4 aperture where the Nokia has f/2, I think that's about 1/3rd? More light already for the Nokia wide open. Then there's the larger sensor. I think they're both 28mm equivalent lenses.

 

[Anton Sugar]

So it looks more like complaints about 920's "dull color"="lower default saturation"...which is technically a good thing. It seems to vary from shot to shot, though.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

No way the Ativ S has a better camera than the 8X. And if its anything like the shooter on my Focus S (I bet its the exact same 8mp module or very similar), it's pretty crap.

I think it's the same camera as the s3, which is easily better than the 8x.

 

[cube444]

So it looks more like complaints about 920's "dull color"="lower default saturation"...which is technically a good thing. It seems to vary from shot to shot, though.

I wonder if there are camera settings that you can play around with in order to fine tune it.

Also, here's a full list of the 32 MS pop-up holiday stores for N.America:


Aventura Mall – Aventura, FL
Beachwood Place – Beachwood, OH
Cherry Creek Shopping Center – Denver, CO
Dadeland Mall – Miami, FL
Eaton Centre – Toronto, Ontario
Fashion Mall at Keystone – Indianapolis, IN
Fashion Show Mall– Las Vegas, NV
Glendale Galleria – Glendale, CA
Mall at Green Hills – Nashville, TN
Mall in Columbia – Columbia, MD
Metropolis at Metrotown – Burnaby, BC
Montgomery Mall – Bethesda, MD
Natick Collection – Natick, MA
North Star Mall – San Antonio, TX
Oakridge Centre – Vancouver, BC
Penn Square Mall – Oklahoma City, OK
Perimeter Mall – Atlanta, GA
Roosevelt Field Mall – Garden, City, NY
Ross Park Mall – Pittsburgh, PA
Saint Louis Galleria – St. Louis, MO
San Francisco Centre – San Francisco, CA
South Shore Plaza – Braintree, MA
Southpark Mall – Charlotte, NC
Stonebriar Centre Mall – Frisco, TX
Streets at Southpoint – Durham, NC
Time Warner Center – The Shops at Columbus Circle – New York, NY
Washington Square– Portland, OR
West Edmonton Mall – Edmonton, Alberta
Westfarms Mall – West Hartford, CT
Westfield Garden State Plaza – Paramus, NJ
Woodland Hills Mall – Tulsa, OK
Woodlands Mall – Woodlands, TX

Anyone know if the Toronto one is open yet?


List

 

[Anton Sugar]

Here is another review of the 920 from CNET in the UK:

Link

Although it packs in a capacious 2,000mAh cell, I found with pretty heavy use (downloading apps, using maps and tracking, sending numerous texts and emails) for around 4 hours it had gone from fully charged to around 25 per cent remaining. It certainly won't last an entire working day.

Fucking seriously? That sounds worse than my 900.

 

[hwalker84]

Fucking seriously? That sounds worse than my 900.

It can't be true. It just can't.

 

[PG2G]

I can burn through my Focus Flash in an easy 4 hours of heavy use. I wouldn't pay much attention to that.

 

[Troll]

At least you don't have to plug it in.

 

[SeanR1221]

I'll be really disappointed if the battery is crap. To the point where I don't think I could jump on board.

 

[Troll]

I'll be really disappointed if the battery is crap. To the point where I don't think I could jump on board.

 

[VanMardigan]

I think it's the same camera as the s3, which is easily better than the 8x.

I haven't found too many detailed one on one comparisons that state that the s3 is "easily better than the OneX" in the camera department, maybe you have?

 

[SeanR1221]

Let's hope. Right now my iPhone 4 is sitting at 5% battery and it's had 7 hours of usage. Something around that is fine with me.

 

[Troll]

When asked if it gets a day of battery life, Daniel Rubino said "Of course."

 

[Frustrated_me]

Phew...!

 

[PG2G]

When asked if it gets a day of battery life, Daniel Rubino said "Of course."

I don't believe there is a phone on earth that gets a full day of use unless it sits there idle half the time. Well,maybe the RAZR MAXX

I must listen to music too much or something. I have chargers at home, work,and in my car

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I haven't found too many detailed one on one comparisons that state that the s3 is "easily better than the OneX" in the camera department, maybe you have?

I've read a bunch of 8x reviews. I've read a bunch of S3 reviews. If the S3 camera is in the Ativ, which it likely is since it's basically a windows S3, it does seem plenty better!

Check out dem reviewzzzz.

 

[antiquegamer]

I think it's the same camera as the s3, which is easily better than the 8x.

I assume 8X has the same camera as the One series which I am pretty sure is better than S3. Samsung camera has been steadily worst.

Below comparing lowlight S3 vs iPhone5 vs OneX vs 920

http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/ip...-lumia-920-vs-htc-one-x-camera-quality-27015/

 

[Klocker]

I've read a bunch of 8x reviews. I've read a bunch of S3 reviews. If the S3 camera is in the Ativ, which it likely is since it's basically a windows S3, it does seem plenty better!

Check out dem reviewzzzz.

DO WANT that big screen in a reasonable size chassis

I'm hoping it is just being held back as a Thanksgiving day release at ATT or something.

 

[bedlamite]

Batteries take a few charging cycles before they perform at their best, I'd think making any judgements from the first day of use is jumping the gun a little

Also, WMPoweruser just put up a video which shows the 920 to have OS-level custom EQ. Megaton for me