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Windows Phone |OT3| Apollo has landed
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It really isn't that good of a phone.
Doooooo it!
I ordered a cyan rear cover for it. Gonna look sweet. The camera is much better than I thought it would be as well.
Do it. It's a solid back up phone and has a good offline sat nav.
99% of the apps run on 512. I rarely run into a problem with my 620.
Don't certain graphic intense games only run on 1gb devices?
The upcoming Halo game runs on 512 MB devices.
I have only seen a few of them that require it.
I believe some of the games that required 1 GB have since been updated to work on 512 MB (e.g. Asphalt 7, Temple Run). Don't think there are currently many that require 1 GB.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I'm tempted to buy a 520 for my daughter. Then again, at&t is supposed to get a 520 variant, any idea when? I hope its released before her birthday on the 31st of July.
I got my unlock code for $15
Unknown Soldier
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I think it would be cool if we became the Ingress of gaming. Augmented reality gaming is quite clever, although Ingress has the problem where if you aren't living in a major city and have lots of other people playing there isn't much for you to do.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
was it the 521 t-mobile version you got?
No, it was the 520 on Telus in Canada, but the site I got it from probably has a similar price for the unlock code.
I'll get the 521 as well. The other devices are just too expensive and I don't know if they're worth it. I'd be missing out on a few apps, unfortunately, but I really don't care. That photo app from Nokia will be missed, but I'll do without it.
If the Instagram client works on 512 MB, I'm in.
If the Instagram client works on 512 MB, I'm in.
Instance works fine on 512MB, as does 6sec for Vine.
thnx m8. I only have one month left with this plan, I can't wait to switch.
Also, 820's screen is so much better than 920's! Who cares about resolution, the difference is abysmal.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
You're crazy. The jump to 720P is HUGE. The jump from 720P to 1080P is not nearly as big, however. My co-worker has a One (gorgeous device btw) and, while the screen is beautiful, I really couldn't see the benefits of the increased resolution for apps and web browsing. I think it'll be nice to have 1080p screens on Windows Phones this fall, but I think quad core processors will yield more benefits in the long run.
maximum360
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There's that rumored HTC One variant coming by end of year with Windows Phone 8 on board. I'll definitely pick one up if it comes to Sprint especially since it seems we won't be seeing anything from Nokia in the foreseeable future.
MrGreencastle
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Yea going from a Lumia 900 to a 920 made quite the difference in sharpness and overall interface quality to me. However, I've used a few 1080p screens, and they don't look all that much better. The 920 already has a denser screen than the iPhone's, and even when that retina came out I had a hard time seeing pixels. I do miss the AMOLED, though. Both my Focus and 900 had one. Auto brightness on the 920 fixes that mostly.
Honestly, I think GPU is what needs the most attention. Most apps are super fast and run well, but games could use a boost. Pretty sure Apple focuses more on the GPU, too, and I don't think games looks better on anything but those Devices, in my experience.
I had the screens at arms length, and I couldn't notice a difference, aside from the color reproduction, that is.
MasterLeePhD
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I have the Nokia 520 and everything works a charm, apart from some games requiring 1GB of RAM that is.
José Mourinho
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As an 820 user I'd be inclined to disagree. Resolution doesn't bother me, though 720p would be nice. I find the colours to be over saturated and just too full on. Don't think they're particularly accurate. The deep black's of the AMOLED are nice though.
I suppose it depends what you're doing on screen. The 820 colours are nice and really pop for games. But I think it makes photographs kind of gross.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
Never trust the Germans. Never.
antiquegamer
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As other already mention, AMOLED screen is over saturated for me, I used to love it too until I realize how off the colors are. I much prefer the LCD. That said, I also have 820 (bought it for my son) and the screen is nice. It's slightly smaller than 920 so it mask the fact that it is lower resolution. I was using my wife Titan the other day and the low resolution on that phone is really jarring.
itshappening.gif
edit: well not in Germany. I blame Brot.
So in the EU5, WP went from being 22% of iPhone to 38% YoY.
Having used Windows 8 on a tablet for a few days now, I really came to appreciate the integrated search much more. On my desktop I haven't used it as much, but on a tablet it really makes a lot of sense.
With the deeper bing integration in 8.1, I really wonder how they'll improve search in WP 8.1 and whether we can expect a similar feature-set.
It's a pain in the arse that you can't currently use the search button for in-app search, for instance. They really need to integrate search much deeper into the system, just like in Windows. Also, the share function should be integrated deeper too - just like they demonstrated with sharing the artists from a website and automatically having a playlist created in the music app.
Am I being unrealistic here?
With the deeper bing integration in 8.1, I really wonder how they'll improve search in WP 8.1 and whether we can expect a similar feature-set.
It's a pain in the arse that you can't currently use the search button for in-app search, for instance. They really need to integrate search much deeper into the system, just like in Windows. Also, the share function should be integrated deeper too - just like they demonstrated with sharing the artists from a website and automatically having a playlist created in the music app.
Am I being unrealistic here?
Anton Sugar
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itshappening.gif
edit: well not in Germany. I blame Brot.
Blackberry is dead, right?
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I was thinking about that today. If they can integrate windows 8-like search on the phone they'll basically leapfrog everyone else in the phone space.
And then I won't even mind having the search button there. Right now, its a waste of space.
And then I won't even mind having the search button there. Right now, its a waste of space.
José Mourinho
cocknose
Praise be, a functional O2 app is in beta. Will be nice to actually get my current tariff details.
http://www.wpcentral.com/o2-developing-my-o2-app-sign-beta-today?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter
O2-UK users get on it. Download should be available this week.
http://www.wpcentral.com/o2-developing-my-o2-app-sign-beta-today?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter
O2-UK users get on it. Download should be available this week.
antiquegamer
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Yay I �� radio is back. Now when are they going to patch my Dodonpachi.
lastflowers
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Why did you remind me of this
I just started playing crimson dragon on the plane yesterday, it was somewhat of a remedy.
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That already exists on googles mobile thing, and devs don't care about giving the os access to their precious data. I think its the reason that google moved away from having a search key as being mandatory.
I don't remember ever using that on android.
It all depends on the implementation. If it's implemented like it is in Windows, ie it works, is quick and useful, then it's a fantastic feature imo. If it works in one app out of three and then not properly, they needn't bother.
It all depends on the implementation. If it's implemented like it is in Windows, ie it works, is quick and useful, then it's a fantastic feature imo. If it works in one app out of three and then not properly, they needn't bother.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I haven't used android in a while, but I doubt you can search third party apps, text messages, email, the web, SkyDrive (edit: google docs in the case of android) files etc. from one interface. That's what I'm talking about.
http://db.tt/ZpV9VSJG
I've never actually used it to search stuff though cause I usually go to the app first anyways.
The Faceless Master
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New Skype app written from the ground up? et tu MS?
that's how it's supposed to work, but like Coppy said, many developers don't support it
that's how it's supposed to work, but like Coppy said, many developers don't support it
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I just updated to Facebook 5.0. It looks and works great so far. Does that mean we can get rid of the beta app now?
It sounds like it'll continue go be updated so I'm planning on keeping it
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