It better. I am becoming desperate.
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It better. I am becoming desperate.
Kinda want a big screen
Nokia/MS really need to align their release windows internationally
brotkasten
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VanMardigan
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$550 off contract for the iPhone plastic? Lol apple tax.
brotkasten
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That's in line with all the higher end Lumia phones.
lastflowers
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I think it's funny they are touting 64-bit without mentioning really how its being used or why it matters. Unless you have more than 4 GB of physical or virtual memory, 64 bit is likely to be a drawback!
That said, the fingerprint scanner is cool. We knew it was coming about a year back now. They bought/tied up a very large portion of the manufacturers.
That said, the fingerprint scanner is cool. We knew it was coming about a year back now. They bought/tied up a very large portion of the manufacturers.
The price is okay and justified. However, a lot of people were actually expecting the 5c to be significantly cheaper. Besides, traditionally they offered last year's high-end model at the price of the 5c. The motivation here seems to be to sell a cheaper-to-produce phone at the same price to increase the margins, but use the colors and the novelty to make it appear more exciting than the 5.
lastflowers
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kind of smart
frontieruk
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Just upgraded from iPhone 5 to lumia 920
Suck it apple.
Holy shit, Rogers techs just talk NONSTOP during an HUP... Yowza
lastflowers
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:lol
There are other browsers like Surf Cube (I think that's the name?) and the Nokia Express one but all are required to use IE rendering engine so you might as well use IE anyway.
It's one area that I'd love MS to open up and allowing other browsers like FF and Opera Mini to come to the platform.
ether
UC browser is pretty neat. Yes, it has ie rendering engine, but there are a lot of custom things. Better page history for example, or inprivate mode, or different search engines and so on.
brotkasten
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Speedy Blue Dude
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Returning my yellow 1020 right now. Need that gold Iphone.
It's not just a phone, it's a status symbol.
#pimping
SquiddyCracker
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Cool. What colour did you go with?
The danger for WP was for Apple to attack its turf, ie the mid and low range.
They haven't. They're leaving that market completely to Google and Microsoft. I guess it makes sense for them, but Microsoft must be secretly quite relieved that that's the case (not that they wouldn't have known before the announcement).
They haven't. They're leaving that market completely to Google and Microsoft. I guess it makes sense for them, but Microsoft must be secretly quite relieved that that's the case (not that they wouldn't have known before the announcement).
i went all blacccck
And this point I may have to call back though
Me: " I want a Nokia Lumia 920"
Tech: "ok let me see, there's so many LG phones!"
Kept saying I'd get a confirmation email... And I never got it
Rogers needs to get its shit together
You should still check out Surf Cube. It's a completely different UI. It can show the websites full-screen and use swipes from the edges to bring in the UI. Pretty nice. However, I think the free version has an ad at the bottom.
I hate Rogers, but they were the only ones with the 920. Their tech support is basically useless. If I was to get a new phone now I would probably switch carriers and get the 1020 with Telus.
VanMardigan
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I bought my 920 for $450 off contract last November.
It's the thing I wish Nokia would do... Handle everything like iPhone... I haven't had to talk to a rogers rep since I got my first iPhone in 2009 and I bought directly from apple ever since
The less I have to deal with the carrier, the better.
Also unifying all their release dates... I don't want to hear a phone is available in one country and need to wait for carriers... It's horseshit.
brotkasten
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brotkasten
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Sample pictures: http://connect.dpreview.com/post/7903063822/sony-xperia-z1-sample-gallery
e: Z1 camera is the best one everrrrrr http://www.phonearena.com/news/Here...ding-cameraphone-according-to-Sony_id47242#3-
Rand0m TAG
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a release date for the 1020 in Canada?
That's surprisingly similar to a 920.
But surely my eyes must deceive me. This is Sony we're talking about. SONY.
I'm in the countryside with a terrible data connection, so I won't be able to check them out right now :-/
Not yet. October is the only info.
VanMardigan
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Well the post you quoted was me loling at the US price. The only price I care about.
brotkasten
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Yeah, but that was the only big exception. Here's for how much it launched in Yurop:
Nokia Lumia 920 649 ($836)
Nokia Lumia 820 499 ($643)
Going back to Apple, I didn't pay much attention at the time, but surely those cases with the holes in them aren't real?
They are so incredibly ugly, that can't be something that Apple make, right?
Though I suppose they would be useful if you have a lot of dirt in your pockets.
I'm pretty sure I pre-ordered a 920 for 420 pounds. Then cancelled it because I got it for free on a one year contract with EE.
I know those were the official prices, but when Apple say official that's what the prices are, with everyone else it's not quite like that.
They are so incredibly ugly, that can't be something that Apple make, right?
Though I suppose they would be useful if you have a lot of dirt in your pockets.
I'm pretty sure I pre-ordered a 920 for 420 pounds. Then cancelled it because I got it for free on a one year contract with EE.
I know those were the official prices, but when Apple say official that's what the prices are, with everyone else it's not quite like that.
VanMardigan
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I guess I should feel bad about how much you guys have to pay for your smartphones. $550 for the 5c is too much for me, in my part of the world, where I live, based on how much I pay for other smartphones.
I'd hit it for $399 though.
I'd hit it for $399 though.
Well, there's this:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperi...d-to-nokia-lumia-1020s-41mp-pureview-monster/
Also, former Nokia head of imaging Daniel Dining (sp?) has a Flickr set of 1020 pics out there that really showcases the capabilities.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinning/sets/72157635443878144/
http://blog.gsmarena.com/sony-xperi...d-to-nokia-lumia-1020s-41mp-pureview-monster/
Also, former Nokia head of imaging Daniel Dining (sp?) has a Flickr set of 1020 pics out there that really showcases the capabilities.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinning/sets/72157635443878144/
brotkasten
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People are already discussing on Twitter how this is the day Apple died and how Jobs never would've approved such a product. I mean, just look at this:
#TheDayAppleDied
People are already discussing on Twitter how this is the day Apple died and how Jobs never would've approved such a product. I mean, just look at this:
#TheDayAppleDied
I seriously didn't think that case was from apple.
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