Having been an Apple iPhone users for the 3g/3gs/4/4s I was recently given a Nokia Lumia 820 running Windows Phone 8. I wanted to give it a far review and commit to keeping it or putting it in the cupboard with the Motorola Q phone (Windows Mobile 6.5, I am waiting to kill a bugler with that). So I have had the phone for two weeks and here is a blow by blow of the good and bad.
Lets start with the good:
- The screen size, colour, brightness, touch are all fantastic
- The ability to have live tiles, configure the interface, move things around as you please, information on the home screen are all fantastic
- The new twitter app is very good, the old one (last week) was so bad I was going to give it up for that
- The pictures, people hubs are an interesting concept and take some time, but they are getting better – I understand more
- The OS and phone look and feel, sliding around, moving is very snappy and very cool
- The ability to pin just about anything to the home screen and lock screen is great
- The Nokia apps are good and cost effective (free)
- The dedicated button for the camera is great
- The overall concept of endless scroll up-down and left-right is very cool
- The web browser, flash support, generally web everything is really very good (tabs need a new way to access but otherwise great)
The Bad or confusing or what the f… moments
- The side power button is exactly under the finger used to pick it up, I mean really…
- The Windows phone software copied every podcast as it could not tell what was listened to, fair enough but a pain
- The lack of feedback is odd, for example, subscribe to a podcast, sit back, wait, try again, give up, try again, google some, give up, try again, plug the damn thing in and do it via Windows Phone software and itunes
- Want to subscript to a podcast on the phone, good luck, I cant.
- The camera on this phone is poor indoors compared to the iPhone 4s !. It is not Windows it is the handset camera, natural light is however good.
- Wifi and network, not sure here, slow to find, slow to connect, but seems ok, there is an issue with work where the phone reboots on that wifi maybe 4-5 times a day?
- Reboots, yep for no reason maybe 1-2 a week? It does not have any real downside it is just odd
- Youtube, don't start me, it works, lets just leave it there, re-open a video, restart from the beginning, want to fast forward, haha you funny man
- The ‘Windows’ button could wake the phone (man I am ex iPhone and press it every time, every time)
- The buttons at the bottom are too sensitive, I bump them all the time, see above youtube
- The sound output to your ear is tiny, and at the lip of the top, could be down a bit and larger, but no big issue
- Battery is on par for the iPhone, but so slow to charge (I mean 6-7 hours pugged into the computer)
So the big question, keep it or blend it?
- Keep, yes it is new, fresh, different and has great potential
- I will give away the iPhone and look forward to new apps and new OS updates as it is 90-95% as good and just needs some minor updates
UPDATES week 3
- The reboots seem to have stoped now, just happens when I run out of juice.
- Charging genuinely seems to take 6 hours? WTF? Anyway I can live with this, but really? Maybe I don't have the right charger? Used both laptop and someone elses Micro USB charger, but not the Nokia one…
- Battery life, well.. lets just say; carry a charger, I am not close to my IPhone charge time with similar use. Hours less. But again can live with this I have a charger in the car and office.
1 comment:
Did you leave your computer unlocked and now @burzikak has gone and posted on your blog?
I look forward to your next review where you finally decide to give up Linux and use a Windows RT tablet because it has more functionality :)
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