Waylander Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Is it just me and young Master Sponge? I have the Nokia Lumia 920 Build quality is excellent. What is interesting for me is that one reason I gave myself and the world for staying away from iPhone was the walled garden but actually Win8 is going down a similar locked route. Managed to set up multiple email addresses, linked it to my xbox account, got multiple Gmail Calendars sorted (little tweak to get this done). Some great apps come as standard with the Nokia but ones which I have d/l which I find useful are: -Chronos Calendar - live tile calendar with more features than standard calendar -Calendar+ I had before I found Chronos also good: no live tiles but good 1-button access to week and month views -A fair few cool camera and photo apps Connectivity Shortcuts to get 1-button access to wifi/flight mode etc Still a way to go for the OS to mature: battery usage is hungry although it seems to be settling a little with a few cycles; small things like not being able to set different notification sounds for email/whatsapps etc is a little irritating All in all I find the "not enough apps" mantra pointless - I have found all the ones I used in Android except for a decent ebook reader (Freda was excellent in WinMo6.5 so will see what the win8 version is like) So - what you got, what yer views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I wrote a massive review after I had my Lumia 620 for a week and a half. I canned it because it became a thesis. Long and short of it is, I wasn't overly upset when I broke it last weekend and had to go back to a 3Gs I've been borrowing from a friend. When the next iPhone comes out, I'll probably be getting one straight away. Really didn't enjoy WP8. The few Apps that are available are missing functionality compared to iOS and their layout is not to my liking. I liked the home screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Fair enufski. Which apps Matt? I see it as a work in progress but have been pleasantly suprised by it so far - with some niggles of course. As you say I do like the Home Screen where I can see most things I need to with a glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted March 13, 2013 Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Faceache and Twatter are all I downloaded TBH. The only others I use on a regular basis - Instagram, Strava and Tumblr aren't available so didn't have anything else. I'm not the kind of person to go through apps looking for things to download. The other thing I hated was podcasts. What a ball ache! It wouldn't automatically download new episodes so had to hook it up to the pc and manually sync with iTunes every few days :smashfreak: On iOS, I can download with 3G or wifi as and when I like. Simples. If they can get these things working I might be more interested in the future. But TBH they are very basic things and for me they've missed a chance to grab some disaffected Apple people underwhelmed by the iPhone5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 I don't do podcasts but I have read a few gripes about it too. It is funny as I was never app-mental before and yet I think I have more on WinMo than I ever downloaded to use on Android - novelty factor mainly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 I wasn't happy with Nokia Drive. Everyone raves about how good it is and I suppose it is, considering it's free. But the last couple of times I used it it was way off the mark. It's functionality is lacking too. So in a moment of wtf, I bought Navigon when it was on sale. It's a lot of money for an app, but it's so much better. Battery Sense is good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 That reminds me, the battery life was terrible too. Had to make sure I plugged it in as soon as I got home every day. How's the 920, any better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Depends on perspective. First week was terrible. I let it die and noted how long it lasted. With heavy use it got to about 8pm (from 8am) With "normal" use about 10-11pm. It has gotten better with some die/full charge cycles and last night I had 40% when I went to bed. On a par with my experience on Android with the HD2 but it is known to be an issue they are supposed to fix in the next proper update. Depends on whether my son gets his hands on it to play Asphalt 7 or not I find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) I find it no worse than my S2. I get easily enough to last the day with moderately heavy usage. I have two charging plates; one next to my bed and one at my (home) PC desk. I just put it down there when I go to bed, or sit at my PC. Easy peasy! I'm planning on getting my missus a 720, if I can find a good value package. Then we fully utilise the features of WP8, e.g. the 'Family Room'. When I want to be creative with the camera I use ProShot. But for simple snapshots, the default camera is fine. Edited March 14, 2013 by Sponge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yep - Blink and Smart Shoot work well too. I hoodoo'd my battery - at 25% at the moment Sponge where did you get the charging pads from? How much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted March 14, 2013 Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) I got one free with my phone. The other was from the Carphonewarehouse. I had a promotion via Amex - £25 off a £50 spend. I think the pad was about £45. I think EE stores are meant to be the cheapest place to buy them. Amazon's a little more; closer to RRP. Edited March 14, 2013 by Sponge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted March 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2013 Ta. I tried to blag a free one from Vodafone but they were having none of it sadly. Will try Amazon then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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