Right well I've been to my local EE (I'm currently with Orange). I can get the Nokia Lumia 820 on Tuesday pay £40 for the phone, the 24 month contract unlimited texts, 500 MB Data, 300 minutes £25 a month. Any good?
I have the Lumia 800 with 16g of internal storage. I've got about 8 of that left and it hasn't slowed down at all. Windows is a very fluid and quick OS. My phone never stutters or lags. I don't have any experience of WP8 but I can't imagine that would be any different as it's an upgrade from the 7.5 running on my Lumia.
Just to add that my next upgrade will be to a WP8 Nokia purely for Nokia Drive. It's worth getting just for that if you drive. I have navigated my way effortlessly round Scotland without using any data as it stores maps for use offline. Comes in handy if you drive on holiday abroad as you download the maps of the country you're going to before you leave and use it offline.
I also use my Nokia N8 to get round Scotland camping and visiting Castles, it never fails to amaze me how good it is and that it comes completely free, its one of the main reasons I stay with Nokia that and the camera. Had a shoot out at work today my N8 v my mates 920, in doors low light N8 blows it away due to the flash, only when we turned of the flashs did the 920 beat me.
I also use my Nokia N8 to get round Scotland camping and visiting Castles, it never fails to amaze me how good it is and that it comes completely free, its one of the main reasons I stay with Nokia that and the camera. Had a shoot out at work today my N8 v my mates 920, in doors low light N8 blows it away due to the flash, only when we turned of the flashs did the 920 beat me.
But indoors without flash you'd be wanting everyone to be staying really, really still. And outdoors low light imaging on the 920 generates totally unrealistic images.
Its quite funny that all the work thats gone into the 920 camera and its still not as good as the now rather old N8.
But indoors without flash you'd be wanting everyone to be staying really, really still. And outdoors low light imaging on the 920 generates totally unrealistic images.
Its quite funny that all the work thats gone into the 920 camera and its still not as good as the now rather old N8.
I think there is a patch currently being rolled out to the 920 to fix this. Something to do with inconsistent white balance.
But indoors without flash you'd be wanting everyone to be staying really, really still. And outdoors low light imaging on the 920 generates totally unrealistic images.
Its quite funny that all the work thats gone into the 920 camera and its still not as good as the now rather old N8.
I know mate I'm not sure what the deal is, in doors I would never turn my flash off anyway. My shots produced better colours pin sharp and briliant detail. 920 was not sharp at all, colours and detail nowhere near as good as my N8. 2 things to consider the N8 is amazing and my mate isn't an expert with the 920 and far from it, maybe in the hands someone with a bit more savy with the phone and its optics it could be a different story.
after Five years come march i will be trading up my Nokia N8 , and i am absolutely positive i will be signing up for a new Lumia 920,
Nokia maps is by far the best Sat Nav app of ANY phone available bar none, end of!, Although the Nokia is 5 years old the sim is from my Galaxy S2 which i ditched after 12 months.
and to be honest the closer it comes to upgrade time, the more i'm almost wetting myself with anticipation!!!:D:D:D
after Five years come march i will be trading up my Nokia N8 , and i am absolutely positive i will be signing up for a new Lumia 920,
Nokia maps is by far the best Sat Nav app of ANY phone available bar none, end of!, Although the Nokia is 5 years old the sim is from my Galaxy S2 which i ditched after 12 months.
and to be honest the closer it comes to upgrade time, the more i'm almost wetting myself with anticipation!!!:D:D:D
The rumours suggest the successor to the Lumia 920 is going to have a Pureview 808 type camera so you may want to hold off for a while.
after Five years come march i will be trading up my Nokia N8 , and i am absolutely positive i will be signing up for a new Lumia 920,
Nokia maps is by far the best Sat Nav app of ANY phone available bar none, end of!, Although the Nokia is 5 years old the sim is from my Galaxy S2 which i ditched after 12 months.
Mate the N8 was brand new to the UK market when I got it just over 2 years ago. I think my n86 was the first time the sat nav was bundled free I had the n95 before that I had to pay a licence fee about £2.50ish that would last a week or so to use the voice enabled navigation. The n8 is definatley not 5 years old.
The rumours suggest the successor to the Lumia 920 is going to have a Pureview 808 type camera so you may want to hold off for a while.
OH FFS!, don't say that, I almost had kittens looking at the pureview 808 and would have loved to have gotten one if it weren't for the fact that it was Symbian based, (Still works well though!), Fell in love with the Lumia 920, But if it's successor has a pureview 808 camera i'm definitely gonna have to wait!:D:D
Haha I feel your pain Cpl_Carrott, I'm wondering if its a successor to the 920 or maybe its the 808s succesor, I recall Nokia saying before the 808 release that it would also be available with windows OS
Thats the frustrating thing about technology. Just when you decide which new device to get someone informs you to wait as a new version is just around the corner.
Thats the frustrating thing about technology. Just when you decide which new device to get someone informs you to wait as a new version is just around the corner.
At least with the next Xbox or PS you know you'll be stuck with it for a few years
OH FFS!, don't say that, I almost had kittens looking at the pureview 808 and would have loved to have gotten one if it weren't for the fact that it was Symbian based, (Still works well though!), Fell in love with the Lumia 920, But if it's successor has a pureview 808 camera i'm definitely gonna have to wait!:D:D
The rumours do point to several new devices - a slimmer, lighter version of the 920 and some kind of 808 type phone but running windows.
The good news is that such phones should be announced at MWC next month so you don't need to wait more than a month for confirmation. If they don't announce it then, it likely won't come until the end of this year at the earliest.
OH FFS!, don't say that, I almost had kittens looking at the pureview 808 and would have loved to have gotten one if it weren't for the fact that it was Symbian based, (Still works well though!), Fell in love with the Lumia 920, But if it's successor has a pureview 808 camera i'm definitely gonna have to wait!:D:D
Just remember that the N8 still has a much better camera than the 920, and that the 808 really is leagues ahead of the N8.
I get the feeling that the next generation of pureview won't have the full 808 sensor along with OIS. It'll still be a half way house, the 808 is likely to remain the king of pocketable cameras (not just mobiles) for a good time to come.
And remember that the OIS is a one trick pony. It is only of any use for video, so far it has shown absolutely zero benefit for still imaging, on which count its maybe a teeny bit better than an iPhone 4S.
No way am I giving up my 808 until something can better it ....
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I also use my Nokia N8 to get round Scotland camping and visiting Castles, it never fails to amaze me how good it is and that it comes completely free, its one of the main reasons I stay with Nokia that and the camera. Had a shoot out at work today my N8 v my mates 920, in doors low light N8 blows it away due to the flash, only when we turned of the flashs did the 920 beat me.
There are a few Google Music clients in the store , CloudMusik look pretty good...
But indoors without flash you'd be wanting everyone to be staying really, really still. And outdoors low light imaging on the 920 generates totally unrealistic images.
Its quite funny that all the work thats gone into the 920 camera and its still not as good as the now rather old N8.
I think there is a patch currently being rolled out to the 920 to fix this. Something to do with inconsistent white balance.
I know mate I'm not sure what the deal is, in doors I would never turn my flash off anyway. My shots produced better colours pin sharp and briliant detail. 920 was not sharp at all, colours and detail nowhere near as good as my N8. 2 things to consider the N8 is amazing and my mate isn't an expert with the 920 and far from it, maybe in the hands someone with a bit more savy with the phone and its optics it could be a different story.
Nokia maps is by far the best Sat Nav app of ANY phone available bar none, end of!, Although the Nokia is 5 years old the sim is from my Galaxy S2 which i ditched after 12 months.
and to be honest the closer it comes to upgrade time, the more i'm almost wetting myself with anticipation!!!:D:D:D
The rumours suggest the successor to the Lumia 920 is going to have a Pureview 808 type camera so you may want to hold off for a while.
Now thats exactly what I'm wanting to hear.
Mate the N8 was brand new to the UK market when I got it just over 2 years ago. I think my n86 was the first time the sat nav was bundled free I had the n95 before that I had to pay a licence fee about £2.50ish that would last a week or so to use the voice enabled navigation. The n8 is definatley not 5 years old.
OH FFS!, don't say that, I almost had kittens looking at the pureview 808 and would have loved to have gotten one if it weren't for the fact that it was Symbian based, (Still works well though!), Fell in love with the Lumia 920, But if it's successor has a pureview 808 camera i'm definitely gonna have to wait!:D:D
At least with the next Xbox or PS you know you'll be stuck with it for a few years
The rumours do point to several new devices - a slimmer, lighter version of the 920 and some kind of 808 type phone but running windows.
The good news is that such phones should be announced at MWC next month so you don't need to wait more than a month for confirmation. If they don't announce it then, it likely won't come until the end of this year at the earliest.
Just remember that the N8 still has a much better camera than the 920, and that the 808 really is leagues ahead of the N8.
I get the feeling that the next generation of pureview won't have the full 808 sensor along with OIS. It'll still be a half way house, the 808 is likely to remain the king of pocketable cameras (not just mobiles) for a good time to come.
And remember that the OIS is a one trick pony. It is only of any use for video, so far it has shown absolutely zero benefit for still imaging, on which count its maybe a teeny bit better than an iPhone 4S.
No way am I giving up my 808 until something can better it ....