So I booked my Nexus 5 in for repair again at CPW yesterday and was about to leave when I noticed they were doing the Lumia 530 on PAYG upgrade from £14.99, so I thought why not as I had my various PAYG backup SIM cards on me.
Anyway I've hated WP since forever and swore that I would never buy another Nokia after my N8.
But I have to say it is not bad at all and certainly better than WP7, it was easy to get my Google account to sync, my main apps are there although some are less developed than the Android and iOS versions, there was very little learning curve really.
The permissions are a little scary though as Microsoft seems to want to know everything but at least there seems to be more overall control of what you can share.
The hardware seems pretty solid though I hear it is a bit of a downgrade from the 520 and I am happy to see a user replaceable battery and SD storage that you can store everything on.
Would I of paid the £40 to £60+ these usually go for, I have to say probably not but the Android devices down in this price range are pretty dreadful and this is surprisingly good.
I was planning on passing it on to a family member when I get my Nexus back but I think I will keep it and use it as my primary backup phone.
Anyway I've hated WP since forever and swore that I would never buy another Nokia after my N8.
But I have to say it is not bad at all and certainly better than WP7, it was easy to get my Google account to sync, my main apps are there although some are less developed than the Android and iOS versions, there was very little learning curve really.
The permissions are a little scary though as Microsoft seems to want to know everything but at least there seems to be more overall control of what you can share.
The hardware seems pretty solid though I hear it is a bit of a downgrade from the 520 and I am happy to see a user replaceable battery and SD storage that you can store everything on.
Would I of paid the £40 to £60+ these usually go for, I have to say probably not but the Android devices down in this price range are pretty dreadful and this is surprisingly good.
I was planning on passing it on to a family member when I get my Nexus back but I think I will keep it and use it as my primary backup phone.




but a great price to see if you like windows or not.
dam O2