So my mom is currently rocking my old 2 year old Samsung Focus (SGH-I917). It's actually held up really well and she was just fine waiting until our family plan had an upgrade available (not for over a year) - but now with the Lumia 520 for only 99$ at AT&T I'm temped to buy one just to get her on WP8.
First though I wanted to see if there is anyone here who has gone through this upgrade, or has both. - How do they compare? I'm aware of the benefits of WP8 over WP7 but how is the hardware comparison?
The main things I'm curious about are:
1) How do the screens compare? (I loved the deep blacks on the AMOLED in the Focus, and I think the Windows Phone UI begs for that good contrast)
2) How does the build quality compare?
3) How is the speed of the 520 compared to the Focus?
First though I wanted to see if there is anyone here who has gone through this upgrade, or has both. - How do they compare? I'm aware of the benefits of WP8 over WP7 but how is the hardware comparison?
The main things I'm curious about are:
1) How do the screens compare? (I loved the deep blacks on the AMOLED in the Focus, and I think the Windows Phone UI begs for that good contrast)
2) How does the build quality compare?
3) How is the speed of the 520 compared to the Focus?