OMFG I want a Lumia 920!! My fault for checking it out today.
I always do my tech demos by playing dumb - I usually end up finding out awesome new things I didn't know about that way (same thing happened with the Surface), and I wasn't disappointed with the 920 demonstration I got at the Microsoft Store. The weight was VERY noticeable when compared against one of the employee's personal Lumia 900's. Not as noticeable by itself, but on my belt clip I don't know how it would feel. My belt clip is FAR too small to fit this massive phone so no way to test
I was too excited to go web browsing and compare the resolution to that of the 900 (there was no 820) - I just plain forgot
. The image stabilization is absolutely KILLER and the phone looks amazing (I saw both a white and a cyan. Any other colors were all boxed up) - the screen felt great against my fingers (unlike my current Android, which REQUIRES a screen protector for smooth browsing)
Either way, on T-Mobile with a killer grandfathered plan, I'm not leaving. My only option is to have my aunt buy me a Rogers Lumia 920 from Canada and ship it to me (and lose the option to wifi tether, which is important), or pay $750+ for a dev unlocked model on ebay that probably won't be "new, unopened in box". Ugh. Hopefully when I play with the 810 next Wednesday I will have the exact same reaction and will be just fine with the camera
I know I'll be fine with the weight.
OH! I compared GPS with both 920 and 900... the 920 got a super quick indoor lock on location and easily showed me all nearby "chinese food" locations
The 900 failed to get a GPS lock indoors (and I couldn't test it outdoors). So, my next question: Was that due to the assistance of GLONASS as well, or did Nokia/Microsoft improve GPS for WP8 devices? HMMM. Next test: 810.
EDIT: Nokia City Lens is kickass!