I think nokia really missed an opportunity to have a second compelling device.
They really needed a smaller high end device to really go toe to toe with the iphone. It needs a 4.0-4.3 inch 768p screen, same camera module as 920 but without OIS, and it needs to be very thin with top build quality and materials. Where the 920's philosophy was getting maximum technology into a phone regardless of size and weight, the 820's could and should have been just the opposite: getting the best tech possible into a small, light, sleek, high quality chassis.
But instead it just looks like they're trying to use up leftover parts from the 900 - 8MP f2.2 non-BSI camera, 4.3" 800x480 screen. Too many phone manufacturers are obsessed with specs and the need to have a single clear flagship device. Why not have 2 flagship models for completely different users and as a result get much better market coverage.
I know Nokia is trying to do it's own thing rather than focus on it's competitors' strategies, but they could really have cornered Apple and co. The internet is abuzz with talk of how the lumia has all this tech that isn't in iphone 5 or G SIII, but a lot of people are now pointing at the weight and thickness as a pitfall. If only we could say to the naysayers 'just look at the 820 then'.
They really needed a smaller high end device to really go toe to toe with the iphone. It needs a 4.0-4.3 inch 768p screen, same camera module as 920 but without OIS, and it needs to be very thin with top build quality and materials. Where the 920's philosophy was getting maximum technology into a phone regardless of size and weight, the 820's could and should have been just the opposite: getting the best tech possible into a small, light, sleek, high quality chassis.
But instead it just looks like they're trying to use up leftover parts from the 900 - 8MP f2.2 non-BSI camera, 4.3" 800x480 screen. Too many phone manufacturers are obsessed with specs and the need to have a single clear flagship device. Why not have 2 flagship models for completely different users and as a result get much better market coverage.
I know Nokia is trying to do it's own thing rather than focus on it's competitors' strategies, but they could really have cornered Apple and co. The internet is abuzz with talk of how the lumia has all this tech that isn't in iphone 5 or G SIII, but a lot of people are now pointing at the weight and thickness as a pitfall. If only we could say to the naysayers 'just look at the 820 then'.