A little about previous phones first. First PDA was a Palm Pre then a Samsung, cannt remember the name right now. Then came the first Droid by Motorola. After that I was hooked on smartphones. Eventually I went to a BB Storm and then back to Droid. I had a probably about 4-5 Droids. I also had a 4s for couple of months. Then went to the S3. Now I decided I would try WP8, so I bought a 822.
First off I can't write this thread from the desktop site, I have to use the mobile version. I have never had this happen to me on any previous phone. Go figure a WP site and I can't use the desktop from my WP phone. Everytime I tap to write the keyboard comes up and then goes back down. No big deal,just don't understand why.
Navigation- So I tried it out today for a short while and it wasn't refreshing to the speed of the car. I will try it again for a longer period of time. Also why no north heading? I want the map to be in the direction I am traveling. Just about every GPS out there has this option. I guess I will have to wait and see if they add this feature.
BT- Doesn't auto connect in my car. This is a big pain that everytime I get in the car I have to manually connect. My last three phones always auto connected. EDIT: This morning it auto connected. Must have been something I did with the car BT or phone BT.
Phone dialer- I bring the dial pad up and if I don't know the number I have to go to the contact list. Droid you start typing in the letters of the first name and it goes giving contacts associated with what your typing. Its a nice feature to have.
OS- Its nice and fluent. I like the gestures it does when you open something up. Its simple and its not a pain to find settings, android has alot of setting in so many places, get aggravating trying to figure out where you saw a specific one. It would have be nice if you could add a page to limit the amount of icons on the second page. Or be able to add all your apps to a separate page. I just guess I got use to the customization of android.
Size- I don't like big phones. I like the screens on then but that's about it. The 822 is perfect for me, maybe little bigger but not S3 big. I like the feel of the phone and the shiny white really makes it stand out. I was tired of black phones. Battery is good so far. Has been lasting me 12 hours of moderate use and where I work, we have bad reception, so bad reception=battery drain.
Screen- Although not the best res its not really noticeable on most things. I do notice the not so sharp letters on websites but not really a big deal. Ofcourse the higher res, like the S3 is better but the S3 sucks in direct sunlight. The 822 is much better in that aspect.
Camera- Not alot of options, but then again if I want to take a good picture or one to cherish, it wouldn't be with a phone camera. Its hard getting use to the physical camera button after coming from onscreen buttons. I really haven't noticed it being any slower or faster than the S3. You press the button, it focus and shoots just lime the S3. Pictures are good quality but like I said they aren't pics I cherish enough to print and put in a frame.
Email- Its awesome. My S3 couldn't sync my Gmail correct, go figure. And the yahoo app sucked.
Messaging- Well it messaging,it works. I don't text much so maybe that's why.
Apps- I am not into apps either. I maybe had 10 apps on the S3. Some of which I wish I had on this phone,like Wells Fargo and two other banks that I use. But I still haven't gone and searched for the other apps I had so will see what else I have to live without.
Battery- Its my 3rd day and the battery isnt holding up like the S3, which is expected since its a 2100 vs 1800. Today it went off the charger at 6:00am and by 5:30pm it was dead. Not bad for a 1800. The S3 would have lasted till 10:00pm with same usage.
Well that's all for now. I ha e had this phone for 2 days now and so far not bad. It a change from android and there is things I miss. Maybe Windows will add it later on the road. Now this is my opinion and from my personal experience dealing with alot of phones.
This is just a comparision between the 2 different phones I have. Its not meant to degrade the 822 or WP 8.
First off I can't write this thread from the desktop site, I have to use the mobile version. I have never had this happen to me on any previous phone. Go figure a WP site and I can't use the desktop from my WP phone. Everytime I tap to write the keyboard comes up and then goes back down. No big deal,just don't understand why.
Navigation- So I tried it out today for a short while and it wasn't refreshing to the speed of the car. I will try it again for a longer period of time. Also why no north heading? I want the map to be in the direction I am traveling. Just about every GPS out there has this option. I guess I will have to wait and see if they add this feature.
BT- Doesn't auto connect in my car. This is a big pain that everytime I get in the car I have to manually connect. My last three phones always auto connected. EDIT: This morning it auto connected. Must have been something I did with the car BT or phone BT.
Phone dialer- I bring the dial pad up and if I don't know the number I have to go to the contact list. Droid you start typing in the letters of the first name and it goes giving contacts associated with what your typing. Its a nice feature to have.
OS- Its nice and fluent. I like the gestures it does when you open something up. Its simple and its not a pain to find settings, android has alot of setting in so many places, get aggravating trying to figure out where you saw a specific one. It would have be nice if you could add a page to limit the amount of icons on the second page. Or be able to add all your apps to a separate page. I just guess I got use to the customization of android.
Size- I don't like big phones. I like the screens on then but that's about it. The 822 is perfect for me, maybe little bigger but not S3 big. I like the feel of the phone and the shiny white really makes it stand out. I was tired of black phones. Battery is good so far. Has been lasting me 12 hours of moderate use and where I work, we have bad reception, so bad reception=battery drain.
Screen- Although not the best res its not really noticeable on most things. I do notice the not so sharp letters on websites but not really a big deal. Ofcourse the higher res, like the S3 is better but the S3 sucks in direct sunlight. The 822 is much better in that aspect.
Camera- Not alot of options, but then again if I want to take a good picture or one to cherish, it wouldn't be with a phone camera. Its hard getting use to the physical camera button after coming from onscreen buttons. I really haven't noticed it being any slower or faster than the S3. You press the button, it focus and shoots just lime the S3. Pictures are good quality but like I said they aren't pics I cherish enough to print and put in a frame.
Email- Its awesome. My S3 couldn't sync my Gmail correct, go figure. And the yahoo app sucked.
Messaging- Well it messaging,it works. I don't text much so maybe that's why.
Apps- I am not into apps either. I maybe had 10 apps on the S3. Some of which I wish I had on this phone,like Wells Fargo and two other banks that I use. But I still haven't gone and searched for the other apps I had so will see what else I have to live without.
Battery- Its my 3rd day and the battery isnt holding up like the S3, which is expected since its a 2100 vs 1800. Today it went off the charger at 6:00am and by 5:30pm it was dead. Not bad for a 1800. The S3 would have lasted till 10:00pm with same usage.
Well that's all for now. I ha e had this phone for 2 days now and so far not bad. It a change from android and there is things I miss. Maybe Windows will add it later on the road. Now this is my opinion and from my personal experience dealing with alot of phones.
This is just a comparision between the 2 different phones I have. Its not meant to degrade the 822 or WP 8.
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