The 920, when released, was one of the most advanced phones ever. First with an optical image stabilisation making it the best cameraphone at the time, first with wireless charging, first with supersensitive display allowing it to be used with gloves, one of the first with 60Hz for fluid animations... It was then updated to receive Glance and Double Tap, which were unheard of with any other phone than Lumias.
It sure was bulky, heavy, had an old SoC and tended to burn through the battery and overheat, but it was, and still is, one hell of a phone.
The 930 is, by today's standards, unnecessarily heavy and bulky, like the 920 was, but far from as advanced. It is even a regression in many areas. 32gb were impressive 2 years ago, not any more; its camera is excellent but not miles above the competition any more, its has no Glance when Androids are getting it, it far outweights other phones without boasting better battery life...
To me the 930 is not a successor to the 920 by any means, other than marketing. Luckily, my 920 is still rock solid and I won't change it anytime soon.
I completely understand you but just look at all other device updates being released, they are not leaps and bounds advanced like they were when they were first introduced; they simply improved on what existed and didn't fix what wasn't broken. We've reached a point where there is only so much they can improve on with upgrades. We still have all the features the 920 had and more.
I was actually not going to buy the 930 due to all this negativity I have been reading online but last week I got a call from a local dealer that had a sealed package for $500, this was due to Nokia giving it to an employee who already owned the 1520, so he put it up for sale. At $500 I figured I had nothing to lose by buying it. To my surprise, it wasn't as bulky as it's made out to be especially considering, it's a 5inch device with a better camera, OIS, wireless charging; the profile is as thin as iPhone 5s with a slight hump on the back. If the iPhone 6+ proved anything, it's that thin phones aren't necessary, yes it doesn't need to be THAT thin and it simply could be a little thinner but then we'd need to sacrifice some of the mentioned features (which I personally think are worth the sacrifice), just to be thinner. Yes it's unfortunate glance didn't make the cut, but luckily I tried it out and never used it on my 920 anyways, so it wasn't a deal breaker for me at all.
With the 930, we still have one of the best phone cameras in the market, probably second only to the 1020, we still have image stabilization (which most flagships don't), we still have wireless charging (which most flagships don't), we still have supersensitive display on an HD screen allowing it to be used with gloves (which most flagships don't), we still have double tap (which most flagships don't). What needed to be improved upon was and what didn't need fixing remained.
We do get a much better camera, with a better lens, wireless charger in the box, Motion sensor, slightly thinner design, weighs less, first device to have surround recording, HD screen, capable of 4k recording with Denim, aluminium quality build, much faster processor (though not up to this very day standard, it's still much faster and hey look at the iPhone 6 that even just has 1GB ram; sometimes things don't need to be the most advanced in order to function). On that note, yes I do wish it could have been dust/waterproof and it wouldn't hurt to have 64GB on board or expandable memory but it's definitely an upgrade. If you haven't tried it out yet and love your 920, you definitely would love 930.
Don't get me wrong, I understand you completely because I was on the same boat and even though I was getting it for a great price, I still hesitated but after using it, I'm really glad I did upgrade and these little differences actually make a big difference. At the end of the day, no phone is perfect and each will lack something you wish was included.
If the reasons above are all that's holding you back from
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