Allow me to introduce myself,
I'm Chris and i recently moved over to WP8 from Android.
The other day my HTC One S decided to base jump from the 3rd story balcony
It didn't survive. This left me with no phone ! :shocked: So, being at the moment i am on a super budget i just couldn't justify spending another $250+ on a phone...
I took a trip over to t-mobile , told them the story and asked what budget phones they had. The salesman proceeded to show me a couple Lg's, a samsung , and a couple Alcatel phones (wtf is Alcatel) ...He gave me NO option for the two windows phones he had...The 521 and the 925 i think it is...The 521 was 120 bucks outright and the 925 was like 500 :shocked: (out of my price range) i decided to go with the 521 and after the salesman telling me i shouldn't go with this phone and choose the Alcatel (wtf is Alcatel) like 5 more times i left with my first windows phone...Now mind you i didn't go in blind and did my research on the phones and i knew i was getting the 521 before i even got there due to the price really ... Now on to my impression of WP8 coming from using CM11 (Cyanogenmod 11) running Android 4.4.2
Firstly, the little Nokia feels great in the hand. Not too large not too small.
I will say first off that i am VERY IMPRESSED with WP8 . The overall smoothness just won me over from first setting up the accounts to just daily usage im blown away.
Yes my Android phone was WAY more customizable...Did i customize it ? Not really. Having a phone that just plain works in every task is a breath of fresh air. I had to flash my HTC with another rom from stock because the phone was not getting updated. Then the custom rom, some things were broke. Tethering didn't work, the volume was crappy...and things just overall lagged at times. The battery wouldn't last one day without having to use a charger. I honestly don"t think i would go back. Having this Lumia 521 has been great so far and im enjoying it immensely. There are a couple apps i miss but its trivial and doesn't really matter as a have a NEXUS 7 tablet. I will be looking to upgrade to a better Nokia in maybe 6 months or so i think now. The only things missing from this Lumia 521 IMO is a flash, front cam and 1gb ram, otherwise it does everything i want smoother without crash's, without google, and i can use the speakerphone! Hallelujah! I'm new so suggest some cool apps!
I'm Chris and i recently moved over to WP8 from Android.
The other day my HTC One S decided to base jump from the 3rd story balcony
It didn't survive. This left me with no phone ! :shocked: So, being at the moment i am on a super budget i just couldn't justify spending another $250+ on a phone...
I took a trip over to t-mobile , told them the story and asked what budget phones they had. The salesman proceeded to show me a couple Lg's, a samsung , and a couple Alcatel phones (wtf is Alcatel) ...He gave me NO option for the two windows phones he had...The 521 and the 925 i think it is...The 521 was 120 bucks outright and the 925 was like 500 :shocked: (out of my price range) i decided to go with the 521 and after the salesman telling me i shouldn't go with this phone and choose the Alcatel (wtf is Alcatel) like 5 more times i left with my first windows phone...Now mind you i didn't go in blind and did my research on the phones and i knew i was getting the 521 before i even got there due to the price really ... Now on to my impression of WP8 coming from using CM11 (Cyanogenmod 11) running Android 4.4.2
Firstly, the little Nokia feels great in the hand. Not too large not too small.
I will say first off that i am VERY IMPRESSED with WP8 . The overall smoothness just won me over from first setting up the accounts to just daily usage im blown away.
Yes my Android phone was WAY more customizable...Did i customize it ? Not really. Having a phone that just plain works in every task is a breath of fresh air. I had to flash my HTC with another rom from stock because the phone was not getting updated. Then the custom rom, some things were broke. Tethering didn't work, the volume was crappy...and things just overall lagged at times. The battery wouldn't last one day without having to use a charger. I honestly don"t think i would go back. Having this Lumia 521 has been great so far and im enjoying it immensely. There are a couple apps i miss but its trivial and doesn't really matter as a have a NEXUS 7 tablet. I will be looking to upgrade to a better Nokia in maybe 6 months or so i think now. The only things missing from this Lumia 521 IMO is a flash, front cam and 1gb ram, otherwise it does everything i want smoother without crash's, without google, and i can use the speakerphone! Hallelujah! I'm new so suggest some cool apps!
. I just sold the N4 today on fact deciding to go with the 920 full time and see if I can really like WP8 more over Android. Its been hard deciding one over the other.
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