- May 22, 2014
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Hi guys,I'm seriously considering buying a Lumia 930 when my contract runs out (I have a GALAXY S II right now). I just had a few questions about Windows Phone in general. I'm really new to WP so if my questions seem obvious please bear with me.
1. On Google Play, there's one app store for everybody and Play automatically converts app prices into your local currency. I'm South African so that makes it SA rands. I've noticed on the WP Store that there's a US store (prices in dollar) and an SA store (Rands). Does this mean that I can only buy apps from my local store, and that unlike in Play, there will be some apps that are available to US users but not me, or vice-versa?
2. I saw that some games in the store (like Angry Birds) have an Xbox logo on the icon. The requirements of the game state that I need "Xbox". I've never seen such a thing in Play before, so does this mean that since I don't own an Xbox, I can't own some of the WP Store games? Or am I missing something?
3. I've read that Microsoft intend to support WP 8.1 until 2017. My question is though, if I buy an 8.1 phone, how many major software updates like Windows 9 can I expect to receive? Android OEM's tend to give you whatever Google unveil up until 18 months after your device was launched, so my S II which started on Android 2.3 is now on 4.1.1 and the difference is obviously huge. Can i expect to still receive Windows 9, 10, etc. when my 930 is 18 months old?
Thanks for reading, your comments will be much appreciated!
1. On Google Play, there's one app store for everybody and Play automatically converts app prices into your local currency. I'm South African so that makes it SA rands. I've noticed on the WP Store that there's a US store (prices in dollar) and an SA store (Rands). Does this mean that I can only buy apps from my local store, and that unlike in Play, there will be some apps that are available to US users but not me, or vice-versa?
2. I saw that some games in the store (like Angry Birds) have an Xbox logo on the icon. The requirements of the game state that I need "Xbox". I've never seen such a thing in Play before, so does this mean that since I don't own an Xbox, I can't own some of the WP Store games? Or am I missing something?
3. I've read that Microsoft intend to support WP 8.1 until 2017. My question is though, if I buy an 8.1 phone, how many major software updates like Windows 9 can I expect to receive? Android OEM's tend to give you whatever Google unveil up until 18 months after your device was launched, so my S II which started on Android 2.3 is now on 4.1.1 and the difference is obviously huge. Can i expect to still receive Windows 9, 10, etc. when my 930 is 18 months old?
Thanks for reading, your comments will be much appreciated!
