Hi everyone
I think I've found a phone I'll be happy with for a long time... OK... Let me not get ahead of myself look... Thing is I have a problem, I change phones too often, it's kind of my hobby in a sense but a very expensive one... Now I'm beginning to cut down on expenses maybe I'll be able to stick with wp 8.1
OK, so before getting the HTC 8x I had a bb10 device which I also loved, the z10...I kept it up to date and side loaded apps which I needed and weren't available natively, it was set up all fine...
Only complaints I had were:
1. it didn't feel premium nor right in my hand
2. Battery life wasn't the best
3. No equaliser setting (I use aux in my car)
4. Pics always came out blurry for me
Despite these flaws I was happy with bb10 because the alternative which I was a big fan of before android just got to clunky and boring and pissing off lol, I know it can be customised etc, I even used to flash ROMs constantly for maybe just a placebo....in my opinion android is still laggy even with quadcores etc plus I want a phone that just works!
I love Nokia, great phones, had the n9 (wish Nokia didn't ditch me ego or that wp was heavily gesture based but I've moved on now from that lol, realised I was too efficient and multitasking going overload, round in circles opening closing apps reopening them etc)... But I had been put off wp when I had the 820 or something for a few days...back then I wasn't as open minded or maybe wp was still new so it did have bugs plus no apps which infuriated me so got rid asap
Then I had a play with lumias in store, the clearblack displays are awesome! Cameras definitely the best and build quality while not metal which I would prefer was solid....and hotukdeals there was a post on how to get the 1020 dirt cheap... So I plunged but o2 wouldn't sell to me! Oh I already sold my z10 so was desperate for a phone, cheap one so went on eBay chanced upon the 8x and got it (wish I bought the first one I saw it was dirt cheap! Anyway happy with what I paid for it)
So its running wp8.1 latest version and oh its just so simplistic and elegant! I am actually weaned off from looking at my phone every 2 seconds which was a very bad habit and battery drain...I can find what I want when I need,,,except contacts take me a few extra clicks from dialer, but all in all I'm happy with build quality battery life camera, most of all beats audio sounds so good in my car and the offline nokisa maps (miss the camera warnings though!)
Main thing I miss about blackberry...is the hub...what a beautiful efficient way to check emails texts WhatsApp etc...is there any decent email app? I need push notifications, ability to view attachments quickly, and it to download full emails automatically, currently set to download all but its so slow! I use a university email based on outlook and the emails on wp8.1 could do with a massive overhaul! Any recommendations for third party apps?
Oh and WhatsApp on wp sucks, I receive songs but it won't update my music app, notifications on drop down action bar don't disappear even after I've read them from the app directly....Viber I miss calls cause for some reason it needs to be open and not minimised for me to receive calls :s
I may go back to bb10 next year 2015, or I'll get a Nokia, or an android phone with Jolla sailfish...lol, not the most loyal...just saying next year I'm voting with my hard earned cash for a flagship...I love rooting for underdogs so come on bb, come on windows!
Sorry for the long post, I hardly post so put all my thoughts on this post...ah well I enjoyed talking to myself lol
Hope HTC 8x keeps getting updates for a while...
I think I've found a phone I'll be happy with for a long time... OK... Let me not get ahead of myself look... Thing is I have a problem, I change phones too often, it's kind of my hobby in a sense but a very expensive one... Now I'm beginning to cut down on expenses maybe I'll be able to stick with wp 8.1
OK, so before getting the HTC 8x I had a bb10 device which I also loved, the z10...I kept it up to date and side loaded apps which I needed and weren't available natively, it was set up all fine...
Only complaints I had were:
1. it didn't feel premium nor right in my hand
2. Battery life wasn't the best
3. No equaliser setting (I use aux in my car)
4. Pics always came out blurry for me
Despite these flaws I was happy with bb10 because the alternative which I was a big fan of before android just got to clunky and boring and pissing off lol, I know it can be customised etc, I even used to flash ROMs constantly for maybe just a placebo....in my opinion android is still laggy even with quadcores etc plus I want a phone that just works!
I love Nokia, great phones, had the n9 (wish Nokia didn't ditch me ego or that wp was heavily gesture based but I've moved on now from that lol, realised I was too efficient and multitasking going overload, round in circles opening closing apps reopening them etc)... But I had been put off wp when I had the 820 or something for a few days...back then I wasn't as open minded or maybe wp was still new so it did have bugs plus no apps which infuriated me so got rid asap
Then I had a play with lumias in store, the clearblack displays are awesome! Cameras definitely the best and build quality while not metal which I would prefer was solid....and hotukdeals there was a post on how to get the 1020 dirt cheap... So I plunged but o2 wouldn't sell to me! Oh I already sold my z10 so was desperate for a phone, cheap one so went on eBay chanced upon the 8x and got it (wish I bought the first one I saw it was dirt cheap! Anyway happy with what I paid for it)
So its running wp8.1 latest version and oh its just so simplistic and elegant! I am actually weaned off from looking at my phone every 2 seconds which was a very bad habit and battery drain...I can find what I want when I need,,,except contacts take me a few extra clicks from dialer, but all in all I'm happy with build quality battery life camera, most of all beats audio sounds so good in my car and the offline nokisa maps (miss the camera warnings though!)
Main thing I miss about blackberry...is the hub...what a beautiful efficient way to check emails texts WhatsApp etc...is there any decent email app? I need push notifications, ability to view attachments quickly, and it to download full emails automatically, currently set to download all but its so slow! I use a university email based on outlook and the emails on wp8.1 could do with a massive overhaul! Any recommendations for third party apps?
Oh and WhatsApp on wp sucks, I receive songs but it won't update my music app, notifications on drop down action bar don't disappear even after I've read them from the app directly....Viber I miss calls cause for some reason it needs to be open and not minimised for me to receive calls :s
I may go back to bb10 next year 2015, or I'll get a Nokia, or an android phone with Jolla sailfish...lol, not the most loyal...just saying next year I'm voting with my hard earned cash for a flagship...I love rooting for underdogs so come on bb, come on windows!
Sorry for the long post, I hardly post so put all my thoughts on this post...ah well I enjoyed talking to myself lol
Hope HTC 8x keeps getting updates for a while...