I purchased a Lumia 1520 (RM938 version from B&H last week. I am on Tmobile and live in San Diego (for reference).
1. I have upgraded to the dev preview 8.1 and the experience could not have been better. Everything works very well and no issues at all. probably the only difference that might be my perception is my overall volume, (speaker phone , headphone is lower). It was extremely high before, which I liked.
2. No screen problems are lag of any sort. Quite fast I might add.
3. Cortana is fantastic! I had Siri and Google now, which i think are both great. I was happy with those but Cortana seems to work and respond better.
4. The Still camera so far in adequate light is awesome. Have not had the chance to try night or low light.
5.The Nokia music app as well as Extreme music works great for me. I tend to have my music stored on my device. I was able to use many playlist that I already had created in Windows Media player. Worked like a charm.
6. The Video camera? Let me admit that I make my living in video production for over 25 years. I own some really expensive equipment. My hobby is filming bands, mostly blues bands. And I wanted a phone that would allow me to film without bringing out the big equipment. Well as it turns out I have never had a phone that could record audio so well. I mean the audio straight out of the 1520 camera is fantastic in it's clarity as well as level. I'm truly amazed!!!
I wish I could say the same for the video. And I'm by know means saying it's bad and I do need to experiment more. But it didn't move me like the audio did. It seems to have a weird look to it that I just can't put my finger on. But not bad by any means, I just expected more.
Maybe you guys can offer some explanation for the video?
But having come from iphone and high end Androids I would say that the OS of this phone is the most suitable experience I have ever had. meaning that Android and Iphone are great but Windows OS suits me better. That's clearly a personal assessment.
I used a Lumia 521 for 2 weeks before I bought the 1520 and I was amazed that a $69 phone could operate so well.
I will admit I have a Ipad Air retina tablet. I also have a Samsung galaxy Tab 3 8.0, my favorite. But as far as a phone that I just turn on and it feels right , it's Windows. I loved the customizing you could do with Android. I can't tell you the countless hours I would waste each day changing the look of my device for no apparent reason. To the point I was bored to tears with the process. It made no sense.
I also quickly became bored with the take it or leave it approach of Apple as well.
That said I could easily live with a Android or Apple device. The are both great products.
Anyway here is a video from yesterday. Like I said I could not be happier with the untouched audio. But the video.........you tell me?
1. I have upgraded to the dev preview 8.1 and the experience could not have been better. Everything works very well and no issues at all. probably the only difference that might be my perception is my overall volume, (speaker phone , headphone is lower). It was extremely high before, which I liked.
2. No screen problems are lag of any sort. Quite fast I might add.
3. Cortana is fantastic! I had Siri and Google now, which i think are both great. I was happy with those but Cortana seems to work and respond better.
4. The Still camera so far in adequate light is awesome. Have not had the chance to try night or low light.
5.The Nokia music app as well as Extreme music works great for me. I tend to have my music stored on my device. I was able to use many playlist that I already had created in Windows Media player. Worked like a charm.
6. The Video camera? Let me admit that I make my living in video production for over 25 years. I own some really expensive equipment. My hobby is filming bands, mostly blues bands. And I wanted a phone that would allow me to film without bringing out the big equipment. Well as it turns out I have never had a phone that could record audio so well. I mean the audio straight out of the 1520 camera is fantastic in it's clarity as well as level. I'm truly amazed!!!
I wish I could say the same for the video. And I'm by know means saying it's bad and I do need to experiment more. But it didn't move me like the audio did. It seems to have a weird look to it that I just can't put my finger on. But not bad by any means, I just expected more.
Maybe you guys can offer some explanation for the video?
But having come from iphone and high end Androids I would say that the OS of this phone is the most suitable experience I have ever had. meaning that Android and Iphone are great but Windows OS suits me better. That's clearly a personal assessment.
I used a Lumia 521 for 2 weeks before I bought the 1520 and I was amazed that a $69 phone could operate so well.
I will admit I have a Ipad Air retina tablet. I also have a Samsung galaxy Tab 3 8.0, my favorite. But as far as a phone that I just turn on and it feels right , it's Windows. I loved the customizing you could do with Android. I can't tell you the countless hours I would waste each day changing the look of my device for no apparent reason. To the point I was bored to tears with the process. It made no sense.
I also quickly became bored with the take it or leave it approach of Apple as well.
That said I could easily live with a Android or Apple device. The are both great products.
Anyway here is a video from yesterday. Like I said I could not be happier with the untouched audio. But the video.........you tell me?
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