1520 is still the best Windows Phone in the market

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That sucks. How commonly reported by users is it? I hate to be that guy, but when I shell out that much money for a high end phone, I expect it to work flawlessly.

Honestly this has happened once or twice to me a every so often. I can count on my hand how many times in the year I had this issue happen to me. It's a pretty over exaggerated problem as MOST users don't have that issue.

Besides I'd take an oversensitive screen over the fact that a phone like the m8 resets.
 

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My Lumia 1520 had been on for 2 days 16h and still 33% left. Lots of music streaming and internet.

Bluetooth, position, Medium light and Wi-Fi on :) love it!!!!!
My Lumia 1020 before was dead after 16h.
 

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I think I had the scroll/tap thing happen one time when I first got my 1520, but several updates later, the issue is non-existent. I think most people aren't affected by this.
 
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The only problem with the 1520 is that because of its size its a niche product within a niche smartphone OS.
People keep saying that but this phone is not much bigger than a galaxy note or 6 plus which are obviously not niche products for their size. Nor do I consider windows phone a niche os. Despite the smaller market share, given its global sells around the world that is a mainstream os. Niche os would be Firefox or jolla
 

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People keep saying that but this phone is not much bigger than a galaxy note or 6 plus which are obviously not niche products for their size. Nor do I consider windows phone a niche os. Despite the smaller market share, given its global sells around the world that is a mainstream os. Niche os would be Firefox or jolla
The Galaxy Note and iPhone 6 plus may not be niche relative to us Windows Phone users but compared to the standard iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 sales figures they're are niche. The size doesn't work for the majority is all i'm saying, it's not a knock on the engineering or quality.
 

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The Galaxy Note and iPhone 6 plus may not be niche relative to us Windows Phone users but compared to the standard iPhone 6 and Galaxy S5 sales figures they're are niche. The size doesn't work for the majority is all i'm saying, it's not a knock on the engineering or quality.

My impression of the size issue; the vast majority of those who say 5.5" and larger screens are too big have not actually used one other than to pick one up for a moment at a phone sales display...
 

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My impression of the size issue; the vast majority of those who say 5.5" and larger screens are too big have not actually used one other than to pick one up for a moment at a phone sales display...

Completely agree, one should try it first. I myself was not a fan of big screens before. But now, after using 1520 for a while, I can't see myself go back to smaller screens. But to each his own.
 

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I think I had the scroll/tap thing happen one time when I first got my 1520, but several updates later, the issue is non-existent. I think most people aren't affected by this.

I hope you are right. There is an 18 page thread on it here and a 30+ on the Nokia forums about it. Its obviously not just an isolated incident that hardly anyone gets.
 

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My Lumia 1520 had been on for 2 days 16h and still 33% left. Lots of music streaming and internet.

Bluetooth, position, Medium light and Wi-Fi on :) love it!!!!!
My Lumia 1020 before was dead after 16h.

Im actually a bit disappointed with my 1520's battery after using it for 2 days now. From everything I heard, I was expecting a lot better than what I'm getting. Maybe I need to adjust some settings but I was hoping I wouldn't have to micromanage the thing.
 

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I hope you are right. There is an 18 page thread on it here and a 30+ on the Nokia forums about it. Its obviously not just an isolated incident that hardly anyone gets.

I was really hesitant to buy a used 1520 because I thought it might suffer from this issue badly. I would say I experience it about 3-5x a day in the 2 days I've had the phone but it really hasn't bothered me too much. If it starts happening more frequently I might have a problem.
 

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I was really hesitant to buy a used 1520 because I thought it might suffer from this issue badly. I would say I experience it about 3-5x a day in the 2 days I've had the phone but it really hasn't bothered me too much. If it starts happening more frequently I might have a problem.

That would drive me nuts.
 

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My impression of the size issue; the vast majority of those who say 5.5" and larger screens are too big have not actually used one other than to pick one up for a moment at a phone sales display...

Although I see what you're saying, but alot of people are concerned about a phone's one-hand usability. I have hands as big as an NFL QB so it's no problem for me, but for many it's just too large for one hand.
 

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Agreed... But...

When I had a small, 2.6" HP Veer I used my phone two handed. IMHO, one handing a phone of any size is an invitation to dropping the phone. I hear a lot of users talking about pocketability. That has nothing to do with hand size and everything to do with wearing jeans.
 

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Agreed... But...

When I had a small, 2.6" HP Veer I used my phone two handed. IMHO, one handing a phone of any size is an invitation to dropping the phone. I hear a lot of users talking about pocketability. That has nothing to do with hand size and everything to do with wearing jeans.
Sure it could increase the likelihood of a drop but there's a tradeoff between that risk and the added convenience of only having one hand free. The same could be said about phone cases, because they add a level of protection doesn't mean everyone wants a case on their phone. Everyone is different, but market indicators all tell us the 4.5 to 5 inch screens are preferable to most.
 

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I'm not so sure the market does indicate that as an ideal size any longer. I've spent quite a bit of time in crowded places for the past year or so and the use of Samsung's Note smartphones (and similar devices) have skyrocketed. Similar story with my 1520 which I got at launch, most people no longer question whether I'm an ***** for using such a large phone, instead they are interested in what it is, how much it cost and if it has _the_ app.
 

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