Is it worth buying Lumia 820?

[Rodrigo Mendes]

The internal flash storage is fast. Very fast. Even compared to my Samsung Pro SD card which is itself way faster than class 10 min spec. Running apps from SD card would negate much of the speed/smoothness of the device so it won't be coming. This is a good thing. What you can do is save the game install files to SD card and swap out one large game for another if you need all your games with you. It works well (though your save games will be lost).

The SD card holds all your media, which is what it should be for.

Gorilla glass is just a trade name for one brand of toughened glass. It is much the same as any other brand. Remember, the more toughened the glass is, the easier it is to shatter or crack. Toughened glass helps against scratches, not screen cracking. I had Nokia replace my screen due to a coating issue from the factory. Neither screen has been scratched in any way. It's a good screen.

Get an 820 now. Any refresh will likely have an HD LCD of larger size, no Amoled sized to fit nicely in the hand. Amoled looks great at lower res (due to the same effect of both sharpening & blurring that CRTs offer rather than just sharpening like LCD) so this is the perfect screen. Marketing will push the bigger numbers though. The 820 is the engineer's phone. The refresh will be the advertiser's phone I predict. Get it now.

Yes, you're right. I have a 16GB Kingston Class 10 SD Card, but interngal storage have read and write better timings. Way better. SD card to storage app is not a good idea for me too.

Have no problems with 820 glass here too. GG is just a name, like you say. Nothing special if u compare with others manufactures.

But with the OS there's about 4-5gb free space? I have many games on my Lumia and from 13gb there's only 5,5gb free

Well, if u are a heavy gamer, I'd tell you to buy a 16GB internal storage smartphone.

 

[drddas58]

I am using this phone for last 2 months. Great phone. I am totally satisfied except that the phone is a bit heavy , always seems slipping away from my hand and already slipped twice from my hand to the floor but fortunately nothing wrong happened . The construction of Nokia Phone is always superb , more durable than any other phone.

 

[Lumis90]

How's the back camera? Does it take better pictures and video than L800?

 

[Marc_SP]

How's the back camera? Does it take better pictures and video than L800?

It is the same camera module as Lumia 900 (not 920), the same way the screen is also the same panel the 900 had. It seems Nokia is good at reusing parts, hehe.
The camera is better than 800, but not spectacular. Of course it is more than good enough 90% of the time, it's just that in low light or other special situations it will not perform as well as you would like. If it is good enough for you depends on your expectations. It is enough for me to take photos on my GF birthday party, when I see something funny on the street or the food in the restaurants, for example. It is more or less on par with my 4 year old point-and-shoot camera (that I don't use anymore, obviously.).

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

How's the back camera? Does it take better pictures and video than L800?

Much better, i can guarantee that. Like I say, my father have one.

It is the same camera module as Lumia 900 (not 920), the same way the screen is also the same panel the 900 had. It seems Nokia is good at reusing parts, hehe.
The camera is better than 800, but not spectacular. Of course it is more than good enough 90% of the time, it's just that in low light or other special situations it will not perform as well as you would like. If it is good enough for you depends on your expectations. It is enough for me to take photos on my GF birthday party, when I see something funny on the street or the food in the restaurants, for example. It is more or less on par with my 4 year old point-and-shoot camera (that I don't use anymore, obviously.).

Have no problems with lowlight. I have many good photos in lowlight and no flash.

I do not agree with your opinion about the Lumia 820's camera. I think it can be frustrating when compared with good SLR cameras. But only real good SLR cameras. For a smartphone camera, it's one of the best. Way better than iPhone 5 and also the Galaxy S4, for example.

 

[zack251]

820 price is cheap right now. If you value the ability to add microsd card (important to store lots of pictures and music files) and the flexibility to change back cover and battery, go for 820. Although it has no 41mpx or OIS, the camera takes respectable photos. Or just wait a little longer for its successor.

 

[Lumis90]

270? at my place. So about 310? with all the shells, sd card. I think I'll buy it in about 2weeks or so

 

[AndyCalling]

The thing with the rear camera is that other people's opinions can be misleading. It depends what is being compared. The 820 has a great rear camera when compared to other brands of phone. When compared to the rest of the Lumia range however, it could be said to be middling. This is because the range is exceptional in the camera department.

I like a suitable camera on my phone for snaps, I have a proper compact for real photos. For my purposes the 820's rear camera is luxuriously over specced.

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

Even compared to Lumia 920, still a great camera. I dont know about 925/28.

 

[supadryz]

I had enough of my Nokia lumia 620 & the lack of RAM so Have bought Lumia 820 for ?180 Brand New Sealed which seems a bargin.

 

[Lumis90]

I'm buying L720 afterall

 

[Rodrigo Mendes]

I'm buying L720 afterall

It's a very good choice. You will not regret.

 

[Sanjay Chandra]

I'm buying L720 afterall

I recommend you to get 820 because 720 has non-removable battery.

If battery wears out , you will have no choice but to take it to service center and also 512MB RAM is not future proof.

 

[Lumis90]

The battery is bigger, my friend has 720 it stays for about 2days with playing games. 512mb ram may be an issue, but as WPCentral wrote 512mb ram isn't an big issue. I just can't decide which color to buy: yellow, red

 

[Sanjay Chandra]

The battery is bigger, my friend has 720 it stays for about 2days with playing games. 512mb ram may be an issue, but as WPCentral wrote 512mb ram isn't an big issue. I just can't decide which color to buy: yellow, red

Red or Cyan

 

[JayMo92]

I got a Lumia 820 and just the next day it was freezing and rebooting on it's own so i sent it back to the vendor. Now i am not sure to pick another or go in for another phone.

 

[JayMo92]

is your lumia still working fine?...because my friends think its a bad choice.kinda making me confused

 

[JayMo92]

is ur lumia still working fine please

It's a very good choice. You will not regret.

 

[fdalbor]

They are nice phones with lots of options. If you decide to get one make sure it has the latest updates on it. The only problem I have seen so far is the updates are VERY, VERY SLOW in comming. I have seen posts by people who have bought the phone and have been waiting for over two months (and still waiting) for updates to fix the other storage problem and add features. Very good phone that could be much better if it was updated.

 

[aquimosa]

If the price difference is just around 100bucks then get the 920 instead but windows experience is the same even if its a 925 or 928.