Just a quick Lumia 822 'love story' -
Backstory: I had a Lumia 925 on ATT that was fantastic. Well, I loved the phone, but not the service. So when we switched to Verizon this past May, I decided to 'upgrade' to the Lumia Icon on the Verizon Edge plan.
Well, to make a long story short, I didn't have as great of experience with the Icon as I did with the Lumia 925. As I dabble in development of work apps, I had upgraded the Icon (like I did the 925) to Developer's preview. Unfortunately, the Icon didn't seem to like DP, as I had numerous issues with overheating, rebooting, and overall, it just didn't seem like it was worth the $25 a month I was paying through Edge. This actually led me to get so frustrated that I left the WP platform altogether and ended up 'edging up' to an Android HTC One M8. Well, that was a mistake. Before the 14 day return policy was up - I realized that the HTC wasn't worth the money either. Since I no longer had my Icon, I decided to look at what I could get for cheap to hold me over until I decided which phone to get . This led to picking up a Lumia 822 on Amazon for ~$100.
16GB of storage with SD? Check.
Wireless charging? Check.
8MP Camera? Check.
No contract or monthly phone payments (Edge)?? check!
Smooth running OS???? CHECK!
Wait. What?
It was how smooth the 822 runs 8.1DP that really surprised me. Everything flows pretty much just as easy as the Icon did. All my apps, no problems. While I don't play many games, the 822 has been able to run everything I have tried so far. Now, the screen has been a bit of a downgrade, but everything on the 822 is 100% worth the money that I paid. Overall, I am much happier with the value of the 822 versus the Icon.
So, I just wanted to make my opinion known: The Lumia 822 is one of the best values for phones that you can buy. So, if you are looking on this forum and trying to decide if you should buy one - do!
Backstory: I had a Lumia 925 on ATT that was fantastic. Well, I loved the phone, but not the service. So when we switched to Verizon this past May, I decided to 'upgrade' to the Lumia Icon on the Verizon Edge plan.
Well, to make a long story short, I didn't have as great of experience with the Icon as I did with the Lumia 925. As I dabble in development of work apps, I had upgraded the Icon (like I did the 925) to Developer's preview. Unfortunately, the Icon didn't seem to like DP, as I had numerous issues with overheating, rebooting, and overall, it just didn't seem like it was worth the $25 a month I was paying through Edge. This actually led me to get so frustrated that I left the WP platform altogether and ended up 'edging up' to an Android HTC One M8. Well, that was a mistake. Before the 14 day return policy was up - I realized that the HTC wasn't worth the money either. Since I no longer had my Icon, I decided to look at what I could get for cheap to hold me over until I decided which phone to get . This led to picking up a Lumia 822 on Amazon for ~$100.
16GB of storage with SD? Check.
Wireless charging? Check.
8MP Camera? Check.
No contract or monthly phone payments (Edge)?? check!
Smooth running OS???? CHECK!
Wait. What?
It was how smooth the 822 runs 8.1DP that really surprised me. Everything flows pretty much just as easy as the Icon did. All my apps, no problems. While I don't play many games, the 822 has been able to run everything I have tried so far. Now, the screen has been a bit of a downgrade, but everything on the 822 is 100% worth the money that I paid. Overall, I am much happier with the value of the 822 versus the Icon.
So, I just wanted to make my opinion known: The Lumia 822 is one of the best values for phones that you can buy. So, if you are looking on this forum and trying to decide if you should buy one - do!