Coming from a Lumia 810, I'm interested to hear some feedback from the forum and your opinions on whether or not the 830 is truly a substantial upgrade over the 810, kr should I just opt for a 930/1520. And what's the deal with the "1525"?
Nothing high end right now would meet your "not feel obsolete" requirement both the 1520 and the 930 have slightly dated hardware. The 830 will not have HD and more than likely not have 2GB in RAM as well. You might as well ride the storm out till 2015 or make do with a used Lumia 925 to tide you over or if you do not mind the form factor get a used 1520.3.
Nothing high end right now would meet your "not feel obsolete" requirement <snipped> 830 will not have HD and more than likely not have 2GB in RAM as well.
But what we do have is a platform that performs exceptionally well - perhaps better than any other - and more importantly that performance DOES NOT DEGRADE OVER TIME.
Just to illustrate my point: iPhone users frequently fork out for the latest Apple device with state-of-the-art hardware and then complain two years later that they just installed that latest update and now their phone is dog slow.
This is such a definite trend that there was actually an article recently which revealed that there is a significant spike in the Google search metrics for the term 'iPhone slow' each time a new iOS update rolls out. Every time. And not just a bit, I mean big spikes. Check it out:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/upshot/hold-the-phone-a-big-data-conundrum.html
I'm not aware of any reports that indicate anything like this might be happening on Windows Phone. And if I'm going to spend several hundred pounds on a smartphone, I quite like the reassurance that I can run it for a while and install more than two major updates without crippling it.
If my 820 had come with the S4 Pro with Adreno 320 and 2000 mAh battery
I wouldn't be so eager to upgrade. It has handled all the OS upgrades and worked flawlessly.
With the 930 being less than a $100 more here in Australia based on the 330 Euro conversion I would be a fool to get the 830.
For less than a $100 more I can have a better camera, better SOC with only Glance missing. No brainer!
I think we'll be able to get the 830 in the USA for quite a bit less money than the 930 so the 830 is a go for me....