As a very happy black 822 owner since launch, I was very excited to hear about the 928 launch this week and just stepped into my local Verizon store to check it out and mess around with it.
Its all personal preference, but the only advantages I felt, for myself were the camera in that it was much faster than the 822. My 822 still is super slow, mostly when taking the first pic... others are a bit more timely. The pic quality was a little better on the 928 of course, Im sure low-light it blows the 822 out of the water.
Outside of that, the 928 was too big and square for me. After holding the phone (as if in a phone call) the square edges were already uncomfortable in my palm after only 20 seconds. For my smaller hands the 822 is a much more comfortable phone to hold, especially with the curvier design.
The screens seemed on par with the AMOLED, in fact I almost preferred the contrast brightness on the 822 over the 928. The 928 was of course crisper on text with higher resolution.
Overall, the 928 is a nice phone, but to me, the upgraded camera (Ill just carry a point and shoot with me if I even think I need low-light) and larger screen weren't that much of an upgrade to sell my 822 and jump on the 928. Ill wait until the next gen (aka EOS) to make any upgrades.
With my 64GB of SD Card Memory plus 16GB on board, plus removable battery functionality (which I use) the 822 just seems like a more "flexible" and comfortable all-around performer for Windows Phone options at the moment.
(As a side note, I did check out the ATIV for the first time, and to be honest, if it wasnt for the crappy screen, and lack of cool Nokia Apps, I liked that it was lighter, more compact, the buttons were more responsive and the camera was also faster vs the 822)
Anyways, In general Im happy Verizon got the 928... just means Windows Phone is making in roads and if this sells well, we can expect even more options down the road!
Its all personal preference, but the only advantages I felt, for myself were the camera in that it was much faster than the 822. My 822 still is super slow, mostly when taking the first pic... others are a bit more timely. The pic quality was a little better on the 928 of course, Im sure low-light it blows the 822 out of the water.
Outside of that, the 928 was too big and square for me. After holding the phone (as if in a phone call) the square edges were already uncomfortable in my palm after only 20 seconds. For my smaller hands the 822 is a much more comfortable phone to hold, especially with the curvier design.
The screens seemed on par with the AMOLED, in fact I almost preferred the contrast brightness on the 822 over the 928. The 928 was of course crisper on text with higher resolution.
Overall, the 928 is a nice phone, but to me, the upgraded camera (Ill just carry a point and shoot with me if I even think I need low-light) and larger screen weren't that much of an upgrade to sell my 822 and jump on the 928. Ill wait until the next gen (aka EOS) to make any upgrades.
With my 64GB of SD Card Memory plus 16GB on board, plus removable battery functionality (which I use) the 822 just seems like a more "flexible" and comfortable all-around performer for Windows Phone options at the moment.
(As a side note, I did check out the ATIV for the first time, and to be honest, if it wasnt for the crappy screen, and lack of cool Nokia Apps, I liked that it was lighter, more compact, the buttons were more responsive and the camera was also faster vs the 822)
Anyways, In general Im happy Verizon got the 928... just means Windows Phone is making in roads and if this sells well, we can expect even more options down the road!
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