Wanna jump back to WP. Should I go with 830 or 930?

[iaampeppe]

To me, the 930's design is better. I do own one and I'm totally satisfied with the camera, the audio recording, the way that apps open faster ..
I would recommend you to buy the 930

Edit : "Iina the Magnet" resumed it well :grincry:
The phone only heats with intensive use, and the amoled screen is really gorgeous

 

[JP8296]

Personally, I never considered Lumia 930 as a true flagship phone, as it lacks microSD slot and the best feature of WP devices - Glance Screen. The only thing, which is holding me from running to the store for L830 is worse CPU.

I am really interested in mobile photography, but not sure if is better to have 4K video and better CPU or microSD & Glance. Really hard dilemma, Microsoft

32g of storage is a lot, the lack od SD slot is getting old for excuse to not consider the 930 a true flagship, the new galaxy S6 does not have one a maybe this is the future for smartphones as sd cards have a lot of drawbacks due to speed writing. Glance is a personal choice but pretty easy to live without it and you can always can use double tap.

Lumia 830's lens and Pureview tech is better than 930's.
Also L8xx series is the most seamless and perfect serie of Lumia. There is no heat issue, no purple tint issue, no battery drain with Lumia 830. So I would choose Lumia 830. SD card, removable battery and back plate, IPS LCD display and -OMG- Glance Screen support is a big dealer for me.

Why is Pureview tech on the 830 better than the 930? The sensor on the the 830 is 1/3.4" (smaller sensor)vs an 1/2.5 on the 930 that gives you better quality. the 830 has f2.2 vs f2.4 on the 930, the f2.2 is a little better on low light condition but worst on everything else (f2.4 gives you more def of field than the f2.2).

I did try the 830 and my conclusion was simple....go for the 930.

 

[furkanavshar]

Why is Pureview tech on the 830 better than the 930? The sensor on the the 830 is 1/3.4" (smaller sensor)vs an 1/2.5 on the 930 that gives you better quality. the 830 has f2.2 vs f2.4 on the 930, the f2.2 is a little better on low light condition but worst on everything else (f2.4 gives you more def of field than the f2.2).

I did try the 830 and my conclusion was simple....go for the 930.

Easy champion. OK, you have a 930 now. We can understand why so excited about 930.

BUT,

I have had a 930 once, too... Let's some be realistic...
I sold 930, then bought a 1520 becuz lack of SD card, battery and Glance support. I've tried L830 for a week and I think it is "junior 1520".
No heat (930 was so much), no battery drain (930 was much), has glance and SD card support. Also 830's Pureview OIS is better than 930's. You can compare them in front of your own eyes.
If the OS was Android, I would advice L930 because of hardware. But with Windows OS, L830 is doing its work as good as L930 without heating and without draining battery.

 

[TLRtheory]

32g of storage is a lot, the lack od SD slot is getting old for excuse to not consider the 930 a true flagship, the new galaxy S6 does not have one a maybe this is the future for smartphones as sd cards have a lot of drawbacks due to speed writing. Glance is a personal choice but pretty easy to live without it and you can always can use double tap.

I'd have to respectfully disagree with the notion that "lack of SD slot is getting old as an excuse".

Let's look at what we have here: top of the class processing power, a wonderful camera and an overall wonderful device that's capable of doing the best the platform can offer... in my case, that meant my 32GB (which, BTW is eaten up greatly by OS files and backup) had my high-resource games, high quality pictures/videos and FLAC audio competing for that same tiny little bit of space.

Since I've had both, I found that the 830 actually had better battery life and it stayed cooler... and I appreciated the thinner form factor since the 930's quite thick.

 

[JP8296]

Easy champion. OK, you have a 930 now. We can understand why so excited about 930.

BUT,

I have had a 930 once, too... Let's some be realistic...
I sold 930, then bought a 1520 becuz lack of SD card, battery and Glance support. I've tried L830 for a week and I think it is "junior 1520".
No heat (930 was so much), no battery drain (930 was much), has glance and SD card support. Also 830's Pureview OIS is better than 930's. You can compare them in front of your own eyes.
If the OS was Android, I would advice L930 because of hardware. But with Windows OS, L830 is doing its work as good as L930 without heating and without draining battery.

I'm calm don't worry
Ok I have a 930 but that's not why I say that I prefer the 930. Like I say, I try the 830 and 'in my opinion' is not as good as the 930, the 1520 due to is size is not for every user. you have a different opinion and I'm ok with that.
The heating problem is not a problem..lot of phones get hot and the aluminium frame helps on that but nothing that bad as some people say, at least mine dos not get hot that often and a play a lot with him.
Like i said before, glance is a matter of personal choice, I had the 925 and never used so no big deal for me.
In my opinion even that the IS on the 830 is better I prefer 2x real zoon, the bigger sensor for more quality and the 4K (not for the video it self but for the Lumia moments at 8.3mp )

 

[JP8296]

I'd have to respectfully disagree with the notion that "lack of SD slot is getting old as an excuse".

Let's look at what we have here: top of the class processing power, a wonderful camera and an overall wonderful device that's capable of doing the best the platform can offer... in my case, that meant my 32GB (which, BTW is eaten up greatly by OS files and backup) had my high-resource games, high quality pictures/videos and FLAC audio competing for that same tiny little bit of space.

Since I've had both, I found that the 830 actually had better battery life and it stayed cooler... and I appreciated the thinner form factor since the 930's quite thick.

I prefer say that it should be a 64g version of the 930 than is should have a sd card.
The 830 have less ram an processor and with the only 200 mpa more on the 930 is not a surprise that the 830 have better battery life than the 930c, I prefer the more solid/heavier/robust feel of the 930, but again this a matter of personal choice.

 

[KhawarNadeem]

If you love the camera then 930 is a no-brainer.
830 has a smaller sensor than any other mid-to-high end Lumia released since 2012. No - really. I know the algorithms provide decent images but the 930 sensor is capable of a whole lot more.
But if it's just temporary until W10 arrives, then depending on how cheap you can get it, the 735 or 830 would be better value for money. Like in my country the 930 is at least $150 more than 830.
Plus given how long MS supports their device updates, the 930 will be update for at least as long as the 830 will be, so that's also good. I vote 930.

 

[Eustis99]

I say the 830! I have one and haven't had any real issues with it. It has all the features as the 930 and can run the same apps too. Also it has glance which is awesome. I use the camera often and its really good in my opinion, then again others may say different. I also heard the 930 has many issues which helped me steer clear of it.

 

[Dk92]

Does the 930 work on at&t?

 

[Blkacesvf41]

Does the 930 work on at&t?

My understanding is that an unlocked one will, but you won't get LTE speeds. But I could be wrong.

 

[jomarr]

Camera and top of the line specs = 930
SD Expansion slot = 830

I'd seriously go for the 830 since I'm a media buff and I need external storage. The camera is really fantastic on the 830 as well. If the 930 had an SD Card slot, I'd be all over it seriously. Would've chosen that over my 1520.

 

[OndrejBakan]

Hi again,

thanks for all your replies, it means a lot to me. Today I almost bought L830 for fair price here ($305), I was at store and wanted to order online and pick it up just after that... but that shop stucked in last century, so they process online orders only during weekdays... so they lost a customer and I'm gonna order it a little bit cheaper ($265+-) and I hope I will get it by tuesday.

I know, that perfect mix of L830 and L930 is L1520, but I prefer pocket-sized phones. I don't even like its design anymore. And, like few users wrote, I personally never heard about defective L830. But there is like 1828181 threads about defective L930s.

L640XL LTE would be an option, but it will start on 7500 CZK (which is $301) and I think the camera will be a bit worse than 830. Besides that, the HW is identical, only put into ugly case.

I am really disappointed that Microsoft gives us no choice, but still better than Samsung "1 name, 282171 subnames" style.

 

[JP8296]

. It has all the features as the 930 and can run the same apps too.

You can't get the 'Hey Cortana' or 5.1 surround on the 830

 

[JP8296]

Hi again,

thanks for all your replies, it means a lot to me. Today I almost bought L830 for fair price here ($305), I was at store and wanted to order online and pick it up just after that... but that shop stucked in last century, so they process online orders only during weekdays... so they lost a customer and I'm gonna order it a little bit cheaper ($265+-) and I hope I will get it by tuesday.

I know, that perfect mix of L830 and L930 is L1520, but I prefer pocket-sized phones. I don't even like its design anymore. And, like few users wrote, I personally never heard about defective L830. But there is like 1828181 threads about defective L930s.

L640XL LTE would be an option, but it will start on 7500 CZK (which is $301) and I think the camera will be a bit worse than 830. Besides that, the HW is identical, only put into ugly case.

I am really disappointed that Microsoft gives us no choice, but still better than Samsung "1 name, 282171 subnames" style.

Hope you enjoy it :

 

[furkanavshar]

You can't get the 'Hey Cortana' or 5.1 surround on the 830

Lumia 830 has 5.1 Dolby Rich Recording, also it can play and record

L930 has sensorcore memory: Hey Cortana
L830 has display memory: Glance Screen

 

[JP8296]

Lumia 830 has 5.1 Dolby Rich Recording, also it can play and record

L930 has sensorcore memory: Hey Cortana
L830 has display memory: Glance Screen

hum..I was mistaken about the 5.1, the 830 also have the sensorcore but the ability to have 'Hey Cortana' is due to the SD 8xx series.

 

[Fred Wilson2]

Yes, it does, with the single exception of no LTE, you'll get their HSPA+ speeds, which for me, depending on where I was in town, got around 10~12 mps.


Fred

Does the 930 work on at&t?

 

[Bronislav Klofac]

I've got 930 for three months and I LOVE IT No issues at all. I use Huwaei g300 at work (my Lumia is too good for work) nightmare compare to my LUMIA so I know how you feel

 

[Ssrki]

I have a chance to change my L930 for L830. My L930 is a 3 months old and L830 is new. I will receive about 30? for this change.
Give me advice?
I'M wondering if L930 will have longer support period because of better specs?

 

[ivan sarmiento]

Lumia 830 - Longer Battery Life
Lumia 930 - Better Performance, Better Camera, Better Display