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- I was an early adopter to the Galaxy Note series. As the sizes got bigger, they just lost their appeal to me. Also had a 1020 for a week or so but that thing was like a brick in my pocket; too heavy.
Having said that if I had to choose just one device, it would be the Moto X. It can simply do things no others phones on the market can do.
touchless control
active notifications
trusted bluetooth device
Google Wallet tap and pay
can use with my Pebble smart watch
I like my Lumia 925, but would like it more with 32GB...hopefully 2014 will bring some more storage to the more compact Lumias.- Share
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01-05-2014 05:20 PMLike 2 - Share
- International Lumia 925s can be bought with 32GBs. I too have had many Android devices, but it seems you change phones in much faster spurts than me. My issue with Android phones is the huge slow down they see after you've had them over 6 months to a year. They become incredibly frustrating devices to use - at least that's my experience.
Interested to see what CES brings and WP 8.101-05-2014 05:28 PMLike 0 -
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- I would pick Lumia 520 , iPhone 5S and Note III (Yes 520 but not 1520 because what's the use of that big screen without multi-windows or stylus support ?)
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hidayat225 likes this.01-06-2014 12:02 AMLike 1 - Share
- Lumia 929. Lol j/k
Lumia 1520, definitely.- Share
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dnomadic likes this.01-06-2014 01:00 AMLike 1 - Share
- Hmm hard one. For me the 1020 is the most impressive all-around package. Technologically speaking, though it's the 1520 hands-down.01-06-2014 02:25 AMLike 0
- I agree. The 520, Note III is the most satisfying device you ever get for the amount of money you pay for it. Note III bringing out the best of Android with its Touchwiz and S Pen. The 520's price is a bargain compared to other Android Phones and the similar experience you get with upper WPhones.01-06-2014 03:13 AMLike 0
- The Lumia 1520...... Then........
2.Lumia 925
3.Lumia 1020
4. HTC one
5. Note 3- Share
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sonus likes this.01-06-2014 04:25 AMLike 1 - Share
- I disagree with this. The 1020 does everything the 1520 can do. Even with the higher specs there is not a great difference in performance yet in 2013. The 1520 is more future proofed with the higher specs but WP OS doesn't need those great specs to begin with to run smoothly. I have found the 1020 to be an excellent daily driver.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk01-06-2014 05:29 AMLike 0 - Obviously the Nokia Lumia 1520!
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psudotechzealot likes this.01-06-2014 09:10 AMLike 1 - Share
- for me personally it has to be the nokia 1020 , they done a great job of getting the optics into the slim profile and even came up with a new ois design to cater the massive lens and sensor , the work that must have gone into getting that camera into a phone smaller and lighter then the 920 in such a small amount of time is quite something and shows great innovation
I also think its the most versatile device out at the minute (the 808 is too but the o/s is creaking now) due to its xenon flash and camera I mean most phones do the same things don't they but a stand out feature like the 1020s camera just adds so much more versatility to the phone then a quad core cpu or massive screen , I mean I can still do the same on a 4.5" screen as I can do on the 6" screen and I can still play all the games that people with 1520s can but they will never be able to freeze motion shots like the 1020 can with xenon flash and if your a person who goes out with your mates down the pub or likes to socialise at night then the xenon flash of the 1020 can be invaluable
ideally id like a hybrid of the 1020 and 1520 to make the camera speed a little quicker and stuff but id never swap my 1020 for a 1520 just because of the xenon flash and better camera (although the 1520 camera is no slouch)
so yeah for me it has to be the 1020 as it does everything that the others do but also has more like the xenon flash and 41mp sensor etc
I also own the 64gb version so memory isn't much of an issue , I think nokia should have made them all 64gb and I think we would see a lot less 808 users moaning about the 1020 32gb isn't enough but 64gb built in helps soothe the pain of the missing micro sd slot ;-)
lets not forget the great extras for the 1020 like the camera grip with extra battery juice etc they all add up to an amazing package
ps
I agree with the user above me the 1020 camera for me personally trumps a quad core cpu and better gpu like I say the 1020 can do everything the 1520 can really just maybe the 1520 does it a millisecond quicker surely that cant beat having the versatility of a proper xenon flash to freeze motion instead of getting a led flash blurry shot??
pps
the 925 was a great device but with only 12.5gb avalible to the end user it can surely only be counted as a great device let down by poor memory allowance? I think most people would choose the 920 over the 925 for the bigger memory , wireless charging etc etc ;-)01-06-2014 09:24 AMLike 0 - for me personally it has to be the nokia 1020 , they done a great job of getting the optics into the slim profile and even came up with a new ois design to cater the massive lens and sensor , the work that must have gone into getting that camera into a phone smaller and lighter then the 920 in such a small amount of time is quite something and shows great innovation
I also think its the most versatile device out at the minute (the 808 is too but the o/s is creaking now) due to its xenon flash and camera I mean most phones do the same things don't they but a stand out feature like the 1020s camera just adds so much more versatility to the phone then a quad core cpu or massive screen , I mean I can still do the same on a 4.5" screen as I can do on the 6" screen and I can still play all the games that people with 1520s can but they will never be able to freeze motion shots like the 1020 can with xenon flash and if your a person who goes out with your mates down the pub or likes to socialise at night then the xenon flash of the 1020 can be invaluable
ideally id like a hybrid of the 1020 and 1520 to make the camera speed a little quicker and stuff but id never swap my 1020 for a 1520 just because of the xenon flash and better camera (although the 1520 camera is no slouch)
so yeah for me it has to be the 1020 as it does everything that the others do but also has more like the xenon flash and 41mp sensor etc
I also own the 64gb version so memory isn't much of an issue , I think nokia should have made them all 64gb and I think we would see a lot less 808 users moaning about the 1020 32gb isn't enough but 64gb built in helps soothe the pain of the missing micro sd slot ;-)
lets not forget the great extras for the 1020 like the camera grip with extra battery juice etc they all add up to an amazing package
ps
I agree with the user above me the 1020 camera for me personally trumps a quad core cpu and better gpu like I say the 1020 can do everything the 1520 can really just maybe the 1520 does it a millisecond quicker surely that cant beat having the versatility of a proper xenon flash to freeze motion instead of getting a led flash blurry shot??
pps
the 925 was a great device but with only 12.5gb avalible to the end user it can surely only be counted as a great device let down by poor memory allowance? I think most people would choose the 920 over the 925 for the bigger memory , wireless charging etc etc ;-)Last edited by planoman; 01-06-2014 at 10:29 AM.
01-06-2014 10:00 AMLike 0 - And the phone of 2013 with less than 32gb is the Nokia 925 (still need to fix the scratch prone screens)
32gb and above I would go with the moto x, not because I want one but it opened the doors for customizations and had great features plus reasonable size for almost all.01-06-2014 11:05 AMLike 0 -
- Here's another vote Lumia 520, it's certainly the best low-cost phone out there right now.
I only bought one phone in 2013: the Lumia 520. It was for my wife and she loves it. I'm sticking with my Lumia 710 for now as it still continues to do all that I need a phone to do. Nokia phones are SOLID.01-06-2014 12:09 PMLike 0 - I find threads like this to be very subjective
. Of course we are all going to say that our phones are the best, because they are ... the best for what we want our phones for. I always feel that there is no "best smartphone", just the one that's best for you.
But to keep this thread on topic I'll throw my vote in here for the Samsung ATIV S why, because I own one. That and it's a flagship device with a removable battery which is one of the things that only the low end of Lumia range have and AFAIK none of the HTC devices have and the ATIV S has what seems to be highly desirable, from the amount of HTC and Nokia owners using the "hack" to download the apps, and practical exclusive software
Last edited by neo158; 01-06-2014 at 03:40 PM.
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JaiMento likes this.01-06-2014 03:30 PMLike 1 - Share
- I would have to say the HTC One. I should have never sold it to buy a Nexus 5. So now I have a 1020 which Ive enjoyed the couple of weeks Ive had it.01-06-2014 11:29 PMLike 0
- Hey dude, I didn't say that the 1020 is not an excellent device. I only said that the 1520 outperforms 1020 in almost every aspect aside from the camera. The difference couldn't be that great BUT there is still a difference, how small it is. Plus the battery life between the two has a huge difference.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk01-07-2014 01:13 AMLike 0 -
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk01-07-2014 06:29 AMLike 0 - Okay dude, point taken and I'm convinced somehow. One of the things that I think Nokia or MS could have included on the 1520 is a more efficient use of the big screen estates estate, not only by adding another column of Live Tiles and making texts appear larger.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk01-07-2014 08:29 AMLike 0 - for me personally it has to be the nokia 1020 , they done a great job of getting the optics into the slim profile and even came up with a new ois design to cater the massive lens and sensor , the work that must have gone into getting that camera into a phone smaller and lighter then the 920 in such a small amount of time is quite something and shows great innovation
I also think its the most versatile device out at the minute (the 808 is too but the o/s is creaking now) due to its xenon flash and camera I mean most phones do the same things don't they but a stand out feature like the 1020s camera just adds so much more versatility to the phone then a quad core cpu or massive screen , I mean I can still do the same on a 4.5" screen as I can do on the 6" screen and I can still play all the games that people with 1520s can but they will never be able to freeze motion shots like the 1020 can with xenon flash and if your a person who goes out with your mates down the pub or likes to socialise at night then the xenon flash of the 1020 can be invaluable
ideally id like a hybrid of the 1020 and 1520 to make the camera speed a little quicker and stuff but id never swap my 1020 for a 1520 just because of the xenon flash and better camera (although the 1520 camera is no slouch)
so yeah for me it has to be the 1020 as it does everything that the others do but also has more like the xenon flash and 41mp sensor etc
I also own the 64gb version so memory isn't much of an issue , I think nokia should have made them all 64gb and I think we would see a lot less 808 users moaning about the 1020 32gb isn't enough but 64gb built in helps soothe the pain of the missing micro sd slot ;-)
lets not forget the great extras for the 1020 like the camera grip with extra battery juice etc they all add up to an amazing package
ps
I agree with the user above me the 1020 camera for me personally trumps a quad core cpu and better gpu like I say the 1020 can do everything the 1520 can really just maybe the 1520 does it a millisecond quicker surely that cant beat having the versatility of a proper xenon flash to freeze motion instead of getting a led flash blurry shot??
pps
the 925 was a great device but with only 12.5gb avalible to the end user it can surely only be counted as a great device let down by poor memory allowance? I think most people would choose the 920 over the 925 for the bigger memory , wireless charging etc etc ;-)01-07-2014 09:59 AMLike 0
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