1020 still worth purchasing?

[PaulSancheezzee]

Like many others on the forums here, I was an early adopter of the 920 and my contract is up in the next week. My 920 unfortunately had issues a few months ago and I'm currently on a 635. It's definitely getting me by but the picture quality from the camera is killing me. I wanted to get the community's opinion on whether a 1020 is still a good choice today since we won't see a flagship this holiday season, and most likely won't see one till late spring/early summer next year (I'm assuming late summer since any announcement in spring may lead to a summer release). The 1520 is not an option because that's just too big of a device for daily use.

TL;DR - Would you still get a 1020 right now? $339 off contract isn't that bad of a price for what I know is an amazing phone.

Thanks for reading and any input you can provide!

 

[Gustavo Sanchez]

I just bought mine. They are becoming scarce, I tried to order one through AT&T but they are not available to order anymore. It seems that they are down to remaining stocks, at least in AT&T.

 

[pseudoware]

There are a couple lengthy threads w/this same topic in the last month or so. I got mine for $339 a month ago from Amazon. Just got an unlock code from AT&T. No regrets.

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[Emix1988]

Yes, just got my 2nd 1020 few days ago.

 

[gwh34t]

TL;DR - Would you still get a 1020 right now? $339 off contract isn't that bad of a price for what I know is an amazing phone.

I'm in the same boat as you... My contract is up with my 920. Screen is cracked (I'm dealing with it), battery life is HORRIBLE, having issues overall (that I may could fix with a hard reset), but I just want/need a new phone. First world problems I know... Waited until the 11th to see the 535. 1520 is way to big. 930 has LTE issues on ATT. Looking at getting a 1030 as well.

Does anyone know of issues/things to be aware of when switching? I've read mixed comments on Denim/future updates, Glance screen issues, etc. I know it doesn't have wireless charging out of the box, but I would buy the adapter and still come out cheaper. ~$450 for the 830 and ~$330 for the 1020.

 

[Deutscher2]

Does anyone know of issues/things to be aware of when switching?

Yes! You get LED, a stunning Glance-Screen, a ?ber Kamera and 2GB of RAM.

 

[gwh34t]

Yes! You get LED, a stunning Glance-Screen, a ?ber Kamera and 2GB of RAM.

Hahaha! That's not the issues I was referring, you don't have to sell me! More or less looking for reasons not to buy one and/or things I may be losing.

 

[Deutscher2]

You loose nothing, if you change from a 920 to a 1020. Just wireless charging is not build into the 1020.

 

[jjmorgan64]

Just yesterday I was thinking that if my 1020 died on me just now, I'd buy a 1020 again (even though the 830 was tempting for a moment.). So, go for it ;-)

Exactly, the only problem with the 1020 is it ruins every other phone camera for you

 

[PaulSancheezzee]

Thanks for all the input everyone! I just got back from the AT&T store to check out the 830. Seems nice but for $100 less off contract, I'd prefer to have the 1020. I'm saving that upgrade for HOPEFULLY a flagship next year.

EDIT: oh and the good thing is whenever I want to use a beater phone, I can easily pop the sim card out and throw it into my 635