640XL instead of the L920?

[chmun77]

But 1 thing to take note of:

When Windows 10 is available, I guess 640/640 XL will be the models which get the updates and enjoy W10 much earlier than 920. 920 is already considered as dinosaur in the eyes of Microsoft. Definitely to go it imo.

 

[Yazen]

What is this rattling about 920 being better than 640XL? Have you even read specs? 640XL has clear black screen, has Carl Zeiss optics, and has HD screen. Gaming? Dual core 920? Really? It seems that 920 owners aren't ready to accept that their phone is outdated. By the way, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also has Carl Zeiss. So why they even bothered making new phones!?!! Get serious, please.

You are throwing paper specifications. HD, Zeiss, ClearBlack, etc........
Lumia 920 has a technically superior screen. Viewing angles, color gamut reproduction, and backlight brightness are better on the Lumia 920.

Bottom line is the Lumia 920 was engineered to be a flagship, which just so happens to be one of the best damn phones that ever existed. The Lumia 640XL is engineered to be a cheap, "flagship like" experience which will not live up to the 920. You might get a couple of whistles, but all the bells are on the 920.

Just my two cents ...

 

[dryoussef21]

With or against keeping my L920??

You are throwing paper specifications. HD, Zeiss, ClearBlack, etc........
Lumia 920 has a technically superior screen. Viewing angles, color gamut reproduction, and backlight brightness are better on the Lumia 920.

Bottom line is the Lumia 920 was engineered to be a flagship, which just so happens to be one of the best damn phones that ever existed. The Lumia 640XL is engineered to be a cheap, "flagship like" experience which will not live up to the 920. You might get a couple of whistles, but all the bells are on the 920.

Just my two cents ...

With or against keeping my L920?

 

[Yazen]

With or against keeping my L920??


With or against keeping my L920?

Keep it!

920 is a great phone, wish they had a T-Mobile compatible variant that was reasonably priced. Ended up selling 920 and getting 925, and was pretty disappointed

FWIW I just upgraded to 1520. Camera is better, but damn this phone has some compromises.
Not built as good as the 920, and the distance between glass and LCD is too small. Speakers is better on the 920, especially for music.

Why can't Microsoft take the L920 design, stick a higher resolution panel, more efficient/faster SoC, and an upgraded camera? FFS Microsoft

 

[vsmh96]

Keep it!

920 is a great phone, wish they had a T-Mobile compatible variant that was reasonably priced. Ended up selling 920 and getting 925, and was pretty disappointed

FWIW I just upgraded to 1520. Camera is better, but damn this phone has some compromises.
Not built as good as the 920, and the distance between glass and LCD is too small. Speakers is better on the 920, especially for music.

Why can't Microsoft take the L920 design, stick a higher resolution panel, more efficient/faster SoC, and an upgraded camera? FFS Microsoft

What were you disappointed about your 925? The 6 element lens and heat? Just curious.

 

[Kanishka]

i want to keep my 920, but with no supply of 3rd party verified batteries with a manufacture date in the last year, I really need an upgrade.
I thought I could hold out for the 940, but need an in between phone (with dual sim), and the 640xl is looking like the one

 

[Yazen]

What were you disappointed about your 925? The 6 element lens and heat? Just curious.

925 is a beautiful phone, but its too thin for the hardware!
Like you said, heating, no built in (edit: wireless charging), lower battery life, worse loudspeaker, less storage, throttles more ..

I know the six element lens is supposed to improve "sharpness", but it doesn't, and the camera firmware sucks even after the denim update. L920 had a more natural, dslr like photo. L925 is over sharpened by software, and too much contrast bump.

I prefer AMOLED panels, and I like the industrial spinoff, so there's that xD

 

[Yazen]

i want to keep my 920, but with no supply of 3rd party verified batteries with a manufacture date in the last year, I really need an upgrade.
I thought I could hold out for the 940, but need an in between phone (with dual sim), and the 640xl is looking like the one

Afaik they can sit for 3 years no problem. Just bought a NOS Palm Treo battery (Manufactured 2006), and it is draining like a new battery would

 

[bo_woods]

Wat about the 928, other than being stuck on HSpa+ , its improved over the 920 without any drawbacks.. has xenon flash, slimmer build, and an amoled display..

 

[Yazen]

Wat about the 928, other than being stuck on HSpa+ , its improved over the 920 without any drawbacks.. has xenon flash, slimmer build, and an amoled display..

Handset and loudspeakers are noticeably worse in quality. If you're on a carrier other than Verizon you might have issues sending and receiving messages with hspa enabled :/

Overall the 928 is a solid choice, especially with the xenon flash perk. Just the cellular hiccups may not be worth the $avings

 

[bo_woods]

Handset and loudspeakers are noticeably worse in quality. If you're on a carrier other than Verizon you might have issues sending and receiving messages with hspa enabled :/

Overall the 928 is a solid choice, especially with the xenon flash perk. Just the cellular hiccups may not be worth the $avings

Then wat about the 1020?
41 megapixels, 32gigs of storage, and an amoled display... The camera has to be somewhat faster if u use the default Cam app, and are running denim right? ( I don't know this for sure, just a theory)

 

[Yazen]

Then wat about the 1020?
41 megapixels, 32gigs of storage, and an amoled display... The camera has to be somewhat faster if u use the default Cam app, and are running denim right? ( I don't know this for sure, just a theory)

1020 is a great phone too. The problem is merely with processing, and that's not going to change. The DSP on the Qualcomm S4 SoC sucks, and I highly doubt it was meant to handle 41MP RAW.

We don't have a 1020 successor yet because Qualcomm still sucks in this department xD

I think default camera app will save 5MP images only, so it will likely be faster.

AT&T unlock codes are dirt cheap for Lumias at the moment ($1.30), so that may be a consideration as well.

RIP Nokia 808

 

[bo_woods]

1020 is a great phone too. The problem is merely with processing, and that's not going to change. The DSP on the Qualcomm S4 SoC sucks, and I highly doubt it was meant to handle 41MP RAW.

We don't have a 1020 successor yet because Qualcomm still sucks in this department xD

I think default camera app will save 5MP images only, so it will likely be faster.

AT&T unlock codes are dirt cheap for Lumias at the moment ($1.30), so that may be a consideration as well.

RIP Nokia 808

I'd been hoping that our upcoming two flagships would feature 41 megapixel cams, and due to better processors, actually be able to handle them, but as it appears we are only going to be getting about 24 megs, but that's s to still great too. .megapixels aren't everything, and I'm sure those 24 mgpxl shooters will blow the competition away anyhow.. I mean the iPhone 6 camera doesn't even beat the 925 or 928 and those are 2013 devices

 

[Yazen]

I'd been hoping that our upcoming two flagships would feature 41 megapixel cams, and due to better processors, actually be able to handle them, but as it appears we are only going to be getting about 24 megs, but that's s to still great too. .megapixels aren't everything, and I'm sure those 24 mgpxl shooters will blow the competition away anyhow.. I mean the iPhone 6 camera doesn't even beat the 925 or 928 and those are 2013 devices

The iPhone 6 has a pretty nice camera. Maybe in lowlight the 925 would win, but my intuitions are against the 925.

If only Crapple would put OIS in the 6 and 6 plus.. Can't believe they skimp on features with their ludicrous prices

Edit: 6 plus has OIS

 

[bo_woods]

The iPhone 6 has a pretty nice camera. Maybe in lowlight the 925 would win, but my intuitions are against the 925.

If only Crapple would put OIS in the 6 and 6 plus.. Can't believe they skimp on features with their ludicrous prices

Edit: 6 plus has OIS

Remember alongside having OIS , (which only the 6+ has, and not the 6), the 925 has .7 more megapixles than the 6, a dual led flash( 6 has a single duo tone flash ), a ndied six element lenses, and if you wanna throw video into this, the 925 has a couple of Haac mic's for better sound... so if you say the 925's Cam isn't better than the 6, then you've Atleast gotta admit its close, right?

 

[rishm]

Hi,
From a feature standpoint, I use the Qi (wireless) charging at work and at my home and cannot go back without it. Can someone confirm whether 640XL supports Qi?
Another important feature - Glance - does 640XL support glance?
thanks!

 

[Mogamy Cool]

It support wireless charging, but needs its slide to work.
And it supports glance.

 

[plot_almighty]

Keep the 920. It's going to get the Win 10 update and will handle it like a champ, same as previous updates. Mines still chugging along 2 1/2 years later and still pacing the flagship Androids and the latest iPhones. This thing plus an Otterbox Defender equals registered weapon.

 

[rishm]

It support wireless charging, but needs its slide to work.
And it supports glance.

Thanks! I called Microsoft helpline and they confirmed that 640XL wont support wireless charging, even after external case! I insisted they verify and after a long hold again said that it doesnt.

 

[Mogamy Cool]

This is strange as if Microsoft is cheating us by supporting the device with alike wireless charging port in vain.