Around 6 months ago I lost my 1520, a phone which I really liked. I liked the jumbo size.
Short story is I had to replace with a 930. It?s OK but I miss the screen size of the 1520, and its shape.
Ever since then I've been waiting patiently for a 950XL.... and waiting, and waiting.
They finally became available in the local MS store only yesterday, and there are a few things I don?t like about the XL:
The retail price of the 950XL is AU$1200. OTOH, I can pick up an 1520 for around $450 new or less if I take a refurb.
OK, there have been a number of comments about upgrading to the XL from the 1520. Point taken.
If the XL was around $850 I?d do it. But at 3 times that for a 1520 it doesn?t seem worth it.
Short story is I had to replace with a 930. It?s OK but I miss the screen size of the 1520, and its shape.
Ever since then I've been waiting patiently for a 950XL.... and waiting, and waiting.
They finally became available in the local MS store only yesterday, and there are a few things I don?t like about the XL:
- The edged of the glass screen is not protected. It looks good but I?d guess that if you drop it on that edge, you have a broken or badly chipped screen.
- The onscreen buttons ? why?
- The side buttons (why they insist in putting buttons in the middle of the side on Wphones I do not know. This is where you hold the phone so you constantly hit the button unintentionally)
The retail price of the 950XL is AU$1200. OTOH, I can pick up an 1520 for around $450 new or less if I take a refurb.
OK, there have been a number of comments about upgrading to the XL from the 1520. Point taken.
If the XL was around $850 I?d do it. But at 3 times that for a 1520 it doesn?t seem worth it.