So, here is the situation. I had a 720, which I gave up for a 830. This was about a month or so back. Let me also get this out of the way. The 830 is an excellent phone for my purposes especially because I don't game on phones. Let me also say here what I use my phone for. Most important are the following: Email (three email accounts)/ Skype/ Viber/ Reddit (via Readit)/ Gmaps Pro (I have the paid app)/ Perfect Recorder (for voice notes)/ OneNote (quite a bit)/ OneDrive (not much but still sometimes)/ Weather/ IE (sometimes)/ Google + (sometimes)/ Photos (often)/ Alarms...etc.
So, you can see, I use the phone in a data-heavy way, which involves a lot of reading and quite a bit of writing. This is one reason why I opted for a phone with a larger screen as compared to the 720.
However, recently, I thought that an even larger screen would probably be better and this is why I have been looking at the 1520. There are a couple of other reasons: (1) I like the wireless charging (the 830 has it and it is a really worthwhile capability to have); (2) I think I would like the Hey Cortana feature when it comes up; (3) the S800 SoC would probably give the 1520 a fresh lease of life under Windows 10 (if the 1520 is upgraded to it, that is).
Now, I am based in the UK. I looked on the MS site, but it is not available - except from Vodafone, I think. I am with 3 (Three) and I don't intend to change immediately though my SIM-only contract is up for renewal next week. The only other option I can find is eBay, where I found a Black 32GB 1520 for ?399 (IIRC) from a seller in Hong Kong.
Given the above, my questions, then, are as follows:
First, is it worth buying the 1520 now?
Second, from what I understand the HK seller is selling the 1520.1 version. Does this have the infamous screen lag? From what I have been able to understand, the 1520.3 version is the most problem-free version of the phone. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Third, to get it from HK will I have to pay customs duty in the UK - the seller will be shipping it with FedEx?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/ information/ advice.
So, you can see, I use the phone in a data-heavy way, which involves a lot of reading and quite a bit of writing. This is one reason why I opted for a phone with a larger screen as compared to the 720.
However, recently, I thought that an even larger screen would probably be better and this is why I have been looking at the 1520. There are a couple of other reasons: (1) I like the wireless charging (the 830 has it and it is a really worthwhile capability to have); (2) I think I would like the Hey Cortana feature when it comes up; (3) the S800 SoC would probably give the 1520 a fresh lease of life under Windows 10 (if the 1520 is upgraded to it, that is).
Now, I am based in the UK. I looked on the MS site, but it is not available - except from Vodafone, I think. I am with 3 (Three) and I don't intend to change immediately though my SIM-only contract is up for renewal next week. The only other option I can find is eBay, where I found a Black 32GB 1520 for ?399 (IIRC) from a seller in Hong Kong.
Given the above, my questions, then, are as follows:
First, is it worth buying the 1520 now?
Second, from what I understand the HK seller is selling the 1520.1 version. Does this have the infamous screen lag? From what I have been able to understand, the 1520.3 version is the most problem-free version of the phone. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Third, to get it from HK will I have to pay customs duty in the UK - the seller will be shipping it with FedEx?
Thanks in advance for your opinions/ information/ advice.
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