Is the 830 getting weaker?!?

[AVerifiedDeath]

I love this phone its a nice F'ng phone (vaas far cry 3 quote) and I don't want this phone being on the weak point I was gonna go for the 1020 but I've heard sooo much bad news on it.

 

[Jason Gilbert]

Ummmm . . . Yes?

 

[xandros9]

I'm not sure what you're asking. The 830 isn't the fastest phone out there, but by no means is it slowing down just yet. Give it a few years.

The 1020 is a fine device, its not the speediest, but its not the newest too.
Performance outside of nitpicking in day to day usage and gaming should be OK. It won't blow away the 930 for example though.

 

[AVerifiedDeath]

Ok thx I just really want to play dragons adventure from DreamWorks and its not available for the 830 :-/

 

[Noahma]

hmm. wonder why not. not any different than asphalt in terms of requirements.

 

[Athull]

It was discussed in detail here
http://forums.windowscentral.com/ask-question/334168-dreamworks-dragons-adventure.html
No one could come up with a solution though...

 

[AVerifiedDeath]

Athull can you get a chance to email the developer for us and ask if they are putting on more lumias?

 

[Noahma]

I wonder if it is a case of the developer not checking a button. This happened with Iheartradio last year, an upgrade rolled out and The developer did not include one of the lumia models in the supported models. They later fixed the issue and it worked after that.

 

[Mr Lebowski]

getting weaker ? what does that even mean ???

 

[AVerifiedDeath]

Nothing really, just in marketing and power and what not..

 

[iamakii]

It's been weak from the start. 730 is a better choice.

 

[AVerifiedDeath]

I'm in Canada so its a limited amount of windows phone, the 1020 would of been great but it was sold, like there is only the 830 and 630 it sucks, but when my contract ends I hope the best for the 1030 or so and so on...

 

[hasasimo]

I'm not sure what you're asking. The 830 isn't the fastest phone out there, but by no means is it slowing down just yet. Give it a few years.

The 1020 is a fine device, its not the speediest, but its not the newest too.
Performance outside of nitpicking in day to day usage and gaming should be OK. It won't blow away the 930 for example though.

Also important to consider the advantages the 830 has over the 930, like better battery life, no overheating issues, and Glance Screen.

 

[TLRtheory]

Also important to consider the advantages the 830 has over the 930, like better battery life, no overheating issues, and Glance Screen.

Not to forget EXPANDABLE STORAGE.

Icon drove me insane... offering all that power, great screen and such a badass camera, then making high-resource games and good shots compete for the same little 32GB (which is more like 26GB after formatting and the absolutely massive digital footprint that the OS+Recovery have).

 

[xandros9]

It's been weak from the start. 730 is a better choice.

the 730 is equal under the hood

its not like these phones are atrophying.

 

[rollindice]

nah it's great overall phone, I have 1020, getting 930 but also 830 to play around with and sell there after,faster capture with camera and overall good performance

 

[Keith Wallace]

the 730 is equal under the hood

its not like these phones are atrophying.

Well, they run the same parts, but the 830 has a higher-resolution screen, meaning its woefully underpowered GPU has to out put at a higher resolution on the 830 than the 730, meaning it is strained more. Granted, it should still handle all of the popular Windows Phone games OK, though we've also never seen a PC-like gaming experience, where we run benchmarks with games and see how they perform.

 

[Athull]

Well, they run the same parts, but the 830 has a higher-resolution screen, meaning its woefully underpowered GPU has to out put at a higher resolution on the 830 than the 730, meaning it is strained more. Granted, it should still handle all of the popular Windows Phone games OK, though we've also never seen a PC-like gaming experience, where we run benchmarks with games and see how they perform.

What are u talking about? Both 830 and 730 got 720p HD screens so the strain on their processors is equal...

 

[EssThree]

Marketing wise, definitely. I've felt from the start that the 830 launched at a price that was majorly over inflated. Not a good position to start from for a phone marketed as "affordable".

 

[stephen_az]

I love this phone its a nice F'ng phone (vaas far cry 3 quote) and I don't want this phone being on the weak point I was gonna go for the 1020 but I've heard sooo much bad news on it.

Yes, the longer you own the phone it will bend and twist like a pretzel and eventually its molecular structure will destabilize and it will disappear. Seriously, what do you mean by weaker and why do you care what people in forums (dedicated to the art of whining) say? If you have not purchased the device, do your homework and make what ever purchase makes sense. If you already own it and are satisfied, why are you letting your satisfaction be guided by the opinions of others?