I've been using my 735 for a day or two now and, so far, I'm really very happy.
After using a HTC HD7 before going to Android, I came back to Windows Phone with the Lumia 800. After that, I went to the Lumia 820, the HTC 8x and then the Lumia 925.
I loved the 820, but the screen was a little poor and it weighed a bit. I loved the HTC 8X but it was poorly supported in the light of the progress being made by Nokia. I loved my Lumia 925 but it often got hot and unpredictable. And for all three of these, I was always watching the battery.
So, on a tight budget, I was impressed by the reviews of the 735, particularly on The Register and figured I'd give it a punt as a last ditch attempt at being really happy with Windows Phone.
At this point, I think it important to say that the marketing of this phone is really limiting its appeal. It's being marketed as a phone for kids who want to take pictures of themselves and I'm so not that demographic (I'm not young, I'm buck-toothed and I'm bald) and the marketing made me think that this phone was surely not for me. The specs and (especially) the reviews told me otherwise; this is a phone for grown-ups as well, in particular, grown-ups who can't afford more expensive Windows Phones and who feel the specs of the 6x range are too low.
So, as I said, I gave it a punt and, so far, I so don't regret it.
Plus Points for me after using it for a few days are;
* Battery is great (and removable)
* Beautiful Screen
* Easy to hold
* Light
* Responsive
* Compatible with all my stuff (except my Bluetooth keyboard - go figure)
* Reasonable camera
* SD Card
* < ?200 SIM Free
I feel that the compromises I've made are;
* Overall size
* Camera
* Glance
I know there are other things at play under the hood to make this a lower specced phone, but these are the ones that I noticed and, really, don't care that much about.
I hear the Lumia 830 is going to be around ?300. I would have really liked that, but then I have to ask myself, if it were possible to purchase an app for ?100 that gave me back the things I feel I've lost to compromise, would I pay ?100 to download it?
The biggie for me, though, is the battery. I forgot to charge the phone last night. If that had happened to me with any of my older phones and they had 50% at the start of the day, I'd have been gutted but this one? I was confident it would last me all I needed, and it did.
So, after all my rambling, if you're not a selfie-taking millennial and you're looking for a decent Windows Phone, don't overlook this little gem; it may be just what you're looking for.
TIP: This doesn't have a camera button, so I just added it to the action centre and now I can take photos without having to unlock the phone (still not as nice as having a dedicated button though)
After using a HTC HD7 before going to Android, I came back to Windows Phone with the Lumia 800. After that, I went to the Lumia 820, the HTC 8x and then the Lumia 925.
I loved the 820, but the screen was a little poor and it weighed a bit. I loved the HTC 8X but it was poorly supported in the light of the progress being made by Nokia. I loved my Lumia 925 but it often got hot and unpredictable. And for all three of these, I was always watching the battery.
So, on a tight budget, I was impressed by the reviews of the 735, particularly on The Register and figured I'd give it a punt as a last ditch attempt at being really happy with Windows Phone.
At this point, I think it important to say that the marketing of this phone is really limiting its appeal. It's being marketed as a phone for kids who want to take pictures of themselves and I'm so not that demographic (I'm not young, I'm buck-toothed and I'm bald) and the marketing made me think that this phone was surely not for me. The specs and (especially) the reviews told me otherwise; this is a phone for grown-ups as well, in particular, grown-ups who can't afford more expensive Windows Phones and who feel the specs of the 6x range are too low.
So, as I said, I gave it a punt and, so far, I so don't regret it.
Plus Points for me after using it for a few days are;
* Battery is great (and removable)
* Beautiful Screen
* Easy to hold
* Light
* Responsive
* Compatible with all my stuff (except my Bluetooth keyboard - go figure)
* Reasonable camera
* SD Card
* < ?200 SIM Free
I feel that the compromises I've made are;
* Overall size
* Camera
* Glance
I know there are other things at play under the hood to make this a lower specced phone, but these are the ones that I noticed and, really, don't care that much about.
I hear the Lumia 830 is going to be around ?300. I would have really liked that, but then I have to ask myself, if it were possible to purchase an app for ?100 that gave me back the things I feel I've lost to compromise, would I pay ?100 to download it?
The biggie for me, though, is the battery. I forgot to charge the phone last night. If that had happened to me with any of my older phones and they had 50% at the start of the day, I'd have been gutted but this one? I was confident it would last me all I needed, and it did.
So, after all my rambling, if you're not a selfie-taking millennial and you're looking for a decent Windows Phone, don't overlook this little gem; it may be just what you're looking for.
TIP: This doesn't have a camera button, so I just added it to the action centre and now I can take photos without having to unlock the phone (still not as nice as having a dedicated button though)
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