Lumia 1020 a bit slow?

[yeochinh]

Hi everyone. Switched to the 1020 yesterday. coming from a Z1 smartphone, I already have expected a bit of a slowdown stepping down to a dual core processor. I was just wondering if the lag really is just normal? I mean opening Viber and resuming other apps like Facebook takes a bit of time (compared to the Z1). Is it just really like this or is this because I'm running WP 8.1? Thanks in advanced for the info!

 

[anon(7900571)]

Hey welcome to WPCentral and congractulations for your lumia 1020. If you are running windows phone 8.1DP , then the lag is very much expected since there are bugs and issues with DP. Your phone also lacks a firmware update from Nokia (cyan update ) which should optimize the overall performance , new drivers , enable Bluetooth LE.

 

[yeochinh]

Hi Himanshu, Thanks for the reply. When would the cyan update be released and will I be able to apply it to my phone? (8.1 DP)
Thank you!

 

[anon(7900571)]

Hi Himanshu, Thanks for the reply. When would the cyan update be released and will I be able to apply it to my phone? (8.1 DP)
Thank you!

It depends on carriers. Most probably it will be available by this summer (July-August).
If you are not satisfied with bugs , slowness on your Lumia 1020 you can easily downgrade it back to windows phone 8.0 (backup your data before doing this ) via nokia recovery tool. I was having some serious GPs issues and battery drain problems on my Lumia 920. I am happily using my Lumia 920 on wp8.0+GD3update+ Nokia Lumia Black firmware update.

 

[yeochinh]

It depends on carriers. Most probably it will be available by this summer (July-August).
If you are not satisfied with bugs , slowness on your Lumia 1020 you can easily downgrade it back to windows phone 8.0 (backup your data before doing this ) via nokia recovery tool. I was having some serious GPs issues and battery drain problems on my Lumia 920. I am happily using my Lumia 920 on wp8.0+GD3update+ Nokia Lumia Black firmware update.

I guess I should try this out later. Thank you for the info!
BTW, when is 8.1 expected to be released publicly?

 

[anon(7900571)]

I guess I should try this out later. Thank you for the info!
BTW, when is 8.1 expected to be released publicly?

umm not sure but rumours say 24th June

 

[yeochinh]

umm not sure but rumours say 24th June

When the update comes, will it update my phone to the default update as well? or will it update to a certain dev edition update? also, will I be able to update to cyan if i stay at DP?

 

[anon(7900571)]

When the update comes, will it update my phone to the default update as well? or will it update to a certain dev edition update? also, will I be able to update to cyan if i stay at DP?

yup you will get all the updates (which includes the final version of windows phone 8.1+ nokia cyan update ) :smile:

 

[yeochinh]

yup you will get all the updates (which includes the final version of windows phone 8.1+ nokia cyan update ) :smile:

Thanks for the info Himanshu! Extremely appreciated!

 

[buxz777]

the quickest way to resume apps that are open is to hold the back button and enter the open app from the multi task windows , if you enter a open app from the live tile , you will often see the resuming screen and sometimes even the splash screen of that app ;-)

also devs need to update their apps to take adavantage of the new api's that Microsoft have allowed ;-)

 

[buxz777]

When the update comes, will it update my phone to the default update as well? or will it update to a certain dev edition update? also, will I be able to update to cyan if i stay at DP?

you will get the update but only when nokia releases it on their servers for your phones product code ;-) it will be the full version of 8.1 with cyan as any other phone ;-) running 8.1 preview will not effect you getting any future updates ;-)

 

[chmun77]

Yes. After using 1520 running on Snapdragon 800, I really find 1020 slow when comes to launching apps, especially Whatsapp.

 

[yeochinh]

Yes. After using 1520 running on Snapdragon 800, I really find 1020 slow when comes to launching apps, especially Whatsapp.

my whatsapp is a bit tolerable, but the viber one is just insane. while it resumes in an instant on my android, on my 1020 it takes forever. but keep in mind I'm using a WP 8.1 dev edition. thinking of downgrading back to WP 8.

 

[Dennis LOH]

I'm also using a 1020 now & yes it is a bit laggy in certain scenario like activating the camera. It can't be helped since is running on a rather slow processor & WP8.0.
Cheers mate!

 

[yeochinh]

I'm also using a 1020 now & yes it is a bit laggy in certain scenario like activating the camera. It can't be helped since is running on a rather slow processor & WP8.0.
Cheers mate!

Actually after some time it starts to pick up. I'm still running WP 8.1 and it feels a bit faster after letting the new OS settle. But yes, I still do wish that thigns coudl get snappier. And of course, for the battery to last longer on the final release.