This comment is US based.
Nokia never had a strong foothold in the States for various reasons which are not part of this discussion. The idea of constantly wanting flagships under the Lumia brand is Ill-advised, in my opinion. BlackBerry is a brand with a lot more prestige here and yet Chen is keeping Passport numbers purposely low. Flagship Nokias simply have not sold well in the US and even with Microsoft branding this trend is not likely to continue......unless.
Unless Microsoft hits a Giancarlo Stanton homerun with Windows 10, it's not in their best interest to pop out some more WP8.1 high-end phones that will (A) not be pushed by carriers, and (B) not make a dent against Android or iOS in terms of function or market segment. We may as well wait for W10 and see what the One Windows philosophy really is.
I agree with all this, but what about the current Windows Phone customers that have no device to upgrade to? What about the people who were brought to Windows Phone with budget devices and are now looking for a high end upgrade? There needs to be at least one phone for these people or they will switch to Android.
This is a killer of a situation for Microsoft. They are pushing for the low end to build the mid-high in the future. I can understand that and commend them for the effort. The problem becomes when you don't have anything for your previous customers to upgrade to and you lose them. So what have you gained. Most of the people who buy Apple phones are people who bought them before. They are keeping their customers content; Microsoft is not. Most people don't care if their next phone is the best on the planet. But they do want it to be better than the one they had before. That is where Apple has been successfull. Of course they have the market share to prove that strategy works. While they only have 13% or so of the market; they hang onto that 13% and sell their old customers the next little bit better phone. If Microsoft had taken the 925, gave it a quad core 800, added a SD card and made a few improvements and sold it for about the same as the original 925 I believe they would have had a good replacement for the people who are now dropping the mark. But what do I know.
Verizon only--I have AT&TThere has been the:
Samsung Ativ SE
Not available in the USLumia 930
No way to block unwanted calls/textsHTC M8 for Windows
Too big for meLumia 1520
Same processor as in 920--camera is only better feature.Lumia 1020
That's why I'm still waiting.I mean that's a ton of options.
What exactly are you waiting for?
Maybe they are purposely not releasing a flagship to give HTC some business.
I'm starting to think that Microsoft doesn't really care about WP. All their services are available on the other platforms and some of those apps are even better than WP ones. The Icon was released 10 months ago and as of now there are no news of upcoming flagship devices. The competition has phones with better hardware, better apps and running all those Ms services we use on our Lumias. Microsoft is simply giving no reason to stick with them to its customers. And that's a shame cause I really love the OS and I'm sure I'm not the only one.MS seems to have a all in strategy for everything. Also, the current CEO wasn't a fan of them buying Nokia's handset unit. He wants them to be a software company before anything else. So, I don't see any push from the top to get anything out soon.
:winktongue: Who knows. Samsung may launch new Ativ flagship. Ativ S2
If I wanted a mid range phone I would've bought one it the first place. So I'm not going to change my 920 with a 735. As for the 930, my contract is due in June and by that time the 930 will be 1 and a half years old. Nobody wants to get a 30months contract with a phone that old.Just the same rumors still spinning.
Only Microsoft know the answer... time will tell. I wouldn't care so much if you could buy the phones they're actually released in the USA (930/735)
What is the definition of a flagship to some people I'm curious especially to those who are still with a 920?
There has been the:
Samsung Ativ SE
Lumia 930
HTC M8 for Windows
Lumia 1520
Lumia 1020
I mean that's a ton of options.
What exactly are you waiting for?
The 1520 came out a little more than a year ago, 1020 a year and a half ago and the M8 like 5 months ago.
@RaRa85
That's how I feel. Apps are night and day in comparison to WP, but I LOVE that Metro look of WP! I'm debating whether to return my phone and get an M8. The thing holding me back is the price at the moment. I was hoping to get one under 400 for AT&T.