Nokia Lumia 925 still worth buying

[Microsoftjunkie]

Sure it is, as long as you want glance, a great camera, descent battery life, great looking design. It will always be worth buying if you have something that's not as good. But if you do, make sure its new. The battery in used ones won't give you good battery life, or replace it if you do.

 

[JP8296]

What about all the overheating and purple screen issues on 930? are you having some of them?

No, I don't hav? any problem at all with my 930 and the 925 heats a lot more than the 930

 

[Guytronic]

I've had the white Lumia 925 on T-Mobile since last July (or whenever the past low price deals showed up).
Got it brand new thru NewEgg flash for $229.00 usd.

Had a few self installed problems with the developer preview.
My 925 has finally settled into a state of excellent function now that Cyan is on it.

I'm not sooper happy with Lumia camera on the 925.
Alternatives for the camera are working well for me however.

The 925 is still a great phone I think it has a timeless design.
Others I know who pay attention to hardware always comment on the looks.

 

[fdalbor]

Have to agree with everyone. Nokia took a phone that could have been a knockout and hampered it with no SD slot, only 16GB of memory, etc. Microsoft should take this phone, put a 8XX processor, up the memory to 32 GB, slip a SD slot into it and upgrade the camera a bit, increase the screen to 5" and keep the price the same as the 925. They would sell them alot more than the 830. But alast it aint going to happen. My wife loves her 925, and I love my 820, and what is out there now does not make me want to SIDEGRADE. Only knows what the future holds for us WP users.

 

[oviedofreak82]

just make sure you don't update to 8.1 just yet, not even Cyan. Most 925 and 1020 users reported freezing while in standby, or reboots.

There have been a few with this issue, I for one have never had this issue and I use my phone for 8+ hours a day.

 

[Keith Wallace]

I'd vote no on the 925. It runs on parts that are almost 3 years old (specifically, the SoC). Then again, the early-2012 SoC in the 925 beat out the 830's PoS Snapdragon 400 in benchmarks, so when you consider cost, I'd say that the 925 is a much better choice than the 830, unless you HAVE to have the wireless charging and SensorCore.

At this point, your best bet it to wait and hope for a legitimate flagship around Build in April. The only high-end Windows Phone devices on the market right now are the 930/Icon (outdated by about a year, no Glance, complaints about battery/heat issues), the 1520 (larger than most like, glass might be more-prone to cracking than smaller devices, similarly close to being outdated), and the One (M8) for Windows (a Frankenstein's Monster of a device, where the navigation buttons are on-screen and there is no camera button, plus you won't get Lumia firmware).

There's just nothing on the market worth a purchase right now. However, if cost is a big factor, a 920/925 wouldn't be a terrible purchase, as the 830 is about $150 more expensive than it should be, and we don't have a proper flagship alternative from 2013 as a step up from the 920/925.

 

[aeschylus]

People post about the chipset in the 925 being faster in certain benchmarks than the 830 but I own a 925 and my wife owns the 830 and there is no question that it is speedier in seemingly everyway. You will not experience any performance degradation if you update to the 830. Even the 635 (which I bought for $40) is snappier than my 925.