Terrible Lumia 920 experience after having an LG Optimus 7 and HTC 8X. I'm considering jumping ship.

[ajua]

What is light bleeding?
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It's light that comes through from the screen or phone body edges. In other words, it's like sometimes the screen and body aren't perfectly "stiched" or tight so light from the screen is visible in an area that's not part of the screen itself. I hope that explains it.

Ultimately, you have to do what makes you happy. You are after all, paying the bill.

I am puzzled however, by why you're not considering other WP options like the Ativ S or a Lumia 720? It seems to me an easier option than jumping to an operating system which is inherently insecure and where you will have to transfer your personal data all over again, rather than have it sync to the new device automatically.

It seems to me that unless you have to have a premium device, there are options you haven't considered.

My only decent options was to get a Lumia 720 but after thinking it through, I went with a premium device like the One because of the design, audio features and a camera that it's only bested by the 920. I have yet to try iy to see if it lives up to the praise.

As I said before, returning to Windows Phone in the mid term (before year's end) is on my plans, unless the next wave of WP devices (with the Blue or GDR2 update) is uninteresting.

I've had Iphones.... Android (Xperia U, S, etc...) and now Windows Phone (Lumia 710 and now 720).... I NEVER GO BACK TO ANDROID OR IOS.

You must have whats makes you happy, if android make it, go for it....

if Android or ios doesn't... COME BACK TO WINDOWS PHONE!!!

I have to say that the HTC One is a beauty of a phone. Even Sense 5 is on par or better than stock Android with a superb flat white/grey/black UI and many subtle details that make it look and work as a well thought out interface. I'ts not perfect, but nothing is.

Windows Phone is and will be my personal favorite OS from a functionality and visual perspective. Right now, Android offers a more advanced OS with plenty of customization options.

You are right, nobody has to be "married" to a platform. I've been using WP from WP7 to WP8 and I hope to come back sooner than later but after hacing the One for a couple of days, it won't be an easy choice though. Nokia, HTC and Samsung need to step their game and launch great phones in their next wave.

 

[anon(6038817)]

Ultimately, you have to do what you feel is best for you, and only you can determine what that is.

But if you feel that WP8 is the best smartphone OS, why don't you just keep the 920 and "suffer" through the light bleeding issue until you can get a 928?

 

[ajua]

Ultimately, you have to do what you feel is best for you, and only you can determine what that is.

But if you feel that WP8 is the best smartphone OS, why don't you just keep the 920 and "suffer" through the light bleeding issue until you can get a 928?

Because I also had severe battery problems. Its duration was nowhere near normal, lasting 8hrs at the most with very light usage. I keep it a full week to see if more charging cycles helped, but I also saw 3 or 4 drains of 30%-40% when the phone was on standby. The light bleeding was little, I could live with that, but taking the phone to the street with me and have it only last 5 or 6 hours was not acceptable. That's why I went to exchange it for another one with my carrier (PITA aside because they play the "its all normal" and the bleeding was "cosmetic") but two other new Lumia 920 had the bleeding in the same spot.

It's been three days with the HTC One now and I'm happy. I'm enjoying great battery life already, have customized it to my hearts content (an Android strength) and all the apps WP doesn't have yet. Its been a refreshing change. Sense 5 on the One is way underrated, it is stylish, looks and works great and also provides well thought features over stock Android.

I miss the start screen with Live tiles of WP and the UI of some apps. I think I can live with the One (it's an awesome device) several months until the WP 8.1 phones come out.

If not, I can happily return to the 8X I gave to my mom at anytime. Only time will tell

 

[Coolknight1968]

I still believe that the HTC 8X is the least buggy WP8 device. I use a Samsung Ativ S and a HTC One... I had a Lumia 920, mine was dismal with 2-3 freezes a day.