- Dec 30, 2013
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I need some help on deciding on a phone.
I've been on my parents family plan for a long time now using an HTC Arrive on Sprint that I "hacked" WP 7.8 onto. I'm feeling the old in the OS when I constantly see apps I've been wanting only available on WP8 or the fact that Sprint's coverage sucks. I want to get my own plan and a new phone.
I've been interested in getting either the Samsung Galaxy S4 or Nokia Lumia 920 through AT&T (since their coverage map seems to look best). My only interest in the S4 was because of the thermometer, hygrometer, and barometer that are integrated in it (I'm an atmospheric scientist so I nerd out over this), but was nervous of the syncing of my email, contacts, and calendar on android from outlook.com. I just found out while watching youtube vids of the 920 and 1020 that the 1020 has a barometer but I can't find any apps on the marketplace that make use of it which is disappointing. I'm contemplating learning how to develop for WP if I get a 1020 and try my hand at it myself.
I'm torn on whether to get a 1020 or 920. After watching videos and looking at specs, other than the higher MP camera and barometer, I don't know of many other differences that would help me decide. I use a Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS as my main camera (16.1MP and 5x zoom). If the 1020 is more than capable of replacing it for stills and 1080p video, then I'd be more than happy to ditch the point and shoot. Albeit, I may buy a DSLR soon for storm chasing this spring but in the mean time I wouldn't mind a phone that can also be my point and shoot. The exclusive Nokia apps matter to me but from what I understand, they all became available to the 920 as well through the Amber Update. Battery life is highly important to me and it looks like both phones blow away the Arrive. I do like that the 920 has built in wireless charging, and I may take advantage of it, but it isn't a big deal as I won't buy a cover for the 1020 to do wireless charging. Weight doesn't matter as the Arrive is a pretty heavy phone and I think the 920 is the same weight approximately so it won't be anything I'm not used to. One big holdup though is the price difference on contract. Amazon lists only a $50 difference while AT&T's site shows a $200 difference between the two.
Sorry for the long post, just trying to paint a picture. What do you guys recommend? Any differences that I don't seem to know that stand out? Thanks guys!
I've been on my parents family plan for a long time now using an HTC Arrive on Sprint that I "hacked" WP 7.8 onto. I'm feeling the old in the OS when I constantly see apps I've been wanting only available on WP8 or the fact that Sprint's coverage sucks. I want to get my own plan and a new phone.
I've been interested in getting either the Samsung Galaxy S4 or Nokia Lumia 920 through AT&T (since their coverage map seems to look best). My only interest in the S4 was because of the thermometer, hygrometer, and barometer that are integrated in it (I'm an atmospheric scientist so I nerd out over this), but was nervous of the syncing of my email, contacts, and calendar on android from outlook.com. I just found out while watching youtube vids of the 920 and 1020 that the 1020 has a barometer but I can't find any apps on the marketplace that make use of it which is disappointing. I'm contemplating learning how to develop for WP if I get a 1020 and try my hand at it myself.
I'm torn on whether to get a 1020 or 920. After watching videos and looking at specs, other than the higher MP camera and barometer, I don't know of many other differences that would help me decide. I use a Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS as my main camera (16.1MP and 5x zoom). If the 1020 is more than capable of replacing it for stills and 1080p video, then I'd be more than happy to ditch the point and shoot. Albeit, I may buy a DSLR soon for storm chasing this spring but in the mean time I wouldn't mind a phone that can also be my point and shoot. The exclusive Nokia apps matter to me but from what I understand, they all became available to the 920 as well through the Amber Update. Battery life is highly important to me and it looks like both phones blow away the Arrive. I do like that the 920 has built in wireless charging, and I may take advantage of it, but it isn't a big deal as I won't buy a cover for the 1020 to do wireless charging. Weight doesn't matter as the Arrive is a pretty heavy phone and I think the 920 is the same weight approximately so it won't be anything I'm not used to. One big holdup though is the price difference on contract. Amazon lists only a $50 difference while AT&T's site shows a $200 difference between the two.
Sorry for the long post, just trying to paint a picture. What do you guys recommend? Any differences that I don't seem to know that stand out? Thanks guys!