Upgraded to 830, feel disappointed....

[hasasimo]

I would never recommend having glance always on while charging. Its asking for trouble.

I've had Glance 'Always On' on my Lumia 920, 1520, and now my 830 and never had a problem. I refuse to buy a phone without it now, partly why I decided against getting a 930.

 

[ShaneRay]

...once again, Glance screen on my 830 sucks. I was delivered a replacement 830 and it still fails to respond sometimes (along with double tap to wake) ....

I agree with that completely. The Glance screen on my 830 is completely unreliable as is double tap to wake. For double-tap, I've long since given up on it and just use the good ol' power button. I can understand "why" it's unreliable...there needs to be some sort of "threshold" there otherwise the phone would wake up far more often than the user intended. So, power button is a simple "On/off" with no fuss. Double tap is like asking my wife to make a decision: Well. Maybe. I don't know. Yes? No? Let me think...

Glance is pretty much the same thing....easier to hit the power button than fiddle with that. However, it is nice to have on while charging on my wireless plate. And, no, it's not going to cause any issues...

 

[QuadraFX]

Doesn't matter.
I made my point here.
Performance of L830 will be same or worse than $150 phone.

You absolutely have no idea what are you talking about.

 

[D M C]

You absolutely have no idea what are you talking about.

What?
You really thing that Lumia 830 will outperform devices like Lumia 640 in terms of performance?
Seriously You don't actually have an idea how mobile devices works and perform.

Let me guess you next statement will be Lumia 830 performance is better than Lumia 1520 and Lumia 930.

 

[hasasimo]

What?
You really thing that Lumia 830 will outperform devices like Lumia 640 in terms of performance?
Seriously You don't actually have an idea how mobile devices works and perform.

Let me guess you next statement will be Lumia 830 performance is better than Lumia 1520 and Lumia 930.

Wouldn't be surprised if that last sentence is actually your next statement. Does the 640 have wireless charging? Does it have OIS? Does it have a better processor and more RAM than the 830? More internal storage? Then on what planet could the 830 possibly perform "worse" than the 640?

​QuadraFX is right... you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

 

[D M C]

Wouldn't be surprised if that last sentence is actually your next statement. Does the 640 have wireless charging? Does it have OIS? Does it have a better processor and more RAM than the 830? More internal storage? Then on what planet could the 830 possibly perform "worse" than the 640?

​QuadraFX is right... you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

Have you even read my comment?
If yes then please read it again carefully .

Both L640 and L830 have same RAM and Processor
Nokia Lumia 830 vs. Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE - GSMArena.com
even the same resolution.

That means apps, games and OS performance will be same..

If you think that is wrong then please go ahead.
Don't bother me with yours half baked knowledge

 

[hasasimo]

Have you even read my comment?
If yes then please read it again carefully .

Both L640 and L830 have same RAM and Processor
Nokia Lumia 830 vs. Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE - GSMArena.com
even the same resolution.

That means apps, games and OS performance will be same..

If you think that is wrong then please go ahead.
Don't bother me with yours half baked knowledge

Seems like you don't even read your own comments, let alone others'. You forgot you said "or worse," along with the performance-relevant things the 830 has that the the 640 doesn't. Talk about half-baked.

 

[D M C]

Seems like you don't even read your own comments, let alone others'. You forgot you said "or worse," along with the performance-relevant things the 830 has that the the 640 doesn't. Talk about half-baked.

I also said same though.

Worse in case when phone have same processor but lower resolution.
Thus that phone will perform better than L830.

And if I remember correctly Lumia 635 or Lumia 638 have that.(same processor with 1GB RAM)
So these phone will perform better than L830 as they have less pixels to push.

What is your theory?or what you think?

 

[docholliday666]

What?
You really thing that Lumia 830 will outperform devices like Lumia 640 in terms of performance?
Seriously You don't actually have an idea how mobile devices works and perform.

Let me guess you next statement will be Lumia 830 performance is better than Lumia 1520 and Lumia 930.

Go hit the pipe again, then come back and maybe you'll write something that actually is factual. Actually, go get the phones that you mention and compare them, then come back and tell us...

 

[D M C]

Go hit the pipe again, then come back and maybe you'll write something that actually is factual. Actually, go get the phones that you mention and compare them, then come back and tell us...

So you want me to buy a overpriced budget phone Lumia 830 just to prove a simple fact.



No Thanks.

Please believe what ever you want.

 

[P1ng0fDeath]

so, a Nokia representative (she said "Nokia", not Microsoft xD) called me today and offered me a 930 as a replacement for my defective 830. At first i was reluctant because of the Oled screen and its risk of burn in, lack of Glance and mainly the shorter battery life, but ended up accepting it, after all i still can sell it if it's not what i expect. Too bad i had so much bad luck with the 830, it was a lovely phone except for the issues i faced ):

 

[Desynthesis]

it's not, actually. All info displayed move up and down the screen, exactly to avoid image retention/burn in. This never happened on the 830 i owned before, it's a new problem on this 830 they sent me.

Agreed--I've had two 830s (I sent one back because of an autorestart bug--an actual problem), and neither had any sort of glance burn in when charging overnight. Mind you, I've got mine set to no background image, interval, and always-on while charging both times.

This seems more a criticism of the 930 than praise for the 830--the 930 is and was a substantially more expensive phone, which lacked expandable memory and glance, to great features that seem strangely absent (here I suspect Nokia and MS over them dropped the ball). It's the same sort of thinking that would get rid of wireless charging (as was the case with the 925, where you have to buy a special case, defeating the purpose). The phone does work without them, and some people wouldn't miss the features, but you could find just as many people who wouldn't miss the 930's better performance.

The 830 isn't perfect, but prior to the 640's release (which still isn't technically out in the US), it was pretty much the only handset that combined those three great features--expandable memory (which every phone needs, we're not paying Apple $100 for memory that costs $15 more in MicroSD), wireless charging and glance--with a very good camera (crummy front facing camera though). And the 640 doesn't have wireless charging yet, as far as I can tell.

Nor is the Lumia 830 the first handset to be released that has weird, unexpected bugs (or even deliberate unworking features). An unlocked Lumia 925 can lose internet sharing when updating to 8.1. Seemingly all the WP8 handsets that you can update to 8.1 have a music playback "cracking" issue. Compared to that, the 830 is a godsend.

Hardly high praise for Nokia and Microsoft, I'd say.

 

[williog]

Guys I very much understand problems on the Lumia 830 that are factory defects but currently am enjoying my phone with good screen, removable battery with good endurance, awesome camera and lovely design. I have used Lumia 1520 before but if you are looking for a stop gap before wp10 comes out, Lumia 830 is the best option.