would you recommend buying a 920 after owning one yourself?

[TK2011]

Everything is awesome, battery life is good, Win Phone OS has it's limitations but to be honest the greatest selling point ..... drum roll ...... CAMERA is not what they advertised. Sure awesome video capture but average daylight pictures. I have been a Nokia fan through out my life so sadly I am already waiting for their next 13MP phone, May be I will be able to snap quality pictures without messing with the settings.

Nobody advertised you will get DSLR (or even 808) like performance in daylight. Most cameras with similar sensor technology get you similar pictures in daylight. Where the 920 blows away the competition is in low light and great video in any light due to the world's first OIS in phone camera. That's what they advertised and delivered.

Back to the OP, I highly recommend this phone.

 

[barareklam]

Yes, I can recommend L920 absolutely, I would like to have pictures more sharp but otherwise I am 100% happy with my 920

 

[Coreldan]

Definitely. There is no other smartphone I would consider at this time.

 

[MerlotC]

Unless someone has a particular app that they cant live without that isn't available, I would definitely recommend it. Love my 920!

 

[scubus]

Yes.

 

[jfa1]

I have had mine for 2 days but I think its great I would absolutely recommend it!

 

[DreadVenom]

Simple...YES.

 

[anon(5503495)]

Yes I still do, even after 4 of them. Once u get the perfect one its nice I Rate it at 7/10

 

[dustin337]

No, I wouldn't recommend 920. I've finally got decent battery life after two devices and 3 months of trial and error. I can make it 12-14 hrs as long as almost everything is off and I don't use it. Camera is point, click, bad picture, adjust settings, try again, adjust settings, try again, adjust settings, try again adjust settings, and finally a good picture. Had dust under ffc on first device, didn't care I don't use ffc, but haven't had problem with this one. I don't find any of the Nokia apps a must have, but that's just me. I'm waiting for next flagship device so I can be done with my 920. Its ok, but for $500 I feel like I bought a mid grade phone with mediocre build quality. Not a top tier phone it was hyped to be.

I have a feeling all that turmoil, though not your fault, has more spoiled the phone for you than the actual phone.


I can say that this is the best phone I've ever owned, having previously owned several iOS devices and Android. I lose 4.3% of battery per hour with HEAVY usage (10,000 texts a month, 2+ gigs of data), no background tasks blocked and several live tiles. I usually end the day with plenty of battery to spare.
As far as the camera, it takes excellent photos. I am usually at a bar with my friends on the weekend, and they are always blown away at the quality of the photos.
I am not a heavy app user, but I am a traveling musician and Nokia Drive is excellent.

I think the biggest issue that a lot of people take for granted about WP8 is the fluidity and response of the OS.... There is absolutely no input lag even under the most stressful conditions, which I believe is more a testament to WP8 than the Lumia 920.

 

[cayano]

Yes, I have the iPhone 5 and nexus 4 and neither of them are flawless. They have their own issues. IPhone 5 is so fragile and nexus 4 lack of LTE and only 8 and 16GB. As long as you understand the Nokia Lumia 920 weakness you will be happy with it. This phone is very gorgeous. And the most important to me, it is different.

 

[Andyshine77]

No!

I've had my 920 for a bit over a month and it locks up every now and then. Call quality is actually quite good. Battery life is absurdly bad, and it doesn't matter what I turn off, not that I should have to. Camera isn't nearly what Nokia said it would be, and now dust is building up around the front sensor. I plan on calling att and getting a replacement, if that phone doesn't offer better battery life and better overall quality I'm going to demand a refund.

 

[invertme]

Got my 920 on release day. I would have no problems recomending it.

It has it's pros and cons like anything but I like it better than any iphone or android phone I have ever used.

 

[irvin792]

This is the best piece of innovation in a cell phone I have ever had. Definitely recommend!!!

 

[mclark2112]

Yes. As long they realize it's potential and understand it's limitations at the present time.

Yes, what you said. For me the phone is fun to use. For my dad, I just recommended an iPhone to him. Everyone in my family has iPhones, and facetime is great for him. The simplicity is good too. I have had iPhones since the first one, and am just bored with the OS. I tried a 920, S3, and an iPhone 5 before settling on my yellow 920.

It is a great phone, just make sure it does what you NEED now, and hope that it can do what you WANT in the future (Logmein or VPN anyone?).

 

[Andyshine77]

I have a feeling all that turmoil, though not your fault, has more spoiled the phone for you than the actual phone.


I can say that this is the best phone I've ever owned, having previously owned several iOS devices and Android. I lose 4.3% of battery per hour with HEAVY usage (10,000 texts a month

BS!! With moderate use I see a battery loss of 30 to 40% an hour.

 

[HIllste1]

Depends on who I'm talking to. Can not fully recommend until you can watch and buy videos, music problems are solved and Skype is as easy to use as face time. But right now I couldn't imagine walking half my family through the switch from ios.

 

[dustin337]

BS!! With moderate use I see a battery loss of 30 to 40%

....an hour? Then something is inherently wrong with your device, unless you're being sarcastic. This is off topic though, so PM if you'd like a screenshot of my battery stats.

Another thing to point out, the people posting on forums are typically the people experiencing problems with their devices. So while it may seem like a large sum of people are having issues it's just that the larger sum who aren't having issues are busy enjoying it.

 

[James8561]

had every single problem reported on my first 920 bought on release weekend, except for freezing and rebooting.
just got my replacement 2 days ago and this new device is perfect! faultless!
get it!

 

[JammyGitz]

I would of said no in November but by now they have probably sorted the battery issues and any hardware defects. It's a decent phone. Would I straight swap for an iPhone 5? Yes but then I would sell it, buy another Lumia and have a bit of change lol

 

[jmerrey]

Yes. Btw, my battery life was never awful, but its unreal now. I can always make it into the second day on a charge. I have two push emails; weather, battery and a wallpaper app on my lock screen; plus Skype, IM+, and other stuff running in the background.