It's already there for 6 months, it's called the Lumia Icon. I know it's exclusive for 1 carrier, but so are other phones around the world - that doesn't justify saying they are not available in the entire country.
I was really disappointed to learn that its not coming to the states.
The Icon is not the 930. Its a 929. The 930 is an improved model.
Nope. What you may have differently on the US is that your carrier gets a different sub version (521, 929/icon), but just because you don't have that in Europe doesn't mean all carriers get/offer all phones. Eg I couldn't get the 1020 as my carrier was the only one not having it in my country and i did not want to pay ?600 sim free.Actually the USA is the only country I know that has "exclusive phones".
The exclusivity is a big turn off for me trying to support Window Phones. I have no upgrade path unless I switch carriers? That not going to happen! The marketing strategy is killing Windows Phone users off! I have been looking hard at the upcoming iPhone 6 and Moto X + 1! They both going to be available unlocked, have all the LTE and GSEM bands for the U.S. carriers built-in and sold through their respected websites!
No. It's not. It's EXACTLY THE SAME phone. The only thing the 930 will have that the Icon doesn't have yet is the 5.1 Dolby sound but that WILL COME to the Icon as well as the 1520 as it's part of a software update. Apart from that the Icon and the 930 are exactly the same phone. I've already explained why on the other post.
So don't be disappointed because there's absolutely no reason for it. Unless you're on AT&T or T-Mobile or Sprint, in which case you can change carriers since apparently that's the only way to do it in the US.
It is coming to the states. It is a GSM phone meaning it will work on At&t with no issues. At&t will get it.
There is one documented difference.
"The 930 for instance, touts the Sensor Core motion processor for tracking steps and movement while sleeping, whereas the Icon and 1520 do not."
Read more: Lumia 930 vs. Lumia 1520 vs. Lumia Icon: Spec Comparison | Digital Trends
Nope. What you may have differently on the US is that your carrier gets a different sub version (521, 929/icon), but just because you don't have that in Europe doesn't mean all carriers get/offer all phones. Eg I couldn't get the 1020 as my carrier was the only one not having it in my country and i did not want to pay ?600 sim free.
I would seriously disagree with this. OR rather, this may be true in wealthier countries, but only a very few have 5-600 Euros off contract for a phone where I live. You can get many phones for free or at a nominal fee and pay small increments to your carrier over 2 years - most everyone does that excpet for us geeks who really want something not available at our carrier.No. In the US you have the phones in the carriers, period. Unlike Europe, as far as I know, you don't buy phones outside the carriers as we do in Europe.
In Europe you have carriers with certain phones, but if you really want the phone, you buy it on a tech store and be done with it. Plus, in Europe the majority of us DON'T buy phones on contracts. We buy them at full price. We can do it on a carrier or outside one. In the US, people buy phones with contracts. And when they don't, they're still forced to buy the phone through a carrier because they don't use the same bands on AT&T and Verizon.
I would seriously disagree with this. OR rather, this may be true in wealthier countries, but only a very few have 5-600 Euros off contract for a phone where I live. You can get many phones for free or at a nominal fee and pay small increments to your carrier over 2 years - most everyone does that excpet for us geeks who really want something not available at our carrier.
I've tried to find some numbers on this, but all I found was how sloppy the language in most articles is. A news piece claimed 50% of phones are sold without carrier subsidies in Europe, but it turns out they used pre-paid and off contract interchangeably - which is not true, a pre-paid phone may still be locked and subsidized, just to a lesser extent. Another one said 35-40% of iPhones were sold unlocked in Europe, but it turned out their data was really about jailbroken phones.Well that's how it works normally within the EU. Most people buy phones at full price but also most people don't change phones every year.
But, out of curiosity, where are you from?
I've tried to find some numbers on this, but all I found was how sloppy the language in most articles is. A news piece claimed 50% of phones are sold without carrier subsidies in Europe, but it turns out they used pre-paid and off contract interchangeably - which is not true, a pre-paid phone may still be locked and subsidized, just to a lesser extent. Another one said 35-40% of iPhones were sold unlocked in Europe, but it turned out their data was really about jailbroken phones.
BTW, I am from Hungary. Here an unlocked Galaxy S5 16Gb costs €730/$970 at MediaMarkt or €550/$700 on the "grey market". It is available from €140/$190 from carriers (most expensive monthly subscription fee). The national average monthly net salary is about €500/$660.
So as you can imagine, not many people spend a month of net salary on a phone...
Well I've made the switch to Verizon and LOVE my new Icon!
No. In the US you have the phones in the carriers, period. Unlike Europe, as far as I know, you don't buy phones outside the carriers as we do in Europe.
In Europe you have carriers with certain phones, but if you really want the phone, you buy it on a tech store and be done with it. Plus, in Europe the majority of us DON'T buy phones on contracts. We buy them at full price. We can do it on a carrier or outside one. In the US, people buy phones with contracts. And when they don't, they're still forced to buy the phone through a carrier because they don't use the same bands on AT&T and Verizon.