OK, so I'm still thinking I may well pick up an 830 when I can find a good price, but a couple of things I'm still not clear on.
1. Firstly, I don't like the idea of a wobbly phone when it's laying on its back. Got a 920 at the moment (flat back, or no hump at least) and can't help but feel that a hump would annoy me.
Now, in the below hands-on video at ~0:35 Daniel specifically mentions that the 830 has no hump and even turns the phone to show this:
Nokia Lumia 830 hands-on - YouTube
and the below shot from digitalversus.com seems to corroborate that:
http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/news/35/35849/prise-en-main-nokia-lumia-830_1.jpg
In fact, from both of these examples it would seem that the camera housing is actually recessed slightly into the back of the rear cover, and the cover itself looks completely flat around this area.
However - the below photo is one of many I've seen that appears to tell a different story:
Here's the metal-edged, PureView Nokia Lumia 830 (pictures) - CNET - Page 10
And even the official renders make it look like the phone has a distinct hump - check the side view here (most obvious with the black variant selected):
Nokia Lumia 830 Smartphone d?bloqu? 4G (Ecran : 5 pouces: Amazon.fr: High-tech
So what's going on here?
2. Also, from what I can tell thin plastic surround that the 920 has around the screen is not present on the 830 - hoping this is the case anyway! Anyone confirm/deny this?
On a slightly different subject I've noticed that on some of the official renders the screen has been made to look bigger than it is relative the rest of the phone - bit cheeky! Definitely if you compare where the edge of the tiles line up with the antenna lines in these two images:
Nokia Lumia 830 Specifications - Nokia
http://www.media-lemondenumerique.com/upload/images/2014/09/Nokia_Lumia_830_IFA2014.jpg
I've done a bit of cut-and-pasting/scaling to prove it's not just a trick of the eye, and it's not by a huge amount but the tiles on the Nokia render are definitely wider making it appear to have less bezel than it does. Intentional? Naughty marketing people!
1. Firstly, I don't like the idea of a wobbly phone when it's laying on its back. Got a 920 at the moment (flat back, or no hump at least) and can't help but feel that a hump would annoy me.
Now, in the below hands-on video at ~0:35 Daniel specifically mentions that the 830 has no hump and even turns the phone to show this:
Nokia Lumia 830 hands-on - YouTube
and the below shot from digitalversus.com seems to corroborate that:
http://img1.lesnumeriques.com/news/35/35849/prise-en-main-nokia-lumia-830_1.jpg
In fact, from both of these examples it would seem that the camera housing is actually recessed slightly into the back of the rear cover, and the cover itself looks completely flat around this area.
However - the below photo is one of many I've seen that appears to tell a different story:
Here's the metal-edged, PureView Nokia Lumia 830 (pictures) - CNET - Page 10
And even the official renders make it look like the phone has a distinct hump - check the side view here (most obvious with the black variant selected):
Nokia Lumia 830 Smartphone d?bloqu? 4G (Ecran : 5 pouces: Amazon.fr: High-tech
So what's going on here?
2. Also, from what I can tell thin plastic surround that the 920 has around the screen is not present on the 830 - hoping this is the case anyway! Anyone confirm/deny this?
On a slightly different subject I've noticed that on some of the official renders the screen has been made to look bigger than it is relative the rest of the phone - bit cheeky! Definitely if you compare where the edge of the tiles line up with the antenna lines in these two images:
Nokia Lumia 830 Specifications - Nokia
http://www.media-lemondenumerique.com/upload/images/2014/09/Nokia_Lumia_830_IFA2014.jpg
I've done a bit of cut-and-pasting/scaling to prove it's not just a trick of the eye, and it's not by a huge amount but the tiles on the Nokia render are definitely wider making it appear to have less bezel than it does. Intentional? Naughty marketing people!