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Keith Wallace The 830 isn't a flagship experience. You don't get a high-end CPU. You get a bottom-of-the-barrel (not exaggerating) GPU. You don't get 2 GB of RAM. They're already announcing features (Hey Cortana) that the 830 can't (not won't) get because of the poor SoC inside. You don't get a high-end camera, you get one with a slight resolution bump (and possibly a better OIS solution, undetermined) than the 2-year-old 920. You don't get a high-quality display, the 830's is actually a downgrade from the 920.
Oh, and it's 100% Microsoft's fault that there isn't a Nexus-like device. Of course, all a Nexus device for Microsoft would be is a Lumia that isn't crap, from a guts standpoint. All they'd need to do is refresh the 930 to a 935, giving it the IPS LCD of the 920/1520, and upping the SoC to the SD 805. That's all they'd have to do, but it's just too much to ask, apparently. How can you say it's not Microsoft's fault that Microsoft released a low-end device with a upper-mid-range price tag, while simultaneously marketing a low-end SoC as a flagship?
You are in an android mindset where you think it's all about specs. Noooo! Windows phone and iOS is optimised to run well on hardware that might not be the best. Why would you need 2gb ram when the display is only 720p? That would boost the price up. The 400 is doing wonders on android for moto G users. The adreno 305 is better than the 225. The camera is high end. It's a pureview like the 920, higher resolution. Better OIS. Slimmer sensor. There isn't much of a difference from 720p and 768p (1280x720 vs 1280x768) at least now content can be displayed without bars because of the 16:9 ratio. It isn't a downgrade from the 920, it's actually an upgrade for 920 users that don't want to spend too much cash.
Microsoft made windows phone free. Over 20 new OEMs are making windows phones. However since its free, microsoft's own devices must make a profit or microsoft lose money. Software is microsoft's bread and butter. Google gets their money from advertising. That's why they can't make a nexus like device.
However I agree, they definitely should make a 935 however you shouldn't judge a book by its cover(unless the author is Google Android lool) the 520/530 have low end SoC but they perform well. Just remember if the snapdragon 400 combined with 1gb ram does well on android, imagine what it can do with WP?
