The $200 Icon is used or refurbished and that kind of scares me.. But the Icon is the way to go? It assume it has 8.1 now?
Thanks so much... and I am not sweating the Selfies!! LOL
Yeah i'd be concerned as well slightly about it...I am in a similar predicament about buying a phone(Lumia 640 XL or 830) and I am not sure about Ebay as I never brought from them and Idk what to expect.
If I recall the lumia icon got 8.1 back in January...Denim, if I am not mistaken. I wouldn't expect to see it get Windows Phone 8.1 update 2 though lol. This is Verizon.
Hmm...if you don't want a refurbished phone and want something brand spanking new with a warranty and you know you are the only one who used it, abused it, etc etc then the 735 is certainly more appealing.
I think it is a lovely phone...if the camera was a little better and the screen was a little bigger(5 inches or more), I'd gladly pick it up.
I am an avid selfie taker so the camera on the front appeals to me a lot but from what I hear the 730/735 is a fairly popular phone in the markets it is available in.
Look at it another way: I am a power user and always have flagships(1520, 1020, 920, etc etc) mainly because I like the cameras Lumias provide(And why i'd never want to own an HTC) but I am downgrading until windows 10 to midrange because I can still do a lot with phones like the 830 and the 640 XL(maybe the 640).
If you want features like the pureview camera(20 megapixels) which is amazing, Awesome video recording, Hey Cortana, 2 GB ram, etc etc then the Icon is for you.
If you don't care about stuff like that but still want an awesome Lumia to hold you out until windows 10 devices come out, then the 735 I am sure will do you well. As 1 GB ram and the snapdragon 400 processor still does a respectable job running WIndows phone.