I currently own an HTC One M9... but definitely getting a 1520 the 950XL is
a beast but the on screen buttons turned me away big time since I have on
screen keys on my m9 device but 1520 is still a gorgeous phone even in
today's time plus the whole spec race thing means nothing about now as long
as its smooth been dreading Android for months miss my windows phone
experience big time
+إلياس الدوسري I actually really like the onscreen buttons, the black levels are so deep on the 950 that you cant even tell they are onscreen. they disappear on certain instances too. its hard to explain but just check it out in person if you can its really beautiful
I know this is an older video but I have a question. Did you happen to
experience the "ghost touch" issue where that the screen loses touch
recognition? I have a 1520 as well but too small portion of screen started
to lose responsiveness. Still have this 1520? For sale?
I'm totally all android! Thinking of coming over? What third party android
apps can i use on the 1520? And what about my gmail accounts and web
browser?
Is the Nokia Lumia 1520 the best Windows Phone out? Watch to find out. With its 6" 1080p display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 Processor with 2GB of RAM, ...
Are snapchat, vine, BBM and Myfitnesspal available on windows phones?
And can you send a video in whatsapp? coz i heard you cant
(sorry for my bad english)
+arsenaly9 Vine is availale on Windows Phones. 6snap is a client for Snapchat because Snapchat isn't available on Windows Phone. I don't know about the other apps but Windows Phones are great.
I love the little blurb about the 635 in there. I used a 625 as my daily
driver, so that would mean I was losing an LED flash, front-facing camera,
camera button, proximity sensors(?), 0.2 inches, etc. for a quad-core
processor and neon bright somewhat sturdier shells (saw a yellow or green
one, definitely brighter than my covers).
I said no deal immediately the moment I found out the specs. Also didn't
know how overpriced the 830 was aside from the processor.
+Mageman17 Welcome to the world of Microsoft. The Lumia 520 was the last 5xx model to record 720p video until the 550, assuming the 550 does it (not 100% sure). The 520 was super successful, which is why we saw the low end strategy for a while, and they really just made it a race to the bottom.
I've been going back and forth from android, wp, ios, and android again and
so on. But so far, windows phone is my favorite OS after trying all the
platforms. And today, I'm thinking about going back to WP, trying all led
me to end up with a WP. Lately, I was looking for a store that still sells
1020 and I guess it's out of the market already. So I was thinking about
getting the best WP at the moment and watching your video might end up for
me to settle with 640 XL. I just love the way you do this review, the most
intelligent and full of love way of reviewing. Thanks for making us
understand some details about pixels, aperture, ois, fact about pureview
and clear black. Amazing!
+Kaycerey Capua Thanks! Yes, the 1020 is gone, but I also wouldn't recommend it anyway. It's about two and a half years old now. The 1.5 Ghz dual core processor isn't the most pleasant to use. With the advancements they've made in cameras now with things like Rich Capture, I don't think you need it. You should look into the 950/950 XL though! I'm super excited about them!
After having mine for a day...Keep in mind i've been using a 930 for a year
+....
1: Clear Black isn't that clear; You'll see the whole screen light up
instead of it being black aka turned off.
2: 8GB storage? Nope. More like 3gb. After only updating about 14 apps and
installing a couple smaller ones i have 2.74GB free.
3: External speaker? Actually sounds pretty good. Although having to turn
both sound settings up to full and adjusting the EQ to make it louder kinda
sucks.
4: Camera. Not sure at what point "takes better low light photos" comes in
lol haven't took a good one yet. Seems pretty stable though for now.
5: Video. Picks up great sound! Video is smooth and clear as well.
6: Speed. 640 xl VS 930. At loading basic apps it was as fast if not faster
than the 930 (DOUBLE the specs!) which shocked the crap outta me!
Its just a beefed up 635 and thats about all anyone can say about it. Paid
$389 from microsoft canada. Unless they do one hellofa job on Windows 10
then this phone will die off quickly.
+BMJ2008 Not sure how you can call it a beefed up 635. Just because it has the same CPU? Everything else is improved. And yes, ClearBlack isn't perfect. It's still an LCD.
+jess david Eh, it's a lot for a phone with a Snapdragon 400, especially when Snapdragon 410 phones are around the corner, which is a really big difference
awesome reviews,I got the 640 great phone. Microsoft seems to be all over
the place making these phones lol waiting for the xl on at&t like your
punch to the gut approach reviews..
+Mukesh Khatri Eh, tough to say. If you have a two year old Windows Phone, it's a dinosaur now. Windows Phone has never really been feature complete, so as they add much needed features, the OS gets heavier and the low end hardware that they use becomes dated quickly.
+Diego Lecaros Windows Phone isn't a "light" operating system. It's a feature lacking operating system. Windows Phone 8 only worked on a decrepit, old dual core Snapdragon S4 Plus processor, but it worked well because Windows Phone 8 didn't have any features, such as Cortana, a notification center, using a photo in the background of the start screen, etc. When the OS doesn't do anything, it's easy for it to run well on low end hardware. When Windows Phone 8.1 shipped, they added features and those dual core phones became dinosaurs overnight. In fact, this generation's low end phones outperform the last generation flagships. The 535 outperforms the 1020. If you have a two year old Windows Phone, you're in bad shape. Windows 10 Mobile will add more features and it will get slower. Windows Phone has never really been "feature complete". When it is, it won't have that reputation of being "light"
+Mukesh Khatri android doesnt have optimized apps and it isnt a light operative system if you want a smooth phone in android you must have a powerful phone (and thats expensive) but with windows and iOS you have optimized apps and light operative systems, and you can have a low gamma processor but it runs very fast because of that... and that my friend is a fact i hope this might help. greetings!
Nokia Lumia Icon: Full Long Term Review - The best Windows Phone yet is on Verizon?
Update: Look like the Lumia 930 is going to be almost exactly the same hardware build! For you international Nokia fans, enjoy this sneak peek at what's coming ...
I got my mom to buy this. And I have had it for 4 months. No lag. No
problems. And nothing like an iPhone with its "Searching..." This phone is
quite expensive but reasonable thanks for the best phone I've ever had!
+Iceman89 Who are you getting the phone from? VZW dropped this phone from the line up 2 months after introducing it last year. I'm getting one from Asurion for 99 as a replacement for my Lumia 928. MS took it off there website about 3 weeks ago.
haha no i had AT&T before and i just hate the service i had over there. terrible contract over a whole year. So right now im on boost mobile, but switching to VZ to get the icon next week
+Iceman89 950xl is a bigger leap into the future. A 928 to the Icon is nice big step. I'm looking forward to using it while I wait for the 950 and the VZW WP fiasco. OS version 10581 is really good.
+JuanBagnell The only problem with that is that it might not be able to be activated on VZW's network. Asurion is now offering the 930 Icon as a replacement for the 928.
+Iceman89 Glad you enjoyed the review! I might throw out a word of caution on the Icon. You might want to wait for the 950 to drop to see if prices drop any further.
great review! and even better camera review!!, now with denim update this
930 become a beast!!
just one question and its not about the phone jaja:
what smartwacth you're using?, i had a hard time searching one for windows
phone
sorry about my inglish :P
+onavarromartinez Smartwatch for windows phone, I'd stick with the microsoft band. The integration with Cortana is fun.
Nokia Lumia 1020 Review - Best Camera Phone? (1020 vs iPhone 5 Picture Test)
If you are in the market for a smartphone with an awesome camera then I strongly suggest you look into this phone, if your not then keep searching! This is the ...
@4:15 I've never heard anyone complain about stabilization... O_o @4:25 -
You can see the obvious advantages of optical stabilization on the 1020 as
opposed to digital stabilization on the iPhone5. You can see the blurring
that's occuring in the iP5 footage.
The 1020 camera it's still far better than the one on the iPhone 6 plus. We
are I 2015 and the 1020 it's still the king of cameraphones, while no other
phones can compete and the iPhone 5 it's an insignificant device
iphone5 camera is a good competition to 1020 in terms of photographs but
nowhere near to enormous ability of 1020's optical stabilization during
videos. apple is surely losing here.