RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I'm waiting for something with more oomph than the Nokia Lumia 900 - the hardware seems under-powered for 2012 _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:27 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Windows phone recommendation any recommendations for a windows phone? Been on an iphone for a few yrs and looking for a change
Re: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I recommend an Android phone instead :-) On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 7:27 PM, Tom Rutter wrote: > any recommendations for a windows phone? Been on an iphone for a few yrs and > looking for a change
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I've been really happy with the HTC Radar, having owned it for a few months now. Definitely not the highest specced WP7.5 device around, but it suits my needs and can be bought outright for a pretty reasonable price (I bought mine through Expansys). Front-facing camera on it is a nice novelty for a Windows Phone (and possibly even useful now that Skype has been officially released!). 8Gb (not expandable) on-board memory sounds a bit limiting by today's standards, but it just means I have to be a bit selective about how much media I have on it at any one time, and it's never really been a big issue for me. Reliability has been excellent so far (touch wood), I think it has locked up maybe once in the whole time I have owned it, and stuff 'just works' (once you get used to the whole Metro experience and how to drive it fluently - give yourself a week with it and you should be fine). It's fairly light, screen is still nice and readable in direct sunlight, call quality is fine (does anyone still use a smartphone to make phonecalls?). So yeah, depends what you are looking for in a phone I guess - if a mid-range phone is not out of the question then the Radar is definitely worth a look. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Tuesday, 24 April 2012 6:57 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Windows phone recommendation any recommendations for a windows phone? Been on an iphone for a few yrs and looking for a change
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I've been using the lumia 800 for the last month and love it. The two real big positives are the coverage is excellent (Telstra blue tick) and the screen is beautiful and great outdoors. I wouldn't call the hardware slow, not by a long shot. The single core running at 1.4 is pretty sweet: there's not really multitasking or parallel processing happening on windows phone or any phones for that matter, so slower speed dual cores are somewhat over rated. I've seen comparisons of web browser rendering speeds showing WP to be slower, but in general usage I seem to smoke all the latest iPhone users...:) Negatives are lack of tethering at present, waiting on a software update, no 4G, no front facing camera, and you're better off looking for moss on the side of trees than using the compass. The 900 addresses all/most of those short comings. Oh, the Nokia maps are also cool.
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
Screen res is a bit low? _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Bill McCarthy Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 10:19 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation I've been using the lumia 800 for the last month and love it. The two real big positives are the coverage is excellent (Telstra blue tick) and the screen is beautiful and great outdoors. I wouldn't call the hardware slow, not by a long shot. The single core running at 1.4 is pretty sweet: there's not really multitasking or parallel processing happening on windows phone or any phones for that matter, so slower speed dual cores are somewhat over rated. I've seen comparisons of web browser rendering speeds showing WP to be slower, but in general usage I seem to smoke all the latest iPhone users...:) Negatives are lack of tethering at present, waiting on a software update, no 4G, no front facing camera, and you're better off looking for moss on the side of trees than using the compass. The 900 addresses all/most of those short comings. Oh, the Nokia maps are also cool. _ From: Ian Thomas Sent: 24/04/2012 7:52 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation I'm waiting for something with more oomph than the Nokia Lumia 900 - the hardware seems under-powered for 2012 _ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 5:27 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Windows phone recommendation any recommendations for a windows phone? Been on an iphone for a few yrs and looking for a change
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
Lol, I remember having 14 inch monitors with lower resolution ;) I'm sure you could cram in more than 480 x 800, but I'm not sure you'd notice it that much. At 2 AM this display still looks great to me. Anyway, if you want more pixels you'll have to wait till WP 8.
Re: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
If you can wait for the Nokia 930 it is meant to be really really good. On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Tom Rutter wrote: > Anyone here have a Windows phone they're happy with and can recommend? > Had an iPhone so far but am handing it down to my nephew and might try > something else. Don't want a fablet either :p > > Cheers >
Re: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I’ve had a Lumia 920 for a while now, really nice. Wireless charging is great too 😊 The 930 is coming to Aus pretty soon I think… Jason Roberts Journeyman Software Developer Twitter: @robertsjason Blog: http://DontCodeTired.com Pluralsight Courses: http://bit.ly/psjasonroberts === I welcome VSRE emails. Learn more at http://vsre.info/ === From: Tom Rutter Sent: Friday, 4 July 2014 1:26 PM To: ozDotNet Anyone here have a Windows phone they're happy with and can recommend? Had an iPhone so far but am handing it down to my nephew and might try something else. Don't want a fablet either :p Cheers
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
I have a Nokia Lumia 920 - I would prefer one with an SD card, and the better camera that the 930 has. The 1520 appeals. Ian Thomas Sent from my Nokia Lumia 920 - Windows Phone 8 From: Craig van Nieuwkerk<mailto:crai...@gmail.com> Sent: 4/07/2014 13:31 To: ozDotNet<mailto:ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] Windows phone recommendation If you can wait for the Nokia 930 it is meant to be really really good. On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Tom Rutter wrote: > Anyone here have a Windows phone they're happy with and can recommend? > Had an iPhone so far but am handing it down to my nephew and might try > something else. Don't want a fablet either :p > > Cheers >
RE: [OT] Windows phone recommendation
Hey Tom, I’ve had the 920 which I loved and then upgraded to the 1020 for the awesome camera. The only thing I would like to add to the 1020 is wireless charging but the Nokia charging sleeve works well for that task. Like most other recommendations, I’d suggest you keep an eye out for the 930. Cheers Anthony Borton Senior ALM Trainer/Consultant Visual Studio ALM MVP Enhance ALM Pty Ltd From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Friday, 4 July 2014 3:27 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: [OT] Windows phone recommendation Anyone here have a Windows phone they're happy with and can recommend? Had an iPhone so far but am handing it down to my nephew and might try something else. Don't want a fablet either :p Cheers
