Quite like some of the handsets but I'm too used to doing whatever I like with Android, and now that I'm definitely not bothering with Windows 8 on the desktop I can't see myself ever buying one.
Yes, really like my current phone (HTC Trophy 7 running 7.5 or whatever), and my next upgrade will definitely be to a W8 phone. When it will be, I've no idea though :P
I have a Windows phone and I just love it.
I'm tempted by the 8X or the Lumia 820. Luckily I'm due an upgrade in December so might be able to bag a deal on one if the prices drop a little for Christmas.
The only thing putting me off one is that I've had an android phone for the last two years and now have an android tablet, so getting a WP8 phone would mean paying for certain apps again.
Same as George, really impressed with my Samsung Omnia 7, due an upgrade in a few months and will definitely be going W8 phone. Hopefully will get one of the Nokia's though tbh another Samsung will be fine as well.
I do look forward to getting my Lumia 920 and seeing how that goes for the next 12 months seeing as I can see Microsoft releasing their own smartphone device to go on par with their surface range. I mean it seems like Microsoft have forgotten about the old 7.0 and 7.5 windows phones as my HTC Mozart 7 is no longer really up to scratch with the windows market place. But then again are the current windows phones up to scratch with apps and stuff as one thing I know is that with the Windows platform it seems that it gets forgotten in terms of apps. Would have preferred just one app store instead of 2. :)
i like my htc sensation xe but android opp is pile of dogs pooh so its wp8 for me next time, had windows 6. and 6.5 phones before android. always had htc o2 phones since xda II and xda IIi
Boywilluk
I do look forward to getting my Lumia 920 and seeing how that goes for the next 12 months seeing as I can see Microsoft releasing their own smartphone device to go on par with their surface range. I mean it seems like Microsoft have forgotten about the old 7.0 and 7.5 windows phones as my HTC Mozart 7 is no longer really up to scratch with the windows market place. But then again are the current windows phones up to scratch with apps and stuff as one thing I know is that with the Windows platform it seems that it gets forgotten in terms of apps. Would have preferred just one app store instead of 2. :)
I think Windows Phone 8 devices are compatible with all the apps previously available for Windows Phone 7 and 7.5. Given that the marketplace is now 120,000 apps, I hope with WP8, developers will start taking the platform more seriously. Just a shame the new WP8 apps won't work on WP7 devices.
I also have a Windows Phone 7.5 handset and have been very happy with it. Am looking forward to getting a Windows Phone 8 when my contract expires!
If Nokia hadn't made the Lumia 920 exclusive to EE I would have been a future WP8 user. But they stuffed that up good and proper so now I don't know what I'm I buying!!
Yep, Windows 8 for me. Got fed up on android on my Sony S and while I have an Iphone 4s for work, i couldn't have one for personal stuff.
Due an upgrade in December from my iphone4 and will be getting a Windows phone as an Xmas prezzie to myself. Should allow time for the phones to land in the various high street outlets to have a look at them before deciding which one. Leaning towards the Lumia 920 as it seems it can be used as a wifi hub for up to 5 devices. Meaning that I could get rid of my Ipad sim card and save a few quid there.
Im getting a 920 in the next couple of months, fell in love with it when it was first announced, i think it is the best looking phone in the world, and I loved the lumia 800/900 but after I found out they would not be updated i was not interested and they lacked a lot of standard features for high end phones such as high resolution screen, dual core CPU, 1GB RAM etc
Hmph. So I'm kinda cross about the situation - I'm on WP7, and not due for an upgrade until 2014. But since WP7's app availability is already drying up, I need to consider paying out of pocket for a replacement, and recycling the 800.
Do I want to reward Microsoft for their inexcusable behaviour in making WP7 devices not upgradeable to WP8 - even flagship devices like the Lumia 900? Not really. So how about iOS? Still crazy expensive, and I still have less than 0 interest in iTunes. Which leaves Android. But holy ****balls is Android horrible as an OS.
WP7 is *still* the nicest current mobile OS, which makes replacing it all the more infuriating - I can support the dick move that is WP8, or move to something worse. Hooray.
I have an iPhone 4S, it's my 3rd iPhone since the first came out.
It's also my last iPhone or Apple product.
I'm getting Surface pro when it comes out in, hopefully, January and a Windows 8 phone as soon as I can get out of my current contract.
i really need to have a go on one, i still have not to this day!
I am waiting to see what Blackberry bring out in the new year.
I was so torn between the Nexus 4 (because it's cheap) and one of the WP8 devices that I decided to hold off and spend the cash on a Surface instead. I'm thinking my next device will be WP, just not sure it'll be this gen.
Last 2 phones have been Android (desire and currently a sensation). I think next time I'll be changing to WP8. Don't know what model or make yet. It will depend on what's available when my contract is up. whatever happens it won't be iOS :D
I liked the size of 8x but for the fact how much battery gets drained in standby.
I'll be getting a windows 8 phone.
Currently got hd7 with 7.5, had an hd2 with 7 on it before that (loved my hd2, shame it broke).
Probably going to get nokia 920, as the screen looks great and nokia drive is a great free sat nav to have.
It seems microsoft are promoting wp8 alot more than they did with wp7.
I do hope it succeeds, it just needs more applications.
I think they need to show how well it can integrate with othe microsoft products.
I'm quite tied into the Google ecosystem with my apps account so platform change is not on my radar. I like Android but I find the overlays like Sense and Touchwiz kill the RAM. A 2GB Nexus was the ideal thing at the price the Nexus 4 is perfect. WP8 does look good though, I would advise friends to include the handsets on their shortlist.
Really impressed with Windows Phone 7.5 on my wife's Lumia 800, I am finding it a much more accessible OS than Android is, although I know that my SGS2 on 4.0 can do more. WP7.5 however feels alot smoother and more polished - am very keen to see how the ‘project butter’ affects my experience, as Android really needs alot more polish.
I'd consider a Windows phone next September, will certainly see what the market has at that time.
I was also very curious following this review at pocket lint:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/6054/nokia-lumia-820-wp8-reviewabout the Lumia 820 - sounds like a better device than the 920, which alot of reviews make the 920 sound like a they have tried to do much, and is not great value. (This also sits well with my view on buying most mid-range devices, be it cars, graphics cards, whatever - best value).
On an HTC Desire (yes, the 3 year old one) at the moment. Happy with it. With Giff Gaff.
Looked at HTC 8X and Nokia 920 yesterday in town. Was impressed. Out of the two, would probably go for the HTC because of the sheer monolith scale of the 920 (actually, speaking of Monolith, I wish someone would remake Shogo MAD and Blood 2 on Steam. But I digress).
BUt then I looked at the price of sim free handsets.
So… maybe stick with my Desire until it dies.
kingpotnoodle
I'm quite tied into the Google ecosystem with my apps account so platform change is not on my radar.
I'm the same really. I like the way everything ties together with the way I use my phone at the moment. I wonder if there are ways to “googlize” a W8 handset? I really do like the industrial design of the Limia range as well as the design of W8.
Funkstar
I'm the same really. I like the way everything ties together with the way I use my phone at the moment. I wonder if there are ways to “googlize” a W8 handset? I really do like the industrial design of the Limia range as well as the design of W8.
I doubt it would ever be as slick as on Android, I love how I'm just signed into everything I use and it just works. Perhaps if you use Microsoft services the same effect can be achieved, but MS don't offer anything like the free Google Apps account.
The industrial design might be nice but for me the 920 is pushing size/weight limits, I ruled out the Galaxy Note II on that basis as well despite the attractive features. The 820/8X might be better but when it comes down to it the insides, the OS and the screen are what makes it work well or not, a boring black monolith is fine with me! The Nexus 4 is actually quite shiny but the glass back I count as a minus after seeing what happened to everyone's iPhones!
Having used WP for the last 2 years, its an easy yes.
iOS, I mean its a good enough platform, but its direction, or lack of momentum is a good reason not to invest. It's disjoint and lacks continuity, common phone like scenarios are longwinded.
I really do like the SIII thou, the voice recognition thing is top notch, much better than Siri or Tell Me (Microsoft's!), however the apps for it are like panning for gold, in a cesspit.
Also if you're an Outlook user on desktop you will have issues syncing with a WP.
I am not sure it is worth being an early adopter sometimes.
I quite like the idea of Windows 8 on a phone. However it will add to the overall cost of the handset.
I'd like a Windows 8 phone - but my budget will probably dictate another android. (Which isn't exactly a bad thing, no)
I just got an Android phone, so whether I like it or not, I'll be sticking to this platform for at least the next 2 years.. if not 3+ (I held on to the iPhone 2G for 5 - says how much I care about having the latest, shiniest phone). By then, I should be able to tell if the Windows Mobile platform is something viable, or something that has no developer support. I am not too worried about the hardware, there should be little stopping Samsung/Nokia/etc. to come up with something pretty great on any platform. But the software side matters just as much to me (and right now, I am still giving the nod to the iOS).
As a current WP7 user with a Dell Venue Pro, I can safely say yes I will upgrade to WP8.
However, not until there's a WP8 device with a QWERTY keyboard. Absolutely love the hardware QWERTY on my DVP, and after Dell fixed the firmware bugs, I've never been able to fault it!
I've looked over Android on my wife's Galaxy S3, excellent phone but I just can't get on with the OS, feels to much like I have to manage and configure everything and just too much work lol.
Never had an interest in getting an iPhone as I'm not willing to spend ridiculous amounts on something that's so locked down and that over-priced, and after all the lawsuits, I just won't buy an Apple product based on my morale's!
Already upgraded my PCs to Windows 8, waiting for the Surface Pro to be released and just waiting for a QWERTY WP8 device to be announced. Helps that I use all MS products though, Hotmail for personal emails, xbox for gaming, Exchange at work, everything just integrates nicely.
MrBozack
I quite like the idea of Windows 8 on a phone. However it will add to the overall cost of the handset.
What??
You do realise that
1) You cant get Windows 8 on a phone (at least to my knowledge, please provide a link if i'm wrong)
2) Windows 8 is different to Windows Phone 8 (that might be obvious to you, maybe you were being brief)
3) You dont buy Windows Phone 8 and stick it on a phone, and so in that sense it wont ‘add to the cost’ any more than any mobile OS adds to the cost (again, please provide a link if i'm wrong). Yes, Android is free, but the time spent getting it running for Samsung, Asus, LG etc al (labour costs etc) plus tailoring it (Touchwiz etc) makes this negligable, or close to very little.
4) The budget for us as consumers is broadly comparable across Android and WinPhone devices, although Android has many, many more handset choices:
http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mobiles/deal-finder?&filterFeatures=WINDOWS_PHONE#Sessionretain
Shooty*;2702029
(actually, speaking of Monolith, I wish someone would remake Shogo MAD and Blood 2 on Steam. But I digress)
http://www.gog.com/gamecard/blood_2_the_chosen_expansionhttp://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/shogo_mobile_armor_divisionGOG are good, and fill a niche steam don't so Ii let them off for not being steam.
As for WP8 phones, while I am here. You do get less hardware for your money with a windows phone, as in a dual core rather than a quad. And you can argue as much as you want about not “needing” a quad with WP8, if it is £400 for an android quad, £400 for a WP8 dual and everything else is the same then fingers need to be pointed at either the OS cost or the manufacturer gouging.
No - Love my Galaxy note and put to much investment into Android. Also love the freedom Android gives me to root, custom roms + choose keyboards, launchers etc. Wouldn't want to be restricted like WinPhone8 is (or iOS).
cheesemp
No - Love my Galaxy note and put to much investment into Android. Also love the freedom Android gives me to root, custom roms + choose keyboards, launchers etc. Wouldn't want to be restricted like WinPhone8 is (or iOS).
I may have said that in the past, but I've never rooted, used a custom ROM or changed the launcher from what's been on by default.
I do like the vast array of handsets though, and that I have my google account on my works phone as well, makes things nice and easy.
Tickled my fancy: yes. Am I going to buy? Not yet! My trusty brick of a phone is still going strong. :P
MadduckUK
As for WP8 phones, while I am here. You do get less hardware for your money with a windows phone, as in a dual core rather than a quad. And you can argue as much as you want about not “needing” a quad with WP8, if it is £400 for an android quad, £400 for a WP8 dual and everything else is the same then fingers need to be pointed at either the OS cost or the manufacturer gouging.
The other side to that argument is that while android is free, it requires more processing power to run due to its unoptimised setup so that the savings made against an OS license have to go towards better cpu, ram etc. While WP8 has a license cost to it, this can be offset by using cheaper processors in the handset. Just one way of thinking about it….
I got a WP7 (HTC HD7) as my first ever smartphone. Not sure why, probably becuase I didn't know anything about Android or iOS at the time. Now that I've had chance to use all three, I believe the WP UI is much cleaner, easier to use and just more intuitive. But in a raw feature vs feature battle, it will lose every time. If WP8 could bring it up to Android 4.2 standards in terms of features and multi tasking ability, then I could see myself getting a WP8, but as it stands, without knowing much about the OS except for their TV adverts which don't show off anything unique over WP7, then I find myself veering towards Android just because of the Nexus 4.
Can you turn a WP8 phone into a hotspot?
pp05
Can you turn a WP8 phone into a hotspot?
Depends on the phone manufacturer but the ability exists in the software. I believe HTC have it enabled but not sure about samsung and nokia.
1stRaven
The other side to that argument is that while android is free, it requires more processing power to run due to its unoptimised setup so that the savings made against an OS license have to go towards better cpu, ram etc. While WP8 has a license cost to it, this can be offset by using cheaper processors in the handset. Just one way of thinking about it….
Not just the extra hardware. I believe that WP needs a lot less work from a vendors point of view than Android. With Android the vendor is given the source which they need to tweak for their particular platform, that's why it has such a broad hardware base, Google provide the base, vendors make it work on what they want to produce. WP has a really tight hardware spec, and MS deliver a distribution made for that set of hardware. Anything the vendor wants to put on top as extra software is up to them, but they don't
need to spend a lot of time and money on their own developers.
BiblicalShower
I'm tempted by the 8X or the Lumia 820. Luckily I'm due an upgrade in December so might be able to bag a deal on one if the prices drop a little for Christmas.
The only thing putting me off one is that I've had an android phone for the last two years and now have an android tablet, so getting a WP8 phone would mean paying for certain apps again.
Yup, agree with both statements here.
Well, I'm hopeful that my new work phone will be one of the above, I don't know which it'll be though - only know is going to be a wp8 on orange …and which ever the guy in the IT dept likes more!
For my personal phone, deffo sticking with Android due to apps and gmail. might hang on until spring to see what comes out then, but quite like the look /idea of the one x+ as I could upgrade to 4g after a while :)
WP7.5 can do it, so removing the feature from WP8 would be yet more stupidity
iamlorro
Yup, agree with both statements here.
Well, I'm hopeful that my new work phone will be one of the above, I don't know which it'll be though - only know is going to be a wp8 on orange …and which ever the guy in the IT dept likes more!
For my personal phone, deffo sticking with Android due to apps and gmail. might hang on until spring to see what comes out then, but quite like the look /idea of the one x+ as I could upgrade to 4g after a while :)
The nice thing is that I am that guy in IT. While our senior management team have pushed us down the IOS route, there is becoming more of a reluctance now due to the increasing cost of the handsets - We can buy an Nokia 820 for half the price of the Iphone 5, mainly due to the better discounts available. I am waiting for a few test devices to come in (which should help me choose on a personal front) so it will be interesting to see what none tech folk think of the WP8.
Nexus 4 is out tomorrow :)
MrRez
Nexus 4 is out tomorrow :)
This was my third want/option from the Lumia 820 or 8X, but I managed to have a brief play around with the 820 and the 8x in store and I actually really like the WP8 interface and how slick it looked/felt from the brief time I had on it, so definitely getting one of those I think. I did want the 920 for a while but after realising just how big of a phone it is I think I can settle for the ‘lesser’ lumia.
Well, I switched from an iphone 4 to a Lumia 920 yesterday and I must say I love it. Yes it is a little big but it feels well built, runs so smoothly (makes my iphone feel sluggish), the screen quality is amazing, as is the camera. I actually managed to get a decent photo of the fish tank out of it, the iphone used to just blur and reflect everything if I tried.
Also the audio output is far better than my iphone as well, was using it to listen to some albums on the way to the shops yesterday and there is far more detail (using the same headphones as I had on the iphone).
I have yet to really have a proper look around the phone at all the apps etc but I have a squeezebox remote that works nicely (old WP7 app) and the Nokia Drive and Nokia Lens both look like brilliant additions.
So far 9/10 and glad I went for it over the iphone 5!
I must say I was tempted, especially after having a play with my mates win 7.5 lumia 800, however there just isn't the number of apps available in the Windows Phone store compared to Google Play (iplayer is a notable miss) at the moment otherwise I would have given it a go. Have they improved the activesync setup over 7.5 as well as for a Windows handset WP7 had awful support for it. The price of the nexus 4 compared to a Lumia 820 was also a big factor in sticking with Android.
I've got a Windows phone right now, and my next upgrade is toward the end of next year. I'm currently leaning more toward getting a Blackberry as I really miss the keyboard however if BB10 falls flat on it's face I'll stick with Microsofts offering.
Unfortunately the 920 is on an exclusive deal with EE, which means it won't work where I live.
TheAnimus
Apparently its going to be available SIM free from tomorrow:
http://www.clove.co.uk/nokia-lumia-920
Thanks for that but whilst I'm intrigued by WP8 and the Nokia 920 in particular (amazing new and useful features), like many, I'm going to sit it out this generation and wait till the platform matures more…
Nexus 4 it is for me (today hopefully!). Nexus 4 at £240 sim free vs £520 for the Nokia 920 is just too good value to pass up. Love that the Nex4 has wireless charging - that was one killer feature I would have really loved with the 920 anyway…
Wanted the 920, but Vodafone offered me a stupid upgrade deal on a Note II. Turns out I don't like Android, so I now want to sell up and buy a 920. Problem is, the Note II is now only going to bag me £380-£400, so I'd need another £120-£140 on top. Too pricey. I could get the 8X or 820 instead, but the former doesn't have Nokia Drive yet, and the latter is overpriced. Trying to decide if I should sell the Note now and use the money to buy a 920 when availability is better/unlock codes exist, or if I should just keep it as I'm sure the two handsets will have similar used values in a few months and I'll find someone willing to trade.
Funkstar
Not just the extra hardware. I believe that WP needs a lot less work from a vendors point of view than Android. With Android the vendor is given the source which they need to tweak for their particular platform, that's why it has such a broad hardware base, Google provide the base, vendors make it work on what they want to produce. WP has a really tight hardware spec, and MS deliver a distribution made for that set of hardware. Anything the vendor wants to put on top as extra software is up to them, but they don't need to spend a lot of time and money on their own developers.
My Note II drives the Android UI about as well as my Lumia 710 drove Windows Phone 7.5's more graphically intense UI. Both are 95% of the way there, with the occasional stutter. Speaks volumes really.
bobharvey
Unfortunately the 920 is on an exclusive deal with EE, which means it won't work where I live.
See my post, which is directly above your post….
Noli
Nexus 4 it is for me (today hopefully!). Nexus 4 at £240 sim free vs £520 for the Nokia 920 is just too good value to pass up. Love that the Nex4 has wireless charging - that was one killer feature I would have really loved with the 920 anyway…
The Nexus 4 aggressive pricing is just really good, however myself I know I'd find the space limiting, as I normally carry around a lot of music. However is that a £280 problem?! Not really. I would say thou I find it interesting google have created a phone almost intentionally cloud dependant, because I do think google and amazon are the evil content controllers.
McPhee
Wanted the 920, but Vodafone offered me a stupid upgrade deal on a Note II. Turns out I don't like Android, so I now want to sell up and buy a 920. Problem is, the Note II is now only going to bag me £380-£400, so I'd need another £120-£140 on top. Too pricey. I could get the 8X or 820 instead, but the former doesn't have Nokia Drive yet, and the latter is overpriced. Trying to decide if I should sell the Note now and use the money to buy a 920 when availability is better/unlock codes exist, or if I should just keep it as I'm sure the two handsets will have similar used values in a few months and I'll find someone willing to trade.
Can't you just exercise your ‘cool down’ peroid in the upgrade agreement? Or did you upgrade long ago.
I *could*, but the offer is too good to turn down. Unlimited Calls and Texts, 2GB Internet, 3GB WiFi and a free Note 2 for £24/month for 24 months. Selling the Note 2 and pocketing the cash, that tariff would work out at £7.33/month. Actually, now that I write that down I think I'll do that - my Lumia 710 has life in it yet.
TheAnimus
The Nexus 4 aggressive pricing is just really good, however myself I know I'd find the space limiting, as I normally carry around a lot of music. However is that a £280 problem?! Not really. I would say thou I find it interesting google have created a phone almost intentionally cloud dependant, because I do think google and amazon are the evil content controllers.
It's not different my my Gnex (16gb) in it's approach - and I have to say myself i have almost half of the space still free (even with thousands of photos and enough music etc). I'm unlikely to upgrade though because really there's not a huge different but if I were buying a phone now the N4 is a heck of a proposition.
I'd love to try a WP8 device though - i'm not an embedded android user.
I'll be going the WP8 route most likely, though there are some good deals going on older WP7.5 phones, such as the Nokia Lumia 800 going for £159.99 on Amazon for example. I'll be going sim free too, so it's a question of waiting until a number of WP8 phones are available, before I jump on a particular model.
The Hand, check out Phones4U as I saw they where selling the Nokia Lumia 800 for £130 16gb, which is frankly a bargin, easily the best phone at that money.
TheAnimus
The Nexus 4 aggressive pricing is just really good, however myself I know I'd find the space limiting, as I normally carry around a lot of music.
Doesn't Google have some sort of Cloud Streaming service for music now? Like iTunes Match or whatever its called?
£520 SIM free is a bit much for it to tickle my fancy.
TheAnimus
The Hand, check out Phones4U as I saw they where selling the Nokia Lumia 800 for £130 16gb, which is frankly a bargin, easily the best phone at that money.
Thanks for the heads up TheAnimus, look like the price is hovering around £170 on phones4u at the moment, but I suspect the pricing is going to be a bit more fluid with all thats happening in the market and with Xmas coming as well.
Stringent
Doesn't Google have some sort of Cloud Streaming service for music now? Like iTunes Match or whatever its called?
£520 SIM free is a bit much for it to tickle my fancy.
cloud streaming is also on wp, however its useless in the tube. Having lots of local storage for spotify/zune pass sorry xbox music pass is much better.
The Hand;2710841
Thanks for the heads up TheAnimus, look like the price is hovering around £170 on phones4u at the moment, but I suspect the pricing is going to be a bit more fluid with all thats happening in the market and with Xmas coming as well.
it was 136 in store (fern barnet) just two days agi, suggest checking in store,