Nokia Lumia 920

stevenmu · 08-11-2012 10:46AM

It does look like a very good phone. Not having Nokia Drive would put me off, if HTC do bring that in I'd be more tempted then.

bruce wayne · 08-11-2012 11:41AM

HTC 8X = €459 on pre pay from three, €515 on expansys, approx €500 from amazon.co.uk or €555 for black, €532 for blue or €598 for yellow !! from amazon.de

Lumina 920 is €769 on amazon.de

thats a big price difference between the 8x and the 920 €310 !!!

kearneyt · 08-11-2012 11:54AM

I presume three.ie are joking with their contract pricing for this phone..........

pleasant Co. · 08-11-2012 12:01PM

bruce wayne wrote: »

HTC 8X = €459 on pre pay from three, €515 on expansys, approx €500 from amazon.co.uk or €555 for black, €532 for blue or €598 for yellow !! from amazon.de

Lumina 920 is €769 on amazon.de

thats a big price difference between the 8x and the 920 €310 !!!

that's from a marketplace seller, amazon.de are still expensive enough at €625/€599 black/white but at least it's not as bad as your figures :pac:

evolutionqy7 · 08-11-2012 12:11PM

kearneyt wrote: »

I presume three.ie are joking with their contract pricing for this phone..........

They did the same with the Lumia 800. It was 99 euro on a 2 year year contract.

I don't think Three wants those phones to sell

youcancallmeal · 08-11-2012 12:12PM

I would say once distribution is sorted and this phone is widely available the price will plummet to sub €500. Will most likely be after Christmas before that happens though

bruce wayne · 08-11-2012 12:13PM

Mactard wrote: »

that's from a marketplace seller, amazon.de are still expensive enough at €625/€599 black/white but at least it's not as bad as your figures :pac:

Yep...apologies your right there.

chuckjits · 08-11-2012 12:38PM

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/nokia-gets-aggressive-with-sans-contract-lumia-920-pricing-290200

Hopefully they'll start to get this aggressive with pricing over here.

boc121 · 08-11-2012 12:53PM

kearneyt wrote: »

I presume three.ie are joking with their contract pricing for this phone..........

Just wondering where you seen three pricing?
Cheers.

SK1979 · 08-11-2012 12:57PM

Can I just ask a question? Recently upgraded to an iPhone 5 but not feeling it any more and really like the look of the windows 8 phones.

The Lumia seems slightly more appealing but this is mainly due to the Nokia Music and (various) Map apps that ship with the phone.

Is there any chance that these will actually be available for the HTC 8x? Also, is that version that 3 have, the HTC Accord, the exact same phone?

AngryLips · 08-11-2012 01:06PM

SK1979 wrote: »

The Lumia seems slightly more appealing but this is mainly due to the Nokia Music and (various) Map apps that ship with the phone.

Is there any chance that these will actually be available for the HTC 8x?

Doubtful, Nokia will want to maintain some edge over the competition.

SK1979 wrote: »

Also, is that version that 3 have, the HTC Accord, the exact same phone?

That's just the development name of the phone, it's deffo the 8X

stevenmu · 08-11-2012 01:12PM

Nokia have made Drive (turn by turn GPS) available to the other OEMs, it's up to HTC to decide if they want to include it or not though. I think it's kind of doubtful that they will, it would be like putting a free ad for Nokia on their own phones.

PaulieC · 08-11-2012 05:46PM

SK1979 wrote: »

Can I just ask a question? Recently upgraded to an iPhone 5 but not feeling it any more and really like the look of the windows 8 phones.

The Lumia seems slightly more appealing but this is mainly due to the Nokia Music and (various) Map apps that ship with the phone.

Is there any chance that these will actually be available for the HTC 8x? Also, is that version that 3 have, the HTC Accord, the exact same phone?

Possibly will not have and of the Nokia apps, but Xbox Music comes with all Windows 8 (and WP8) devices, which is essentially an iTunes/Pandora mashup i.e. you can stream, make playlists and purchase tracks etc. There is a free version that makes you listen to an ad every 5 songs or so. I'm not sure about the offline offering for the free service though

valdigre · 08-11-2012 06:08PM

It is a bit insane what is happening with Lumia 920.

I heard some rumors, that this device will most likely not be available in Ireland this year, be it on contract or SIM free.

I was hoping to source one from UK, but EE has exclusivity for it and it is impossible to get one completely unlocked...

I had it ordered from Germany, but I ordered a yellow one and who knows when those be available.

The most common are black ones, then white, but first batches have been completely sold out and who knows when new batches will be available...

On a side note, day light photos have been a big disappointment for me and I guess it is better to wait and see next couple of weeks will bring...

stevenmu · 08-11-2012 06:17PM

Nokia have confirmed that they will be fixing the daylight photo performance.

http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-to-fix-nokia-lumia-920-daylight-performance/

valdigre · 08-11-2012 06:28PM

I am aware of that, but until we see the results and it gets released, the daylight photos are very blurry and inferior to those of iPhone 5, which for me has become a point of reference.

They have basically released a non-finished product, I cannot imagine them not seing this issue, taking into account how much this phone was about the camera.

kmart6 · 08-11-2012 06:37PM

valdigre wrote: »

I am aware of that, but until we see the results and it gets released, the daylight photos are very blurry and inferior to those of iPhone 5, which for me has become a point of reference.

They have basically released a non-finished product, I cannot imagine them not seing this issue, taking into account how much this phone was about the camera.

How tardy of them, suppose it'd kinda be like releasing a phone that had a design flaw that didn't allow for such a simple thing as a clear phone call to be made...actually that would be worse!

AngryLips · 09-11-2012 08:58AM

kearneyt wrote: »

I presume three.ie are joking with their contract pricing for this phone..........

Popped into a Three store after work yesterday, looks like it's cheaper in the shops compared to the website, free on all 24m contracts.

evolutionqy7 · 09-11-2012 09:20AM

AngryLips wrote: »

Popped into a Three store after work yesterday, looks like it's cheaper in the shops compared to the website, free on all 24m contracts.

Did they have any dummys or demos to mess around with? Even though they probably dont

kearneyt · 09-11-2012 09:26AM

This is in relation to the HTC 8X - The pricing is on their website when you go to bill pay for the 8x

Francie Barrett · 09-11-2012 09:45AM

valdigre wrote: »

I am aware of that, but until we see the results and it gets released, the daylight photos are very blurry and inferior to those of iPhone 5, which for me has become a point of reference.

They have basically released a non-finished product, I cannot imagine them not seing this issue, taking into account how much this phone was about the camera.

Nokia do this ALL THE TIME. I love their products (well, maybe less so these days) - but there are nearly always serious issues. For example, I am still using an E7 and I dare not let it run completely out of charge as it may never turn on again, see here. Years after the phone has been released, the issue has still not been resolved.

AngryLips · 09-11-2012 09:56AM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Did they have any dummys or demos to mess around with? Even though they probably dont

The shop on Grafton Street had a working model. At first I just assumed it was a dummy phone because the screen was static, that was until the salesperson started tapping away on it and the whole thing kicked off with the various animations.

mout · 09-11-2012 03:51PM

In relation to HTC 8X comments - I called to the Three store in Liffey Valley today. They have 8X phones for sale but no dummy phone or working one to show customers. Bit of a disaster really!

stevenmu · 09-11-2012 04:01PM

It's just launched, I'm sure one will arrive there in a day or two.

FatB · 09-11-2012 04:53PM

In fairness lads, ye are chatting in the wrong topic - I've subscribed to this thread because I'm only interested in the Lumia 920 as its a far superior phone to the 8x and anything else currently on the market for what I personally want from my €600.

I don't feel a discussion regarding the 8x fits here or even has any benefit to anyone wanting to chat about that phone in particular.

The Corinthian · 09-11-2012 05:59PM

Can posters please keep on the topic, which is the Lumia 920, please. This includes comparisons that describe it as "as its a far superior phone" to X, because that's simply asking for trouble.

Any further reported attempts to drag this thread OT will be met with infractions.

InTheTrees · 09-11-2012 10:42PM

The 920 went on sale in the USA today.

I pre-ordered one from AT&T and it should be at home when I get back this afternoon. Black matte finish. I get sweaty palms so i figured it would be better than the glossy colours.

I've been an iphone owner from the beginning but when the iphone5 came out i was underwhelmed. Particularly with the lacklustre update to iOS. I originally was attracted to apple as being cutting edge new tech but lately they've just devolved into being the establishment. SO now its time for a Change.

I'm really excited to start using Win8.

evolutionqy7 · 09-11-2012 11:38PM

Just from using the Lumia 800 I always thought the 800's matt finish was always a finger print magnet.

Cant keep that things clean for 5 mins

kmart6 · 10-11-2012 04:56AM

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Just from using the Lumia 800 I always thought the 800's matt finish was always a finger print magnet.

Cant keep that things clean for 5 mins

Can't say I plan on looking at the back of mine much!

pleasant Co. · 10-11-2012 09:54AM

I'm considering going for the high gloss white version now...having originally only eyes for the grey one...much to ponder.

Nokia Lumia 920

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