*** The Official HTC Windows Phone 8X (Accord) Thread ***
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Going to wait for it to settle. My plan was to always get a tablet first. I might even hold out for the quad core htc in new year.
But it's been a disappointing start for me. No surface pro and no lumia 920.
Although I think people are being impatient, unlocking sites are allready listing the 920.
Th. surface pro thy said in a keynote was. Going. To be three months later so can't complain about that, but so few of any tablet is available in uk.
I. Know uk is a small market. But I've never seen mass products release, where the uk has been so ignored. We're usually at the top of the list. So many tablets available or preorder. Yet in the uk not even prices confirmed, let alone preorder or in stores.
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Having own the Lumia 800, it feels like settling for second best after the 920 locked to EE malarkey. Might just stick with waiting for 7.8 and upgrade when my current contract ends. In the mean time, treat myself to a Tablet... unless this has something amazing I'm missing?
There isn't really much different from the Lumia 920 except the camera and the fancy names for the screen
Its £70 cheaper though.Depends really. Audio is better but a trade off in a couple of other things. I think the HTC 8x is a nicer looking handset, had a play with a demo unit im phones4u and it was an amazing phone in the hand. its £110 cheaper if you're happy with three. Although yellow is only available in phones4u. i just wish it had wireless charging, main thing that excited me about lumia.
8X is now online at o2 shop. Mine arrives Monday
available sim free now in some phones4u stores
How much for the SIM free version?
Soldato
I asked HTC on Facebook about Turn-By-Turn Navigation and they claim I would need a separate Application.
Will the Nokia Drive app be on the marketplace?
Will the Nokia Drive app be on the marketplace?
Nkias stance is that Nokia drive will be coming to all wp8 devices, but they are unsure if they will stick it on the marketplace, or release it to manufactures to preinstall.
Basically you'll have to find something to bridge the gap untill it's all sorted out.
http://wmpoweruser.com/nokia-drive-proper-coming-to-other-windows-phone-oems-after-all/
Soldato
Thanks for the info, still looks like Nokia might be the best solution, but the 8S is a decent price.
However found there is a beta in the store apparently:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/nokia-drive-beta/31bbc68c-503e-4561-8d85-a294d54df06f
However found there is a beta in the store apparently:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/nokia-drive-beta/31bbc68c-503e-4561-8d85-a294d54df06f
I got my sim free for £369 @ Phones 4U, they said i could only get it in black and REALLY wasn't too happy for me to go sim free.
o2 are offering the blue version exclusive for 369 sim free or contract....i wish i knew it sooner.
Over all though, fantastic phone!
I upgraded from HD7 to this
You can really notice the difference.
Camera works fine, though not as good as the pureview, it does good justice!
Mic quality is like a standard phone.
The feel is kinda interesting.
Cause of the "sharp" (using term loosely) curved edges it can sometime look and feel 2mm thick, which i find is an awesome lol trick it is comfortable though in one or two hands.
The soft keys are really flat against the form, very easy response from them barely have to push
Very well placed so you don't accidentally push them when holding phone.
Everything is flush to the body of the phone.
Im a little worried how scratch resistant the lense is, but i think theyve made it so its like nano meters away from the external of the phone.
1080p videos look lush, though haven't seen them on an external source yet.
OS is soooo very fast.
If you're upgrading from Wp7 you will be so surprised
The older os was fast, this is like *tap*... Loaded
.Ie10 is also niice and snappy load times on WiFi and a 3/5 3G were pretty instant
In some areas in getting H+ cant tell you the speed though.
Any more questions or tests people want me to do.
Go ahead and ask and I'll try my best to do it.
Hope this helps
Soldato
Sephriem, can you confirm there is no VPN support?
Soldato
Anyone know where you can get the red one from? I like blue but red fits in with my other peripherals for things haha.
Soldato
I got my sim free for £369 @ Phones 4U, they said i could only get it in black and REALLY wasn't too happy for me to go sim free.
o2 are offering the blue version exclusive for 369 sim free or contract....i wish i knew it sooner.
Over all though, fantastic phone!
I upgraded from HD7 to this
You can really notice the difference.
Camera works fine, though not as good as the pureview, it does good justice!
Mic quality is like a standard phone.
The feel is kinda interesting.
Cause of the "sharp" (using term loosely) curved edges it can sometime look and feel 2mm thick, which i find is an awesome lol trick it is comfortable though in one or two hands.
The soft keys are really flat against the form, very easy response from them barely have to push
Very well placed so you don't accidentally push them when holding phone.
Everything is flush to the body of the phone.
Im a little worried how scratch resistant the lense is, but i think theyve made it so its like nano meters away from the external of the phone.
1080p videos look lush, though haven't seen them on an external source yet.
OS is soooo very fast.
If you're upgrading from Wp7 you will be so surprised
The older os was fast, this is like *tap*... Loaded
Ie10 is also niice and snappy load times on WiFi and a 3/5 3G were pretty instant
In some areas in getting H+ cant tell you the speed though.
Any more questions or tests people want me to do.
Go ahead and ask and I'll try my best to do it.
Hope this helps
Are you able to remove all bloatware and can you remove HTC's own app?
As far as it looks, no VPN support, only proxy, which is the same as WP7/.5
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=59FF11BAB243011D&id=59FF11BAB243011D!1346
Here are all the apps that were on as default bar the following:
Camwow (the only one of the lenses available right now on 8X/8S)
Netflix
Youtube
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=59FF11BAB243011D&id=59FF11BAB243011D!1347
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=59FF11BAB243011D&id=59FF11BAB243011D!1344
https://skydrive.live.com/#cid=59FF11BAB243011D&id=59FF11BAB243011D!1345
The HTC app, i later did uninstall perfectly fine, and it is redownloadable.
- Connection setup
Converter
Flashlight
Those you can also uninstall
Help+Tips you cannot.
Hope this helps, anymore questions just ask.
EDIT:
One thing i have noticed. Some of the WP8 Specific apps don't seem to be there.
Twitter integration is one.
Maybe i need the app for it to start.
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