The Official Nokia Lumia 920 Thread

gilesjuk · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:21

dasyad said:
Do they not unlock for free after your contract term ends?

There's no law that says they have to funnily enough.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_lock#United_Kingdom

Izi · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:26

DeathStorm said:
Another review:

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1295656/nokia-lumia-920

Very positive besides the usual caveat of WP ecosystem but they weren't impressed by the pictures which matches up to the Dial a phone review. Disappointing but hopefully something they can improve or fix with software updates (or perhaps it's a limitation of the stabilization system?).

"Lacklustre camera aside" - WTF this was one of the main reasons I wanted the phone!

SuperOwl86 · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:34

Izi said:
"Lacklustre camera aside" - WTF this was one of the main reasons I wanted the phone!

I saw that and wondered why they gave the phone 5* still.

Ravster · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:37

Can't believe the camera is getting bad reviews!!

Izi · 31 Oct 2012 at 18:42

Ravster said:
Can't believe the camera is getting bad reviews!!

Starting think they have it on low res setting

They look bad compared to the pictures posted by engadget

RSR · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:04

As long as phone it good on Friday, I will post a load of sample images as well as if I can run my Vodafone sim in it.

Jeps · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:08

Given the colour options available its a bit disappointing that EE are only offering it in black and white! I was hoping that we'd get the matt cyan version over here as it looks fantastic but it appears not. Such a shame

SuperOwl86 · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:13

I was hoping to get the cyan version as well

dont know what colour to go for now.

RSR · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:16

Glaucus said:
Here's the euro one

Also as I said non are listing EE yet and they say you must pick the correct carrier

http://sim-unlock.net/simlock/Nokia/Lumia_920/

I wonder if you can use Orange or T-Mobile?

Doz007 · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:46

Izi said:
"Lacklustre camera aside" - WTF this was one of the main reasons I wanted the phone!

Two early reviews have mentioned this now which is slightly worrying. Hopefully this trend doesn't continue as more reviews arrive.

spinstorm · 31 Oct 2012 at 19:54

I have played with the Lumia 920 and just inside the demo room the camera was fantastic.

Those reviewers clearly don't know how to use the camera if they don't find it impressive.

Evilpaul · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:18

In my maths I worked it out to be little difference between potentially going SIM-free and going EE contract, so I caved and ordered the contract.

I blame the sugar rush from the big tub of sweets I'm *having* to eat, due to lack of trick or treaters

Glaucus · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:21

Little difference other than 3Gb vs unlimited with tethering.

I know I'm a media freak, but 3Gb is nothing at all.

Fallen god · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:23

Glaucus said:
I'm shallow I really want wireless charging as well as I destroy charging cables like they go out of fashion. Although the 8s is the best looking wp8. Also as I'm being forced to use a big phone, might as well go large screen. It's used more for film and Internet than it is as a phone. In fact the phone function although vital is well down the list in terms of usage.
But yes the 8s is a very capable phone.

I somehow managed to break a charging cable once 1 month, I have no clue how but they just break

.

Also these 920 reviews saying the camera sucks, its either some defect or they just can't take a photo. The one thing Nokia does better then anyway is phone cameras and I whole heartily believe that once you see this thing from a proper sites like GSM arena were they have a proper photo test suite we will see this thing jump well in front of the competition and set a steep standard for everyone in 2013/14 to catch up too.

Adter the 920 drops a phone without IOS is DOA I would predict, if they successfully market it.

SuperOwl86 · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:33

Evilpaul said:
In my maths I worked it out to be little difference between potentially going SIM-free and going EE contract, so I caved and ordered the contract.

I blame the sugar rush from the big tub of sweets I'm *having* to eat, due to lack of trick or treaters

I noticed that TCB are offering £75 for Phones4u for the next four days, I dont know if they would still work with the phone not being out mind.

kbc · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:36

[RXP]Andy;23075162 said:
As long as phone it good on Friday, I will post a load of sample images as well as if I can run my Vodafone sim in it.

Please do! If it works with a Vodafone sim, I'll be down P4U for the weekend and picking one of these up.

gilesjuk · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:37

I think the camera issue is a case of hype vs reality. By that I mean they expect that pointing a good camera at a poor scene will somehow produce a great photograph.

It is a mistake I have made when I bought an SLR camera. I expected somehow that the images would be better. They are sharper, more detailed but if you take a photograph of something on a grey dull overcast day then why on earth are you expecting bright vivid colours?

It is nearly November, this time of year isn't renowned for it's suitability for landscape photography.

Maybe the out of box set up isn't optimal either. Colour balance is subjective too and unless you've calibrated your screen with a colour calibration device then you can't really say one camera is correct and another incorrect.

Good photography is about good light, that's what you are capturing. I know that now, but it took me a lot of reading photography books

Fallen god · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:39

gilesjuk said:
I think the camera issue is a case of hype vs reality. By that I mean they expect that pointing a good camera at a poor scene will somehow produce a great photograph.

It is a mistake I have made when I bought an SLR camera. I expected somehow that the images would be better. They are sharper, more detailed but if you take a photograph of something on a grey dull overcast day then why on earth are you expecting bright vivid colours?

It is nearly November, this time of year isn't renowned for it's suitability for landscape photography.

Maybe the out of box set up isn't optimal either. Colour balance is subjective too and unless you've calibrated your screen with a colour calibration device then you can't really say one camera is correct and another incorrect.

Good photography is about good light, that's what you are capturing.

I think the GSMarena test will have that covered, not only do they take normal test shots but they have a lot of controlled tests too. I really like them when it comes to comparing cameras.

gilesjuk · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:42

Fallen god said:
I think the GSMarena test will have that covered, not only do they take normal test shots but they have a lot of controlled tests too. I really like them when it comes to comparing cameras.

I'm waiting for dpreview to give a whirl, they know what they're doing unlike trusted reviews who (in my experience) can't be trusted, at least with cameras.

Michael_10 · 31 Oct 2012 at 20:46

edgedemon said:
well I have put a preorder in at gsmnation in the states as Im beginning to suspect that anything other than a yellow or red 920 is going to be impossible to find in the UK.
Anyone know any reliable EU retailers that ship to the UK?

Is the order for a 4G version? and how much is delivery to the UK?

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