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Nokia Lumia Icon & Lumia 930 Review: Windows Phone, Premium

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April 27, 2014 11:00:03 PM

We took Nokia's Lumia Icon for a month-long test to really experience life with the company's flagship Windows Phone 8-based platform. Some of the benchmark results from this Snapdragon 800-powered powerhouse may surprise you.

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April 27, 2014 11:12:19 PM

only problem on this phone is (verizon)... if you wanna spend 150us and a 1000 years contract. =) is right that numbers on benchies ? direct 3d working?
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April 28, 2014 12:24:52 AM

Sorry for the possible double post, but this comments section is bugged to hell, so...

I'm surprised by the bloat. My 1020 (with Windows Phone 8.1) has 32GB, of which 29 is available, after O2's (slight) footprint.
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April 28, 2014 5:31:31 AM

why the hell does Verizon think they must put their logo on the phone? my god i would never buy a phone that had carrier branding on the front or back of the phone. Plus Verizon's logo is Fugly
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April 28, 2014 12:33:48 AM

I have a Lumia 925. I will wait for the Windows Phone 8.1 update, that it seems promising... So the question if I will switch from IOS/Android to WP, then I guess I did, the 925 seems also a great phone, and the 'Store' has already a quite considerable amount of programs (or Apps)....
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April 28, 2014 7:21:58 AM

My comment sucks. (Happy to edit out unnecessarily hostile sentiments for you. Keep it a little more pleasant or the comment will disappear entirely. :) 

You did not even mention one of the coolest and most useful features that this phone offers that no other on the market does.

The icon/930 comes with software that adapts every element on screen to the lighting conditions it is exposed to. Whether picture, text, or video it will analyze every pixel displayed and either lighten/darken/change contrast to make it perfectly view-able in any lighting condition.

I saw this feature in person against my own GS4 and an iPhone 5s and it absolutely annihilates the other phones. I took a picture with my own GS4, sent it to the other phones (iphone, nokia) and then compared side by side. In shade the picture was visible. In bright light both the GS4 and iPhone 5S the picture was washed out and darker parts not visible. The 930 software detected the light, analyzed the picture, and dynamically adjusted the picture to make it look the exact same in bright light as it did in the shade.

Hands down the coolest and most useful feature I have seen on a phone in the last couple of years.
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April 28, 2014 1:00:31 AM

Wait, a "flagship Windows phone" powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. Intel push into the smartphone market is certainly doomed.
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April 28, 2014 8:03:59 AM

still Windows Phone has long way to go. windows apps store still needs lots of improvements with official app support from big developers, optimized apps and regular updates.
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April 28, 2014 1:36:23 AM

We just need Lumia 1020 sucessor = Lumia 1030 with snapdragon 800 to handle the 40MP picture. A 40MP Lumia 1030 with snapdragon 800 CPU + 2GB RAM + 32GB storage + SD card expansion + a 3000mah battery will be the killer phone that no one is able beat it. Photography takes a lot of battery drain, since thats how Lumia 1020 good at, I just hope Nokia/Microsoft put a much bigger battery inside for successor.
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April 28, 2014 11:08:14 AM

aldaia said:
Wait, a "flagship Windows phone" powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. Intel push into the smartphone market is certainly doomed.

Um, because Intel and MS are supposed to be attached at the hip? So, just because Intel isn't in the newest WP product, it's doomed? Surely that means nVidia is also screwed since their Tegra didn't make it into the 930.


jasonelmore said:
why the hell does Verizon think they must put their logo on the phone? my god i would never buy a phone that had carrier branding on the front or back of the phone. Plus Verizon's logo is Fugly

Nearly every carrier puts it's logo on all its phones. Verizon is no different here.


cknobman said:
You did not even mention one of the coolest and most useful features that this phone offers that no other on the market does.

The icon/930 comes with software that adapts every element on screen to the lighting conditions it is exposed to. Whether picture, text, or video it will analyze every pixel displayed and either lighten/darken/change contrast to make it perfectly view-able in any lighting condition.

This has been in most Lumia phones, and I'm a fan of it. The auto-brightness setting works very well regardless of the lighting situation you're in. My 925 is perfectly legible in just about any conditions.
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April 28, 2014 2:28:32 AM

All is well, I still got my Lumia 1520, and it still reigns the king. 920/930 with bigger screen, for the win.
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April 28, 2014 11:26:28 AM

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Yeah, nice toys. About what the reviewer wanted, by the looks of it. But using these things as tools rather than toys for consuming media and maybe reading mail? No way.

(I had been using Lumia 920 before I returned to 808 PureView. I still have it for testing purposes)

silverblue said:
I'm surprised by the bloat. My 1020 (with Windows Phone 8.1) has 32GB, of which 29 is available, after O2's (slight) footprint.


Most of that is the OS itself.


My original post was wrong; on my 1020, there's 29 of the 32 available to start with, of which 2.82GB is taken up by the system. Assuming a couple of gigs of apps and data, that still seems a bit better than what you get on the Icon. I suppose the lack of O2 bloat on my phone is because I didn't get it directly from them, though had I done so, it would've been the 64GB version... :|
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April 28, 2014 1:26:54 PM

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This has been in most Lumia phones, and I'm a fan of it. The auto-brightness setting works very well regardless of the lighting situation you're in. My 925 is perfectly legible in just about any conditions.


You are in for a treat then because they have enhanced it and it is even better for the 930.

They had a 920 and 925 on display there as well and while they did a decent job of auto adjusting it was 10x better on the 930. The representative said they reworked the software's algorithms to do a better job.
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April 28, 2014 3:02:36 AM

Yeah, nice toys. About what the reviewer wanted, by the looks of it. But using these things as tools rather than toys for consuming media and maybe reading mail? No way.

(I had been using Lumia 920 before I returned to 808 PureView. I still have it for testing purposes)

silverblue said:
I'm surprised by the bloat. My 1020 (with Windows Phone 8.1) has 32GB, of which 29 is available, after O2's (slight) footprint.


Most of that is the OS itself.
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April 28, 2014 2:08:57 PM

What's the appeal of a windows phone over an android counter part?
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April 28, 2014 3:59:16 AM

Dude, how could you forget LIVE TILES. This single handedly put Lumia ahead of its competitors. Especially the new updates that will make it more informative.
Android and iOs are like a graveyard of dead icons. If they font adapt, their fingerprint sensor, eye recognition and waterproofing wont be able to protect it.
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April 28, 2014 3:08:41 PM

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What's the appeal of a windows phone over an android counter part?


In the case of this device: Perfectly smooth performance no matter what you do. You can forge the phone all the time and with how many apps you want, this thing will not slow down, compared to Android. Plus the scrolling is butter smooth. Flawless 100% of the time.

It's also easier and in my opinion more fun to use.

Also, like iOS, you can't screw you device installing/running too many apps.
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April 28, 2014 5:21:42 AM

Don, the specs listed in the table (first page) do not match the description given in the article.
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April 28, 2014 3:38:45 PM

too many Windows fanboys talking nonsense about Android. just try a custom ROM like CyanogenMod without bloatware if you think Android is slowing down in mulch-tasking. I'm sure Win Phone 8.1's notification center and other improvements will bring much more improvement in the near future. but as I said before you cant deny the fact that windows phone store still lags far behind compared to the competition. yes there are some good apps but overall its like a deserted island.
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April 28, 2014 4:02:48 PM

Very sad about this review. Was looking for a reason to replace my 4s which I was never very happy with, not yet I guess.
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April 28, 2014 4:13:48 PM

this phone has so much junk on it...this is one reason why i love my iphone 5s, clean and junk free
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April 28, 2014 6:26:22 PM

Great device with a wrong OS on it.
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April 28, 2014 10:00:21 PM

Icon is of little interest to me since it only works on Verizon. The real question for me is whether Lumia 930 will work on T-Mobile and will it be offered in the US.
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April 28, 2014 10:05:35 PM

I own the Icon and would like to add some things here:

The OS takes up about 3GB, most of the space used on the phone when its purchased is HERE maps. All of the US maps came installed but you can delete them and just download what you need. Verizon's crapware is almost all either removable or able to be easily disabled as well.

The Icon is not as bulky as they make it sound, in fact I find it to be rather thin, light, and well balanced.

I highly recommend it, its the perfect Windows Phone and I have no complaints with it. Installing WP8.1 makes it much more usable as well.
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April 29, 2014 1:11:11 AM

More accurately, based on Nokia's naming convention, the Lumia 930 is the successor of the Lumia 920, if that much isn't obvious. The 930 is the "full-featured, high-end smartphone" of Nokia, as with all 9XX models (like the 920 and its variants the 925 and 928, and the older Lumia 900 running Windows 7.8). The 8XX (820, 822, 800) are the medium-high, the 7XX are the middle, 6XX for the med-low, and the 5XX as entry level. The four-digit models are specialized niche-market models, the 1020 catering to the photography niche, the 1320 for the business users (similar role to the venerable Nokia Communicators and E-series), and the 1520 for the multimedia phablet user.

Therefore, a true successor to the 1020 would expectedly be named the 1030, likely sporting an improved version of the 41-MP sensor, just as the 1020 was the successor to the old 808 (that one used the old, pre-Lumia naming scheme).
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April 29, 2014 1:37:19 AM

"this phone has so much junk on it...this is one reason why i love my iphone 5s, clean and junk free"

you keep telling yourself that :) 
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April 29, 2014 3:03:55 AM

Antonio Java said:
the 1320 for the business users (similar role to the venerable Nokia Communicators and E-series)


That's a hilarious thought. I wonder if anyone believing that considered actually comparing the capabilities of 1320 and E7, N8 or 808PV.

I don't think any of the Lumia phones are actually targeted for business users. Even the so-called "Large Screen 4G Business Smartphone" Lumia 1320 has main features "Bigger screen. More fun." and "Get creative with photos". Ridiculous.
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April 29, 2014 3:32:13 AM

Aoyagi said:
Antonio Java said:
the 1320 for the business users (similar role to the venerable Nokia Communicators and E-series)


That's a hilarious thought. I wonder if anyone believing that considered actually comparing the capabilities of 1320 and E7, N8 or 808PV.

I don't think any of the Lumia phones are actually targeted for business users. Even the so-called "Large Screen 4G Business Smartphone" Lumia 1320 has main features "Bigger screen. More fun." and "Get creative with photos". Ridiculous.


Whether it was a hit or a miss is another story entirely. Doesn't change a fact that their target market is stated right there in the product description that you quoted. :p 
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April 29, 2014 3:35:27 AM

NightLight said:
"this phone has so much junk on it...this is one reason why i love my iphone 5s, clean and junk free"

you keep telling yourself that :) 


I know, right? Not sure if the original poster was serious or just being sarcastic. The main criticism of the Windows Phone OS has always been that it was a little too simplistic, hence the 8.1 update.
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April 29, 2014 5:47:58 AM

Au_equus said:
Don, the specs listed in the table (first page) do not match the description given in the article.


Is there a specific specification you're referring to? Please let me know, thanks. :) 

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April 29, 2014 6:47:08 AM

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Au_equus said:
Don, the specs listed in the table (first page) do not match the description given in the article.


Is there a specific specification you're referring to? Please let me know, thanks. :) 



It was the enitre table, but it has since been fixed. Thanks
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April 29, 2014 10:21:02 AM

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too many Windows fanboys talking nonsense about Android. just try a custom ROM like CyanogenMod without bloatware if you think Android is slowing down in mulch-tasking. I'm sure Win Phone 8.1's notification center and other improvements will bring much more improvement in the near future. but as I said before you cant deny the fact that windows phone store still lags far behind compared to the competition. yes there are some good apps but overall its like a deserted island.

Well sure, you can put on a custom ROM, but this is not what people do. People buy a device and expect it to work with minimal effort, and this is exactly what WP8/8.1 is good at. No matter what device you pick, you get a great experience right out of the box. Even the humble low-spec 520 runs butter smooth for just about everything except for games, even on WP8.1. No need for mods, or roms, or removing carrier bloat to get a good decent experience. ... if only we could get Windows proper to have such a good experience out of the box from PC manufacturers.

And with apps... maybe it is just me? But I don't get it. 99% of the apps out there are flat out crap. Of the useful apps that do exist in the world the vast majority of them are crappy websites adapted for phone installation, and very often I find it much simpler to go to the website to do what needs to be done because it often gives more features and better control than a dedicated app. And for the rest of the popular non-website apps, WP has the vast majority of them with few exceptions and pretty nice alternatives for the ones still missing. Not saying that the app argument is not valid, but it is far too overblown compared to real world use, and getting better every quarter.
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April 29, 2014 2:43:30 PM

shaun_shaun said:
too many Windows fanboys talking nonsense about Android. just try a custom ROM like CyanogenMod without bloatware if you think Android is slowing down in mulch-tasking.

Oh, so you're comparing one stock product to an aftermarket modified and tuned one? And that's supposed to be a valid comparison? As Caeden said, the point is that this one works great at the stock config.


shaun_shaun said:
but as I said before you cant deny the fact that windows phone store still lags far behind compared to the competition. yes there are some good apps but overall its like a deserted island.

I'm also with Caeden on this one. I don't notice the phone application desert so many people complain about. Admittedly, I'm probably an atypical user in that I use my 925 first and foremost as a phone and communication device and not to browse Instagram and Pinterest or play games. Secondly, I want it to handle my contact info, calendar items, and personal scheduling items. The Windows phones have been brilliant in that regard since Windows Mobile 5 due to Outlook Mobile. The rest of the Office suite handles just about any other productivity needs. During the years that you had to pay for word processors on other phones, WM gave you Office Mobile for free.

The biggest challenge to WP, IMNSHO, is Microsoft itself. They removed a lot of features from WM 6.5 and are only now getting around to putting them back into WP 8.1, something I can't understand for the life of me.
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April 29, 2014 7:00:33 PM

you can get the lowest brightness in windows phone by using the automatic mode. but it can only be done in no light/low light places
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April 30, 2014 3:20:26 AM

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shaun_shaun said:
too many Windows fanboys talking nonsense about Android. just try a custom ROM like CyanyogenMod without bloatware if you think Android is slowing down in mulch-tasking.

Oh, so you're comparing one stock product to an aftermarket modified and tuned one? And that's supposed to be a valid comparison? As Caeden said, the point is that this one works great at the stock config.


shaun_shaun said:
but as I said before you cant deny the fact that windows phone store still lags far behind compared to the competition. yes there are some good apps but overall its like a deserted island.

I'm also with Caeden on this one. I don't notice the phone application desert so many people complain about. Admittedly, I'm probably an atypical user in that I use my 925 first and foremost as a phone and communication device and not to browse Instagram and Pinterest or play games. Secondly, I want it to handle my contact info, calendar items, and personal scheduling items. The Windows phones have been brilliant in that regard since Windows Mobile 5 due to Outlook Mobile. The rest of the Office suite handles just about any other productivity needs. During the years that you had to pay for word processors on other phones, WM gave you Office Mobile for free.

The biggest challenge to WP, IMNSHO, is Microsoft itself. They removed a lot of features from WM 6.5 and are only now getting around to putting them back into WP 8.1, something I can't understand for the life of me.


first of all l'm not a android fanboy or a Windows phone hater. I owned lumia 920 before and it was a gorgeous device with excellent camera. but that's it. let me give you few examples. the default Windows music app is a garbage. most of my music library is flac. and there is no proper app that supports flac in WP8.lots of garbage apps comparing with Poweramp. btw I love Poweramp and its probably the best app available right now. and with windows phones you still can't use devices like external dacs.
and I hate Windows Explorer and there are no alternatives in WP8. same for the keyboard you have to stick with the default keyboard in WP which I didn't like comparig with SwiftKey in Android. these are just few examples.
and I know windows phone works great instock form compared to TouchWiz. etc. but currently I have moto G and it's pure Android and works brilliant. so I don't want to use a custom rom like CyanogenMod like I did with my Tab 2. and btw I love CyanogenMod and its cutomizability. it destoyes Windows phone. no competition for it. the beauty is I can use all these options including my dac with my Moto G. and it completely outclassed 920 for just $200.
windows phone 8.1 will bring some key improvements like notification center and Cortana. but still Windows phone is not for powerusers. may be it's working for you if so stick with it. it will improve with time. but for now I ll wait and see :) 


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April 30, 2014 12:46:23 PM

It's a phone. Did I miss it, or did the review leave out call quality, the central feature of a phone? Otherwise, it's a small tablet.
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April 30, 2014 1:06:04 PM

shaun_shaun said:
let me give you few examples. the default Windows music app is a garbage. most of my music library is flac. and there is no proper app that supports flac in WP8.lots of garbage apps comparing with Poweramp. btw I love Poweramp and its probably the best app available right now. and with windows phones you still can't use devices like external dacs.

I will disagree with you on the music player. I think it's actually quite robust. Sorting and grouping by artist, album, playlist, genre, and even related artists isn't enough? The Smart DJ feature is still better than anything I've tried on other devices. If you want to complain about the podcast support, I'm right there with you. WP7 handled podcasts just fine, but it got royally screwed up on WP8. Thankfully it was well addressed with 8.1.

I'm not sure why you're complaining about lack of FLAC support on a mobile device. What's the point of FLAC, or any lossless codec, when you're not using a high-end DAC and full range speakers? Sync your media over to the device and have it converted to AAC and you can't notice a difference over your earbuds. This is actually something WP7 and the Zune did automatically, so you could argue that it supported your FLAC library without you manually intervening. Again, another thing I have no idea why MS took out with WP8. Now when I put media on my phone it copies the file directly instead of converting it to a format more appropriate for the device.

Now, yes, it's sad that more audio peripherals don't have full Zune/WP integration to get DAC bypass support. That's a mark against WP, sure, since you can't get many, if any now, speakers and other peripherals to drop your WP in and play. That's more a decision of the third-party manufacturers and not so much Microsoft though.


shaun_shaun said:
and I hate Windows Explorer and there are no alternatives in WP8.
Umm, Windows Explorer isn't even on WP ( though it was on WM6.5, yet another omission in the current devices. ) Perhaps you're talking about Internet Explorer? I have no complaints about it either, so we'll just have to disagree on preferences. I don't care to do a lot of Internet browsing on my phone. If I need to shop online, comment on forums, or read the news I'd much rather do that in front of a large screen with a full keyboard under my hands.


shaun_shaun said:
same for the keyboard you have to stick with the default keyboard in WP which I didn't like comparig with SwiftKey in Android. these are just few examples.

I don't have complaints on the standard keyboard, other than I still miss a full slide-out keyboard like my Touch Pro2. I've found the auto-correct to be at least as good as other options, and much better than some as well. 8.1 offers a Swype-like option, though MS built it from the ground up and it's actually proven faster than Swype.


shaun_shaun said:
windows phone 8.1 will bring some key improvements like notification center and Cortana. but still Windows phone is not for powerusers. may be it's working for you if so stick with it. it will improve with time. but for now I ll wait and see :) 

The notification center is yet another option that was available in WM6.5 but was removed in WP7. I'll have to disagree about it not being for power users, though.

I'm not saying WP is perfect. In this comment alone I've pointed out a few flaws. I'm just saying that I don't think the big problems are the ones you're complaining about.
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April 30, 2014 8:44:11 PM

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I will disagree with you on the music player. I think it's actually quite robust. Sorting and grouping by artist, album, playlist, genre, and even related artists isn't enough? The Smart DJ feature is still better than anything I've tried on other devices. If you want to complain about the podcast support, I'm right there with you. WP7 handled podcasts just fine, but it got royally screwed up on WP8. Thankfully it was well addressed with 8.1.

I'm not sure why you're complaining about lack of FLAC support on a mobile device. What's the point of FLAC, or any lossless codec, when you're not using a high-end DAC and full range speakers? Sync your media over to the device and have it converted to AAC and you can't notice a difference over your earbuds.


who said I was using cheap earbuds with FLACS ? lol . I'm currently using k550,hd650,he500

and its not about organization. its about the sound quality, you ll understand this if can compare this on a decent system.

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Umm, Windows Explorer isn't even on WP ( though it was on WM6.5, yet another omission in the current devices. ) Perhaps you're talking about Internet Explorer? I have no complaints about it either, so we'll just have to disagree on preferences. I don't care to do a lot of Internet browsing on my phone. If I need to shop online, comment on forums, or read the news I'd much rather do that in front of a large screen with a full keyboard under my hands.

I don't have complaints on the standard keyboard, other than I still miss a full slide-out keyboard like my Touch Pro2. I've found the auto-correct to be at least as good as other options, and much better than some as well. 8.1 offers a Swype-like option, though MS built it from the ground up and it's actually proven faster than Swype.

I'll have to disagree about it not being for power users, though.

I'm not saying WP is perfect. In this comment alone I've pointed out a few flaws. I'm just saying that I don't think the big problems are the ones you're complaining about.



sorry. I was talking about IE of course. and its a preference thing. and I also wanted to mention the fact that, still WP don't have a file manager too. that's a big minor. I can't live with that. and if you haven't used a pure Android devise or custom OS like CyanogenMod , you wouldn't notice what a power user really missing on WP comparing the customizabilty of Android.


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"Admittedly, I'm probably an atypical user in that I use my 925 first and foremost as a phone and communication device and not to browse Instagram and Pinterest or play games."


so if you want to use your 925 "first and foremost" as a communication devise, don't you think that's a bit overkill for your needs ?


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May 1, 2014 5:25:06 PM

shaun_shaun said:
who said I was using cheap earbuds with FLACS ? lol . I'm currently using k550,hd650,he500

and its not about organization. its about the sound quality, you ll understand this if can compare this on a decent system.

I don't care if you're using Ultrasone Signature Pros or K812s. You're still running the FLAC through a cheapo mobile DAC and amp. You can feed that thing FLAC, ALAC, WMAL, or 320 AAC, but the output difference is minimal at best. Now if you regularly hook the phone up to some kind of DAC bypassing dock and route that through some nice speakers, you've got a valid complaint. But at that point you're treating your phone more like a mobile media storage unit, so why not throw your FLACs on a USB drive or SD card for a more universal interface?


shaun_shaun said:
sorry. I was talking about IE of course. and its a preference thing. and I also wanted to mention the fact that, still WP don't have a file manager too. that's a big minor. I can't live with that. and if you haven't used a pure Android devise or custom OS like CyanogenMod , you wouldn't notice what a power user really missing on WP comparing the customizabilty of Android.

I sometimes miss the file manager as well, but not as much as I thought I would. I don't have a whole lot of reason to rummage around the device file structure like I used to. Between DropBox and LiveDrive, I've got my files nearly everywhere I'd need them, so I don't need to manage folder storage anymore. And I no longer care about customizing phone sounds and ringtones since it's on vibrate 99% of the time. Would be nice for a few things now and then though.

The things you're describing here I would categorize more in tweaking than power-user, but that gets into semantics. To me a power-user wants a robust device capable of many advanced features and connectivity. The tweaker wants to root around and customize every nook and cranny. Not saying there isn't some overlap there, but they do have some differences too. I know many IT and networking pros that demand a lot from a phone and are quite happy with WP. The tweaker crowd will almost always be drawn to Android though.


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so you already mentioned
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"Admittedly, I'm probably an atypical user in that I use my 925 first and foremost as a phone and communication device and not to browse Instagram and Pinterest or play games."


so if you want to use your 925 "first and foremost" as a communication devise, don't you think that's a bit overkill for your needs ?

Not at all. Good communication means proper organization of contacts, appointments, and communication records, as well as speedy retrieval thereof. A large screen and slick OS lets me get to what I need faster. And just because I use it primarily for communication doesn't mean I don't use it for anything else. I listen to podcasts on my commute to work, maybe play a game here or there on a train, check newsfeeds, and more.
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May 1, 2014 9:32:24 PM

RedJaron said:


You're still running the FLAC through a cheapo mobile DAC and amp. You can feed that thing FLAC, ALAC, WMAL, or 320 AAC, but the output difference is minimal at best. Now if you regularly hook the phone up to some kind of DAC bypassing dock and route that through some nice speakers, you've got a valid complaint. But at that point you're treating your phone more like a mobile media storage unit, so why not throw your FLACs on a USB drive or SD card for a more universal interface?




I think you got it wrong. the point is to bypass the mobile dac and amp by connecting my E17 with USB OTG Cable. (that's what I was complaining about earlier, the missing usb otg support on WP. some rumors say WP 8.1 might support it). that's my mobile setup with k550.(Moto G >usb otg cable>Fiio E17>K550) and my primary setup is ODAC and Asgard 2 with my desktop pc (he500,hd650)


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The things you're describing here I would categorize more in tweaking than power-user, but that gets into semantics. To me a power-user wants a robust device capable of many advanced features and connectivity. The tweaker wants to root around and customize every nook and cranny. Not saying there isn't some overlap there,

Not at all. Good communication means proper organization of contacts, appointments, and communication records, as well as speedy retrieval thereof. A large screen and slick OS lets me get to what I need faster. And just because I use it primarily for communication doesn't mean I don't use it for anything else. I listen to podcasts on my commute to work, maybe play a game here or there on a train, check newsfeeds, and more.



to me, it doesn't matter if you are a power user or a tweaker, phones like Moto G, Moto X, Nexus 5 far more capable of all these things, for a much less price point. but hay, if you appreciate WP ecosystem. still 925 is not a bad option at all. as I said before it will improve with time.

great thing about WP is all the WP8 devices getting the wp8.1 update including 520.




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May 2, 2014 6:22:51 PM

For me this it's the year of Windows Phone. I simply loved Windows Mobile in its time and was forced to move to Android. I think Android is great without any shadow of a doubt with all its pros and cons, but WP has matured enough to finally make a go. I like very much the interface and cohesive experience, something you don't have on Android devices.
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June 25, 2014 8:36:42 AM

the review did no justice to the screen on this thing... I am an outdoor enthusiast and love the winter in full sun on the mountain I could not see anything on my Galaxy 3 or my friends 4 but on the Icon no problem. I could actually use the camera and see what I was taking pictures of. To me the WP OS is simple and easy to use. I would recommend it to first time smart phone owners.
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