I don't think you can get any more in a WP8 phone than with a Lumia 920 and so I was going to pre-order one as soon as they were available (Best Buy has the 920 and 8X up for pre-order today). But with all the rumors popping up recently of a Microsoft designed and branded Surface phone, I was thinking of waiting till at least CES to see if Microsoft would announce such a product. I think a Surface phone would compliment my new Surface tablet very well and I'd really hate to buy a Lumia now and hear about a Surface phone announcement within the next few months.
Does anyone else plan on waiting or is it Lumias and HTCs now?
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I don't think you can get any more in a WP8 phone than with a Lumia 920 and so I was going to pre-order one as soon as they were available (Best Buy has the 920 and 8X up for pre-order today). But with all the rumors popping up recently of a Microsoft designed and branded Surface phone, I was thinking of waiting till at least CES to see if Microsoft would announce such a product. I think a Surface phone would compliment my new Surface tablet very well and I'd really hate to buy a Lumia now and hear about a Surface phone announcement within the next few months.
Does anyone else plan on waiting or is it Lumias and HTCs now?
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I'm waiting now, I was so excited for the 920 but at the end of the day even if there is no surface phone there will be a new nokia flagship after all technology does not sleep.
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I don't think you can get any more in a WP8 phone than with a Lumia 920 and so I was going to pre-order one as soon as they were available ...
Does anyone else plan on waiting or is it Lumias and HTCs now?
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I almost agree with you! :good:
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what will be happen if we ignore this cute lumia 920 & 8x and waiting for surface phone and finally they show us a device like ZUNE HD ?
I don't know what to say ? but I exactly know that the patience can help us to decide
crav4speed said:
I don't think you can get any more in a WP8 phone than with a Lumia 920 and so I was going to pre-order one as soon as they were available (Best Buy has the 920 and 8X up for pre-order today). But with all the rumors popping up recently of a Microsoft designed and branded Surface phone, I was thinking of waiting till at least CES to see if Microsoft would announce such a product. I think a Surface phone would compliment my new Surface tablet very well and I'd really hate to buy a Lumia now and hear about a Surface phone announcement within the next few months.
Does anyone else plan on waiting or is it Lumias and HTCs now?
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define it, is it windows rt with a dialer , or windows phone with some w8 add ons , or w8 with a dialer?
w8! with a dialer makes the most sense.
crav4speed said:
I don't think you can get any more in a WP8 phone than with a Lumia 920 and so I was going to pre-order one as soon as they were available (Best Buy has the 920 and 8X up for pre-order today). But with all the rumors popping up recently of a Microsoft designed and branded Surface phone, I was thinking of waiting till at least CES to see if Microsoft would announce such a product. I think a Surface phone would compliment my new Surface tablet very well and I'd really hate to buy a Lumia now and hear about a Surface phone announcement within the next few months.
Does anyone else plan on waiting or is it Lumias and HTCs now?
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Think about one thing. The whole reason the Lumia 920 is so much better than other WP8 phones, is because of what Nokia did with the Phone. The camera, the apps, the screen. Even if there is a Surface Phone, it won't have those things.
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Think about one thing. The whole reason the Lumia 920 is so much better than other WP8 phones, is because of what Nokia did with the Phone. The camera, the apps, the screen. Even if there is a Surface Phone, it won't have those things.
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I'd bet that the hardware would be just as nice. The camera may not be as good, but I'm sure Microsoft would opt for the 1280x720 resolution for the screen. The only think I'd miss is all the great apps that Nokia brings to the platform, but many of those are available if your phone is dev unlocked so maybe it won't be that much of a problem...
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I'd bet that the hardware would be just as nice. The camera may not be as good, but I'm sure Microsoft would opt for the 1280x720 resolution for the screen. The only think I'd miss is all the great apps that Nokia brings to the platform, but many of those are available if your phone is dev unlocked so maybe it won't be that much of a problem...
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Yeah and no. Custom roms for WP7 Mango devices took quite some time to release.
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Yeah and no. Custom roms for WP7 Mango devices took quite some time to release.
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I'm not talking about custom ROMs, I just have a dev unlocked phone, unlocked through App Hub, and I can run Nokia Drive just fine.
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I plan on moving on from Windows Phone 7.8. MSFT looks like it is going to do big things with Windows Phone 8 later this year. I believe I should be up for an upgrade by Q4 2013. I have a Lumia 900. Do you think it will be worth anything in December? It is an at&t operator unlocked phone that has been in an Otter box since day one. I took it out and inspected it and it is pristine. I wish to sell it ahead of everyone else dumping theirs on ebay. This will be my first time selling a smartphone. Do you think by the time December rolls around the phone will be worth anything? Looks like complete kits with box and charger are going for about $200 now. Do you think they will go for anywhere near that amount at Christmas?
pm me if your device is still available.
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pm me if your device is still available.
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I am looking to sell my device at the end of the year when I am eligible for an upgrade not right now. In December if you want to pay $200 for it hit me up. But it you want a Lumia 900 right now I won't be able to help.
I say this because BestBuy is offering the RT for only $199.99 that puts it on par with almost all the other budget tablets. I may get a couple for the family at that price...
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I say this because BestBuy is offering the RT for only $199.99 that puts it on par with almost all the other budget tablets. I may get a couple for the family at that price...
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...I bought the 64GB RT for that price; indeed the 32GB model is tempting, too (for family). I wonder, though, if fighting the Windows 8 fight is worth it just yet (for them). Heck I wonder if it is worth it for me!
Been looking for a time to get rid of my old TF101, I just wish that certain companies like amazon would give us the correct sync when reading and I think I would be good as well as access to our uploaded books like android. I also am waiting on one android app for handling pdfs and I am gone in a heartbeat.
Got 5 tablets from best buy and it is worth it so far. Loving it
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I say this because BestBuy is offering the RT for only $199.99 that puts it on par with almost all the other budget tablets. I may get a couple for the family at that price...
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I got one for the 199.99 on black Friday and love it. They sold out quick
I'm thinking about buying Xperia Z3. I live in USA and have AT&T, so I think I would need the D6603 model to work on AT&T's LTE.
Now, I'm thinking should I buy it from Sony themselves? They are currently selling it for $630. Or should I just wait till February for the Xperia Z4? I've been reading lots of problem with quality assurance and it's making me scared to buy the Z3.
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I'm thinking about buying Xperia Z3. I live in USA and have AT&T, so I think I would need the D6603 model to work on AT&T's LTE.
Now, I'm thinking should I buy it from Sony themselves? They are currently selling it for $630. Or should I just wait till February for the Xperia Z4? I've been reading lots of problem with quality assurance and it's making me scared to buy the Z3.
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The way I see it, I've yet to come across a phone that is 100% on build quality. Maybe it's happened, but I haven't been apart of it. If you wait for the Z4, chances are you could have the same issues. If you are gonna wait that long, you could always check back and see if the Z3 is 1. Cheaper when the Z4 comes out and 2. Build quality in later batches have been better.
Personally I have no issues with my D6603 on Bell.
I am one of those unlucky customers. On my third one now (it is currently being shipped to me). First one had a defective camera. Second one had a bad QA with the micro USB flap--one side of the flap has a bigger gap when closed fully.
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I'm thinking about buying Xperia Z3. I live in USA and have AT&T, so I think I would need the D6603 model to work on AT&T's LTE.
Now, I'm thinking should I buy it from Sony themselves? They are currently selling it for $630. Or should I just wait till February for the Xperia Z4? I've been reading lots of problem with quality assurance and it's making me scared to buy the Z3.
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Wait till Z4 its a much bigger upgrade. Z2->Z3 is comparatively minor. I got the Z3 because I just joined T-Mobile so I had to buy a phone, otherwise would have waited for the Z4.
You can still get the Z3 its a good device just check it in the Sony store itself for any defects, and exchange if there is an issue. I think the D6606 should be good, it was the D6616 that had a lot of issues as TMO got dumped a bad batch, I exchanged 3 on my 4th here lol. Then again TMO is also getting a lot of iPhone returns due to defects, according to reps. This happens with every company, there will be a few bad batches here and there, especially when a device is newly released.
Happy people don't complain/or say how great their device is on forums, they are too busy enjoying, that's why forums are skewed towards those with issues so be aware of that.
Sup, I was planning to ask this here as well until I found this thread already made. I'm considering switching from an iPhone 5, to the Z3 now that it's officially out for pre-order in the US. I already own a Z2 Tablet myself and so far it's been pretty fantastic. I've actually grown to really prefer android over iOS, which is one of the reasons for switching. (That and my iPhone has been having nonstop issues ever since iOS 8, and the iPhone 6 was kinda... lame this year IMHO.)
Anyway, as someone coming from an iPhone 5, should I wait for the Z4? Or get the Z3 now as it's a fairly large jump anyways? I can actually get a 10% discount from it's current price too (via student discount 630USD -> 566USD)
I read that the Z4 might be announced in February-March, but judging from the previous releases, it might be actually released near May-June? (7-8 Months)
I'm aware of some of the issues with the Z3, but as abhinav.tella stated, occasionally devices usually have some bad batches at the start.
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Sup, I was planning to ask this here as well until I found this thread already made. I'm considering switching from an iPhone 5, to the Z3 now that it's officially out for pre-order in the US. I already own a Z2 Tablet myself and so far it's been pretty fantastic. I've actually grown to really prefer android over iOS, which is one of the reasons for switching. (That and my iPhone has been having nonstop issues ever since iOS 8, and the iPhone 6 was kinda... lame this year IMHO.)
Anyway, as someone coming from an iPhone 5, should I wait for the Z4? Or get the Z3 now as it's a fairly large jump anyways? I can actually get a 10% discount from it's current price too (via student discount 630USD -> 566USD)
I read that the Z4 might be announced in February-March, but judging from the previous releases, it might be actually released near May-June? (7-8 Months)
I'm aware of some of the issues with the Z3, but as abhinav.tella stated, occasionally devices usually have some bad batches at the start.
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You can check for defects at TMO/Sony store itself so don't worry about buying the phone, its good. However if you can wait get the Z4, even if you get the Z3 you can't go wrong but as I said the Z4 will be a bigger jump.
I would get it on contract or with insurance. This phone isn't built like a premium flagship, and looks good until the wear starts creeping in. Mine is perfect, but the cotton corners (or whatever they're made of) are starting to look a little iffy lol.
There's a number of things on the Z3 that mean it's worth waiting for a Z4 as well but you'll find those issues all over the forum.
Can't say you won't experience the same issues on a Z4 though.
Buy now, upgrade later. Enjoy what you can get today, you aren't promised a Z4 or Z5 or whatever MAY be next.
I don't know that there is a single phone without fault. I just purchased mine yesterday and so far, we are getting to know each other just fine.
I was really waiting for the Nexus 6 until the rumors of the 6" screen were true. I was guttee and thus began my quest for a different device. I have a Nexus 4, I got my sister the Nexus 5 last year and having to break ties with nexus was not easy
It really depends what you are after. Most phones today are similar it is a matter of what your personal needs are.
I was debating between the Moto X 2nd ed (not avail in stores, online only) and the Z3. I live in London and had the opportunity to play with a phone at a Sony stand inside one of our malls out here. Absolutely loved it. I travel a lot and so having a 20 MP camera with all of the amazing features was a no brainer.
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Well, I got a Samsung Galaxy S4 as a gift and as much as I appreciate it, I'm not a fan of the Samsung brand because of their build quality (it improved in those 2014-end devices but I'm talking about the GS4). The GS4 is being sold by the main stores at 399€ so I'm planning to sell it for 320€/350€, buy the OnePlus One and even buy a case/skin for it.
Well, trading the GS4 for the OPO is a no brainer but I am thinking in selling the GS4, get the money and save it to spend it later on a better 2015 phone.
What should I do? Should I buy the OPO, should I buy another device or should I wait? I would buy the OPO without a doubt if it was some months before but after hearing all the confusion between OnePlus and Cyanogen, CM12s being promised to around this date and still being unreleased... Should I wait for a possible "OnePlus Two"? Should I buy a Nexus device? (I currently own a Galaxy Nexus)
I need some advice
You won't get $350 for your s4, check swappa.com for me easy place to sell and to get a realistic idea of what you'll get for yours. I've had a lot of phones and the 1+1 is far and away my favorite. Dev community is excellent, hardware is top notch, great speakers, beautiful screen, awesome battery life, it's really does everything perfectly. How long do you typically keep your devices, though? If you want to keep your next phone for more than a year, I'd say to wait and see what 2015 flagships bring.
Without a doubt if your interested, buy the phone! I've recently bought a Nexus 6 and the OPO is still one of my favorite phones of all time even compared to the Nexus 6!
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You won't get $350 for your s4, check swappa.com for me easy place to sell and to get a realistic idea of what you'll get for yours. I've had a lot of phones and the 1+1 is far and away my favorite. Dev community is excellent, hardware is top notch, great speakers, beautiful screen, awesome battery life, it's really does everything perfectly. How long do you typically keep your devices, though? If you want to keep your next phone for more than a year, I'd say to wait and see what 2015 flagships bring.
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Nah man, I can sell it for 350/320€ without a problem. Here in Portugal mobile contracts are rare, 95% of the population buys the phones carrier locked (which means we can only use that carrier's SIM cards in our phones) and the devices are expensive. GS4 is being sold at 399€ new in the big carriers so I can sure sell it for less 50 or 80 euros.
I have my Galaxy Nexus for almost 3 years and I don't change my devices often, maybe 3 to 4 years. I also can't spend over 500€ on a device so I don't have wallet for a HTC or a LG or a high end Samsung (even though they aren't the best price/quality choices, I'm just stating xd).
I would be sad if I bought the OnePlus One today and June or July comes and "OnePlus Two" comes at the same price, with better specs and the CM12s. But I don't also want to wait until OnePlus decides do reveal or not a new device. That's why I'm asking here, to know the thoughts of the ones who bought the OPO since they sure are better informed than me.
Definitely get it. I had motorola, samsung, nexus etc I even had the LG G3 before coming to the 1+. I love it, hands down the best phone I have owned and I wouldn't get rid of it till it is properly dead.
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I would be sad if I bought the OnePlus One today and June or July comes and "OnePlus Two" comes at the same price, with better specs and the CM12s. But I don't also want to wait until OnePlus decides do reveal or not a new device. That's why I'm asking here, to know the thoughts of the ones who bought the OPO since they sure are better informed than me.
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Well then you will be sad:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/oneplus-two/22384/oneplus-two-release-date-specs-rumours
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Well then you will be sad:
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/oneplus-two/22384/oneplus-two-release-date-specs-rumours
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I wouldn't be sad, theres always going to be the 'next' follow up phone, even if you buy the 'newest' it doesnt take long for a successor to come along or at least the rumours. With the Oneplus One you are still getting great value for money, stable CM11S, CM12S due shortly (definitely), along with OxygenOS and lot of other custom ROMs to pick from. Not to mention the obvious like nexus-easy bootloader unlock and root.
You can also now get a OPO relatively easy, plenty of invites knocking about or just purchase directly every Tuesday. I imagine its going to be pretty hard to get hold of an invite for the Oneplus Two when its released, as I'm guessing it will be invite only for the first while, so factor that into your thoughts around waiting time/availabilty.
I've had the Galaxy S4, HTC One M8 and Nexus 5 all within the last 5 months and overall the OPO is better than them all. Theres no added bloat, no difficulty/warranty issues unlocking the bootloader, solid stock CM and as many custom ROMs as you like and the battery life is fantastic. In terms of the nexus 5, its basically a nexus 6 for those who were underwhelmed by the nexus 6, in terms of large (without being too large) screen, great battery life (non 2k screen), decent camera and very reasonable price.
hi,i live in india,
i was using S7 edge one and half month ago, i was enjoying it, i sold it because i knew that note 7 is coming,
note 7 is the best cool looking smartphone, but its now RIPPED, i have no phone right now,
which phone i should buy now,
i dont want to buy Google pixel,xl, because its made by HTC and HTC already closed many their service center in india because of less response, so no support in my area.
iphone 7, since iphone 6s, because got bad reputation in india, because of B GRADE Batches in india, 95% of their phone have dust issue in display and in camera lens, i also replace my 6s for 6 time new boxes, still i was suffering for this issue, apple is sending bad batch in india because people are dont look so closely to dust, but its bad for those who cares about these things especially me,
i want a phone which i can use Long period a high end phone, good to hold and Standard in people, it should not like "cheap phone"
please suggest me ,thanks in advance,