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Friday 14 June 2013

NOKIA LUMIA 920 - What I Think

Hey Hey peoples!

Hope Everyone's well and not letting the harsh world out there get to them :). At least the Weekend's here!

Last month I was contacted by a representative from Nokia Nigeria asking if I was interested in trying out one of their phones for two weeks. I immediately glanced at the 3 phones I had already and thought.. "Why the hell not!" lool.. I have been curious to try out other phones apart from the iPhone and Blackberry, so this seemed the perfect opportunity.



Emails were exchanged, agreements signed and next thing I knew I was sat in the Nokia Nigeria reception picking up my brand-spanking new Nokia Lumia 920.



I was asked what colour I'd prefer: white, black or red. I went for red, because it's the closest color to pink  
(don't judge)  and I walked out with my new phone in hand.




First impression, it is slightly bigger and heavier than what I am accustomed to in a mobile phone. But once I had charged it up and the display came on, the graphics were so clear, I forgot the size (I am so easy). Before I go any further, I love my gadgets for what they can do, but I am no 'techie'. I don't know any technical terms so my description of this phone is going to be from a VERY primitive layman's point of view..lol



Luckily for me, I work in an office where we have very tech-savvy engineers roaming the place when they aren't on the rig. And last week I had one of them check out the phone for me. I said to him "Come check out my new Android phone". He goes "Err, that's not an Android, it runs a Windows OS".




See, I thank God for him, because I was going to come on here and type "Wooo, checkout my new Android".. *womp*

What I think
 As a blogger, the FIRST  thing to check will be the camera! Because we are always snapping shots and a good camera phone is always handy, especially for impromtu photo ops. And I do a truckload of those. Especially when I discover a new product available in a store or want to share a lipstick I'm wearing (I do this via instagram).

The pictures off the Lumia 920 are so crystal clear, better than my iPhone! But I will say I am struggling a little to get the Lumia to focus. Maybe I haven't figured it out yet, or something. Fairly close-up snaps are good, but I tried to take an OOTD the other day and when I pulled back a bit, all I got was a blurred image.

Another thing is, there's no INSTAGRAM! This is also important to me, because I share a lot of pictures on instagram and I wasn't pleased. But I lovely follower on twitter said I should try 'Itsdagram'. Now this app works ok, I can see my feed and upload pictures, but it hasn't got any of the filters that Instagram has. This wasn't an issue for me, as I like to keep the filters to a minimum because I want my followers on there to see the true colour of a product, especially nail polishes and lipstick swatches.

Overall, I think it's a pretty decent phone! I haven't completely explored this phone, as two weeks just isn't enough. But I can tell it can do a lot! Only gripe is I don't like Windows much, but I can see that even Windows have stepped their game up and it really doesn't seem like a Window OS is running on it.

Now the big question "Will I recommend it"? Yes I will! I think it is a welcome change from the usual iPhones and Blackberrys, and it can do everything they can do... Oh and it's got whatsapp for you instant communicator addicts!

So, who's got a Nokia Lumia? What's your opinion?

Laters,

Ez xxX
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7 comments

  1. Don't boot me out just yet Ez but compared to my Samsung Note, the camera is.... *grin*

    I love the phone too God knows (and thank God for a colleague's life cos I was calling it an Android too, lol). I got the black and love it to pieces.

    Not social media friendly though *sad* and no BLOGGING APP. Seriously, no blogging app? hell, no.

    www.barbara1923.com

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  2. Nokia lumia 920 is an amazing phone

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  3. Nokia Lumia 920 is an amazing phone

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  4. Hmmm...ok maybe give it a trial soon. But tanx 4 d info.

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  5. The lumia 920 is a cool phone and Just be patient...from what i heard instagram and a load of other top apps are coming to Lumia very soon

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  6. Dont have one but I have alwsys loved Nokia phones. They are strong and durable.

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