jedisco:

It would drop but that may be after about 5-6 months instead of the usual 3 months. But the market launch price would be cheaper than what MTN is offering.

jmaine:

The phone is amazingly very tough........ The car drive over test, Barton smash and the over 60 ft elevation throw was easily handled by the 920

Lord_Reed:

I wasn't talking about the price actually. I meant I hope WP8 devices will come in budget sizes as well say about 20k - 40k range.

jedisco:

Eventually... Yes.
Immediately... I don't think so.
I think currently Nokia is focused on using WP7.5 for cheaper devices but this should change with time.

jmaine: More Resilient showing by the Lumia . . . .This is what we call a monster

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E3c8il_Q6SU

Lord_Reed:

That will be such a let down; not everyone can afford to pay 80k and above for a phone just to experience it's own brand of OS.

Bawss1: ^ I'm a little confused, is the wireless charging plate a separate accessory? Does it not come in the box when you buy the 920?

jedisco: But this thread don try o.
8 pages without getting to frontpage. I can't remember any other thread achieving such.

Lord_Reed:

I think it did some time ago.

jedisco:

How much were you expecting the price to be?
This phone is similarly priced with other flagship devices especially if yo take into consideration the 6 month free data. The MTN SGS III with 3 months data was thesame price.


The only problem I've got is its exclusivity. After 3 months when it would be generally available, the price would still be high cos it would just be new to the market then. Almost like the problem with the current lumias.
But if MTN adequately advertise it, then it may be worth it.

Bawss1: Oh OK, I assumed that the charging plate was included upon purchase.

Sometimes its a good thing to avoid the front page, that way the thread stays clear of them riffraff trolls who are up to no good.

Da_b¤§§.:
I see. It's a nice strategy really because most people in nigeria outside the tech group don't even know of the lumia 800 720 etc.

Bawss1: ^ I'm a little confused, is the wireless charging plate a separate accessory? Does it not come in the box when you buy the 920?

ThaProf: Bro! I think you, Jedisko and jmaine know fairly good stuff about WP8. I have some few questions for you guys. I hope you don't mind?

jedisco:

No problem. You can ask your questions. I would try and answer those I can.

ThaProf:

Thanks for your reply. I've been using BBs for a while now and I'm really bored of the phone. I want to get a new smartphone and I love the WP8 interface.

But I've gone to some Android threads and the way they glorify Android and condemn the WP scares me. They start with the lack of apps and games etc. I'd love you to kindly sell me the WP. Tell me about it in general and the things it can do.

Then to particular phone to get, I love the specs of the Lumia 620 you put here sadly there's no Gorilla glass and I've heard about the release of Lumia 520 soon which has a 4" scratch resistant screen which is a good catch but it lacks LED and NFC. The Huawei 4Afrika(Ascend W1) seem to pack every feature and would be cheaper, but I don't think Huawei build can come near the Nokia.

I've been saving a while for this phone, so I'd like it to be one is one i.e the best choice of the 3 which I could use for say a year or 2 without it being dated.

Thanks a lot, anticipating a kind reply.

jedisco:


One thing you should know is that most Android users on this site are ignorant fanboys. Most of them lack a basic understanding of what they claim to know. You shouldn't let their empty rantings fool you.

As regards WP8, its a unique, nice and smooth OS. Yes it's lacking in some areas, but it also has some nice positives.
Android is more featured but WP8 is slicker (especially on mid-low end phones). Don't get it wrong, WP8 fully covers your basic needs.

On the issue of apps and games, when next you hear them ranting, take time to ask them what those apps do. I've done that severally here and EACH TIME they end up empty. There have been alot of 'your favourite apps' threads which I've taken time to scout and I can tell you that over 95% of the apps I see there are well catered for on WP.

That does not mean some important apps are not missing, but most of them are not really useful to us in Nigeria e.g. Instagram and Pandora.
WP has 130,000 apps and most (if not all) the apps you would need are already there.
The issue with most people and WP8 is that I it has been hacked yet but that's not much of an excuse.

To the issue of games, yes there is a definite chasm especially as regards some popular titles but a good number have been announced as coming.
Moreover, it's not like WP store is devoid of good games. Here is quite an outdated list of xbox live games ( http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_on_Windows_Phone ). Also a good number of games do not have the xbox status and recent titles are not there.


As for the phone in particular. I sincerely don't know which one you should go for. They all have different features and are priced accordingly. But if you're getting a WP, I would advice you get a Nokia device as it has added incentives.

ThaProf:

Thanks for your time mate. Was really informative. I've narrowed my options down to Lumia 620 and 520 but I think I'll favour the 520 cos of the 4" screen and scratch resistance. I can always live without the LED flash and the Secondary camera, it's not as if I use them on a normal day.

It might be released by the end of March or beginning of April. Would also be nice if we started a thread completely on Windows Phone, it'll help.



You're welcome.
Yes if you can deal without those two, the 520 should offer you pretty good value for money.
Thanks again, I'm grateful.

Hotdiamond: WINDOWS PHONE USERS THREAD WOULD MAKE SENSE

jedisco:

You're welcome.
Yes if you can deal without those two, the 520 should offer you pretty good value for money.

ThaProf:

Thank you jor. It'll make a lot of sense. Current users, intending users and past users will be able to share their views and help one another with fixes and all.

But I haven't seen enough WP users to start a thread.

ThaProf:

Is it possible to use BIS data on a WP8? Cos buying 200mb is no good.