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I've used the Lumia 822 and now 928 on Verizon. Loved them both, really nothing to complain about on either. The new Lumia Icon on VZW is a very compelling offering; lack of Glance support being the only thing people are complaining about thus far.
All-in-all, I don't see a reason to buy any WP other than Nokia ones; they're the only OEM invested in the platform and constantly evolving it through 2nd party apps like Video Trimmer, Video Uploader, etc.
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My wife and I love our 920s! My sister loves her 925! I love the tiles, even the best android/iPhones look very dated with the icons.
Pros: Colors for sure! Kids corner is awesome! Nokia Here, City Lens, Drive are all "killer" apps. Microsoft default apps (weather, calendar, messaging) make it needless to install a 3rd party. Fast and reliable. Of course, camera camera camera (was embarrassed for a iPhone 5c friend who was comparing photos with me...she just bought it and her low light photos were terrible!)
Cons: No swype keyboard (coming in phone 8.1). Xbox video was late, but finally here (have 50 movies on xbox/win8 video store.) Need no-password option for Kids corner. Apps aren't a problem, but it is a "badge of honor" for those with an android/iPhone when your phone doesn't have that *one* sandwich ordering app (lame but true.)
Fixes: Install the latest update! My phones used to "chime" in the middle of the night when they were finished charging on wireless charger. No more! Added a few awesome settings!
Robert
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That's a wonderful review. Thank you.
Mohammed Hameed.
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I've had a Nokia Lumia 521 for about 6 months. This is my first smartphone so I don't have a comparison but I do like it. I was going to get a 925, but the 521 costs about $100 currently (about 1/4 of a 925 or 928), so I got that as my 'starter' phone.
Good Luck!
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Hi Mohammed
I bought a lumia 800 using windows 7 and when the 2yr contract runs out I cant wait to dump it as the problems are too many. I cant speak for the new models and w8 version but I just wont be giving it a chance. some of the faults are: the font is tiny and cant be enlarged so anyone 50+ yo will struggle to read text's unless you remember your glasses, and I always have to give it to someone and ask them what it says. you cant read the screen in the open air coz of the glare, the battery life is crap, you cant Bluetooth photos to m8's phones that aint lumias, I haven't found an easy way to forward a contact phone number as standard, I wont go on. I have used nokia since the early/mid 90's but wont do so again after my experience with this piece of shtye. no doubt theres downloads and fixes to most of the issues (except the font size) but I want a phone to work out of the box and not spend hours looking for apps that fix what the designers should have done in the first place or waiting for upgrades that never come - rant over & GL
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Most of these are fixed in WP8 (which sadly requires you buy another handset - can't upgrade WP7 devices to WP8). Most of these are 'fixed out of the box', or at least have built in OS settings.
There is a font size setting which increases the text in a number of places, especially text messaging, though may not apply everywhere. There might also be some accessibility settings to help with this, I'm not sure. We have a nearly 60 year old director using a 1020 and he's fine with it, and another 50+ year old director using a 925 and he's fine too (those phones do have larger screens though).
Many/most of the newer Lumia phones are much easier to read in direct sunlight and have reduced glare, increased contrast etc. Possibly depends on the screen used in the hardware, but all the ones I've seen are pretty good.
Nokia have specifically included a contact sharing option in WP8 that works like their old one via SMS, or can use other sharing options (open the contact in people hub, then tap the app bar at the bottom of the screen to access that function). For those with a WP8 phone that isn't a Lumia who want a way to share contacts, I suggest my free app here; http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=4766ff33-7447-462b-84ee-8f3acb8742e0 
The newer phones support NFC and Bluetooth and I believe it is possible to share to other phones that aren't Lumia's, and even non-WP phones, though I haven't tried so I can't be sure. It might require a third party or downloaded Nokia app to this though.
The battery life isn't what it used to be on the old Nokias (i.e a 3355 used to get a week, with usage), but you can't expect it to be because of the new hardware and different usage patterns, and in my experience so far the battery life on the WP phones is the same or better than a lot of Android and iPhones. My wife's Samsung Galaxy SII has much worse battery than my phone (though it is an older model now). The S3/S4's also seem to need nightly charging, and most iPhone owners I know say the same.
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Our whole company has 820's except for the directors who have 920's or higher, and I have a couple of friends with 520's. So far I haven't heard anyone complain about the 820's or higher models. The camera on the 520 is a bit slow according to my friend, but I haven't seen it to know if the 820 is different.
The 820 which I personally use is very good - but I find the storage space restricting (it has SD card but OS limits what you can put on it, grrr) and the battery isn't wonderful. That is to say I charge it nightly, but then it seems anyone with a modern smartphone who actually uses it does that anyway. Also the surface is the 820 is slipperier than snot on a door knob - it will slide frictionless across virtually any surface. That can make for interesting experiences if you drop it, slide it to someone or have it leap out from your car dashboard because it wasn't bolted down.
Overall, very good phone(s) though.
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I'm surprised very few people recommend the 820, I own one and it's great, I have a few gripes with the Windows Phone OS, but overall it's very efficient; regarding the phone, it's very slippery on the default case, but if you can, try getting the rugged one (Nokia Protective or Active Shell CC-3040) or get at least a TPU protective case, the reason is that the LCD (or OLED screen to be precise) is very fragile, which is curious because the digitizer is damage resistant (not Gorilla Glass, but it resist pretty well).
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Thanks for the valuable info.
SSE @ Infor Global Solutions.
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Nokia Lumia 920. Very robust phone. I bought it just when the model was released. I have done soft reset couple times since then. Phone is very responsive and fast. Embedded Nokia navigation system that allows download all required maps locally and does not require cellular data to navigate. PureView camera cannot be compared to any phone cameras on the market. Good quality pictures. Plus XBox games, plus MS Office mobile, One Note.
SergoT
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Thank you.
SSE @ Infor Global Solutions.
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I have a Lumia 900, overall its a decent phone. The camera is great at 8MP and a really useful feature for me is that it has a radio. There seems to be a bug, the screen goes black and i need to restart, it seems to happen very occasionally. not sure what the problem is. there is definately less apps available than in the android and ios stores.
I only paid approx 1/5 of the price of an iphone, so i do think it is better value. If I were to ignore price, i'd say an iphone is better, but adding price into my decision, I would say lumia.
I have not tried an android phone yet!
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I had a 920 and it was great, no problems and I love the Windows Phone OS. I just upgraded to a 1520 and it is the best Windows Phone so far.
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Auntie[^].
From the text, the average Scottish sewer is as fat-clogged as the average Scottish artery
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Not Tigger I notice, bit too energetic 
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I wonder if they found any Scotts[^] in Scottish toilets.
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Yes. He was the copilot[^] 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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He had to be escorted to Geneva by french army jets, because the swiss airforce is only "ready during office times" (cité a spokesman of the airforce). The swiss army was already known as a bad joke, but the airforce now doubled that.
Wanna hear some more stories? A few years ago the tank departement of the army discovered 105 tanks in a mountain bunker. They were quite surprised, because they thought the tanks were "lost" - No idea when and why 105 swiss tanks can get lost, we hardly ever need them. And it's not like there are not dozens of cars the army looses every year because they can't find them anymore after they've hidden them in the woods.
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If that had been posted by a non-swiss person...The Swiss would probably and aggressively not declare war on them! 
Thank you - I needed a laugh!
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Oh, and did you know we have a Navy[^]?
I guess I have not mentioned that close to a kilo explosives went missing a few years ago.
And I just found out that these were not 105 tanks which were missed, 400 tanks is the right number[^]!
Google autotranslate may work badly on the second link...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Invade Liechtenstein?
Talking about Liechtenstein, they once attacked Italy with 80 men and came back with 81.
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Yes, but teh extra just wanted to rent the place for the day[^]
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Another "funny" fact about the swiss army:
About 10% of former soldiers never returned their material (assault rifle, (in some cases even ammunition), etc.) and the army has no idea who those 10% are...
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Nicholas Marty wrote: About 10% of former soldiers never returned their material (assault rifle, (in some cases even ammunition), etc.) and the army has no idea who those 10% are...
That doesn't really concerns me - What concerns me is the amount of people who got a rifle, failed the 2nd psycho test and didn't gave their rifle back.
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