rockyct
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- Jun 23, 2001
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The hardware stabilization is new as far as I know although it does remain to be seen how good it is. The touchscreen that can be used while wearing gloves or using your fingernail is a first as well. It depends on what the iPhone 5 offers but those features could be enough to at least make it a real option instead of the iPhone. Amazon apparently isn't ready with their phone (if they are working on one at all) so that's one less competitor against these Nokias.Are you talking about wireless charging stone? The OS? The camera? The functionality?
It definitely seems to be more of a smartphone for the European market. Smaller screen and no front facing camera, but more sleek and probably a better feel in your hand. Most apps in the near future will still be WP7 apps because they run on WP8. My guess is that it will probably be next fall before WP7 is mostly abandoned.Is it wrong that I still want the Lumia 800 more than this thing? Even with the dead-end OS that is on it?
I can get an unlocked Lumia 800 bundle on the Microsoft Store for $600. That includes the phone, a bluetooth headset, a wired 'cans' style headset, and a wireless speaker (think Jambox). I keep thinking about it for when I drop AT&T.
The Trophy is the phone that could in my book. I've had it since release week and while there is absolutely nothing special with it, it's just a solid device. I still show it off when people mention Windows Phone (rarely though) just for people to see the fluidness of the UI in person. It's a year and a half old device but all my friend's Androids seem to self destruct within a year, but that could be them being idiots. My dad's Droid X from about the same time is still going, but he's constantly bitching about it.Something is wrong with you.
I can't wait for WP8. I really like WP7 so I'm sold, I'm just glad to see some much improved hardware for it. The HTC Trophy not the greatest, but I don't really notice it due to how smooth the UI is and how well WP7 runs on it.
That being said, I'm not sure if I can wait until my contract renews to get a new phone if Verizon gets some form of the Lumia 920.