Worth it for a Lumia 800?

[andrewkeith5]

I'm currently very happy with my HTC 7 Pro, but on November 2nd I'm eligible for an early upgrade on my 24-month behemoth of a contract with Vodafone.

What do you guys think? Do I upgrade early and play with a Nokia WP even though I'll be keeping the must-have physical keyboard of my 7 Pro, or do I let the last 6 months run and wait for the (well, there'd better be one) upgraded 7 Pro?

It just looks so damn good!

 

[MartyLK]

I'm currently very happy with my HTC 7 Pro, but on November 2nd I'm eligible for an early upgrade on my 24-month behemoth of a contract with Vodafone.

What do you guys think? Do I upgrade early and play with a Nokia WP even though I'll be keeping the must-have physical keyboard of my 7 Pro, or do I let the last 6 months run and wait for the (well, there'd better be one) upgraded 7 Pro?

It just looks so damn good!

Absolutely not. Nokias are fake. and not what they used to be.

 

[voluptuary]

I would have to say no. If you already have a WP7 device ther is no reason to get this thing. To quote an earlier post of mine:

"I was going to buy this phone to replace/upgrade my Focus but there is ZERO reason for me to now. My Focus has an equal quality screen (better acctually) as well as the awesome option of expandable storage and with Navigon it has offline turn-by-turn navigation. All Nokia had to do was not screw up two things they got right with the N9, FFC and 64gb storage option. Total fail."

 

[brummiesteven]

I'd say yes... it's a nokia!

Offtopic also but where abouts in Birmingham you from?

 

[domineus]

I would have to say no. If you already have a WP7 device ther is no reason to get this thing. To quote an earlier post of mine:

"I was going to buy this phone to replace/upgrade my Focus but there is ZERO reason for me to now. My Focus has an equal quality screen (better acctually) as well as the awesome option of expandable storage and with Navigon it has offline turn-by-turn navigation. All Nokia had to do was not screw up two things they got right with the N9, FFC and 64gb storage option. Total fail."

comments like this make me grimace =(
but instead of posting a long diatribe I'll post someone else's

http://gizmodo.com/5853494/why-nokias-windows-phones-are-better-than-good-enough

keep in mind I would rather have a smaller screen with a greater dpi than a big screen with an awful dpi *cough*titan

I mean it may not be your bag of tea, but to say its a fail because its not 64 gig is a bit short sighted. As is the screen argument since you've not even played with it, and hardly even begun to experience CBD amoled. Trust, it is definitely on par and exceeds SAMOLED Plus by leaps and bounds.

 

[PG2G]

I'm waiting until Windows Phone 8 before I upgrade. The 2nd generation devices aren't a big enough of a leap over the 1st gen to justify upgrading.

 

[MartyLK]

I'm waiting until Windows Phone 8 before I upgrade. The 2nd generation devices aren't a big enough of a leap over the 1st gen to justify upgrading.

Not even the fantastic Focus S? I can't wait for that phone. SAMOLED+ and that form factor crackles my rice crispies.

 

[PG2G]

Not even the fantastic Focus S? I can't wait for that phone. SAMOLED+ and that form factor crackles my rice crispies.

Not for me, thank god (my Focus is a year old so it'd be an early upgrade). There isn't a massive performance difference between the phones and the whole pentile thing never really bothered me.

I figure if you wait out the full 24 months of a contract, you'll get a TRUE jump. in performance. The generation after this one should be over 2x as fast as the 1st gen phones when it comes to CPU, over 4x as fast when it comes to GPU, be LTE, yadda yadda yadda. They might even exceed that when you consider that those specs are today's high end Android phones.

 

[MartyLK]

Not for me, thank god (my Focus is a year old so it'd be an early upgrade). There isn't a massive performance difference between the phones and the whole pentile thing never really bothered me.

I figure if you wait out the full 24 months of a contract, you'll get a TRUE jump. in performance. The generation after this one should be over 2x as fast as the 1st gen phones when it comes to CPU, over 4x as fast when it comes to GPU, be LTE, yadda yadda yadda. They might even exceed that when you consider that those specs are today's high end Android phones.

Good reasoning.

 

[uryu_ishida]

Unless you plan to use video chat, the only thing wrong with the phone is the 16 GB in storage. However, compared to other phones in the same price range (e.g. the HTC Radar), 16 GB is pretty good. If you can find a way to get by with only a part of your media collection stored on your phone, then it should be worth it. The looks alone set it apart from every other phone in that price range, including Android phones.

 

[magicsquid]

Personally, I would wait.

If your 7 Pro is your primary device, you'll get most benefit from upgrading that. Otherwise, you would have to carry two phones with you or use your Nokia like an iPod Touch.

i.e. in 6 months time you'll have more options and won't have buyers remorse if someone releases an awesome phone with a keyboard before then.

Even if there are no better phones with a keyboard, Nokia are likely to have released additional devices within 6 months e.g. the rumoured Nokia Ace and possibly more. I think it is quite likely that Nokia will eventually produce a WP device with a keyboard - not sure if it will arrive within 6 months though.

 

[makoute]

comments like this make me grimace =(
but instead of posting a long diatribe I'll post someone else's

http://gizmodo.com/5853494/why-nokias-windows-phones-are-better-than-good-enough

keep in mind I would rather have a smaller screen with a greater dpi than a big screen with an awful dpi *cough*titan

I mean it may not be your bag of tea, but to say its a fail because its not 64 gig is a bit short sighted. As is the screen argument since you've not even played with it, and hardly even begun to experience CBD amoled. Trust, it is definitely on par and exceeds SAMOLED Plus by leaps and bounds.

If someone already has a WP7 phone, there is very little reason (other than your current phone broke down) to buy this one.

 

[domineus]

If someone already has a WP7 phone, there is very little reason (other than your current phone broke down) to buy this one.

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a device camera that works

there are a few reasons why'd i switch

 

[voluptuary]

comments like this make me grimace =(
but instead of posting a long diatribe I'll post someone else's

http://gizmodo.com/5853494/why-nokias-windows-phones-are-better-than-good-enough

keep in mind I would rather have a smaller screen with a greater dpi than a big screen with an awful dpi *cough*titan

I mean it may not be your bag of tea, but to say its a fail because its not 64 gig is a bit short sighted. As is the screen argument since you've not even played with it, and hardly even begun to experience CBD amoled. Trust, it is definitely on par and exceeds SAMOLED Plus by leaps and bounds.

I'd rather have a 4" screen than a 3.7" and they are both AMOLED screens with basically the same PenTile tech. CBD and Super AMOLED are basically equal picture quality and viewing angle wise, and if I had to pick I'd take the 4" screen.

Second, storage is important to me. I have the 24gb on my focus filled and I'm pondering getting a 32gb card to bump up to 40gb. I only have 200mb on my data plan (and this is all I'm gonna pay for as I never really use more) so the 25gb on SkyDrive means **** to me. I wan't storage and I would gladly pay for it so for them to not offer it is dumb, or at the very worst give ME the option to pay for an SD card to install.

Thirdly I use skype alot, my next phone HAS to have a FFC for Nokia to not offer it in this phone is dumb. They had to go out of thier way to remove it from the design they had already in the N9. Just plain dumb.

I'm not hating on Nokia. I WANTED TO GET THIS PHONE after seeing the N9. I had assumed they wouldn't trash all the nice things with it but they did. Smaller screen, smaller storage, no FFC. ALL FAIL.

 

[kotaro_14]

I really don't think it's with it. WP7 is already silky smooth as it is on a underclocked processor, you don't need an overclocked one. I would wait until quadcores come out which they should since MS decided to skip out on dualcores. I'm thinking more powerful OS in the future we might see Windows 8 since Nvidia showed it running on their ARM Kal-El quadcore processor. So in short just wait, not worth the upgrade to be wasted.


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[lekhwani]

No way. Even if it had a 4" screen, I would not have thought of buying this and selling my one month old focus which I bought for 250$. Lumia 800 is now $585, as I read somewhere.

My focus is already far superior than this 800. Yesterday only I showed this phone to my cousin. And she told me to tell its price as $700 to others just to show off. None will doubt it.

If you put 800 and focus side by side, none will doubt that focus is costlier.

Apart from an extra navigation app, focus has pluses like upgradeable to 40 GB, 4" screen smoled. I think my focus is an upgrade over this 800.

And going from focus to 800 is just a downgrade and that too by paying additional loss of $350-400. Its utterly ridiculous.

 

[vangrieg]

If you put 800 and focus side by side, none will doubt that focus is costlier.

How do you know that? 800 has much better materials, a supposedly better screen (there were mentions about it after looking at both phones side by side), and a much more appealing design.

Also, you are comparing subsidized and open market prices.

 

[species5618w]

Unless it's below $100 contract free, then no. I will wait for WP8 and even then wouldn't get a new phone if my Quantum can be upgraded to wp8. wp7 is very smooth on 1G processor, I see little reason to move to better hardware. Maybe switch to focus if it's a equal trade.

 

[MartyLK]

How do you know that? 800 has much better materials, a supposedly better screen (there were mentions about it after looking at both phones side by side), and a much more appealing design.

Also, you are comparing subsidized and open market prices.

I prefer the Focus design more than the 800. I love holding my Focus, it feels good in the hand and looks good to behold. The display is outstanding and an excellent compliment to the style of WP7.

 

[Peew971]

First thing first, a 24 months contract is never worth it. You're better off paying part of the phone and get a shorter contract.
That aside I don't think any of the new phones is worth an upgrade unless you're desperate for a front facing camera, in which case Nokia is out of the equation. All the first gen phones run Mango well, there are no apps or games that necessitate a faster processor, the cameras are fine, really I can't see a valid reason to upgrade. Only larger internal storage would be worth an upgrade and it can now only come from the Focus S which I doubt very much will happen.
Keep your upgrade option in the air for when a proper phone arrives, I know it's hard because there's that desire to get something new and shiny but all thing considered it's not worth it, especially on a 24 months contract.