Lumia 830 is a joke with spec

[ACTIONpack]

Sorry but why should I spend over $400 on a phone that have the same CPU as the 635 and 535 for $120 and $49?

[Dashel]

Cause CPU isn't the end all.  It has a front and rear LED camera that isn't a POS. A larger, better display, and other perks of a more premium device - like a camera button.

[George P Global Moderator]

Cause CPU isn't the end all.  It has a front and rear LED camera that isn't a POS. A larger, better display, and other perks of a more premium device - like a camera button.

 

 

Exactly, it's not just one thing but everything overall that you should look at. 

[Guest]

Sorry but why should I spend over $400 on a phone that have the same CPU as the 635 and 535 for $120 and $49?

 

What are you going to use that CPU on anyways?

[JaredFrost]

I've been disappointed with most of the new Lumia's over the previous models, the 530/535 seems worse than the 520, and the 635 lacks a lot of features the 625 had.

 

Not sure if I am even going to test the 830, I'll probably just be disappointed.

[Krome]

What are you going to use that CPU on anyways?

a phone of course... :p

 

 

I've been disappointed with most of the new Lumia's over the previous models, the 530/535 seems worse than the 520, and the 635 lacks a lot of features the 625 had.

 

Not sure if I am even going to test the 830, I'll probably just be disappointed.

This is also why Android phone is better

[George P Global Moderator]

I've been disappointed with most of the new Lumia's over the previous models, the 530/535 seems worse than the 520, and the 635 lacks a lot of features the 625 had.

 

Not sure if I am even going to test the 830, I'll probably just be disappointed.

 

The retail prices for the new ones also start lower than the older ones did, you should take that into account.   What did the 625 start off at and what did the 635 start off at?  

[BBinder]

I upgraded from a 625 to a 830 and haven't regretted paying ?300 for the phone out-right

 

what I like

 

5" 720p screen (feels no different from holding the 625 which had a 4.7" screen)

10Mp Purview camera (with dedicated button)

Premium feel and look of the device

Sound Quality is excellent

excellent battery life

no lag when using the device

has the apps that I need

128Gb SD card support (currently using a 32gb Micro sdhc card)

[+Nik Louch Subscriber²]

Also... Nobody is forcing you to.  It's a phone not designed for your needs, why open a thread whining about it?

[Depicus]

I always enjoy threads about CPU performance. I heard somebody say once that a F1 car only has a 1.6 engine but will beast the pants off almost every other car on the planet. 

[BajiRav]

I think Microsoft should simplify its product line

530 (what we have now but with 1GB RAM and FFC)

630 (530 with larger screen)

730 (what we have now)

830 (730 + larger screen)

930 (current 930)

1030 (930 + larger screen)

1330 (930 + faster processor + super sampling PV camera = basically top end specs on all counts)

1530 (1330 + larger screen)

[ACTIONpack]

The 1.2Ghz Quad SD 200 is not snappy for WP8.1. If it was WP7 yrs but using the 635, there is always a hikup

[123456789A]

I think Microsoft should simplify its product line

530 (what we have now but with 1GB RAM and FFC)

630 (530 with larger screen)

730 (what we have now)

830 (730 + larger screen)

930 (current 930)

1030 (930 + larger screen)

1330 (930 + faster processor + super sampling PV camera = basically top end specs on all counts)

1530 (1330 + larger screen)

 

I think they should just have three models.

 

Lumia Nadella, a 4 inch phone with entry level specs.

Lumia Gates, a 5 inch phone with decent specs.

Lumia Ballmer, a 6 inch phone with cutting edge specs.

[Rippleman]

This is also why Android phone is better

 

blondes are better then brunettes

Sorry but why should I spend over $400 on a phone that have the same CPU as the 635 and 535 for $120 and $49?

 

if you judge a phone by specs alone, you have a lot to discover outside the Android "more corez!!!!" model

[Silver Wind]

I personally think they should adopt a naming model like this:

 

530: basic entry level with 3G, 512MB RAM, SD200, 3.8-inch 480p display.

531-534: 530 with simple internal spec-changes like RAM / antennae (carrier variants).

535: 530 with bigger screen (4.8" 540p)

536-539: 535 with internal spec changes.

 

630: premium entry level with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD200, 4" 480p display.

631-634: 630 with internal spec changes.

635: 630 with bigger screen (5" 540p)

636-639: 635 with internal spec changes (ISC, from now).

 

730: basic mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD400, 4.3" 720p display, 1/3" 7MP sensor

731-734: 730 ISC.

735: 730 with bigger screen (5.3" 720p)

736-739: 735 ISC.

 

830: premium mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD600, 4.5" 720p display, 1/2.5" 9MP sensor

831-834: 830 ISC

835: 830 with bigger screen (5.5" 720p

836-839: 835 ISC

 

930: flagship with LTE-A, 2GB RAM, SD800, 4.7" 1080p display, 1/2" 21MP sensor

931-934: 930 ISC

935: 930 6-month refresh (like 925)

936-939: 935 ISC

 

1030: hero device with LTE-A, 3GB RAM, SD810, 5" 1080p display, 1/1.5" 41MP sensor

 

1130: 530/630 6" 720p

1330: 730/830 6" 1080p

1530: 930 6" 1440p w/ stylus support

 

Also, MS should preferably discontinue the use of the ISC numbers, and stick with multiples of 5.

Dual-SIM variants of any device should share the device number. Instead of taking on a new number.

[123456789A]

I personally think they should adopt a naming model like this:

 

530: basic entry level with 3G, 512MB RAM, SD200, 3.8-inch 480p display.

531-534: 530 with simple internal spec-changes like RAM / antennae (carrier variants).

535: 530 with bigger screen (4.8" 540p)

536-539: 535 with internal spec changes.

 

630: premium entry level with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD200, 4" 480p display.

631-634: 630 with internal spec changes.

635: 630 with bigger screen (5" 540p)

636-639: 635 with internal spec changes (ISC, from now).

 

730: basic mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD400, 4.3" 720p display, 1/3" 7MP sensor

731-734: 730 ISC.

735: 730 with bigger screen (5.3" 720p)

736-739: 735 ISC.

 

830: premium mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD600, 4.5" 720p display, 1/2.5" 9MP sensor

831-834: 830 ISC

835: 830 with bigger screen (5.5" 720p

836-839: 835 ISC

 

930: flagship with LTE-A, 2GB RAM, SD800, 4.7" 1080p display, 1/2" 21MP sensor

931-934: 930 ISC

935: 930 6-month refresh (like 925)

936-939: 935 ISC

 

1030: hero device with LTE-A, 3GB RAM, SD810, 5" 1080p display, 1/1.5" 41MP sensor

 

1130: 530/630 6" 720p

1330: 730/830 6" 1080p

1530: 930 6" 1440p w/ stylus support

 

Also, MS should preferably discontinue the use of the ISC numbers, and stick with multiples of 5.

Dual-SIM variants of any device should share the device number. Instead of taking on a new number.

 

Way too complicated.

[primexx]

I think they should just have three models.

 

Lumia Nadella, a 4 inch phone with entry level specs.

Lumia Gates, a 5 inch phone with decent specs.

Lumia Ballmer, a 6 inch phone with cutting edge specs.

 

 

wtf? Gates should obviously be the best! :P

[BajiRav]

I personally think they should adopt a naming model like this:

 

530: basic entry level with 3G, 512MB RAM, SD200, 3.8-inch 480p display.

531-534: 530 with simple internal spec-changes like RAM / antennae (carrier variants).

535: 530 with bigger screen (4.8" 540p)

536-539: 535 with internal spec changes.

 

630: premium entry level with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD200, 4" 480p display.

631-634: 630 with internal spec changes.

635: 630 with bigger screen (5" 540p)

636-639: 635 with internal spec changes (ISC, from now).

 

730: basic mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD400, 4.3" 720p display, 1/3" 7MP sensor

731-734: 730 ISC.

735: 730 with bigger screen (5.3" 720p)

736-739: 735 ISC.

 

830: premium mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD600, 4.5" 720p display, 1/2.5" 9MP sensor

831-834: 830 ISC

835: 830 with bigger screen (5.5" 720p

836-839: 835 ISC

 

930: flagship with LTE-A, 2GB RAM, SD800, 4.7" 1080p display, 1/2" 21MP sensor

931-934: 930 ISC

935: 930 6-month refresh (like 925)

936-939: 935 ISC

 

1030: hero device with LTE-A, 3GB RAM, SD810, 5" 1080p display, 1/1.5" 41MP sensor

 

1130: 530/630 6" 720p

1330: 730/830 6" 1080p

1530: 930 6" 1440p w/ stylus support

 

Also, MS should preferably discontinue the use of the ISC numbers, and stick with multiples of 5.

Dual-SIM variants of any device should share the device number. Instead of taking on a new number.

You should apply for a job at Nokia's sales&marketing when they start making phones again.

[Shiranui]

I think they should just have three models.

 

Lumia Nadella, a 4 inch phone with entry level specs.

Lumia Gates, a 5 inch phone with decent specs.

Lumia Ballmer, a 6 inch phone with cutting edge specs.

The Lumia Ballmer should be the model for developers.....

[Silver Wind]

Way too complicated.

Actually, it's based on what they themselves have been trying to do all along.

 

It sounds complicated because I included an option for almost all devices Nokia has released so far. It'll be less complicated if they go by multiples of 5, in which case you would have:

 

530: basic entry level with 3G, 512MB RAM, SD200, 3.8-inch 480p display.

535: 530 with bigger screen (4.8" 540p)

 

630: premium entry level with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD200, 4" 480p display.

635: 630 with bigger screen (5" 540p)

 

730: basic mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD400, 4.3" 720p display, 1/3" 7MP sensor

735: 730 with bigger screen (5.3" 720p)

 

830: premium mid-range with 4G, 1GB RAM, SD600, 4.5" 720p display, 1/2.5" 9MP sensor

835: 830 with bigger screen (5.5" 720p

 

930: flagship with LTE-A, 2GB RAM, SD800, 4.7" 1080p display, 1/2" 21MP sensor

935: 930 6-month refresh (like 925)

 

1030: hero device with LTE-A, 3GB RAM, SD810, 5" 1080p display, 1/1.5" 41MP sensor

 

1130: 530/630 6" 720p

1330: 730/830 6" 1080p

1530: 930 6" 1440p w/ stylus support

 

There's still one for each screen size, but no room for devices with minor differences.

 

As a point of interest, a 1/2", 21MP sensor would have a pixel size of 2.2 microns, and each pixel would bring in 147% more light than a pixel in, say an iPhone 6, but I also believe nobody will really make smartphones with those sensor sizes anytime soon (but I hope that when they get there, Microsoft will be the first to do so in association with ZIESS, and NOT SONY, because that would hurt my ego pretty bad) :P

 

[Praetor]

I think they should just have three models.

 

Lumia Nadella, a 4 inch phone with entry level specs.

Lumia Gates, a 5 inch phone with decent specs.

Lumia Ballmer, a 6 inch phone with cutting edge specs that is wet dream for developers.

Lumia Sinofsky, a 5 1/16 inch phone, that is oval, with a UI similar of late WM6.5 but with tablet elements, without a stylus and with the most vibrant colors, so vibrant that you must wear special googles just to use the phone.

 

There, fixed for ya!

[123456789A]

There, fixed for ya!

 

Don't forget the Lumia Sinofsky is coated with two sided tape so you never drop your phone.

[pack34]

The 1.2Ghz Quad SD 200 is not snappy for WP8.1. If it was WP7 yrs but using the 635, there is always a hikup

 

My 810 is snappy (dual core) and I think it's starting to push 3 years old.