I didn’t plan on buying a windows phone. I was just browsing @ a local mobile store when I got this irresistible urge to buy this. I tried out first with the shopkeepers phone and then bought it. I have been using it for a good 1.6 years now so I thought lets get the world to know about this device.
What I Love:
1).Live tiles make social integration a piece of cake. So, in short I love the new interface. Its a huge change from the regulars of android and ios.
2).Battery Life is too good. Being an former android user, I can vouch on this phones battery which is a huge improvement over battery hugging android devices.
3).Call quality is superb, with virtually zero call drops. We all have forgotten what is the phone is primarily used for right?
4). Office 2010, XBox Games, Nokia Music, Sports Tracker are bundled goodies apps.
5). As contrary to belief, Windows Marketplace has a fair nos of useful apps and all look visually great.
What I Hate:
1).256 MB RAM. R u kidding me? Seriously Nokia? How could do this eh?. Well, this constraint will prevent you from getting some useful apps from marketplace.
2).Windows Marketplace needs to mature. Ex:- Facebook for windows. Its a stunning beauty visually, but functionally too slow. ios app is like 5X faster. Blame Microsoft for this.
3).Sync. Devil of a word. No copy-paste USB functionality. No sir, u must have Zune Player for Sync. Why Nokia? Why?
4).5 MP Camera+LED Flash. Impressive? No. Its Crap. even with Nokia Camera Extras.
5). Biggest problem. Only updatable till Windows 7.8. No Windows 8 for Lumia 610, 710 or 800. This has caused some software bugs for me from time to time. Automatic switch off of mobile is a frequent issue.
VERDICT:
Android will rule the mobile universe until windows gets its game together. Hardware is good but the marketplace needs to evolve and quickly.