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Nokia Lumia 820 review: Backup squad

22 November 2012 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia Lumia 820 review: Backup squad - read the full textBack up against the wall, Nokia looks to the launch of the first Windows Phone 8 smartphones as a make or break moment. It’s not essential for the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 to become bestsellers, but it’s absolutely vital that they convince users of Microsoft’s mobile platform's potential...

 

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> In reply to scoobydooby @ 2012-11-23 18:52 from kKTc - click to readAndroid is laggy buggy slow worst battery -- these are favourite trollings of android haters. They wil never learn that android is smooth as butter since 2.2 froyo.

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  • 2012-11-23 21:36
  • fxHc

hey guys anyone tell me dat can we watch
hd videos on lumia 820 or not???

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  • 2012-11-23 20:28
  • rAeH

I'm having trouble understanding some of the below comments about how Android is laggy... have you people used Android on the most recent phones or are you just talking trash just because you wish to defend Nokia?

I'm neutral to all phones but I just recently grabbed the LG Optimus G and let me tell you, this phone at WORST lags *slightly* when I have multiple (as in 7 or 8) windows open. Otherwise, its smooth as butter, and to consider here its still on ICS, I'm using 6 pages full of widgets, push, live wallpapers etc. Its fast, responsive and fluid.

Before you start bashing how Android is slow and laggy maybe you should try it out on newer phones first.. saying this stuff doesn't convince those who know first hand it only makes your comments read like you don't know what you're talking about.

That said, I have not used WP OS mostly because I dislike the metro UI intently.. I'm not about to call it slow, laggy and crappy though as I simply dont know that to be true unless I try it now do I?

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  • 2012-11-23 18:52
  • kKTc

This is truly the bezel-phone, but actually thats not bad. Because its really horrible. Its way too big for its screen size, and still they only managed to put a 1650mah battery?

Im also surprised of its battery performance per mAh, take those 40 hours and divide by 1650 and then multiply it by 3100 (which is the battery capacity of Note II) and you get that the 820 would last 75 hours on a 3100 mah battery. That would be nice then? Well, the problem is that the Note II is rated at 72 hours, meaning that despite this small low res display and modern dual core it consumes almost as much power as the gigantic 5.5 inch quadcore.

Where is WP8's socalled superior efficiency then? Its coming in WP9?

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  • 2012-11-23 18:20
  • vaNH

You don't need much processing power to display a pair of rectangles filled with one color. Actually, powerful Atari 800XL or ZX Spectrum systems could handle this kind of modern ui even better and with smoother animation.

Even that, modern ui is strongly based on secret UX antipatterns book, which Ballmer bought on sale-out, thinking he made great deal.

Poor Microsoft.

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  • 2012-11-23 17:56
  • mZ58

> In reply to LOL @ 2012-11-23 16:10 from PWDw - click to readNope it's far behind android, you must read first than comment

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  • 2012-11-23 17:00
  • prk3

> In reply to Boom boom boom @ 2012-11-23 12:50 from fxHY - click to readOther than the app base .. WP is not far behind iOs or android. Its not laggy, its not boring, it doesn't need to root or other gimmick to work flawlessly. WP apps will continue to grow with time.

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  • 2012-11-23 16:10
  • PWDw

> In reply to timple7 @ 2012-11-23 13:57 from mXmc - click to readthere is problem between Microsoft and bbc !

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  • 2012-11-23 16:01
  • iD52

In the UK no compatibility with BBC iplayer is a pretty big omission.

Also can you at last have different volume levels for the ringer and music? (My L800 it is ludicrously the same).

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  • 2012-11-23 13:57
  • mXmc

Dont know why WPs battery is very ugly. By battery backup, WP is far far far far behind android+ios.

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  • 2012-11-23 12:50
  • fxHY

**Good news for Nokia lovers**

"Yahoo China mentioned nonchalantly in a report about the launch of the Lumia 920 in China, that Nokia has so far received 2.5 million orders for the device, which is a pretty big number for a handset that's been out for just a couple of weeks.

They say that the device is being sold out in places like Germany, Australia, even the US, and if Amazon's "out of stock" sign for the cyan and yellow version is any indication, they might be correct.
Long before this report, Wall Street wise guys like Goldman Sachs have apparently been backing up the truck in the last few days to load on Nokia's beaten shares, sending the stock price soaring more than 30% "

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  • 2012-11-23 12:47
  • 0@03

> In reply to DaMan @ 2012-11-23 08:40 from m}FW - click to readTrue.. except for android fans we all want review how Lumia stands alone as a different platform. now WP8 with Lumia is on its own legue. Its too early to compare it with Android. I've been android user for last 2 years. Now i want a change. So either it'll be iPhone or Lumia will be my next phone.

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  • 2012-11-23 12:12
  • v{uH

The Lumia 820 does have a gyroscope

http://press.nokia.com/wp-cont...atasheet.pdf

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  • 2012-11-23 12:11
  • Am9Y

> In reply to Nokia is best @ 2012-11-23 11:02 from 63CH - click to readLumiNa? Whats this? Cant u read properly? Its LUMIA not LumiNa. Okay?

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  • 2012-11-23 11:34
  • fxHY

> In reply to Nokia is best @ 2012-11-23 11:08 from 63CH - click to readS3 never lags.

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  • 2012-11-23 11:33
  • fxHY

> In reply to get a clue @ 2012-11-23 11:14 from pKcT - click to readhey stop your drama ! arc arc s mini the all using 205 andrno not 225 andrno

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  • 2012-11-23 11:21
  • 63CH

> In reply to TheAgent @ 2012-11-22 22:59 from JE2a - click to read1. even if its in there, probably the wires are cut, or it has no hardware connections. no amount of software will heal laser cut lines.
2. almost nobody has dln tvs..also you cant mirror the screen. thanks god for google's miracast on the nexus 4 ..it's wireless and mirrores the screen. nokia doesn't have it. nokia is always late to the party.
3. adreno 225 is antique..low end experia mini and neo l and arc and arc s have it..like 2 years back.
4. amoled is for blind people. the color saturation helps theyr blind eyes sort of...other than that there's no definition to it.
5. gyroscope is for 3d aware apps. you wont understand with your antieuq wp os.
6. ''As if everyone should just stick'' no, al least they have a choice. on wp ther's no choice.
7. who copied who ? wp copied lego blocks. lol. android is the nost inovative os in years. even apple copied stuff from it. and nokia cant even coy properly. so it will always be left behind.

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  • 2012-11-23 11:14
  • pKcT

> In reply to dsantacruz @ 2012-11-23 10:59 from DQgW - click to readmen I used android galaxy's s one and s plus the both device is lags bugs
and I tried my friends galaxy s3 still lags
now android fanboys will say the next version will be lags free android 5.xxxxxxxxxx

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  • 2012-11-23 11:08
  • 63CH

first of all thank you gsmarena for the great review ! really I enjoyed reading the review ,
well done Nokia Nokia lumina 820 is one of best device and really I want it
Nokia please focus more in front camera we need 1.3 mp not VGA

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  • 2012-11-23 11:02
  • 63CH

As i suspected the dual-core beat the quad-core... Why? I think we all know that the Android OS is Laggy buggy and heavy.
Again Windows phones and IOS don't need quad-cores( it would be good indeed ).
Just another thing that i must say is that the reviewers don't talk about the Lags and breaks on Android i hope in the future that it would happen.

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  • 2012-11-23 10:59
  • DQgW
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