iPhone 5 or Lumia 920?
I'm generally an apple person. I use a Macbook Air, have an iPad and have owned an iPhone. The last phone I purchased was the Lumia 800, which was unfortunately lost on holiday recently. I actually like the Windows Phone OS quite a lot, though it is obviously not as polished an experience as you get with iPhone. With the Lumia 800, it was a bit frustrating that it took several software updates before the phone operated with all the originally advertised apps/features and was able to achieve good battery life. I'm now torn between buying the iPhone 5 and waiting a bit for the Lumia 920. Perhaps someone here can make a clear case why iPhone 5 is the way to go. Here are the main considerations for each phone from my perspective:
iPhone 5
+ very polished user interface
+ excellent integration with my other apple stuff and my wife's iPhone
+ availability of many more apps
+ good customer service
+ available at least a month sooner than the Lumia 920
- not sure I'm going to like the long form factor
- interface is a little dull, since it is so familiar and identical to my iPad (which I always carry around)
- expensive and I probably won't be able to buy one w/o contract for some time
Lumia 920
+ Distinctive and polished user interface, a change from all my other apple stuff
+ Excellent core apps, plus cool Nokia exclusive apps like downloadable maps and drive navigation
+ Microsoft Office w/ skydrive integration - this is a huge attraction since I like to update some personal docs in the cloud whenever a thought pops in my head
+ It seems like the camera might be even better than the iPhone's, which is important since my wife and I are expecting our first
+ Extras like NFC and wireless charging, though not sure if I will make use of these features
- overall app selection is not as good
- won't integrate seamlessly with my apple gear (though a basic sync program is available from MS)
- slightly bigger and heavier than what i'd consider an ideal form factor
- still unknown if VPN support will be included in WP8, though one would expect this to be the case
- release date and pricing unknown...at least another month to go
Comments
After the day iPhone 5 is announced, I stand by Lumia 920.
Really. Why we should spend such a big fortune for an ordinary update? because it had a longer screen? faster speed? or the HORRIBLE map?
No,
I dont like apple's attitude now... the dock...you know....