Lumia 820 or htc 8s?

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Its that time of the year...
I am confused again. I almost made my mind on the HTC 8S. But then, I saw numerous people complain about the low memory. Also, the 512 MB RAM could b a potential problem in a long run, as games have already started developing for ONLY 1GB..So the HTC is already outdated..
But The HTC 8S has Beats and a superb design that beats all design hands down.

1. if you are considering a phone in that range, i suggest take a look at xperia devices
2. beats is a marketing gimmick.
3. 512MB is less, if you are planning to purchase a phone i suggest get one with 1GB memory
4. wait 2-3 months as new android devices in line with powerful hardware.

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X 0 N 0 D E said:
Its that time of the year...
I am confused again. I almost made my mind on the HTC 8S. But then, I saw numerous people complain about the low memory. Also, the 512 MB RAM could b a potential problem in a long run, as games have already started developing for ONLY 1GB..So the HTC is already outdated..
But The HTC 8S has Beats and a superb design that beats all design hands down.

from these two i will any day go with nokia 820 but it will be lunched around 30k while you can opt for nokia 620 which will be lunched for 16k.

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Minion said:
from these two i will any day go with nokia 820 but it will be lunched around 30k while you can opt for nokia 620 which will be lunched for 16k.

30k!! I would much rather go for 8S...that's wayyyy out of my budget. BTW, the 920 is going to be 33, so I doubt the 820 will be 30K.

No matter what you end up buying, do not get a non-Nexus Android. I suggest you wait for Lumia 820 to launch. Ads are on TV about its imminent launch. It also has wireless charging, a nice addition.

8S has 4 GB internal and supports micro SD cards. So it should be good enough I guess.

Krow said:
No matter what you end up buying, do not get a non-Nexus Android. I suggest you wait for Lumia 820 to launch. Ads are on TV about its imminent launch. It also has wireless charging, a nice addition.

8S has 4 GB internal and supports micro SD cards. So it should be good enough I guess.

why a non-nexus android?

+1 Lumia 820.
And as far as RAM goes,WP8 will run smoothly with 512 mb ram.Even games.

Lumia 920 wont be less than 40k. And 820 will be priced around 30k. L620 will be around 18k. I wish Nokia launches L720 around 22-25k. There are no WP8 devices at that range.

NoasArcAngel said:
why a non-nexus android?

I said do not get a non-Nexus Android. Not worth it buying an Android phone that will never get software updates. Only Nexus phones get (relatively) regular updates.

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Osthe said:
Lumia 920 wont be less than 40k. And 820 will be priced around 30k. L620 will be around 18k. I wish Nokia launches L720 around 22-25k. There are no WP8 devices at that range.

I doubt. The Lumia 920 will be 33K. 820 around 22-23k.

No way man...Nokia wont put that insane a price on the Lumia 920.Typical flagship price around 30-35k max.

Let's wait for a week or two and see how Nokia prices the Lumias.

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@Krow Sir what you say about Nexus phones is true but what you say about the others isn't. Even non-Nexus devices do get updates. In fact my Dad's Tab 2 has got the JB upgrade about the month ago and even my Note would've gotten it already if it weren't for a vulnerability being discovered recently which Samsung wants to fix before releasing the new SW.

SunE said:
@Krow Sir what you say about Nexus phones is true but what you say about the others isn't. Even non-Nexus devices do get updates. In fact my Dad's Tab 2 has got the JB upgrade about the month ago and even my Note would've gotten it already if it weren't for a vulnerability being discovered recently which Samsung wants to fix before releasing the new SW.

When was Jelly Bean launched? July or was it August? You're saying that a four month delay is acceptable? I don't think so.

Windows Phone and iOS updates reach users faster due to lack of fragmentation. Users have every right to latest updates. You don't pay just for the device, you pay for the content.

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^^ Sure. But I still believe there are better devices out there than the Nexus range even if they get their updates a bit late. Now please let's just agree to disagree

SunE said:
^^ Sure. But I still believe there are better devices out there than the Nexus range even if they get their updates a bit late. Now please let's just agree to disagree

i agree

paying premium for a nexus device in india makes no sense, and even then there are better VFM options. unless you want only the latest....

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X 0 N 0 D E said:
30k!! I would much rather go for 8S...that's wayyyy out of my budget. BTW, the 920 is going to be 33, so I doubt the 820 will be 30K.

The price for Lumia 820 is 20k online....

^Lumia 820 for 20k? From where you got the info on the pricing?

sanlovsan said:
The price for Lumia 820 is 20k online....

?? :O

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Was talking about that sohalic website..

X 0 N 0 D E said:
Was talking about that sohalic website..

If you are mentioning this one, then The price is not mentioned there. Look at it.

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Osthe said:
If you are mentioning this one, then The price is not mentioned there. Look at it.

*mobiles.sulekha.com/nokia_lumia-820_compare_prices.htm

More like this one...buy this is pretty old news I guess. I expect the price to be not less than 25K. May be more, but surely not less.

SunE said:
@Krow Sir what you say about Nexus phones is true but what you say about the others isn't. Even non-Nexus devices do get updates. In fact my Dad's Tab 2 has got the JB upgrade about the month ago and even my Note would've gotten it already if it weren't for a vulnerability being discovered recently which Samsung wants to fix before releasing the new SW.

Agreed completely even with plethora of devices to update Samsung never disappoints or so is what my experiences make me believe .
Even i was going this and that about the expected time of arrival of 4.2 on my sgs3 until recently i read the gsmarena shoot out between sgs3 and nexus 4 ,in which they clearly state that Samsung's Premium suite is more impressive than improvements Google made on 4.2 and so sammy users won't be much affected by delayed updates .
Ps :nexus is a powerhouse but comes only in 8/16gb - how could that suffice in todays world where even games can take gb's of storage !

Osthe said:
Let's wait for a week or two and see how Nokia prices the Lumias.

One thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about krait - newer generation Qualcomm soc devices here - they simply can't be expected to come at lower price points .

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nikufellow said:
Agreed completely even with plethora of devices to update Samsung never disappoints or so is what my experiences make me believe .
Even i was going this and that about the expected time of arrival of 4.2 on my sgs3 until recently i read the gsmarena shoot out between sgs3 and nexus 4 ,in which they clearly state that Samsung's Premium suite is more impressive than improvements Google made on 4.2 and so sammy users won't be much affected by delayed updates .
Ps :nexus is a powerhouse but comes only in 8/16gb - how could that suffice in todays world where even games can take gb's of storage !

One thing to keep in mind is that we are talking about krait - newer generation Qualcomm soc devices here - they simply can't be expected to come at lower price points .

And they aren't. Pretty expensive for an OS people are anyways reluctant to buy..

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X 0 N 0 D E said:
And they aren't. Pretty expensive for an OS people are anyways reluctant to buy..

Price won't come down. but you will get some good deal from hs18 or any other online site.

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X 0 N 0 D E said:
Its that time of the year...
I am confused again. I almost made my mind on the HTC 8S. But then, I saw numerous people complain about the low memory. Also, the 512 MB RAM could b a potential problem in a long run, as games have already started developing for ONLY 1GB..So the HTC is already outdated..
But The HTC 8S has Beats and a superb design that beats all design hands down.

Get the 820,
Reasons,
Better display
Dolby audio >>>beats audio
Much better cam.
1.5 ghz vs 1 ghz on 8s.
Nokia apps!!
Equaliser, yeah the 8s doesnt hav one , lol
512 mb ram is okay but 1gb is bttr for obvious reasons.
Nokia support.
Size, maybe its just me, but i found 8s a tad too small.

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Nokia lumia 920 you will get around 36k but i do no about 820.I think you should wait for 820

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lumia 820 is Rs. 27559....on flipkart...