Hi guys, I'm considering buying a new smartphone for my dad's birthday next month. With lumia 900 on its way to the UK, is it worth paying extra to get lumia 900?
Thank you very much
Beenees said:
Hi guys, I'm considering buying a new smartphone for my dad's birthday next month. With lumia 900 on its way to the UK, is it worth paying extra to get lumia 900?
Thank you very much
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The pretty much depends on personal opinion. When it comes to specs their pretty much similar except for screen, Camera, and Radio (LTE or not).. and aesthetics
Beenees said:
Hi guys, I'm considering buying a new smartphone for my dad's birthday next month. With lumia 900 on its way to the UK, is it worth paying extra to get lumia 900?
Thank you very much
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Go for Lumia 900! I just got Lumia 800 last week and I love it!
The screen size difference is 0.4 inches but the AMOLED with ClearDark display beats the S-LCD and it feels so pleasant to use. On top of that you get the Nokia's OEM exclusive softwares and constant updates.
However, I think the extra is just £60 more if that. Unless you can get your hands on some cheap HTC Titan. Also, this is a pure speculation but Lumia 900 might have better chances of upgrading to Windows phone 8 in next 6-8 months.
I chose the Titan as I love the HUGE display. Only got it on Wednesday and I love it. As for the Super LCD vs Amoled, the Amoled will have richer colours but some say they are too rich and saturated. I put my Titan next to my HD2 which has a standard LCD screen and the difference was night and day. SLCD is very impressive and probably just as good as amoled without the potential problems of amoled screens (burn in).
As for software support, HTC have their own apps in the app store including Locations which is a GPS Sat Nav with downloadable maps for offline navigation, spoken instructions etc. In a recent Youtube comparison, the user preferred Locations Sat Nav to Nokia Drive.
If this matters to you, Titan has a removable battery (good for spares). Nokia's battery is built in and non removable.
Good price now for sim free £285 on Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-TITAN-Free-Windows-Smartphone/dp/B005JC48OI
One final point, the Nokia Lumia 900 is virtually the same size as the Titan and yet the Titan has a bigger screen.
It is totally your call. Go to a Carphone Warehouse and check out the Titan hands on.
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Looking to make the switch from Android (Atrix 2) over to Windows and really like the Titan. Does anyone know or have one that they would like to sale or trade?
I know that Microsoft stores have them for free but I am not located anywhere close to a MS Store .
PM me.
Thanks.
How much are you willing to pay?
i will probably be selling mine once the nokia lumia 900 comes out. i have an at&t model. i unlocked it too, so its running on t-mobile right now.
If you're anywhere near a microsoft store you can trade your phones: http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swa...Microsoft-Store-B-M-Only-thru-3-29?p=48746529
omg thats genius. im going tomorrow to get one
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How much are you willing to pay?
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Depends on the shape of it. Send me a picture of it to [email protected]
shamoozoo said:
i will probably be selling mine once the nokia lumia 900 comes out. i have an at&t model. i unlocked it too, so its running on t-mobile right now.
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I was debating on doing the buy program at BestBuy.. ...... so I could get a new one from their for $300 with the exchange of my Atrix 2, but I was hoping not to pay that much. Is the Nokia Lumia 900 going to be that much better?
Tynen said:
If you're anywhere near a microsoft store you can trade your phones: http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swa...Microsoft-Store-B-M-Only-thru-3-29?p=48746529
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Nope I live in Dallas Fort Worth area..... closest store is Houston and that is 4 hours away...
Coldheat1906 said:
I was debating on doing the buy program at BestBuy.. ...... so I could get a new one from their for $300 with the exchange of my Atrix 2, but I was hoping not to pay that much. Is the Nokia Lumia 900 going to be that much better?
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Lumia 900 will surely be much better than current Lumia phones. It's the spearhead for WP and The top notch phone that is Apollo-ready too!
For me the polycarbonate i.e. plastic feel is the only make or break deal. I feel HTC's metallic body is SO stready. When I hold a lumia it makes me feel like those LG phones back in the days (viewty etc). So the feel and looks will mainly lure you towards the deal. Plus remember - if you are after LTE Lumia 900 is capable of it, but not Titan. Titan 2 is capable but again platic back cover.
drupad2drupad said:
Lumia 900 will surely be much better than current Lumia phones. It's the spearhead for WP and The top notch phone that is Apollo-ready too!
For me the polycarbonate i.e. plastic feel is the only make or break deal. I feel HTC's metallic body is SO stready. When I hold a lumia it makes me feel like those LG phones back in the days (viewty etc). So the feel and looks will mainly lure you towards the deal. Plus remember - if you are after LTE Lumia 900 is capable of it, but not Titan. Titan 2 is capable but again platic back cover.
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Thanks. That's a good point that you made.
The other thing that I like about the Titan is the 4.7" screen.... but how is the quality of that screen against the Nokia 900?
oh I can tell you right now the 900 will be better, and I'm trying to sell you a Titan. higher ppi and SAMOLED...900 will look heavenly.
LOL I'd sell you my Titan but I wouldn't want you to suffer from its problems
Hello there,
I have a brand new AT&T HTC Titan for sale.
Please PM me if you are still interested.
So I just left the ATT store and had a chance to play with the Nokia 900...... all I can say is wow.... and also found out that that they will be selling it for $450 off contract.......
Coldheat1906 said:
So I just left the ATT store and had a chance to play with the Nokia 900...... all I can say is wow.... and also found out that that they will be selling it for $450 off contract.......
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I will sell mine at $350 no contract.
Let me know.
pjodm said:
I will sell mine at $350 no contract.
Let me know.
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Your Nokia 900? or a titan?
ROCOAFZ said:
Your Nokia 900? or a titan?
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I have an AT&T HTC Titan Brand new in the box
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Selling and buying of devices is only permitted in the market place
Ok so I have been wanting to buy this phone since launch. My HD2 works fine with WP Rom but USB is faulty so cannot sync or charge. External charger for battery required.
Anyway, the price of sim free titan is now £285. I really want to buy this but worried about these issues:
1. WiFi cellular network allocation
2. Muffled voice during call
3. Antenna issue
4. If new and better phone launched at end of year.
what shall I do? Buy now or wait?
Thank you!
1. I had problems with wifi in the past, but since the last update it improved a lot in my opinion
2. The voice quality is not the best on this phone,but it isn't horrible either.
3. Never had any issues. When Im in college or at the cinema I have some signal loss, but so do m friends
4. There will always be a better phone
Hope you find this useful!
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tboy2000 said:
Ok so I have been wanting to buy this phone since launch. My HD2 works fine with WP Rom but USB is faulty so cannot sync or charge. External charger for battery required.
Anyway, the price of sim free titan is now £285. I really want to buy this but worried about these issues:
1. WiFi cellular network allocation
2. Muffled voice during call
3. Antenna issue
4. If new and better phone launched at end of year.
what shall I do? Buy now or wait?
Thank you!
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I am so jealous that your SIM free is just £285. I got it in November last year and paid £480!
I would say it's a steal at that price. There will be only one top-notch, well two, handsets till Oct this year - Titan 2 and Nokia Lumia 900. They won't be here till May-June.
Titan can be upgraded to Apollo. My plan is sell Titan in Oct and use that money to invest in a native Apollo handset instead of Titan2/Lumia900. I think you've got to get it and enjoy it. Then go for the next phone! There will be a better phone every 3 months. If you wait for it, you will never dive into the enjoyment
Nothing wrong with this handset at least not the UK ones. Get it from Carphone Warehouse if you can. The problems you are reading about are generally in the US handsets especially the AT&T ones.
Thanks mate for your reply
Yes the handset is now 299.99 plus 5% quidco bringing it to 285.00. I posted the deal here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc-titan-windows-phone-sim-free-285-after-quidco-expansys-1186159
Did you buy your handset sim free? I always do and dont do contracts. Am on simplicity deal for years. I bought my hd2 for £500 on launch day. Am tempted to buy Titan now.
Also are you positive Titan 2 will launch in UK? Where did you hear that? I thought it was for AT&T only.
PS ignore the rant i had with one guy in the HUKD thread
tboy2000 said:
Thanks mate for your reply
Yes the handset is now 299.99 plus 5% quidco bringing it to 285.00. I posted the deal here http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/htc-titan-windows-phone-sim-free-285-after-quidco-expansys-1186159
Did you buy your handset sim free? I always do and dont do contracts. Am on simplicity deal for years. I bought my hd2 for £500 on launch day. Am tempted to buy Titan now.
Also are you positive Titan 2 will launch in UK? Where did you hear that? I thought it was for AT&T only.
PS ignore the rant i had with one guy in the HUKD thread
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Haha, I think Titan is good for UK as Titan 2 comes with LTE in the USA. However, the rumour has it that it will follow the Nokia Lumia 900 (which comes here in May). But instead of LTE version UK will get the 3.5G version - which still I don't think any other network but O2 will benefit from here in the UK. So both the new phones are pretty pointless for the UK. Plus Titan 2 comes with a plastic back to make up the heavy weight of the 16 MP camera. I got Titan only because it felt sturdy. I am sure Titan 2 with plastic won't be the same thing to hold! I already have issues with 3G in the UK, I don't think 3.5G (Dont know the technical word they used) will help my battery or usage!
Yes always best sim free, The UK handsets seem to be more stable than the AT&T, Bought mine second hand and it had to go for repair at HTC but probably because the previous owner dropped it lol, Not suffered from any Voice problems or any Wi Fi issues and to be honest at that price you can't really go wrong, Antenna is all down to good contacts on the rear casing and never had any problems, As mentioned by Drupad you will have the option of the Apollo Update later in the year which should be interesting.
Is it written anywhere that the Titan will be upgradeable to Apollo? Any link?
Also if new handsets or native Apollo handsets will be out at the end of the year, would it be worth it to buy Titan now if I am only going to get 6-8 months use out of it before a better phone comes out?
What I DO know is I want a 4.7" screen and i guess there is no promise that the new handsets will be around 4.7" screen wise.
My final question is the HD7's 16gb sd card could be exchanged for a 32gb card with careful surgery Can this be done to the Titan too?
My only problem with Titan is : there is no Custon Rom or Interop-Unlock Yet.
but in the future it will be out.
you wont regret it, jut buy it.
I am SO close to buying it. Can do it in 10 seconds. I bet I buy it and one week later leaks of better handsets get out.
I ended up buying it and love the phone although family angry with me saying I spent a lot of money on a brand new phone and my voice sounds muffled
Temptation got the better of you then lol, Good choice, Great phone, not had any problems with voice being muffled, Only suggestion is to move the mic nearer to ya mouth, Looks as though we may not be getting the full Apollo going by the latest posts on ere but we should definitely get Tango and hopefully some form of update which maybe a form of Apollo, Its all guessing at the moment, Enjoy your Titan as most of us are doing for now, There will always be a better newer handset on the Horizon.
Hey guys, I had a HTC Titan, Until one day it turned off and never charged and turned off again. 3 Weeks later after sending to HTC and then making an Insurance Claim my insurance have just called to give me a payout.
They offered a Nokia 710, Or a Lumia 800 Or £319 in cash to my bank.
I have since chosen the £319 cash, and i am looking to get back into a Titan or Titan II.
My question to you all is. Which should i get the Titan or the Titan II or is there another windows 7.5 phone that competes with these 2 at the same price?
Play has the titan for £317 with next day delivery, But no II's, And on ebay i can find no II's. Any advice on where to purchase is greatly appreciated and any advice on the phone to buy is also appreciated battery life isn't an issue i have 3 Titan batteries spare.
Hazeno said:
Hey guys, I had a HTC Titan, Until one day it turned off and never charged and turned off again. 3 Weeks later after sending to HTC and then making an Insurance Claim my insurance have just called to give me a payout.
They offered a Nokia 710, Or a Lumia 800 Or £319 in cash to my bank.
I have since chosen the £319 cash, and i am looking to get back into a Titan or Titan II.
My question to you all is. Which should i get the Titan or the Titan II or is there another windows 7.5 phone that competes with these 2 at the same price?
Play has the titan for £317 with next day delivery, But no II's, And on ebay i can find no II's. Any advice on where to purchase is greatly appreciated and any advice on the phone to buy is also appreciated battery life isn't an issue i have 3 Titan batteries spare.
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If you aren't after an amazing camera, then go for Titan. It has unlocked bootloader, custom ROMs, more dev hopefully in future and sturdy look!
Titan 2, although has 4g LTE and 16 MP camera, it comes with plasticy feel. So these are the major differences laid out for you.. your call
That becuase the Titan 2 for Europe. It only has American network bands so wont work in the UK at full data speed
http://www.expansys.com/htc-titan-w...-gray-16gb-eu-product-with-uk-adapter-231303/
My Lumia 920 arrived yesterday.
Wow, a phone you can make voice calls on. Amazing!
Now I need to figure out what to do with this gently used titan.
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My Lumia 920 arrived yesterday.
Wow, a phone you can make voice calls on. Amazing!
Now I need to figure out what to do with this gently used titan.
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You know, I wasn't sure that the 920 or Windows Phone 8 in general had anything that would make me drop $200 that I could spend on a tablet or something. Even thought the 920 camera is often and the Nokia people show their WP users way more love than HTC, my Titan is way better than "good enough."
But then rumors were that the 920 was going to actually sell for $150. Then it actually went on sale at $99. Now Walmart is selling it for $49. Then, in literally the last two days, my Titan has been getting sluggish for the first time ever. Now you're reminding me that my call quality is so bad that the phone aspects of the Titan are borderline useless.
Sold.
schettj said:
My Lumia 920 arrived yesterday.
Wow, a phone you can make voice calls on. Amazing!
Now I need to figure out what to do with this gently used titan.
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You can trade it for my Sensation 4G Mint TMO unlocked?
Trade
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You can trade it for my Sensation 4G Mint TMO unlocked?
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I'll trade my Titan (7.8) for you Sensation. It comes with a two year warranty!
Just wondered if anyone was considering getting rid of their 920 & getting a 1020 instead?
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Just wondered if anyone was considering getting rid of their 920 & getting a 1020 instead?
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You mean a 925? I was not aware a 1020 was even released or being considered. No would be my answer as hardware wise the the 920 and 925 are the same except the 925's camera is actually not as good as the 920's and it for the most part is a weakened 920 in a smaller case.
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You mean a 925? I was not aware a 1020 was even released or being considered. No would be my answer as hardware wise the the 920 and 925 are the same except the 925's camera is actually not as good as the 920's and it for the most part is a weakened 920 in a smaller case.
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Where have you been?
Not seen all the fuss about the launch of the 1020 last week.
http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/phones/phone/lumia1020/
Super Chimp said:
Where have you been?
Not seen all the fuss about the launch of the 1020 last week.
http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/phones/phone/lumia1020/
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I'm going to buy....in the near / distance future
I love my 920, but 1020 is new dimension
boril said:
I'm going to buy....in the near / distance future
I love my 920, but 1020 is new dimension
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I was somewhat disappointed there wasn't more evolution in the hardware, but I guess the OS restricted that.
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Just wondered if anyone was considering getting rid of their 920 & getting a 1020 instead?
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Nope! I can't justify spending $299 upfront for what...a 3x zoom and the extra mega-pixels that come with that zoom. At normal P&S it's no different than the 92x variants. I'm leaning on the 925 which I put my hands on today. It does have the T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling app and access to the Field Test via ##3282# where you can make Automatic, 2G, 4G, and LTE network changes. The 521 can do the exact same thing. Columbus, GA does not have LTE as of this typing. We also know that HSPA+ is 3G technology and when you run the field test; it is all zeroes up and down the board when you run the 4G diagnostics, a point I have had to make at every T-Mobile kiosks that insists that HSPA+ is 4G. Today "4G" is accepted as the be all of anything that isn't "2G" or "3G". We can thank T-Mobile who got this whole "4G" thing started with HSPA; that said, their mobile data speeds are pretty darn good but thanks to marketing it's become convoluted to say the least.
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Nope! I can't justify spending $299 upfront for what...a 3x zoom and the extra mega-pixels that come with that zoom. At normal P&S it's no different than the 92x variants. I'm leaning on the 925 which I put my hands on today. It does have the T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling app and access to the Field Test via ##3282# where you can make Automatic, 2G, 4G, and LTE network changes. The 521 can do the exact same thing.
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The big issue for me with the 925 is the downgrading of the amount of internal memory & other than the design it doesn't seem a great deal different to the 920.
No, as I understand it, its got the same hardware except a better camera. I don't use the camera on my phone that much to warrant the camera sticking out (and not being able to lie my phone flat on its back- which I do quite often when using it)
Yep already got my pre order in
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Already pre-ordered! Free camera grip too! Yay!
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Already pre-ordered! Free camera grip too! Yay!
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Yeah I hate I couldn't get the free camera grip. Apparently they just offer it when upgrading or renewing or new line not buying outright
will it be unlocked since you are buying it outright
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Yeah I hate I couldn't get the free camera grip. Apparently they just offer it when upgrading or renewing or new line not buying outright
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Is that a US only offer?
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Is that a US only offer?
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I think so. Or even a at&t deal since its at&t exclusive and only offered with a contract, but then I don't think at&t offered it on their site so not sure
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I think so. Or even a at&t deal since its at&t exclusive and only offered with a contract, but then I don't think at&t offered it on their site so not sure
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Thanks. That's a shame.
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Is that a US only offer?
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It is a US only offer from purchasing your device at the Microsoft Store. So its not an AT&T offer, but simply a benefit you get from getting your device at the Microsoft Store in the US.
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will it be unlocked since you are buying it outright
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Unfortunately in the US, buying the phone for full price does not give you an automatic unlock. You are still completely bound by the terms and conditions of the carrier you bought the phone from. Its an AT&T exclusive, which means AT&T probably won't unlock it until they decide otherwise.
The style of Lumia 920 is beautiful, 1020 is a little bit ugly.
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The style of Lumia 920 is beautiful, 1020 is a little bit ugly.
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It's not as portly as the 920 which is a bit of a bonus in my view.
My oldest Son and I each got new 1020's, got the Wife a 920. The 1020 besides have a game changing camera (and app, that will come to the 920 with the next update) is thinner, lighter, and has a better screen. They also use Matte colors instead of the Gloss of the 800/900 series. (not a plus, just different.)
To say the 1020 is ugly is silly, from the front they look exactly the same. From the top, bottom, sides the 1020 is slimmer. The back does have that large camera, but it has a 6 element F2.2 Zeiss lens, a LED for focus help and video, a Xenon flash for pics (more natural lighting) so its the most functional back in a mobile phone yet.
I wasn't going to before but I'd actually like to sell my 920 to get a 1020. Really wanna play with that camera. (Don't have an upgrade available though as I used it to get a Galaxy s4 that I traded a guy for his Surface Pro)
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