Whereas I probably use 80% of an iPhone I think I’m only using 20% of the Windows Phone. Why haven’t Apple done the simple stuff yet? I can see I have new emails, a text and my next appointment. Immediately I like that the home screen has information on it. So your iTunes investment is not a waste. TV and movies don’t come across, but of course I’d watch those on my iPad anyway. After sorting out a security issue I can sync photos, music and music videos. When I get home I download the Windows Phone app for OSX on my Mac Mini. These would be super cool if my work mates and family were on Windows Phone. As I look at other apps like People and some of the people centric touches in contacts, I can’t use those either. But no one close to me has a Windows Phone. I guess my phone plan has lot’s of txts built in, but I have my first feeling of giving something real up.Īs I surf around the apps on the 920 I find Rooms and remember the great demo in the Windows Phone launch video. I’m back to sending txts and paying message by message. Messages don’t turn that reassuring blue where you feel “cool, this is free”. For Exchange users, email is just better on Windows Phone.īut when I went to send a message I realised I no longer have iMessage. I’ve always missed that on a Mac and iPhone. Appointments for example are much better as you can add text to replies in meeting requests. Let’s read some emails and send some messages.Įmail feels really strong. With my new phone up and running I could get back to work. Twitter, Foursquare, AirNZ mPass, ASB, Yammer etc.Īs those apps have data in the cloud I was sorted in 20 minutes. Within a few minutes I was downloading free apps. That was easy and could be done on the phone. Went straight to the store app where I needed to set up a Live account. In under 10 minutes I was productive and connected. Exchange has autodiscovery so I just needed to enter my email address and password for all my contacts, calendar and email to be set up and synced. Getting going with Exchange was a breeze. The Nokia takes a bigger SIM than the iPhone 5, but the friendly Telecom staff had a SIM adapter so I could take my iPhone 5 SIM and simply swap. With my iPhone still on Wi-Fi I can easily run them in parallel.įirst boot and setup was easy though the date/time wasn’t pulled from the network so had to do that manually. Price was $NZ999 to buy outright with no contract. Wireless charging pad is not included in the box. The new Apple headsets are awesome (tried using the Apple ear buds in the Nokia – can hear but the voice didn’t seem to work). The charger is Micro-USB and it ships with black earbuds that completely seal the ear. When you unbox it you see the beautiful Nokia SIM door key. It’s big and beautiful – feels like you could really throw it a long way. Apple does not have a monopoly on making high quality gear. The 920 screen is 4.5″ and it has a really good camera. The iPhone is iddy biddy and weighs nothing next to it. If I do use it for more than a few days, or even for the next year, I’ll update this post to let you know if my impressions change. My starting point is I desperately want this to be good, but I also know I might not like it and this could be a big waste of money. I’m going to share my impressions of the Windows Phone from an iPhone and Apple users perspective.
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