If you’ve been watching ITV lately, then you’ve definitely heard of Nokia Lumia’s newest development “Cortana!” Not to mention, that voice over on ITV last night during X Factor was legendary! #Holypenguin will it happen again today? Now I must admit that the Nokia Lumia Cortana advert hijacked the X Factor show, but it was kind of hilarious, don’t you think?
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| Left: my favourite/most used apps. Right: everything else in an alphabetical list! |
Besides, I’m most impressed with its ability to take night photos! It must have an internal stabiliser because the night photos always look awesome. However, the front facing camera at 1.2MP is less pleasing, but it’s of an acceptable standard when it comes to selfies!
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| Left: Picture taken by my DSLR of my phone. Right: Picture of the picture taken on my phone. Note that the images appear more colourful on screen than when it gets transfer to my laptop. |
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| See how Lumia 930 compares with Canon 1100D? The pictures appear sharper on an DSLR and have more depth, but the phone photo doesn’t look that bad either! |
Apps
The Windows App market is somewhat slightly underdeveloped than the Apple and Android market. Then again, it does come back to what you’ll be using your phone for and which apps you’ll be needing! I’m really happy with the apps I currently use, which are mostly social media, photography and transport related. Most of the big apps are on there, but I’m sure developers are working hard to get their apps onto Windows. However, I’m not too keen on the Instagram Beta App on Windows because it lacks tons of features compared to the Apple version (on my iPad) and it doesn’t upload pictures in it’s full quality (but I do have some tips & tricks on this). It doesn’t have Google Maps either (on my old Samsung), but it has a similar app called Here Maps, which is almost identically, but I still love Google Maps more! 😛
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| Pictures taken by my Lumia 930, see how it can capture these: a colourful photo, close-up food, a good selfie and night-time view. |
Battery Life
I’ve never had much trouble with Nokia’s battery life. Like most phones, I have to charge this daily, but it gets me through the day without much complaint. However, it runs on 4G and uses a MASSIVE amount of data, especially if you’re using a picture heavy app like Instagram. If you do choose to get this phone (and use Instagram and Twitter a lot), then get the 1GB contract, you’ll need it! Oh yes, another pointer, it’s cheaper than the newest iPhone and Samsung, but is more solidly built and just as powerful!
Summary
Believe me or not, this post has no affiliation with Nokia or any of their brands, in fact, they don’t even know that I exist at this very moment. I’m simply expressing my feelings for something I use everyday to help me through my life! 😛
Really great review! I'm on the market for a new phone (still rocking my iPhone 4S!) and wasn't sure where to go – this has really helped! That camera quality is incredible!
Drea xo
Drea's Junkyard
Thank you! iPhone 4S isn't that bad! Really glad that you found this review helpful. 🙂 x
Looks like an amazing camera!
Melanie @ meandmr.com
The best phone camera I've had. 🙂 x
This is so useful, thank you!! I'm looking at getting a new phone (endless list of gadgets, oh dear), so this couldn't've come at a better time, since I'm thinking about investing in a lumia.
So thank you again!
little miss fii | Fii x
I'm really glad you found this useful! I think Nokia definitely has the most reliable phones and the Lumia range is fab! x
Ive just made a note of this as my phone is like four years old and dying, its shocking haha thanks for sharing as its one of the most helpful reviews I've read xxx
Wow, that's really impressive! You must have an amazing phone if it's lasted that long! Glad you found the review helpful! x
Oh wow!! At a glance I can't even tell the difference between the Nokia photo and the Canon one. That is AMAZING!!! Still an iPhone girl though haha.
Kat x
KatHorrocks.com
Yeah, a minor difference, but it's not a huge difference. I do like iPhones, but they're a little too expensive for me. 😛 x
I still have an old iPhone.. I certainly need to update myself, although I don't use many of even iPhone's features.. It's a great review, Olivia, definitely better than any tech website would give as you are looking from a bloggers perspective. Well done!
http://www.minsbeautyequipment.com
Same, a phone is basically for talking, texting and for social media! You don't really need all the features. 🙂 Thank you, I'm glad that you liked the review. x
This phone has such an amazing quality camera built in it, wow I am super impressed and will seriously consider this when my iPhone contract is up in the new year (because lately I have become quite annoyed with my iPhone) x
Beauty with charm
I love the camera the most when it comes to this phone. It would be good to get a new phone for the new year. 🙂 x
Good review, nice to see something different 🙂 The camera looks really good! I have the HTC One (M7) which is also awesome, makes a great blogger phone too (amazing camera, fast, good size, massive range of apps etc) 🙂
Georgina
Makeup-Pixi3
Yep, break it up from the usual beauty reviews. I've never tried a HTC phone, but anything with a good camera is a big plus in my world. 🙂 x
This phone looks amazing really!!! 🙂
Serene xoxo
http://www.imserenel.wordpress.com
Thank you! I agree! 😛 x
Very interesting! At the moment I'm on the fence about upgrading my iPhone to the new one or getting a totally different one, so this came in handy 🙂
Awesome! Glad you found this review handy! Good luck with finding the perfect phone. 🙂 x
Fabulous review! The picture quality looks AMAZING x
Sheren | THEFASHION-JUNKIE
Thank you! I'm quite impressed with the quality myself. 😛 x
The camera quality does look fantastic, though I don't think I would part with my iPhone 6! Windows 8 would really confuse me, I'm totally an apple lady now and all my gadgets are mac/apple!
Corinne x
http://www.skinnedcartree.com
I imagine iPhone 6 has some amazing qualities! I love my old trust iPad, but everything else Apple is a little too expensive for me. 🙂 x
I have the Nokia 710 and have done for two years. I do like it mostly. The camera is fine except for zooming in and night-time. Sounds like I could do with upgrading to a newer model, the camera on yours looks much better.
Amy at Amy & More
Yep, Lumia 930 is definitely a good update if you're already a Nokia fan. Great picture quality is always a bonus! 😉 x
I have the Nokia Lumia 625 and absolutely love it!! I was so against anything with a touchscreen, but found the Windows Phone so easy to use. I've never had an iPhone and can never imagine ever wanting one since going back to the Nokia.
I must say that it was a little weird converting to a touch screen for the first time, but you get used to it! I'm quite happy that I went back to Nokia too after all those years! x
The images from the Lumia are on par with the Canon 😮 That's pretty impressive. I'm looking to buy a new phone soon. This is on my list to try. Thanks!
It's definitely a good choice if you're looking for a nice camera phone. Good luck on buying a new phone! x
What caught my attention here was the photo quality with this phone. It's very similar to the ones taken with Canon, which is pretty impressive. I find my iPhone pretty meh! when it comes to photos and I would love to have something I could rely on more while out and about. x
Renata | Speaking Beauty UK
Yes, I still prefer to take photos on my Canon, but this phone does give me a decent snap shot. 🙂 x