Honestly speaking, if you're into the experience offered out of the box (disregarding the apps completely), then L920 would be a better choice. Apart from simplicity, the suite of Office apps with tight integration to Office 365 just kills the competition right off, not to mention the superior navigation solutions from Nokia. The hardware part, well, it's safe to say L920 has the best recording devices (in a smartphone, camera + 3 mics) in the market right now and no one would argue with that, today.

Again, if you're a person who favors apps above all else, you may want to do a bit of research to see if your favourite apps exist in WP (or alternatives). If you favour Google services (Gmail, Gmaps, Gtalk, G+), then stick to Android, plain and simple.

No, local 920 sets are LTE ready. Have a look at the hardware section here

Yea, there are bound to be some defects. Consider him unlucky.

The two units I bought work great

What about the camera? Do you notice any improvements?

I'm quite worried about Portico update. Many people face the brightness bug.

Do you have Skype installed? People are saying Skype is the main culprit, that's why I haven't installed on mine yet.

Here's what I have on mine.

NFC off, Sensitivity normal, Brightness auto, Battery Saver on.

Nokia Drive running in the background.

No CNN, no Skype. Battery lasts one whole day with full charge, which I'm pretty satisfied. I'm using it for documents editing on the go and email and calls + sms. Email syncs via POP3 every 15 minutes. I have 2 mailboxes running. On top of those, I also have my Outlook (Hotmail) running with Get Items as they arrive.

I'm pretty satisfied with my battery life at the moment. Compared to my old Mozart, which lasts barely half a day, and L800, which lasts up to 5pm.