Hope Nokia Malaysia release Amber + GDR2 update as soon as possible leh, now rumors GDR3 will release on September to allow Nokia to come out 6" screen size product.

RM 500 can get Lumia 520 (RRP 529), might be cheaper if you get in on other phoneshop outside there.

But i suggest you stretch budget a bit and take Lumia 620, more feature rich compare to 520, Got here drive+ (navigation software that works on global, suits you when travelling to other country), 520 only got here drive, which only can be use in Malaysia only).

620 had front facing camera, 520 don't had.

Both had same camera (5MP).

620 don't support FM radio, 520 will have FM radio after amber + GDR2 update.

Due to 520 don't had Nokia's Clear Black display technology, 520 will had problem when viewing under sunlight, other Nokia models (620, 720, 820, 920, 1020) had clear black display technology added into the phone, making viewing screen under sunlight much easier.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2012/02/02/...d-super-bright/

Nokia had pushed new update for Here Drive+ and Here Maps:



Also Nokia had released Video Trimmer apps for Lumia 920 that had GDR2 updated (No need change proxy to download anymore):

But WPCentral report is 720P not 1080P, using Snapdragon S4 400.

Guess Nokia come out 1025 then only got 6"screen, 1080P

Feedback to Nokia & Extras + Info get updated for Nokia Lumia again:

http://www.wpcentral.com/feedback-nokia-an...o-updates-lumia

Amber Update for 820/920 at Malaysia region coming soon.

520 620, 720 waiting for approval

Nokia does promise to release update to all Models by the end of September, just don't know when Malaysia will available.

http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/08/15/...or-lumia-amber/

Only thing i know is 520 won't had glance feature (aka clock display when screen locked), other features seems will available to 520 as well.



Release date not sure, although Nokia Global promise to release all update by the end of September.

Probably their Galaxy Series is too famous in Malaysia compare to Activ series.

Also Samsung come out Activ series also like testing water only, not much effort in promoting/supporting it.

Means need to use 4G connection on windows phone?

You need to go to telco to get 4G Sim card (sign postpaid plan with them).

AFAIK, currently telco don't offer 4G for any prepaid sim card

You can go to telco to request change micro sim for normal 3G usage.

For my sim card i also use normal sim that had been cut small. My phone work without any problem at all. Probably my sim card is use special tools to cut, not normal scissors.

Go to Settings > Langauge + Region > Change country/region

Change from Malaysia to USA.

After that, below there is a restart button come out, press that button and your phone will be restart, and your apps store change to US region apps store.

Other is the temporary file cached/stored in your phone, this is the other storage bug that people complain on windows phone 8 that file size keep expanding. Some manufacturer even come out a temporary solution by releasing own apps to try to fix it.

Amber/GDR2 update had fixed this issue, but how good the condition of fixing it is different on each phone.

WP8 is still a OS that still under developing by Microsoft, so expect some of the Android's features will not found on WP8 (notification center, for example). OS is closed OS (not much customization can be done), OS is less hardware demanding (won't lag)

Wechat, whatapps, line, most of the basic social apps is available, except instagram (only had unofficial one, recently got one is quite good), youtube (google and microsoft had bad blood, so no official one by youtube, even microsoft developed apps had been block by google, but had plenty of unofficial apps with good function). Also no google service apps (google+, google maps) on WP8.

Waze is on beta testing before acquired by google, but since google had bad blood with microsoft, don't expect google will officially release on WP8 in neartime.

apps and Games also not much compare to android (total apps+games: 170,000 only), but some developer slowly migrate to WP8 after release their apps on ios + android.

Don't had candy crush, subway surfer, minion rush (minion rush is coming soon, announced by Gameloft)

For user that switch from android to WP8:
http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/how-to/w...o-windows-phone

This post has been edited by lcy851031: Aug 28 2013, 09:13 PM

Flip to silence feature automatically enabled after your lumia 920 upgraded to Amber/GRD2 upgrade.

WPCentral had reported this update, but not sure what the changes since no changelog.

This is not Lumia Phone problem, is WP8 punya bug, so other brand (samsung, htc) also got this bug.

Microsoft release GDR2 update will fix this bug (according to microsoft), the update already roll out and sent to manufacturer (Nokia, Samsung, HTC), manufacturer will release the update at their own discrete (need to do hardware testing, or bundle with their own firmware upgrade).

Nokia bundle GDR2 update with their amber firmware update and release it currently. Just don't know when HTC will release the update in Malaysia.

Don't know Maxis sets Lumia 520 also got amber update.

Recently i got play a while Lumia 520 at Maxis Center.

At Extras+Info there, i didn't see a big "LUMIA AMBER" label on there. Thought the phone was still in GDR1/Portico (didn't check firmware and OS versison).

Maybe the phone didn't update extras+info system apps yet.

Nokia had update extras+info again.

This time they move the glance and touch settings out from display+touch systems apps, and put separately on Settings. And other fix and improvement

Now easy for people to find the both settings on next time.

http://www.wpcentral.com/nokia-moves-glanc...h-latest-update

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Display+touch settings had been updated as well, completely separate out glance and touch settings.

Microsoft had release GDR2 to address the other storage issue that the files size keep on expanding, after update to GDR2, the size will shrink.

Now had to wait HTC to release GDR2 update for WP8.

925's camera's lens is slightly better than 920, as Nokia manage to add extra 1 lens (6 lens) into camera housing.

925's display is using AMOLED display while 920 is using IPS display, so you definitely feel there is difference between both display. Both display's pixel resolution still the same.

925 is lighter weight and don't had built-in wireless charging coil, you need to buy extra wireless charging shell if you wish to use Nokia's wireless charging pad. 925 also thinner compare to 920.

925 had smaller internal storage space (16GB) compare to 920 (32GB), both model had no SD card support.

925 use aluminium body shell while 920 use polycarbonate.

Other remain much the same, especially after 920 get amber update (same with the one 925 getting now)

Depend on your choice, as 925 is not an upgrade to 920, is just another option provided by Nokia for different user preference (especially those people that complain on 920's weight).

FYI 920 is even heavier than current Galaxy Note II.