Im not sure if the material used on the matte black on lumia 930 is similar to the previous models. If it is, then black color is very prone to dirt and oily stain that is not removable. Especially if you used soft or TPU cover.

Quick review of the L930 for me!

The good:
1. Looks great
2. WP8.1 feels like a huge upgrade
3. Camera's great (in a well lit environment)

The bad:
1. Gets hot fast, even using normal apps
2. Battery can go down fast if you don't disable background apps
3. Purple tint (seems to be affecting a few people only)

weird though..eventhough it smooth and fast and no lag...easily to get overheat..

I read that alot of other people have heat problems too, but it goes off after some regular use (1 week) - don't forget to post your results to share with us

Anyone found any good screen protector?
The one i'm using was given free by the Nokia store, but it doesn't fit the entire screen!

Its designed not to fit the entire screen cuz its a curve glass. Might end up having bubbles at the side.

why u wanna use screen protector? the screen can play fruit ninja using a knife

wow do you use a knife on your phone??

you think gorilla glass so tough? try rub it with sand paper.

infact, i also not applying screen protector. i feel they create more finger prints... So use casing only to protect from dropping.

How's the battery life for 930 ? eg. full charge with regular usage with LTE and wifi.. how long will it last ?

regular usage can last me a day
this is just regular whatsapp/messaging & occasional phone calls/emails
i didn't try with playing games though

Thanks. For some reason, I think this item consumes battery as fast as 1020. It has to be the software issue I guess.

Just got the phone yesterday and using it 24hours... what can i say about the phone, it has impressive build quality. Better than my previous nexus 4 imo... been using wp8.1 dev preview before on 525 so wp8.1 on 930 doesnt really surprise me much.... everything behaving as expected, battery life also as expected... 8 hours after charge leaves me with 70% juice left, though i dont use it that much. Only screen turns on often due to notification from apps but i dont really open the apps so that could be the reason still most smartphone doesnt last me that long before even on idle.

The negative side, it get hot pretty quickly even with normal apps use... probably because the aluminium is dissipating heat too quickly from the inside to outside but the heat is right where my hand is holding the phone so it could get uncomfortable at times. nothing serious though, when it heats up it is just as hot as my old nexus can be... screen has purple tint at grey colored boxes when it is viewed in dark with lowest brightness, not noticeable in bright light... the tint probably to differentiate the grey area with black area and I dont notice any color distortion because of that as well on other images... could be just my eyes, dont take my word for it... i wish that we can customize how big is the tile on this phone like what they have on 8.1 dev preview as I think the tiles are a little bit small, but not a big deal... also, some apps dont scale with the resolution so things appear bigger than what i like. Again, not a big deal... also, i wish the screen is below 5". I find it a little bit bigger for my hand but at least i dont typo as much as i was on 525, so i got that's going for me which is nice .

So far, pretty satisfied with the phone... yet to test the camera...

Agree with you on the Live Tile size as I just switched over from L920 to L930 yesterday as in L920 although they support the 3rd column in WP8.1 Dev Prev. I never activate it as the Live Tile size is a bit too small. Over to L930 it's by default 3 column and makes the Live Tile size a bit small but compensated by the high res full HD screen makes the fonts readable, so still better than the 3rd column on L920 in my humble opinion.

I just managed to get the phone setup and configured with all the apps installed and home screen customized, yet to fully use it. Today should be the day. Apps load time are superbly faster than L920 in every way and the bottom part of the phone near the "Search" button does feel warm then gradually to hot after some usage (similar to L920 which is at the rear camera area where the heat start to build up).

Screen wise, absolutely brilliant in terms of resolution and color compared to L920 thus a plus point as well as on the overall build quality is very good. I know many struggle to find the reason to upgrade from L920 to L930 stating that the specification on L930 is a so called 2013 spec model but WP8.1 is never hard on phone resources, so I think is a great upgrade. Btw, I read also everyone hammering L930 doesn't have Glance but they managed to put in the "Double Tap to Wake" on it, so more or less similar but a bit more battery usage compared to Glance.

Now becoz L930 is using OLED and doesn't have the PureMotion HD+ technology as L920 have, you will notice that the font's and the color of the fonts including the refresh rate on the L930 struggles to keep up with your quick swipe up and down the screen. This can be easily notice when you are in the "Settings" section or the listing of Apps.

More to share as I use it...

P/S: I will review this L930 based on my usage and compare it to the L920 which I have used for nearly 2 years

This post has been edited by -ahtiang-: Jul 16 2014, 07:13 AM

Yeah, I went to a Nokia store a month back to play with the newer models and I noticed that the 925 (I think) had the same problem while the 525 (I think) didn't. Kinda annoying limitation if you ask me.

Does the Moto G you have have the same limitations too?

I faced one issue, probably not Windows Phone 8.1 or the phone's fault but still annoying right now...

I can't login to facebook on the device from anything other than the apps. I can't login to link with Instagram. trying to login from the browser (tried IE and Maxthon), it returns the error 505 (internal server error). Anybody knows why and any workaround available? I've tried to clear the cache/history/temp file but problem persists. And it seems to be either only my devices (Lumia 930 and 525) is hitting this or my facebook account. My friend can login and link to instagram on his L930...

I can login from any other devices it seems, only my Lumia 930 cannot.

@mrl,

have you check your time & date settings?

I checked, and time/date is correct... Plus, it's set automatically...

Wifi - no internet connection? (wifi connected, but WAN is dropped - aka limited connection)

3G/LTE - finished data usage ?

Wifi is ok, can load everything. Phone is set to auto connect to cellular network in case of limited wifi. 3G data haven't finish. Can load login page without problem, but can't login with Error 505.