Quite a lot of people PM me about is that worth to upgrade their phone from Lumia 920 to Lumia 830

Or

Should i go for 830 instead of 930? (because there is quite huge price gap in between two flagship devices)


So now i would like to make a quite comparison about both of the devices on

1. Overall Hardware quality
2. few photo comparison

This review will update from time to time as i just get this devices around 2 days

Sorry for broken manglish and i am not really good at writing proper essay (most probably will provide TL;DR point form with a lot of photo)




Updating....

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 25 2015, 10:15 PM

Introduction:

-Skip this shit Let's go for specs comparison


Specs compare


Summary

Pros of Lumia 920
-Much bigger internal storage (32gb)
-Dual LED flash light
-Much "better" secondary camera


Cons of Lumia 920
-Smaller screen size ( i think it depend on user preference)
-Heavier(185g)
-Dual core processor with much older GPU
-No expandable sotrage


Pros of Lumia 830
-Much more future proof product (better processor and GPU)
-Expandable storage (microSD up to 128gb)
-10MP with 1/3.4" sensor pureview technology
-Newer corning gorilla glass
-Lighter
-Higher capacity of battery and it's removable

Cons of Lumia 830
-Poor secondary camera ..yes ..kinda poor
-Still 1GB ram
-16gb internal storage
-Slippery phone

taken from GsmArena

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Mar 6 2015, 09:09 AM

First impression (What's new?)

Hardware/Design
-Lumia 830 come with very smooth and high quality removable casing. Other than that,it's not fingerprint magnet like lumia 920 casing
-Newer phone design (lumia icon) and much lighter compared to Lumia 920
-MicroUSB port move from bottom to top (beside 3.5mm audio jack)
-Soft volume,power and camera button (which i dont really like it ..personally i prefer lumia 920 button)
-Brighter screen and no screen burn issue(overwarm display color temperature at lumia 920)
-Silky sleek touch feeling on the screen and phone



Software
-Lumia 830 come with most recent update which is Lumia Demin. While Lumia 920 currently still on Lumia Cyan(my device come together with developer preview)
-Lumia 830 come with much complete and updated camera firmware/algorithm (like live image)
-Lumia 830 pre-bundled more features than lumia 920 ..like motion data,glance screen,brightness profile etc


Feel free to let me know more info/ cool feature


screen burn issue on lumia 920 [captured in darker environment]

Added/Misc:


This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 29 2015, 07:38 PM

Photo comparison

Lumia 920 - F/2.0 Aperture , 8.7MP , 1/3.2" , 26mm
Lumia 830 - F/2.2 Aperture , 10MP , 1/3.4" ,

Both photo are taken with Microsoft camera apps, all auto exclude iso fixed at 400 and flash off

Lumia 920 Original


Lumia 830 Original


Lumia 830 Autofix





Close shot
Lumia 920 Original

Lumia 830 Original


Thanks Thor!



Selfie? ...errr.....both also ...errr........maybe both of them just enough for video conferencing


Other photos that taken by Lumia 830 [Resized]




This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 30 2015, 02:48 PM

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 30 2015, 02:48 PM

Conclusion[25/1/2015]

Q: Worth to upgrade to Lumia 830 (Affordable flagship model) from Lumia 920?

A: Yes and No. Because it's not really a huge upgrade from lumia 920. You still getting 1GB of ram with 16GB of internal storage (lumia 920 come with 32gb internal storage). It's just a replacement model of lumia 920 with much more updated processor and design. I will consider 930 instead of 830 if i am upgrading from 920.


Q: Worth to jump ship/change to Lumia 830?
A: Yes. With less than 1.2k, you can get a decent specs of windows phone with above average of camera. Other than that, windows phone store apps should more than enough to serve you


Q: Should i purchase Lumia 830 instead of Lumia 920

A: Yes. You should. because Lumia 830 provide much more flexibility to that devices(like expandable storage,removable battery etc) and camera performance in between 2 devices are quite on pair

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 27 2015, 10:31 AM

in be4 no Clash of Clans
in be4 no apps

Correction on the spec you listed, 830 uses micro sim not nano sim. Anyways congratulations on the new 830. I find it a better upgrade from my 820. One of the plus point is longer battery usage and less heat. It is also thinner and lighter.

not nano sim?

even official website also stated nano http://www.microsoft.com/en-my/mobile/phon...specifications/

i havent try to slot in any sim card yet ...still using 920 as primary phone


yes ..less heat produced compared to my 920 as well ..i tried both side by side navigation for half an hour

830 lesser heat

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 26 2015, 10:34 AM

Does Lumia 830 has problem with late or delayed incoming Whatsapp and Viber notification?
had it in my previous lumia phone.

nope ...even my lumia 920 (after lumia black) ..no issue on delay incoming whatsapp and viber notification

i believed it's something to do with the background task activity

This post has been edited by fantasy1989: Jan 27 2015, 01:25 PM

u sure not use nano sim? gsmarena and microsoft website also stated nano sim ....

830 is nano-sim. Not micro.

Nano sim is like iphone. Certainly 830 is not nano sim. I own 830.

hmmm..tonight i try to cucuk my micro sim n see

now i still testing on standby time on my 830

From http://www.microsoft.com/en-my/mobile/phon...specifications/

Connectivity basics
.SIM card type: Nano SIM .
.AV connectors: 3.5 mm audio connector .
.Charging connectors: Micro-USB .
.System connectors: Micro-USB-B .
.USB: USB 2.0 .
.Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0 .

Even some Samsung phones use nano sim.
Nothing special about iphone....

Its nano.
And a warning - if the Telco ask you to cut the micro-sim to nano size - DONT Do it - you won't be able to take it out later.
Happened to my father's 830.

Always get an actual NANO sim from the Telco.

wow ..thanks for your info bro

wth...this one say nano, that one say micro....but microsoft website already stated nano, cannot be micro, right?

I suppose the Telco that ask you to cut the micro-sim to nano size is U-Mobile ?