Affordable Windows 8 Phone

Scouser

It looks like the Nokia are taking the fight to the cheap android market with the sub £100 Lumia 520. This may do for Windows 8 Phone what the £99 Orange San Francisco (ZTE Blade) did for Android in the UK.

I think I may have just found the wife's upgrade phone which will give me another format to play with.

Now to get one of then cheap playbooks for the full set of OS's

SinisterSoft

You can get 620's at CPW for £129/£139 - the PAYG versions are usually unlocked.

phongtt

Lucky me, tomorrow Nokia will gift me one 720 :-bd

Scouser

@SinisterSoft: As far as I can tell from the specs, the 520 is identical to the 620 except that the 520 has a larger screen (4"-520, 3.8"-620) and the 620 has NFC. Also according to CPW site, 620 on PAYG costs £150 and £200 if you want it sim free (unlocked).

@phongtt: Luck you Why are they giving you a phone ?

Nascode

@Scouser @phongtt Nokia also gave us a free 620 months ago to do dev on WP8. In Indonesia, Nokia approach many devs these days.

phongtt

But this time they give me for a different reason (that I won't/can't tell :-\")

SinisterSoft

@scouser, normally if you get an o2, virgin or t-mobile at CPW it's unlocked - but they don't tell you. Avoid orange though....

So for dev the 520 might be better than the 620 if you don't care about nfc?

Scouser

I would say so.
Same CPU, Same Resolution, Slightly bigger screen, I'd go for the 520 (unless I needed NFC but as yet I don't see it being any use until Apple put one in their devices).

SinisterSoft

No compass on 520...

Scouser

Not really something I'd miss. Magnetometer and gyroscope are optional in the Windows phone 8 specification so any software which supports these devices will not necessarily work on all phones. Which in turn cuts down your potential market.

alexzheng

My 720 is on the road,I think it's more beautiful than iPhone.
If without the $99/year, maybe I will give a try for this platform, MS keep hobbyist out of the door .

phongtt

:P

thanhquan1512

:P

It's a gift for Guava7 team? Congrat @phongtt, it's awesome to have a professional studio

MikeHart

@alexzheng, I think it is around 60 USD a year. I signed up in the beginning of this year when they had the promotion.

I think I am getting the Lumnia 620 soon. Would love the 920 but it is to much to pay extra to my current contract.

alexzheng

@alexzheng, I think it is around 60 USD a year. I signed up in the beginning of this year when they had the promotion.

I think I am getting the Lumnia 620 soon. Would love the 920 but it is to much to pay extra to my current contract.

I just need a phone for every day use, since my nexus s was broken out by my angry hit,I think 920 is too large for me

:P