Here is a very unprofessional, personal review for the Lumia 920:
The good
- I really really like the design. It's different to any other smartphone. Really streamlined and minimal. I guess iPhone is minimal too. But the Lumia is more beautifully minimal.
- The curved display glass is so nice to touch. I know it's just a small difference, but it's so much nicer compared to the generic flat surface of the iPhone 5 and other phones.
- It takes really good photos. Even in low light. And it has a separate camera button.
- Cinemagraph makes it really easy to make gifs. (I guess iPhone will have a similar app for this)
- Live tiles are so beautiful and minimal. Especially compared to the iPhone icons and app buttons (which in my opinion look really kitsch now)
The bad:
- My productivity has gone down. I am checking Facebook more often and blogging way too much.
- It's heavy and thick. Just a bit too wide to use with one hand.
- Not able to protect the phone with covers or cases because it would make the phone uncomfortably heavier and thicker.
- Photo albums and folders cannot be made or organised. This really really bugs me.
- Limited number of apps. I don't use many apps or play any games so I thought it wouldn't be a problem. But it is. There are so many good apps out there on iTunes that are not available for WP8. (Especially design-related apps and hipster-esque apps)
- I don't want to search using Bing. There are three buttons at the bottom of the phone. One of those is a search button for Bing. Unnecessary in my opinion. I keep pressing it accidentally when I'm doing other things and no, I do not want search using Bing.
- Difficult to sync with my Macbook.
