Nokia Lumia 830 GSM Smartphone, Black - AT&T - No Warranty

The future is all about subtle marketing in your pocket, an appstore full of niceties, and fbook invading your privacy at every juncture of your life. Thanks, young, happless consumers - please start reading your EULAs? Dodging the garbage, and hanging on to the best, as it fades away, I hold the Lumia 830. The end of an Era. Bought with the hopes that updating to windows 10 mobile could afford me to kissing my PITA work iphone goodbye. Alas, two plus issues stopped me in my tracks. 1) Windows 10 is pretty much dead. 2+) And thusly, google hangouts, authenticator, etc. is really unsupported on any version of windows mobile (old/new, AFAICT). That pesky stuff aside, I'm amazed by the quality of this device. The 830 not only shames any windows phone or android (other than maybe the Pixel if you can stomach that swagger), but of course makes my first lumia 525 seem even cheaper than it ever was. The lumia 830 is everything the iphone 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/100 should have ever been. It's everything a _phone_ should be. It's a phone first, and smart in every other way. Solid feel, tactile buttons. Metal frame, serviceable rear port/battery. Centered headset (would have liked this on the bottom, tho). Micro USB charger/data port. Sd card slot supporting AT LEAST 64GB U3 SDXC, with mechanical ejector and possible removable whilst powered on as the battery was NOT blocking. Nano sim slot, also with mechanical ejector. Superb voice quality as to be expected with any Nokia handset. Crisp readable screen in daylight. Sharp, responsive PureView camera with LED "flash". And all that, _all that is Nokia_, is going away from the windows mobile scene... only to be completely replaced by BLU and the like?! As for me, this will be my very long term backup/travel phone. Might even unlock it for global. And the phone after that, might be an Nokia running android. I'm in it for Nokia _quality_. As for WinMo: I will always miss the intelligent voice options, smarter keyboard/correction, dialogues, REAL multitasking.... and the (permanent) back button that makes ADHD thing of the past.

First some things that the product description doesn't say. Yes, it's the RM-984. I got this because I'm on T-Mobile and am not holding my breath that they'll release a decent flagship Windows Phone anytime soon (I don't count anything made by HTC anymore - build quality is hit-and-miss and they don't bother supporting their products). Unfortunately, this phone does not support their LTE bands; it does appear to support HSPA+ so it's not a huge downgrade but that may still be a deal-breaker for many buyers. I'm not sure it is for me - though I would still have preferred the 985. Also, it takes a nano SIM, in case anyone needed to know. Onto the phone itself - Pros: * Despite the processor being said to be underpowered, performance is actually pretty snappy in most things I use a phone for. It looks like it's not great in games, but I've yet to run into problems in "regular" apps. * A high(-ish)-end Nokia phone smaller than a bus (I have nowhere to put a 1520) that actually has a Micro-SD slot? I never thought I'd see the day... * Pretty good camera for the money. I don't know if I've scratched the surface on this thing though - mostly just relieved to have something that isn't awful (thanks HTC) * The "feel" of the phone is actually really nice. I was an instant fan of the metal trim as soon as I took it out of the box. Cons: * It's still under-specced for the price compared to certain Android phones in a similar class. Can't really hide from this. * ...it doesn't support LTE on T-Mobile. Reportedly the RM-985 model does, but this is not it.

It's a cool phone, never did bother to activate it. It's more of an app mule. I bought it because even deactivated, it has a full on GPS feature that's accurate, regardless of service. That alone would give this 5 stars, but since I've utilized it for other stuff like a spare camera, a media backup, and put some games on it for the young'uns, it's got some issues. Plays good fidelity games well, but Windows phones are pretty proprietary and only have a handful of apps compared to Android. The home interface is okay I guess. Hardware is sleek and nice, but available software is skimp and uninteresting. Video, music player and picture compatability sucks, and the interfaces are awful on all three.

The product was despatched quickly and arrived on time. The seal on the box was broken though and I had my concerns, however all looked new enough. The unit was shipped from Italy and its an Italian handset so I had to reset everything to get it to UK as a region etc etc. Not much of an issue and worth the £35 saving I guess, First the Phone review then the OS The Lumia 830 is a very good phone, pretty thin (not iPhone thin…I have an iPhone 6 and by comparison its positively chunky) and light. its big but the slim chassis makes it manageable. It is quite slippery though and you need a cover to either protect it from slips or to give you more grip. I have the Black one as I am using it for business but I would have liked either the Orange or the Green, however the Black is very slick. The metal border is very pleasant to look at and is a very slightly different colour from the plastic back and contrasts well. Button layout is pretty standard Windows Phone and it has a dedicated Camera button and capacitive buttons for navigation. The screen is lovely, not Amoled lovely but very good indeed. Its not the quickest phone in the world, thats down to the slow processor and 1gb RAM but it keeps up with tasks and multitasking very well against my iPhone 6. You do see the ‘resuming’ screen quite a bit but it doesn’t slow things down too much….if it does, press and hold the back button and shut down some tasks. As I have mentioned you have a removable battery cover and here is where you can add a Micro SD card of up to 128GB….mine is 64GB and works well. This is a major advantage over the 930 that is fatter, heavier and limited to only 32GB internal non expandable storage. It does have a faster processor and 2GB of RAM though. So the Hardware is good, not cutting edge but reasonable and pleasant to use. Now the OS. Windowsphone 8.1 is a huge improvement over previous iterations, I have dabbled in the past with WP and it has always been lacking but now it can stand shoulder to shoulder with iOS and Android. I like it because it is so different, not a copy paste of iOS as Android is and so it has its own identity. You have to get used to where things are but having using WP 7 and 8 its all similar…..but very different to the competition. There is a good collection of Apps in the Store but I wish more companies saw the value in supporting the platform, however most of the ‘must haves’ are there and some not so bad alternatives from developers for the ones that are missing. All in all WP store lags way behind iOS and Android in quantity of Apps but actually, if you cut out the rubbish and dross that clags up Google Play and iOS App Store you will see most of the essentials are there. OneDrive is seamlessly integrated into the experience and I would say it rivals iCloud in efficiency easily. You have to immerse yourself in the ecosystem though to get the value though and even then there is for me a glaring omission. That is, the lack of ability to stream music via the music app from your OneDrive. Not helpful at all and a real reason to get the 830 over the 930, at least you can stick a big Micro SD card in to carry most of your music. Now this may not bother some people but I use iTunes Match and the Streaming service a great deal (even with a 128GB iPhone 6). Shame Amazon don’t support WP better as you could use their streaming service that works so well in iOS. Like I said, not an issue for some but an irritation for me if I wanted to take just my work phone out and not use my iPhone 6. Cortana is Beta and good sometimes and patchy others….just remember how ‘good’ Siri was when it launched compared to now so I am betting that by Windowsphine 10 it will be working well. ‘She’ creates appointments easily, reminds you and keeps you unto date with the world. Not a bad Beta attempt. I haven’t touched much on Social Networking as I don’t bother with it too much but Facebook is integrated well as is Twitter and LinkedIn. So, in summary, the 830 is a very good phone indeed. It makes me smile using it because for the most part it is slick and very different. The OS is good and once you get used to it it becomes very intuitive. The great news is that WP 10 or Windows 10 (whatever it will be) is compatible with the 830 and so your upgrade should be free and painless and by all accounts will tighten up an already great OS to the standard of iOS. Maybe then more companies will support the smart alternative to iOS and not just follow the crowd with Android. If you have a Windows PC/Laptop/Tablet then complete the unity with a Windows Phone. You won’t be disappointed, its a great piece of kit and with OneDrive your experience should be slick and seamless. You’ll just have to store your music locally for the moment. Enjoy!

Cámara de 10mpgx con óptica Zeiss, estabilizador óptico. Se puede extraer la batería, la pantalla es IPS y va muy fluido. Los acabados son espectaculares. Muy recomendable. Windows Phone 8.1 va realmente bien. Este teléfono se actualizará a Windows 10.

Il Lumia 830 è un buon smartphone, di design accattivante, robusto, di buona qualità e di uso ragionevolmente semplice, direi, anche per non esperti. Ha una offerta di app più limitata del mondo Android, ma non c'è nulla di davvero importante che manchi. Windows Phone è un sistema operativo veloce ed affidabile, e gestisce l'hardware meglio di Android. I 16 Gbyte di memoria sono una buona quantità, e comunque fra scheda aggiuntiva e cloud esterna si può avere tutta la memoria che si vuole, se serve. La parte fotografica è più che discreta. C'è di meglio in giro, ma il giudizio dipende anche da cosa si vuol fare con lo smartphone. Io comunque non rinuncio ad una buona macchina fotografica professionale reflex, quindi anche in questo campo le prestazioni dell'apparecchio, per quel che mi servono, mi soddisfano. La consegna puntuale ed affidabile è "scontata" per chi acquista su Amazon, ed il prezzo è competitivo. Appunto: un ottimo acquisto.

Terminal de gama media con prestaciones de calidad. Sistema operativo fluido e intuitivo. Magnífica camera con óptica de Carl Zeiss.

Torno a Nokia dopo un' esperienza con android più che positiva: Galaxy S; GalaxY SII; Nexus 3; Nexus 4. Quest'ultimo in particolare è stato un telefono potente, bello e comodo, non mi ha dato mai problemi (tranne ora qualche noia con il 5.0, ma capita ...). Ora però avevo bisogno di un reparto multimediale più performante e, accantonando per questioni di budget i prodotti della mela, sono andato a fare delle ricerche e sono arrivato a lui. Un telefono bello: è difficile distinguersi nell'epoca degli smartphone di ultima generazione, sono un po' tutti simili, ma ogni tanto qualcuno spicca, e non è detto che sia il migliore, a volte quelli "belli" non sono nemmeno consigliabili, ma in questo caso, funzionalità e bellezza sono insieme armoniosamente. Ho valutato nella scelta anche il 930, ormai la distanza di prezzo tra i due è minima - dai 50 ai 100 euro - e i dati tecnici sono inequivocabili: il 930 è molto più potente. Visti dal vivo però, non c'è stata storia: Lumia 830 è complessivamente più snello e moderno, ha un qualche fascino in più .... poi, determinante nella scelta, il più economico ha la possibilità della memoria aggiuntiva e della sostituzione della batteria. Nell'uso la batteria ha una buona durata e, nonostante la potenza non sia il massimo (e vengo da un Nexus 4 che, si è più vecchio, ma anche più potente), rimane sempre fluido. Poi c'è la parte multimediale .... le registrazioni audio non saturano facilmente, i 10 megapixel della fotocamera si fanno apprezzare sempre, il suono dell'autoparlante ha un buon volume. Insomma, quello che cercavo c'è tutto! Le app preinstallate sono tutte carine e utili, solitamente faccio un uso spartano del telefono, ma debbo dire di aver trovato tutto sommato piacevoli certe applicazioni. Sullo store non ho sofferto grosse mancanze, ripeto, sono abituato ad un uso spartano, ma le app che avevo su Nexus le ho trovato anche qui e funzionano abbastanza bene. L'impressione che ho, è che Windows, rispetto ad Android, abbia badato più all'estetica: mi piace molto la configurazione Windows, forse meno funzionale rispetto alla concorrenza, ma qualsiasi esperienza col telefono è generalmente più piacevole. L'unica nota dolente, che su altri telefoni non mi è pesata - ma qui l'estetica conta - è la mancanza di schermo amoled. Il nero imperante dello sfondo, non è il bel nero del 925 che ho per casa, e la schermata di blocco con l'orario, sembra abbia le pile scariche. Peccato ... per il resto, davvero un buon prodotto. Lo rifarei.