Nokia Lumia 925 needs to evolve

Quick Review of Nokia Lumia 925:

‘While the world & peers are excited about iPhone 6 & Samsung Galaxy Note 4, you would say, ‘why is he writing about Nokia Lumia 925’ That is me, examining what I am or what I do and sharing, instead of looking at others....

I picked up Nokia Lumia 925 (White) for the following reasons:

1.   Should be able to use most of the functions or applications in the Smartphone model.

2.   Document editing application was primary requirement followed by Carl Zeiss Lens Camera of around 8 MP. Above average processor. Rest of the configuration should be average.

3.   Pocketable, preferably in a Holster Case Cover.

4.   Windows based OS, preferably Nokia make as I wanted to have minimum learning curve, seamless compatibility with other window devices that I use. The lack of applications on Windows platform is often quoted as a limitation. True in sheer number, its less, however all the applications I wanted were there in Windows store. Nokia make, because, I have sequentially upgraded from Nokia 5110, Nokia N73 & Nokia E71 all along at an average period of 30-36 months. They were too good. In fact, Nokia E71 is still functioning optimally with present day applications. Its slow, that’s all. I had to change only for the reason of family pressure. Finally, I think Nokia & Microsoft would be deadly synergistic combination.    

All this time, I would take inputs from tech savvy & sharing Dr Gajendra Singh; this time I let it go.

1.   External look is classy & slender. The White colour of the device is restricted to back cover only. Not even the sides. I don’t find any reason to pay extra for small portion of white surface.

2.   Got latest Windows 8.1 upgrade immediately after purchasing.

3.   Transferring Contacts, Calendar and messages had to be done using Nokia Suite latest version > Upload the data to Sky Drive and subsequently it updates on mobile. It needs lot of ingenuity & time. The transfer should have been more seamless especially after Microsoft owns Nokia now.

4.   Absence of preloaded File Explorer is surprising. Again, here I had to read support literature and then I downloaded the File Explorer from Windows application store.

5.   I am using Nokia Lumina 925 with Airtel mobile service provider. The call drops frequently. This would not happen with other mobiles & Airtel in my house itself. It worsens when WhatsApp is on. I find some problem with configuration of Airtel service provider and Nokia Lumina 925. Amongst all applications, I have found WhatsApp application to have overriding in its task – notification is first, download is first when compared to messages, emails. Takes up too much of battery power too.   

6.   Battery life is very poor with Data pack use, more specifically, WhatsApp & Internet media file use. Battery consumption is much more than other mobiles for sure. I have to recharge battery at least twice a day if I use WhatsApp uninterruptedly. That’s very unusual of Nokia make.   

7.   Nokia Lumia 925 has screen that is very sturdy and scratch resistant. It’s having Corning Gorilla Glass 2 with Super sensitive touch property. Shri Vishant Patil took a steel scale and scratched the surface to demonstrate its resistance quality.   

Though I am a fan of Nokia and I thought Nokia with Windows would be synergistic, the product needs to evolve. Call dropping, fast discharge of battery and connectivity issues with WhatsApp (Not sure whether it is due to service provider) are major drawbacks!

If anyone of you are using Nokia Windows Smartphone, do share your inputs, so that we could keep the conversation going on the group platform or individually..

 

Sharad M Tanga