Well, I don't need a new one. I have a perfectly acceptable, 2 years old Samsung Galaxy S3. This phone was top of the range when I bought it 2 years ago. There's nothing wrong with it, but it just feels... bulky, and slow. And I am so BORED of it. Bored of Android. I need a change. Not everyone will understand - I don't consider myself a phone or gadget geek, I don't have to have the latest of everything that comes out. I just hate 2 year mobile phone contracts.
I've had an IPhone before, and those phones are just too small. I've considered the Note 3, but am worried that is just a bigger version of my current phone, which I am bored of. And I've been looking at the newer Windows Phones, but they don't have any that are larger than a 5 inch screen, which is really what I want - larger (current phone is 4.8 inches), slimmer, faster.
I have 4 months to run until my existing contract runs out, so I figured I would buy a cheaper Windows Phone now (last year's model, essentially) which will give me a chance to explore whether I like Windows Phones - using my current sim, until my contract finishes. I've been playing with Windows Phones in phone shops recently, and been impressed with how fast they are. Then if I do like Windows 8, I can upgrade to one of the more premium handsets (being announced soon at the annual World Mobile Congress end of Feb, to be released in May this year) - rumour has it there will be a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone with a new 5.2 inch screen and specs to match. Sounds perfect. I can then sell the Nokia I have just bought, and together with the money that Envirofone has promised to give me for my Samsung Galaxy S3, I actually won't have spent any additional money. Bit of jiggling around, but no brainer!
Only issues I have with Windows Phone is many of my work processes (Calendar, Records, Spreadsheets) are all heavily Google based, so I have to determine workarounds as Google doesn't like Microsoft, so Google apps as a rule won't be available, but I am relying on third-party apps to do the job. If not, back to Android in May!
So hello to my new Nokia Lumia 925! Hurry up and arrive please!
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