For a super smartphone, quite annoying for others - Between 5 and 1 Star anything is possible

For a super smartphone, quite annoying for others - Between 5 and 1 Star anything is possible

Nokia Lumia 730 Smartphone (Snapdragon 400 processor, 11.9 cm (4.7 inches), 1.2 GHz, 6.7 megapixel camera, dual SIM, touch screen, Win 8.1) orange (Wireless Phone)

Customer Review

Sorry for the polarizing heading, rarely took me a smartphone so excited, but even so annoyed how the Lumia 730. I have struggled me extremely to assign a rating in stars because as never before deciding their own claims, whether with the Lumia is fully satisfied, or would like annoyed throw it against a wall. Positive thinking I have now awarded 5 stars and would like to explain to whom this applies. Then I call the restrictions and in the further course I will then come to speak in more detail on individual topics.

First, shortly to me: I am really Android power users. I know the iPhone is not personally and to this test I had no experience with Windows Phone (WP) - equipment. Therefore I will compare these two worlds and always give tips, with which world you can be happy in my opinion.

5 stars for the Lumia if you are looking for the following:
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* A smartphone in good size, great screen, crisp colors, faster processor, no stuttering
Want to make * surface individually. The tile principle is extremely well suited here. Better and more individual than I knew at Android to date.
* Use Facebook, Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp or Line as a social network or Messenger
* Retrieve mails, surf on mobile Internet pages.
Want to use * 2 Sims, each contact can be assigned to either a SIM, which also uses the Internet can be set
* Full-fledged navigation system with over 100 countries worldwide, offline without Internet available (after prior card download) regular map updates, traffic information via internet connection, all at no additional cost
* Ordinary camera for video calling, in particular via Skype.

Limitations
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You will need to tame their enthusiasm when the following is important for you:
* Originally, I had here the question: You like to play Candy Crush? And in response: they stop to read, the game does not exist for Windows Phone (WP). Other popular with iOS and Android apps, there is either not, or like in quiz duel in very poor implementation, spoil the fun to every man on the app. So if you want to necessarily use a certain app, clarify before buying whether this app in acceptable form is available for WP. The game Candy Crush is now on offer. As an example, it should continue to serve me but that not all known apps always in a corresponding Windows Phone version available.
* They bought their music online and it is in the cloud? Depending on the provider, you now come off or not. I for example have bought a lot on Amazon. A WP App does not exist. But at least you can download all the MP3 file as on Amazon and this I can then play on PC-USB connection on the Lumia and then listen. Similarly works well with my purchased from Google MP3s (Thanks for the tip in the comments). Apple and Google are unlikely to offer WP own apps, so data from Google Drive may be difficult to be migrated. Here would be possibly a change to an independent provider (Evernote, Dropbox) the solution, I have these apps but not tested.

Interim conclusion:
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The Lumia itself is great, who will get along with the application described above, be very satisfied with the smartphone. A variety of other, even good apps in the Windows Store can complete the whole. Who is forced to use individual apps, necessarily has to examine whether there is this app for WP. Even very well-known names are nonexistent or very poor or still in beta status (eg Instagram). However, the availability of their favorite app is crucial to the satisfaction with the Lumia.

From here my review is now carried out in more detail on specific functions:

Initial start-up
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First, you should insert the SIM card (s) and also a memory card is recommended. The display kindly sticks a label that symbolizes how you can easily remove the orange peel. Without this information, I would probably desperate because visually recognizable is no way that you can remove the shell. Visually displayed everything from a single source and the orange plastic case is flush with the display. Really well done. Amazingly, are technically different SIM card slots inside 2. The slot for SIM2 is clearly more comfortable, because you can take out there an inserted SIM by pressing lightly again. In SIM1 against such a spring mechanism does not exist. Why so different? The shell is then placed quickly and you can take the Lumia right side on-off switch in operation.
Much like I am used by Android, the Lumia leads at first use by a number of questions and created the most important settings. Wireless access is for example a part of it, but also the selection of which of the two SIMs for Internet, which is mainly used for telephony. In order to use one must necessarily create a Microsoft account here, the Lumia is no different from the other systems, also each require a user account thereat. It is not forced like Google, to actively use this account for your e-mails etc.. It is mainly used to identify the user to the system. It can also existing accounts such as Google or Facebook are given. This makes it possible to synchronize the phone to request essential data. For me it has worked with Google with my mail and calendar right away. My contacts but not immediately. For some reason it was not possible for several hours overnight on the second day, however, all contacts were synchronized.

In daily use, I found the on-off switch at the side too little of the volume rocker which is only slightly higher, delineated. More than once I have first the volume changed to activate the phone rather than from sleep mode. The two switches are simply too similar.

The tiles
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For me as an Android-Kenner the tiles were the most striking new. At first I thought yes, the whole would be pretty inflexible and I would have to forego the familiar Android flexibility. After a little play around but I have to say surprised, the tile-principle is correct awesome and much more flexible than it is possible with the standard Android.
The principle of tile is: it is a shortcut to a function or contact. One can define almost anything as a tile. An application, a person (contact), an internet site. There are now changing the size of the tile the opportunity. In the smallest size that is just sufficient to reasonably safe yet to tap tile with your finger. 4 of these small tiles occupy the space of a full-size tile. This can make even larger if desired and then occupies the space of 8 small tiles. The tiles can now be arranged as desired, the system automatically if possible, arranging always upwards. This creates an arbitrary list of tiles. Coexistence fit 3 Medium tiles or optionally 1 very large and 1 medium. On the same square you can also 12 small to accommodate (2 lines with 6 tiles, which I then would be too much of a good thing ...)
A swipe left or right to move to another tile pages, there is not. If one pushes away the list to the left to get in an alphabetical list of all installed applications. Again, it's a pretty clever idea to get the alphabet when you click on a letter. So you can achieve an app with a known letters quickly.
If these options are not enough, which can also create individual tiles in folders. So we can accommodate much more than 4 applications sorted by topic, for example, using a full-size tile. If you click on this folder tile, it opens and displays the therein Apps.
You might want to put a background image under the tiles that shine through depending on the app when the tile is then transparent. Tiles with content such as weather (with Android are the widget functions) are not transparent in most cases.
My respect to Microsoft, the tile idea is really well done and makes for an easy to matching highly flexible menu.

Store
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In store you can search for apps and easy to install. The operation is quickly understood and the whole works perfectly well. If you are not set on individual apps you will also find a lot of apps. As usual, you can make a preselection based on reviews if you want to try such an app itself or not.
I've noticed in the store that I know of individual apps are a bit more expensive than the Google Play store. Quiz duel eg cost Microsoft more (2.99 instead of 2.69), even though the free app is reacted there worse worlds than on Google and almost not available. Using this app you can see, unfortunately, but that single faulty Apps are not promptly corrected by the supplier. Although the ratings for individual apps for weeks are extremely poor, therefore, no new versions appear to be published.
Because Windows Phone still has a very limited distribution, many providers also invest much in the development. It shows one or another app significantly, especially if you know the same app on Android. The Amazon app is for example such app, which is available only under extremely slimmed WP. You can search for articles there though, also the barcode recognition for fast price comparison work. But it is missing, for example, fully displaying the current offers, also the Lightning Deals are absent. That one also has no access to his purchased MP3s I mentioned.
Nevertheless, of course, find a lot of useful apps in the store. If one does not rely on individual applications can be found something useful for almost any application.

Bloatware
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Also on the Lumia some apps are installed, which include undesirable in the category Apps, called bloatware. The most obvious is the CeWe photo book app for me. That's just advertising for a specific provider. But compared to Samsung, which inundate their mobile phones outright, I discover enjoyable few such apps on the Lumia. In addition to the photo book I've recognized especially XING for me as unnecessary and fortunately I was able to uninstall both apps without problems. This too is unfortunately just at Samsung smartphones not always possible and those apps have to necessarily remain on the phone.

The Camera
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The camera delivers decent results. When one or the other but I missed recording an image stabilization. In addition, since no hardware button is available, you must always press on the screen to trigger and in which one or the other case, I therefore blurred even with sufficient light. Especially used with one hand, it is not always easy not to wiggle.
Basically, you can but be pleased with the camera, the colors are good, even with difficult subjects, such as partial shade and bright sky I have received usable images. When I compare the pictures with my Android smartphone Xperia Z1 Sony, but visible differences in quality can be seen. The Lumia plays there but rather in good middle class. But as always with ordinary camera can be satisfied.
A goodie for this Lumia is that the front camera is virtually identical to the main camera. So you can create the famous Selfies example in a higher quality than usual. I am such a function does not really matter, but the Lumia offers them and even deliberately advertised it. I would have as described above have preferred a hardware button and an image stabilizer.

Others
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Battery life with me has well-kept despite intensive use one day. So you can be very satisfied. The device itself has an ideal size for me, even though completely in plastic, it feels light, manageable and enjoyable. Sound quality on my own headphones (there was none) is very good. Also on the voice quality when making calls I could not fault.

Thank you have persevered to herein. My conclusion I have already mentioned above. Finally, for me the realization that I have WP something underestimated, but I myself stay Android faithful. Far too much I am now focused on individual apps that I have partially paid and so built up an infrastructure that I do not want change.
Nevertheless, the Lumia 730 is without a doubt a great smartphone and who can live with the limitations mentioned above, get a really great phone.

A small personal request at the end: If you found this review helpful, I am grateful for a click. If you find this as not helpful, you may also click course. A small comment what you lack and what I could have done better, but would be available to help me. Many Thanks.

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