News - Lumia with PureView will arrive in the "coming weeks"

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Nokia hints to a fan via Twitter.

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[krazy_olie]

ooh but will it be win 7.5 or 8?

edit: Probably not actually worth asking.

I will probably end up buying this

[cptwhite_uk]

Get everything else right Nokia, just in step with the herd, and this will win you my business. Even better, get a Jelly Bean phone on the market with the asthetics of the Lumia range and a Pureview camera and people will flock to it. Camera is a very important aspect for many phone users I would have thought and a major leap forward in this area will drive good sales if the rest of the package is acceptable.

[ksdp37]

I'm all for having awesome cameras on phones as it's more convenient, but at the expense of size and weight?

Compared to the latest smartphones, it looks a bit chunky to me....

[Tpyo]

Get everything else right Nokia, just in step with the herd, and this will win you my business. Even better, get a Jelly Bean phone on the market with the asthetics of the Lumia range and a Pureview camera and people will flock to it. Camera is a very important aspect for many phone users I would have thought and a major leap forward in this area will drive good sales if the rest of the package is acceptable.

I too would buy a smartphone like this. I see a lot of value in a good camera (not only is it saving you from forking out for a separate camera (for general use at least) - it saves you carrying 2 devices around all the time and means you'll always have a camera with you). Within reason, a little extra size/weight wouldn't bother me. As ever, my biggest worry with smartphones is battery life - I'd gladly take them just a little 'dumber' for the battery life on my old nokia bricks. My first foray into smartphones couldn't even manage a day of non-use (on standby) without needing to be recharged.
:-s

[wasabi]

Agree Tpyo. I've gone to using an old cheapy qwertty featurephone which lasts easily 5 days and often more than a week between charges. Teh Android sits unused in the cupboard now.

[Funkstar]

My first foray into smartphones couldn't even manage a day of non-use (on standby) without needing to be recharged.
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What was the phone?

I've always been able to get at least a day or medium use out of all mine. Sometimes two days of little use and about 10 hours with heavy use, but a day is average. Just charge it over night when you are sleeping.

My HTC One X gets a clear day or medium to high usage out of it (no video or games though) regularly and thats with Wifi, GPS, backgound data and Auto-Sync enabled all the time.

My works Galaxy Ace gets about 5 days of very light use (can be on standby for days at a time) before needing a charge. Mostly I turn the screen on to see if i've missed a call or text or to check emails. Wifi and background data are always on with this too.