repogirl:
@donhils, lumia is wack.... the day my lumia cracked its screen and seized working was a very happy day in my life....I bought it cos the hype was so much but seriously, it was a very dry phone. I blame microsoft sha cos of the wack OS cos the hardware was pretty sleek.

Very funny phone too...I send files and if it doesnt recognise the format, the file just disappears, lol.

The greatest disappointment was that I couldnt upload files on to the internet on the internet explorer...I had to use UC browser app for that.

The office suite was fine but as a blogger, copying long text to paste on my blog was tedious, I didnt even bother but on android I can post directly from google drive where I type.

Even microsoft is trying to sell off Nokia if they havent already sef...that says it all!

People can defend them from here till tomorrow but it is what it is.

DMilanista:
which Diamond bank app? I don't know where u got ur own Lumia from but my own Lumia does almost all u said it can't do

miketayo:


well my S4 hangs nd my lumia doesnt
android heats up nd d battery dies(No constant light) faster cos of its OS, Lumia can run smoothly even on a 512ram with a single processor
I have to switch off my data every night on my S4 otherwise it ll finish, u need not to worry abt that with lumia.
aside from various apps the android has, d lumia is beta in my opinion, but den who r we to judge it all depends on ur taste.

donhils:

What are the basic apps there? Sotey I couldn't get ordinary diamond bank app from the shitty store. Try to download a song, once you leave the interface of the browser your downloads stop instanta. Network fluctuates like say 2moro no dey cos u can't have it fixed permanently on 3G (u'll always choose 3g & 2g). These are basic things any normal phone can do, but Lumia can't. So pls tell me what is sophisticated in a Lumia device as u claimed that they are very sophisticated.

martineverest:
Sorry,i dont need it...i get my info from foreign tech site

NaijaPoint:
I'm sorry too but NaijaPoint is not a tech-based site. It's a new blog with a chatting social network like facebook where you also create groups and forums like our precious Nairaland.


www.naijapoint.com Just want you to join...

NaijaPoint:
I'm sorry too but NaijaPoint is not a tech-based site. It's a new blog with a chatting social network like facebook where you also create groups and forums like our precious Nairaland.


www.naijapoint.com Just want you to join...

dabosuker:
[b]Na wao o, OP!
please do some research & try to experience a Lumia phone , haba!..how can you say something like that
its so surprising & maybe annoying how the OP makes a Lumia phone look very ordinary , like maybe a "3310"?? Old folks alone use lumia like seriously ...how is that even possible ? when most young folks that use android fones, do not even know their way around a windows phone , Yes its true! . most of the post on this thread confirms it, a lot of what most nigerians say about windows phone is from ignorance.
how can some1 say you don"t have Bluetooth & NFC in windows phone haba!, the last time I checked (5mins ago) the almighty IPhone got no Bluetooth & NFC, & no one talks about that or maybe Op does not know that.
Someone say they can not download or upload pics on Nairaland?? even with internet explorer 11 ?? not to talk about UC browser & opera mini?? or the new edge browser,.. that's simply because u don't know your way around windows phone please ..its annoying ...ask for help , we have a windows phone thread on Nairaland visit please .
and then someone talking about banking apps, please like some other windows phone user posted, the apps are there, well most of them (basic apps) & there are third party apps to get you there , personally I do internet banking & I don't even bother to use apps, I use the native browser (Internet explorer 11 or Edge) & its cool for me, cause it feels like I never left my laptop or pc, I get full functionality. that's my preference.
someone was even saying you cannot open pdf files on windows phone what?? that's like an american saying "Africa is full of monkeys", just because he/she has never visited Africa. even with my 9210 or 9300 nokia communicator running Symbian or my Xda exec running windows mobile 5, I open word & PDF files, how much more windows 8.1 OS, please love Android if u will ,but don't play down lumia like that .

Then Imagine someone comparing multitasking in Lumia 925 to Samsung S6 why would you do that?? you should have first list the specification of both phones & the year of production & see if its fair , the both phones are at least 3yrs apart , its not a fair comparison to start with, but I bet you the camera on the lumia 925 would match up with that on the S6, if not beat it
Yes you can talk about Apps, yeah maybe more apps on Android & IOS, because they are a more open OS so developers rush in & then all sorts of apps both useful & useless are pushed in exposing the OS to viruses & malware. Personally I don't look for much apps , the basic apps & a few third party apps get me going, after all among the numerous apps , how many can u really put in your phone.
If Android works for you fine! If its IOS fine! If its BB fine! & if its windows phone or windows mobile Fine too! but don't spread stories without fact or proper research .

And to answer your question, I use a Lumia & am not Elderly and I use my phone for the following
make calls
send texts, receive mails, send mails with attachment, listen to music, create word & EXCEL documents , view presentations, Open & convert PDFs, snap pictures, record videos & make toy home videos, scan documents (I no longer use my scanner), watch movies, play mild games, find my way around (Maps & Navigation), chat on social media, do online banking & purchase, flight bookings, post on naira land, keep record of finances & daily expense, stay updated about my interest in life..etc. ..Please OP windows phone or lumia phones are not useless, because they not working for you.
I once saw a DP on BBM & it read ; IPhone is for Rich people, Android is for Every person on the street, Windows phone is for the Educated & classy. Its just choice , if everything was the same we would not appreciate diversity[/b][/color][color=#000099]

Elxandre:

It depends on what you multitask.
Don't tell me you can run the same max number of apps at a time on your S2 man.
It can't happen!

The guy was comparing a 3GB ram phone with blazing processors to a 1GB ram phone with much inferior 3 year old processors with no true multitasking.
That is a sinful comparison.
It's enough to make hellfire!


Compare a 1520 and see how fast it is.

Johniyke2flex:


Bro pls can u tell me the app that u use for scanning. I use a lumia too and I'm finding it difficult making a choice on which of the scanning apps to choose.

dabosuker:


Office Lens

gbadexy:
Does the music get saved on the phone. I can upload picture through Facebook app only.

donhils:

What are the basic apps there? Sotey I couldn't get ordinary diamond bank app from the shitty store. Try to download a song, once you leave the interface of the browser your downloads stop instanta. Network fluctuates like say 2moro no dey cos u can't have it fixed permanently on 3G (u'll always choose 3g & 2g). These are basic things any normal phone can do, but Lumia can't. So pls tell me what is sophisticated in a Lumia device as u claimed that they are very sophisticated.

martineverest:
U shud av also ask what ppl do with microsoft 'surface pro 3' tablet(a tablet dats is overtaking ipads and macbook in america'

angels09:
Op is hooked on android....

runzlord:
The fact is, you have already closed your mind to lumia and windows phone. But whether you like it or not, lumia is growning, and more people are buying it. I don't know where you see your own but around here, the most people that use lumia are young teenage girls. And that is because where android fails, lumia exeeds. No doubt android is a bigger and better operating system than windows now, but also windows phone is now a very reasonable option, so those people that you see with lumia made an option and chose lumia over andriod, if you have a problem with that, I don't want to tell you to hang yourself, that would be mean.

Then You said you think windows phone is for people that is not to intrested in technology, but from all you said, you know nothing about technology, cos if you do, first you won't be a critic, you would should had know what I said in my first paragragh and above all you should had known the answer to your question! But since you don't I would give you an idea, now pick up your android phone, think about all you do with your phone(not all you think your phone can do). If you are really honest to your self, all you do with your phone is all those guys you see with lumia do with thiers. I can bet with my life there is nothing more you do with yours that can't be done on a lumia, but you won't be honest, I'm 150% sure of that.

Listen to me, I'm a tech person, I love tech, I'm a programer reading computer science in school, and I want to get a lumia phone and ditch my android, yes, its about choice, lumia would do for me all I do on my android now, I don't have one now cos I can't afford one. And to me, you are less than a baby in the tech world to post such nonsense. Thanks. Have a blessed day

walexy30:
I once saw a DP on BBM & it read ; IPhone is for Rich people, Android is for Every person on the street, Windows phone is for the Educated & classy. Its just choice , if everything was the same we would not appreciate diversity

Windows phone is foe the educated and professionals. Imagine a forex trader like me can't get pivot point calculator on android phone. But with my WP, i have it at my disposal without data usage after installation.

Elxandre:
How many investments have you made with 50k this year? Do you buy phones everyday? And what are you typing with right now?
bro park well jare.

2pointsonly:
lemme summarize his question..he's trying to let You know that: Lumia's NFC doesn't work with NFC's from other brand(s)...not compatible with 'non lumia' devices.

AdaEkube:




Pls stop saying things u don't know.....i don't know ur own kinda Lumia phone cuz mine does everything n very fast,I hv Neva seen 2g,3g let alone 3.5g on my fone....its straight 4g

donhils:

Look at him. Lumia 535 is a very basic low end Lumia? That's if you know what that means.