You may remember my review of the Nokia Lumia 920 posted a couple of months ago.
I liked the device a lot, particularly the display, the camera and some of the features of Windows Phone 8. However, I found the size of the handset and screen simply too large for my way of working – constantly having to adjust my grip on the handset to reach the buttons or the extremities of the screen. Also disappointing was the breadth and depth of apps available in certain areas – particularly in the Social Business space.
I’m therefore excited that a Lumia 720 is arriving today at the McCottage to test over the next few weeks.
Smaller, slimmer and lighter than the Lumia 920, the 720 is definitely a mid-range rather than range-topping device. Nevertheless I have a feeling that this will be a much better fit for my working practices than the 920 was. Look out for a report soon.
Which apps in particular did you feel were missing?
I listed a few on the original post… (Sonos, Spotify, Runkeeper). Also, I couldn’t find a half-decent Twitter app, and believe me, I tried a good number…
Sonos… true, there’s no official app, but there are a few 3rd party. Spotify is there but says it’s beta. Runkeeper, no.
There are quite a few Twitter apps, I’ve tested a number of them. I like gleek! and Cowlick! (the exclamation marks are part of the names), Mehdoh is very good, but my current favourite is MeTweets. A lot of people like Rowi and Peregrine.