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- Objavljeno 01. - Kategorije - Tagovi - Denis Jeleć [REVIEW] Nokia Lumia 920 – when a PureView is not the PureView There are plenty of mobile manufacturers on the global chessboard, and yet there are only a few – if more than one presently, that have put all of their effort into one single platform. Yes, Nokia. While reasons behind such investment are ought to be left behind simply because they are of no interest to the end and potential user, what matters is whether there is a final recommendation (or lack thereof) to their flagship product that uses a platform that (once again) had a reset – Nokia Lumia 920. How one month of usage fared for it? BEGINNING OF A HORROR STORY, ALMOST Skepticism and general vexation caused by the stubborn manufacturers that produce exceedingly enormous flagship devices weren’t looking good for this yellow slab. There was also a major dissent to use the smartphone with both hands at all times – which is of utmost importance while handling devices of this size. Though I was ready in advance for a massive device as I handled it shortly before this review came along, it was still jarring to hold such a piece again. Device is heavy, impractical, and everything looked like a nightmare story. “Just why did they do this?”, I wondered in the first day of usage. Thoughts poured into mind that this review unit will not last as long as I wanted it to last in my hands, and that it would see it’s home in Finland fairly soon – before it gets dropped to hard floor due to cantankerous one-hand usage and formidable size of the unit. Well…suffice to say that none of this happened. While the near-epic mass of the 808 PureView was approached somewhat in an apologetic manner, due to the sheer size of the camera assembly and accompanying optics, at first glance it was impossible to do it for the 920. Not to mention that the ergonomic shape made the 808 more forgiving to use with one hand. Second glance was recalling that the 920 had an optical stabilization system embedded inside of its camera housing, but that detail still didn’t make it easier for me to use. Something uncanny happened, however. During this one month use, device somehow managed to hypnotize, to change. A very special bond between user and the device in hand had developed, but what was truly behind this – and more importantly, when did the severe discomfort during usage go away? “It all happened fast”, a cliché story would say. Yet it did. Less than five days of constant usage developed a habit of managing the phone with both hands, and achievement of full comfort during handling was present. One of the factors that contributed to this ease of use was definitely the screen surface, which has a special (oleophobic) coating. While it is easy to question whether that layer would go out soon or not, a more than year old Lumia 800 still has it on. Smooth gliding of the finger on the screen is phenomenal. Chances are it will remain like that for months to come even without the nasty screen protectors. Regardless of the difficulty level set at start, device never was truly unwieldy. Sheer simplicity of the design reveals some major refinements to already brilliant heritage from early models such as N9/Lumia 800. Display curves ever so slightly towards the unibody shell and forms a near-continuous smooth surface. It is day and night difference from that horrid cutoff known from the Lumia 900. Refined are the obligatory three capacitive buttons on front; they are chrome during day and pleasantly lit up when needed. Case itself is available in red, yellow (near fluorescent shade), white, cyan, gray and black, of which latter three are matte and others glossy. LUXURY ARMORED VEHICLE WITH EXTRA EQUIPMENT Lack of the screen and case protection was completely irrelevant factor during the test. While the decorative chrome plate near the camera shipped with Lumia 800 got filled with scratches from day one, hardware buttons and this decorative plate on Lumia 920 are made of zirconium. One month of sever usage shows no traces whatsoever. Unlike on Lumia 800, physical buttons don’t produce rattling noise and stay firm in place, while the whole device feels incredibly robust. In fact, user will automatically stop treating this expensive device like a gentle flower at some point, and leave it at various surfaces even from a height without worrying. As if it were the case of an old phone. Build quality and general workmanship deserves nearly the highest rating possible. Emphasis on “nearly”, since there are some flaws in the design – and some are potentially irritating. Vibration motor of the unit awkwardly resonates with the shell, and every time it works there is an awkward feeling that the shell is completely hollow, or even as if it’s falling apart. The very opposite of what one feels while handling the device. Few sources state that Nokia put the more powerful vibration inside – it definitely isn’t the best choice Finnish company made here. Furthermore, that “hollow shell” sense is present on the part between the camera shutter button and power button even when the device vibration is off. Filling that particular part with slightly more plastic or even some sort of metal frame might have solved the problem – but designers and engineers certainly didn’t want to go over 200 grams. Some folks might be annoyed by these flaws, but chances are most won’t notice them at all. Specifications of the device aren’t all that important when it comes to Windows Phones, but they are still ought to be mentioned. Lumia 920 is powered by 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon Krait processor with Adreno 225 graphics embedded. Device also has 1GB of RAM, 32GB of non-expandable storage. 4.5″ IPS display with a resolution of 768×1280 (332 ppi) is, without any exaggeration, one of the best displays ever found on mobile devices. Starting from the most banal and hardly noticeable things as the 9ms latency (comparable to gaming monitors, not competing smartphone screens) onwards. Nokia is famous for including their specially designed polarizing layers known under the name ClearBlack (and of course they are present on Lumia 920), which have a particular use – to ensure maximum readability of the screen even under strong light (be it from the sun, reflectors, etc.). But that is not the only thing that ensures visibility of the screen in situations where it might become difficult. Nokia has included a special enhancement, a mode called High Luminance that turns screen (and all of the system elements, basically) into beefed-up HDR (extreme contrast and dynamic range). While it is difficult to notice “something strange” in daylight, a simple LED lamp directed to the sensor on Lumia 920 reveals the difference: Screen is not only readable from various angles but it preserves colours as well (try and ignore the exposure and missed focus from camera): How about an extra bonus? Lumia 920 has an option to activate high touch sensitivity which enables the usage of the device even whilst wearing gloves. Brilliant for winter usage or for motorcycle enthusiasts. The only eventual issue here might be a bit higher battery drain. For everyone interested in additional details behind all of the tech included in screen here, Nokia published a white paper about it (.pdf format). Battery has a solid 2000mAh capacity, but it is worthwhile spending few more words on it aside from this simple hardware trait. Let’s just say that using the device straight from the packaging turned to be pretty unreliable (perhaps due to the battery needing a few cycles to reach the optimum). Device could last for the whole day and then some, and sometimes it would turn the Lumia 920 into a completely unusable and nicely designed dead slab within six hours. All in the same usage scenarios. By installing the Power Status app I was able to control what was going on, and at some points it did seem that the device took random sips from the battery, and although Portico update came preflashed on the device, there is still some polishing to do in this area. Despite that, deactivating the Tap To Send (NFC) option, battery life became much more reliable. It even turned out to be impressive. What is worth noting is the additional wireless charger (with Qi standard), that managed to create the using the device that much more easy and stress free. Charger itself, DT-900 comes in different colour schemes, just like the device, and its central part and bottom are covered with rubber material that prevents slipping of both phone being charged and the charging plate. Bear in mind that this will make the user very particular, although the charging process is somewhat slower than by-wire. Headphone jack provides some pleasant surprises, even without putting portable amplifier between it and quality headphones. It seems the 920 easily transfers high quality audio onto connected audio equipment although the integrated speaker is still relatively mediocre. Equalizer is included at last (as well as Dolby Headphone virtual surround sound), and it is fully adjustable. There are three microphones included in the shell, probably most familiar from the model 808 PureView – but their potential is not used entirely. Although it appears to be the case of same microphones and the structure, recorded audio is mono and of much worse quality than what 808 PureView provided. Some sources claim that the “wings will spread” with a software upgrade, but here Lumia 920 doesn’t win any points. While we’re at the topic of the sound – it is worth noting that the FM radio is disabled on all of the Windows Phone 8 devices. SHAKE IT ALL YOU WANT, IMAGE STAYS CLEAR Included 8.7MP camera with Carl Zeiss f2.0 optics will probably turn out to be the component that ages “the best”; particularly so since the competing product HTC one isn’t good enough, though the marketing department claimed otherwise rather pompously. Sharpness of the photos taken with the 920 is very good with Portico update, auto white balance rarely gets it wrong (mostly in nighttime photos), contrast is excellent as well as the dynamic range – specially since the sensor is still miniature 1.3″ (tiny bit larger than competing 1/3.2″ sensor found in iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII). Colours on photos are saturated just enough, and while quick comparison with photo samples taken against the Galaxy S3 appear to look better on the South Korean flagship, situation changes drastically when viewed on a proper screen (far from the burning AMOLED). The Lumia 920 mostly gives out superior results – although it can still miss focus on occasions if user snaps photos with the shutter button. Touch-to-focus works much more precise (interestingly enough – unless on macro). Truth be told, average user will need to stare at 100% crop of the image to see (eventual) advantages during daylight photos over competition. However, even those with poor sight will notice drastic differences when it comes to photos taken in poor lighting conditions or even what appears complete darkness to human eye. Samsung doesn’t include any EXIF data in images taken with the night mode activated: Optical image stabilization makes sure that the device can take longer exposures without causing blurred out images, and it works phenomenally good. Compensation of the shaking hands is brilliant, and works particularly good paired with wide angle lens on the Lumia 920. Perhaps the most notable part here is that for most samples Lumia 920 didn’t even go into “night” mode (automatic mode), that competition simply must activate if it wants anything but photos filled with a “nice black”. Even then there is a problem for all competing devices as they lack proper stabilization. By manually activating the night mode on the Lumia 920, it is possible to snap photos of the garden or completely closed shelf in the darkness. In following snaps, my eyes barely saw anything: Macro mode is finally functional and worth of mention. Though it is still wide angle lens, Nokia finally realized to focus a bit on close-up performance. All of the previous Lumia phones had disastrous macro performance. It functions rather well, even during AF during the 1080p video recording (which is also optically stabilized): UNTOUCHABLE PART INSIDE Detailed overview of what Windows Phone 8 brings onto board when compared is available on the link (Croatian), but some parts are worth of another mention. System navigation and apps designed for WP8 is fast and without hiccups of any sort, although such applications are difficult to get in the Windows Phone Marketplace. They are usually recognizable in the way that they open instantly when clicking on their live tile (while app is still running). Old apps still work, but they still show that irritating “resuming…” message before they start again, though they start much faster on the Lumia 920. There is still lack of more popular apps known from other platforms (Flipboard, Dropbox, to name a few) but quality developers and their work is coming along slowly. That particular slowness might irk adopters of early WP devices… For the most part, this new generation of the platform will benefit users the most when developers get more “jumpy” for it. Multitasking interface is, unfortunately, of the same functionality like on WP 7.x. It might be a good idea for Microsoft to implement some sort of control there in the future, even if it is most basic. Lock screen is now dynamic and open to developers. For instance, it is possible to install WeatherFlow, one of the shiny examples what quality development brings onboard, and the app will nest onto lock screen as well providing info user wants and background image that suits the weather conditions outside. It is possible for lock screen to show all sorts of content, ranging from simple photos to social networks data. Some of these actually provide user with the option to not even unlock the screen – as the info is already there. Centralized notification system is still not here, and until Microsoft pushes it out, users will have to rely on live tiles and lock screen – and this helps a bit. What potential users will certainly see as a welcome feature is the fact that the device now doesn’t require the Zune client to get media/document files on/off board. Regardless of that, user must always be aware of the formats that Lumia 920 is compatible with while transferring files: WAV, MP3, WMA, AMR, AAC/MP4/M4A/M4B/3GP/3G2 when it comes to audio, and WMV, AVI, MP4/M4V/3GP/3G2 and MOV when it comes to video. Nokia has, as always, prepared the whole bunch of additional apps that can provide the user with powerful features. There are various virtual camera lenses that can expand the camera features (Cinemagraph, HDR, panorama, and so on…), there is a full offline navigation Drive, Maps, Music service and much, much more. Internet Explorer 10 in its mobile variant is also a pleasant surprise. Sunspider (912.2 ms) and BrowserMark 2 (cca 1900) benchmarks put it up to ranks of the iPhone and Galaxy SIII. Using it is fluid and chromeless, just like the whole system. In fact, it is quite spartan, though it is possible to customize that one single button visible at all times (it can serve for tab management, refresh of the page and stopping the loading of the page). HAPPY END AFTER ALL. TO AN EXTENT. The screen and tech involved in its making are by far something most innovative shown functional on mobile devices recently. AMOLED tech in comparison is inferior in almost every way; although the screen of the Lumia 920 isn’t “completely black” – display quality is overwhelmingly good. Add the glove usage into the equation and everything is clear in that department. Imaging abilities of this device is phenomenal for anyone who wants the highest grade of smartphone camera available (of course, excluding the 808 PureView), and OIS could make many night owls users very happy. Software is solid, in particular thanks to Nokia. You get a free top-notch navigation solution, an access to whole range of services and exclusive apps. Enough for anyone to choose the 920 instead of HTC 8X. All in all, after a heavy initial skepticism and a hard route, it is quite clear that the Lumia 920 is the best Windows Phone available. Truly without competition, if initial ergonomic issues are left aside. Completeness and exclusivity of the software enabled by the company, combined with morbidly good hardware has done its work. It is going to be very difficult for me to send the device back and review something else. Lumia 920 bought me out in the end. When it comes to general competition, if taken everything into account (including the buzzwordy term ecosystem), this device gets a recommendation for all first-time smartphone buyers, previous owners of older WP devices, and those who are looking for simplicity and possibly less spent time on modifications. New shared core of the Windows Phone 8 platform with Windows 8 offers virtually limitless possibilities, but this (re)incarnated system still isn’t for everyone. Chances are that those who wish for an absolute control and require system openness to do it won’t be entirely happy with this device. Case remains improved from last year’s model Lumia 800, but Windows Phone platform philosophy is still settled in between Android and the iOS.
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- Objavljeno 27. 02. 2013. - Kategorije - Tagovi - Denis Jeleć [RECENZIJA] Nokia Lumia 920 – kada PureView nije PureView Ne postoji kompanija koja je uložila praktički sve što ima u neku platformu kao što je to učinila Nokia. Razloge koji leže u pozadini valja ostaviti po strani jer su potencijalnom korisniku nebitne. Ono bitno jest konačna preporuka ili nedostatak iste u slučaju odluke za mobilnu platformu koja je (opet) počela nanovo. Kako se tu snašla Lumia 920? POČETAK IZ HOROR PRIČE Skeptičnost i opće nezadovoljstvo svim proizvođačima čije perjanice jednostavno moraju imati enormnu dijagonalu (kao i opće odbijanje korištenja pametnog telefona s obje ruke) nisu slutili na dobro. Iako već pripremljen na masivnost uređaja (i raniju probu), osjećaj iznenađenja je i dalje bio prisutan. Uređaj se činio težak, nepraktičan i općenito je sve ličilo na noćnu moru i vodilo mislima o brzom slanju natrag u Finsku. Recenzija je zapravo gotovo završila i prije nego je počela – uređaj je u par navrata zbog tvrdoglavog inzistiranja korištenja jednom rukom skoro sletio na više različitih (i prilično tvrdih) površina. To se nije dogodilo, unatoč činjenici da je uređaj sjajnog finiša kućišta koji je na fotografijama djelovao prilično jeftino u odnosu na starije matirane modele. Za PureView 808 se težini moglo pristupati apologetski zbog ogromnog senzora i optike koji su je činili (da ne spominjemo ergonomičniji dizajn i mogućnost korištenja jednom rukom). Druga grana PureView tehnologije – optička stabilizacija u modelu 920 – se jednostavno nije činila dovoljnim “opravdanjem”. No, dogodilo se nešto čudno. Korištenjem uređaja kroz ova tri tjedna razvila se posebna veza korisnika i uređaja – moglo bi se reći – čak i ovisnost. U čemu je štos i, što je još bitnije, kada je osjećaj apsolutne nelagode pri korištenju uopće nestao? Jako brzo. Proteklo je možda manje od pet dana da se stvori navika korištenja uređaja s obje ruke, kao i potpuni osjećaj sigurnosti pri baratanju njime. Jedan olakšavajući faktor je svakako bio i ekran, inače premazan posebnim slojem (još unaprjeđenijim u odnosu na prethodne Lumia modele) koji omogućuje klizanje prsta kao ni na jednom modelu pametnih telefona drugih proizvođača. Po svemu sudeći je taj sloj i prilično trajan. Primjera radi, lani testirana Lumia 800 još uvijek ima netaknut i „klizav“ ekran unatoč korištenju bez ikakve zaštite. U početku težak za korištenje nekome tko je navikao na manje dijagonale ekrana, uređaj nipošto nije bio nezgrapan. Jednostavnost dizajna je značajno rafinirana od početnih modela N9/Lumia800. Ekran je zakrivljen i blago ulazi u kućište tvoreći jednu stalnu glatku površinu s kućištem. Profinjen je i trio kapacitivne dugmadi standardan za WP platformu; sada je istovremeno reflektirajući i pozadinski ugodno osvijetljen po potrebi. Kućište je moguće odabrati u crvenoj, žutoj (gotovo fluorescentno-žutoj), bijeloj, cijan, sivoj i crnoj boji, od kojih su posljednje tri matirane. LUKSUZNI TENK UZ BOGATU DODATNU OPREMU Ranije spomenuti nedostatak zaštite ekrana i kućišta kod 920-tke se pokazao potpuno nebitnim faktorom za vrijeme testiranja. Dok je kromirana ukrasna pločica kamerice kod modela Lumia 800 bila puna vidljivih ogrebotina već prvi dan korištenja, hardverska dugmad i ukrasna pločica su kod modela Lumia 920 napravljeni od cirkonija. U gotovo mjesec dana korištenja još nema niti prvih naznaka ogrebotinama. Fizičke tipke više ne lupkaju pri korištenju već čvrsto stoje u kućištu, a sami uređaj jednostavno odiše robusnošću do te mjere da se nakon nekog vremena prestane baratati njime kao mimozom i jednostavno odlaže na različite površine uz zamah i s lagane visine (kao da je riječ o uređaju korištenom godinama). Kvaliteta i ukupan dojam izrade neovisno o dimenzijama općenito zaslužuje gotovo apsolutnu moguću ocjenu. Napomena “gotovo”, jer sitnih mana ipak ima – a neke mogu biti iritantne. Vibracijski motor uređaja čudno rezonira s kućištem i svaki puta dok radi vlada osjećaj kao da se nalazi u šupljoj plastici ili kao da se nešto raspada – što je sušta suprotnost onome osjećaju kada se rukuje uređajem. Iz nekoliko izvora se da naslutiti kako je Nokia namjerno ugradila vibrator visoke jakosti zbog masivnosti uređaja, no pitanje je koliko je to bio dobar izbor. Nadalje, čudan osjećaj „šupljine“ je moguće pronaći na jednom dijelu kućišta između okidača kamerice i tipke za paljenje uređaja i bez aktivirane vibracije. Ispunjavanjem tog dijela plastikom ili barem kakvim metalnim okvirom u unutrašnjosti bi problem bio riješen – no čini se kako dizajneri i inženjeri nisu htjeli prijeći granicu od dvjestotinjak grama. Nekoga ove sitnice mogu smetati, no šansa je da većina neće ni primijetiti o čemu je riječ. Specifikacije uređaja možda i nisu pretjerano bitne, no svejedno ih valja spomenuti. Lumia 920 je pokretana dvojezgrenim Snapdragon Krait procesorom radnog takta 1.5GHz (u čip je uključena i grafička podjedinica Adreno 225), a uz njega se nalazi 1GB radne memorije, 32GB spremišnog prostora bez micro SD proširivosti. 4.5-inčni IPS ekran razlučivosti 1280×768 piksela (što daje 332 ppi) je bez pretjerivanja jedan od najkvalitetnijih ekrana na mobilnim uređajima uopće. Krene li se i od najbanalnijih i teško primjetljivih stvari poput vremena odziva ekrana od 9ms, inače usporedivog s gejmerskim računalnim ekranima, a ne ekranima konkurentnih pametnih telefona – pa nadalje. Nokia je inače poznata po uključivanju posebnih polarizacijskih slojeva nazvanih ClearBlack (naravno, prisutnih i ovdje), koji omogućuju visoku razinu čitljivosti i pri direktnom osvjetljenju (sunce, reflektori, etc.). Kako ne bi stali na tome, ovaj ekran posjeduje i određeni automatski mod visoke osvijetljenosti. Stvar je ne samo fizičke prirode već i softvera, jer svi elementi sučelja od pločica, preko teksta i tipkovnice do grafike općenito u slučaju jakog sunca postaju čitljivi. Ovaj mod u mnogočemu sučelje pretvara u svojevrstan „nabrijani“ HDR (sliku visokog dinamičkog raspona uz ekstreman kontrast), što je lako testirati kada se nad senzor osvjetljenja uperi LED lampa koja simulira teške uvjete čitljivosti: Kutovi iz kojih se može gledati ekran su fenomenalni i bez gubitka boje ili jasnoće (ignorirati ekspoziciju i promašeni fokus): Dodatni bonus? Uređaj se bez problema može staviti u mod visoke osjetljivosti na dodir i koristiti ga i u rukavicama ili čak noktima, što je vrhunska stvar u slučaju da je hladno vrijeme ili kakav opaki bajker. Jedini eventualni nedostatak pri tom je (ne)znatno viša potrošnja baterije. Nokia je objavila poseban white paper o svim korištenim tehnologijama u ekranu, a znatiželjni bi svakako trebali kliknuti na link (.pdf format). Baterija je solidnog kapaciteta 2000mAh, no vrijedi potrošiti još koju riječ na nju osim ove hardverske karakteristike. Recimo da je korištenje uređaja u početku bilo prilično nepouzdano (donekle i zbog nerazrađenosti baterije iz tvornice). Baterija je znala trajati puni dan korištenja, a nekad bi nakon svega šest sati uređaj postao neupotrebljiva i lijepo dizajnirana cigla – iako je svaki dan korišten u praktički identičnoj mjeri. Instalacijom aplikacije Power Status i pogledima na graf postalo je jasno da uređaj nasumično znade nemilo trošiti bateriju, a iako je na njemu posljednja nadogradnja kodnog imena Portico, čini se kako bugova vezanih za bateriju još uvijek ima. Unatoč tome, deaktivacijom NFC (Tap To Send) mogućnosti se trajanje baterije produljilo, a rezultati su postali impresivni. Ubaci li se u jednadžbu i činjenica da je moguće nabaviti i koristiti bežični punjač (Qi teh. standard), korištenje postaje još „korak prirodnije“ i uz manje opterećenja. Sami bežični punjač DT-900 dolazi u jednakim bojama kao i uređaji, a centralni dio i dno su obloženi gumom koja sprječava klizanje – kako punjača – tako i uređaja. Iznimno praktično rješenje koje vrlo lako razmazi korisnika, iako je samo punjenje nešto sporije od „spajanja žicom“. Ugodno iznenađenje je bio i 3.5mm audio izlaz, iako je integrirani zvučnik tek za nijansu bolji od ranijih Lumia modela. I bez korištenja prenosivih pojačala, Lumia 920 relativno lako prenosi iznimno kvalitetan zvuk i na bolje slušalice, a napokon je uključen i equalizer (uz predefinirane ili potpuno korisničke postavke), kao i Dolby Headphone virtualni surround zvuk. U uređaju se nalaze i tri mikrofona, poznata i s modela 808 PureView – ali (potpuno) neiskorištenog potencijala. Iako je riječ o istim mikrofonima i strukturi, snimljeni zvuk je mono i kudikamo lošije kvalitete od onoga što je pružala 808-ica. Neki izvori smatraju da se za „puna pluća“ čeka softverska nadogradnja, no tu Lumia 920 nikako ne može dobiti pozitivne bodove. Kad smo već kod zvuka – iz novih Lumia modela je potpuno (i bez posebno jasnog razloga) izbačen FM radio. TRESU SE RUKE, ALI NE I SLIKA 8.7MP kamerica s Carl Zeiss f2.0 optikom na 920-tki će vrlo izgledno biti komponenta koja “najkvalitetnije” stari; posebno stoga što ni netom predstavljena kamera-konkurencija HTC One nije dovoljno dobar, unatoč marketingu koji je pompozno najavljivao obaranje s nogu. Oštrina fotografija koje pruža 920-tka je vrlo dobra, balans bijele uistinu tek rijetko bude promašen (obično u noćnim uvjetima), kontrast je izvrstan – kao i dinamički raspon – posebno s obzirom da je riječ o minijaturnom 1/3“ senzoru (nešto veće površine no 1/3.2″ koji se nalazi u iPhone 5 i Galaxy S3). Boje na fotografijama su dovoljno zasićene, a premda u usporedbi sa Samsungovim Galaxy S3 na ekranima uređaja slika naizgled ide u korist južnokorejske perjanice, situacija se drastično mijenja kada se snimljene fotografije pregledavaju na bilo kakvom drugom ekranu daleko od bojama užarenog AMOLED ekrana. Lumia 920 daje uglavnom superiorne rezultate – premda se i dalje zna dogoditi promašen fokus ako se okida isključivo fizičkim dugmetom. Dodirom ekrana za precizno fokusiranje i okidanje je, logično, rezultat postaje sigurniji. Gledajući očima prosječnog korisnika, uistinu je potrebno zuriti u 100% prikaz da bi se vidjele (eventualne) prednosti u dnevnim fotografijama nad konkurencijom (Galaxy S3/iPhone 5 imaju također izvrsne kamerice). Ipak, i oni slabijeg vida će primijetiti drastične razlike kada je riječ o fotografijama snimljenima u uvjetima slabog ili za ljudske oči nikakvog osvjetljenja. Samsung u EXIF podacima slike u aktiviranom noćnom modu ne ostavlja ništa: Kompletan sustav optičke stabilizacije koji u uvjetima lošeg osvjetljenja osigurava dužu ekspoziciju bez zamućivanja slike funkcionira fenomenalno. Kompenzacija trešnje korisnikovih ruku je izvrsna, posebno stoga što je riječ o vrlo širokom kutu prikaza. Možda najzanimljivije od svega jest to što za većinu potreba 920-tka nije niti ušla u “night” mod, koji se uzgred rečeno kod konkurencije mora aktivirati kako bi se uopće dobio upotrebljiv rezultat – a i tada postoji problem ako se “pucalo” iz ruke. Ručnim aktiviranjem noćnog moda snimanja, moguće je snimati vrt ili zatvorenu policu u praktički potpunom mraku (oči u ovim kadrovima nisu vidjele praktički ništa): Makro mod je konačno funkcionalan i ima smisla. Iako je riječ o širokokutnoj optici, u kompaniji su se sjetili kako bi bilo zgodno omogućiti i to – svi ostali Lumia modeli do sad jednostavno nisu niti vrijedni spomena u ovoj kategoriji. Mod besprijekorno funkcionira i za vrijeme snimanja 1080p videa (također optički stabiliziranog), a autofokus pristojno odrađuje svoj posao. Primjeri za oboje slijede u nastavku: NEOPIPLJIV DIO UREĐAJA Detaljan pregled što donosi Windows Phone 8 u odnosu na prethodnika je moguće pronaći na linku, ali svakako treba dodati par riječi što je karakteristično za uređaj Lumia 920. Kretanje sustavom i aplikacijama prilagođenima za WP8 je fantastično brzo i bez štucavica, iako je te aplikacije nelako pronaći u trgovini. Njih je obično moguće prepoznati po tome što se sada, jednom pokrenute, daju vratiti instantno natrag ako se ponovno aktiviraju s početnog ekrana uređaja. Stare aplikacije i dalje prikazuju iritantno „resuming…“, premda su vremena učitavanja u odnosu na prijašnju generaciju uređaja znatno kraća. Još uvijek nema popularnih aplikacija poznatih s drugih platformi (Flipboard, Dropbox, etc.) iako kvalitetni developeri i uradci polako pristižu. Mnogima koji su od prve generacije čekali drastičnije promjene u tom polju to će vjerojatno dozlogrditi…Za najveći dio iskorištavanja ove nove generacije sustava korisnici će trebati pričekati vrijedne programerske ruke. Multitasking sučelje je, na žalost, ostalo identične funkcionalnosti kao u prethodnika. Povećan je tek broj kartica/aplikacija u koje se moguće vraćati pritiskom na back dugme, a i to je zahvaljujući većoj količini radne memorije na novim uređajima. Bilo bi jako zgodno da se ovaj sustav doradi te da se korisnicima pruži makar osnovni stupanj kontrole što se nalazi u memoriji. KUTAK ZA SPONZORE: Hrvatski Telekom već neko vrijeme nudi mobitel Nokia Lumia 820 s podrškom za surfanje na 4Gmreži. Uz u govor u tarifi EXTRA total+ XL cijena joj je 898 kn, a ako kupujete putem weba proći ćete 200 kn jeftinije. Za surfanje na brzom internetu, HT je nudi mjesečnu „4G opciju“ koja je besplatna još dva dana (do 28.02). Aktivira se slanjem SMS-a sadržaja „A“ na 3636, u T-Centrima ili putem Korisničke podrške. Više o uređaju na ovoj adresi. Lock screen je sada dinamičan i developerima je omogućen pristup određenim kontrolama kako bi pružali različite podatke iz svojih aplikacija na zaključanom ekranu uređaja. Tako je moguće instalirati WeatherFlow, jednu od najkvalitetnijih aplikacija uopće za platformu – a on će se, naravno uz upit korisnika, ugnijezditi i na zaključani ekran – i to s podacima po želji i pozadinom koja odgovara trenutnom vremenu. Moguće je tu pokazati i fotografije koje neka aplikacija odabere sa kakvog servisa, ili čak kakve društvene mreže. Uistinu zgodno rješenje, jer sada ponekad ne treba niti otključavati uređaj kako bi se vidjele konkretnije informacije. Microsoftov tim zadužen za razvoj platforme je dao naslutiti kako stiže i središnji sustav za obavijesti, jer ga nisu “stigli razviti do samog datuma određenog za lansiranje WP8″. Ono čemu se potencijalni korisnici svakako trebaju radovati jest činjenica da je sada dovoljno spojiti uređaj kabelom na računalo kako bi pristupili svojim dokumentima, glazbi, filmićima i fotografijama – bez potrebe za paljenjem posebnog Zune klijenta i sinkronizacijom. Neovisno o tome, valja uvijek imati na umu koje formate sve podržava WP platforma prije nego se počne svom silinom nabacivati sadržaj na uređaj. Kad je riječ o audio datotekama: WAV, MP3, WMA, AMR, AAC/MP4/M4A/M4B/3GP/3G2; a kada je riječ o video datotekama trebali bi biti podržani: WMV, AVI, MP4/M4V/3GP/3G2 i MOV. Nokia je uz sve ostalo pripremila i čitavu hrpu dodatnih aplikacija koji bi korisniku mogli olakšati korištenje. Tu su različite virtualne „leće“ kojima developeri aplikaciju mogu povezati s kamerom i proširiti njene mogućnosti (Cinemagraph, HDR, panorama, etc.), offline navigacija Drive, karte, glazbeni servis i još mnogo toga. Kad je u pitanju surfanje, Internet Explorer 10 u svojoj mobilnoj varijanti ugodno iznenađuje. U Sunspider (912.2 ms) i BrowserMark 2 (cca 1900) postiže rezultate u rangu iPhonea 5 ili Samsunga SGSIII, a u korištenju je pregledan i bez zastajkivanja. Ipak, i dalje je spartanski jednostavan, baš kao i ostatak sustava, makar je u WP8 sada moguće prilagoditi jedino dugme koje je vidljivo na ekranu (može poslužiti za osvježenje, tabove ili zaustavljanje učitavanja sadržaja). HAPPY END. DONEKLE. Ekran i tehnologije umiješane u njegovu izradu su nešto najinovativnije što se uopće može vidjeti na mobilnim uređajima. AMOLED tehnologiji prikaza se više ne može gledati kroz prste – inferiorna je. Iako ekran modela Lumia 920 u usporedbi nije „apsolutno crn“ (što je fizički neizvodivo s korištenom LCD tehnologijom), kvaliteta prikaza je superiorna u praktično svakom smislu. Mogućnost uporabe rukavica u radu s uređajem da se i ne spominje… Kamerica ovog uređaja je fenomenalna za sve koji žele nešto u najvišoj klasi kada je riječ o pametnim telefonima (naravno, ako se 808 PureView stavi van konkurencije), a optička stabilizacija bi mogla učiniti mnoge „noćne“ foto-lutalice jako sretnima. Softver je na mjestu, posebno zahvaljujući Nokiji. Tu je i dalje besplatno vrhunsko navigacijsko rješenje, pristup određenim servisima i uslugama te ekskluzivne aplikacije. Dovoljno da bilo koga u tom smislu odvrati od konkurentnog HTC-a 8X. Sve u svemu, nakon skepse i teškog početnog puta, valja tek reći kako Lumia 920 nosi titulu najboljeg Windows Phone uređaja do sada. Uistinu bez konkurencije, ostave li se ergonomske nedoumice po strani. Kompletiranost i ekskluzivnost softvera koji Nokia omogućuje u kombinaciji s gotovo morbidno dobrim hardverom je učinila svoje. Što se tiče mjesta u općoj konkurenciji, uzme li se u obzir sve prednosti i nedostatke (posebno ekosustava), moguće je uređaj toplo preporučiti prvim vlasnicima pametnih telefona, prethodnim vlasnicima starijih uređaja WP platforme, ali i onima koji traže jednostavnost uporabe i što manje zamaranja modifikacijama. Iako s novom jezgrom virtualno neograničenih mogućnosti, (re)inkarnirana platforma i ovaj uređaj koji je nosi i dalje nisu za one koji vole apsolutnu kontrolu nad svim aspektima sustava, potpunu „otvorenost“ itd. Kao i kada je u pitanju bila lani recenzirana Lumia 800, Windows Phone se i dalje nalazi u sredini između Androida i iOS platforme. Hrvatska bi trebala (napokon) „ugostiti“ uređaj sredinom ožujka ove godine po još nepoznatoj cijeni.