Lumia 535

Just bought one on Orange for R1365, should be here in 8 days they claim, although last time I bought something from them it took much longer.

Anyone else that has one of these? This is my first Windows phone and it will replace my Gobii POS as secondary phone. So far I have only used Symbian and Android smartphones and I am looking forward to Windows phone. I am a bit surprised that Strava is not on Windows phone but it seems they do have Sports Tracker.
 
Rouxenator said:
Just bought one on Orange for R1365, should be here in 8 days they claim, although last time I bought something from them it took much longer.

Anyone else that has one of these? This is my first Windows phone and it will replace my Gobii POS as secondary phone. So far I have only used Symbian and Android smartphones and I am looking forward to Windows phone. I am a bit surprised that Strava is not on Windows phone but it seems they do have Sports Tracker.
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I thought it wasn't here yet. must have arrived early. will check it out.
 
I saw it earlier this week but was not sure if I should try it, now that my Gobii sold I decided to replace it with either a 435 or 535. Comparing the two and seeing the difference in price it resulted in a no-brainer. Would have been nice to have an orange or green one but I had to go with black as the rest sold out.
 
I've got a single sim 535...owned for about 3 weeks now.
I mentioned this in another thread about a week ago that I had no touchscreen issues on mine...and then went researching to find that the dual sim ones "appear" to have it more than the single sim ones.

Here is my anecdotal after owning it...
Yes, it goes funky when the display is really dirty/greasy. I had that yesterday and giving it a good wipe solved it
Secondly (like most touchscreen phones http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/16260-touchscreen-not-working-generic-usb-charger.html I had this even on a few androids in the past so just mentioning it as it is NOT a phone fault)....if you use the touchscreen while charging it on a non-standard charger, then the touchscreen can also misbehave.

and "OBD auto doctor" works with my bluetooth elm327 but is a bit limited in the free version :-)
 
werner said:
I've got a single sim 535...owned for about 3 weeks now.
I mentioned this in another thread about a week ago that I had no touchscreen issues on mine...and then went researching to find that the dual sim ones "appear" to have it more than the single sim ones.

Here is my anecdotal after owning it...
Yes, it goes funky when the display is really dirty/greasy. I had that yesterday and giving it a good wipe solved it
Secondly (like most touchscreen phones http://forums.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/16260-touchscreen-not-working-generic-usb-charger.html I had this even on a few androids in the past so just mentioning it as it is NOT a phone fault)....if you use the touchscreen while charging it on a non-standard charger, then the touchscreen can also misbehave.

and "OBD auto doctor" works with my bluetooth elm327 but is a bit limited in the free version :-)
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That touchscreen issue is due to 'dirty' power if I recall right .
 
Rouxenator said:
Just bought one on Orange for R1365, should be here in 8 days they claim, although last time I bought something from them it took much longer.

Anyone else that has one of these? This is my first Windows phone and it will replace my Gobii POS as secondary phone. So far I have only used Symbian and Android smartphones and I am looking forward to Windows phone. I am a bit surprised that Strava is not on Windows phone but it seems they do have Sports Tracker.
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Let us know how long it takes please :). Wanted to pull the trigger on one but I'm eyeing something really tempting at the moment
 
Have my 535 for a week now. Pinch to zoom on it not so good, screen in sunlight very good. Build quality, plastic all around. All in all a very good phone, just don't expect build quality of a samsung or iphone. Same goes for the screen also, it is ok, but can't compare it to a samsung or iphone. My Hisense has better quality all around than the 535, but I am still using the 535, love it.
 
It could take a while. Exactly a year ago I bought my P6 from Orange it it did not end well. Had to drive to the airport cargo area at 9pm on a Thursday night before Easter weekend to pickup my phone. Will see how the 535 pans out. Nothing can be worse than the Gobii I had.
 
Got it yesterday, amazing phone! Very snappy and the UI is so clean, as are the apps. The radio and camera are above par and the build quality is sturdy. The 5" IPS screen is brilliant, you don't notice the pixels despite it being 220ppi.

That said I cannot use it as a main phone as some of the apps I like are not available on Windows Phone. I also find it to fancy for a secondary phone. So up for grabs is a one day old Lumia 535 (Black) Dual Sim. PM if you want it, R1200.
 
Rouxenator said:
Got it yesterday, amazing phone! Very snappy and the UI is so clean, as are the apps. The radio and camera are above par and the build quality is sturdy. The 5" IPS screen is brilliant, you don't notice the pixels despite it being 220ppi.

That said I cannot use it as a main phone as some of the apps I like are not available on Windows Phone. I also find it to fancy for a secondary phone. So up for grabs is a one day old Lumia 535 (Black) Dual Sim. PM if you want it, R1200.
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If I may ask, what apps are not available?
 
Surprisingly it had a good OBD2/Bluetooth scanner app that I bought, yet for me the biggies are Strava and ABSA. I do use Sport-Tracker so the Strava bit is not a big issue as I can export from ST to Strava. But ABSA I use frequently.
 
Rouxenator said:
Surprisingly it had a good OBD2/Bluetooth scanner app that I bought, yet for me the biggies are Strava and ABSA. I do use Sport-Tracker so the Strava bit is not a big issue as I can export from ST to Strava. But ABSA I use frequently.
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Ahh ok yeah, it is a pain if the app is not available then.
 
I am glad I bought it and I am very impressed with what you get on Windows Phone, especially the ex-Nokia phones now sold as Microsoft. That said my Ascend P7 is getting Lollipop in July so I still have that to look forward to. Sold the 535 to a co-worker.
 
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