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Speak Up, Viber for Nokia Users

It is frustrating to us and to all Viber users like us that Viber for Nokia is not yet there as a complete app. It is in Beta at best that too without phone calls. People have found way to get Viber for PC and we still don’t have viber for smartphones. We are doing a brief survey to find out how many of the Viber for Nokia users are facing issues and if there are issues what kind of issues are the most notable. We also want to know if this is dependent on phone models or if it is consistent across everything. In order to do this we have created a minimalistic survey of 2 basic questions that tells us the overall state at a glance. If this goes fine then we will know what kind of problems Viber for Nokia users are running into. We will be able to talk to Viber Media Inc. about it and then hopefully they will be able to help you guys with what you need in Viber app.

Like this post as much as possible so that we can get the attention of the developers of Viber for Nokia phones asap

Question 1: State of Viber for Nokia

The first thing that we want to know is what is the state of Viber for you. Have you tried installing Viber on your Nokia phones? If you have then you can go ahead and answer the following questions. We will ask more questions based on the answer of this survey in the next part. We want to know if Nokia owners are able to install the app or not. If you can run it without any issue then that is great, but if not then something needs to be done and we will try to see what is to be done.

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Question 2: Which Nokia Phone do you own?

We have seen a lot of users using Viber on their Nokia phones without any issues while some have specific issues such as the text works fines but they cannot make phone calls to other Viber users. This kind of troubles are level 2 problems and can be related to the operating system on your device. For instance in our posts on state of Viber for Nokia Asha, also state of Viber for Nokia C2, and state of Viber for Nokia N8 we discuss similar issues. The version of the operating system makes a lot of difference in getting all functionalities of Viber working for you.

Anyways, we want to know what kind of phones you guys have, this way Viber team can learn which model is the most influential and hence can fix Viber phone app for those models first. Here is the question for you:

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Next thing to do for you

It is never easy to capture everything in one post or in a few questions. There are cases that we cannot cover in these two questions. However, we need to know those answers too. Please leave a comment to tell us your situation if it is not covered in the above two polls.

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The Nokia Lumia 920 vs. The HTC One X

Even though apps such as Viber for Nokia have made a lot of difference to the acceptability of Nokia Lumia 920 Phone, when it comes to Windows phones, there aren’t many people willing to give them a chance any more. After some notable failures, most people seem doubtful that Windows can offer a stable and easily usable mobile operating system. And this is a shame, since Microsoft’s new effort (in conjunction with Nokia), the Lumia 920, is actually a pretty nice phone. It’s got some high specs, and is a huge leap forward from the previous Windows effort. In fact, the Lumia even stands up well to one of our favorite new phones, the HTC One X, and considering how great the HTC is, that’s saying a lot. However, putting them head to head, who comes out on top? The systems are actually relatively similar, with more or less the same specs. So it’s going to come down to the details…

Where the Nokia Lumia 920 Shines…

So, the stand out details on the Lumia… We’re going to start with the camera, which is not only easier to use than the one on the HTC, but is also higher resolution. The Nokia Lumia 920 cam comes in at 8.7 MP, compared to the HTC’s 8 MP. This means ten per cent more detail on your photos, which is important if you plan on enlarging or printing them; the Lumia does take nice pics.

The other thing is the screen. The Lumia’s screen is higher resolution, you get around ten per cent ore resolution on the Lumia, meaning the picture quality is a tad brighter and clearer. You also get higher PPI (pixels per inch), making the display a little crisper and seemingly more focused.

Where the One X Shines…

Okay, you get higher maximum data speeds. That isn’t necessarily an advantage though, as most people’s data speeds are capped by their phone providers, so you probably won’t be reaching your max data speed anyway.

There is quite a large size difference as well, since the Nokia Lumia 920 is actually quite a chunky feeling phone. The HTC comes in around thirty per cent lighter, twenty per cent thinner, and twenty per cent smaller in general. That’s a pretty big difference when you’re talking about something that you’re going to be carrying in your pocket all day.

Finally, there’s the thing that we love about all Android phones, the ability to run multiple applications at the same time. That means that web browsing whilst on Skype is fine, you’re not going to lose your connection. We’re not sure why other operating systems just don’t do this well, but Android never lets us down, and the HTC One X is no exception.

Close, But No Cigar…

The Lumia is probably as close as we’ve ever seen to a good Windows phone. It operates at a high level, and it looks good too. However, the smoothness of the Android operating system (and the ability to run multiple apps at the same time) wins us over every time. We just can’t put the Lumia ahead of the HTC. So, not a bad effort, but the HTC One X wins this one.

Phil Turner bought a phone on the 3 Mobile network recently. It is working out very cheap to run.