What's better than a top Windows Phone 7 handset? A Windows Phone 8 one, and we've got no doubts about telling you the Lumia 920 is one of the best Windows Phone out there.
Simplicity is the key here, the Lumia 920 does the basics well, from contact integration and calling, to web browsing and messaging – and yes its 4G enabled also.
The 8MP camera on the rear of the Lumia 920 is one of the best we've used and for anybody observing to get a top end camera phone you need to extremely consider this Nokia.
3. Nokia Lumia 820
If you're budget is not big, or your hands are a little smaller, you may want to take a look at the Nokia Lumia 820, which still delivers you with the full Windows Phone 8 experience on a somewhat smaller screen.
The 4.3-inch AMOLED display is motionless a strong performer, while the camera comes with the Nokia class that we've come to expect.
It still has the fancy behaviors of Lumia 920, with wireless charging, 4G, NFC connectivity, but it also brings changeable covers so your phone can reflect your mood – thrilling times.
4. Samsung Ativ S
The Samsung Ativ S is one of the silent supermen of the Windows Phone 8 group, a handset which hasn't been thrust into the limelight and while it may be a little tricky to get hold of you won't be upset.
Sporting a similar design to its Android toting brother the Galaxy S3 the Korean firm works on its charming design formula
With a 4.8-inch display it's already the sort of phone that may poke out of your pocket, so the thin design is greatly loved.
5. Nokia Lumia 720
The Nokia Lumia 720 lands slap bang in the mid of the Finnish firm's Windows Phone 8 line up and thus also packs a middling price tag to boot.
There's not a vast amount to pick between the 720 and Lumia 620 - with the former sporting a squarer designer and somewhat bigger screen.
Windows Phone 8 works flawlessly, and easily on the Lumia 720 and the camera round the rear is capable of taking some solid shots.
6. Nokia Lumia 620
Once upon a time in Nokia Lumia family, the Nokia Lumia 620 was the baby, but with the 520 now on the scene it has been bounced up a nick.
The Nokia Lumia 620 is a great little phone. While it can't compete with most other Windows Phone 8 handsets, such as its bigger brother the Lumia 820 with a price tag of just £150 it doesn't have to.Its performance is usually smooth and responsive, the screen isn't bad at all for such a budget phone.
The battery is the single biggest problem with the Nokia Lumia 620. Most users will maybe get complete a day on a single charge, but if you plan to watch a lot of videos then you might want to transport a charger with you just in case.
7. HTC 8X
Microsoft decided to avoid Nokia when it came to defending Windows Phone 8, instead choose the HTC 8X to be the signature device for its new OS.
While the 8X is by far the best looking of the Windows Phone 8 group it unfortunately doesn't have the ability under the cover to match the powerhouse which is the Lumia 920.You do grow Beats Audio technology and a couple of amplifiers to improve your tunes through the internal speaker as well as the headphone jack.
It's by no means a bad phone, it's just not the best Windows Phone 8 handset out there.
8. HTC 8S
The HTC 8S is a solid phone. It's got an attractive and unique style, which both fits with the colorful Windows Phone beautiful and stands out from the pack.
It's also amazingly slick and fast for a mid-range phone. It's even got the edge over the top end Windows Phone 8 handsets in at least one area- exactly the inclusion of a micro SD card slot, which is absent on both the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X.
On the other side the battery is average at best, web browsing can be a minute slow and it doesn't do much to stand out in the apps or media department.
9. Huawei Ascend W1
The Huawei Ascend W1 is a unique Windows 8 phone in that it is an open market phone sold completely at Wal-Mart stores. This phone is not available via the major wireless providers.
The Ascend has only 4GB of internal storage, which is low sufficient that the other phones are smirking at it. In fact, the next lowest Windows mobile phone in this category doubles that amount. There’s 512MB of RAM, which will limit its multi-tasking ability significantly. It houses a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor.
The display screen is 4 inches diagonally with a 480 x 800 screen resolution.
10. Nokia Lumia 521
The
Nokia Lumia 521 has 8GBs of built-in storage, which is normally considered
meager compared to other Windows phones. There’s half a GB of RAM (or 512 MB),
which means it can’t handle many tasks at once without some significant braking.
To add its troubles of slow performance, it only has a 1GHz processor. This is
the lowest rating of all Microsoft phones.
You’ll
get a 4-inch IPS LCD screen with 480 x 800 resolution. This is about what we’d
expect from a base model, and is just the right size for some users. Basically
the screen is satisfactory, but it's nothing to write home about.
