Nokia Lumia 920 reels in 5000+ comments over at Engadget
Noticed a few messages saying that a Nokia post over at Engadget had received over 2500 comments – well that’s over 3000 and another is hot on its tail. In a few short days, Engadget (Myriam/TnkGrl) has been covering Nokia things brilliantly and has stirred up a lot of discussion.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/25/iphone-5-lumia-920-image-stabilization-face-off
http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/26/lumia-920-low-light-shootout/
BTW, although folks are aware that zooming in exaggerates camera shake, they seem to not be aware that their iPhone or similar smartphone has a narrower field of view as compared to a much wider angle in the Nokia.
Moreover, since software stabilisation is used, the image is cropped in order to provide a buffer border of pixels with which to simulate stabilisation (i.e. constantly realigning and cutting around that border).
Just a quick look at the top listed comments.
Cheers Thaijoni, James, Bill Perry, Ahm3d for the tip!
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Awesome.
Oh please! Can this post get more out of context?
Look at the title ”Nokia Lumia 920 reels in 5000+ comments over at Engadget”.
As if a post about The L920 reeled al this comments in when in reality the posts that reeled al those comments in have severe flame wars going on in them.
You look like a cheap tabloid for doing this man.
This is a fan blog. An informal random blog where anything Nokia related goes. This isn’t some strict, professional news media, so I don’t mind your labeling of being tabloid, if it means celebrating Nokia things the way I want to.
It’s called writer’s integrity. Maybe a little morale wouldn’t hurt?
I was just surprised at you doing this as you’re always trying to avoid flamewars. Now you’re igniting them..
Pretty big change of heart.
But I guess when your mantra has become anything goes then anything goes..
From a pure business perspective I would understand and expect (gotta reel in the clicks to maintain the site) but like you said this is an informal fan blog. Doesn’t mean you have to paint pictures better than they are.
But I guess that’s Nokia style. <- I'm kidding. Cheap stab, but if you have a little sense of humor I'd like to think that you would appreciate it. Still apologize.
Please, tell me how highlighting a story getting a lot of interest is intended to ‘ignite’ a flame war?
If my intention was to ignite flame wars I could do so very easily. But that’s not the case here. I was tipped several times of the story getting a lot of comments. I ignored it (wasn’t able to catch the significance so I didn’t write about it) until I read a tweet by a Nokian. They seem to think it was a pretty big deal. I wasn’t going to write about it but since a few people thought it was interesting, then I thought there must be others too. I like these small celebrations, tiny little ‘victories’ in an otherwise dreary, gloomy Nokia. If I wanted to write just for clicks, I could do so, but I don’t. But then this wouldn’t be the hobby that I’ve grown up with, and it wouldn’t be enjoyable to me.
Painting this as better than they are would mean I would attribute some huge significance. But I haven’t. All this says is that it has ‘stirred up a lot of discussion’. Any time there have been other posts that might suggest something significant (e.g. statcounter posts) I explain and give full context.
BTW, I don’t do things for clicks. It’s kinda annoying every time someone mentions this and I have to repeat my spiel. I write the stories that interest me or that I think people will find interesting. This is just an informal fan blog that I do outside of uni time.
I am not doing things to ‘ignite flame wars’. What is happening is that there is an unfortunate amount of naysayers, trolls and absolutely bitter people that claim to be Nokia fans spouting their crap 24/7 who, for whatever reason, would love to cry and moan at anything remotely positive about Nokia.
What I have done here and what I have always done is to report on Nokia related issues/stories. If that includes another manufacturer, they’re mentioned. If that’s Nokia alone, they’re mentioned. It’s just me talking about one of my hobbies.
You preach to me about writer’s integrity. Let me preach to you about getting the wrong end of the stick 24/7.
Just record his name/IP, put it on your ‘yeah-whatever-derp’ list, and in the future you can reference it and skip over his messages.
@”Honestly” very few articles get 5000 comments. It means the topic is popular, and yes of course it’s because of flamewars, and that’s because the android and apple fans are attacking that what they perceive as a threat. You’ll notice noone bothers in BB threads.
It’s a lot like this site too, more and more people seem to be getting nervous their doomsdays aren’t really working out, and realizing Symbian really isn’t coming back and neither is Meego. In fact, these new devices actually look kind of good! Quick! Let’s make up some contrived example where an optional feature that can be ignored is actually a BAD THING!
That might be an easy solution but I have maintained that I will only filter/remove spam.
I am aware that many readers are saying that MNB is becoming a difficult place for Nokia fans, ironically with places like Engadget/TheVerge etc being a happier bastion for them with less irritating repetitive fights, and actual discussion.
I’m still of the opinion that the good readers who want to have a mature, informative discussion that contributes to the topic (regardless of what ‘side’ they’re on) will prevail over those that just want to moan. I don’t want to start the removal of comments simply because I disagree with them or being antagonistic.
The moment they reach a point where it seems they’re spamming like that, then yes, they will go to the derp list.
But as for now, all opinions, all comments welcome.
You should have seen some Android and iPhone fans were saying, god bless them. Hope their heads are back to normal soon, so they can see the facts. Even one apple fan went on saying phone gets scratched is ok and people makin hullahoo about nothing. lol
I was attempting to bring some sanity into those two threads ….
Utterly hilarious, and some people with chronic mental problems who came up with every possible excuse to say that Nokia were cheating.
they did and the apologized for it
The “cheating” refers to Myriam’s tests.
It’s ok, reading is hard. It must hurt you so bad to have people talking about the new Lumia’s. Makes me smile inside
if they have stated an apology…THEREFORE THEY HAVE DONE IT NO QUESTIONS ASKED
Wow, reading really is hard! OR SHOULD WE TALK LOUDER?
stop covering their ass for being guilty you know what they’ve done and we all know the same thing as well
they know what they’ve done and now they are saving their asses for doing what they did
I know that you know that I know that you’re missing the point.
Not in these tests.
Anything else?
Nokia is the best!
Wow!
Hope Engadget learns that posts that are objective, and non trollish with regards to Nokia and/or Microsoft, will get them more ‘hits’ and actually some reasonably decent comments.
I posted a few comments on those threads, and I must say, that even though there were some haters, it was refreshing to see some iPhone and Android fans giving props to Nokia…finally.
Astroturfers had a busy day *whistle*. Engadget will milk the story for at least a couple of more days, advertisers love such stats. When the crowd gets bored and astroturfers move on to other sites to spread the gospel, Engadget will think of something very controversial, like – does the Lumia 920 fake the stabilization – and run a couple of circles more on the story…
Either way, while it is clear that the Lumia 920 demolishes the competition when it comes to taking pictures in low-light conditions (tho I’d like to see a proper test with all the usual modes, not just low-light ones) I don’t think that’s enough for them to win any significant battles – an article on Engadget showing how Lumia 920 kicks the iPhone 5 in the home button when it comes to low-light picture taking got 3000k comments, meanwhile Apple has sold the iPhone 5 in 5M quantity over just one weekend, and by now it probably exceeded sales of all the Lumia (or WP devices in general) ever produced. Before Microsoft even reveals the WP8 Apple will sell more new iPhones than all the Lumias Nokia will produce on the WP8 platform, and before Nokia releases the Lumia 920 Apple will already have sales exceeding the totality of all the WP8 devices combined which are not even yet conceived. And let’s not even go into the Samsung & Android numbers…
Nokia needs to do much more in order to regain significance on the market. Sadly, I don’t see how could they do that, maybe going back to the basics and working on the Asha line slowly improving it until ready to get back in the game they themselves co-invented – the smartphone wars.
I’m trying to pinpoint the day incognito turned from an invaluable source of insight into a bitter oldtimer with nothing more to say than tales of glorydays gone by and prophecies of certain doom ahead. I guess it can happen to anyone.
I don’t know exactly when. Nevertheless, it is sad to witness. This prolonged Nokia situation has messed with a lot of otherwise solid heads. Time to go back to under my rock. See you at Q4 results, I’ll be here with my yellow Lumia 920.
p.s. The Lumia 920 photography and OIS results are impressive. Had to come and check them out. Magnificent, really. I also like the new Asha touch direction, although it is less revolutionary I hoped. The smartphone moniker is nice and well deserved though.
I thought you’d gone? Damn!
You’re posts are usually boring & predictable wall’s-o-text, oh well, welcome back.
Its far better than all the trolling going around in here.
one look, and….
Back to wpcentral!
Janne’s comment’s are welcome and informative. They help provide a balance to what is otherwise a wash of moaners. And at least Janne is always recognisable by the one username, eh, ‘TREXUS’.
ah, janne again, welcome back, say hello to my new sony xperia u
Your loss.
So you suggest that Nokia give up on the Lumia line and concentrate on the Asha line. Time to get off the meds.
LMAO there where on the meds first when they killed themselves the first time
“Astroturfers had a busy day”
Really? That’s the best you can come up with?
Jesus Christ.
No matter what is good or better or best… It is all waste until Nokia starts selling it !!!
Where the F are the phones??? @#$#^%
One step at a time. The same thing happened with Sony Ericsson. Slowly but surely, they have climbed out pf obscurity amd started to makw a name for themselves among Androids.
Nokia’s position is a bot different, since they are the ones carrying the WP8 flag into battle while HTC rides their coattails, both having reinvented themselves and promoting a new ecosystem
Nice camera. Everyone interested about the camera on the 920, the Iphone 5 also did pretty well in those test.
when will Nokia be able to sell 5 million Lumias in a week?
I mean, when will Nokia release the phone?
Don’t care if they sell 5 million in a week. I just need one for me.
Sadly for Nokia, even when looking at the facts, other customers will blindly buy their same old iPhone product. It’s going to be a hard battle. Once the 920 goes on sale, it will take those customers interested enough to know to buy a handset, like an early adopter. Then consumers start comparing their phones with their all their buddies, and they make statements like – “Next time I’m gonna get x…”
The next part in the strategy is handset change up time. After the latest round of phones is on the market, and people have made their purchases, and they see the reality of what is good, then there needs to be the next product there waiting to take the upswing of opinion.
And suddenly Nokia and Windows Phone is all totally cool again. And that just two years after Engadget and all of their braindead readers (really, the comments were absolutely horrible and completely un/mis-informed) had denounced Windows Phone as a DOA OS from a dying company and Nokia was nothing more than a “shitty, outdated, unrelevant, European” boot maker.
Oh how the tables have turned…
After about 10 years of Windows in mobiles – the market share is from 0.5% to 1% – well, this can be called as DOA system I am afraid, however reanimated more stubbornly then communistic leaders in SU.
You’re confusing Windows Mobile and Windows Phone aren’t you?
But then you seem to have a problem with what your name is so I guess it’s to be expected isn’t it, Annethe?
People talking about the camera on the 920… very few interested in WP.
I can almost hear the tears coming out of your eyes
The 808 threads were full of “too bad it’s running Symbian” remarks. It was easy for people like you to dismiss it because it’s not a thread to Android/iOS.
Not so much this time. Boohooooo
put better processors on the 808 and you might not have that comment on Symbian.
Better yet give us a N920 with meego and see if the 920 lumnia starts crying.
In italy officially announced, available mid november 920 at 599 eur ( vat included) it’ll be mine!
this will make engadget take notice of the nokia interest in its audience, more nokia stories will be result of the huge number of reader comments,
I don’t think Nokia has the power, or the time to choose which carrier/s would be preferable to its business interests.
Nokia can only wait, and hope for the best.