I got a Nokia Lumia for Christmas, and it is basically the first real phone that I've ever had. It is kind of sad, getting it when I'm seventeen, but whatever. Anyways, I have used the android software as well as the IOS7 software on my parents phones, and I have to say that windows is majorly underrated.
Frankly, I have gotten a little bored with apple. They are not progressing their software at their previous rate, and android has basically caught up. Also, while they have a nice user interface, bugs with apple maps and app crashes do get in the way a lot. Apple is sleek and modern, but in my eyes, has lost it's charm. Android is the complete opposite of Apple. They are building up a great app store, and very innovative user interfaces. The customizability is particularly cool, because you can literally restructure your entire phone! On the other hand, it is an labyrinth to navigate. There are just so many things. First you have your main screen which is huge, but the app icons are too small and obscure that you cant easily find what you are looking for, and second, after a few months of use, it quickly gets unresponsive, or "laggy"(based on my dad's and some friends' experiences). When I used it once, I spent a whole ten minutes just looking for the settings.
Now to the point of my rantings: The windows phone, while it has it's quirks, is much more efficient and convenient than any other. I bought my Lumia 1020 for it's ENORMOUS camera. The OS on the device gives me a lot of customizability(live tiles), nad also the option to sync all of my accounts to the phone, so that everything from my Facebook, to my contacts, to my email, to Skype, is all right there at the touch of a button. The interface is simple and small, but all apps have a similar design, so the overall feel is coherent and sophisticated, whereas the iphone and android have a more open application design; android more so. The simplicity of the setup and navigation is really what startled me. I literally spent no more than a fifteen minutes on it, and found out how to do everything. Overall, well done, Microsoft.
Frankly, I have gotten a little bored with apple. They are not progressing their software at their previous rate, and android has basically caught up. Also, while they have a nice user interface, bugs with apple maps and app crashes do get in the way a lot. Apple is sleek and modern, but in my eyes, has lost it's charm. Android is the complete opposite of Apple. They are building up a great app store, and very innovative user interfaces. The customizability is particularly cool, because you can literally restructure your entire phone! On the other hand, it is an labyrinth to navigate. There are just so many things. First you have your main screen which is huge, but the app icons are too small and obscure that you cant easily find what you are looking for, and second, after a few months of use, it quickly gets unresponsive, or "laggy"(based on my dad's and some friends' experiences). When I used it once, I spent a whole ten minutes just looking for the settings.
Now to the point of my rantings: The windows phone, while it has it's quirks, is much more efficient and convenient than any other. I bought my Lumia 1020 for it's ENORMOUS camera. The OS on the device gives me a lot of customizability(live tiles), nad also the option to sync all of my accounts to the phone, so that everything from my Facebook, to my contacts, to my email, to Skype, is all right there at the touch of a button. The interface is simple and small, but all apps have a similar design, so the overall feel is coherent and sophisticated, whereas the iphone and android have a more open application design; android more so. The simplicity of the setup and navigation is really what startled me. I literally spent no more than a fifteen minutes on it, and found out how to do everything. Overall, well done, Microsoft.
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