Lets hope so. I'll wait until then before I venture back to windows mobile.
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Lets hope so. I'll wait until then before I venture back to windows mobile.
Greater Google integration is only helpful if you use google... If you have hotmail/outlook for email (work or personal) then WP is better - setting up work exchange accounts can be a disaster on android, same with using office 365 rather than drive.
There are a better selection of apps but I found many of the Android apps weren't great and several didn't work properly due to Screen size/res variations (such as absolutely tiny buttons and text on high resolution screens). Apps crash a lot more on android than WP but on the other hand the large text of the metro style does waste a lot of screen estate. Apps on both platforms just aren't in the same league as iOS though, but all three have unique apps (such as a few great WP games I miss). Tbh I found Android to have the worst selection of games I liked. There were lots of big hits like Temple Run but some I the more unique games just weren't there, or were hidden amongst the rubbish...
WP is a lot smoother in general though IME, that's comparing the HTC One with WPs, not low end androids which are even less smooth. On the other hand Android is far more customisable, if you're into that sort of thing, and WP can look samey from phone to phone, whereas Android will generally look different (for better or worse).
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On the other hand Xbox music is leagues ahead of Xbox Music on Android and I'm pretty sure you can control it on other devices with it (although MS are very good at releasing good app on other OSs, although the outlook app on Android wasn't brilliant, is was better than the stock android email client, at least with outlook web accounts). It's the same with integration between phone and Xbox console/account.
The integration of different social media and contact details is far superior on WP than android and iOS. It makes swapping between calls, texts, Skype, FB etc so much cleaner than the other two. It's something I really missed on android and now miss on iOS.
On the plus side for Android. It's the only OS that the auto update worked on the Guardian App. I would wake up in the morning with the latest news downloaded to my phone ready for my commute to work. The iOS app is supposed to do that but it doesn't, I have I manually refresh. The WP app didn't even pretend to auto update, although it may do now.
That was one of the things that really got me with Android. The disjointed UI. You'd go from the launcher/ theme to a completely different style menu, sometimes with the exact same options as another menu style as the skin "ran out" and you ended up at default Android. It really reminded me of Windows Mobile 6 (not windows phone), although that is in part due to having a WM phone with Touchflo (the precursor to Sense on WM6).
As for recommendations. Depends what you want but at the moment Id recommend:
Lots of apps, games, web browsing and every day useage - iOS
A few apps and some good games, web browsing and every day useage - WP
Customisation and "advanced" features - Android
iOS has all the benefits of Android (except the customisation) but none of the negatives. It also has many of the benefits of WP, but far more apps, and tbh the iPhone 6 is stunning hardware wise, I almost bought the 930 but the lack of apps and the thickness drew me away. The only reason I would recommend Android at the moment is if you want major customisation and/or need in depth apps that do things like sniff wifi, funky VPNs or cameras that record with the screen locked and/or track movement (such as Cerberus)...
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Because 95% of the population do that... Ever...
How about Android last an hour without stuttering?
I fancied another 930, but truth be told I don't keep many phones very often at all and always fall back to my 4s. If the 6 wasn't so expensive for a usable memory configuration (64gb) then I'd have one. Apple knew what they were doing there by not starting at 32gb though!
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I prefer android personally, for the app ecosystem and the user interface. I'd really like to see Microsoft in a competitive position this time in two or three years though. Windows phone is still going through growing pains as far as I can see.
I moved from Android to Windows Phone 8, I previously had a Windows Phone 7 also. As much as I like how many apps can be had on Android I just don't like the interface and after a while it always seemed to go slow and clunky. I don't use my phone an awful lot now and I much prefer how simple and fluid Windows Phone is compared to Android.
I just wish the HSBC banking app would come out on Windows Phone as that is all I'm missing!
I just wish the HSBC banking app would come out on Windows Phone as that is all I'm missing!