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Hey guys, recently i wrote an article for this website and i was wondering, what do you think about my writing skills and what do you think about this topic. What OS is better for you and what mobile device do you own currently?
Here is the link of the Android vs Windows phone 7
Android definitely!
http://www.tested.com/news/windows-phone-7-vs-android-the-real-fight-is-here/517/
You kinda lost me in the first sentence, saying WP7 is pretty and sleek.
I own a few WM models, will probably buy something like a Nexus S to try shortly, I quite like the iphone 4 with it's high quality screen and fairly dense text, but iTunes and lack of being able to change things would drive me nuts.
I'm pretty much prepared to end up not liking any newer platform enough to continue buying them after what I have craps out.
WP7 has no appeal to me, like most of the population it seems
Android easily, I haven't owned a WM 7 phone but I had 6.5 on my HD2 before I put Android on there, and I wouldn't ever switch back
I'd go for the openness of Android any day. I strongly believe in open-source software. Windows is just annoying at the best of times.
i think android is better
I have to throw in my vote for Android. You can't beat open source...
I plan on using both.......
Im either upgrading to a DHD and flashing WP7 to my HD2 or upgrading to a WP7 and continue running Android + 6.5 on my HD2........
Why choose when I have have it all..........
I dont think its possible to say which is better, its all down to personal preference at the end of the day......
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I plan on using both.......
Im either upgrading to a DHD and flashing WP7 to my HD2 or upgrading to a WP7 and continue running Android + 6.5 on my HD2........
Why choose when I have have it all..........
I dont think its possible to say which is better, its all down to personal preference at the end of the day......
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HD2 can be so much better on WP7,shame you couldnt wait for WP7 and buy htc hd7 for example!
They both have the exact same specs (other than internal storage). I've got a HD2 and WP7 runs smoooooooth on it. Seen a speed test on YouTube with a HD2 and HD7 and the HD2 was actually faster lol.
Yeah but I've got to agree with most people, WP7 just doesn't seem ready yet for me and I'm not really a big fan on the tiles etc. The only things I like about it are the transitions and keyboard.
I've used a WP7 phone briefly, I think it's a good platform and has potential but I can see it eating share out of RIM and Apple before it eats any of Android's.
I don't see it fully capable yet.
As far as I am concerned, Open-sorce is Boss. Android is known for its customizable system and that's what I love
-ThingThree
I tried both Android and WP7 and the first is way better. I don't like the UI of WP7 and I think people shouldn't pay for an OS if a better is available for free. As a developer I have to say there aren't many differences between the two platforms, but I prefer Java over C# so I think Android is the best mobile OS these days.
Thanks for your oppinion
Hmm. Android is better, in my opinion. WP7 just hasn't got the features or userbase (yet). I'm a linux user so I'm not a huge fan of Windows anyway.
Mind if I give my two cents on this one.......??
Ive been using both android and WP7 lately (never thought Id move on from 6.5 ) and I have to say that they are both great.
Android, obviously has the customisation/open source advantages and is slightly more mature. However WP7 is so clean and tidy that it almost brings a tear to my eye
I'm currently trying to decide between the Desire HD and a WP7 handset for my next phone and every time I think Ive made my mind up I find a reason to reconsider.
IMO in a years time once MS gets a few updates rolled out for WP7 and the market has grown/dropped in price slightly then its going to be an absolute beast.
I think it's a very big market with more than enough room for multiple platforms to co-exist. Personally i'm an Android fan but i won't hold it against anybody for preferring W7, for instance.
The great thing about Smartphones is that there is something for everybody out there, a phone to suit every taste. That's something to celebrate!
I have to agree with the above post, Android is better however the transitions and keyboard on WP7 are amazing.
I decidded that my new phone is Samsung galaxy s
I often wonder why there are so many people spending their precious time trying to make their android phone look and feel like an IPhone.
dont get it, does not compute.
every time i see a skin or theme for the iphone on the market i puke in my mouth a little
+1. Go and get an iPony if that's what you want!
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Walking around with an Android phone to only show off an iOS theme...
It's a walking contradiction of not being an iSheep AFAIC.
The look and feel of Android is up to the individual, that's the reason Android is Android. If you don't like it tough, Apple has great UI's...it is what it is.
I do it because I can! Can any other OS emulate another? I have yet to see that.
Windows 7 and old Windows Mobile users did the same thing, it's not new
they simply want to fool iphone fans into new version of iphones
Maybe they want to see something other than their usual theme?
Other than having good looking ui elements, my phone looks nothing like ios running miui.
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The look and feel of Android is up to the individual, that's the reason Android is Android. If you don't like it tough, Apple has great UI's...it is what it is.
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That's merely an opinion, which everyone is entitled too. Frankly I hate the iOS UI, which cannot be changed on an iOS device. If I wanted to call the iOS UI something else, I'd call it the 'Fisher Price UI'.
LiViD said:
That's merely an opinion, which everyone is entitled too. Frankly I hate the iOS UI, which cannot be changed on an iOS device. If I wanted to call the iOS UI something else, I'd call it the 'Fischer Price UI'.
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It can be. Although not quite as flexible, it can be done with ease.
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I often wonder why there are so many people spending their precious time trying to make their android phone look and feel like an IPhone.
dont get it, does not compute.
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They do it because THEY CAN.
Im sure many people are not in a financial state to go buy a $100 or $200 dollar iphone when they can get a perfectly good android phone for "free".
There is a fan base such as 10-15 year olds who cant afford "smart" phones and are required by there finances to buy something cheaper. It is one of those things where they get to look just as cool as someone with an iPhone, its only a small idea though.
I hate iPhones as much as the next android user, so that is the viewpoint I am coming from.
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That's merely an opinion, which everyone is entitled too. Frankly I hate the iOS UI, which cannot be changed on an iOS device. If I wanted to call the iOS UI something else, I'd call it the 'Fisher Price UI'.
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Then don't use it...it's quite easy.
I personally find MIUI, which resembles IOS, superior to the stock Android interface. (Firewall, theme manager, app locker) The icons from the ICS screenshots look like they were made about 10 years ago. I really see little about Android that is particularly well designed/astetically pleasing so maybe thats why people skin their phone to look more like IOS. Design has always been Apples strong point, Google's apps have great usability but visually they have never been very impressive. They really should look for some new designers, the person responsible for the whole Tron look just isnt cutting it for me. If they wanted to go that way they should have done it properly since that movie had some of the most awesome designs.
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dakine said:
I personally find MIUI, which resembles IOS, superior to the stock Android interface. (Firewall, theme manager, app locker) The icons from the ICS screenshots look like they were made about 10 years ago. I really see little about Android that is particularly well designed/astetically pleasing so maybe thats why people skin their phone to look more like IOS. Design has always been Apples strong point, Google's apps have great usability but visually they have never been very impressive. They really should look for some new designers, the person responsible for the whole Tron look just isnt cutting it for me. If they wanted to go that way they should have done it properly since that movie had some of the most awesome designs.
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I completely agree with this. Polish the icons a bit and get something consistent across the OS and a thing of beauty will be born.
i agree i enjoy android's UI's way better than apple, sure apple may have a smoother display but android phones are alot newer, given the rate at which android is progressing i expect in a years time the smoothness issues and most bug fixes will be resolved
Jash_94 said:
i agree i enjoy android's UI's way better than apple, sure apple may have a smoother display but android phones are alot newer, given the rate at which android is progressing i expect in a years time the smoothness issues and most bug fixes will be resolved
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samsungs trying, but somehow I see Motorola being the ones to create the first truly smooth android experience and I can't wait
ThEiiNoCeNT said:
Im sure many people are not in a financial state to go buy a $100 or $200 dollar iphone when they can get a perfectly good android phone for "free".
There is a fan base such as 10-15 year olds who cant afford "smart" phones and are required by there finances to buy something cheaper. It is one of those things where they get to look just as cool as someone with an iPhone, its only a small idea though.
I hate iPhones as much as the next android user, so that is the viewpoint I am coming from.
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This^
In NZ, the cheapest iPhone I can buy new is a 3GS for $620. The cheapest Android I can buy is a Galaxy 5 for $160.
If I liked iOS but was poor, I'd probably do the same.
Thank god I'm neither. >.>
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really don't understand these people.
Hello I was wondering which one do you think is better and tell me your reasons why. please no arguements! Thank you
Well, in this section I'm sure that most people here prefer Android. I tried iOS, and even though it has a very nice design and works well, I found it didn't give me the freedom that an Android phone does. The fact that you have to go through iTunes in order to interact with your device from your computer is just one of the many things that I didn't like. So I got myself an Android phone, rooted it, and now I can finally do whatever I want
With an Android I feel like I control my phone, not the other way around.
Android all the way I've been reading too many stories of the new iphone self combusting in peoples pockets, faces etc I've never owned an android that has done something like that plus there is jus way more freedom with android, you can customise the look of it alot more the list just goes on
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For personal use I prefer Android because it's a more open system with more customization options. However, as a developer I can't see past the iOS app store which has a great distribution market. I have nothing against iOS myself but I would never use it for personal use.
Well I had IOS , It was good but it was very limited . When I had IOS I got bored of it very quickly and then I decided to get the LG Thrill and the LG Thrill is the only Android Device I have ever had. So far it has been amazing. IOS was pretty fun also but after a while when you root it and unlock it there really isnt much to do. The only good thing about IOS is the battery life. But Android gets the win.
i think iOS are For Newbies :|
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1367298
Before I got the nexus 5 I was debating going back to ios. Now a month later that idea seems crazy to me. I am still in awe and shock about the functionality of this phone. I simply did not even think this level of customization was possible. Sometimes I get so excited when an iphone user asks me why I use android because I get to explain to them all the different functions. But in most cases I find it confuses them more than interest them. But that's fair, to each their own.
xposed framework and gravitybox are the only customizations I have put on this phone. And together with swiftkey, nova launcher, and the vanilla android this thing is a force to be reckoned with. 4.4.1 made the camera so much better and honestly at this point I can say this phone has gone above and beyond every single one of my expectations for a $700 phone, let alone 400.
Lastly, I just wanted to thank the xda community, you guys are f'ing awesome and the amount of support for this phone is unbelievable. And it's all done voluntarily and free of charge (although I feel everyone should donate). Consider my mind blown.
Have you tried the app Tasker?
If you like technical things and playing around with the phone that app is gold.
>To each their own
My programming-teacher uses apple products, which kinda surprised me at first. But he explained, that even though android may be more functional, you need to invest quite a lot of time for it to be really as customizable as people say - Time, that he as a teacher can't really spend. He'll rather spend 300$ more and have a phone that 'just works'. And indeed, from what I can tell, an uncustomized Android KitKat is pretty lame, even compared to iOS.
I'm comming from an SGS2 with CM 10.2 and I was actually pretty shocked how little an unrooted stock Android offers. Now, after investing some hours in driver issues, unlocking, rooting, searching for a good rom and flashing that, with several backups along the way, I'm really happy with my phone. But not everyone can or want to invest that much time or even has the expertise to do it.
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>To each their own
My programming-teacher uses apple products, which kinda surprised me at first. But he explained, that even though android may be more functional, you need to invest quite a lot of time for it to be really as customizable as people say - Time, that he as a teacher can't really spend. He'll rather spend 300$ more and have a phone that 'just works'. And indeed, from what I can tell, an uncustomized Android KitKat is pretty lame, even compared to iOS.
I'm comming from an SGS2 with CM 10.2 and I was actually pretty shocked how little an unrooted stock Android offers. Now, after investing some hours in driver issues, unlocking, rooting, searching for a good rom and flashing that, with several backups along the way, I'm really happy with my phone. But not everyone can or want to invest that much time or even has the expertise to do it.
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Not to turn this into an IOS vs Android debate, but I no longer root or flash my nexus devices because I also want a device that 'just works'. With that said stock Android 'just works' these days. My devices are perfectly stable and do more than I desire even while 100% stock.
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Yeah, without going flamewar and all that... I definitely think Android 4.0 and above on it's own is fine for the normal user just as much as iOS is. I don't feel like I NEED to do mods, they are just convenience or to more taylor the phone to how I want to use it. There are plenty of things that open your eyes to doing things a different way once you know about it. I think this is the general problem with ANY user, people just don't like change so if they got into the mentality of Windows or iOS then changing to another way is seen as cumbersome and time wasting when in reality it could be better. Hell if we all still were using DOS 6.22 we wouldn't be able to get some things done as fast as we do today and all that's possible because of change.
As said though, I don't try forcing people to anything specific. My wife has and likes Android devices, my mom has a Galaxy 3 and few of my friends has an iPhone 5 or Lumias all recommended by me.
As for the phone itself, i'm loving mine as well. I've had tons of phones from tons of different companies. I had Windows Mobile to Blackberry (old Bold and Curves, not new stuff) to Windows Phone to Android to Windows Phone to iOS to Android. I liked my Samsung Blackjack tons but definitely loving this phone more than my last Android devices (Nexus 4, HTC One, SGS3, SGS2, HTC Inspire HD, Nexus One, T-Mobile G1). Right now i'm pretty content even though the Moto G and X are pulling at me....
I bought a Xperia Z1 and I'm spending more time on Nexus 5 board
Welcome to the Android fold again without turning this into a flame war just got my black Nexus 5 days 3 ago and I'm totally loving it coming from HTC I do not miss sense at all i agree that android has finally caught up with ios in terms of being functional out of the box and very nice to look at also. Great time to be an android user.
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I've tried pretty much all of the roms for the N4 and N5. I'm happy now with stock 4.4.1 and Gravitybox. I've got all the tweaks I want really. I dread to think how much time i've spent flashing roms on this awesome phone instead of actually using it. It must be contagious though, my girlfriend just got an HTC One after years of being an iSheep
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>To each their own
My programming-teacher uses apple products, which kinda surprised me at first. But he explained, that even though android may be more functional, you need to invest quite a lot of time for it to be really as customizable as people say - Time, that he as a teacher can't really spend. He'll rather spend 300$ more and have a phone that 'just works'. And indeed, from what I can tell, an uncustomized Android KitKat is pretty lame, even compared to iOS.
I'm comming from an SGS2 with CM 10.2 and I was actually pretty shocked how little an unrooted stock Android offers. Now, after investing some hours in driver issues, unlocking, rooting, searching for a good rom and flashing that, with several backups along the way, I'm really happy with my phone. But not everyone can or want to invest that much time or even has the expertise to do it.
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In all fairness, if somebody knows what they're doing you can root, add a custom recovery, xposed framework and gravitybox in probably less than half an hour. I would also argue that the stock android with nova launcher is more functional than the current ios. I would have completely agreed with you a couple of years ago, iphones just worked. But with the new android hardware and kitkat, the platform is just as stable an snappy as ios.
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My programming-teacher uses apple products, which kinda surprised me at first. But he explained, that even though android may be more functional, you need to invest quite a lot of time for it to be really as customizable as people say - Time, that he as a teacher can't really spend. He'll rather spend 300$ more and have a phone that 'just works'. And indeed, from what I can tell, an uncustomized Android KitKat is pretty lame, even compared to iOS.
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Since the advent of "Project Butter"and 4.2.x Jelly Bean, Pure Android phones no longer need to be rooted or fully customized for the average user to have an excellent mobile experience as they work quite well out of the box, so what your programming teacher states is just wrong. And the fact of he being a teacher, doesn't necessarily means he has deep knowledge about the features of every mobile OS out there.
Even though iOS and Android theoretically belong to the same OS family (Unix-Like), the concept of the iPhone and the Nexus are different as night and day.
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Welcome to the Android fold again without turning this into a flame war just got my black Nexus 5 days 3 ago and I'm totally loving it coming from HTC I do not miss sense at all i agree that android has finally caught up with ios in terms of being functional out of the box and very nice to look at also. Great time to be an android user.
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+1 My first nexus and am absolute amazed
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i rally like this phone. i'm sick of custom roms. people get too excited on xda for new things and don't realy remain objective. i don't know why the nexus (after the update, i know it has a few issues but it's pretty amazing now) would be a disapointment to anyone. there were great phones in the past and the nexus might not be that much better than an older phone in ways that matter but disapointment is harsh...
it's like in the military we used to say the best to bases are where you are going the the place you'd just come from. people rarely talk about the place they are now. when you get pcs'd every one tell you about they experiences they had there and build it up to be a real adventure. but when you get there all you have to talk about is your old friends at your old place maybe convincing someone going the other way it's better too. it's just human nature really...
as far as the arguments about apple "just working" well it does... so does your stock rom on your android.. it's nonsensical... it's not a reason not to chose android, but with that mentality there is no reason not to chose apple either.. so to each their own. just don't make it out to be that apple is soo much better in that regard.
a lot of android frustration is from people chosing the wrong mods to use.. i mean there are odex files on a stock phone for a reason... odex roms save space in data and are generally smoother running. deodexing and decompiling/recompiling often breaks things that might be minor but if you wonder why your android doens't run like ios... well it's probably not googles fault..
i had nexus 3 nexus 4 and niw nexus 5 my future device will be nexus 6 / i have an advice : if u want android for first time taste it only on NEXUS devices other android phones like Samsung , HTC , or etc...are piece of sh....t ! trust me
4.4.1 for the N5 is so good I just installed v4a for enhancing the headphones sound, everything else remains as stock. Great phone, one of the best i've had.
I would never criticize someone who chooses apple products. I use both platforms (android for phones, and apple for tablets) and enjoy using each device... yes, I actually love my ipad. Without competition, android would have stagnated ages ago... the best thing for android is apple, and the best thing for apple is android (from the perspective of the consumer).
Given that, I don't really see a fault with nexus devices. They are the most well-rounded android device you can find.
For the average user, it gets updates like clockwork and has a MUCH cleaner interface than OEM skins. Samsung is the worst when it comes to software that seems really really rough around the edges, it seems like their developers each work on their own part without really communicating with each other. To top it off, keeping a nexus fully stock is a rock solid experience.
For tinkerers and geeks, it also shines as the Godzilla-size dev community on a nexus produces absolute gold, with some very unique tweaks that cant be found on any other device. The latest version of android with all the tools to do whatever you want with it is a devs/geeks dream device.
It amuses me when people criticize the nexus devices and their users... then turn around and complain when their year-behind version of android OTA is delayed, not up to date with nexus devices, and comes with enough bloat to fill a landfill...or complain about how their carrier fixed the exploit they used to get root.
Looked on the play store but can't figure out what V4a is.
Viper audio for Android isn't it?
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For me tablet = apple and phone is Android. Best of both world
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While i agree that rooting and getting everything how youd like does take some time and reading, using a toolkit it can all be accomplished within 15-20 minutes. However, stock android has gotten so good, that i wish Google would ask manufacturers to give us the option of running stock android out of the box. I had a n5, found a deal on an LG G2 so i returned the nexus. while the hardware on the G2 was amazing, the UI was fugly and slow. Rooted and on aosp, still wasnt as smooth as the N5, which brought me back.
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Looked on the play store but can't figure out what V4a is.
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Viper audio for Android isn't it?
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Yes it's viper4android and it enhances the sound to another level.
It's a very different paradigm than Android and thanks, I hate it. It's running ios 15.2 and I think it's pretty convoluted and lacks the fine control afforded by android, esp with root.
I don't trust it at all.
got my Iphone 11 a few years a go, it took me a couple of months to save for one.
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It's a very different paradigm than Android and thanks, I hate it. It's running ios 15.2 and I think it's pretty convoluted and lacks the fine control afforded by android, esp with root.
I don't trust it at all.
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Sell it on ebay and get an android