Windows Phone :(
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@MattSpeller said:
@IRJ curious if there are any redeeming features - I would have thought tiles would be nifty to show an update roll for some things like twitter or whatever
They are too small to be useful for updates and too big to be useful as icons. Having used the Windows phone for most of a year, my take away was that it wasn't totally awful compares to Android but was quite awful compared to iOS and had no redeeming features. It was simply bad at everything in comparison to its competitors. It lacked any feature to make it conceivably on par, it just lagged in every way.
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@IRJ said:
I am sure they are some nifty features, but I doubt they can bail out the bad features.
Can't imagine what they might be.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
I am sure they are some nifty features, but I doubt they can bail out the bad features.
Can't imagine what they might be.
I'm sure it doesn't something better. It seems fairly snappy on bad hardware. So that is a plus
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@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
I am sure they are some nifty features, but I doubt they can bail out the bad features.
Can't imagine what they might be.
I'm sure it doesn't something better. It seems fairly snappy on bad hardware. So that is a plus
iOS is pretty snappy on old hardware, too. But who runs old hardware today? And is Android slow on old hardware? I've not tried, just wondering.
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Android is loaded on cheap devices, too. But a cheap device with Android is an absolute dog. Even people who aren't the least bit techy will grow to despise it.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
I am sure they are some nifty features, but I doubt they can bail out the bad features.
Can't imagine what they might be.
I'm sure it doesn't something better. It seems fairly snappy on bad hardware. So that is a plus
iOS is pretty snappy on old hardware, too. But who runs old hardware today? And is Android slow on old hardware? I've not tried, just wondering.
Lol I answered that before you even asked. It's like buying a PC for $200 vs $600. The $600 PC will still be able to run decently in 3-4 years. Where the $200 PC will never be able to run. Phones like the Galaxy S4 which is 5 years old is still ok. However, if you buy a brand new phone for $50 it's a dog.
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All these Chinese companies skimp on hardware because anyone has access to Android. They just put the cheapest hardware out possible.
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@IRJ said:
Android is loaded on cheap devices, too. But a cheap device with Android is an absolute dog. Even people who aren't the least bit techy will grow to despise it.
Bought a $100cdn tablet with android a couple years ago. I think it lasted a week before I parted it out for the scrap bin
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@MattSpeller said:
@IRJ said:
Android is loaded on cheap devices, too. But a cheap device with Android is an absolute dog. Even people who aren't the least bit techy will grow to despise it.
Bought a $100cdn tablet with android a couple years ago. I think it lasted a week before I parted it out for the scrap bin
I just bought one on Amazon for $48 with a 9 inch screen. We'll see...lol
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@IRJ said:
@MattSpeller said:
@IRJ said:
Android is loaded on cheap devices, too. But a cheap device with Android is an absolute dog. Even people who aren't the least bit techy will grow to despise it.
Bought a $100cdn tablet with android a couple years ago. I think it lasted a week before I parted it out for the scrap bin
I just bought one on Amazon for $48 with a 9 inch screen. We'll see...lol
$48 for a large battery, screen, digitizer (touch screen bits).... not a bad deal
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@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android out of curiosity? My previous phone was an iPhone 4S and I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
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@wirestyle22 said:
@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android our of curiosity? My previous phone was a 4S and I currently have a Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
Same to me. Android is fine, I don't mind its interface, but iOS just feels snappier and more polished and less complicated.
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@MattSpeller said:
@IRJ said:
@MattSpeller said:
@IRJ said:
Android is loaded on cheap devices, too. But a cheap device with Android is an absolute dog. Even people who aren't the least bit techy will grow to despise it.
Bought a $100cdn tablet with android a couple years ago. I think it lasted a week before I parted it out for the scrap bin
I just bought one on Amazon for $48 with a 9 inch screen. We'll see...lol
$48 for a large battery, screen, digitizer (touch screen bits).... not a bad deal
As long as it plays Mickey Mouse Clubhouse I will be happy
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@scottalanmiller said:
@wirestyle22 said:
@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android our of curiosity? My previous phone was a 4S and I currently have a Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
Same to me. Android is fine, I don't mind its interface, but iOS just feels snappier and more polished and less complicated.
If you get a chance, play with a Nexus. I still like my nexus 5 better than my new note5 from a software standpoint. So much less clutter and it was (I kid you not) snappier and more responsive on that 4 year old phone. Sammy and their ilk really gum up the works with all their custom wankery.
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@wirestyle22 said:
@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android out of curiosity? My previous phone was an iPhone 4S and I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
Easy... Customization 100%
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@wirestyle22 said:
@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android our of curiosity? My previous phone was a 4S and I currently have a Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
Same to me. Android is fine, I don't mind its interface, but iOS just feels snappier and more polished and less complicated.
If you get a chance, play with a Nexus. I still like my nexus 5 better than my new note5 from a software standpoint. So much less clutter and it was (I kid you not) snappier and more responsive on that 4 year old phone. Sammy and their ilk really gum up the works with all their custom wankery.
I always install a clean rom
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Internet Explorer... No explanation needed. I am sure there are other browsers, but IE is terrible.
Last I heard Opera was the only one that wasn't based on IE. I think even that squirrel browser or whatever it's called is based on IE. So really IE is your only option, and I think the phone version is worse than the desktop version if that's possible.
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@johnhooks said:
I think the phone version is worse than the desktop version if that's possible.
Gold
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@johnhooks said:
Internet Explorer... No explanation needed. I am sure there are other browsers, but IE is terrible.
Last I heard Opera was the only one that wasn't based on IE. I think even that squirrel browser or whatever it's called is based on IE. So really IE is your only option, and I think the phone version is worse than the desktop version if that's possible.
Is it worse than the Windows 8 Metro version? LOL
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@wirestyle22 said:
@IRJ said:
I prefer Android, but iOS is easy to use and makes sense for a mobile OS. Windows Mobile OS does not make any sense.
Why do you prefer Android our of curiosity? My previous phone was a 4S and I currently have a Galaxy S6. iOS feels better optimized to me.
Same to me. Android is fine, I don't mind its interface, but iOS just feels snappier and more polished and less complicated.
If you get a chance, play with a Nexus. I still like my nexus 5 better than my new note5 from a software standpoint. So much less clutter and it was (I kid you not) snappier and more responsive on that 4 year old phone. Sammy and their ilk really gum up the works with all their custom wankery.
This. If you buy an Android, get a Nexus. There really isn't any comparison. I still have my Nexus 5 and it's running like a champ. This $399 phone still outperforms a lot of other newer phones.
