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Help me with Windows Mobile.

I have this marketing class and my group is deciding to create an advertising for WM7. I'm asking you guys for your opinion on why WM wasn't as successful as the iphone? What were the issues is because they only targeted professionals and developers. Also why do you think WM7 will be successful because its going be more commercial oriented too all?
I really appreciate any responses thanks a lot.

have a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=605

Though i'm looking for peoples opinon on why they didnt like old WM..

KidTech said:
I have this marketing class and my group is deciding to create an advertising for WM7. I'm asking you guys for your opinion on why WM wasn't as successful as the iphone? What were the issues is because they only targeted professionals and developers. Also why do you think WM7 will be successful because its going be more commercial oriented too all?
I really appreciate any responses thanks a lot.
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Was it really less successful than iphone? windows mobile has been around way longer. I am guessing combining all of the devices with windows mobile vs how many devices with iphone os windows mobile will come out on top.

Very briefly:
1) Inconsistent performance and freeze prone. Sometimes it is okay for days, sometimes I feezes 20 times a day.
2) Slow. Microsoft was too relaxed when specifying minimum hardware requirements. Hardware vendor did'nt want to beef up the hardware because they try to keep the profit high.
3) Passive screen was no match for capacitive touch screen
4) User interface was based on desktop windows - not optimised for finger use.
5) Most programs have ugly user interface.
6) Many programs no longer works in newer ROM. Too easy to pirate the software so software vendors not motivated to update them.
7) iPhone's application store was a game changer. There are now 185,000 applications to choose from. MS was not able to put together something similar.
8) iPhone's firmware support and upgrade was impeccable. In contrast, window phone vendor almost never support any upgrade. XDA ROM cook had to do this job for them. I think it''s fair to say that without XDA, winmo would have died much much earlier. Ironically, MS didn't express any thanks to the people here. In fact they even tried to threaten them with legal action in the beginning.
9) iPhone has far better ecosystem of accessories such as speaker system that allows you to dock the iPhone.
10) User interface design of iPhone is hard to match. Not just because it uses passive screen and does pinch and zoom. Some applications also use true multitouch UI such as two or three fingers swipe and touch for webpage navigation, thus making it really enjoyable and easy for the user. The keyboard accuracy and forgiveness is great. Webpage scroll down for example, is 100% vertical without having any slight left or right movement. Size of controls, size of text, colors, are all done right. It is easy to accurately click on even extremely tiny link on webpage without being any need to be accurate. In short, everything feels right and works right.
11) MS took too long to react, and did too little too late. Worst, they became very confused.
I was honestly a person who absolutely wanted to stick with MS and had despite iPhone when it was first released. Who wanted a phone with no third party sofotware, right? But then, when things became to change, MS was still complacent, and arrogant. I always told myself that WM7 would blow iPhone away very very soon, so be patient. Then when WM7 was delayed again and again, and when I saw how crappy the new desktop in 6.5 was, I began to doubt the capability of MS and begin exploring iPhone. The other important factor that drove me away was when I saw MS not knowing the direction by pursuing WM7, Zune, and Pink phone simultenously, and that made me lose confidence in MS significantly.
Winmo does have things to its favour though. For example: You have the chance to select the style of phones exactly to your taste. E.g. having hardware keyboard, having hugh or smaller screens, having flash in the camera, having higher megapixel camera. HTC also did a splendid job with its TouchFlo/Sense UI, and in hiding the ugly OS as much as possible from the end user. Unfortunately, the moment you start using your applications, all the ugly UI come back in its full force. Also, Sense UI is not very customizable or flexible for the end user beyond just hiding the unwanted tabs. So, unless your requirements are more or less totally satisfied by the functions of features on TouchFlo/Sense, then you'll still be dealing with the old ugly stylus based user interface.
Winmo is considered to be extremely attractive to people with technical skills to cook/flash ROMs, and for people who wish to keep using the programs they had developed for it. For the ordinary users who just want to get things done easily, quickly, reliably and also with lots of fun, iPhone seems to be able to cater to what they were looking for better.
Hope this give you something to write about.
Cheers.

Android vs ios vs rim vs winmo

In this thread I'm looking for help on differentiating the different operating systems. If one os can do something that the others cannot, then please list the feature with the appropriate os, and only list stock features. not things you need to hack Your phone for
Android
- adobe flash for browser
- usb tethering/wifi hotspot support for up to 8 devices
- live wall papers
- voice to text for text messages + voice commands for navigation and search for internet, contacts, market
- divx video player for all formats (mpg, avi, flv, mp4, mkv, etc)
- file manager - can delete any file without needing to be hooked up to a computer
- 3rd party apps are allowed
- playstation 1 emulator and games
- 1 click application to root/unroot
- easily customizable
- upgrage earlier models
- large variety of apps
Ios
- large variety of apps
- upgrade earlier models
winmo
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rim
DOES NOT UPDATE EARLIER MODELS
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All of them have their good and bad.
Android
-Very flexible OS, always growing and always changing. Always changing isn't always a good thing though.
IOS
-VERY stable, great variety of apps, app quality is great, good for both phone and media players, but no native support for flash, and for me the biggest drawback is the size of the screen. After using the Epic and Evo, I can't go smaller than 4 inch. Another bad thing, AT&T. Don't like AT&T too much...
BB OS
-DOES NOT UPDATE EARLIER MODELS DESPITE HAVING ALMOST NO DIFFERENCE IN SPECS IN MOST HIGH END MODELS. The Storm is still on BBos4, the Storm 2 is BBos5, and the Torch which is the same spec wise as the Storm 1 and Storm 2, has BBos6. So when the next BB OS comes out, even though the Storm 1, Storm 2, Torch, even the Bold that was the high end BB phone when it came out will be stuck on an older OS. BB is a business phone.
WM
-6.5 I haven't had too much excitement over, WP7 though is pretty good. My problem with it is no flash support right now.

vbetts said:
All of them have their good and bad.
Android
-Very flexible OS, always growing and always changing. Always changing isn't always a good thing though.
IOS
-VERY stable, great variety of apps, app quality is great, good for both phone and media players, but no native support for flash, and for me the biggest drawback is the size of the screen. After using the Epic and Evo, I can't go smaller than 4 inch. Another bad thing, AT&T. Don't like AT&T too much...
BB OS
-DOES NOT UPDATE EARLIER MODELS DESPITE HAVING ALMOST NO DIFFERENCE IN SPECS IN MOST HIGH END MODELS. The Storm is still on BBos4, the Storm 2 is BBos5, and the Torch which is the same spec wise as the Storm 1 and Storm 2, has BBos6. So when the next BB OS comes out, even though the Storm 1, Storm 2, Torch, even the Bold that was the high end BB phone when it came out will be stuck on an older OS. BB is a business phone.
WM
-6.5 I haven't had too much excitement over, WP7 though is pretty good. My problem with it is no flash support right now.
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thanks for the input. I didnt know BB's didnt get upgrades

To be fair about it though, there really isn't a whole lot of new features in the newer OSes, just a different UI.

Depends on choice...
I'd say it all depends on your choice, which platform you prefer..
Android though offers a lot of customization and is open for development, its buggy.. new updates keep rolling out every 3-4 months you purchase a phone now and after 3 months your phone's gonna be ancient!!!
ios on the other hand is stable and everything, but then you have very less customizations and no Bluetooth in the iPhone.. I wonder how ios users live without Bluetooth!!!
WP is stable, doesn't update in every 3 months!! overall its pretty good but the Windows Store still lacks variety of apps..
I'd say that nor we have the best phone and neither the platform available as of now..

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pros and cons of each major OS in your opinion.

ok, I decided to post a thread to get the general opinion on the major mobile operating systems of today. Just post your opinions.
IOS:
Pros- amazing app store, works flawlessly on the hardware provided.
cons- no hardware selection, hideous UI, seems to be geared primarily towards the unintelligent who might actually believe that their phones run on magic.
Android:
Pros- great hardware selection, customization.
cons- feels dated, regardless of launcher you can't get the same level of fluidity you can on other operating systems, malware in the marketplace, feels like using winmo 5 again.
WebOS:
Pros-beautiful UI, great quality experience.
Cons- horrid hardware selection and no real app support.
BbOS.
Pros- can't really think of any aside from battery life. Blackberry messenger was nice too.
cons- I think I had more fun on my Nokia phone playing snake than with anything on BBOS... Just feels like an old people phone.
Windows phone 7:
Pros- smooth, fluid UI across the whole system and most third party apps, solid UI, good hardware selection, quality gaming, seamless social networking and communication integration, Xbox live and Microsoft office built in with bonuses other operating systems can't offer, runs as well as iOS except on an array of hardware.
cons- very little customization I suppose.
So, what's your take on each OS?

iOS:
con - good compatibility only with Apple products
Android:
con - fragmentation, both in OS and Google in general (have two different teams developing the same thing, which eventually lead to the project you like been canned, happened more than one times)
WP7:
con - personally, it looks fugly, and no customisation.

iOS: - very classy design
con - Apple's policy regarding apps
Android:
pro: best mobile OS ever
con: the market is very disorganized with a lot of crappy apps (tom the talking cat?)
WP7:
never used it

Lol.
What a MS employee you are. No cons for WP7! Nice try. This is yet another sad attempt to promote that OS.

Nope, just finally have an OS I truly enjoy.

iOS
Pos a lot of users -> more developer support = everyone wins!
Con Close-Environment -> 5% geeks are effected
Not really a "huge" loss, since the Cons only effects a minority of users, most everyday people don't even know difference between closed and open software.
Android
Pos Hacking
Con Unless you are "hacking", there is no guarantee you will be on the cutting-edge of updates and stuff. OS updates take forever unless you are using a Nexus device, everything else depends on the cell provider.
WP7
Pos Is the hipster non-mainstream phone.
Con Is the blackberry of next-gen smartphones. Not enough people have it, so not as much activity in terms of roms and such.

IOS
Pros: Fast, good design, "it works"
Cons: BORING
Android
Pros: Customization, variety of phones
Cons: It will took you a while to say "it's the best OS ever", and not for general consumers.
WP7
Pros: Metro UI (you feel, it's something different), Windows Apps easy integration, Fast and Smooth
Cons: After enjoying it for 1 month, it will eventually BORING as well.

iOS:
pros: lots of developers, hardware harmony.
cons: over hyped, lack of customization, boring.
Android:
Pros: fun, customizable, actually need a brain to use it, growing insanely fast.
cons: too much variation in hardware and some developers don't want to deal with that.
WP7:
never used it but looks interesting, i would give it a try in the future.

iOS:
Pros: It's simple, has a lot of developer support, guaranteed hardware compatibility for developers.
Cons: It's simple, not a great fan of the "my whole OS is an app drawer" thing. It's also hugely over-hyped (my father keeps trying to make me agree that the iPhone is 'just a better package on the whole,' while he has never touched an Android or WinPhone7... )
Android:
Pros: It's completely customizable, cheaper to develop for, an actual hardware choice.
Cons: The market is absolute garbage. The 'F' word. OEMs love to ruin Android with their generally-crappy launchers. Unless you have a Nexus, don't expect updates.
WinPhone7:
Pros: I couldn't say, I haven't used one to any great extent, but;
Cons: I just can't like the UI. Really, did they sit down and brainstorm ideas on how to fit less information onto the screen at any one time?

Android all the way.
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z33dev33l said:
IOS:
cons-seems to be geared primarily towards the unintelligent who might actually believe that their phones run on magic.
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lol so true

z33dev33l said:
ok, I decided to post a thread to get the general opinion on the major mobile operating systems of today. Just post your opinions.
IOS:
Pros- amazing app store, works flawlessly on the hardware provided.
cons- no hardware selection, hideous UI, seems to be geared primarily towards the unintelligent who might actually believe that their phones run on magic.
Android:
Pros- great hardware selection, customization.
cons- feels dated, regardless of launcher you can't get the same level of fluidity you can on other operating systems, malware in the marketplace, feels like using winmo 5 again.
WebOS:
Pros-beautiful UI, great quality experience.
Cons- horrid hardware selection and no real app support.
BbOS.
Pros- can't really think of any aside from battery life. Blackberry messenger was nice too.
cons- I think I had more fun on my Nokia phone playing snake than with anything on BBOS... Just feels like an old people phone.
Windows phone 7:
Pros- smooth, fluid UI across the whole system and most third party apps, solid UI, good hardware selection, quality gaming, seamless social networking and communication integration, Xbox live and Microsoft office built in with bonuses other operating systems can't offer, runs as well as iOS except on an array of hardware.
cons- very little customization I suppose.
So, what's your take on each OS?
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hahahaha...
apple:
pros - security. thats about it.
cons - boring as ****, socialist phone. nazi regime controls your phone plan and OS. great hardware that gets used for nothing but playing ****ing angry birds, phone calls, and checking email.
android:
-its a ****ing computer in my hand. oh and a phone. complete control and customization over my device. does things that NO other OS will EVER do or i guess i should say, be "allowed" to do.
cons - too many roms out there for one person to keep track of. but there are apps for that too. and sometimes apps can be a little sketch, but i guess don't download every ****ing thing you see on the market then, right?
windows:
i ****ing hate windows on my computer, why would i want it on a slower device? xbox live? um, no.
couldnt think of any pros to having a windows phone. sorry.

Android all the way.

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hahahaha...
apple:
pros - security. thats about it.
cons - boring as ****, socialist phone. nazi regime controls your phone plan and OS. great hardware that gets used for nothing but playing ****ing angry birds, phone calls, and checking email.
android:
-its a ****ing computer in my hand. oh and a phone. complete control and customization over my device. does things that NO other OS will EVER do or i guess i should say, be "allowed" to do.
cons - too many roms out there for one person to keep track of. but there are apps for that too. and sometimes apps can be a little sketch, but i guess don't download every ****ing thing you see on the market then, right?
windows:
i ****ing hate windows on my computer, why would i want it on a slower device? xbox live? um, no.
couldnt think of any pros to having a windows phone. sorry.
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+1 haha!
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Ios cons- customization is very limited and boring unless jailbroken.
Wp7 cons- nice design and idea but still lacking customization and app market needs to step their game up.
Android cons- dont have much to say here i just wish their were more apps like apple but not a biggy though because android still has a lot of apps. Also i hate the fact when a new version of android comes out a lot of the old phones get neglected and some dont see updates.
S7 Infuse 1.6 Ghz

IOS
Pros: Perfect for simpletons
Cons: Restrictive, closed, awkward with the need to cope with just one button, awful keyboard, tiny variety in device support restricting market growth
Android
Pros: Open, perfect for simpletons and techie's alike, can do as little or as much as you want, customisable for those who want to - leading to user choice, multiple device support opening the market up to those on a budget and those with specific technical needs.
BB OS
Pros: Able to provide secure communication for businesses
Cons: From experience it can be flaky, small device support, it's the devil in mobile disguise
WP7
Sorry? In which universe is WP7 a major OS? Certainly not this one and it's laughable to suggest otherwise.

i see the op's blatant bias. and theres no "malware on the android market" anymore.
EDIT- and to the people that say only nexus phones get updates. my phone (the droid incredible) has received 2 updates since it was made (2.1-2.2, then 2.2-2.3)

little green robots have always been better than half eaten fruit

Lots of cons with Android but we still like it because of the customization options available.

Android
Pros : Customizable range *ROMS and such*
Cons : Malware in Market
iOS
Pros : A wide range of apps in AppStore
Cons : My-launcher-only-show-apps concept
WP7
Never use before

Reasons to Choose Android/iOS over WP7

Too many trolls.

Sorry to hear about that. I've experienced similar stuff like that. I have a hard time dealing with such hard heartedness.
Give WP7 a little time. A lot of the features it lacks will come in the second run of hardware with the Samsung Focus S being the top choice (IMO)
I know I certainly had a hard time putting up with WP7 till Mango came along. And the updating system really scrapes my last nerve raw. But the thing about WP7 is it is so good compared to all of the others that I can't turn away from it. I really tried this last time to abandon it when the Mango update didn't come through for my Focus like it was suppose to. But I really could not maintain a hate for it no matter how hard I tried. It's too good. Damn MS! Making such a sweet system. They knew what they were maliciously doing.
But Mango has solved a lot of issues for me and the customization of the homescreen with certain tiles and such is perfect for me. We have a "Show off your WP7" thread where you can find out about apps and the look of their tiles, which I find very convenient and helpful. It's here.

Attacked? Really? I simply asked him to relocate his thread and he got defensive. That pertains to the topic at hand since you decided to demonize me without reason.
As for iphone's benefits, gaming and more mature PC software. Everything on it runs on par with it's WP7 performance and there's more of it. It's only drawbacks are screen size which isn't much of an issue to most but I can't type on it, and the hideous UI.
Edit: android, can't think of any unless you want to build your phone from the ground up to be half as good. It's just not a quality product. If you're a hardware junkie though it's where you want to be, just know that the hardware could really show off if it were utilizing another OS.

IOS-
Smoothness
More Games
More Apps
Looks pretty good Stock
Android-
Complete customization - Even without rooting; You can change the launcher, Lockscreen, etc. Just look @ the different homescreens on the Show your [Insert Phone]'s Homescreen threads.
More apps (Less than IOS); However, you can get apps that can do pretty much anything - Such as custom launchers, etc which would be classified as "Duplicating Functionality" on IOS. I'm not too sure about WP7 though.
More games (Still less than IOS)
Open Source (Bigger variation in ROMS, such as CM7, Miui, etc). Also has the biggest rooting community (Technically, IOS is bigger since there are only 6 phones. Regardless, you cant exactly do much to a Jailbroken iPhone compared to android)
Proper Multitasking (You can get an app such as Equalizer to change the sound of all other apps, instead of getting custom music/video players with built in adjsutable equalizers)
These are just the Pros, There are still quite a few cons with IOS/Android.

Just choose iOs or Wp7, if you want to be sure you get updates everytime, even with different manufacturers window phone 7 updates everybody. http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/microsoft-windows-phone-mango-now-being-delivered-to-100-perce/

Honestly, I didn't like the interface of WP7. very subjective matter, but iOS interface is way cooler.
IOS is bound to be more stable and secure, android would be more flexible. Windows wouldnt get the leverage that it got in the early 90's PC arena due to open source android.

Oh gawd saji, you just opened up a gate to a "serious discussion". Noooo, this thread is going to go downhill now. Well atleast we'll be exercising our brains.

Windows Phone 7, no are a best plataform in this moment... in the future is posible

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Windows Phone 7, no are a best plataform in this moment... in the future is posible
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Na, The best platform, Sega Mega drive, The best platform(er) Sonic 3 + Sonic and knuckles
Suck it mario.

Apps. First party support. Devs on iOS and android care more about their products. Better push notifications. Better IM apps on ios and android. Better voice recognition (vlingo and/or Siri). Better mapping (Google Maps and MapQuest).
Way better and more future proof hardware and gaming.
iOS is more polished than android. Wp7 from an apps/dev support standpoint feels like Symbian. The ui has many drawbacks and wastes a colossal ton of screen real estate in many instances. My favorite is when you select a list or combo box control. It takes up the whole screen with a text list. iOS and touch wiz phones only use half with a wheel to select, which is way better.
Metro is cute on the home screen, but once you dive deeper the endless palettes of nothing but huge text and no chrome just kills the experience for me.
If you are a light user then wp7 is probably best since you won't require much, anyways. Moderate to heavy users are better served by the other two. Media focused users are better off going with apple, but wp7 is obviously better than android from an ecosystem standpoint. Android phones tend to have significantly better codec support than iOS and wp7, in addition to adobe flash compatibility.
Windows phones aren't adequately future proof. They all use older hardware with lower resolution screens. Wvga is the hvga of this day, IMO, ESP with so many non-PenTile qHD SLCD phones coming out these days. Games have to use lower resolutions and don't run as well as on i4(s) and top end android phones (or even some mid range androids now, since some have hummingbird processors etc.). Games that run flawlessly on ios like fruit ninja lag on wp7 devices.
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Apps. First party support. Devs on iOS and android care more about their products. Better push notifications. Better IM apps on ios and android. Better voice recognition (vlingo and/or Siri). Better mapping (Google Maps and MapQuest).
Way better and more future proof hardware and gaming.
iOS is more polished than android. Wp7 from an apps/dev support standpoint feels like Symbian. The ui has many drawbacks and wastes a colossal ton of screen real estate in many instances. My favorite is when you select a list or combo box control. It takes up the whole screen with a text list. iOS and touch wiz phones only use half with a wheel to select, which is way better.
Metro is cute on the home screen, but once you dive deeper the endless palettes of nothing but huge text and no chrome just kills the experience for me.
If you are a light user then wp7 is probably best since you won't require much, anyways. Moderate to heavy users are better served by the other two. Media focused users are better off going with apple, but wp7 is obviously better than android from an ecosystem standpoint. Android phones tend to have significantly better codec support than iOS and wp7, in addition to adobe flash compatibility.
Windows phones aren't adequately future proof. They all use older hardware with lower resolution screens. Wvga is the hvga of this day, IMO, ESP with so many non-PenTile qHD SLCD phones coming out these days. Games have to use lower resolutions and don't run as well as on i4(s) and top end android phones (or even some mid range androids now, since some have hummingbird processors etc.). Games that run flawlessly on ios like fruit ninja lag on wp7 devices.
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As you've gained report as a WP7 troll, I'll bite. How is wp7, from a developer standpoint, like Symbian? They have undoubtedly the best support I've received on any OS, the best developer incentive, and a dev environment that is a pleasure to operate in. Also, angry birds and fruit ninja both run smoother than my GS2 now that the mango update is intact. Fruit ninja is not quite on par with iPhone 4s but that's just because it was obviously a port rather than a new build of the game.

Hey Android Users: Amazing Advantage Android Has Over iOS

Advantage Android Has Over iOS: Reasoning Why You Should Android Over iOS
Earlier this week I was going through my Android smartphone, and right beside me was my friend an iPhone user. So we decide to engage ourselves in some ‘Which Is Best‘ kind of challenge. So i try to point out the Advantage Android Has Over iOS to him. We both point out valid point why Android is better and why iPhone is better.
As someone who has at a time used phones from both sides of the fence, though, I thought it’d be fun to see if I could put down the Advantage Android Has Over iOS and what makes Android the better OS.
So if you’re an Android user like myself then consider yourself lucky because I’m about to outline some amazing advantage Android has over iOS and feature that makes Android lead in the smartphone market.
Device Running Android is Everywhere
There is something for everyone on the Android platform. The sheer variety of Android smartphones from manufacturers like Samsung, Huawi, Tecno, Infinix, Meizu, and others is amazing. You can get a very solid phone, something with a huge touchscreen, a stylus, a rotating camera, an edge screen. Niche demand like dual SIM are catered for, and the flagship device are on the cutting edge when it comes to specs. There’s also other privilege you just can’t get on Apple iPhone device. Android apps can be downloaded from Google, Amazon, and other Android app stores that which you can’t get with iPhone.
Having Full Control
Yes, full control of your device. Your Android device can be rooted which have both its benefit and the risk side.
But even without rooting your Android device, you still have a whole lot to enjoy with Android. Android smartphone owners enjoy the fact that Android uses non-exclusive software format on like the iOS.
It’s the First to Get Hardware Upgrade
Apple start making their iPhone water resistance with the iPhone 7 and it’s adopt a more vivid OLED display with the newly released iPhone 8 and iPhone X. With the recent upgrade in iPhone hardware, it still doesn’t support microSD cards iPhone users don’t enjoy that privilege to expand their phone memory space.
Android phones have had all of these things, and more, for years. Wireless charging, faster charging, removable batteries, dual-SIM support, dual cameras — all of it is available, and usually available first, outside of Apple’s walls.
If there’s some niche feature you think would make your life easier, you’re much more likely to find it on Android.
Price That Fit Your Pocket
A wide variety of devices with different designs and specifications means that Android has something for you at just your budget. The exclusive nature of Apple’s iOS is in plain contrast to the inclusive nature of the Google Android. Almost anyone can afford an Android phone. It might not be super great, but there is solid budget option in the market that give people a true smartphone experience.
Affordability has been a key driver for Android dominance worldwide and it will continue to be. If you want premium devices that match and surpass the iPhone or iPad then you can find them, but if you want a budget device with amazing features, then Android is really your only choice.
Customizable
Android is an open source, most customizable mobile OS in the world, which is one of its big win. While Apple control iOS in order to maintain a homogenous software and hardware experience, Android lets you, the hardware manufacturer customize the device.
Widgets
Android’s widgets have long been a feather in its cap compare to the static row of icon you find in iOS. Widgets are still a major advantage for Android over the iOS. Simply put, you can see all of the information you want at a glance on your home screen without having to fire up an app.
Launchers
Grab an iPhone, sit next to another iOS user and compare your home screen. Oh wait, they look exactly the same! That’s not the story with Android.
If you are tired of the way your default launcher looks and want control over how your Android smartphone looks then you’ve to try out a custom launcher. You can choose from a wide variety of custom launcher app in Google Play and tweak everything from your home screen layout, to your page transitions, to effects and even gesture. There’s no risk involved with launcher apps and you can really open up a world of possibilities.
Your Turn
Something made you choose Android time and time again. What was it?
Take a minute and let everyone know your Android story in the comments.