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I recently spend a few days on my old Nokia Lumia 920 because I had busted my Android phone and was waiting for a new one in the mail. The OS (WP8) itself was
by roldie 11y ago
I recently spend a few days on my old Nokia Lumia 920 because I had busted my Android phone and was waiting for a new one in the mail.
The OS (WP8) itself was actually quite delightful. I really enjoyed using it for those few days. The home screen is different, fun, and incredibly useful. It was buttery-smooth too. The built-in apps - messaging, people hub, cortana, camera (maybe more Nokia than Microsoft), were all great and seemed to have that extra bit of polish that many of my favorite Android apps lack.
However, not all built-in apps were great (no landscape mode for music) and lack of third party apps, or at least good third party apps reminded me why I left it for Android in the first place.
I have a Sony Xperia Z5 now, if anyone's interested. It's the closest thing IMO to a Nokia Android phone, which is what I really want.
Edit: fixed a word
- mc32 11y agoThe OS is pretty nice. Runs well even on cheap hardware, and if you wanted a great camera phone the flagship had that. The problem was and is third party apps. The HW and OS were well wedded, but they were barren.
- theklub 11y agoI had the same experience. I thought the OS was great, but apps were sparse. It seems like a great option for someone who doesn't use apps much or at all.
- endemic 11y agoI use my smartphone for some core functionality (maps, email, browser, messaging, e-books), but most of that is built in to the OS. I can't imagine that I'm too much of an outlier in my usage patterns. Maybe I should have tried a Windows phone.
- theklub 11y agoI'm the same way, the only app I use is a poker app. I'd probably go back to a windows phone especially if it saved me money.