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The phones worked more smoothly than any other mobile device I can recall, though. After I tried to switch away from WP7 for the first time, I had to return the
by cesnja 9y ago
The phones worked more smoothly than any other mobile device I can recall, though. After I tried to switch away from WP7 for the first time, I had to return the Android flagship at that time (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) because it lagged so much. The lack of apps and no way to sync with Linux computers made me eventually migrate to Android, which still seems clumsy and slow even today..
- ClassyJacket 9y agoA 100$ Windows Phone from two years ago is still smoother than a 1000$ Android bought today.
- mgkimsal 9y agoi could never find a $100 windows phone to buy. I always had to get it 'free' with a 2 year service contract. The 'retail' price without a service contract was still, IIRC, in the multiple hundreds ($499? $599?). Not spending that on what would have been a secondary/dev device to play with. FWIW, I never saw too many on ebay or craigslist at the time either.
- homero 9y agoThere were tons of these for $129 in 2013 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LIWB34Q/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00LIWB34Q/ref=dp_ob_neva_mob...
- mgkimsal 9y agowish I'd seen one of those - would have used it as a secondary device. :/ thanks.
- jrs95 9y agoI had a Lumia 520 when I was a pizza delivery driver, and that was an excellent phone, especially for around $50!
- devereaux 9y agoI still use a Windows Phone (and I purchased a few spares as I love it so much!) Smooth experience, no clutter, no distraction - it just works.
- throwaway7645 9y agoAgreed. A single-core windows phone 7 was waaaay more stable than my android flagship. Superb phones and this is coming from a Linux fan boy.
- Grazester 9y agoI guess you might have had one phone OS that was trying to do too much for its hardware and another that did too little.
- blackaspen 9y agoMan, I miss Windows Phone all the time. If you could have run WP8 on the Lumia 800 I feel like I might still be rocking it today. I used an HD7 for years, as well as a 925, because it always felt snappy and "brand new". I fired up my 925 a few days ago and it still feels fresh, quick, and gorgeous.
- asveikau 9y ago> The phones worked more smoothly than any other mobile device I can recall, though. You're probably referring to the first party apps which used an entirely different UI framework which was never publicly accessible. Meanwhile in the earliest days of Windows Phone Silverlight the default blank app in Visual Studio took more than a second to load.
- barrkel 9y agoMy Galaxy Nexus was a nice phone IMO, considerably nicer than the LG Nexus 4 that followed it. I actually bought a Nexus 4 and then didn't use it until my GN's screen cracked.