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This. I've just bought a Lumia 520 as a play phone / replacement while I send my HTC One back to be repaired (due to it continually rebooting / crashing - I'm

by berkut 13y ago

This. I've just bought a Lumia 520 as a play phone / replacement while I send my HTC One back to be repaired (due to it continually rebooting / crashing - I'm otherwise generally very happy with it). I had an iPhone 3GS and 4S as well before the HTC One, so I've tried the three main platforms. Windows Phone is actually very nice for the basics of webbrowsing, sending texts, calling, etc. It has its faults (limited app selection, screen's not amazing, the font hinting is a bit poor), but I'm very impressed with it (and I'm a Linux dev by trade who hasn't touched Windows for many years).

notdrunkatall 13y ago
Wow, $70 for that phone? I've been using an old Nokia E71 with a straight talk plan for a couple of years now because I didn't want to spend a few hundred on a phone. Looks like it might be time for an upgrade. How's the browser on it?
- berkut 13y ago
  Ignoring the font hinting (the font is barely readable when fully zoomed out - in contrast to on iOS and Android, although with the 4S and HTC One I had retina screens, so maybe it's not a fair comparison), the only thing really annoying me with the browser is more a general Windows Phone issue - in text boxes, I haven't worked out how to move the text caret position in the URL - by default it seems to autoselect parts, meaning it's very tedious try to fix incorrectly-typed URLs... I guess the answer is get it right first time... I wish there was a way to make "Open in new link" tabs open in the background like on Android as well, but as far as I remember iOS had that annoyance too.
  - alykhalid 13y ago
    >the only thing really annoying me with the browser is more a general Windows Phone issue - in text boxes, I haven't worked out how to move the text caret position in the URL If you want to place your cursor in the middle of some text you've already written, tap and hold the screen near the text you want to change until a cursor appears, then drag your finger to move the cursor exactly where you want it. If you feel that the default browser is not customizable enough, try UCBrowser[1], it provides an option to open new links in background. [1]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/uc-browser/6cda5651-56b9-48b0-8771-91dbc188f873 http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/uc-browser/6cda5...
numo16 13y ago
As a daily Windows Phone user, android user, and former iOS user, I'm curious to hear what apps you think are missing? I moved from my iPhone to Lumia and am only missing a google hangouts app (due to google choosing not to support the platform).
- Touche 13y ago
  Last time I used it there were no podcast apps that would update/download in the background. That's an entire category.
  - alykhalid 13y ago
    I am currently using PODCASTER[1]. It downloads new episodes over wifi when I connect the phone to charge. [1]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/podcaster/f5a1250d-02aa-4280-83bc-5c54bcea1b7e http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/podcaster/f5a125...
    - Touche 13y ago
      The reviews suggest the feature doesn't always work. I've experienced the same from other clients.
  - kenjackson 13y ago
    The built in Podcast app does that.
    - Touche 13y ago
      The built in app only allows podcasts from their catalog.
- berkut 13y ago
  There's no "decent" Weather apps - that's obviously subjective, but WeatherPro for iOS and Android I really liked. I still miss iOS's weather app really, the built-in one on the HTC One (don't know if it's Android's default) is a bit crap - made worse by the fact that different screens of the Android interface seem to think they're in different geographic locations. Also there's no port of certain apps I rely on a lot like CityMapper, and the best guitar tuner app I've found on iOS or Android: Cleartune.

by berkut 13y ago

notdrunkatall 13y ago

Wow, $70 for that phone? I've been using an old Nokia E71 with a straight talk plan for a couple of years now because I didn't want to spend a few hundred on a phone. Looks like it might be time for an upgrade. How's the browser on it?

berkut 13y ago
Ignoring the font hinting (the font is barely readable when fully zoomed out - in contrast to on iOS and Android, although with the 4S and HTC One I had retina screens, so maybe it's not a fair comparison), the only thing really annoying me with the browser is more a general Windows Phone issue - in text boxes, I haven't worked out how to move the text caret position in the URL - by default it seems to autoselect parts, meaning it's very tedious try to fix incorrectly-typed URLs... I guess the answer is get it right first time... I wish there was a way to make "Open in new link" tabs open in the background like on Android as well, but as far as I remember iOS had that annoyance too.
- alykhalid 13y ago
  >the only thing really annoying me with the browser is more a general Windows Phone issue - in text boxes, I haven't worked out how to move the text caret position in the URL If you want to place your cursor in the middle of some text you've already written, tap and hold the screen near the text you want to change until a cursor appears, then drag your finger to move the cursor exactly where you want it. If you feel that the default browser is not customizable enough, try UCBrowser[1], it provides an option to open new links in background. [1]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/uc-browser/6cda5651-56b9-48b0-8771-91dbc188f873 http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/uc-browser/6cda5...

numo16 13y ago

As a daily Windows Phone user, android user, and former iOS user, I'm curious to hear what apps you think are missing? I moved from my iPhone to Lumia and am only missing a google hangouts app (due to google choosing not to support the platform).

Touche 13y ago
Last time I used it there were no podcast apps that would update/download in the background. That's an entire category.
- alykhalid 13y ago
  I am currently using PODCASTER[1]. It downloads new episodes over wifi when I connect the phone to charge. [1]http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/podcaster/f5a1250d-02aa-4280-83bc-5c54bcea1b7e http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/podcaster/f5a125...
  - Touche 13y ago
    The reviews suggest the feature doesn't always work. I've experienced the same from other clients.
- kenjackson 13y ago
  The built in Podcast app does that.
  - Touche 13y ago
    The built in app only allows podcasts from their catalog.
berkut 13y ago
There's no "decent" Weather apps - that's obviously subjective, but WeatherPro for iOS and Android I really liked. I still miss iOS's weather app really, the built-in one on the HTC One (don't know if it's Android's default) is a bit crap - made worse by the fact that different screens of the Android interface seem to think they're in different geographic locations. Also there's no port of certain apps I rely on a lot like CityMapper, and the best guitar tuner app I've found on iOS or Android: Cleartune.