A month ago, I finally made that jump to Android; I ordered a Moto G5S plus on Amazon and embraced the new system. Initially, I must confess, it was pretty exciting – innumerable apps, no serious bugs, things were great. But as the device got more involved in my daily life, I realised that Windows phones ran many things better.
To begin with, it was the menu. Android lays out everything that's in your phone in a grid which made quick access impossible. In Windows, you could pin pretty much anything in your phone, even settings which was my favourite. Widgets are great but they are very limited - you only pin what they offer you.
Secondly, those little features - the music app launches when you plug your earphones in, you flip your phone to silence it and so on. Those little but highly useful ones really mattered to me.
None of these means Android is a poor platform. It has its own advantages (which are a lot) but as a person used to a little known mobile OS who was constantly told about the greatness of Android, I was expecting more. Today, my family is almost fully Android (pun not intended) except for my dad with his Lumia 430 running on Windows 8.1 (he doesn't wish to upgrade). Though popular apps have abandoned the OS, he isn't even thinking about switching (he loves the 4 inch screen - very handy) and the snappy performance. Windows 8.1 reminds me how great Windows phones were - stable, quick and absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, they were destined to be a part of the memories of a few people. Darn, I miss it.
To begin with, it was the menu. Android lays out everything that's in your phone in a grid which made quick access impossible. In Windows, you could pin pretty much anything in your phone, even settings which was my favourite. Widgets are great but they are very limited - you only pin what they offer you.
Secondly, those little features - the music app launches when you plug your earphones in, you flip your phone to silence it and so on. Those little but highly useful ones really mattered to me.
None of these means Android is a poor platform. It has its own advantages (which are a lot) but as a person used to a little known mobile OS who was constantly told about the greatness of Android, I was expecting more. Today, my family is almost fully Android (pun not intended) except for my dad with his Lumia 430 running on Windows 8.1 (he doesn't wish to upgrade). Though popular apps have abandoned the OS, he isn't even thinking about switching (he loves the 4 inch screen - very handy) and the snappy performance. Windows 8.1 reminds me how great Windows phones were - stable, quick and absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, they were destined to be a part of the memories of a few people. Darn, I miss it.
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