Windows 8 Phone vs Android

[guggle (Michael)]

Hi everyone,

Does anyone here actively use a Windows 8 phone? I'm looking to replace my Android HTC phone and am considering a Nokia Lumia and just wanted some thoughts from those already down that path.

There's plenty of online reviews, but most of them are more than a year old..

Cheers, Michael.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Best move I ever made getting a Nokia lumina 520 last year .
I liked the windows8 operating system so much that I got the Nokia Lumina 1020 a few weeks ago when my contract was re-newed .

In use it is so natural that I will never go back to android.

It is that user friendly it makes the others look terribly complicated , but like anything new its a learning curve that once mastered I cant stop wondering why the other phone OS are so complicated ..

, Its that good that the day I picked up my 1020 a few weeks ago the Telstra shop assistant that helped me get up and running was so impressed ( his first play with a 1020 ) with it he will drop his iPhone and grab one of these when his contract finishes.

They are a fabulous OS in any language that is so basic and instinctive when using the touch screen , only 2 pages to swipe side to side and up and down , that easy its super fast and great stuff , an awesome design that makes the touch screen an extension of you body .

Do yourself a favour and go to a phone shop and try it out , you will be impressed with the build as well just like a Zeiss scope , like a tank .

ps. the 41 megapixel camersa is a BEAUTY !!! .

pss. Is old my Lumina 520 to my flatmate for $100 and she is so amaized with it that she will never go back as well .

Brian.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

I also have a Nokia 520 Mobile Phone...running Windows 8.
Very simple to work out how to use the App's.
I downloaded the ' Windows Phone ' Software and used it to transfer MP4 Videos and Pic's to the 32GB expansion card.
I can watch Movies in MP4 with it, SBS on Demand, ABC Iview...etc.
I connect via home ' wireless ' network and retrieve emails and search for other content as I wish.

Anyone can use this Model Nokia Phone....very user friendly.

Flash.....

[acropolite (Phil)]

I don't have a Nokia, I have an Android phone, however everyone I know who has a Nokia/Windows phone speaks highly of them.

[sheeny (Al)]

Yeah, I have a Nokia Lumia 520 for my work phone. I can't fault it apart from limited availability of apps compared to android and iOS. Hopefully that will improve with time. There are plenty of apps available, but a lot of proprietary apps are only available for android and/or iOS. e.g. my credit union, etc.

Al.

[guggle (Michael)]

Thanks everyone for your feedback - glowing reviews, especially yours Brian. My wife is interested in one too, and ease of use is the biggest selling point.

Kind regards, Michael.

[Capricorn1(Tom)]

Must admit prefer blackberry...secure platform....all my family on the planet have iPhones...will never own a android or win 8 phone....require anti virus protection ....that's my 2 bobs worth..Tom

[noeyedeer (Matt)]

I like my droid. I like the ability to root it and make it my own. I don't require simplicity and like telling/making my phone do what i want, instead of it telling me what it is doing...so I'm happy

matt

[Larryp (Laurie)]

The newer versions of android are very intuitive and easy to use. My old android phone was difficult, but my new one runs android 4.3, and I never even looked up any directions-its all obvious on the phone!

[pw (Peter)]

Limited app availability would work against Windows phones.

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

You are right to a certain degree , but there are more and more app's coming on stream every day . its just like the first few years of apple and andriod .
They will get there . I actually down loaded 5 today , it wont be long .

Oh yes , I forgot to mention but my Lumina 1020 has windows word/office pre-installed .
It is without a doubt the best phone I have owned , and I have had all the top shelf models from Apple , HTC , Sony and Samsung over the last couple of years , my job takes no prisoners with phones and Telstra keep replacing them , gotta love em ???

Brian.

Originally Posted by pw

Limited app availability would work against Windows phones.