I know there has been a thousand blogs by a thousand diffrent people all bashing their "rival" phone operating system, but what about helping people out who dont really have any experiance with each OS to actually have a favorite, What about people who havnt even tried anything else before declaring their undying love for "insert generic favorite here". well now here is a review of all 3 major operating systems with all the plus's minuses.
So you want an impartial review one that isnt swamped with "IOS IS THE BEST and ANDROID IS POO" or visa versa let me just say I have used all 3 OS's for several months and let me just say there is NO perfect OS/phone,
Windows Phone
Benefits:- integration with Microsoft platform, so if you are heavily reliant on Microsoft software you may find windows phone a good seamless platform
Negatives:- very limited market place, pretty much nothing for free and very limited functionality of the apps that are available making it quite difficult to use unless you only use Microsoft services...one other major flaw which may of been fixed since i stopped using it was you couldn't change the Microsoft account tied to the phone without factory resetting the phone, which is bloody stupid
IOS
Benefits:- very simplistic and well built software, plenty of free apps and games.
Negatives:- still quite limited marketplace, yeah you will find hundreds of angry bird games and angry birds clones, but when it comes down to core functionality and productivity apps, there is nowhere near the freedom when compared to your usual PC experience
Android
Benefits:- very vast and broad marketplace, pretty much anything you can think of you can find an app that will achieve what you need without having to get to a desktop to do simple functions like unzipping files or downloading fairly standard file formats, in my opinion android is a true alternative to the standard PC, I don't think it would replace it, but you will find that you can do 90% of the stuff you would normally have to get compute access to achieve with the alternative OS's
negatives:-
Not very user friendly, despite the fact I myself find android to be very simple and easy to use, I would understand that some more mainstream users who are happy with a game of angry birds and Facebook could find android a very daunting step for first time users, the android market is very broad and for most people just seeing all the different variations and specs and different processors etc can be quite intimidating,with iOS and windows phone it's very much one size fits all, but android can be much more tailored to an individual.
unfortunately this come down to a trade off with simplicity vs functionality vs price
You have to pick what is more important, a nice simple uniform experience or a much more functional Operating system that can take a bit longer to get the hang of but can do so much more than it's counterparts, there is always jail breaking that gives a much more android level of freedom with apps but if you go down that route I personally think you might as well save the money and go for android
Personally if I had to summarise I would categorise the three options like this
Windows- designed in a very corporate and rigid business model, would probably be good for older people who just want a basic phone that can send emails and take pictures but doesn't have thousands of different apps and menu's and different ways of doing the same thing, it's pretty much a one way system
IOS- very simple and user friendly, best suited for casual users who are happy just browsing the internet and checking facebook, also good for games, although pretty much every games now is micro transaction ridden but for a casual gamer who doesn't mind waiting 6 hours between taking moves, it is a very good option for plenty of free games
Android- very much aimed at the more advanced user, who can filter through the technical jargon that sales people will throw at you when looking at buying an android phone, much more open and competitive marketplace meaning you don't get the same level of micro transactions as on ios but there is a lot less junky game clones on the market place so that might be why.
It all boils down to personal preference and personally I would advise anyone looking for making a first time purchase to try out all options before and see what one you feel most comfortable with
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