I haven't tried it but I believe there might be life even without apps. There are a couple of things Windows Phone 7 might do better: dedicated camera button (does anyone do the double tap to use the camera on the iPhone? I can't remember doing it most of the times.) and better notifications via the home screen. It would be enough for me to change if I needed to (which I don't, iPhone 4 is the best device I ever had).
Why the Lumia 800 is the first device I would switch to from an iPhone
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Re: Why the Lumia 800 is the first device I would switch to from an iPhone
#12... also it runs internet explorer bringing the pains of having to do non-standard web development hacks to the mobile world too. So from my very selfish perspective, I really hope, Windows Mobile will never really take off so that I don't have to really deal with Internet Explorer Mobile.
Windows Phone 7 uses IE9 and that is a darned good browser. I dont know what browser Windows Mobile uses but its irrelevant since Windows Phone 7 replaced it.
Well, Microsoft's marketing certainly works. IE9 is certainly better than IE8.
However, nothing gives me confidence that IE 9 will not be the new IE 6 and so I wish for IExplorer to just vanish completely.
You see, IExplorer 6 was also a darned good browser. But did it hold the web back? Yes it did. And for all the bullshit marketing coming from Microsoft, IExplorer 9 is doing it again. Nothing really changed.
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My WP7 Samsung Focus is incredibly snappy. I've never seen it hang or pause, even when dealing with poorly made apps.
As mentioned, not everyone will like the interface. But I find the interface intuitive and really accessible. Everything I want to do is within one click or one swipe.
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#15I don't think apps have a major impact on purchasing factor for the general public. I would imagine that the most important web properties would already have Windows clients. I feel the real reason is that the hardware so far has been really bland and nothing catches your attention. The Lumia has a fresh design that could kickstart the 'wow' factor.
That and availability of phones. I only got a WP7 phone because it was available free as part of my two-year upgrade cycle. Once more of those models are available to the general public I imagine more people will start to use WP7.
Not saying it will ever overtake iPhone or Android, but it could certainly start to pick up more market share now that Nokia is using it.
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Huh? I've never heard this complaint before. Windows Phone 7 may be missing features and apps; its stark styling may not be to everyone's liking; but at least it's fast. It flies on a 1GHz Snapdragon. The newer Qualcomm SOCs can only be faster.
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I'm not sure what you mean by 1:1 touch detection. At least I've never noticed a problem on WP7 with touch sensitivity (my phone is a Samsung Omnia 7).
I particularly like the pseudo-3D design used for button highlights. The Windows Phone 7 "Metro" design doesn't have button gradients that could be used to highlight a depressed button. Instead, they've come up with a clever visual cue: the button slightly rotates in space as you press it. As you move the finger on the button, the axis of rotation changes accordingly. It's a clever little trick that makes it feel like you're exerting an actual physical force on the object.
Re: Why the Lumia 800 is the first device I would switch to from an iPhone
#17It's worth noting that Apple spent years working on their own software tools to retain a minimal level of software parity with Windows. Macs were dismissed for years as not having the same wealth of software that PCs had, especially in the gaming world.
Nobody says that anymore.
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Care to link to that review?
Re: Why the Lumia 800 is the first device I would switch to from an iPhone
#19I think the article title says it all. The author has NOT, in fact, switched.
/story
Re: Why the Lumia 800 is the first device I would switch to from an iPhone
#20Aren't those arguments very US-centric ? If Windows phones sell well in Japan and in Europe, they could attract developers.
They are already marketing it heavily in Japan and Nokia is a European company.