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nathan: What did Nokia copy from Apple?
nathan: What did Nokia copy from Apple?
paulmilbank: Would have loved them to put their weight behind Meego and put out a first class linux phone OS, but they went with MS and WP8 and all indications are that they are in a good position and getting better because of it. Windows phone is solidifying its position as the number 3 mobile OS and is gaining devs and apps nicely.
Why should they go with the same memory hogging slow android OS as everyone else? They would have to stop all their 512 MB devices on the low end if they wanted to be seen to give a good android experience. WP8 just scales better on more hardware. Running WP8 on similar hardware (dual core, 512MB ram and 840X480 odd screen) to a low end android device is like night and day.
Kopkiwi:paulmilbank: Would have loved them to put their weight behind Meego and put out a first class linux phone OS, but they went with MS and WP8 and all indications are that they are in a good position and getting better because of it. Windows phone is solidifying its position as the number 3 mobile OS and is gaining devs and apps nicely.
Why should they go with the same memory hogging slow android OS as everyone else? They would have to stop all their 512 MB devices on the low end if they wanted to be seen to give a good android experience. WP8 just scales better on more hardware. Running WP8 on similar hardware (dual core, 512MB ram and 840X480 odd screen) to a low end android device is like night and day.
lol what? SLOW? Try using an Android phone aye. Butter smooth, quick and responsive is the ONLY experience I've had with Android phones.
Kopkiwi: lol what? SLOW? Try using an Android phone aye. Butter smooth, quick and responsive is the ONLY experience I've had with Android phones.
paulmilbank:
Why should they go with the same memory hogging slow android OS as everyone else? They would have to stop all their 512 MB devices on the low end if they wanted to be seen to give a good android experience. WP8 just scales better on more hardware. Running WP8 on similar hardware (dual core, 512MB ram and 840X480 odd screen) to a low end android device is like night and day.
macuser: I used my friends Lumia 710 that he got on clearance for $100, butter smooth UI.
My Gnex running stock 4.3 has much better hardware yet still stutters and lags - not much though.
I would still say that Android could be smoother, but I feel that the benefits of the Android ecosystem outweigh any small amounts of lag.
Inphinity:macuser: I used my friends Lumia 710 that he got on clearance for $100, butter smooth UI.
My Gnex running stock 4.3 has much better hardware yet still stutters and lags - not much though.
I would still say that Android could be smoother, but I feel that the benefits of the Android ecosystem outweigh any small amounts of lag.
Of the three, Android is probably the one with the most variation - different versions, different manufacturers customisations etc - and it is the most likely to get in to a state where performance is compromised. That's not to say the others can't, it's just more likely with Android. But it's not an innate performance issue with the OS.
timmmay: One thing I don't like about the latest Android devices, including the latest Nexus : no hardware home button. That sounds really annoying, I used it to wake the phone up quickly.
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