I've used maybe four different Android phones in the last two years, from HTC to Samsung to Motorola with Sense/Touchwiz/Blur and stock Android. Froyo to Gingerbread to Honeycomb. I still own what I consider to be a great Android tablet (it's my second one). For my current phone I've been using a Windows Phone since last June. I lent my buddy with an iPhone a spare Samsung Focus and he dropped his SIM in and hasn't looked back.
I just pre-ordered five Lumia 900s and am switching my entire family over. A phone should be a great PHONE. A great communication device, easy to use, fast to accomplish tasks, etc. It shouldn't try to be a laptop and I shouldn't have to squint or give the screen tons of attention to be able to get things done. WP7 is just fast at what it does. Communicate. If you haven't seen this yet (and I apologize if it was linked earlier) then this embodies what I'm talking about.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/cmpn/smoked-by-windows-phone.aspx
Get your shit done fast and get on with life. At first I thought MS marketing was kind of dumb. "A phone to save you from your phone." But having used one now for over half a year, I totally get it. I wasted so much time on my Android phones trying to make them better, more usable, more convenient, whatever. I'm so much more productive now while on the go, and the e-mail client/office integration is a God-send for my work. Sure there are a few things that are still missing that you can get on Android or iOS. None of them are deal breakers, none of them I miss. If you have a specific app that you absolutely must have that isn't on WP7 (yet), that's about the only thing I would say should prevent you from trying it. If they made this in a tablet form I'd drop my Android tablet as well.
I looovveeee this video, how it shows off the hardware nice and up close. It's truly an amazing design, and I can't wait for the 900. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tTqMT8cfQE (that's an 800 but it's the exact same design just larger)
I just pre-ordered five Lumia 900s and am switching my entire family over. A phone should be a great PHONE. A great communication device, easy to use, fast to accomplish tasks, etc. It shouldn't try to be a laptop and I shouldn't have to squint or give the screen tons of attention to be able to get things done. WP7 is just fast at what it does. Communicate. If you haven't seen this yet (and I apologize if it was linked earlier) then this embodies what I'm talking about.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/cmpn/smoked-by-windows-phone.aspx
Get your shit done fast and get on with life. At first I thought MS marketing was kind of dumb. "A phone to save you from your phone." But having used one now for over half a year, I totally get it. I wasted so much time on my Android phones trying to make them better, more usable, more convenient, whatever. I'm so much more productive now while on the go, and the e-mail client/office integration is a God-send for my work. Sure there are a few things that are still missing that you can get on Android or iOS. None of them are deal breakers, none of them I miss. If you have a specific app that you absolutely must have that isn't on WP7 (yet), that's about the only thing I would say should prevent you from trying it. If they made this in a tablet form I'd drop my Android tablet as well.
I looovveeee this video, how it shows off the hardware nice and up close. It's truly an amazing design, and I can't wait for the 900. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tTqMT8cfQE (that's an 800 but it's the exact same design just larger)
Last edited: