07-27-2011, 02:18 PM
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Re: insurance replacement
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Originally Posted by SweetBearCub
I cannot agree with you.
How is the number of apps on a platform not an issue? Without apps, the phone might as well be a dumb-phone. Apps are an enormous part of what makes our phones, regardless of platform, truly useful.
As far as you (essentially?) saying that hardware, or lack thereof, shouldn't be a consideration - I disagree. Without good hardware behind the apps, their full potential is limited.
Lastly, please explain to me, in detail how WP7 runs like butter. As far as I know, WP7 still has many limitations that other platforms have never had, such as a lack of multitasking. I am not aware of what features the latest WP7 updates have added, but I *think* they did finally add cut/copy/paste at least.
For example, show me how any currently shipping WP7 handset that is currently available from a US carrier (no import models unless they will work with US 3G or 4G) compares with say, a slightly older Android handset that I own - A Samsung (Sprint) Epic 4G. It'll be one year old on August 31st, 2011.
In brief, 1 Ghz processor, high-end discrete graphics processor, flexible audio hardware, 4.0-inch AMOLED gorilla glass capacitive multi-touch screen, 1 GB of internal storage, up to 32 GB of easily replaceable external storage, slide-out 5 row keyboard, over a quarter of a million apps (last I knew), 5MP main camera with LED flash, auto-focus, and anti-shake, a VGA front-facing camera, Adobe Flash capability, etc.
Please note, this is not a fanboy post. I honestly want to know exactly how you think any WP7 handset is anywhere near even my older Android handset.
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wow how behind and not up to date u are. the mango beta is now out in the wild and I've had it on my arrive for almost a month now and it blows my cousins EVO, and my friends Aria and just about every other similar spec'd android phone out of the water. there's so much one can do without even launching an app. I can download music, stream music, play a playlist based on the current song I was listening to with songs from the marketplace. take pictures and videos and upload them to SkyDrive and view them from SkyDrive so I don't have to have them on my phone. view and edit office documents without downloading them from SkyDrive, chat on Facebook, check in, view Facebook news feed. create groups of contacts and the live tiles of these contacts do unique things if they have Facebook profiles, they shift to show their latest activity on Facebook,whether it's a new status update or a new photo, the live tile reveals it. html5 web browsing with higher framerates than android and iOS. I can scan barcodes and text on products to get info or the best price, I can scan songs that are playing nearby without having to use shazam. and there's much more but those are what I use and like the most. once again I can do all of these without having to launch a 3rd party app. and about the specs goto the 3VO and TB forums and read all the complaints people are having there. my arrive just works, no matter what.
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