Xbox Music Pros:
Xbox Music Cons:
Nokia Music Pros:
Nokia Music Cons:
Both apps could use improvements, but I think after using Xbox music I'd have to stick with that. I should also note that in Xbox Music settings, the option to sync artist information is best left unticked because I destroys my music collection and screws all the metadata up, and most of the artist background images it places there aren't good looking.
- Is 5 times faster than Nokia music
- Very few if any problems of app instability
- Larger album art than Nokia music (when playing album)
- Ability to customize artist background images
- Can build a playlist on the fly
- Opening app takes you right to your music, videos without having to view junk like store ads. Takes me less time to access my collection.
- Ability to pin an album cover to my start screen if I wanted to
Xbox Music Cons:
- No widescreen album support
- Has to turn the volume up on the phone to 26-28 for loudness on headphones, whereas Nokia Music is only at 18-20 for the same decibel levels.
- Ugly grey background with green text/Cannot conform to windows color themes
- Difficult to change album artwork once it's already there. MPA Tool=necessity
Nokia Music Pros:
- Very cool album art live tile with song title/artist
- You don't have to turn the volume up as loud using this app
- Conforms to your own Windows color themes
Nokia Music Cons:
- App is slow and sometimes buggy
- No ability to build a playlist within the app
- Once you open the app, it is annoying to access your collection quickly and efficiently. Swipe a few times to the left or right to find your collection, and then good luck if you hit something like mix radio on accident.
- No widescreen support.
- No artist background ability unless it's a very popular artist
- Album art is tiny
Both apps could use improvements, but I think after using Xbox music I'd have to stick with that. I should also note that in Xbox Music settings, the option to sync artist information is best left unticked because I destroys my music collection and screws all the metadata up, and most of the artist background images it places there aren't good looking.