After many years of being a die hard android fan, I saw through the hype and continual re-invention of the wheel, by the big manufacturers (SamDung) mainly!!
As a cab driver I thought the S Pen would come in handy. In nearly two years, I NEVER used it. I was getting irritated with the continual poor signal on 3G / LTE. So when I was offered a Note 4, I took a long, hard, look at how I actually use a phone. I never used the pen, OK Google was a crap shoot with answers given and then there is the constant background apps running, and a plethora of bundled apps!
I saw an ad on TV showing the Cortana system. My thoughts were, yeah, I bet it doesn't really work like that! Off to the shops, a new 930 was shown to me, and a demo of the 'Hey Cortana' feature was demonstrated and VIOLA! I am now pretty much completely hands free in the taxi with cortana accurately taking notes to the calendar, calling, texting, reading texts etc! Bang, I now owned a WP without so much as casting my eyes over the store for apps. It has everything I need. The one drive is a great help, and enables the office to place bookings in a file and I can access them from there!! My only gripe?? IE is Poo!
Well after two weeks, I LOVE it!! Samdung can keep their gimmicks and toys ( wireless charging eh, old hat...LOL ).
Windows Phone has now taken over my entire household! My 8 yr old Girl has a 535 (nice bit of kit for a budget phone!) My 11 yr old Son has a 435 great phone for kids, and only ?30 to replace, and it plays Asphalt 8 smoother than his quadcore android tablet! My oldest son of 15 has a 635, and loves it to bits. His mates all took the mickey to start with, but again, when he compared Ashpalt 8 on his phone to their Galaxy youngs, they were surprised to say the least. He keeps his homework in a one drive folder and can access it at any time!! Finally, the wife. She bought a 640. She also drives a taxi, and she also loves it to bits. She thinks the glance screen is really useful and the phone, as a business tool, is more than capable. Like me, she also gets LTE in far more locations, and she loves both Here Maps.
Sorry for the long winded introduction, but WP has taken over my house!! Why do people put such a downer on them? Why get tied up in knots with a carrier because Samdung have bought out yet another variant of phones that have gone before?? Do you really need an Octacore processor?? IMHO, all of these all singing all dancing, updated every year phones, are just fashion statements so you can brag to your 'acquantances' and prove how shallow you are????? I'd rather have the 930 and spend the change on beer and steak!
Anyway, High all, long story over with,
As a cab driver I thought the S Pen would come in handy. In nearly two years, I NEVER used it. I was getting irritated with the continual poor signal on 3G / LTE. So when I was offered a Note 4, I took a long, hard, look at how I actually use a phone. I never used the pen, OK Google was a crap shoot with answers given and then there is the constant background apps running, and a plethora of bundled apps!
I saw an ad on TV showing the Cortana system. My thoughts were, yeah, I bet it doesn't really work like that! Off to the shops, a new 930 was shown to me, and a demo of the 'Hey Cortana' feature was demonstrated and VIOLA! I am now pretty much completely hands free in the taxi with cortana accurately taking notes to the calendar, calling, texting, reading texts etc! Bang, I now owned a WP without so much as casting my eyes over the store for apps. It has everything I need. The one drive is a great help, and enables the office to place bookings in a file and I can access them from there!! My only gripe?? IE is Poo!
Well after two weeks, I LOVE it!! Samdung can keep their gimmicks and toys ( wireless charging eh, old hat...LOL ).
Windows Phone has now taken over my entire household! My 8 yr old Girl has a 535 (nice bit of kit for a budget phone!) My 11 yr old Son has a 435 great phone for kids, and only ?30 to replace, and it plays Asphalt 8 smoother than his quadcore android tablet! My oldest son of 15 has a 635, and loves it to bits. His mates all took the mickey to start with, but again, when he compared Ashpalt 8 on his phone to their Galaxy youngs, they were surprised to say the least. He keeps his homework in a one drive folder and can access it at any time!! Finally, the wife. She bought a 640. She also drives a taxi, and she also loves it to bits. She thinks the glance screen is really useful and the phone, as a business tool, is more than capable. Like me, she also gets LTE in far more locations, and she loves both Here Maps.
Sorry for the long winded introduction, but WP has taken over my house!! Why do people put such a downer on them? Why get tied up in knots with a carrier because Samdung have bought out yet another variant of phones that have gone before?? Do you really need an Octacore processor?? IMHO, all of these all singing all dancing, updated every year phones, are just fashion statements so you can brag to your 'acquantances' and prove how shallow you are????? I'd rather have the 930 and spend the change on beer and steak!
Anyway, High all, long story over with,
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