Hi everybody!
I'm Nico! Very new to Windows Phone, but what I have seen I have really liked and I am considering a switch from Android over to WP8 now that I am due an upgrade on my network.
I'm really curious to hear some feedback from others who have made the switch and about the integration with Windows 8 on the PC.
To start, something I just don't like with Android, and the trend is continuing! Is that the phones are just getting to a point of ridiculous in size. I can only find one Android phone that comfortably fits in my hand and that's the Nexus 4. Everything else cannot really for me, be used comfortably one handed and I'm in London so always walking or on transport and the amount of times I see a Note 2 or an S3 fall to the floor and smash is worrying. But with the phones like the HTC 8X and Nokia Lumia 920, these are comfortable phones! And that's the first thing I like about Windows Phone, and so far that doesn't seem to be changing! I had an iPhone and loved the form factor but didn't like the OS. I don't really like Android as it doesn't seem to "flow" if that makes sense, and I feel that I am at risk with malware and threats like that.
I use Word, Onenote, Outlook all day, and I would be interested how this integrates with Windows Phone 8. Especially with things like email and calendar. I hate how I can delete an email on my Android phone, but it will appear in Outlook later so I always go through emails twice without needing to and even when I have this set as delete on server, it still doesn't work. Is this different on Outlook on the WP8?
I hear apps aren't big on WP8. The only ones I really need are Whatsapp, Twitter, English to Spanish dictionary, English to Portuguese dictionary, London Bus info, London transport app. And then the others like Amazon, Kindle, Ebay, Viber, and stuff like that but I believe all that is on WP8? Also, will future versions of WP8 be upgradable on current hardware. It seems before that the older Windows Phone's missed out.
I am also starting to use Skydrive a lot for documents and I'd love the function to read them on the go with Word. Does this link in well with Windows Phone? On my Windows 8 laptop, I can quickly save and access all of my Office files in skydrive quickly. I assume this is the same on the phone.
I'd really appreciate any advice or opinions!
Thank you.
I'm Nico! Very new to Windows Phone, but what I have seen I have really liked and I am considering a switch from Android over to WP8 now that I am due an upgrade on my network.
I'm really curious to hear some feedback from others who have made the switch and about the integration with Windows 8 on the PC.
To start, something I just don't like with Android, and the trend is continuing! Is that the phones are just getting to a point of ridiculous in size. I can only find one Android phone that comfortably fits in my hand and that's the Nexus 4. Everything else cannot really for me, be used comfortably one handed and I'm in London so always walking or on transport and the amount of times I see a Note 2 or an S3 fall to the floor and smash is worrying. But with the phones like the HTC 8X and Nokia Lumia 920, these are comfortable phones! And that's the first thing I like about Windows Phone, and so far that doesn't seem to be changing! I had an iPhone and loved the form factor but didn't like the OS. I don't really like Android as it doesn't seem to "flow" if that makes sense, and I feel that I am at risk with malware and threats like that.
I use Word, Onenote, Outlook all day, and I would be interested how this integrates with Windows Phone 8. Especially with things like email and calendar. I hate how I can delete an email on my Android phone, but it will appear in Outlook later so I always go through emails twice without needing to and even when I have this set as delete on server, it still doesn't work. Is this different on Outlook on the WP8?
I hear apps aren't big on WP8. The only ones I really need are Whatsapp, Twitter, English to Spanish dictionary, English to Portuguese dictionary, London Bus info, London transport app. And then the others like Amazon, Kindle, Ebay, Viber, and stuff like that but I believe all that is on WP8? Also, will future versions of WP8 be upgradable on current hardware. It seems before that the older Windows Phone's missed out.
I am also starting to use Skydrive a lot for documents and I'd love the function to read them on the go with Word. Does this link in well with Windows Phone? On my Windows 8 laptop, I can quickly save and access all of my Office files in skydrive quickly. I assume this is the same on the phone.
I'd really appreciate any advice or opinions!
Thank you.