Hi everyone
Just wanted you guys to know that I've been a diehard iOS user since day one but I've recently been contemplating a switch to a larger phone. My experience with Apple has made me more aware of design and interface than I ever thought I would be. The main things I look for in a phone is hardware design and UI smoothness. With that in mind I looked at almost every android phone out there but couldn't find anything close to the smoothness of the iPhones I've had. A friend told me about windows phone a few months ago and I decided to take a look at a few phones at the AT&T store.
I was simply blown away by the smoothness and polish of the windows operating system. I had no idea that there was a mobile OS out there that could rival the iPhone's smoothness but WP8 definitely does. Having said all that, I wanted to put some thoughts out there to get a little feedback about some things I was wondering about. Some of these issues are minor but they have been bothering me. I've got a developer's heart but no skill set and I'm really anal about UI characteristics.
Anyway here it goes..
I immediately noticed the animation transitions were as smooth or smoother than the iPhone's and a little research showed that MS and Apple have been sharing patents for awhile now. This explains a lot and I think the two phones are better for it but a few things are a little different. I know that WP uses the bounce-back feature that the iPhone has but it doesn't seem to be as well defined. Also the scrolling in WP is as smooth as the iPhone's but the scrolling in WP comes to a more abrupt stop where the iPhones "floats" a little while longer and comes to a perfect (IMHO) stop. Should a grown man worry about such things? Probably not but it's been bugging me a little rly: Is there anywhere online that someone can learn what MS and Apple are sharing with regards to patents? I would love to see the features that are shard between the two systems.
I rather like the app selection in the Windows store. I'm a firm believer that most people use about 20 or so apps and WP has most of the ones I use. One thing I have an issue with is that the WP8 apps don't seem to be written as well as the OS itself. Also, most of the apps that I love on the iPhone (ZIte, Spotify, etc..) seem to perform much better on the iPhone than the WP phone. I know this is not a MS problem but it makes me angry that developers don't take the millions of WP users as seriously as other platform users.
Anyway, just wanted to put these thoughts out there. I've really learned a great deal from this forum and I hope to continue to do so. Any geeky talk about transitions, bounce back, and scrolling would be greatly appreciated. Next up for me will be the new Nokia 1520. Can't wait.
Just wanted you guys to know that I've been a diehard iOS user since day one but I've recently been contemplating a switch to a larger phone. My experience with Apple has made me more aware of design and interface than I ever thought I would be. The main things I look for in a phone is hardware design and UI smoothness. With that in mind I looked at almost every android phone out there but couldn't find anything close to the smoothness of the iPhones I've had. A friend told me about windows phone a few months ago and I decided to take a look at a few phones at the AT&T store.
I was simply blown away by the smoothness and polish of the windows operating system. I had no idea that there was a mobile OS out there that could rival the iPhone's smoothness but WP8 definitely does. Having said all that, I wanted to put some thoughts out there to get a little feedback about some things I was wondering about. Some of these issues are minor but they have been bothering me. I've got a developer's heart but no skill set and I'm really anal about UI characteristics.
Anyway here it goes..
I immediately noticed the animation transitions were as smooth or smoother than the iPhone's and a little research showed that MS and Apple have been sharing patents for awhile now. This explains a lot and I think the two phones are better for it but a few things are a little different. I know that WP uses the bounce-back feature that the iPhone has but it doesn't seem to be as well defined. Also the scrolling in WP is as smooth as the iPhone's but the scrolling in WP comes to a more abrupt stop where the iPhones "floats" a little while longer and comes to a perfect (IMHO) stop. Should a grown man worry about such things? Probably not but it's been bugging me a little rly: Is there anywhere online that someone can learn what MS and Apple are sharing with regards to patents? I would love to see the features that are shard between the two systems.
I rather like the app selection in the Windows store. I'm a firm believer that most people use about 20 or so apps and WP has most of the ones I use. One thing I have an issue with is that the WP8 apps don't seem to be written as well as the OS itself. Also, most of the apps that I love on the iPhone (ZIte, Spotify, etc..) seem to perform much better on the iPhone than the WP phone. I know this is not a MS problem but it makes me angry that developers don't take the millions of WP users as seriously as other platform users.
Anyway, just wanted to put these thoughts out there. I've really learned a great deal from this forum and I hope to continue to do so. Any geeky talk about transitions, bounce back, and scrolling would be greatly appreciated. Next up for me will be the new Nokia 1520. Can't wait.