Windows Phone 8.1 vs Android 4.4.2

[Karthik Naik]

No you don't, if you truly used Android you would know Google Plus does not share everything you do, and if you truly used Android you would know they don't steal your data. That is just incorrect. Then you deflect like you are super knowledgable, when it comes off as straight bashing Android.

what?? i have a site for u- androidcentral.com
u never accept the cons of android
u just dont get that every os has it cons
like i said u dont OWN devices of every os, i do
u want proof check my instagram,ull be shocked at the no of devices i own
u dont have an opinion of wp if u dont own anything but android devices

 

[Karthik Naik]

Yes. I'd certainly love that. Is there any Windows phone app that can do offline GPS for public transport (buses, tube, tram, trains, etc) for the UK.

here drive +??

 

[Ivin Laney]

what?? i have a site for u- androidcentral.com
u never accept the cons of android
u just dont get that every os has it cons
like i said u dont OWN devices of every os, i do
u want proof check my instagram,ull be shocked at the no of devices i own
u dont have an opinion of wp if u dont own anything but android devices

I'm going to have to agree with A895 and say that your post was factually incorrect. I have 2 Google Play Edition devices, a 5s (which I've been using every day for the past couple of weeks for Facebook's awesome Paper), and a 925. I also own an iMac, MacBook Air, an iPad, and a PS4 so I only own 1 device from the MS ecosystem. Does that make my opinion any less valid than yours? Just because you own devices from other ecosystems does not give you free reign to make factually incorrect statements while also refusing to acknowledge someone else’s arguments against your incorrect statements just because they may or may not have a WP.

 

[Sunandan Mahant]

Have you compared Adidas MiCoach? Sucks on android...

 

[A895]

what?? i have a site for u- androidcentral.com
u never accept the cons of android
u just dont get that every os has it cons
like i said u dont OWN devices of every os, i do
u want proof check my instagram,ull be shocked at the no of devices i own
u dont have an opinion of wp if u dont own anything but android devices

What??!! You haven't said any cons, you have only said mistruths and exaggerations. That's not saying cons, that's just bashing Android.

 

[Karthik Naik]

I'm going to have to agree with A895 and say that your post was factually incorrect. I have 2 Google Play Edition devices, a 5s (which I've been using every day for the past couple of weeks for Facebook's awesome Paper), and a 925. I also own an iMac, MacBook Air, an iPad, and a PS4 so I only own 1 device from the MS ecosystem. Does that make my opinion any less valid than yours? Just because you own devices from other ecosystems does not give you free reign to make factually incorrect statements while also refusing to acknowledge someone else’s arguments against your incorrect statements just because the may or may not have a WP.

its not faulty its what i have experienced on my devices
im not generalising , some here definately are if they promote android so much and dont own devices other than droids yet
i was pointing out the cons of both whereas he refused to accept androids cons and decided an os he hasnt even touched(wp) to be inferior to android
he considers all os's inferior to android despite having mentioned he doesnt own anything but droids so yeah its not factually incorrect on my end

its like me saying- private jets are faulty, emirates is the best despite me not having traveled in anything but emirates and i say private jets are inferior to emirates just by looking at it from a distance etc
experience matters along with acceptance that we dont own these OS's or something and that each os has its own limits
i own more than him and have more experience with each , so i posted my experience
he on the other hand has a very flawed opinion abt wp and android
there should be a balance

pls read all previous posts and tell me im wrong instead of just the ones on this page ull surely get my point

 

[Karthik Naik]

What??!! You haven't said any cons, you have only said mistruths and exaggerations. That's not saying cons, that's just bashing Android.

so ur promoting android like its water from the fountain of youth or something
just stop commenting against something u havent used or owned and learn to accept cons of both instead of crying
mistruths?? exagerations?? a big LOL to that, dont kid urself, just give it up and accept the truth or ull get the truth like the other 2 threads a week ago where u caused an uproar of comments correcting ur holy statements about how perfect android is and how wp is "limited" and u were proved wrong when u realised those features are present on wp , just that u havent seen them
hell ive not seen antarctica, i dont comment like im an expert on it or something

 

[A895]

so ur promoting android like its water from the fountain of youth or something
just stop commenting against something u havent used or owned and learn to accept cons of both instead of crying
mistruths?? exagerations?? a big LOL to that, dont kid urself, just give it up and accept the truth or ull get the truth like the other 2 threads a week ago where u caused an uproar of comments correcting ur holy statements about how perfect android is and how wp is "limited" and u were proved wrong when u realised those features are present on wp , just that u havent seen them
hell ive not seen antarctica, i dont comment like im an expert on it or something

I am trying my best to patient here, but none of your statements are truth! You say these wild, big sweeping statements with nothing to back it up besides saying "I own all 3 so I know I am right and you are wrong". People can say opinions, there is nothing against that, but never say opinions like they are facts. At least research what you do want to say.

Another thing, I am not here to promote Android! At that, how do you promote something like the fountain of youth?

 

[Ivin Laney]

its not faulty its what i have experienced on my devices
im not generalising , some here definately are if they promote android so much and dont own devices other than droids yet
i was pointing out the cons of both whereas he refused to accept androids cons and decided an os he hasnt even touched(wp) to be inferior to android
he considers all os's inferior to android despite having mentioned he doesnt own anything but droids so yeah its not factually incorrect on my end

its like me saying- private jets are faulty, emirates is the best despite me not having traveled in anything but emirates and i say private jets are inferior to emirates just by looking at it from a distance etc
experience matters along with acceptance that we dont own these OS's or something and that each os has its own limits
i own more than him and have more experience with each , so i posted my experience
he on the other hand has a very flawed opinion abt wp and android
there should be a balance

pls read all previous posts and tell me im wrong instead of just the ones on this page ull surely get my point

Sigh...I've read all of your posts before i commented.

i dont see my windows phone prompting me to use services like google+,hangouts etc
it only wants my microsoft id to download apps (and others which are optional)
google is like an open book-shows ur downloaded apps and reviews to all ur friends without consent

This is factually incorrect. Android does not prompt you to download/use hangouts or Google+. Also sharing of app downloads and reviews in Google+ is opt in.

first off android is complicated and annoying when it prompts u to ask you where to open something
tap a music icon,itll ask u which music apk, which app or whatever
u dont need another keyboard , androids swype is terrible, wp have a much better typing experience
as for apps without a google account- good luck downloading malware from third party sources or good luck without apps on a smart phone
microsoft doesnt force u to use a pathetic service like google+ or lame hangouts or spying google now atleast
u need to login with an account on any os these days- the point is why force google play services , google + and hangouts on everyone?
atleast microsoft doesnt do that and has much better quality services

Android give the ability to select default apps. It is a simple pop up that has a box that you can check to have that file type always open in that application. For example, you can always have Youtube videos play in the browser or the Youtube App. While it may be complicated to you, I find it intuitive and wish iOS and WP would adopt it. Secondly, someone who didn’t want to use the play store could you amazons app store ( which is more strict than Google's) or another reputable store. Lastly, you saying the words "WP doesn’t need" killed your argument for me. Remember when WP didn’t need Instagram, a file manager, 1080p screens, or quad core CPUs? I understand you like MS services but at least attempt to be a little more objective.

i have alot of droids and my nexus 5 and 7 are certainly the best android devices ive ever used
i agree , samsung is terrible,ive been burnt multiple times(note 1,2 etc)
true android is amazing but google forces u to use their services is something i hate(google+,hangouts etc)
i prefer wp8.1 anyday except google now is more convenient than cortana sometimes(i know its in beta and will get there) like during flights , travel etc

What i put in bold is factually incorrect. Android is the only OS that lets you set app defaults for everything.

I've read all you posts and still don't see your point. I've seen that you prefer MS products and that you use personal anecdotes to justify you views.

 

[prasath1234]

Sigh...I've read all of you posts before i commented.



This is factually incorrect. Android does not prompt you to download/use hangouts or Google+. Also sharing of app downloads and reviews in Google+ is opt in.



Android give the ability to select default apps. It is a simple pop up that has a box that you can check to have that file type always open in that application. For example, you can always have Youtube videos play in the browser or the Youtube App. While it may be complicated to you, I find it intuitive and wish iOS and WP would adopt it. Secondly, someone who didn?t want to use the play store could you amazons app store ( which is more strict than Google's) or another reputable store. Lastly, you saying the words "WP doesn?t need" killed your argument for me. Remember when WP didn?t need Instagram, a file manager, 1080p screens, or quad core CPUs? I understand you like MS services but at least attempt to be a little more objective.



What i put in bold is factually incorrect. Android is the only OS that lets you set app defaults for everything.

I've read all you posts and still don't see your point. I've seen that you prefer MS products and that you use personal anecdotes to justify you views.

Hey I agree but one question why somebody have to be worried if his friend would know which app he has installed unless they are some porn apps.I don't understand this issue about privacy.

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[MSFTisMIA]

Depending on your usage: Nothing. MSFT needs to focus on refining their OS and tighter integration with their service offerings. For me, I own a 925 with 8.1, a Z Ultra with 4.4.2 and a 8X running 8.0 GDR3.

Love my Z Ultra from a hardware perspective. I like enough Android enough to keep it as my 2nd OS and I use it daily at home. I dropped Android as my primary because WP looks better for my aesthetic tastes and the phone book and mapping solutions are vastly superior for my needs. Plus I got tired of having to root the phone to get it to work how I wanted and hated having it constantly be online. I've got 700 WP apps, 500 Android apps and 330 iOS apps. Apps are overrated on some levels.

I can niggle about a few things that Android does better but the aren't strong enough to get me to use it as a primary.

 

[Karthik Naik]

I am trying my best to patient here, but none of your statements are truth! You say these wild, big sweeping statements with nothing to back it up besides saying "I own all 3 so I know I am right and you are wrong". People can say opinions, there is nothing against that, but never say opinions like they are facts. At least research what you do want to say.

Another thing, I am not here to promote Android! At that, how do you promote something like the fountain of youth?

i dunno it seems like u are
i challenge u to speak abt the pros and cons of android, ios and wp to prove ur not partial to android
acceptance of cons is bliss

 

[Karthik Naik]

Sigh...I've read all of your posts before i commented.



This is factually incorrect. Android does not prompt you to download/use hangouts or Google+. Also sharing of app downloads and reviews in Google+ is opt in.



Android give the ability to select default apps. It is a simple pop up that has a box that you can check to have that file type always open in that application. For example, you can always have Youtube videos play in the browser or the Youtube App. While it may be complicated to you, I find it intuitive and wish iOS and WP would adopt it. Secondly, someone who didn?t want to use the play store could you amazons app store ( which is more strict than Google's) or another reputable store. Lastly, you saying the words "WP doesn?t need" killed your argument for me. Remember when WP didn?t need Instagram, a file manager, 1080p screens, or quad core CPUs? I understand you like MS services but at least attempt to be a little more objective.



What i put in bold is factually incorrect. Android is the only OS that lets you set app defaults for everything.

I've read all you posts and still don't see your point. I've seen that you prefer MS products and that you use personal anecdotes to justify you views.

my point is google is evil , something microsoft used to be wayy back and learned its lesson
google forces u to use google+ for everything- youtube, orkut,cloud backup of photos and games etc
why cant i browse youtube music videos (not explicit but still has an age restriction, im above 18 obviously but what if i dont want to login), why cant i browse my school and college alumni old pages on orkut without google+, why cant my public and personal be separate
i dont want my camera roll to be public on google+ , a simple gmail or normal email login for this would have sufficed
same with play services- they want me to use google+ for that too
xbox is optional
onedrive isnt public by default
microsoft+ doesnt exist thankfully
nothing gets shared without my permission etc

 

[OsamaAdam98]

its not comparable to windows pcs, its like comparing grapes to watermelons
just read my post again
plus swiftkey has no dibs on wp keyboard, swype etc
one question for u- does microsoft force u to use skype as the default messaging app or ask u to share everything publicly with a service like google+?
android has changed since gingerbread, it prompts u each time u switch between say vlc and music apps
on a pc u can turn off the notification so it never asks u again
on android it will ask u ech time u switch from chrome to opera or any other similiar app

You tell me I can't compare Android with window PC then you compare Skype with Google+ ...

 

[Karthik Naik]

You tell me I can't compare Android with window PC then you compare Skype with Google+ ...

wow another genius
read it properly instead of assuming...........
hangouts compares to skype
android is linux, windows phone is windows big difference in everything
do i compare a grape to a watermelon because both are round?
learn to read and interpret statements properly

 

[ohgood]

my point is google is evil , something microsoft used to be wayy back and learned its lesson
google forces u to use google+ for everything- youtube, orkut,cloud backup of photos and games etc
why cant i browse youtube music videos (not explicit but still has an age restriction, im above 18 obviously but what if i dont want to login), why cant i browse my school and college alumni old pages on orkut without google+, why cant my public and personal be separate
i dont want my camera roll to be public on google+ , a simple gmail or normal email login for this would have sufficed
same with play services- they want me to use google+ for that too
xbox is optional
onedrive isnt public by default
microsoft+ doesnt exist thankfully
nothing gets shared without my permission etc

These are incorrect.

 

[A895]

i dunno it seems like u are
i challenge u to speak abt the pros and cons of android, ios and wp to prove ur not partial to android
acceptance of cons is bliss

I am not going to repeat the same talking points. At that no matter what I say you will still not accept it so...

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[A895]

wow another genius
read it properly instead of assuming...........
hangouts compares to skype
android is linux, windows phone is windows big difference in everything
do i compare a grape to a watermelon because both are round?
learn to read and interpret statements properly

Android is similar to Linux, but it is not Linux. Windows Phone is very far removed from what Windows is. Android is more similar to Windows than Windows Phone is.

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[Daniel Ratcliffe]

here drive +??

From what I can see it doesn't do public transport, only driving. Which is useless to me as I don't have a driving license and am in zero rush to get one.

 

[Karthik Naik]

From what I can see it doesn't do public transport, only driving. Which is useless to me as I don't have a driving license and am in zero rush to get one.

ohh
what about here transit?its not supported in my country so havent tried it