I posted this on another website yesterday:
I currently have a Nokia Lumia 1520 which I dropped it down a flight of stairs and cracked the screen. It still works, the cracks are actually quite subtle, but I want to replace it. When the 1520 was released there were no other phones that interested me but now there are competing large screen models from Apple and Android. I know a lot of this come down to preference and how I use my phone but I would like to read other people’s opinions. My three contenders are:
Nokia Lumia 1520: I have been very happy with this phone. I have a Surface Pro 3, PC and Xbox so everything synchs and is consistent. I love Cortana, the camera, the dedicated camera button, expandable storage, the look of the phone, battery life and live tiles. I’m happy using Microsoft services: OneDrive, Office, Outlook, Xbox Music and Bing. On the downside, although I have most of the apps I want, some of the apps are not as good quality as iOS and Android and there are some apps that I would not mind having that are unavailable. Also with the 1520 I am locked into AT&T, although I can’t complain about their service. I'm happy with the 1520 but is the grass greener...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus: The only Apple product I own is an iPad, which I stopped using when Surface was released. With iPhone I feel like I will always have the best quality apps and the most accessories. My friends have iPhones, everything is made for iPhone and if I have a problem I can just go down to the Apple store and a genius will fix it. I’m not excited by the look of the phone itself, although I do like the fingerprint sensor. I was interested in Apple Pay but now it looks like that service may not take off any time soon or will be limited. iOS is very utilitarian and doesn’t excite me but isn’t objectionable. The iPhone seems the most practical choice. It’s the Toyota Camry of phones.
Google Nexus 6: Before going with Windows Phone I had a HTC EVO 4G and I know that Android has come a long way since then. From the online photos I really like the look of this phone. I like the screen size and wireless charging. I don’t like the 64GB memory limit, as I’m already using 69 GB on my 1520. I would have more apps than Windows Phone, but I’ve read that some of the Android apps are not always as polished as iOS. I’ve never been a big fan of some of the UIs on Android phones (I don’t like Samsung’s flipboard, I don’t like clutter or a bunch of animations) but I feel like Nexus 6 would be customizable enough that I could be happy with it. I think the only Google service I currently use is YouTube and I don’t really want to switch to Google services but I assume I can still use Outlook, Word, Xbox Music, Bing and such on Android. With Nexus 6 I like the phone and I like having more apps but after HTC EVO I worry, perhaps mistakenly, that there will be apps that don’t work right or little annoying issues.