Well, it all started two years ago. I was using Nokia 5233. One day I downloaded an app from OVI store. It was a Windows phone 8.0 theme pack for Symbian smartphone. And I really liked the start screen. On another occasion, I saw white coloured Lumia 820 and Lumia 720 in a shopping mall. Their start had dark yellow tiles. It was really bright. The touch experience was mesmerising. Then suddenly, one day Nokia 5233 fell down and I decided to buy a new phone. Frankly speaking, I was confused between two models - Samsung Galaxy S Duos and Nokia Lumia 520. I spent around 10 days to study both the models, read many reviews and forums. But could not decide. But it was all a waste because deep down, I could not forget the bright LIVE tiles and awesome touch experience of Lumia 820 and 720 that I saw in the mall. Since Lumia 720 had an unibody design, larger battery and thinner form factor, I bought that device. I still remember the first time I unboxed that device. It was a white coloured device with blue coloured tiles and it looked awesome. Everybody who saw this device fell in love with. In fact 5 to 6 of my office colleagues bought a Lumia after seeing this device. I still remember playing AE archer on my smartphone. It was an awesome game and was not available on Android at that time.
It has been more than 2 years now. And my Lumia 720 looks exactly the same with no wear and tear whatsoever. Since I do proper maintenance, it works smoothly even with 520 MB RAM and around 40 odd apps. The 2 year old Samsung Galaxy S Duos, on the other hand, looks horrible today[my friend has this device]. The silver coating around the border is gone, exposing the plastic underneath, the display is full of scratches, battery life is horrible, display in spite of being 720p looks so dull in comparison to L720 and it lags like anything. My friend is now planning to switch to Lumia due to sheer hardware quality. I think that I made the right choice or rather Windows chose me!
Today, I have also installed Windows 10 on my laptop and I am waiting for that to arrive on smartphone. This journey has been a really fulfilling one and I hope for the best in the times to come.
I will like to point out one thing, if your are 100% dedicated to Windows ecosystem, you will not be disappointed. Trust me!