Johnny Tremaine
Member
Re: Lumia 520, 720, 920, 1020, 1320 Owners
Again, you're missing the point: it isn't about OS upgrades per se.
It's about app compatibility.
Android apps are built to be backwards compatible to earlier versions of Android, unlike Windows mobile apps, which aren't. Can you point out any Windows 10 Universal phone apps that can run on Windows Phone 8 and even 7?
No. But most Android apps can run on devices running on Gingerbread and even Cupcake, which is almost four-five years ago.
And Apple even keeps the iPhone 4S updated enough so that most modern iOS applications run fine on those devices.
For those of you who think that your 3 year old device not getting the next version of Windows is reason to go to Android... fine, go. But remember that many Android phones are released within MONTHS of a new version of Android, and NEVER get the upgrade. Usually only the flagships get upgrades, it's dependent on carrier, and it takes months after the version is released by Google. Most of them only get the next year's upgrade, then within 2 years of buying your flagship phone (500+ dollars) you're on an old version.
Again, you're missing the point: it isn't about OS upgrades per se.
It's about app compatibility.
Android apps are built to be backwards compatible to earlier versions of Android, unlike Windows mobile apps, which aren't. Can you point out any Windows 10 Universal phone apps that can run on Windows Phone 8 and even 7?
No. But most Android apps can run on devices running on Gingerbread and even Cupcake, which is almost four-five years ago.
And Apple even keeps the iPhone 4S updated enough so that most modern iOS applications run fine on those devices.