Question:
Windows or android???? . Which is best!!!!?
anonymous
2013-10-19 03:08:02 UTC
Plz suggest me whether i shld buy android phone or windows phone. And tell is lumia 520 a good smartphone to buy???
Sixteen answers:
anonymous
2013-10-21 02:11:35 UTC
Windows of course. Its great-looking, stylish and smooth. And the Lumia 520 is the best budget Windows phone in the world. Lumia 520 comprises of more than 33% of all the Windows phones in the world. You can go wrong with it!
?
2013-10-19 10:23:06 UTC
They are both great operating systems but there is one thing you may not like with Windows Phone because it does not have much apps. Windows Phone's app ecosystem is not as good as Android's because some of the most used apps can not be found there but overall the Windows Phone is a good operating system. Lumia 520 is a good budget phone.
?
2013-10-19 18:29:48 UTC
Windows Phone is a good OS with very trusted security and eco system of app store.It has really really cool features like live tiles,people hub,Xbox integration,Microsoft mobile office,Bing(Bing apps),simple,fast UI and many great features.But there are some limitations.Windows Phone OS is very secure OS that it's almost impossible to hack it and it's safe from viruses and malwares as Windows phone doesn't support corrupt files or broken data but this tight security comes at the price of the lack of file manager.So you'll not find file manager in Windows Phone.But overall the performance of Windows Phone is reliable and lag free.

Android is the most used OS currently.it's good only with at least 1GB RAM and Quad core processor.Less than it is not efficient for this power hungry OS.Android is the best with flagship HTC and Sony phones.Another thing is,it's not secure enough.Google allows third party apps to read your personal data in your phone which is a risk.And even the google play store is not free from corrupt apps and malwares.But definitely it offers you more numbers of apps than windows phone store.

so you can decide what matters you the most.
anonymous
2013-10-19 10:33:46 UTC
Hi,



I think best HD Video Windows Phone lumia 520 is better.
Vinokaliyamoorthy
2013-10-19 11:32:04 UTC
Windows is best

if u want android go above 10000/- and only single sim option
?
2013-10-21 02:21:19 UTC
Without doubt, Android is much better than Windows.
Lokesh
2013-10-19 11:33:25 UTC
Android is widely available and that's the best smartphone.
anonymous
2013-10-19 10:27:14 UTC
Android all the way! you can fully customize your android phone, and the play store offers unimaginable number of free apps and games :)
anonymous
2013-10-21 09:41:07 UTC
Windows if your want good performance, speed, camera and most less app.



Android if you apps, games.
roronoa zoro99
2013-10-19 10:22:40 UTC
android's better you have a lot more utilities and google play is the best market now so android is very very good

i hope i helped you!
anonymous
2013-10-21 04:13:59 UTC
android
?
2013-10-20 15:22:52 UTC
buy windows, it is very secure and controlled os
Susan
2013-10-19 10:09:47 UTC
andriod i like s3 cos u can change it so much n personalize it
?
2013-10-19 10:22:40 UTC
ANDROID
Ankita Duggal
2013-10-19 10:57:29 UTC
Please dont buy lumia... Its too bad...
Saptadeep
2014-03-01 14:31:38 UTC
Both are under construction. Does not support app and games install on memory card. app and games use internal memory only or sometime partial memory card support.

40+ Drawbacks or Limitations of windows phone



1. Video and audio downloading is natively restricted

2. No file manager. You can't see files without a appropriate app. You can't move , rename the files... You Can't delete files that are not supported. Can't move files between SDcard and phone memory. simply you always need a computer for every single file operation.

3. You can't send Prerecorded audio and video files via any social networking apps like WhatsApp, Wechat etc

4. You Can't save received audio and video files with any social networking apps

5. You Can't upload video, audio, document files to any sites. And unable to upload image files to most of the websites. And can't attach with email.

6. No video players for playing popular video formats like .mkv,.avi,.flv etc

( off course there is one, yxplayer (Rs235), but Its NOT A STANDALONE APPLICATION... You Need buy another SDCard viewer application (Rs 110) for working with this player. total cost Rs 345... But still it can't give a satisfactory performance coz it can't play files from video hub and take minutes to open a video file, poor quality playback and many features are not present)

7. You can't share videos via Bluetooth except your personal videos taken with this phone.

8. No multiple file sending for files except images

9. No multiple delete option except audio and image files

10. No notification center. Always results in delayed notifications.

11. Call recording not possible. Its restricted

12. No background downloading support ( except app store)

13. Charging phone while its switched off is not possible. It automatically get on while connect to charger

14. No flash plugin support .. So you can't see any flash videos or web content that requires flash support..

15. No zooming while video recording in progress and no pause option for video recording

16. No way to see files properties.

17. No separate volume controls for music and ring tones. Can't set custom ring tone for message.

18. Can't save numbers directly to contacts from call record

19. Sms delivery reports comes into a separate thread

20. No looping option in to do list. No proper notification. No way to set alerts for different day intervals

21. No way to close internet explorer immediately

22. To close apps you need first bring the app into foreground

23. Page refreshing in browsers and other applications when switching to foreground. Typed content vanishes.

24. No USB tethering. So you can't use it with your desktop computer.

25. No Equalizer for music player

26. One waste hardware button. dedicated for bing. No one using it. Its really irritating when bing launches by accidently touching it while running other apps or games.

27. Day by day increasing other storage. No way to clean it

28. Duplication of files

29. No seek bar for music player

30. No CUT option in text editing. Only COPY option..

31. No rotation lock. Really Annoying while in bed.

32. No auto alignment for text while zooming in documents and web pages... Really annoying while reading web pages

33. No quick short cuts for WiFi,Bluetooth,battery,network,gps, brightness settings. No Bluetooth auto on while sending files.

34. No task killing, one hanging application leads to entire phone hang and restart.

35. No privacy features. Only way to protect your personal data is screen lock password.

36. In video and audio hub. There is no way to categorize your files. every thing shows mixed... In video hub there is no way to even sort the files. Everything mixed up. No matter whether its p*rn or movie clip.

37. While receiving video files via Bluetooth it goes to saved images folder instead of video hub.

38. Vibration alerts are not really helpful. It vibrates only once when getting a call.

39. Poor JavaScript and HTML 5 support in internet Explorer... Webpages not displaying correctly... And can't upload images or any files

40. Image preview quality is poor with default viewer.

41. Unable set custom applications for opening files.

42. Windows phone does not support WiFi Direct feature. Only way to file sending is slow Bluetooth.

43. Call duration not showing in Call record

44. Unable to install app and games on SD card.













WP8 its self is a Kids mobile:-



1. No file manger (kids doesn't require)

2. No manual IP setting.

3. No download option

4. There is no single Video Players available in the Market to Play Videos, To access videos we have to move to Music+Videos. Even we can not delete Videos at a time we have to delete one at a time and multiple selection of Videos is not available or Folder view of Videos is not Possible in Windows Phone 8 Device. (kids not require)

5. Cant rename or delete songs (again kids not allowed)

6. Cant Deactivate Auto-Rotation on Orientation Change because kinds always tilt there phone so its not required for them.

7. Cant upload files in browser again kids are not allowed to do so.

8. No perfect Task Manager, kids not allowed to close all tasks at once.

9. No call recorder again kids not allowed

10. Cant edit a number if you typed wrong no. say 12346578, you cant edit it you have to type again, bcos kids not allowed to do so.

11. Cant rename Bluetooth profile on phone you have to go to your PC, bcos kids not allowed to do so.

12. No VPN? hh kids doesn't require it.

13. Same Volume for all task, bcos kids like that :)

14. Missing document attachment in emails (while replying)? kids dont like that too.

15. The Internet Explorer browser is unable to save web files from Internet in the Windows phone 8. There is no forward button in thre browser, Hhh again kids doesn't require that.



And there are so many features which are missing (oh sorry which are not require for a kid), If any one know then please post here, because we are here to support Windows phone at-least for kids ;)





I'll add my thoughts as well:



- You can't search contacts using numeric keypad . You can but with external dialer, which does not have access to missed calls. So You end up having two dialers on the screen which is just stupid. Why having two things for same functions if You could use one?



- Editing text is a pain when You need to delete a letter in the middle of a word. To put the cursor after a letter You need to hold down a finger so you cover almost the whole word. Actually You don't know where You put it and again, You need to do it twice or three times before You succeed. Why doing sthg twice if You could briefly tap once?



- You can't answer the phone with one slide. You just slide and then You need to hit 'pick up'. Why doing sthg twice if You can do it with one slide?



- In my phone (lumia 625) I'm forced to use full resolution and can't lower it.

Photos that phones are made for, don't need to be 5 or 10megapixels big. They can, but actually what for? Why MUST I use twice as much space then ?



- Tiles update every 30min which means that every battery meter on the screen is useless.

You can't play with Your phone intesively for half an hour seeing there is 30% and suddenly You realize it's not 30% but 5% or almost dead.



-You're forced to use Bing under the right button, so You end up having another browser on the screen, at least most people do so. Why having two browsers if You could use one?



- You can't turn the media volume separately. If You turn down volume, You turn down the ringtone as well. Why turning down two things if I want only one?


This content was originally posted on Y! Answers, a Q&A website that shut down in 2021.
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