[Windows 8 General] Twistedme:
the great which shiny object I think is better question

As for the great which shiny object I think is better question.

I have a HD7 and an EVO 4g one is personal and the other is work related I've had the hd7 since 11/10 and the evo for more than a year.

the hd7 I’ve had Developer unlocked and stock. the Evo4g has been stock and countless custom roms cm7.1.0 is what I’m currently running.

Guess the simple answer is:

Apple iphone= just want media device, a phone and an app launcher marketplace only apps and your brain hurts if someone asks about hardware specs.

WP7=if you want media device, a phone, app launcher and the option to run custom roms, homebrew apps not in marketplace and tweaks via an official paid option without voiding your warranty (i think the custom roms would void it)

Android=If you want a media device, a phone, app launcher with the ability to run lots of apps both side loaded and from the market place and run rooted allowing tweaks, backups multiple roms and tweaks love running terminal linux commands and enjoy getting your virtual hands all up inside your phones inner OSes guts...that is thinking you’re going to spend a few minutes tweaking something and then killing a whole weekend doing it.

What I use on each phone.

I use my HD7 WP7 for.

most media related things and talking.

email, web, podcasts, music, games, e-reading if the content doesn't natively sync via skydrive or zune it will use a dropbox connection built into the 3rd party app.

I use my EVO android for mostly IT wifi related tools, work email via old exchange 2003, some gaming web and Pandora. A lot of the cool wm apps for wifi network site surveying, probing, sniffing etc. were immediately ported to android when wm was closed.

I've used and abused both phones and the wp7 seems to run smoother over time since ms locked access to the core phone hardware and features which is why they still don't have a call black\white list app on it. but unlike apple they seem to look the other way on a lot of tweaks and even offer the ability to unlock wp7 devices to side load apps etc.. I've found when an app does become unresponsive its due to it trying to synch with a poor signal or wifi and will eventually close on its own without needing to power off on.

the user interface on WP7 is easy to get used to and you find yourself able to get to and use the things you use very easily from gps maps to apps.

Android UI is spread out and you can find yourself trying to recall how to access a setting or an app also a lot of android apps don’t keep a standard access bar to tweak or configure them so it can be like searching for Easter Eggs.

Android reminds me allot of the old wm5 to wm6 days

that is a great base OS that gives cell providers and OEMS the ability to customize it and create a great user experience unfortunately they don't and your required to either deal with it or become a modder and tweak the OS to fit your exact needs and then hope they don't break your likes with the next version or update. Also like wm days great rom cooks come and go so finding one to fit your needs is a very personal thing and a single app install can make a big difference on whether rom A performs well or crashes. custom roms require lots of patience and time reading and politely asking for help guidance on making it work best for you.

Android is showing up on lots of devices so apps purchased on one can be also installed on another device phone, tablet, desktop laptop etc as long as you use the same Google Market account I'm guessing this will be the same when win8 comes out and yes apple did it 1st.

Hope it helps and I'm thinking a moderator needs to move or close this thread since it isn't really win8 related.