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[HD2 General] Qwenjis:
I bought HD2 with only one purpose - install Android NAND and use it as my primary phone.

I used to have Nokia N900. It's a very good phone hardware wise and Maemo5 turned out to be good enough for average user after PR1.3. Ah,right it is Lixux Debian inside,you know what it means!

But I gave up on this phone as I'm more and more into Google stuff and N900 simply couldn't fullfil my needs.

That's why Android was no-brain choise for me. Hating HTC Sence no way I would buy DesireHD. But I wanted BIG screen so the choise was simple - HD2!

And I absolutely in love with this device!Screen is good, I don't like (S-)AMOLED so I'm fine. It's thin and even though it's almost the same weight as N900 I don't feel it in my pocket. Battery life - well after N900

everything

is better! I haven't even tried WinMo to compare battery life versus Android.

About WP7. I like the UI, simplisity and speed of this OS. But lack of Russian keyboard layout is deal breaker for me. At least for now. MS promised to release update where there'll be full support of Russian lang. When it happens and if there's a ROM with support of it I will definately give it a shot.

1. Android

2. WP7
[HD2 General] TheiPhoneKiller:
First of all we need the backing off Led Zeplins "whole lotta love"

And now on TOTP OS

in At Number 3 Is Microsoft with Windows Mobile 6.5,It was topper back in 2009 buts its gone down to 3rd place

New Entry at Number 2 is Microsoft with there Brand New OS ft DFT,Windows Phone 7,Very smooth,720p but with no Copy And past,flash support in IE and lacking in multitasking at the moment,Will it Reach Number 1.Watch Out For this one

That means They can only be One Left.Number 1 right Now

ITS ANDROID!!!! -FrOyO and GinGeR

Lots Of Apps,Lots Of Games,Lots Of choice,Lots of Fun,Its Nmber one

For Now....................................................................................
[HD2 General] hyellow:
1. WP7

2. Android

3. WM6.5

WP7 has several advantages over android.

The default internet browser can download and view pdf files from secured website.

On android I could never do this with default browser, dolphin HD or other. The pdf was only recognized as .bin files. Only Opera Mobile 10 was able to get trough the secured area and get me the pdf, but Opera somehow has a mediocre UI now.

Exchange email

I had some troubles setting up exchange email on any Anroid build. (because I use hotmail and not gmail). It was always saying that my account couldn't be created at this time or something like that. Finaly, I got hold of an APK did the trick. Could I sync other folders? I believe so, don't remember it really, but the UI of WP7 Email is so slick. And ofcourse, it can also sync all folders within an account as well as contacts, and agenda items.

WP7 is fast. Android is fast too, but WP7 remains fast at all times. It maybe is because of the multitasking capabilties of Android, wich WP7 lacks.

Integration with social networks is huge advantage for WP7. Ofcourse, Friendstream was also good, only if you had a Sense build. I caught myself looking more often at the 'What's new' page everytime i opened up the People hub.

WP7 is definately recommendable even though the battery life isn't great.

We just have to wait untill more usefull apps pop up on marketplace or somewhere else.

The only thing I am missing is Satnav. Oh, and a decent messenger.
[HD2 General] ryan562:
You have to keep in mind that a closed system like wp7 and ios are going to run smoother because of the lack of true multitasking.without that, less RAM.and system resources are being used
[HD2 General] rr5678:
1) Windows Mobile 6.5

Why? Because it can do all the basic stuff I want it to do. Wi-Fi tethering, text message backup, in call recording, etc.

2) Android

Why? Because it has it's pluses and minuses. A plus is Flash 10.1, but a minus is no in call recording. Text messages can be backed up, but I can't transfer them to Windows Mobile 6.5.

3) Windows Phone 7

Why? Because it is truly the lowest in the bunch. Sure, you may get 720P recording with the camcorder - to those of you who doubted it could do 720P, haha :p - but, as expected, the video is ****ty. This OS is waaaaaay too locked down for my tastes. One huge minus is no Wifi tethering. I use that alot.
[HD2 General] yascorpion:
I agree with you 100 %
[HD2 General] hendr1k:
1. Android

because it can do everything, all program all available at market

2. wp 6.5

because of garmin still the best application for me

3. wp7

too limited

wp7 using more data than android.

not good chat messenger available at wp7

no copy paste

no multitask

anyway wp7 and android has a different segment

wp7 is for business

Android for most common people...
[HD2 General] thatricannicca:
winmo

am i the only person besides a handful of people want battery life more then anything and of course functionality for it to be able to make calls and text and browse the web?

i use energy's titanium for about as long as i can remember, this build last very long, about 2 days of on and off usage.

i have a plethora of apps but now day after day, the only thing im using is Garmin for GPS and google maps.

all i do is text, and browse the web

but im seriously thinking about switching to wm7, the smoothness sounds nice, the video 720 recording is awesome, but i keep hearing about the battery life and not being able to transfer documents to mass storage ? is this true?

seriously, you use it as a phone! i want something to be able to withstand a full day os usage without charging it,

when im passed out drunk i can wake up and say thank god i dont have a iphone that i need to charge every 6 to 8 hours.

1-make calls

2 text

3 battery life

4-camera

5-web

6-movies / videos

7-programs //apps

8-eye candy

i was going to go for android until i found a 4g from sprint....the battery life was horrible, i did like the camera app though
[HD2 General] vsandvs:
How is internet browsing on WP7 on HD2? Is flash fully supported? I LOVE Android web browsing experience and HATE WM6.5 opera.
[HD2 General] hendr1k:
1.battery is far worse than android... if you turn on internet max around 10-11 hours that without doing anything.. may be its only my problem

2. and hd2 wp7 mass storage can be done by registry hacking

3. I think Wp7 already support flash
[HD2 General] d4rkkn16ht:
As a businessman & NOW :

WinMo (Stock ROM & Energy ROM);

Android

WP7 (haven't tried it yet)

In the future :

UBUNTU :D ....(I hope the sound driver will work sooner than I expected)

Android

Why:

As a businessman,I need everything I want fast & both ROM i've ever tried delivers that perfectly.

I've tried Android once,but a lot of apps need internet connection (3G internet connection in my country sucks in term of stability).

Now that Ubuntu is come to play...I really hope it play well or even BETTER :D

I've using it for about 5 yrs now & I have the full 8 DVDs repositories (Maverick)

The next thing I need is GPS apps for Ubuntu / linux....:D
[HD2 General] pflock:
+1 for Android

As far as I know, you can't use live services in WinPhone7 (at least for now), what prevents you to use all the "nice" parts of it ....
[HD2 General] DannyBiker:
How about a poll ? ;)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Until wp7 browser gets reflow its unuseable to me, which is a shame, because otherwise i like it.
[HD2 General] mystik610:
The biggest draw for WP7 for me right now are the exchange functions. Word docs, spreadsheets, and PDF's render very nicely. E-mail renders as faithfully as it does on my desktop computer, the calendar is easy to use, and the keyboard is very good. I tried as much as possible not to compose e-mails on my phone while using android, as the keyboard is very flaky and I didn't want to risk typos. But the WP7 keyboard is very good..as good as the iPhone's.

This is my first day using WP7 at work (installed it Friday evening), but so far I think its the perfect work device.

Also a big plus is the very clean, minimalistic and professional 'look' to the whole OS.

WM6.5 was a terrible OS for business-use for me...mostly because of its instability. The last thing I need is my phone crashing when I really need it!
[HD2 General] BillTheCat:
This is an interesting debate. Lots of good points. Let me see if I can share my perspective for those watching who may not have made a decision yet.

For me, right now, it's Android, though I admit I haven't used WP7 yet - but there's a reason for that.

I've been a WM user for years, dating back to the late 1990's, even before it was embedded as a phone. I've seen operating systems come and go... Palm, Psion, Sharp Wizard and Zaurus, and so on. None of them had the robust capability of WM, so that's where I stayed. My view on this is that the OS is a means to an end, doing two things. First, controlling the hardware and providing an interface to the system relating to ease-of-use, and secondly to offer the opportunity for extended functionality through 3rd party developers.

My investment in WM software is extensive, amounting to hundreds of dollars. But when I heard that WP7 was not going to support the older apps, and the development community is hedging because Microsoft has historically treated WM as a low priority, I needed a platform that enabled me to continue with my work.

Android gives me the best of all worlds. I don't choose an OS solely because of how fast or smooth it is, though the competence and user experience are factors. However, both Android and WM6.x are adequate. Sure, at this point WP7 is fast. That's because there's nothing in there clogging it up yet consuming system resources and adding entries to the registry. And there's some question in my mind as to whether or not there really ever will be in the future.

It seems to me that Microsoft realized they weren't winning in the applications space, so they're doing their best to shift the debate away from functionality to ease-of-use, by doing what they've always done - focusing on the style rather than the underlying substance, and advertising the crap out of it on TV to convince people that it's cool. In other words, when you're facing overwhelming odds on both fronts, the best thing to do is to run away and hide in a fox hole.

Android offers me a world of functionality in the form of very cool, useful applications, most of which are under $10, which is more than I can say for the WM space where I've become accustomed to spending $30 or more for a good application. Seems to me developers know it's better to get $3 from 100,000 customers than thirty dollars from a hundred.

My HD2 is running prj's Desire variant and I'm very happy with it so far. I don't sit around playing with how 'smooth' things are or time how quickly the apps open or screens change. The OS and phone work, and I don't care if it takes me three seconds more to open an application on one platform rather than the other.

Overall, I'm very happy with Android. The platform has a future, there's more development there than ever there was for WM and given Microsoft's anemic marketing support for their mobile platform, I don't really see WP7 being a serious contender.

That said, I've been wrong before, and will wait and see what happens. But I'll be happily using my Android phone and the many, many applications available for it until then.
[HD2 General] friend'scatdied:
There's almost a unanimous consensus from market analysts that Windows Phones will overtake Android smartphones in market share and sales volume within a 5-year horizon. The analyses included relevant information such as current sales figures, 3rd-party support, and platform quality at relative launches vs. relative market climate during these launches. The arguments are quite comprehensive and fascinating, including key points that most people seem to forget (e.g. how Android has almost a 3-year head start over Windows Phone, how Microsoft's platform engenders strong and financially-incentivized relationships with hardware manufacturers, Android's very real challenge of fragmentation, et alia).

I'm personally quite skeptical, but I can certainly see it happening. Could you imagine HTC jumping ship from Android and going completely Windows Phone? Some of the more extreme analysts predict that far.
[HD2 General] mystik610:
Having played with WP7 this weekend, I can see how it has a broader appeal than Android. Android is great to the technically savvy, but can be overwhelming to the average user. That's the complaint I tend to hear from most people who don't like Android (many of them current or former iphone users)...without spending to time to learn the OS, android really is confusing. It isn't something you pick up and can figure out and fall in love with right away.

To me, WP7 will be more broadly appealing for the same reason the iPhone is so broadly appealing. It's intuitive and immediately understandable to the average person. The average person doesn't care for customization.....or real multi-tasking. Things like that make a device harder to use, and give you more to manage. ie: even as a technical person, I find it annoying when Android starts to lag, and see every app I've opened throughout the day running when I open task killer.

I don't see a lot of people who are happy with android or WM6.5 ready to jump ship to WP7. I'm not surpised that so many people here dislike WP7....I'm more suprised by the people here who actually do like WP7 (myself included).

What will drive the growth of WP7 are people moving from Apple, Blackberrys and the adoption of consumers who previously have not owned a smart-phone or would typically not consider a smart-phone. Based on MS's ads, these are clearly their target consumers. They're carving out a much larger piece of the market than Android...which is most appealing at a niche market level.
[HD2 General] BillTheCat:
I'm sure that the "unanimous consensus" from the "market analysis" generated the best results money can buy. :D

Likewise, I'm skeptical, too. I've heard the promises before, but Microsoft has had decades to get it right and as someone who's been in the IT channels segment, they've never made good.

In the meantime, I have 5 years to wait and see what happens.
[HD2 General] antaed:
So, my favourite champions for this... "Battle Of The OS Realms" :) were:

WM6.5: Sternas' Artemis v37 - stage name: "The Elder"

Android: Sergio76's CoreDroid HD v0.4 - stage name: "The Cocky"

WP7: DFT's Leo70 - stage name: "The Pretender"

Battle 1 - Speed & Responsivness:

1. WP7 (quite a surprise!)

2. WM6.5

3. Android

Battle 2 - Auto Updates (E-mail, Weather, Twitter, etc.):

1. Android

2. WP7 (very close to the winner)

3. WM6.5 (barely finnished)

Battle 3 - Internet Browsing:

1. WM6.5 (Opera 9 is still the best weapon)

2. Android (takes 2nd because it supports Flash 10.1)

3. WP7

Battle 4 - Customization

1. WM6.5 (with Sense and CHT2.0)

2. Android

3. WP7 (didn't compete)

Battle 5 - Fun factor

1. Android (... Marketplace)

2. WM6.5

3. WP7

Battle 6 - Multimedia playback

1. WM6.5

2. Android

3. WP7 (almost disqualified)

Battle 7 - GPS

1. WM6.5

2. Android

3. WP7 (didn't compete)

Battle 8 - Photo/Video

1. Android

2. WM6.5

3. WP7 (driver issues perhaps)

Battle 9 - Phone functionality

1. WM6.5

2. Android

3. WP7 (too loud)

Battle 10 - Multitasking

1. WM6.5

2. Android

3. WP7 (didn't compete)
[HD2 General] ChrisTran206:
This forum is the wrong place to ask such a question because this place is saturated with people who like to customize their phone to their liking. That kind of market is less than 10% of people who use smartphones. I would even say it's less than 5% of people who use smartphones.

From my own perspective, I would prefer Android over iPhone or WP7. But thats because I enjoy messing around with my phone and changing things as I see fit.

However, from the perspective of a regular normal user, Windows Phone 7 is by far above Android. Very few people will use tethering or Wifi Hot spot. Do I miss it? Yes, but I can live without it right now as I test out WP7.

But when it comes to the functions of a smartphone, Windows Phone 7 is much more user friendly right from the beginning than Android.

Most of you need to realize, it's not the most functional device that gets the best praise, it's the most pretty device that does. As stupid as that sounds, it's the reason why 99% of the people here are probably not in marketing and sales.
[HD2 General] DarkScorpion01:
I recently switched about a week ago to the HD2 from a Mytouch 3G slide (straight trade) that was also rooted and running various ROMs. I have not looked back once.

While I agree that there are many android ROMs that have buggy features (namely GPS), I have a found a ROM that works best for me and provides me with everything I've been looking for. In this sense, I have a full-fledged android phone that works exactly as it should with hardware that is comparable to almost everything else on the market. I enjoy the massive development community and find that out of the three operating systems, Android will provide the greatest amount of flexibility and expandability. I feel that the Android community will have made the most progress in terms of development in a year from now, when it's almost time for me to renew my contract and get a new phone; in short, I feel android is the most "future-resilient."
[HD2 General] genesis123:
What are you basing the GPS off of? Runninf wp7 I get an incredibly fast gps lock that I never got from android? If your talking about having google maps than that could be something else/
[HD2 General] Kiril1001:
1.WM 6.5 because of everything

2. Android because of flash ( nothing else about this platform can make me fan of it )

3. WP7 - My expectations were high about it, unfortunately the platform is too limited and closed. Mostly for gamers, not suitable for serios business.

So, WM 6.5 is still the best platform out there.
[HD2 General] kundanjuit:
Loved WP7 for few things like speed and smoothness, best 720p recording, even HTC Desire HD 720p recording is nowhere close to it.

But Android beats WP7 and WM6.5 in overall experience in customization and apps support.
[HD2 General] electronudea:
1 Android (rom nand imilka desirez)

2 WP 7

3 WM 6.5
[HD2 General] BillTheCat:
Speaking as part of the 1% of us who ARE in marketing and sales, I beg to differ. In the long term, consumers gravitate toward overall value. They may at first come "for the sizzle, not the steak", but as the market matures customers realize that if there's no meat on the grill, there's no value.

Consumers are used to Microsoft's hype and know that more often than not the product doesn't live up to expectations. I think that if we had this conversation ten, or even five, years ago that things would be different. With all the resources they have at their disposal and the R&D budget to get it done, if this is the best they can do, I fear the worst for them. Microsoft has squandered an opportunity to grow WM in the market but they fell asleep at the switch and are just now playing catch-up.

Microsoft has always been reluctant to put any money behind their mobile platform, and at this point when users have become educated to expect a variety of apps and understand that phones can be customized, I think that WP7 will have a very tough uphill battle that will cost them lots of money that I don't believe they're wiling to invest.

As I said, time will tell. But reflecting on the earlier post regarding a five-year horizon, that's an absolute eternity in the IT world and by then, Android and iPhone will be light years ahead of where they are now, and the few areas where it might be lacking will eventually be remedied.

/crystalball
[HD2 General] mystik610:
The 'value' of WP7 is it's simplicity and accessiblity, not its customizability, ability to multi-task etc etc etc. That's the point I think a lof people here are missing. It performs the most important functions of a smart-phone in a smooth, elegant, and simple to understand fashion.

And now that consumers are more aware of smart-phones, including the not-so-technically savvy types, the market is ripe for an OS like WP7 to flourish.....moreso than 5 years ago when smartphones were so expensive that they appealed to only to tech geeks. Nowadays smart-phones are accessible to most consumers, and have piqued the interest of most consumers. The problem is that the Android OS is confusing for a lot of people, alienating a huge potential market for Google, and creating a marketspace for WP7.
[HD2 General] dulexetina:
I like Android cause all the apps and its waaay the nicest OS for now...

I think that the Meego is gonna be the winner over all when its gets worked out ;)

Thanx for the videos of WP7-now i am sure that i dont wanna try that :)
[HD2 General] ChrisTran206:
As much as I would like to agree that consumer want value for their money, when it comes to smartphones, that concept flies out the window. My career isn't in Marketing and Sales but it has a good influence on it.

The market trends in smartphones have become less about electronics and more into fashion.

This has been true for quite some time. I remember the first Nokia phones with changeable faceplates. They were all the rage and people were buying them up left and right for the sole purpose of being able to change the case. You paid more for the phone and it had fewer features than other phones. Then you pay even more to buy additional faceplates, etc.

Then the iPhone, marketed as an easy to use phone with one button. That holds true still and the phone still lacks in function compared to smartphones before but it sold like crazy because it was slick looking and obviously it had an Apple following. First generation iPhone was far from being more featured than the smartphones before. But one thing was for sure, it was the most marketed and eye catching phone at the time.

Just about every time I walk into best buy and hang around the mobile phone area, I'm floored as the reasons why some people would pay significantly more for one phone that can do less even if the employee is pushing another phone that can do the same and more for less money. These same people cringe at the price of the monthly bill.

People are more interested in what other people will think of their phone rather than what they think of it. Right now, WP7 is catching peoples eyes and they seem to be eating it up because of it. People are very skeptical about WP7 but I have been approached dozens of times and let people play with my phone and they are very happy with what it currently has.