Windows Phone 8.1, code-named ‘Blue’, is the latest update to the Microsoft Windows Phone operating system. It was announced at Microsoft’s Build 2014 conference in April, with new devices like the Lumia 930 arriving later that month. Whereas , the most recent major Android update was KitKat 4.4, which was released on October 31, 2013, along with the Nexus 5 smartphone and this offers new features for users and app developers.
Everything on Windows is designed to be uniform with each other, so all of our apps are going to look great next to one another. On Android, we’ll find that the rows of apps and widgets are very spaced out and the UI scrolls vertically instead of horizontally. Most of the apps don’t look uniform with one another. Of course, we can always download 3rd-party widgets and icons for Android…and that takes us to our next point.
Android definitely has more app developer support for it. we can customize the device to our liking, whereas in Windows, we may not even be able to find our favorite game. Although the number of apps available on the Windows Store has grown compared to previous years, we’re still looking at almost 6x more available apps on the Google Play Store.
Windows is also a little behind in quite a few ways other than apps. They just recently added their Action Centre, which is the Windows version of a notification screen that Android added ages ago. we’re also not able to hide any of the unwanted home screen apps on Windows, whereas we can just slide them into the app drawer with Android. There’s also the customization feature Android offers with 3rd-party apps.
There are some things Windows has done better than Android though. When it comes to calling and texting on our Windows phone, we’re integrated with our Facebook profile and Outlook account, so we can see more than just our friends’ profile pictures. we can actually see their Facebook status updates from our contact list, which is a neat little feature. Windows also automatically connects us to WiFi instead of asking we whether we want to connect or not like Android does.
Both mobile operating systems have some of the same features, such as battery monitors and battery savers, Word Flow/Swype, etc. One of the main apps that Windows has over Android is Microsoft Office, which could be very important for students or professionals to have on their devices, but then again we can’t forget about Google Drive, which can accomplish the same things. Both systems are also able to run on lower-end devices as well.
Google Now and Cortana are some great options if we’re into speaking to our mobile device. Both will adapt to us over time, and will give us advice and information based on what they have gathered. One feature Cortana has over Google Now is that we can delete and edit information that it’s collected. Cortana also sounds a little more human and a little less robotic, but hey, what does that matter when both devices get the job done. One feature Google Now has is that it can be completely hands free. If our device’s display is on, our phone will respond to us when we say “OK Google”, allowing us to use our phone without even touching a button.
Previously, Android was the better mobile OS hands down, but it seems with some minor improvements, Windows has caught up. All it really comes down to at this point is what we personally prefer.
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