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CreationSoul
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Romania231 Posts
December 06 2013 15:24 GMT
#1
Hy all,

In the last month, at work we are developing an app for a bank, that should work on all 3 major mobile operating systems. And NO, we are not developing for BB10.

We were given 3 iPhones (4s, 5 and 5S) a wide array of Androids (Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony) and a few Nokias with WP8.

I got to use a lot of phones this past month and can say that this all shit about which OS is better is utter stupid.

I will do a short summary of what I liked and hated about each of the 3 platforms:

On iOS I liked:
- it is very fast, like very. Animations are fluid and everything seems optimized.
- iOS 7 is a step in the right direction
- the OS is simple and intuitive
- the design of the iPhone (hardware)
- global proxy settings (useful for corporate environment)
What I didn't like
- the lack of choice in screen size. Why must Apple make the decision for me in terms of screen sizes?
- as a programmer I think the OS was build with a lot of limitations and I found myself searching for workarounds around these limitations.
- I can't change default apps
- I have to develop the code on a Mac


On Android I liked:
- big beautiful screens
- sharing options between apps
- I can change default apps
- Installing apps from the browser
- customizations
What I didn't like:
- as a developer, i hate I have to consider a large number of form factors
- I would get very rare lags (for about 1 sec), but on very rare occasions
- fragmentation: I hate that I can't use some Android 4.0 features because a lot of people still use 2.3
- bloatware by some manufactureres
- it just feels that the OS is capable of so much more, but because it is designed to work on a lot of devices, it can't be optimized as much

Windows Phone, what I liked:
- tiles, I really liked the navigation on Windows Phone 8
- not really a software thing, but the Nokia hardware is the best out there
- it's really fast and only got lag like once or twice in a month
- beautiful screen and the best cameras
What I didn't like:
- not really the OS's fault, but the "Windows" brand doesn't inspire trust to me
- notifications are poorly implemented
- not intuitive (at least for me).


For me the surprise was WP8, I really liked it as an OS, but I think it came a little too late. Had it come 1-2 years earlier, it would have been a great success.

I feel that Google with Android went for the better approach on apps (for the users). They let you install even pirated apps, of course at a user's own risk

Whoever called Apple's ecosystem, a "walled garden" was very right. I feel that the OS has some limitations, but what it does, it does really, really, really well.

If I could live in a perfect world, I would choose a Nokia hardware (my God, those phones are good), with an Android features and customization, but with the speed and optimizations of iOS.

Too bad I can't get then and instead I have a Nexus 5.




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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
December 06 2013 18:44 GMT
#2
I currently use Android, getting a Nokia Lumia 929 when it releases soon. DROOL
Esoterikk
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Canada1256 Posts
December 06 2013 18:50 GMT
#3
I like the fact that with my Android I can do and put whatever I want onto it. OS is buggy and slow? Replace it with a faster one etc.
vthree
Profile Joined November 2011
Hong Kong8039 Posts
December 07 2013 00:03 GMT
#4
Just wanted to point out you are kind of contradicting yourself with the screen size issue although I get your reasons as a user vs developer.

It is a design decision by the OS. iOS apps is much more optimized for the screen size since developer know the screen size they are dealing with. So when the design, they know exactly how big all the objects on the screen will be. With Android, it just enlarges to fit the whole screen. Therefore, Android is much more flexible in terms of screen size options for users.



mizU
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States12125 Posts
December 09 2013 20:33 GMT
#5
sadly windows phones have 0 apps
if happy ever afters did exist <3 @watamizu_
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