Living with Windows Phone 8
I have been using an Android phone since the Samsung Galaxy S was launched in the UK. It has grown from an OS which was only slightly better than Symbian and perhaps a little worse than iOS to the best selling OS in the world and with 4.4.1 arguably more polished, functional and usable than any other OS. However, I have been curious about Windows Phone for a while. In terms of a mobile phone my requirements go in the following order 1. Phone calls 2. Camera 3. Web browser 4. Deezer 5. Email 6. Whatsapp 7. PDF reading 8. BBC iplayer 9. Youtube Now Nokia has been releasing phones which are perhaps the best in terms of the first 2 criteria. With IE11 Microsoft have arguably one of the best browsers available so I was hopeful the browser would be good enough quality. Also due to the lack of popularity of WP the prices drop very quickly. I picked up a Lumia 1020 and here is what I can report: 1. Phone call quality - definitely better than my last Samsung phone, probably th...