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Microsoft Windows Phone 8

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By Dieter Bohn and Chris Ziegler “This is Windows Phone. No, for real this time.” That’s what I thought when I started hearing about Windows Phone 8 a few months ago. Just like Windows Phone 7, it represents yet another clean break for Microsoft’s mobile ambitions — but unlike 7, now it’s got the hardware to match. The truth is a little more complicated: this clean break isn’t as nearly as obvious as Windows Phone 7’s split from Windows Mobile was back in 2010. A quick...

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Basic Specs

Software type Operating system
Version 8.0

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Software type Operating system
Version 8.0

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8.8

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    Reviewed by SLENDER MAN (Currently owns)

    A beautiful and fast OS which unfortunately suffers from app-shortage. But I'm quite pleased anyway, since I'm on my third Windows Phone, the HTC 8X. I just really hope Windows Phone will get developer traction!
    I would recommend the OS to a lot of people, except for those who are in a real die-hard need of apps and games.
    Budget phones like the 620 give a price/performance ratio that no other can top!

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    Reviewed by Hae (Currently owns)

    I love my nokia lumia 920.

    It has been like jailbreaking my self, after having an iphone.
    Three reasons...

    1. win8 OS is refreshing

    2. Transfering music from my pc to the phone is extremely easy, just drag and drop the files, without the hassel of going throught a program(ie itunes)...

    3. I love onenote... and the files i generate in my pc look exactly the same in windows phone, not like in iphone or android where the info is there but the format look like plain text.

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    Reviewed by djay_434 (Currently owns)

    i have been using Windows for a long time now and seeing it to have evolved in WP8 is a very welcome change.

    All my apps whatever i mostly use are all present (atleast in the Indian marketplace)
    my only gripe with the "Ecosystem" and "performance" is the Notifications center and Multi-tasking - this needs to be sorted out immediately!

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  • 8.0
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    Reviewed by mooseIsDeaded (Currently owns)

    Severely lacking in features that iPhone and Android users take for granted. But the incredible quality of the first party apps combined with a rapidly expanding library of API's almost make up for its faults. It should be noted that most of the apps on the Store are pretty crappy.

    For example there are about 10 knock-off dropbox apps, all of them paid.

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    Reviewed by paul.gumagay (Currently owns)

    As always, the Metro UI of WP8 will always be an integral part of it. Its core principal of 'content before chrome' will, although insignificantly, break through all the glossy bull in all other smartphone out there. Features are also great, although the lack of a voice AI system is a sad story. Performance is good, but not great. The ecosystem of syncing and consistency amongst all platforms of the new Windows is very pleasing to watch.

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    Reviewed by marcel.fitzgerald (Currently owns)

    It's just unimaginable how much they changed between Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 8 and it isn't a big complexe revolultion, it is a good evolution. The Ecosystem is growing, and the most top apps from iOS and Android are already on the Windows Marketplace. And with the new great Hardware like the 8X or Lumia 920, they finally arrived with a mobile os which really can attack Android and iOS

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