iOS vs Windows Phone 8 - Simple Use As a Phone

Hi Guys,

I realise the relatively silly title for a new thread but bear with me and I'll try and explain what I am after. I decided to ask this question here because as a past iOS & current Mac user, I feel they will understand what I am looking for.

Around three months ago, my iphone 4s was stolen from my bag while I was working. I decided first that I Was going to get a new iphone, but quite frankly, I think they're not really priced that well & I am looking to move away from iOS for a few reasons.

After living with & using top tier phones, I can honestly say I'm exhausted. I'm quite sick of all the latest & greatest smart phones, I don't need these incredible super computers to accomplish anything in my job, nor in my personal life. What I want, is a reliable, smart, easy to use, simple and durable communication device. At first my first thought was buy a dumb phone, but I don't want to give up everything on a smartphone, I still enjoy using a few simple apps, I enjoy the touch screen, I enjoy the bigger sizes ( not much bigger than the iPhone ) and they're incredibly cheap so why not.

Recently I've undertaken an apprenticeship, and I find I have less and less time and interest in keeping up with the latest smart phones and I could now care less about tinkering with my phone, rooting it, custom roms etc.. I just want a good quality simple smartphone.

I'm not comfortable with getting an iphone 5, I have a few reasons but simply, I just don't want one. I'm looking for people who can help me out because I'm utterly lost, I'm tired & I don't know what phone is good or bad. I really want to check out windows phone 8, but overall I just want a good quality phone that will be easy to use.

I'll go back to iOS if I have to, but I want to use this device as a phone first & foremost, all the cool smart phone stuff is great, but It sort of gets put on the back burner. I don't need it for my job and in a sort of recently liberating discovery, I found I don't need half of the technology in my life either. I do love iOS and Apple, however I'm not necessarily comfortable with their premiums and I think the new iphone 5 has too many issues I;ve seen, not that I know much about it.

If anyone here has experience with windows phone 8 ( in real world scenarios, not extensive benchmarks that don't mean much to me ) in terms of using it as a communication device with few apps etc.. please help me out here.

 

Wow... I didn't expect this kind of response. I'm a member of MacRumors, I'm not going and signing up to a windows forum because I know the members here ( at least some ) are subjective and aren't just loyal to one brand. I'm a member at MacRumors and I use Mac's, doesn't mean I have to use an iPhone.

There are many members here who have migrated to windows phone, and I was inteested in their opinion, and member knowledgeable members who could at least help me out in getting in the right direction.

Mrbobb - Sorta, I didn't actually purchase the handset yet, got it on contract, and I thought Android was the be all and end all of mobile software, I had used android and liked it, until I used a windows 8 phone, that just made things so simple & easier, more so than iOS and like I will keep using my phone, but come tax time when I get a bunch of money, I will probably buy a windows phone ad put the rest into savings.

Don't get me wrong the HTC one is a great phone, I think I just rushed into it & bought it because I had used android before, and Ios before and liked android better, then I used windows phone 8 and while android and iOS are better at somethings, making calls, reading & sending messages clearly & easily is better on the windows phone for me.