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Windows Phone 7 Is More Stylish Than iOS

If we are talking strictly about stock design, WP7 > iOS > Android, imo. I just won't get tired of WP7's metro style :p
Android on the other hand, is just plain ugly :(
However if we account for other variables (flashing themes on Android, Winterboard etc), then Android > WP7 > iOS
 
vincenz said:
It gets gimmicky after a few hours of use. It's just not practical at all. You'll get sick of looking at it after a few weeks too.
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just like every UI...

not gonna lie, i was fairly impressed with WP7. i came in with very little expectations though
 
maflynn said:
Looks nice.

For the most part MS has garnered quite a lot of praise for the UI of win7 phones. Their app store hasn't quite gotten traction, though think once Nokia comes on board, that will help gain some critical mass.
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The Marketplace actually currently has more momentum than iOS or Android did initially. It has already reached 10,000 apps.

So yeah I do think it has gotten a good amount of traction. The only thing missing is an aggressive update cycle. But I suspect things will change once Nokia gets some phones out.
 
iisforiphone said:
it looks cut off
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wordoflife said:
I hate how the letters get cut off too
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ucfgrad93 said:
So do I. That would drive me nuts.
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The headings aren't cut off. They're a semi-subtle indication that there's more to see, similar to iOS apps having little dots at the bottom.

The whole point is that you're viewing one section of a scene that continues to the left and right.

Oddly enough, when the iPhone was first shown off, a lot of people mistakenly thought that Apple had done a virtual viewer as well. But it was just a sliding effect between different pages.
 
I'm a member of Forrst (it's like a design and development community) and there are a few members that have shown off upcoming Windows Phone 7 apps, and the user interface designs on these apps are absolutely stunning. I can't say if they are better or worse than iOS apps in terms of UI design (I think iOS and Windows Phone 7 is about equal - both godo and bad things to each OS), but it's awesome to see how designers and developers can exploit the very unique Windows Phone 7 UI!
 
I must admit, after four years I'm ready for something better. With all their app icons strewn about, the iOS home screens look like a mah jhongg game run amok. Thank heavens for folders and Spotlight or I'd be gibbering in a corner now.

So I'm ready for something better... but full-bleed, chopped-off, and over-busy isn't it.
 
Savor said:
To me, the nicest OS will be BlackBerry OS 7. RIM bought out The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) which makes amazing 3D interfaces.

TAT BlackBerry PlayBook Apps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNISlsdXIdI

BlackBerry PlayBook Ad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAHY6Ahyv4s

I think the PlayBook looks more professional-looking while the iPads and other tablets look more consumer-ish and look like giant phones catered for kids and wannabe yuppies (corporate poseurs). PlayBook has a better name too. Even the iPad has the name of a spoof on MadTV from 2007! Who wants a tablet that sounds like a brand of a female's menstrual pad?

My next dream phone that perfectly compliments my iPhone 4 is if Sony Ericsson and Google make me a Nexus Play by this year or I will be stuck with another OS for 20 months after my next upgrade next Feb. Why Android? It is laggy, right? Because it is peaking right now, can always improve, and PlayStation games and an unlocked, stock Android can lock me up on their ecosystem. One of iPhone's biggest weaknesses is diversity in game genres because it lacks a gaming pad. Once I start paying $10-$20 PS2 digital downloads for my phone, I could be stuck with PlayStation phones forever because I am NOT going to throw my library just like that. But Sony will "F" it up again and ask for a prohibitive price tag like the $900 for Spain. XPERIA PLAY is already going to be their next failure to launch. Sony should look at iPhone 4's weaknesses and either do the opposite or improve on their strengths.

With BlackBerry or WP7, I can always leave because their app market is still immature and have no apps enticing or hardware features enough that I can't find at equal value with Apple's App Store or with an iPhone. Android, while laggy, is still the one with the future and more versatile of all the OSes. They seem to push cutting-edge hardware the fastest, but you need it stock. If iOS is like a safe Disney World and Android is NYC, I can always find the safe and classier spots of Manhattan.
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The real question is who is immature enough to keep harping on it. Oooohhh, it sounds like a menstrual pad because it has the word "pad" in it, teeheehee...what are you, 13? Do you giggle every time you say mouse pad? Also, millions of people apparently don't care and/or aren't still in middle school.
 
In two years the volume sales for smartphones will be -
1. Android
2. WP7
3. iOS

iOS doesn't have the OEMs. Android has many of them and WP7 has the most popular one of them all - Nokia. BlackBerry could be 4th. Where Apple wins and truly dominate is profit margins.


This is my personal roadmap with phones/tablets -
2010 - iOS
2011 - Android or BlackBerry OS 7
2012 - Android or BlackBerry OS 7
2013 - Nokia WP7 phone w/ Xenon flash or Samsung w/ S-AMOLED


Then rotate and rotate it because I am cool like that OWNING the top 4 best and most popular OSes out there within the next 3-4 years. Palm/HP webOS is too much like BB's QNX/BB OS 7 for me to consider it.

iOS - has the apps, simplicity, best batt life, and best "all-around" features.

Android - has the geeky customization, cutting-edge hardware first, and the PlayStation games which will coincide with my Sony PSP2/NGP being Android-powered in some way.

WP7 is there to implement my Office, Zune, and Xbox Live stuff while a OLED screen compliments the look of WP7. Also, Nokia will gives us Xenon flash and great reception quality that they are famous for. HTC can make ggreat designs, while Sammy and LG gives us the colorful screens.

BlackBerry QNX/OS 7 has the best multi-tasking and slickest OS thanks to TAT.

It all balances out, baby. Formulate a team of superphones and don't isolate or discriminate.


From overall OS aesthetics (not sales) -
1. BB QNX/OS 7 (it looks to be optimized for dual-core)
2. webOS (but barren of apps)
3. iOS (same old grid with static icons after 4 years)
4. WP7 (can't customize it yet, not even-looking)
5. Android (bloated, cluttered, a drainer, and laggy)

From app support -
1. iOS
2. Android
3. WP7 (growing fast)
4. BB QNX/OS 7
5. webOS

I think Android is the laggy and the ugliest one, but lately I have been favoring it because of its potential growth in games. The honeymoon phase of a new UI goes away eventually. What keeps us staying is the ecosystem and quality of apps. Android will be what Windows was in PC gaming. A stock is the best bet and why I pray for a NEXUS PLAY. BlackBerry is still behind in the multimedia features and Microsoft seems to always play catch up to everything with no support for Flash or copy & paste yet.
 
To me, if the device works efficiently and not like a BlackBerry (where every 10 minutes you get a revolving clock and you must restart after every uninstall), I will consider it. My deciding point is the apps - on the iPhone I have the ability to control my DVR from wherever I am, I can adjust the volume when from the iPhone when my kids put it up too loud and I can see the status of the home alarm system and many more things. As I cannot do this with the WP7, as of yet, I will stick to the iOS platform.
 
SomeDudeAsking said:
...Damn, Windows Phone 7 is too sexy. It even makes transit apps look good. If this were iOS, we would be stuck with pinstripe backgrounds from the 80's and horrifically styled "3D" buttons that look terrible, not to mention the terrible typography in iOS that is too small in many cases or have terrible formatting that makes it look unfinished.
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But, does it blend? :confused:
 
beg_ne said:
WP7, where even the promo videos are jerky/slow when sliding screens and scrolling.

Also there is nothing forcing those "pinstripe backgrounds" to be used in an app. A developer could easily make something just like this on iPhone.
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they could, but I wouldn't say easily. You see all those pinstripes because its part of the UI kit apple provides. Those are the easy UI's to make...you just stick what you want where, and Apple handles the graphics, and, for that matter, the scaling for retina display vs normal

to make something like this, the entire UI would have to be comprised of both custom code and custom drawn graphics...it'd take a lot more man hours to do

but for WP7, this is what is contained in the UI kit...so it is akin to making the pinstipes on iOS...its easier to make a sexy app on WP7, although the OS may not be as fluid
 
Savor said:
will coincide with my Sony PSP2/NGP being Android-powered in some way.
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wrong. It isn't in any way "android powered," the games for android run on it, and within android they run inside an emulator
 
Using iOS for say 2 years...
It REALLY gets kinda boring and stale looking at that 4x4 icon page with a dock...
swipe swipe swipe.
slide to unlock.
It was cool at first but yeah it's dying.
I might go for a WP7 if iOS 5 does not have a major revamp in some sort...
But app-support wise, iOS definitely wins hands down on this one.
At the end of the day it's a personal preference whether you prefer style or Angry Birds.
 
kdarling said:
The headings aren't cut off. They're a semi-subtle indication that there's more to see, similar to iOS apps having little dots at the bottom.

The whole point is that you're viewing one section of a scene that continues to the left and right.
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Yeah, I know why they are cut off, but that doesn't make me like them.
 
Alaerian said:
Nope. Not in the least.

If you want flashy and gimmicky, be my guest. Go get yourself something else.
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Flashy and gimmicky? So having icons that update with live info is gimmicky? And Live Tiles that give me, for example, weather info without having to open an app? And how about live info like calendar appointments right on the lock screen?

You'd better hope Apple has something special lined up for 5.0, because it's outdated, boring, and primitive, and its only saving grace is the App Store.
 
mKTank said:
Flashy and gimmicky? So having icons that update with live info is gimmicky? And Live Tiles that give me, for example, weather info without having to open an app? And how about live info like calendar appointments right on the lock screen?

You'd better hope Apple has something special lined up for 5.0, because it's outdated, boring, and primitive, and its only saving grace is the App Store.
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Way to put words in my mouth :rolleyes:

I'm all for functionality increases, as long as it's not in my face and doing something pointless. I LIKE iOS. I like the simplicity and ease of use. I like the grid. If Apple can make live icons work without being in my face and without an extensive battery drain, sure - have at it. But don't change the functionality of something that is, essentially, functionally perfect.
 
mKTank said:
Flashy and gimmicky? So having icons that update with live info is gimmicky? And Live Tiles that give me, for example, weather info without having to open an app? And how about live info like calendar appointments right on the lock screen?

You'd better hope Apple has something special lined up for 5.0, because it's outdated, boring, and primitive, and its only saving grace is the App Store.
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a jailbroke iphone can do all these things, including using a windows phone 7 theme
 
IMHO it looks like a pants attempt by a graphic design student to come up with a 'concept design' having only just discovered out of focus photographs and that font (arial?)
 
Good for You!

I'm glad you found something you like. Buy yourself something with Windows 7 and enjoy it.
 
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