Can Windows Phone 8 Compete with Android and iOS? | Pocketnow

It was just two years ago that Microsoft pressed reboot on their mobile strategy. Windows Phone 7 was released in 2010, followed up by Windows Phone 7.5 in 2011, and now Windows Phone 8 in 2012. Has Microsoft addressed some of the problems with Windows Phone? Is it finally a mature platform that competes with Android and iOS in terms of app selection, features, and functionality?

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Can Windows Phone 8 Compete with Android and iOS? | Pocketnow

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[tefeuvre]

What app do you need not existing on windows phone ?

[brecht]

How You get that lockscreen and menu on Your Plz help

[travisbutterfly]

Anyone here know if there is a length limit on the windows phone? Like is there a limit on the tiles i can add to homescreen or the length of the whole page.

[xXTRXx]

which one would you reccomend? the nokia lumia 820 or the htc 8x?

[arifkhanak]

hey..could you tell me some good and unique apps for Lumia 920?

[cuddles]

Do you still have it? Ive seen some awesome WP 7.5 mango phones but there European models from Samsung.

[divya]

which one is better Nokia Lumia 720 or Google Nexus 4 ?

[SubnetMask]

I really love this new style of review video Brandon, where we hear a high-quality pre-recorded commentary along side a video where you thoroughly show off what its like to play with the phone :) missing in a lot of videos that just point the cam at a static screen!

[overtheedge]

I just tried to install safari on my android phone. not there!

[Mitche]

I'm interested what did he though about Android 2 years after release.
Compare Android 2.2 with Windows 8X

[lucianistoc]

why everybody does hate windows phone 8? Is much better than Lagdroid

[numayerhaque]

hey, I need to know about nokia lumia 520! i know i could just check out the configuration from other websites and stuff, but i really wanna know from somebody who used it for real! is there anybody? :/

[Noobioh]

there is Spotify but no Instagram (yet)

[NFMking]

its been over half a year now. i knew from the beginning windows phone 8 would catch up. i love'em

[tweedelou]

I have Spotify on my Windows Phone. For over a year. I live in Belgium. Maybe it's an issue in the US?

[panagiotisgr]

i want a WP8 but as you say i'm tired waiting for the apps

[growingneeds]

I heard that to use Windows Phone 8, I need Windows 8. Is that true?

[jackgreen]

this guy is awesome ! love his reviews about phones

[fpslvr]

I feel pretty much exactly the same. Good video.

[sofruity]

you had to make the apps, "run in the bakground" for it to continously update