We've been debating for months: at what point will there be a gdgt recommended Windows Phone? Well, today we finally have an answer to that question: the Lumia 900 is a worthy competitor to our other gdgt recommended smartphones (the iPhone 4S and Galaxy Nexus), the first Windows Phone device to receive our recommendation -- an designation we give to less than half of 1% of the products on gdgt. Here's the deal.
By our measure, Windows Phone has been held back (at least in the US) by lacking a great flagship device with a few key features, namely: original, thoughtful industrial design to match Windows Phone's surprising level of polish; some meaningful technological edge that could help differentiate it from other mid-range smartphones (like the iPhone 4, which is still a serious contender); and perhaps most importantly, an affordable (carrier-subsidized) price.
Although it's not perfect, the Lumia brings all the key ingredients necessary to compete to be your next smartphone, from a refined look and feel, to true 4G that won't run out of juice by noon despite the hefty battery requirements of LTE networks, to a $99 price point. We've had a Lumia 900 in the lab for a couple of weeks and done the research on other critics' findings, and there was no question that this is a phone that we'd recommend to first-time smartphone owners and first-adopters alike.
The Galaxy Nexus, with its big, beautiful display, Verizon 4G, and Ice Cream Sandwich, remains a fantastic device and for the moment still holds 2nd place in gdgt recommended cellphones. In fact, a recent price drop to $80 (on Amazon and Wirefly, with two year contract) gave us occasion to give the Galaxy Nexus's gdgt score a bump from 90 to 92. There's no doubt, a sub $100 Galaxy Nexus is a great deal.
The iPhone 4S remains our top recommended cellphone for just about everyone. By most metrics, from basic user experience, to the greatest quantity of really high quality apps, to available accessories, neither Android nor Windows Phone can be our first pick -- but we also know that tastes and needs vary. Still, at the $199 and $99 price points, the 4S and 4, respectively, simply can't be ignored.
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With the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone is finally worthy of gdgt recommendation. Here's why.
I'm having a hard time replying to ScottFrancis below, so posting here:
Geeks that care about the latest specs and apps might appreciate the comments of Mossberg and Josh. I'm a self professed geek but have, up to now, had no desire to use Instagram or other "must have" apps despite it being a sort of litmus test by numerous gadget reviewers. For the average person that is doing web/email/texting/facebook and an occasional app or two (believe it or not I think that's the vast majority of the smartphone users - they don't show up on these tech blogs because they are too busy on FB or Pinterest) the Lumia 900 is going to be excellent IMO, That's not to say it won't be good for geeks that prefer its UI/UX (the reality is there are numerous great apps for Windows Phone), but for the vast majority of the smart phone using population I think it will be an excellent choice.
Case in point - my wife has the HTC Trophy and has 0 complaints. She has admitted it is the first phone she has no complaints about and is so much happier with it than the OG Droid before it. She uses it for the purposes I stated above and I have no problem recommending the phone to others, with the obvious disclaimer that the app ecosystem isn't what it is on Apple.
All that being said, for the spec wh0res, I'm looking forward to seeing what Apollo brings.
Geeks that care about the latest specs and apps might appreciate the comments of Mossberg and Josh. I'm a self professed geek but have, up to now, had no desire to use Instagram or other "must have" apps despite it being a sort of litmus test by numerous gadget reviewers. For the average person that is doing web/email/texting/facebook and an occasional app or two (believe it or not I think that's the vast majority of the smartphone users - they don't show up on these tech blogs because they are too busy on FB or Pinterest) the Lumia 900 is going to be excellent IMO, That's not to say it won't be good for geeks that prefer its UI/UX (the reality is there are numerous great apps for Windows Phone), but for the vast majority of the smart phone using population I think it will be an excellent choice.
Case in point - my wife has the HTC Trophy and has 0 complaints. She has admitted it is the first phone she has no complaints about and is so much happier with it than the OG Droid before it. She uses it for the purposes I stated above and I have no problem recommending the phone to others, with the obvious disclaimer that the app ecosystem isn't what it is on Apple.
All that being said, for the spec wh0res, I'm looking forward to seeing what Apollo brings.
I have heard this sentiment and I think it will continue to spread. Many comparisons of WP with iPhone, but the Lumia heralds WP's status as an Android-killer. Android is a resource hog and continues to be clunky as an OS when skinned, and the business model has pitfalls that could relegate it to lower end commodity devices. With the big beautiful and unique-from-iOS Nokias out, the future market seems to look more like Microsoft and apple at the high end.
I am kind of torn on LTE. I live in the Seattle area as well, but don't have an LTE phone on AT&T (Focus S). I kind of don't want LTE on my phone for a couple of reasons. One, from what I understand it eats up battery faster, and two, no carrier has compatible bands, so for people who travel abroad, it is a totally worthless feature. So, I can see how you might like the 800 more. I have only got to play with a 900 so far, but would like to see one. Know anywhere that has any around here?
Do you hit any of the local tech events? I'm usually around those, and could easily bring the 800 with me!
I have no idea when AT&T plans on lighting Seattle up with LTE - I honestly would have figured it would have been one of the early cities, but I don't even see it on the timeline as of yet. So things like the Lumia 900, and the AT&T iPad (3rd generation) aren't able to be used to their fullest potential here. Aside from the LTE, though, I just generally like the smaller 3.7-inch display over the 4.3-inch. Since the resolutions are so close, it makes the smaller screen end up looking a little sharper.
I have no idea when AT&T plans on lighting Seattle up with LTE - I honestly would have figured it would have been one of the early cities, but I don't even see it on the timeline as of yet. So things like the Lumia 900, and the AT&T iPad (3rd generation) aren't able to be used to their fullest potential here. Aside from the LTE, though, I just generally like the smaller 3.7-inch display over the 4.3-inch. Since the resolutions are so close, it makes the smaller screen end up looking a little sharper.
I've had to severely limit my tech blog reading as the things that blogger nitpick has been driving me crazy. Screen resolution, processing cores, RAM... I thought it was the user experience that was important. I know the WP7 devices are "low end" by todays standards but they all work wonderfully. A BMW 3 series will rarely win a spec war, but when you're behind the wheel it doesn't matter because of the overall experience; I feel the same about WP7. Thats not to say I wouldn't take 400 HP, or dual core with 1280x720 res, if it was offered and my mileage stayed the same :).
Regarding the Lumia 900 and WP7+, this is a very compelling combination. I've been using an HTC HD7 for well over a year now and am still happy with it. My only complaints are the crummy camera, at least for indoor shots, and there are a few apps for the iPhone or Android that aren't on WP7. Thats not to say that there aren't equivalent apps on WP7 but when you want to play Words with Friends I guess it doesn't matter; you need WWF. I've also convinced my non tech savvy friends and family that WP7 is the way to go and they never call with questions or complain, but they aren't tech bloggers so...
Regarding the Lumia 900 and WP7+, this is a very compelling combination. I've been using an HTC HD7 for well over a year now and am still happy with it. My only complaints are the crummy camera, at least for indoor shots, and there are a few apps for the iPhone or Android that aren't on WP7. Thats not to say that there aren't equivalent apps on WP7 but when you want to play Words with Friends I guess it doesn't matter; you need WWF. I've also convinced my non tech savvy friends and family that WP7 is the way to go and they never call with questions or complain, but they aren't tech bloggers so...
Agree. So many reviewers have lost perspective on what makes smartphones exciting 0 attractive to buyers...most commonly by fixating on the lack of specific apps, as you mention. The lacking apps that don't have a good equivalent in the WP marketplace are quite few, and they could be remedied at any time. So why not review the device ND give separate caveats, e.g."here are major apps you won't find on the marketplace at this time.". Instead reviewers sound like they started the review offended by this (for most buyers) no factor, and work from there.
I REALLY like Windows Phone. Its elegant, powerful, and a very personal phone. Its an excellent way to use a smartphone that's not iOS/Android. I still like iOS and Android, but I'm seriously considering making this my next platform, especially with how Windows 8 is shaping out. I look forward to getting my hands on the Lumia 900.
Ryan, I really want a device on the level of the 800 or 900 but WiFi only/ No contract. I'm plenty happy with my iPhone 4 but would love to have a WP 7.5 device to mess around with, try the Xbox Live titles, Check out if the Office & Skydrive integration is really all that, etc. It boggles the mind that MS went from the ZuneHD to WIndows Phone without a non-Phone device like the iPod Touch.
Have been thinking this too - it would be something for my kids - but the app deficit becomes even more of a factor for a iPod Touch competitor. Even I, a WP partisan, would have to go with the Touch at this point because there are a million unique proprietary uses (not all of them apps, strictly speaking) for it - as a remote control for other devices, as part of a docking station / audio system, etc. Lacking just a few of those cold greatly reduce its value.
I put a lot of stock in the gdgt recommendation, but I also put a lot of stock in Verge and Mossberg reviews, both of which were lukewarm to mildly negative. There doesn't seem to be a consensus on this phone.
Here's part of my personal litmus test: if a friend or family member came up to me and asks "Should I buy ____?" my answer is almost always no. That shouldn't be the case for those anything we recommend here on gdgt.
The products we recommend here is the stuff I would encourage a real life friend or family member to buy, and often is the stuff I would and do buy for myself. So I would try to steer them to an iPhone first, but if for some reason they didn't want that or a Galaxy Nexus, I would be very comfortable with them buying a Lumia 900.
Granted, our recommendations certainly aren't representative of ONLY my opinion, but my bigger point is that they aren't theoretical recommendations, and we don't hide behind a highly diluted "editor's choice" that hundreds of products receive. At a certain level I assume people will come personally harass Marc, myself, and the team on gdgt and Twitter if we steer them wrong.
The products we recommend here is the stuff I would encourage a real life friend or family member to buy, and often is the stuff I would and do buy for myself. So I would try to steer them to an iPhone first, but if for some reason they didn't want that or a Galaxy Nexus, I would be very comfortable with them buying a Lumia 900.
Granted, our recommendations certainly aren't representative of ONLY my opinion, but my bigger point is that they aren't theoretical recommendations, and we don't hide behind a highly diluted "editor's choice" that hundreds of products receive. At a certain level I assume people will come personally harass Marc, myself, and the team on gdgt and Twitter if we steer them wrong.
Peter and Ryan, appreciate the background and perspective. I like the fact you cap all product types at three.
Maybe we've finally a valid third competitor in the smartphone OS wars.
Maybe we've finally a valid third competitor in the smartphone OS wars.
Mossberg and Joshua Topolsky are both Apple fan boys. Want to know how you can't trust Topolsky's review? The Verge review of the Lumia 800 gave much better ratings in both OS and Ecosystem categories... even though they have the exact OS and Ecosystem as the Lumia 900.
EDIT - In November 2011, The Verge gave the "Software" a ranking of 8 and the "Ecosystem" a ranking of 6 on the Lumia 800. However, six months later with 35,000 more apps in the marketplace and running the exact same software, they give the "Software" a 5 and the "Ecosystem" a 4 for the Lumia 900? One of the "Bad" things listed for the software for the Lumia 800 was "No internet sharing," but the Lumia 900 added internet sharing and they still dropped the software score 3 points?
Give me a break.
EDIT - In November 2011, The Verge gave the "Software" a ranking of 8 and the "Ecosystem" a ranking of 6 on the Lumia 800. However, six months later with 35,000 more apps in the marketplace and running the exact same software, they give the "Software" a 5 and the "Ecosystem" a 4 for the Lumia 900? One of the "Bad" things listed for the software for the Lumia 800 was "No internet sharing," but the Lumia 900 added internet sharing and they still dropped the software score 3 points?
Give me a break.
I lost so much respect for The Verge and Topolsky because of that review. Beyond the fact the scores make no sense it was not professional at all with absolutely no mention of the phones unique features, software and updates. Even a statement like "time to stop giving a pass" is such a loaded comment. Does that mean they were giving things a pass and all of the previous reviews weren't truly honest? Does it mean that there are other products they are currently giving a pass to? It suggest that the site isn't always completely honest with it's readers.
It just came across and unprofessional and pretentious to me. The way he has handled reader comments on Twitter and on their podcast was absolutely childish. I lost of lot of respect over this blow-up. They didn't handle is maturely at all.
I can't forgive him for the bit about "Windows Phone not doing anything better than iOS or Android". WP7's social network integration beats the crap out of anything iOS or Android have.
To simply discard their reviews due to supposed "apple fanboyism" isn't really valid. The higher scores in the ecosystem and OS categories of the Verge's review of the 800 than the 900 is due to the fact that when the 800 was reviewed Windows Phone was cut a lot of slack as it was seen to be a new OS with much promise. However this promise has not come to fruition, with many features still lacking and the state of its app store is still shocking as Android and iOS continue to improve. Because of this Windows Phone will appear worse comparatively now than it did when the 800 was reviewed, thus the lower score.
I don't see how any sane person could say that a choice of 80,000 apps is "shocking" - especially as part of the problem encountered by users (and app developers) is one one of app discovery - the user is overwhelmed with app choice on all platforms.
The Lumia 900 is substantially improved over the 800 (as originally tested) and now includes tethering, full offline mapping, better camera software and greatly improved battery life.
Although the game has moved on and WP has not had any significant updates since the 800 launch that much is also true of the majority of Android devices and iOS over the same time period.
I think the only negative comparisons from the 800 to the 900 is the move to a conventional flat screen and the fact that resolution remains unchanged and therefore slightly lower quality on the 900's larger screen.
I have a Lumia 800 and I would miss the curved screen, but most US owners will not be able to make that comparison because the 800 and N9 were not ranged in their stores.
I think that rather that being Apple fanboys, many US tech journos are smitten with ICS and that can make WP look a little feature-poor.
That said, WP is more about everyday ease of use than out-and-out tech wizardry. Thus the Lumia is less of a device for advanced users and more suited to the masses.
I'm an ex-Symbian user (a difficult and clunky OS, but still.as technically adept as Android in most respects) and let me.tell you: Windows Phone on the Lumia 800 is like a breath of fresh air :-)
The Lumia 900 is substantially improved over the 800 (as originally tested) and now includes tethering, full offline mapping, better camera software and greatly improved battery life.
Although the game has moved on and WP has not had any significant updates since the 800 launch that much is also true of the majority of Android devices and iOS over the same time period.
I think the only negative comparisons from the 800 to the 900 is the move to a conventional flat screen and the fact that resolution remains unchanged and therefore slightly lower quality on the 900's larger screen.
I have a Lumia 800 and I would miss the curved screen, but most US owners will not be able to make that comparison because the 800 and N9 were not ranged in their stores.
I think that rather that being Apple fanboys, many US tech journos are smitten with ICS and that can make WP look a little feature-poor.
That said, WP is more about everyday ease of use than out-and-out tech wizardry. Thus the Lumia is less of a device for advanced users and more suited to the masses.
I'm an ex-Symbian user (a difficult and clunky OS, but still.as technically adept as Android in most respects) and let me.tell you: Windows Phone on the Lumia 800 is like a breath of fresh air :-)
What are you talking about? The Lumia 800 was reviewed six months ago by The Verge (2011/11/3). Since that time over 35,000 apps have been added to the marketplace (see Ecosystem). The Mango update was released in September, so it is running the same version of the software (see OS). You can find countless reviews, comments, articles and interviews with both Mossberg and Topolsky where they clearly show their Apple bias. Hell, look at Mossberg's snide comments at the Windows 8 preview event at D9.
Tango, which is coming soon will be the intermediate build between Mango and Apollo (WP8). Its mainly for lower-powered handsets, but does make the Mango phones more efficient with multitasking and adds a few other things. For example today you can also see your last 5 apps with multitasking, but I believe Tango pushes that up to 10.
Well, Tango is supposed to be a spring release and bring some tweaks to current phones as well as support for lower end hardware.
I hate the cries of "apple fanboyism" as well, but there are actual real criticisms of Josh's review that get lost in the trolling. The troll factor is why I rarely comment anywhere, but the scores were SO bad it was painful. The app ecosystem doubled in size between the 800 and 900, and some great new apps came out, and the app situation shows no sign of slowing down.
Combine that with the app interoperability that MS has confirmed between Windows Phone and Windows 8, the ecosystem is far from stagnant, and may just explode when W8 and Apollo are available to the public. While some argue that 'future features' aren't a reason to adopt a platform, it certainly works for Google TV, Apple TV and Siri, so why can't that apply to MS, and let's face it, native phone/PC app interoperability is HUGE.
As another bit of anecdotal evidence: During his defense in the VergeCast he also said that you "can't copy text from an email in Windows Phone", among other demonstrably wrong statements. Over the past months he's been wrong regarding not just Windows Phone but MS products in general.
he shouldn't be surprised OR offended that a large portion of the readership call him out on it, and while he has responded in the comments, he's only responding to the trolls. The rational readers who like The Verge but point out where he's wrong are ignored.
When The Verge started I was very impressed, and thought it might be better than Engadget. That initial excitement is now more or less gone.
Combine that with the app interoperability that MS has confirmed between Windows Phone and Windows 8, the ecosystem is far from stagnant, and may just explode when W8 and Apollo are available to the public. While some argue that 'future features' aren't a reason to adopt a platform, it certainly works for Google TV, Apple TV and Siri, so why can't that apply to MS, and let's face it, native phone/PC app interoperability is HUGE.
As another bit of anecdotal evidence: During his defense in the VergeCast he also said that you "can't copy text from an email in Windows Phone", among other demonstrably wrong statements. Over the past months he's been wrong regarding not just Windows Phone but MS products in general.
he shouldn't be surprised OR offended that a large portion of the readership call him out on it, and while he has responded in the comments, he's only responding to the trolls. The rational readers who like The Verge but point out where he's wrong are ignored.
When The Verge started I was very impressed, and thought it might be better than Engadget. That initial excitement is now more or less gone.
I'm a staunch non-Apple ecosystem user (ok, I have a macbook air but it was only to immediately put windows on it - In Oct 2010 I couldn't wait any longer for what only the MBA could offer hardware-wise at that point in time), - I'm a staunch Windows 'power user' and an Andoid-all-the-way guy. And I will say:
I agree with Topolsky's lowering of the software and ecosystem scores. Think about it. Microsoft's Mobile OS ecosystem and third party app performance, ought to (way) be better by now - at least if you're to compare it to the competition. That's why it's correct to have a lower score than before. Things are relative, you know!! Something you gave 10/10 in performance category 3 years ago would now be a 7. Josh would give a similar score for an android tablet right now, you know. For exactly the same reason. Shocking ecosystem...he's not an apple fanboy. He uses a Nexus as his main phone. LOL.....
Give ME a break..
I agree with Topolsky's lowering of the software and ecosystem scores. Think about it. Microsoft's Mobile OS ecosystem and third party app performance, ought to (way) be better by now - at least if you're to compare it to the competition. That's why it's correct to have a lower score than before. Things are relative, you know!! Something you gave 10/10 in performance category 3 years ago would now be a 7. Josh would give a similar score for an android tablet right now, you know. For exactly the same reason. Shocking ecosystem...he's not an apple fanboy. He uses a Nexus as his main phone. LOL.....
Give ME a break..
The confusing thing about this argument is that neither iOS or Android had a marketplace this large after being available for this amount of time. Reall,y Microsoft has done better with the dev community than Apple and Google combined and what they have achieved so far is nothing short of amazing. So you are right, things are relative, and relative to Google and Apple, Microsoft is way ahead of the curve on the developer ecosystem front.
Alas, that would only be important if Microsft had a time machine. It seems they do not.
Microsoft's app marketplace has grown faster than both Android and iOS in the same time frame, the numbers aren't even close. They are closing the gap every month, and that is because they make easily the best IDE on the planet, which they give away for free in Visual Studio Express. Microsoft is approving nearly 200 apps a day, even with their stringent testing. Meanwhile Android auto-approves crappy apps by the truck load.
Again, since the review of the Lumia 800 just six months ago over 35,000 apps have been added to the marketplace... that is nearly 6000 a month. By the end of year they will have at least 125,000 apps. As someone who has used a Windows Phone for over a year, there isn't one "must have app" that I miss... as there are comparable apps for nearly every single one. The reviewers who say there aren't alternatives simply don't look hard enough.
The two "rogue" points aside in the Ecosystem category, there is no reason that the Software should have dropped three points in six months... especially when improvements were made like internet sharing and offline turn by turn navigation. iOS and most Android handsets only see major updates every 6-12 months as well... so this again, is a total BS score decrease.
Again, since the review of the Lumia 800 just six months ago over 35,000 apps have been added to the marketplace... that is nearly 6000 a month. By the end of year they will have at least 125,000 apps. As someone who has used a Windows Phone for over a year, there isn't one "must have app" that I miss... as there are comparable apps for nearly every single one. The reviewers who say there aren't alternatives simply don't look hard enough.
The two "rogue" points aside in the Ecosystem category, there is no reason that the Software should have dropped three points in six months... especially when improvements were made like internet sharing and offline turn by turn navigation. iOS and most Android handsets only see major updates every 6-12 months as well... so this again, is a total BS score decrease.
Both of them start from the assumption that everything should be iOS, and work from there. It seems they have both taken Android's transparent copying of Apple's UI as confirmation of this worldview. Topolsky's review especially was emotionally laden, myopic and inaccurate (as with his opinion that IE fails to render sites like The Verge - no, that's CSS colors rendering properly without the added saturation of other mobile browsers). Most aggravatingly, he declared quite pretentiously that he would no longer give WP a pass, and then ignored the actual structure and features of the OS, in favor of multiple complaints about the much more important (/s) jumpy scrolling in some third-party apps, the very minor differences (again mostly limited to some 3rd party apps) in how multitasking works vs. iOS.
Reviewers are supposed to provide perspective and encapsulate many pros and cons into a pragmatic recommendation that sees the forest for the trees. Neutrality or at least disclosure of biases is also nice. Mossberg and Topolsky have long been Apple fans but there is a definite trend of them sounding more like shills.
Reviewers are supposed to provide perspective and encapsulate many pros and cons into a pragmatic recommendation that sees the forest for the trees. Neutrality or at least disclosure of biases is also nice. Mossberg and Topolsky have long been Apple fans but there is a definite trend of them sounding more like shills.
I bought and sold a Samsung OMNIA 7 a few months ago, and I'm having a hard time buying another Windows Phone device. I'm an app junkie, and I hate reading about a new popular app and knowing that it make take a year of more to see it in the marketplace.
I understand this isn't just an issue with Windows Phone, because I was in a similar boat with my Android devices. The simple fact is that the iPhone is the new Windows when it comes to 3rd party applications and it's not going to change anytime soon.
I'm giving Apple another year and I'll check back to see what Nokia and Microsoft have in 2013. My suggestion to MS is continue to develop features which differentiate your product instead of just trying to play catch up. For example work with carriers to make intelligent call and message routing native to your devices. I'd love to be able to simply choose who's able to contact me for the next hour.
I understand this isn't just an issue with Windows Phone, because I was in a similar boat with my Android devices. The simple fact is that the iPhone is the new Windows when it comes to 3rd party applications and it's not going to change anytime soon.
I'm giving Apple another year and I'll check back to see what Nokia and Microsoft have in 2013. My suggestion to MS is continue to develop features which differentiate your product instead of just trying to play catch up. For example work with carriers to make intelligent call and message routing native to your devices. I'd love to be able to simply choose who's able to contact me for the next hour.
Windows Phone just may not be the platform for you, and that's okay. Microsoft's direction with Windows Phone can be found directly from their advertising push... Windows Phone is people-centric. It is a device for people that want a no-frills experience where the vast majority of use comes from communicating with the people who are important to you in a fast and elegant way... without all of the noise of third party apps.
Microsoft did try to differentiate their product, and they have. However, it seems to be lost on most technology reviewers. Microsoft does not want to be the next iPhone and rely on 600,000 apps to make their platform a success. They also don't want to be the wild west that is Android. They want to offer a stable mobile environment that is geared towards people who are more worried about communicating, than playing a game of Cut the Rope.
Android's functionality is a near clone of what Apple launched in 2007 with iOS. Microsoft struck out a different road, for a different kind of user. I want my phone to be a phone, where communication is the central purpose... and that is the Windows Phone. I don't want a phone where I have pages and pages of apps and games I rarely open just because I can... and people like me are the people that love their Windows Phone devices, which has a satisfaction rating just as high as iOS for a reason.
It is different strokes for different folks, and we Windows Phone lovers would really appreciate it if the tech bloggers out there realized that comparing a Windows Phone to an iPhone is like comparing apples to oranges... and that is how both Microsoft and their Windows Phone users want it.
Microsoft did try to differentiate their product, and they have. However, it seems to be lost on most technology reviewers. Microsoft does not want to be the next iPhone and rely on 600,000 apps to make their platform a success. They also don't want to be the wild west that is Android. They want to offer a stable mobile environment that is geared towards people who are more worried about communicating, than playing a game of Cut the Rope.
Android's functionality is a near clone of what Apple launched in 2007 with iOS. Microsoft struck out a different road, for a different kind of user. I want my phone to be a phone, where communication is the central purpose... and that is the Windows Phone. I don't want a phone where I have pages and pages of apps and games I rarely open just because I can... and people like me are the people that love their Windows Phone devices, which has a satisfaction rating just as high as iOS for a reason.
It is different strokes for different folks, and we Windows Phone lovers would really appreciate it if the tech bloggers out there realized that comparing a Windows Phone to an iPhone is like comparing apples to oranges... and that is how both Microsoft and their Windows Phone users want it.
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