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The three players of
the mobile operating system platform made some hot releases this year, Google
upgraded to the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean around July, Apple came out with its iOS
6 versions in September, and Microsoft brought to us the Window Phone 8 in
October. Apple announced the iOS 6 without a device; Google packed the Jelly
Bean with its Nexus 7 while Microsoft came with its new platform with its own
Surface tablet that runs on the Windows RT.
The three platforms
are all finally out, and most users have been having a feel of the experience.
Android is even upgrading the Jelly Bean to 4.2.
What communizes the
three platforms is the location service, and it seems this is really where the
battle lies.
Location and Maps
The Google Map is
quite older than the Map service offered by the two other platforms, most of
them even integrate the Google Map as the default location app before they
began their own production of the service. On the Jelly Bean 4.1, Google
introduced the Google Now, which bridges the map and other Google services
together. The Google Now serves as a real time personal assistance, monitors
your lifestyle, and alert you whenever it’s time for you to get something done,
a meeting with you board, or time to go to work, the Google Now integrates the
map service by providing you information about "weather forecast," as
well as "routing and re-routing".
As the iOS 6 was
coming out, analyst observed that the Google Map has been ejected out of Apple's
platform, it was then Apple announced its own Map service. The Map came with
the iPhone 5 and unfortunately, it was a flaw and this led into Apple apologizing to its
customers for the failure of the Apple Map and recommending other Map services
such as Google Map, Bing etc as alternatives to its new and loyal customers.
For the Windows 8,
Microsoft adopts the Nokia Maps to help its users for the location service.
There is also the Windows app for non Nokia devices, which makes use of Nokia
Maps for calculated routes and geocoding as well as traffic information. The
Nokia Map UI and POI database was developed by Microsoft developers.
As at the moment, the
Google Map with its Google Now provides the best Map service.
Service Integration
Google has a lot of
services it offers, and it seems they are becoming overlap. The Google+ is
lacking, analysts thinks Google Talk, Messenger and Google Voice should be
integrated. In the Android 4.1, Google Now bridges a lot of Google services
into one. The new notification shade makes it unnecessary for you to open
notifications without visiting apps.
The only integration
you get on the iOS 6 is for social networks like Facebook and Passbook, the iOS
doesn't really have much service interference. Safari could be synched through
iCloud, but Apple has not given options to connect many service to one. As an
iOS owner, you have to launch an app to access a service.
Social networks finds
favor in integration with the Windows Phone 8, the NFC also makes connectivity
with different devices easy. A concept called Native Code on Microsoft
platforms integrates the Window 8 with the Windows Phone 8; it gives you an
opportunity to access your Windows 8 from your Window Phone 8 device.
If you own more than
one device for Android, iOS or Windows, you are able to easily link those
accounts with your ID, but Microsoft seems to offer a very good and fair
integration with its Windows 8. Google has a lot of product, and almost all of
them are linked together, Google seems to also take the lead in this area.
User Interface
In terms of user
interface, the iOS6seems to maintain the stagnant face it previously had with
icons. The widget on the Android was resized and on the Windows Phone 8, you
are able to customize fascinating Live tiles. Not that Microsoft completely
transformed the layout of the Windows Phone 7.5, but it is very flexible and
you arrange things the way you want.
Considering the most
open to homescreen construction, Jelly Bean offer the best, apart from allowed
folder creation, it allows numerous widgets, you can make your UI to be
completely unique. Though the iOS6added one more column to its screen real
estate, with new space for apps on the homescreen, and can equally be placed
into folders, still it look so much unfriendly to users who will like make
multiple screen and folders for app organizing.
For the interface
customization, the Windows Phone 8 seems to come first according to my rating.
Conclusion
Critically observing
the three platforms, the Android Jelly Bean takes its place as the best to
offer the Map service, the Google now make its service integration fascinating,
and a more flexible user interface, but not as much as it is offered by the
Windows Phone 8, the iOS 6 is a more cool platform, but the boring stagnant UI
has not been transformed.
Different people with
its preference of features on each product, I hereby write a disclaimer that
this article is never written to condemn or to elevate a platform more than the
other.
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Is this phone any good with 3d games or anything?
ReplyDeleteYes of cause, they are all great devices that supports HD games
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I've read a lot of articles comparing Windows8 to Android, most of thee articles are in favor of Android. It's good that you have also pointed out the positive things about Windows8 in this article. Here is another article about Top 6 Issues Why Windows Phone 8 is Still Better Than Android that I would like to share.
ReplyDeleteApple Just came Out with iOS 7
ReplyDeleteAnd its pretty amazing.
Though you need a Developer account which goes for $99 to get it.
I loved the new designs and everything Surely the new Jellybean 4.4 or 4.2 won't be able to compete