johnmcd348
Well-known member
Switched from WP7.5 and the HTC Arrive.
Still new to Droid as I've been a Windows user since the early Windows CE PDA days. I'm not overly impressed with Droid as an OS but I do really appreciate the number of Apps that are out there compared to the newer Windows Phone offerings. There are many that I use regularly now that I'm on Droid that just are not even available in any form or version for Windows. What I miss most, coming over from Windows, is the usable front screen. I wasn't limited to the number of apps I could have and scroll through. I was able to have the most used items on my front screen and easily scroll through to the one I needed at the time. With Droid I am limited to 6 with a Google search bar and Weather widget. All the rest I have to keep flipping through the many windows to get to the one I need.
That is something I learned to deal with. I really appreciate the functional Stylus that I've missed for the lat few years after moving from WM over to WP now that I'm on the Note2. Being able to jot down notes and information without having to type it brings me back to the level of functionality that was lost with the touch screen only days of smartphones. I will continue to go with a stylus based smartphone in the future for as long as one is offered.
Still new to Droid as I've been a Windows user since the early Windows CE PDA days. I'm not overly impressed with Droid as an OS but I do really appreciate the number of Apps that are out there compared to the newer Windows Phone offerings. There are many that I use regularly now that I'm on Droid that just are not even available in any form or version for Windows. What I miss most, coming over from Windows, is the usable front screen. I wasn't limited to the number of apps I could have and scroll through. I was able to have the most used items on my front screen and easily scroll through to the one I needed at the time. With Droid I am limited to 6 with a Google search bar and Weather widget. All the rest I have to keep flipping through the many windows to get to the one I need.
That is something I learned to deal with. I really appreciate the functional Stylus that I've missed for the lat few years after moving from WM over to WP now that I'm on the Note2. Being able to jot down notes and information without having to type it brings me back to the level of functionality that was lost with the touch screen only days of smartphones. I will continue to go with a stylus based smartphone in the future for as long as one is offered.