I have used the #Windows phone operating system for quite some time. I started with the #HTC HD7 and then bought a #Lumia 820. Unfortunately that broke with water damage but I bought another one because the OS was so good.
I moved to Windows OS on my phone as I had got incredibly frustrated with the #Android operating system. Previous to moving to Windows I had the #Galaxy Note (original) for a little under a year. In the end I stopped using it as I could not cope with the fact that the battery life was so inconsistent. That plus the fragility of the Android OS back then. Combined they drove me away.
Very recently I took a decision to move away from Windows. In have now moved back to Android after I grew bored of the Windows phone ecosystem. After three years it became apparent that there was little or no hope of “apps” ever launching first (or at least at the same time as iOS and Android).
Plus, established apps such as garmin, strava and other well known branded companies were still staying away. The ecosystem was terrible.
Returning to the Android OS was also driven by the complete lack of wearable support from Windows Phone. Even things like FitBit don’t actively support the Windows phone OS.
I bought a #Galaxy S5 and by and large things are good.
What is still evident is the lack of consistency in battery life. One day my Galaxy S5 will last not much more than eight hours. Just about a full working day.
Other days it will last days, literally iy will last days…
The OS is improved since I last used it, but it is still not stable. There are features in the lollypop software that do more harm than good, and until fixed are best avoided (smart network swapping is one example).
For its poor ecosystem, there is one thing that Windows phone gave me and that was speed and reliability. Battery life was consistent and the OS hardly ever, if ever, failed me.
Android comes with a lot of bells and whistles. As an example I can browse the internet on my car with my android phone. I can use mirrorlink. I have apps that sync with wearables, and when a new app is released, there is an incredibly high chance I will be able to install it (if I wanted to).
iOS is still probably the true king, with high stability (although took a wobble with iOS 7 but has broadly speaking come back to a good state with iOS 8) and consistency in apps availability and battery life. Although you do pay ( a lot ) for it. Windows phones are at about £80 for a fairly reasonable one, no contract. Android you need to pay a little more to get something good. Apple products are several hundred for their basic model.
It is a shame that Windows hasn’t come good. It is possible with a consistent OS across Windows 10 and the hardware the ecosystem, the apps will improve. Although that is another “journey” that is still to start.
Until then, it would appear the “bang for buck” OS is Android. Apple is overall king of the OS with Windows phone still yet to prove its worth.