I have a Windows 7 Phone and I love it. Here's why I think you should give it a chance:
It's Pretty.
The Windows 7 interface is called Metro and it’s sleek, simple, and uncluttered. All apps are encouraged to embrace this look and feel giving them all a uniform look and navigation regardless of who wrote them. This makes using a new app much easier. Below is a shot of the weather app and by swiping left or right i can see the weather right now, the forecast, the radar map, or settings.
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| That's right, its 7pm and the temp outside is 96...you'd think this was Florida not WI! This heat wave is crazy!!! |
Live Tiles Rock.
The home screen on the phone features something called Live Tiles that are snapshots into an app and give you an at-a-glance idea of what's going on. So by looking at my phone I can easily see that I have:
- 1 work email
- 1 text message
- 2 personal emails
- 1 Facebook message
- and see the current temperature outside.
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| Truth: I emailed and texted myself to illustrate how the live tiles work. I'm not nearly this popular. |
It’s Better for Work.
Most workplaces use Microsoft Office as their desktop application suite of choice. (I'm not hating on Google Apps - but seriously, two words: Mail Merge). The Windows 7 Phone has great integration. For example, if you sync it with your Outlook calendar and you are running late, your can click a button and your phone will email all meeting attendees with a message that says, "I'll be a bit late, but I'm on my way. See you soon."
It’s Probably Faster.
I had an Android phone before this one and it was soooo slow. That's not gonna happen with a Windows Phone. Microsoft places minimum hardware requirements for the devices to run its Windows Phone 7. That means the company won't allow a phone to have the software unless it has the power to run it.
