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iPhone 5 Vs Windows Phone 8 Vs Android

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Give the smartphone industry of the present day a glance and you’d be surprised at the number of smartphones cluttering the world market. It’s very hard to believe that only a couple of decades ago, mobile phones and pagers were enjoying the exalted status today’s smartphones seem to be enjoying.

The personal computers of yesterday have paled in comparison to the smartphones of today. These smartphones come packed with features jostling against one another in an attempt to capture the world smartphone market. But, in the present market scenario there is no single winner or loser. New companies are cropping up at every turn; new features are being added as we speak, new hardware’s are being developed to support these phones. What about the cost? These highly advanced, ultra-thin smartphones certainly come with quite heavy price tags.

Well, here are today’s most sought after smartphones each having a loyal fan base; the iPhone 5, Windows Phone 8 and the Android powered smartphone. Having to choose one among these smartphones is a tough task as they need to be compared on various parameters. And each smartphone comes with its own set of virtues and vices. Let’s get started on our comparison.

The iPhone 5 vs. Windows Phone 8 vs. Android powered smartphone – A comparison

  • The Operating System:
    Although all the three smartphones have stable operating systems, Android powered smartphones are more flexible when compared to iOS. The freedom to customize your iPhone is very limited. Notifications in Android phones cleanly pop up from the screen’s top in a neat single line. Integration also works smoothly in Android phones. While it seems like iOS apps work well in isolation but without proper integration among them. The iPhone uses an OS X based kernel while Android 4.0 and Windows 8 use Linux and Windows based Operating system respectively.
  • Apps:
    As far as the applications for smartphones are concerned, Apple still rules the roost. The iOS powered Apple iPhone 5 has access to close to 650,000 apps available in Apple Store. The applications and games available in iPhone 5 far exceed other smartphones. Although Windows Phone 8 and Android Jelly Bean smartphones are fast catching up with Apple in this regard, they are unable to beat the quality of Apple apps. Windows Phone has close to 100,000 apps available for downloading that’s way less than the other two.
  • Display:
    All these smartphones have high resolution display. On the whole all the three smartphones have come up with very different ways to make using their phones easier. The home screen of Windows 8 phone makes it look like squares of different apps placed together. Each app represents one function such as music, Facebook, messages etc. Android has made life easier with widgets. Although Android has always used widgets, it has made resizing and placing these widgets easier. Apple, on the other hand, sits very well on simplicity. It doesn’t come with grids or widgets; all it has is a plain screen with its icons placed neatly adding to its functionality.
  • Games:
    Android gives a much smoother gaming experience than windows Phone 8 or the iPhone. The display screen in iPhone is still way too small for watching movies or for playing games for an extended period of time. But, the sound that comes out of an iPhone is still among the best in the industry.
  • Camera:
    Windows Phone 8 has got a camera app that has a clean and neat appearance. You can easily access the camera with its small menu button. Android phones camera has become faster and sharper. It makes editing and deleting photos easier. The iPhone is simpler to use as the settings such as the focus and flash work automatically.
  • Browser:
    Windows Phone takes internet browsing to a new level by bringing in the latest Internet Explorer on board. Malicious websites may find it very hard to track you with Windows Phone’s anti-phishing filter. Android’s internet browsing comes either with its standard Android Browser or with Chrome depending on whether you are using Android 4.1 or Jelly Bean. Apple’s iPhone comes with Safari and integration to iCloud.

Although these phones vary on various parameters, each phone comes with different benefits for different users. The history of the technological world is replete with instances that looked like a particular consumer gadget will rule the world market forever only to falter against a new and exceptional gadget. With a new smartphone being released every now and then, it seems that nothing is unique forever.

Written By

Lance Goodman web and technology expert and works for dishtvoffer.com, a site that offers savings and current information on Dish TV, as well as dish.com services.

25 Comments

25 Comments

  1. Nolan

    September 20, 2012 at 3:22 am

    Nokia and Microsoft have certainly been busy. The Lumia improvements and new features are far better than I expected. Apple improvements were a bit disappointing though.

  2. TracyAnn0312

    September 20, 2012 at 9:43 am

    Another wonderful phone to be released. Well I do agree with Nolan that phones from Nokia and Microsoft is very good not unlike the product of Apple.

  3. Nawaz

    September 21, 2012 at 9:25 am

    I always appreciate the products of Apple and there is no alternative to iPhone. I am waiting for iPhone 5.

  4. Katie

    September 24, 2012 at 6:43 am

    I am completely against windows and Iphones because an Android phone is much better then them in terms of all the pointers you have listed in your post according to me. Even the android phones provide with a good camera, processor, apploications and games. The prices also suit the pocket and are worth it.

  5. Cyracks

    October 4, 2012 at 11:24 am

    This is a real competition of smartphones. Let just see who wins. The new iPhone 5 is pretty nice but for the map app defect which i suggest Apple should look to correct immediately. Nokia Lumia 920 i haven’t use it anyway but trust Nokia interms of long battery life span. If its Lumia got some quality battery advantage then i think its good

  6. Adron Roni

    October 17, 2012 at 4:41 am

    Thats nice article. I’am using android phone, its a best phone for me.

    Thank you.

  7. daniella

    January 17, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    This is a very good article. I think the android will do very well in 2013.

    • Joseph Admin2

      January 18, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      The good thing is that healthy competition often results in better services for users in general.

  8. Yutinza

    January 27, 2013 at 3:15 am

    I like your article and you make some very good points about mobile platform and how the progress. But for me, Android is still more powerful.

  9. sachi

    January 28, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    Hi,
    I really liked this articles. I always prefer to use this smart Iphones. It is a perfect phone in every manner.

  10. sachi

    January 29, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Hi,
    It is a nice article. It’s give cleared comparison of i phone 5 ,windows 8 and android.

  11. Ruth

    February 1, 2013 at 1:04 pm

    I still go for Android because it has more features and and it easy customize just root your phone and install custom ROM on it.

  12. Dwight

    February 7, 2013 at 7:25 am

    Great article about Android and iPhone! I’m both an Android and iPhone user and I find it a lot easier to use and navigate the Android phone that I have. Without a doubt, these two are the top and largest in the mobile industry. Who will be the third player in the market? That remains to be seen.

  13. Gaurav Pareek

    February 19, 2013 at 8:09 am

    Windows phones are amazing in my opinion

  14. Mark Milligan

    March 5, 2013 at 7:14 am

    its a very nice article and clean competition of Iphone, windows and Android. Thanks for sharing Lance Goodman.

  15. Mark

    March 20, 2013 at 7:04 am

    hey Lance
    nice debate and it is a big question for a buyer which phone to buy. But i think android phones are the best as we can download thousand of free applications and also android phones are becoming more and more cheaper in terms of pricing so i will go with android

  16. piyush wadhwa

    April 13, 2013 at 11:56 am

    i have been using android for a very long time, looking forward to buy windows phone 8 but apps are very less in windows app store

  17. Nagaraju G

    May 16, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    I am using Android for more than two years and i am loving every new release of it 🙂 Nice Comparision though

  18. Johndevid5311

    June 28, 2013 at 7:14 am

    Informative posting! I think this posting would be effective for all. Thank you for sharing with us. invites you to read

  19. Abinav

    July 7, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    The major issue that every user thinks about is, Battery Back-up!
    Every new iPhone version is addressing this issue….and here are some tips for the users to extend the battery life of iPhones and iPads…

  20. John

    July 29, 2013 at 8:19 am

    at the end of day its gonna be android versus iPhone thats all.. windows will come no where with this kind of OS.

  21. Benny Singh

    August 15, 2013 at 8:04 am

    Really a nice post
    but this time there no other OS that can compare Android
    Android is the best

  22. Harman

    August 23, 2013 at 5:50 pm

    Lol i am to never satisfied with my smartphone needs. With the insane development of technology, it becomes very difficult to decide that to upgrade or not.

  23. Abinav

    October 23, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    This is also a very good post which I really enjoyed reading. It is not everyday that I have the possibility to see something like this..Thanks for the share 🙂

  24. kunal gupta

    February 1, 2014 at 6:48 am

    Awesome article bro really very goods points for android and windows.

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