[citation][nom]Mazze[/nom]~~Also, the tile design doesn't look overly appealing to me. Tiles waste so much space and in contrast to widgets can't even be used to control an app. Apart from that, I'm extremely happy with the overall rather consistent design of the OS.[/citation]
Try using WP7... Since I got my Samsung Android phone over a year ago, its obvious that its basic functions is a copy from iOS... same icon layout... that's about it.
On my main screen, I only kept the basic icons there (locked bottom row) + 3-4 others... why? because you have to aim more for the right button to push. Sometimes pressing the wrong on. Or the phone doesn't register the press because again, tiny buttons.
Then with ICE CREAM, Android now shoves 5 buttons into its main row! Like as if the buttons weren't small enough before!?
So, go to the Android Market and download the free WP7 Launcher. It gives you the WP7 look and feel (not exactly of course) and some of the functionality of WP7. *I* LOVE IT.
First time I ever enjoyed my Samsung phone is replacing the default launcher with WP7. The buttons are a lot bigger, they TELL you something (I know how many calls I missed, how many messages are waiting). I use blue as my default color, but you can custom color any button) - so my Dialer button/tile is green. My messaging button is off blue. My Alarm tile shows the time. I can arrange the tiles any way I want.
There are no SCREENs to remember... is that APP on screen 4 or 5 as it is with Android. With WP7 Launcher, I scroll down a bit to the hidden ones, where I put them.
Then the quick click to ALL APPs is there all the time. Everything in Alphabetical order. And the cool thing with WP7 Launcher, I can remove the carrier apps off the main list (doesn't remove them, of course..., ugh) but are still accessible under Filtered Apps.
Google SHOULD have made their own interface... maybe a 3x4 "tile" setup (3 across)... something that is different from Apple and MS.
I want the phone to work well as a phone first. Games and playing music are secondary and only suck up battery life... which kills the phone functionality.
[citation][nom]amk-aka-phantom[/nom]Difference from Apple is that Apple doesn't have to face the manufacturer issue... Now, can someone explain me how's WP ""superior"" to Android? MS keeps saying that, but so far I haven't seen any proof...[/citation]
The interface. For the most part, Android works like iOS when it comes to the launcher.
Refer to my statement above. Its more different than "superior" - but I like it better than Android... and so do many other WP7 users.
Next year when my contract renews (free phone), I'm more than ready to ditch my Android for a WP7/8 phone.