Cross eco system sample
My family has a great cross section of the phones represented.
I have an HTC 8X, its a fantastic device and yes the Windows Phone 8 software is fabulous. The integration with Office 365 and the productivity apps have me sold. The user interface is fresh, intuitive and works well. I'm testing a Blackberry Z10 currently as part of a project for my company. I love the thing, couple of enhancements coming in the OS will solve one or two annoying issues, but on the whole this is a beautiful new operating system. Not sold on the hardware.
My four sons [teenage and to early 20's] all have Andriod phones. High end Galaxy S 111 or 4, or HTC One. They love the devices and the operating system. They can tinker and customise the devices till the cows come home, and do in fact seem to always be tinkering with the settings etc. I asked them all and they will buy whichever phone is highest speced. None would consider an iPhone.
My wife and teenage daughter have iPhones. Wrapped in fancy cases they are more jewellery/accessory than hand held computer. They text more than anything else and seem to have an endless list of useless apps installed. They get lost using maps, calls drop out constantly, but hey they look pretty. They don't que annually for the next release but they wouldn't switch devices.
As a sample I think the demographic in my family is pretty representative.
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