I apologise for the novel cause its an epistle sha.............Both Android and Windows Phone have gone through a number
of revisions over the years, gradually becoming slicker and more
feature packed and the latest versions (Android KitKat 4.4.4 and
Windows Phone 8.1 respectively) are the best yet.
But they’re also quite different to one another in a lot of ways, so
what are the differences? And which is the best? Read on to find
out.
The Look
Windows Phone 8.1 is arguably the most stylish mobile operating
system around and it certainly stands out, with its vertically
scrolling interface full of Live Tiles, each of which is essentially a
miniature widget. It’s colourful and has far less empty space than
Android, which could risk leaving it looking cluttered but as the
tiles all line up neatly and are generally colour coordinated it never
does.
Many Windows Phones apps and the stock ones in particular are
also designed to fit with the look of each other and of the interface
as a whole. Menus tend to consist of white lettering on black
backgrounds and everything has a clean, minimalist look.
Windows Phone 8.1
Android on the other hand has a more conventional interface. Or
at least it’s more like other mobile OS’s, notably iOS. There are
rows of tiles along the home screen with quite a lot of space
between them, there’s also a bar at the bottom which displays the
same tiles no matter which screen you’re on and it scrolls
horizontally rather than vertically.
The apps in Android are static icons but there’s also proper widget
support, which means that you can have for example a large
clock or calendar on your screen, or perhaps a news feed. It
makes it a lot more customisable and in fact almost anything on
Android can be changed or altered, from the keyboard to the
entire look and operation of the interface.
So you can make it look and work more or less however you
want if you put the work in, but stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat is less
stylish and distinctive than Windows Phone 8.1.
Android KitKat User-Interface
Android apps are more varied in their appearance than on
Windows Phone, especially when you consider that different
manufacturers put their own overlay and apps on the phones, but
the stock apps tend to have a fairly unified look. They’re a little
more cluttered than their Windows Phone counterparts, but still
have a clean, simple design, so they’re rarely confusing to use.
The Apps
There’s no getting around it, Windows Phone 8.1 has an app
problem. The number of available apps has been steadily growing
and includes many popular ones like Facebook and Instagram, but
there are still only around 250,000 available apps compared to
over 1,300,000 Android apps.
So if you’re happy to stick just to big names then Windows
Phone will for the most part serve you well, but if you want a
wide selection of apps then Android still has an advantage.
Although as you'd expect Windows Phone has native support for
Microsoft Office products with greater features which is
something business users should consider.
Keen gamers should consider that Android has a much wider and
more polished collection of games available, but Windows Phone
is the only operating system with Xbox built-in so you can view
your trophies and keep in contact with friends wherever you are.

The Features
One recent addition to Windows Phone is Action Centre. This is an
overdue feature which is a lot like the notification screen on
Android, allowing you to access notifications and commonly used
settings toggles from a pull down bar. It makes general operation
of the phone a lot faster than it once was and is both similar to
and a match for the Android equivalent.
Windows Phone can go blow for blow with Android in a number
of other ways too. For example with Windows Phone 8.1 there
was a word flow keyboard added, which lets you glide your
fingers over letters rather than tapping them and is a match for
Swype on Android.
There’s also a basic battery saver and battery monitor like you’ll
find on Android and like with Android your apps don’t have to live
on the home screen, instead you can tuck the ones that you don’t
use much away in an apps list / drawer.
Windows Phone 8.1 finally brings a speed dial function to the OS
too, which again makes it a match for Android.
In fact in many ways when it comes to actually calling and texting
Windows Phone arguably has Android beat, as it seamlessly
integrates with Facebook, Outlook and other accounts and it does
more than just gives you contact pictures and phone numbers
from them, it also lets you see contact’s status updates so it
essentially makes your contacts list social.
Windows Phone 8.1 also adds a Wi-Fi Sense feature, which will
automatically connect you to public networks, saving you time
when out and about.
Android has largely been focusing on performance in the last
couple of years, making the OS slicker than ever and allowing it to
run well even on low end devices, but Windows Phone 8 has
always been able to do that.
In fact overall the core Windows Phone 8 experience has
debatably now got Android beat. But you’re better able to make
Android your own and with the wealth of apps and customisation
options tech-savvy users can easily outdo almost any Windows
Phone feature.
Google Now vs Cortana
Cortana is the biggest recent addition to Windows Phone 8 and it
gives the OS an answer to Google Now.
There are a lot of similarities between the two and both are
impressive in their own ways, but they’re not identical. Both
services gather information about you and use it to give you
tailored information and advice. For example they might give you
a traffic warning in the morning because they know a road you
take to work has a problem.
Cortana seems a little more adept at gathering information on you
though and importantly it’s also easier to keep track of what
Cortana knows and delete information that you’d rather it didn’t
store.
Other than that they’re very similar. Both respond to voice or
written commands and can interact with features on your phone,
for example setting a reminder, or perform a web search and
whenever possible they’ll speak the answer back to you. Here
Cortana again has Google Now beat, as its voice is a little more
natural and less like a robot, but it’s no better at actually
understanding and carrying out commands.
One area where Google Now has the upper hand is how hands
free it can be. If you have your screen on then it will respond to
the phrase ‘Ok Google’ at any time, without you needing to press
a single button. You could be browsing the net, watching a video
or even on the lock screen and you can issue voice commands
instantly.
Conclusion
Before Windows Phone 8.1 it would be hard to argue that Android
wasn’t the better OS, but with the addition of Cortana, Action
Centre and other more minor improvements Windows Phone
has caught up.
Now it more comes down to what you want from your mobile
OS. Both deliver the basics and even more advanced features like
virtual personal assistants, but while Windows Phone is slick,
stylish and intuitive, Android has more features and more options.
Android is better suited to those who are tech savvy or want to
make the phone their own and those who want a large app and
games selection. But if you want something that just works and
looks good doing it then Windows Phone 8.1 is arguably the
better choice.

anyaws to my opinion windows phone is the best i use both an android and windows phone so i can say i prefer windows phone

First and foremost, I don't want Cortana, Siri and all info gathering assistant. I don't trust them cos I don't know who they answer to.

Android can be customized to behave like Windows but WP can never be tuned to behave like Android.
Verdict : Android rules

it is a an abomination to taunt WP in the same sentence with Android or IOS.

Please the numbers speak for itself.

ITbomb: First and foremost, I don't want Cortana, Siri and all info gathering assistant. I don't trust them cos I don't know who they answer to.

Android can be customized to behave like Windows but WP can never be tuned to behave like Android.
Verdict : Android rules

wow can you tell me how to customise my android to a windows phone dang its not possible cause no matter the amount of launchers you download there will never be live tiles or live folders or the metro style and dont tell me junk i use both windows phone and android

amAZEing: it is a an abomination to taunt WP in the same sentence with Android or IOS.

Please the numbers speak for itself.

which damm numbers so you expect a fairly new os to be more popular than a old existing os like android uh why dont you buy a windows phone before ranting and tell me why exactly its an abomination

ITbomb: First and foremost, I don't want Cortana, Siri and all info gathering assistant. I don't trust them cos I don't know who they answer to.

Android can be customized to behave like Windows but WP can never be tuned to behave like Android.
Verdict : Android rules

. gbam..thanku

trishguy: I apologise for the novel cause its an epistle sha.............Both Android and Windows Phone have gone through a number
of revisions over the years, gradually becoming slicker and more
feature packed and the latest versions (Android KitKat 4.4.4 and
Windows Phone 8.1 respectively) are the best yet.
But they’re also quite different to one another in a lot of ways, so
what are the differences? And which is the best? Read on to find
out.
The Look
Windows Phone 8.1 is arguably the most stylish mobile operating
system around and it certainly stands out, with its vertically
scrolling interface full of Live Tiles, each of which is essentially a
miniature widget. It’s colourful and has far less empty space than
Android, which could risk leaving it looking cluttered but as the
tiles all line up neatly and are generally colour coordinated it never
does.
Many Windows Phones apps and the stock ones in particular are
also designed to fit with the look of each other and of the interface
as a whole. Menus tend to consist of white lettering on black
backgrounds and everything has a clean, minimalist look.
Windows Phone 8.1
Android on the other hand has a more conventional interface. Or
at least it’s more like other mobile OS’s, notably iOS. There are
rows of tiles along the home screen with quite a lot of space
between them, there’s also a bar at the bottom which displays the
same tiles no matter which screen you’re on and it scrolls
horizontally rather than vertically.
The apps in Android are static icons but there’s also proper widget
support, which means that you can have for example a large
clock or calendar on your screen, or perhaps a news feed. It
makes it a lot more customisable and in fact almost anything on
Android can be changed or altered, from the keyboard to the
entire look and operation of the interface.
So you can make it look and work more or less however you
want if you put the work in, but stock Android 4.4.4 KitKat is less
stylish and distinctive than Windows Phone 8.1.
Android KitKat User-Interface
Android apps are more varied in their appearance than on
Windows Phone, especially when you consider that different
manufacturers put their own overlay and apps on the phones, but
the stock apps tend to have a fairly unified look. They’re a little
more cluttered than their Windows Phone counterparts, but still
have a clean, simple design, so they’re rarely confusing to use.
The Apps
There’s no getting around it, Windows Phone 8.1 has an app
problem. The number of available apps has been steadily growing
and includes many popular ones like Facebook and Instagram, but
there are still only around 250,000 available apps compared to
over 1,300,000 Android apps.
So if you’re happy to stick just to big names then Windows
Phone will for the most part serve you well, but if you want a
wide selection of apps then Android still has an advantage.
Although as you'd expect Windows Phone has native support for
Microsoft Office products with greater features which is
something business users should consider.
Keen gamers should consider that Android has a much wider and
more polished collection of games available, but Windows Phone
is the only operating system with Xbox built-in so you can view
your trophies and keep in contact with friends wherever you are.

Please do Windows phone now support USB mass storage mode and external SD CARD? I've used HTC HD 7 and it doesn't have those features. I can only transfer media files through Zune... Other file formats or extension is a NO and it's a big pain.....
And if it doesn't have those features then Android still remains the King of Mobile OS

So you can compare Windows phone OS with iOS because they share the same similarities but considering the fact that iOS has thousands of quality Apps more than Windows phone OS then iOS still beat Windows phone OS hands down...

Believe it or not (it's your choice)
Android first
iOS second
Windows phone OS third

Though some will still consider Symbian Belle to Windows phone if Symbian Belle is still in development.

Nsonaso:

Please do Windows phone now support USB mass storage mode and external SD CARD? I've used HTC HD 7 and it doesn't have those features. I can only transfer media files through Zune... Other file formats or extension is a NO and it's a big pain.....
And if it doesn't have those features then Android still remains the King of Mobile OS

So you can compare Windows phone OS with iOS because they share the same similarities but considering the fact that iOS has thousands of quality Apps more than Windows phone OS then iOS still beat Windows phone OS hands down...

Believe it or not (it's your choice)
Android first
iOS second
Windows phone OS third

Though some will still consider Symbian Belle to Windows phone if Symbian Belle is still in development.

hey have seen you saying this stuff in a thread and i replied you you can google or bing it the htc hd7 is a phone running on windows phone 7.x which is actually one of the first iterations of windows phone even the great android you guys talk about didnt even have all features in its first three iterations if you have used android 1:0 to froyo you will understand me so as of now windows phone can do all those things you listed uh why dont you waltz into any store and buy a lumia 630 then you will understand uh even ios didnt have ordinary cut and paste when it was first released

and less i forget we are talking about the latest iteration which is windows 8.1.1 vs android 4:4

trishguy: hey have seen you saying this stuff in a thread and i replied you you can google or bing it the htc hd7 is a phone running on windows phone 7.x which is actually one of the first iterations of windows phone even the great android you guys talk about didnt even have all features in its first three iterations if you have used android 1:0 to froyo you will understand me so as of now windows phone can do all those things you listed uh why dont you waltz into any store and buy a lumia 630 then you will understand uh even ios didnt have ordinary cut and paste when it was first released

Well bro if you read my comments very well, you will understand that I asked a question before I made my judgment...

I've used HTC tynth 2 Windows mobile 5 and later upgraded to HTC HD2 Windows 6.5 and there were amazing so when HTC HD7 I quickly rushed it and got the 16GB version and it was all a waste... I didn't use it up to 3 months and I gave it out. I regretted everything about the phone including the money I spent buying it.. I later consoled myself by accepting it as a mistake which every body makes.... But promised to never do it again.

Windows phone OS might have been improved but they still lack the main thing..... Few numbers of quality app in Windows Market place
And still can't can't be compared with Android at least for now.....

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Nsonaso:
Well bro if you read my comments very well, you will understand that I asked a question before I made my judgment...

I've used HTC tynth 2 Windows mobile 5 and later upgraded to HTC HD2 Windows 6.5 and there were amazing so when HTC HD7 I quickly rushed it and got the 16GB version and it was all a waste... I didn't use it up to 3 months and I gave it out. I regretted everything about the phone including the money I spent buying it.. I later consoled myself by accepting it as a mistake which every body makes.... But promised to never do it again.

Windows phone OS might have been improved but they still lack the main thing..... Few numbers of quality app in Windows Market place
And still can't can't be compared with Android at least for now.....

i get you but what am trying to say is its awesome and has only one major con which is the app problem well why dont you read this article www.zdnet.com/the-windows-phone-one-month-later-7000032820/