Buy a phone with Windows Phone in 2016: that is the question many. The system that popularized the Lumia line of smartphones have positive evaluations in Brazil, but lost many users to the Android and iPhone ( iOS ). This is all due to the lack of apps and other problems.
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Still, phones Microsoft – and Nokia – draw attention by attractive prices, cameras good and high performance. It is worth investing in a smartphone with Windows Phone? Discover five reasons to buy five to escape the mobile platform.
Why buy
1. The system has good performance and value for money
Since the success of Lumia 520 , the Microsoft has focused on launching cheap handsets and good performance. An example is the Lumia 435 , which includes digital TV and support DualSim. It will cost from R $ 370 in online stores. The smartphone received top marks in the review of TechTudo in the categories performance and cost-effective.
Other apparatus and evaluated by TechTudo were also the Lumia 535 and the Lumia 640, which also has competitive prices. Both phones have large screens, quad-core processors and will receive updates to the Windows 10 Mobile.
2. The Lumias continue having good cameras and applications for photos
Nokia and Microsoft gained prominence thanks to the Lumias PureView cameras. The big highlight is the Lumia 1020 – and its resolution of incredible 41MP – and the Lumia 730 , with wide-angle camera for selfies. You can give tips to make better pictures with cell phones.
To complete the native applications to capture and edit images are very satisfactory, as Lumia selfie, which brings several filters and fixes for faces and cinemagraph with great animations and photos in GIF style.
3. Lumias receive updates for a long time
After leaving users Windows Phone 7 without updates, the Microsoft has updated all Lumias launched since 2012. A good example is the Lumia 920 , introduced four years ago, which should receive the Windows 10 Mobile, as well as newer smartphones. Among the devices with Android, for example, Galaxy S3 is the same age of the Lumia 920 and stopped to make updates after version 4.3 (Jelly Bean) .
The advantage of continuing with the current system is to have access to the latest versions of games and apps. In addition, Lumia devices tend to get the latest security updates, while Android mobile phones may be uncoated more quickly.
4. The system is widely used in Brazil
Although the share has fallen to 1.1% in sales worldwide, Windows Phone is the second most popular system in Brazil. Here, the Microsoft platform has grown from 4% to 5.1% at the end of 2015, according to Kantar WorldPanel, ahead of iPhone (2.8%) and losing to Android (91.8%).
the good news for anyone thinking of buying a Lumia is the number possibly will make more national apps or services focused in Brazil are released for the platform. An example of this was the Nubank, available after strong mobilization of Windows Phone users in social networks.
5, Windows Mobile 10 can improve problems with apps
Expected to arrive in the coming months, Windows Mobile 10 brings two major assets to increase system store: universal applications and portability of Android and iOS programs. Some options are already available, such as app TuneIn Radio and all the games in the franchise Candy Crush Saga . However, we must wait to see if Microsoft’s expectations will be realized.
Reasons to run Windows Phone
1. application Lack is still a serious problem
Completing six years in February, Windows Phone He has yet to resolve its greatest weakness: the lack of good apps in the system. Even today, Lumia smartphones have weight applications such as Tinder Snapchat and Periscope , with only unofficial versions, which do not always work properly. In addition, Google services, such as Gmail and YouTube , still unavailable .
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Another problem in Windows Store is the low quality or even the abandonment of existing programs. The Instagram is still in beta since 2013, Facebook has several of the features of Android or iOS, and the Waze even have other navigation voices. There are even services that simply withdrew their Store Apps, highlighting the social network Pinterest .
2. Microsoft delays too
One point that has shaken the relationship between Microsoft and the customers are the constant delays of the company. The Windows 10 Mobile, for example, was expected to reach the Lumia until December. Nevertheless, six months after the arrival to PC, the system has not yet been released, nor has a release date.
Another case that has angered users was the Cortana in Portuguese, which should come to the participants of the Windows Insider program by the end of 2015. However, the executive Gabe Aul company confirmed the delay for this year, without revealing reason.
3. You can find Android devices with good value for money
Although the Lumia 435 is unbeatable, there are Android devices with very competitive prices, updated system and application store Google Play Store full. Examples include the redmi 2 and redmi 2 Pro , which cost R $ 499 and R $ 699, respectively. To complete the popular Moto E 2 is priced at only US $ 649.
4. Even Microsoft apps arrive more complete on Android and iPhone
Microsoft could compensate for the lack of third-party apps with their own options in Windows Phone, but that’s not what the company has made. The Office Mobile and OneNote are more complete on the iPhone and Android than in the current Windows Phone 8 .1, same problem found in Outlook . The company, in turn, promises renewed Apps in Windows 10 Mobile.
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In other cases, the manufacturer applications were launched on rival platforms, but have neither forecast the arrival Lumias. The mimicker Alarm, for example, is a unique alarm clock for Android, tossup organizes meetings in groups, and the Fetch recognizes the breed of dog in the photo. These all are unavailable in Windows Phone.
5. Microsoft takes to launch the phones in Brazil
Those who follow the news on smartphones may be disappointed when it comes to Lumia. Despite the popularity of the system in Brazil, new phones, such as Lumia 950 and Lumia 550 , yet are expected to land in the country. These devices have more powerful specs, Windows 10 factory and features such as the Continuum mode.
The disappointment, moreover, should be even greater for those looking to have more advanced settings on your phone. After all, the Lumia 950 XL will be launching in Brazil processor Snapdragon 810 at the same time that phones equipped with more powerful chips such as snapdragon 820, start to be announced.
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