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by Tactic 2541 days ago
As a fellow lover of the Windows Phone I went through your pain a few years ago and have lived in both the iPhone and Android ecosystems. I found it was the little things not mentioned here that made me stick with Android.

- My android displays the time and temp when docked. I never found a way to do that on iPhone.

- My android shows that I have texts/mails/etc. waiting without me having to touch it or pick it up to see.

- My android has a back button. It is always there and always in the same place.

- Widgets are nice (and mentioned elsewhere) but I love that my phonetop is not cluttered with icons, just useful info.

Usability wise apple is stuck in their own version of 10 years ago. Android is the better choice of the two. But I still weep for the loss of live tiles and the app menu.