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by sek 4861 days ago
It isn't right now, the interface is fine but the apps are really slow. The second problem is, the apps are written for the web, for example you often don't know where you are without an url.

Native apps, especially the popular ones are decent on a device like this. They were written for small screens and have a usage flow that is perfect for that form factor.

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I remember seeing a demo of Firefox OS running really smoothly on a phone which was even lower spec than this one. It made me realise the reason why mobile web apps are slow is bad browsers.
I'm sorry, downvoted by mistake.