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If you are a fan of the Nokia phone brand (currently Microsoft), it is impossible not to know the Windows Phone operating system.
What is Windows Phone OS?
Windows Phone is Microsoft’s smartphone operating system, replacing the Windows Mobile platform. However, currently these two operating systems are still not compatible with the old versions because the development time is too fast.
Windows began to be officially launched in February 2010 at the Mobile World Congress exhibition taking place in Barcelona, Spain, until October 2010, the first 10 Windows Phone devices came from HTC, Dell, Samsung, LG. was launched and sold widely around the world some time later.
The name of the first version of the Windows Phone operating system was Windows Phone 7, then Microsoft released minor upgrades as Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Phone 7.8, Windows Phone 8 and now the latest is Windows Phone 8.1. Currently, most smartphones running Windows Phone 8 have been upgraded to 8.1 when they are released from the factory.
Windows Phone 8.1 is a major update for phones running the Windows Phone 8 operating system. On April 2, 2014, Windows Phone 8.1 was officially announced and the Developer Preview version was released. on April 10. On August 22, 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 officially updated for some Nokia (Currently Microsoft) devices in Vietnam.
Windows Phone 8.1 has added many new features compared to Windows Phone 8, here are a few key changes:
+ Upgrade browser to Internet Explorer 11.
+ Ability to customize with 3 columns of Live Tiles (medium size).
+ Customize Live Tiles with background images.
+ Virtual assistant Cortana.
+ Support typing Vietnamese with Telex or Vni typing method.
+ Settings and personalization – Action center, sound, sync.
The important milestone of Windows Phone is February 11, 2011, Microsoft officially cooperated with Nokia phone brand, which means Windows Phone becomes Nokia’s main operating system, replacing the aging Symbian. , started a war with Android and iOS, the two operating systems holding the highest market share at that time.
User interface
Windows Phone has a user interface that Microsoft calls “Metro”. The main screen, named “Start Screen”, is composed of “Live Tiles”. These Bricks link to apps, features, functions, and other things (like contact names, bookmarks, music files, etc.). Users can add, arrange or remove Tiles, but it does not mean removing the application from the device.
Advantages and disadvantages of Windows Phone
Advantage:
+ The interface of the phone is almost like on a computer, helping users feel familiar and easy to use.
+ Ability to sync contacts, good email.
+ There is a map software Here Maps which is quite good for users, the map can be viewed offline.
+ Support NFC, 4G LTE (but not used in Vietnam).
+ SkyDrive cloud storage integrated.
+ Windows Phone devices often have a beautiful photo function.
+ Good battery, strong wave.
Defect:
+ Live Tiles interface, new to use feels familiar, quite beautiful but later will find it very boring. Windows Phone does not allow interfaces, themes (themes), cannot install Launcher. So using WP8 you accept to live “forever” with those Live Tiles.
+ The application store is quite poor, free applications are very few.
+ Up until now Windows Phone still can’t JailBreak.
+ Some features still annoy users such as not locking the screen rotation, the volume of all applications such as music, calls, messages … is always the same, the phone does not have both ring and vibrate mode…
+ Cannot change DNS (or IP) to access some blocked websites.
Which products are currently running the Windows Phone operating system?
The market share of smartphones running Windows Phone seems “modest”, ranking 3rd after iOS and Android in the smartphone market. Hope the future will increase.
Currently, only Microsoft is continuing to release smartphones running Windows Phone (SAMSUNG + HTC also have ATVI S, HTC 8S, HTC 8X models but are no longer in production).
In Vietnam, phones running Windows Phone have the presence of Vietnamese phone company Q-Mobile. The platform is also available in almost every price segment, from low-cost phones to high-end phones: Q-Smart Storm, Q-Smart Storm W510, Lumia 530, Lumia 630, Lumia 535, Lumia 625, Lumia 730 Dual SIM, Lumia 830, Lumia 1520, Lumia 930
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