101 Raisons de ne pas acheter un Windows Phone ( lumia surtout )

[OEIL]

Je vous laisse traduire !! Ceci ne s'applique pas à tous les modéles , mais surtout aux "Lumia" de Nokrosoft !

 

101 REASONS NOT TO BUY A WINDOWS PHONE 7.5

 

WP7.5 (Mango) is already in its second generation but it still has many restrictions, limitations and serious usability issues. This is a list of its shortcomings as compared with other smartphone OS in the market. We are not comparing special features or abilities but those which have become the norm for all smartphones and even dumb phones. An Android, Symbian or MeeGo phone would have almost none of these shortcomings. An iphone share some restrictions with WP7.5 but is still miles ahead. Even the Nokia N9 running the first generation MeeGo OS is far better with none of the disastrous issues which impact on the sheer usability of the phone.

 

Note: Some manufacturers may add their own provisions to overcome some of the shortcomings but they are not part of the OS and are applicable only to their specific models. The Nokia Lumia has no special add-ons so this list is generally applicable to the Lumia.

 

OS LIMITATIONS

1. No true multitasking for 3rd party apps - they re frozen in the background.

2. No Divx/Xvid video codec support. Zune will convert with loss of quality.

3. No mass storage mode.

4. No micro-SD card support.

5. Only support up to 16GB storage .

6. No filemanager. Directory system is totally opaque.

7. Need Zune to transfer files. Zune will only transfer photos, videos & music. All other files need to email/upload to yourself.

8. Your contact details are automatically uploaded to cloud service whether you like it or not.

9. Limited to 800x480 resolution.

10. Voice search is hardwired to Bing.

11. Cannot use any MP3 file as ringtone except those with strict constraints.

12. Cannot set static IP address so no connection to ad-hoc networks.

13. No VPN support for this “corporate enterprise” phone.

14. Cannot sync directly with Outlook without syncing to Cloud

15. Totally closed OS, cannot sideload apps outside MS Marketplace.

16. System font size cannot be changed.

17. Images and photos cannot be renamed in the phone.

18. Windows Live ID account cannot change country once set.

19. No centralized notification page.

20. Alarm clock cannot work when phone is turned off. All Nokia Symbian and Meego phones can do this.

21. The idle screen is completely blank and cannot display time or notifications.

22. Only photos allowed as email attachments, documents not allowed.

23. Bluetooth does not have rSAP profile which is the most common protocol for car audio streaming.

24. Cannot stream audio from video to Bluetooth devices (No A2DP profile).

25. No support for full on-device encryption required for secure applications like mobile banking and online payment.

26. Cannot use Bluetooth keyboard (no HID profile)

27. Cannot silence ringtone or alarm by flipping the phone.

28. Very limited customization option.

29. Cannot be upgraded to WP8 (Apollo)

 

 

USABILITY ISSUES

30. No always visible status bar for battery life, signal strength, carrier ID, 2G/3G wi-fi, Bluetooth on.

31. Taskmanager has no option to shut down apps you don’t want running in the background.

32. Search and Back button cannot be de-activated in apps or games and easily touched by accident which interrupt your user experience.

33. Lockscreen need to be activated to show missed call/sms notification.

34. No way to close an app except pressing back button all the way to the first screen.

35. Tiny fonts in messages is very hard to read for those over 45.

36. Cannot create and save playlists on the phone.

37. Playlist can only be edited when you are playing it.

38. Cannot search your music collection on the phone, only in the Marketplace.

39. Cannot close music player, can only pause. Music player on lockscreen will stay until you reboot. Be careful not to touch it in a meeting.

40. No draggable progress bar for current track playing and no indication which track in an album is currently playing

41. Cannot lock screen orientation.

42. Online and phone contacts are mixed together with no ability to filter.

43. Search button in dialer does not search contacts for dialing, but search call history.

44. Cannot save draft sms messages.

45. Call history only show phone number type. If a contact has multiple phone nos. for a type the number used is unknown.

46. Cannot recognize phone numbers in sms or email to save or use as calling number.

47. Text messages can only be deleted one by one or the whole thread.

48. Cannot select multiple pictures for deleting, sending or uploading. They must be done one at a time.

49. No way to see photo details - dimension, date/time taken, file size, etc

50. Apps are listed alphabetically with no way to group by category. Can be hard to find if you don’t remember the name.

51. Calendar scheduler has no weekly view and monthly view is non-zoomable.

52. No peak time/off-peak time scheduling for email downloads to prevent unnecessary email downloads at overnight.

53. If both wi-fi and data connection are available which one it chooses to use is unpredictable. User experiences don’t agree with Microsoft that it “typically” choose wi-fi over 3G.

 

 

FEATURE LIMITATIONS

54. No live wallpaper, no widgets, no themes

55. No haptic feedback for keyboard.

56. No Swype.

57. No flashplayer support.

58. No support for Java apps.

59. No call recording or app to do it.

60. No call blocking or app to do it.

61. No screenshots or app to do it.

62. No auto wallpaper changer and no app to do it.

63. Totally locked down os means apps which interact directly with hardware not allowed. This excludes a whole range of useful apps

64. No equalizer for Zune music player.

65. No data traffic counter and no app to do it.

66. IE browser has no text reflow, no download capability and no offline reading.

67. No 3rd party browsers allowed except those based on IE.

68. Volume up/down buttons cannot be used to zoom in camera (sign of an immature os)

69. Cannot open zip or rar files received as email attachment.

70. Cannot send or receive video by MMS.

71. Office Mobile has much less features than 3rd party Office editors like SmartOffice, QuickOffice and Polaris. Shame on you, Microsoft!

72. No native Google maps and Bing maps is useless for most countries outside U.S.

73. Email time stamp does not show the year.

74. Wide difference in apps availability in different markets and users locked to one market.

75. Not all Bing features available outside U.S. especially Local Scout

 

 

DUMB AND DUMBER

76. One volume control for all functions including media playback, ringtones, alarms, notifications.

77. Wi-fi disconnects when screen sleeps. If 3G is available background updates will use 3G and use up your data plan.

78. If you receive a text message when talking on the phone an audio alert will blast your ear at the full volume set. All other phones will give a soft beep.

79. Can only enter one mobile phone no. for each contact. Mobile nos. entered in other fields will not accept sms.

80. Cannot send/receive MMS without enabling 3G data connection. MMS does not use 3G data.

81. Phone cannot be charged when off.

82. Need to be plugged in to wall charger to sync wirelessly (a funny definition of wireless).

83. Oversized fonts for headings waste screen space and result in low information density

84. Phone will wake up and display sms content on lockscreen when locked – a privacy violation.

85. Phone can be rebooted without entering security code.

 

 

FEATURES EVEN DUMB PHONES HAVE BUT WP7.5 DOESN’T

86. No bluetooth file transfer.

87. Cannot handle USSD codes necessary for prepaid users to obtain services.

88. Cannot filter call history into Missed Calls, Received Calls, Dialled Calls, Recent Calls, etc

89. No way to backup or export call history

90. Cannot show call duration in call history.

91. No way to edit MMS profile to work with a carrier in the OS. Need an app which is not available in all markets.

92. Call history does not group calls by contact.

93. Call history does not show the time of call for calls older than current day.

94. Cannot set custom sounds for different types of notifications.

95. No ringer profiles.

96. No silent option (no vibrate and no ring) from ringer menu. Need a trip to settings and another trip to revert.

97. Cannot send/receive contact as a csv file.

98. Cannot backup sms to PC.

99. Cannot save contact to SIM card.

100. Cannot change alarm ring tone or use a MP3 file.

101. Cannot set alarm snooze interval.

 

BONUS SHORTCOMINGS

102. Unable to read long names in audio and video playlist as they get cut off

103. Zune does not allow user to add or update podcasts directly from the phone

104. Zune can only be installed if you have an internet connection

105. Alarm does not revert to speaker if headphones are plugged in.

106. Forwarded emails cannot be edited

107. OS does not reduce volume of text message alerts when using headphones

108. Generally force users to use IE, Bing and SkyDrive by shutting out competitors or tying OS features to them.

109. Wifi- hotspot and internet tethering not integral features in the OS but need to be provided by manufacturer on a case by case basis.

110. Internet Explorer has no Forward/Backward button for page views.

111. Mobile Office cannot edit Office 97-2003 documents which competing Office editors and WP7 can. Typical Microsoft strategy to force users to upgrade.

112. Embedded images in emails do not download

113. Bing maps need to tap to get voice direction for next turn.

114. No Silverlight support.

115. Compass gives wrong reading in Southern hemisphere (Lumia specific)

116. Cannot access websites using proxy.

117. Cannot be charged up when battery is completely dead. (Lumia specific)

 

 

 

Edits:

No. 91 amended as it is now possible to delete individual calls in call history with an update.

No. 96 - Silent option is available in settings

No. 68 no built-in pdf reader replaced with more serious issue

No. 10. wi-fi hotspot may be available in some cases so replaced

No 88 Replaced

No, 89 Replaced

N0. 49 - recurring notification bug fixed so replaced

No. 29 - ugly UI is contentious so replaced

No. 83 - replaced

No. 54 replaced as some models have video calls now

No 65. Replaced as some models allow FM radio on speaker

 

source : http://my-symbian.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=392163/

[CocoNat's]

Désolé OEIL, mais c'est un post à la troll..

 

déjà rien que ce point m'a fait stopper la lecture : "29. Cannot be upgraded to WP8 (Apollo)"

Le mec il en sait quoi ?! Rien n'est officiel, ni de MS, ni de Nokia. Faut arrêter un peu de vouloir s'acharner autant sur WP7..

 

(et pourtant c'est un OS que je n'aime pas trop..)

[Funk]

@ Coconat's :

 

Peut étre 10 raisons a discuter,mais cela fait beaucoup de défauts,malgré tout

 

PS : Oeil,je peux reprendre ta source si un fan WP me chatouille un jour ?

 

Merci

[-Philippe-]

on pourrait faire la même liste pour iOs .....

cela n'a pas de sens.

[Brice]

Je pense qu'on pourrais faire le même genre de liste pour tous les OS a partir du moment ou on est contre un OS on trouve toujours plein de raison

 

@ Coconat's : la mise a jour ne seras pas possible c'est un mec de Nokia qui l'as dit mais je me souvient plus ou et quand

[= phil =]

Je reconnais bien là le symbianophile qui ne supporte pas que Nokia délaisse Symbian pour WP7 puis WP8

 

Je suis d'accord que l'on pourrait faire ça avec n'importe quel OS, surtout lorsqu'ils étaient aussi jeune que WP7

 

En ce qui concerne la màj vers WP8, ça a été démenti depuis quelques temps déjà. Puis reconfirmé avant d'être redémenti...

[Saga]

Moi ça me fait rire ce genre de post. Allez just for fun :

 

12. Cannot set static IP address so no connection to ad-hoc networks.

 

Purée le manque ! 99% des utilisateurs d'une ligne internet ne savent pas ce qu'est une IP dynamique/statique ! Genre ça va manquer à tous le monde...

 

29. Cannot be upgraded to WP8 (Apollo)

 

Face à Apple qui n'a emmené qu'un seul terminal au-delà de trois version majeures d'iOS et des OEM Android qui peinent à donner à des terminaux vieux d'un an une mise à jour, faire qu'une gamme entière d'appareil puissent s'upgrader sur deux ans, c'est loin d'être mauvais. En plus, pour WP8 c'est loin d'être arrêté. Les modèles les plus haut de gamme y auront peut être droit.

 

72. No native Google maps and Bing maps is useless for most countries outside U.S.

 

Ok, par contre sur les Lumia, il y'a Nokia Drive et Nokia Maps, avec leur navigation offline c'est quoi ? Quand on a une solution de cette qualité, je pense que l'en s'en fout totalement de GMaps et autre application cartographie en ligne

 

84. Phone will wake up and display sms content on lockscreen when locked – a privacy violation.

 

Jamais vu ça sur un Lumia utilisé pendant deux semaines... Totalement bidon...

 

Je pourrais continuer... D'autre détails comme le retour de vibration lors de la rédaction au clavier, ça existe, j'avais même dû le désactiver... et y'en d'autres.

 

Le type qui a pondu cette liste n'a même pas utilisé un WP. Ou alors il a juste fait mumuse avec deux minutes sur le stand d'un opérateur.

 

Bref, suis pas fan de WP car c'est vrai qu'il est limité, par contre faut que les Symbianophiles arrêtent avec leurs bêtises, ça commence à être chiant... Sur les 101 points, y'a les trois quarts qui peuvent être remis en question.

Vivement que Symbian soit mort et que la base d'utilisateurs frustrés passent sur Android qu'on ait la paix... Encore deux TRES longues années...

 

En tout cas je ne souhaite plus voir ce genre de post provocateur, amer, déplacé et surtout complètement erroné sur ce forum. Ce genre de mésinformation n'a pas sa place sur ce forum sur lequel nous essayons au contraire de construire une base de connaissance fiable.

[mr Chang]

Il faut regarder ça de manière ironique ...

[Caro 7610]

+1 avec Saga.

 

Ce genre de topic finit souvent par créer des débats stériles entre "pro" de chaque crémerie.

 

Sans compter que Windows Phone est encore un OS jeune. Si on avait noté tous les bugs et défauts des versions de Symbian qu'on a connu, on n'aurait pas fini...

 

Du coup je locke. --> Il y a la section "discussions générales" pour ouvrir un débat sur les OS.