Android any good?

[Dav]

Anyone know how android compared to windows mobile?

 

I am due an upgrade in two weeks and my current phone annoys me so it is time for an upgrade.

 

I am currently looking at the HTC desire, HTC HD 2 or wait until WP7 devices arrive.

 

There are four things i will 100% insist on for my phone.

 

1. Ability to use outlook e-mail and calender

2. Ability to open and edit MS office docs

3. Decent offline mapping software which allowes KLM files to be overlaid on maps of bridle ways/roads/paths etc(currently using navicomputer on winmo)

4. Decent media player with EQ function that actually works (currently use pocketplayer for winmo.

 

If not the desire then its either take the HD2 and acceppt that all support will be dumped in a few months, or wait for WP7 and be annoyed by the amount they have locked it all down.

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Anyone know how android compared to windows mobile?

 

I am due an upgrade in two weeks and my current phone annoys me so it is time for an upgrade.

 

I am currently looking at the HTC desire, HTC HD 2 or wait until WP7 devices arrive.

 

There are four things i will 100% insist on for my phone.

 

1. Ability to use outlook e-mail and calender

2. Ability to open and edit MS office docs

3. Decent offline mapping software which allowes KLM files to be overlaid on maps of bridle ways/roads/paths etc(currently using navicomputer on winmo)

4. Decent media player with EQ function that actually works (currently use pocketplayer for winmo.

 

If not the desire then its either take the HD2 and acceppt that all support will be dumped in a few months, or wait for WP7 and be annoyed by the amount they have locked it all down.

Windows mobile will obviously have the ability to use MS Office. I would recommend android though. I have an HTC Phone which has numerous restrictions and the Windows mobile 6.5 on it freezes a lot. With the anroid you can make your own apps. There is a lot more freedom, and I'm sure there is some way of viewing/editing ms office docs. Open Office does run on java, and Android uses a version of Java, so something should be out there. As far as email, I have gmail. My windows mobile phone connects to gmail, but I'm pretty sure a google phone running android would connect to gmail as well, so...

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I would not suggest the HTC brand or windows mobile.

[Dav]

I know WM is slow and a bit clumsy, been the case with my past two phones but I can look past that. The only think I worry about is what happens to all the apps I use when WP7 comes out.

 

I have no gripe with HTC, my last two phones have both been rebranded HTC (orange SPV m700 and SE xperia X1) and they have been great, its just the support from the company that supplies them that has been a big dissapointment. The main reason I am looking at HTC is because I know they will support a device as long as the hardware can take the upgrade.

 

Looks like office and exhange can be done on HTC, maps probably but its just the media player now. Just wondering is anyone knows of software thats will meet these needs.

 

If the apps on current winmo would port to WP7, and they would allow the use of memory cards and access to tweak the phone I would buy the HD2 in a heartbeat.

 

Im 75% sure I want to go to android, just need to make sure it will meet my needs before sigining on to an 18 month contract.

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i just got pokemon on my droid, so excited