clfosk from over at xda-devs have posted an elaborate post comparing the two device. He takes a look at the Performance, Display ( SAMOLED+ ) and more and his pros and cons about the device were as outlined below
Pros
New CPU/GPU offers a definite increase in speed and power. App launching, app performance, gaming, HTML5 all benefit from it
Bigger screen size and yet thinner and lighter, perfectly sized device in my opinion
Bigger storage capacity (but no MicroSD)
4G capable (but don’t expect a significant speed increase)
Has front facing camera (even though quality is nothing special)
Easy to press buttons
This is not the first time we have seen Microsoft using this particular test to show off the exciting hardware acceleration in IE9 on Windows Phone Mango. But since then Apple has released the beta of iOS and Microsoft has decided to run the test again. This time we have a BlackBerry Torch, the Samsung Droid Charge, the iPhone 4 ( beta 3 of iOS5 ), and what looks like the HTC Mozart running Mango. The frame-rates achieved by the devices were as below via WMPU
BlackBerry Torch only managed to pull off a pathetic 9FPS
iPhone 4 even with beta 3 of iOS5 managed only about 14-16FPS
The Android powered Samsung Droid Charge got around 20-22 ( something like that from what I can see)
But the Mango Powered HTC with graphics acceleration came out with an amazing 50FPS !!!
Well this is still in the works and is a tech preview but the processing power demonstrated here will surely turn some heads. With the news IE9 is heading to WP7 in 2011 from the WP7 keynote at MWC. Microsoft demoed the “work in progress ‘ build of IE9 on Windows Phone 7.
You will see the magic of hardware acceleration in IE9 on Windows Phone 7 which can easily render 50 fish using HTML5, and the animation looks quite fluid while Safari on the iPhone 4 is having a hard time with it.
wwebob from wmpoweruser.com has posted a quick video of the 3 youtube application available on the WP7 Marketplace. The three clients are The Official Microsoft Youtube app, LazyWorm’s Youtube App and the new HTC Youtube App and all of them are free.
One of the question I have asked myself a lot these past few days have been how good is the SAMOLED screen on Samsung Omnia 7 when compared to the screen on HTC 7 Mozart. I finally have an answer .. HTC 7 Mozart does not even stand a remote chance wh en put up against the Samsung Omnia 7′s SAMOLED screen. The screen stands out from the rest of them, there is no doubt about that. That said I might end up getting a HTC 7 Mozart in about 7 hrs from now, coz of the camera and the overall look of the device, for some reason I dont like the rectangular look, with squarish sides on the Samsung Omnia 7.
Windows Phone 7 ( WP7 ) and Windows Mobile 6.5.x ( WM6.5.x ) are 2 completely different OS in just about every aspect. While each Os will have its share of hardcore loyal followers, I strongly believe that WP7 will perform well in the market and will be liked by consumers over the legacy OS ( WM 6.5.x ). Just about every user will need to look for a new UI for WM6.5 as the stock UI is not something that one would like to use everyday ( luckily some OEM’s have successfully covered up this flaw with custom UI of their own, but after a few click you sill land up in the long outdated WM6.5 interface ) , with a total reboot WP7 is offering a much more attractive UI ( subject to opinion, I am aware some of our readers are not big fans of the Metro UI ), this has both strengths and weakness , some people would love to customize the UI which is not a possibility on WP7 but is easily done on WM6.5.x .
In this short video we take a quick video tour of how Windows Phone 7 differ from the iPhone 4 when it comes to the lock screen and home screen. The WP7 device offers a slide up lock screen with info like number of unread emails, next appointment etc as compared to slide to unlock on the iPhone 4. Once in the home screen the WP7 device offers the user a lot of info in the form of live tiles while the iPhone interface is just a bunch of icons to launch your apps. There is no denying that the iPhone 4 offers a better way to switch between apps when compared to the WP7 device ( which does not have multitasking ). The ability to arrange apps in to folders is also nicely done on the iPhone 4 and this feature is non existent on the WP7 device. When it comes to bringing up the music controls when the user is not in the music app is present on both devices but personally I prefer the WP7 approach to it. What do you folks think WP7 or iPhone ?
With iPhone every major game publisher had their own social networking system in place and to eliminate this and offer a unique experience across all games Apple stepped in with Apple’s Game Center which is available on limited iPhone / iPod models with the new iOS 4.1 , and we all have heard about xBox coming to Windows Phone 7. The folks from WinPhonia have written a 3 part comparison of the social networking aspect of mobile games from both Microsoft and Apple.
Andrew Chobaniuk: Thanks for the heads up! [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
Emiel Zuurbier: I would like to see the posibility of making a trip that uses different kinds of transportation as from train to bus, bus to subway, subway to train. With a map and directions,...
MrVamosMuchachos: Nice idea. You could take some ideas from the application “SBB”. It is the public transport app from switzerland. [Posted from the 1800PocketPC app]
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