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I'm going to have to abandon my beloved Windows Phone and go back to Android. I'm looking at a Moto G5 plus as a stop gap but I don't have a clue what this means . Can anyone enlighten ?

Android 7.0 (Nougat), planned upgrade to Android 8.0 (Oreo). Thanks.

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Sad day for Microsoft as they lose their final Windows mobile user.


Tbh didn't see much change from nougat to Oreo anyway, some better multi app support but on a phone it don't get used much.


Any particular reason you are going for moto G5?

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Sad day for Microsoft as they lose their final Windows mobile user.

 

Not quite, my CEO still has one.


As an ex-Microsoft employee, he refers to it as 'drinking the kool aid'

 

But even bill gates admitted he has android phone :lol:

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Yes, if it helps he's relatively self-deprecating about it.


Just the other day when I was proposing a desktop client for our product (which already has android and iOS apps) he asked if I'd considered a Windows phone version, but as you can imagine he did it with a smile on his face.

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Yes, if it helps he's relatively self-deprecating about it.


Just the other day when I was proposing a desktop client for our product (which already has android and iOS apps) he asked if I'd considered a Windows phone version, but as you can imagine he did it with a smile on his face.

 

Sounds like a good idea, you should also do an OS/2 warp version for PC users.

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Sad day for Microsoft as they lose their final Windows mobile user.


Tbh didn't see much change from nougat to Oreo anyway, some better multi app support but on a phone it don't get used much.


Any particular reason you are going for moto G5?

 

G5 Plus , good reviews, big battery and only £150 brand new. Should be adequate for my needs . I had a Moto G ages ago and I liked it . I might go for a G6 instead which is not to be confused with the G6 PLAY which I believe is a lower spec plastic kids phone.

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I've had the Moto phones and they work fine for me. I only went to the g6 because I had to move to EE to get WiFi calling due to the location of our new house. I particularly like the fact that I can check all incoming messages by simply touching the logo without having to wake the phone. Very handy to filter important messages from the rest.

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One thing that amuses me is people spend 150quid on a cheap android phone, moan about it being crap then decide the best option is to go spend 500quid+ on an iPhone and then wonder why it's a better phone.


Just because you can buy an android for 150quid doesn't mean you should. If you're a heavy phone user and you like your apps etc, spend a reasonable amount of cash and buy a proper phone. Samsung S8plus is my current phone and it's a fantastic phone. They are going down in price now too so well worth considering.

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Cheap Android phones work fine for me, and I work in the telecoms industry.


Just depends on what you want out of your phone I guess. Admittedly many of my colleagues are different, but then I think they change their phones too often just to get the new shiny.

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One thing that amuses me is people spend 150quid on a cheap android phone, moan about it being crap then decide the best option is to go spend 500quid+ on an iPhone and then wonder why it's a better phone.


Just because you can buy an android for 150quid doesn't mean you should. If you're a heavy phone user and you like your apps etc, spend a reasonable amount of cash and buy a proper phone. Samsung S8plus is my current phone and it's a fantastic phone. They are going down in price now too so well worth considering.

 

This!


I have a Huawei P20 pro, cracking phone and going down in price rapidly as the near to bringing out a P30 pro

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