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- 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 âoecorporate enterpriseâ 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. No way to stream audio to the majority of car audio systems as the most common Bluetooth rSAP profile is not implemented.
- 24. Cannot stream audio from video playback to Bluetooth devices as A2DP profile is not implemented.
- 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)
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 your contacts or 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.
- 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 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 the Southern hemisphere due to bad API in the OS.
- 116. 3rd party apps cannot put notifications on the lockscreen
- 117. Cannot be charged up when battery is completely dead. (Lumia specific)
- 118. No support for lossless audio format like FLAC and WMA lossless
- 119. No HDMI output (Lumia specific).
- 120. No data usage monitor and no app to do it.
- 121. No over the air (OTA) firmware upgrade. All upgrades must be via PC installed Zune.
- 122. Can't charge the phone while it's turned off
- 123. No notification center
- 124. No VPN support
- 125. No alternate web browsers
- 126. No alternate keyboards
- 127. Can't close apps from "multi task" screen
- 128. Multi tasking itself is almost non existent
- >no text reflow in IE10
- >FM radio support removed in WP8
- >no orientation lock
- >no custom notification sounds
- >can't control ringtone and media volume separately
- >no USB storage
- >need to completely wipe your phone to change active live ID
- >can't change font size in SMS app
- >no decent system wide maps app
- >fragmented applications only available for Nokia phones
- >can't keep WiFi alive while the phone is locked
- >no file explorer
- >no voice assistant like Siri / Google Now
- >no battery percentage
- >no google talk / what's app integration into the messaging hub
- >no smart dialing
- >can't disable auto rotate
- >no G+ support in people hub
- >still no custom colors for tiles
- >no gapless zune playback
- >can't set manual IP address / DNS
- >no folders in apps list
- >no basic features ported to WP 7.8 (like data smart)
- >can't manually manage music / files on the device via your computer
- >no FLAC support
- >can't block numbers
- >can't backup / restore SMS/MMS
- >low quantity of apps
- >existing apps have a worse release cycle and almost always less features and support
- >forced to market the platform with celebrities
- >random reboots with WP8 devices
- >can't separate phone contacts from facebook contacts
- >chevron unlocker is dead in the water
- >locked bootloader / no possibility for an alternate OS
- >no linear screen brightness adjustment
- >no USB host
- >can't attach PDF files to an email
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