Hard as it is for me to admit, MS did an amazing job with Windows Mobile 8. For low-end hardware it gives a silky smooth OS performance. On the apps side though, I wasn't too impressed with the Nova 3 and Asphalt 7 on the phone I tested. I'm not sure if this is a fault of the OS, hardware, or just that iOS developers have more experience optimizing for that platform. Given the same hardware, I'd put money on iOS, Win8, and even Android (w/ NDK) outperforming Firefox OS.
Indeed, it seems that their experience was not very good using a pre-release version of FirefoxOS. Given that my less powerful phone is very responsive, I am confident that this is a temporary glitch that has been fixed already or, at worst, will be soon.
After upgrading to an iPhone from a Treo 700w (and Win Mo 2003 phone before that), it's hard for me to admit to myself or believe that MS has made such a 360 in mobile UX.
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/geeksphone-keon/4505-645...
Hard as it is for me to admit, MS did an amazing job with Windows Mobile 8. For low-end hardware it gives a silky smooth OS performance. On the apps side though, I wasn't too impressed with the Nova 3 and Asphalt 7 on the phone I tested. I'm not sure if this is a fault of the OS, hardware, or just that iOS developers have more experience optimizing for that platform. Given the same hardware, I'd put money on iOS, Win8, and even Android (w/ NDK) outperforming Firefox OS.