6 Biggest Challenges Android Faces from Windows Phone

There are many exciting features in a Windows Phone that you won't find on an Android phone. Here is a list of the top 6 that give Android the toughest competition.

1. Microsoft Office Mobile

How to open: Go to Start and swipe left.

The first and biggest challenge is Microsoft Office Mobile. It packs the latest mobile versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and SharePoint Workspace in one place.

It can pick up your work right where you left it on your other Microsoft devices, so it is a great help for businessmen who use Microsoft Office every day. Excel Mobile, in particular, carries almost all the features of Excel on PC, so working with functions on the go is very easy.

2. Cortana Assistant

How to open: Go to Start and swipe left.

If Cortana is not available on your Start screen, just change your region to United States and set the language to English (United States). After a reboot, you will get our sweet Cortana.

Cortana is a big deal for Android because it is built on artificial intelligence and many years of Microsoft research. It will take some time before Android users get something like this built into their phones. Cortana is far cooler and more responsive than any personal assistant app you can find on the Play Store.

3. Battery Saver

Unlike the battery saver apps on Android, the Battery Saver built into Windows Phone has full control over background tasks and their battery usage. Along with this control, the new Battery Saver can also show you a bar chart of how your battery was used over the past few hours.

4. Data Sense

Data Sense is a dream app for most Android users. It keeps your mobile data under control, shows the estimated data remaining, and manages background data usage. You can also restrict background data when you are near your limit.

5. Bing Vision

Most people use this only for searching, but the Bing Vision icon at the bottom can scan QR codes and Microsoft Tags. It is the best low-light QR code scanner you can get on a phone, and it can also help you find files in your phone's local storage.

6. Narrator (Hear Text Read Aloud)

Windows Phone comes with a built-in Narrator that reads text aloud for you. Narrator is available in English (United States, United Kingdom and India), French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Chinese Simplified and Traditional), Cantonese (Chinese Traditional), Spanish (Spain and Mexico), Polish, Russian and Portuguese (Brazil).

How to start: Press the Windows logo button and the Volume Up button together.

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In many ways, a Windows Phone will be more helpful in your daily life than an Android phone. But if you love to root or jailbreak your phone, Android will suit you better, because a Windows Phone is not that free and easy in this department. On the other hand, if you love finding new tips and tricks, a Windows Phone will keep you interested, because finding tricks on Android is not a big deal anymore.