N9 Vs Lumia 800- Gestures/Swipe, Status Bar & Multi-Tasking #MeegoVsWindows

We’re back with the second part of our New review series N9VsLumia; today’s segment includes a comparison of the following:

• Standby on each phone/OS
• Phone status bars
• Gestures supported
• Multi-tasking
• Quick demonstration of why Swipe CAN’T work on WP (Alot of people were hoping to have it implemented as part of Nokia’s special partnership with Microsoft)

*One note I forgot to point out in the first part was how shocked I was that the N9- the haven of open source; did not come with a pre-loaded file manager app! How is that even possible? I personally was expecting a Symbian like layout where everything is set-up and waiting for me to play/tinker with (just thought it was worth a mention).

Back to the topic on hand; as is pointed out in the video & My Lumia 800 review – my largest issue with the Lumia is that when the screen is locked; the phone is for all purposes dead, there is no super useful Amoled clock like the N9 or even the N8, nor is there even a breathing light that signifies that there is indeed life in the device.

As expected when it comes down to Multitasking the N9 wins; not just over the Lumia 800 but over any other device out there; with it’s deck of cards layout (that ca’t help but remind me of the ill fated WebOS) It’s a great multi-tasking platform; however you can go ahead and call me crazy for saying this but honestly when it comes right down to it; the Lumia 800 and WP in general DON’T NEED multi-tasking as it is in the N9. The simple reason of this being that the OS is incredibly fluid, opening up a “Dead” process on WP is possibly faster than resuming a previously running/minimized app on ANY other OS (Meego included)- Active resume (which is what it basically is) is great for when I want to find a video link while sending an email, or switching back and forth between whatever game I’m playing and Whatsapp, but short of those cases it’s quite possibly quicker to start a new task than it is to switch back to a previously paused one on any other OS.

In short Meego has a much superior Multi-tasking process than WP or anything else; but WP counters with a system that can open new processes as fast as if they where running in the background (the only comparison I can think of is how Android devices need Quad cores to run properly, while WP only needs a single core with 512MB to run smoother than most Penta-Core devices- meaning it’s not a  viable comparison)- similarly lack of TRUE Multi-tasking on WP isn’t a complete hindrance, as much as it is a luxury that we’d love to have).

*Side Note: IF you guys have any ideas on specific features that you’d like to see compared in an upcoming segment; or basic comments let me know down below- AS ALWAYS BE CIVIL PLEASE! Remember these are both two great device by Nokia; so none of that *My OS kicks your OSes butt!*

Category: Applications, MeeGo, Nokia, Symbian, Video, Windows Phone