A former Windows phone diehards experience switching to i. Phone 8 Plus. With Apples fancy new i. Phone X now available, the prospect of switching from Windows 1. Mobile to i. OS has never been more attractive. This is one mans tale of finally giving in and going all in on i. OS. After using a Windows based phone for the better part of 1. I knew it was inevitable and with an ailing Microsoft Lumia 9. XL and failing apps, the end came a bit quicker than I had hoped. My move was to the i. Phone 8 Plus and while I will miss Windows 1. Bonjour For Windows 8' title='Bonjour For Windows 8' />Mobile, the move was not as traumatic as I had imagined. Ends up that the grass is a bit greener on the i. Phone side of things these days with Windows 1. Bonjour For Windows 8' title='Bonjour For Windows 8' />Mobile dying on the vine and the i. Phone 8 Plus is an option worth considering if your Windows Phone just isnt cutting it anymore. I have been researching options for the past few weeks when the Lumia 9. XL started missing notifications, self resetting more frequently and apps began crashing with more regularity. I was very impressed with the Samsung Galaxy S8 but just didnt feel comfortable with the operating system. Sims Unleashed Full Version. Android is a capable OS and not a wrong choice, but I was more comfortable with i. OS, plus everyone in my family sports an i. Phone. Ive grown accustomed to the larger screen of the 9. XL, which narrowed things down to one of Apples Plus models of the i. Phone. I ended up going with the i. Phone 8 Plus with 2. GB of memory. I figured it was my first i. Phone and I should get the most current model. Ill miss the expansion card slot of the Windows Phones, but with 2. GB of memory, I should be good to go. I did consider waiting for the i. Phone X but the notch bothered me. The new sensor bar is a critical component of the i. Phone X and offers delivers some cool features. I also liked the infinity screen but you lose a good amount of real estate on the screen with the sensor bar resting so low. Its like having an ad banner on a You. Tube video that you cannot close out. Had Apple increased the i. Phone Xs casing and positioned the sensor bar above the screen, I might have waited. Bonjour For Windows 8' title='Bonjour For Windows 8' />I have enjoyed using the i. Phone and find it to be a capable operating system. However, I am often reminded that Windows 1. Mobile does a fantastic job of delivering a boatload of information at a glance. From the lockscreen to Live Tiles, you can keep up with life rather easy. With i. OS, you can still keep up with life, but it requires you to dig a little. For example, you do get notifications on the lockscreen but have to swipe to the right to access a widgets screen that can display everything from the weather to news items to your favorite contacts. Serial Number Your Uninstaller Pro 2011 there. 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On the plus side, it is refreshing to see the volume of apps available for the i. Phone including the Microsoft suite of apps. It is a bittersweet experience to see so many apps that are available on Windows 1. Mobile in the Apple Store and updated. This only increases the app gap and sadly reflects the state of Windows 1. Mobile where apps are left unattended or abandoned by their developers. I like the Touch ID system, not only for unlocking the phone but in many cases, it can replace the need for typing in a password with some apps. Dro Scale Installation there. I havent spent much time with the camera, but it does feel on par with the Lumia 9. XLs camera. Battery life is respectable and the convenience of wireless charging is always a plus. I do think the build quality of the 9. XL and other Windows Phones is better than the i. Phone. Im nervous enough about scratching the glass backing of the i. Phone 8 that I bought a skin case to protect it. I havent bought a protective case for a Windows Phone since the days of the Lumia 9. I have to tip my hat to Microsoft for bringing Windows phones to the table. From the Palm Treo 7. Microsoft Lumia 9. XL, Microsoft delivered a mobile platform that developed into the best mobile OS on the market. Unfortunately, Microsoft failed to put enough energy behind Windows Phone to make it a competitive platform. While I think Apple could learn from Microsoft on smartphone features, Microsoft could learn from Apple on marketing. Its a shame Microsoft is letting Windows 1. Mobile die on the vine and while I would like to see someone at Microsoft have the backbone to say Windows 1. Mobile is dead, Im not going to hold my breath. Ill continue to hope that Microsoft reenters the smartphone market next year, maybe with a Surface Phone, but if that never happens Im comfortable with the i. Phone. There is a slight learning curve, but nothing too taxing. I think my biggest challenge is to stop the temptation to double tap to wake the phone. If you are considering making the jump to i. OS or Android, here are a few Windows Central Forum discussions going on that might be helpful. Plus, you can always sound off in the comments. Updated November 2, 2. We decided to rerun this story following the release of the i.