The app selection still handicaps Windows Phone 8 devices.
As far as third - party apps go, the Android - tablet - specific
app selection still pales in comparison with Apple's iPad app collection, and those tablet - specific apps are tougher to find in the Android Market.
Not exact matches
I
still have a few problems with the iPad's
app selection and keyboard accessory, as I wrote in my recent iPad Pro review.
Paid
apps may be on the decline, but a small percentage of mobile users are willing to fork out for high quality content, and Apples
app store
still contains a
selection of offerings for.
Between a growing
selection of
apps and unlimited access to movies and music for Prime members, it makes sense that Amazon would drop the Kindle name from its line of Fire tablets, but the company is
still very much focused on value.
For one thing, Apple's iPad 2 is
still the best - selling tablet, and for another it
still has the largest
selection of quality
apps.
Limited
app selection;
Still relatively heavy; Underwhelming rear camera; Pricey compared with full Windows 8.1 hybrids
Microsoft's Surface 2 offers a beautiful display, more powerful processor and longer battery life, but the
app selection is
still lacking.
Still another issue beyond the comparatively limited
app selection: Amazon again gave mixed answers regarding compatibility between the Kindle Fire and the greater universe of Android
apps.
The overall comic book
selection is
still fairly lacking and you probably want to download the dedicated Comixology, Marvel, or DC
apps for the best
selection.
Still, Play has the largest
selection of Android
apps in the world and it is fairly easy to find anything you want.
Google's tablet operating system from last year, called Honeycomb,
still suffers from bugs, horrible
app selection, and poor overall design.
I haven't bought anything from the iBookstore yet (
selection is
still quite limited), but Apple does charge sales tax on
apps (but not on movie rentals).
Amazon's ebook
selection is
still the best around and with
apps for most smartphones and tablets it's easy to switch your reading between devices - hook them all up to Wi - Fi and you'll never lose your page.
Android has made great strides in
app selection, courting more developers and offering more high - quality tablet
apps, but it's
still not as many as Apple offers.
Still, we prefer the native
apps for all of these and Amazon's Kindle
app store has a greater
selection of third - party social
apps.
The
app selection is
still much better on iOS, even if the sheer numbers make it sound like they are virtually level - pegging.
And the
app selection on the iPad
still outpaces what you'll find on Android and Amazon tablets.
Whether the Kindle Fire HDX (which starts at $ 230 for the 7 - inch model we tested, just like the Nexus 7) is the best choice depends on how much you care about
app selection (where Amazon
still lags far, far behind), how amenable you are to Amazon's content ecosystem, and whether or not you'll find many of the tablet's unique features useful or fun.
While the tablet
app selection for Android has improved over time, Apple
still leads the charge, with more than 725,000 iPad
apps available.
That reminds me — the
app selection for Honeycomb tablets is
still pretty slim.
The only issue is that the platform is
still very young, and with such a small «ecosystem» and currently limited
app selection, users probably aren't likely to jump ship to BlackBerry 10.
Still, there are more positive stuff to say about this one, other highlights being the great battery life, decent dual camera system and the solid
app selection.
Even if Apple hasn't made it's own VR headset similar to devices from rivals like Google Daydream View and Samsung Gear VR, you can
still find a respectable
selection of iPhone VR
apps in the
App Store.
Android
apps and Play Store access on Chromebooks have been in the works for a while, but the new feature is
still not fully baked as it's only available on a small
selection of Chromebook models.
App selection has vastly improved since 2015, though it's
still behind the other major streaming platforms.
Apple's iPad has largely stalled from a sales perspective, but it
still sells far more than any tablet on the planet, thanks to its enormous
app selection and considerable developer advantage over Android when it comes to the device's
app ecosystem.
The Store is hardly overflowing with
apps on launch - we're not seeing much in the way of Twitter clients - but you'll
still find a nice
selection including
apps like MSNBC, Vimeo, Photobucket, Evernote, Cut the Rope, and more.
And the
app selection on the iPad
still outpaces what you'll find on Android and Amazon tablets.
Admittedly Microsoft
still hasn't quite figured out how the «universal» Windows 10
apps should work and integrate with the rest of the OS - and the
selection of these natives
apps is
still pretty poor - but it means Windows devices have much more flexibility whether you're staying at home or working on the go.
And
app selection is
still pretty weak compared to Google or Apple alternatives.
The Roku and Fire TV are more or less neck - and - neck in total number of
apps, but since a huge chunk of Amazon's
apps are games, Roku
still firmly leads the pack in channel
selection.
But there is
still such a gulf in
app selection and quality between apps found in the Windows Store and those found on Google Play or Apple's App Store that it's hardly worth comparing th
app selection and quality between
apps found in the Windows Store and those found on Google Play or Apple's
App Store that it's hardly worth comparing th
App Store that it's hardly worth comparing them.
So while Android Wear
still lags behind the Apple Watch in terms of simplicity and
app selection, it's far more versatile in terms of pricing and features.
While there's a fair number of
apps for the Gear watches, Tizen
still feels thin compared to the
selection available for Apple's watchOS.
Though it has a very intuitive interface, complete with a rotating bezel for navigation, many parts of the experience are
still half - baked, whether that's the pathetically anemic
selection of
apps or the hopelessly useless S Voice digital assistant.
That said, Daydream's
selection of
apps still pales in comparison to the Oculus
app store or even the HTC Vive's
selection on Steam.
Smart TV: The look and feel of Toshiba's smart TV suite, dubbed ePortal, has been updated on the L7200 compared with last year, but
app selection is
still sparse.
Windows Phone
still lags way behind Android and iOS in
app selection.
For the rest of you, keep in mind that it's not easy to use classic Windows features on a tablet (especially without the keyboard dock) and the Windows Store
still doesn't have a competitive
selection of
apps compared to the Android Google Play Store or Apple
App Store.
The
app selection for Windows phone is
still very limited and the phone's design feels plasticky.
Speaking of
apps, the Passport can now run Android
apps via the Amazon Appstore, but the
selection is
still limited — Google
apps aren't on offer, though Google Calendar works well enough and integrates with «The Hub».