If you've ever used Android you are probably used to having widgets and icons on your home screen, and if you have an iPhone you just have icons. Well, Windows Phone is entirely different. The Windows Phone home screen is made up of an array of 'live tiles'. These tiles are in between widgets and icons. They can take you to applications, but they can also show you information at a glance like widgets can on Android. Some cases in which this is seen and can be useful is with weather apps, which will show you the current temperature, and also with social networking apps, which will show you any notifications that you may have. Of course, not all apps have live tiles, so you should read the description of the application if you are really interested. Live tiles update in the background, but if you have too many updating, they will drain your battery fairly quickly.
Personally, I love the live tiles. If I just need to check how many Facebook notifications, messages, or missed calls I have, I can simply look at the home screen without having to open any apps. It is also really easy for me to get to any apps, as the home screen is very responsive, smooth, and fast. In fact, you will almost never see any lag in Windows Phone. Although most of the devices only have 512 MB of RAM, they never lag the way that Windows Phone handles the applications, or at least this is the case with my HTC HD7.
I believe that this new style of home screen is very revolutionary, modern, and usable. It is really easy to navigate and makes the entire experience of using the phone much better. It takes some getting used to, especially if you have never used a Windows Phone device before, but once you get used to the tiles you will never go back.
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