Posted on 12/22/2017 7:09:07 AM PST by A Cyrenian
I retired as a design engineer from GE...
One day, one of the VP’s and my boss were in my office...I mentioned that I didn’t own a cellphone...
The VP asked me why I didn’t...I pointed at my boss and said, “So him and you can’t call me...”
The VP looked at me strangely for a second, then said, “You are the smartest man I know....”
Android 6
Wal Mart Straight Talk is a good price but it uses AT&T network. I prefer Verizon, but they are pricey.
As for phones I have always had Motorola. They are cheap and powerful,
with huge high end screens, powerful processor, very durable, I drop them all of the time. They also self-download the latest version of Android automatically and have no extra software bloat, just a clean android install. Now Moto is offering their X, G, and their E value phone unlocked so they work on all networks. You could bring it to a prepaid plan like Straight talk. I paid 200 for my Moto Nexus 6 two years ago and it is still working and holding a charge. Even today this is one of the largest screens with a blazing processor.
Motorola MOTO G5s from Republic Wireless. Great phone for the price, great price and very good company.
We got new iphones a few months ago after years of using Samsung android. I want my old phone back.
There is one feature my iphone has that my other lacked, it anticipates words and phrases well while I am texting.
Other than that, I hate the damn thing.
Once I left it on top of my big gas guzzling SUV and pulled out of my driveway with it up top. I heard it slide off the rooftop and saw it fall off in the rear view mirror and bounce on the street a few times. Thought for sure it would be shattered & dead. Nope. Still working!
Motorola Moto G Play
As good as a Samsung Galaxy except it cost me $129 at Wally World online. And it works a lot better. $35 got me an unlimited replacement warranty including for breakage.
I had nothing but problems with my Galaxy S4.
I’ve own a Turbo Droid for the past two years. I am very happy with it.
I know of few iphone users who would consider anything else.
I think the answer to your question would depend mightily upon which iphone version you have and how many of the included features you are addicted to. I am in no way whatsoever conversant in the differences between versions.
I needed to replace my (android) Samsung Exhibit (prolly 7 yrs old) and was tossing about whether to go with an iphone one version out of date (which would have been a 7 at the time; still $500+)
I happen to be a very, very low power user. I make phone calls. Texts. Take pix. Send them. There is virtually no phone that cannot do those things at this point. Stream movies: Never. Stream youtubes/clips: almost never.
Fortunately I was directed to a LG K20 by the guy in the T-Mobile store. This is a $250 phone that does about 92% of what a $550 iphone 8 and a $1K iphone 10 does. It’s never advertised because it probably generates half the profits of the glitzier models for the handset reseller. I’m happy with it.
I have a Samsung 5 and it hasn’t failed yet. The annoying thing is the near daily app update requests. Reception is poor out in rural areas and we use US Cellular. I often have to go outside to use it. Landlines were far more reliable and clear.
One more thing, my youngest son has an LG. He left it in his pocket and it went though a complete washing machine cycle. My wife dried it out, and it never failed. Apparently LGs are waterproof. He has also dropped it several times on concrete. Durability.
I switched to an iPhone 5s awhile back and am very happy with it on the straight talk network. Unlimited everything for 45 bucks a month.
I could do without one too. They can be a great annoyance.
Just upgraded from an iPhone 6 to iPhone 8.
Got $145 for the 6 on trade in. The A11 Bionic chip rocks. If you’re already invested into the iPhone ecosystem, I’d stay with it. Your call, but I’m happy with the new phone.
IMO, iPhones, while they are quality products and very nice, are way over priced.
We have gone from simple feature phones to Nexus smartphones, which are pure Android devices, meaning that they lack the layer of extra bloat that other purveyors of Android devices put on top. The Nexus devices also receive o/s updates sooner than 3rd party Android phones.
We have just replaced my wife’s aging Nexus 5 with a Moto 5+, which set us back $169 at Costco. It’ll be our first experience outside of pure Android, but I expect that she will be very happy with it.
I use the Tracfone service. Pay as you go. My current phone is an LG LGL62VL
I usually make a call or text about once a week, some times more. It costs less than $100 a year.
Oops, make that ‘Moto G5+’...
I had an iPhone until the iPhone 4. I switched over to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and then the Galaxy S7 and never looked back. They’re both great.
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