What phones do you love and hate?

#15

Sony (including Ericsson brand) and Motorola always used to be my go to brands before switching to iPhone / iOS. Which phone depended primarily on four main factors;

  • camera quality
  • hardware specs
  • cost (not on contract so Ā£200-Ā£400 bracket, for at least 24 months use)
  • size (anything under 5", its a phone not a tablet I need)

Motorola unfortunately started to lose their way and Sony, while turning out some brilliant spec phones, gave me the misfortune of two defective units in a row. That combined with Apple integrating more of the MacOS with iOS gave me a reason to make a jump to iPhone (but the eye watering cost was hard to swallow :scream:)

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#16

I have had a smartphone since 1997 so thatā€™s 20 years. Before that I had a PDA, phone and datacard.

For nearly every year the usual problem has been first battery life, 2nd has been storage.

As what you could do with smartphones has increased they moved from gimmick through convenience to an essential item particularly for travel (duh, mobile!).

I currently carry two phones either/or depends on the trip. I bike commute so for me on a bike it is a small cheap phone I can hold in one hand, and for that I use a $99 Moto G4 Play but it can crawl if I tax it. In other situations I use a OnePlus2 where I need performance, but it doesnā€™t last as long on battery. When Iā€™m spending weeks on the move from home I have both so I have a spare and use both. These two phones I have with ample storage done differently, one has SD 64GB card, the other 64Gb built-in.

I have touched Apple phones and spoken with their owners but in my opinion itā€™s hyped overpriced.

Typed on my OnePlus2, heading off for 3 days trip, with Pixel C tablet, Powercore 26800, Powerport2, Iā€™m with others so not carrying spare phone.

The whole travel and portable technology has changed a lot. Iā€™m heading into high altitude cold for a worm trip and can work and be online whether near mains or not in a 16L small backpack which fits anywhere.

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#17

I love samsung s6 and s7 :heart_eyes:

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#18

Take any aspect of the phoneā€™s features Apple iPhone 7Plus is the best on earth. Worst is any one from Samsung as I have such a bad experience every time I mistakenly bought Samsung. Every time I thought they must have improved over the years but NO nO Noā€¦They were crap, r crap and will remain crap always.

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#19

You said Apple was the best but I would question why you kept going back to Samsung ā€œevery timeā€ not once not both times but every time, lol. :confused: [quote=ā€œDrMajidHanif, post:18, topic:28981ā€]
the best on earth.
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When I find the best on earth I stick with it.

why would anyone go back to something that was always crap.

Seriously I am glad you enjoy your phone but please stick with it. :wink:

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#20

Funny Lol :joy::joy::joy::joy::joy:

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#21

Personallyā€¦ I go for iPhones. Iā€™m not an apple advocate by any stretch. In fact I actually detest Macs, but I find the iPhone is so simplistic for my every day needs. I hate the price tag that comes with it, but itā€™s easy usage vs. The Frustration I endure with an android based phone, makes it worth it for me. (I had an android phone for a few years before switching over to apple)

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#24

Long time Android user.

Started out with Verizon, then Sprint, T-Mobile and ATT.

Dropped the huge bill from ATT and moved to Metro PCS.

Iā€™ve always liked Samsung devices since they came out. Have used the S3, 4 and 5. Samsung has consistently met the all the aspects for me: camera, features, cost and uniqueness.

I recently started a new job as a Mobility Coordinator for a large company and all of their users are on iPhones. The company issued one to me and I have been using that now for 6 months. Yikes, was my first thought! I am totally impressed with the phone using it and supporting it. What? Another device that meets all aspects? No way!

With Metro PCS you have limited devices to choose from and you have to pay for the phone up front. One reason I have not got the S7 or an iPhone. Metro recently came out with the ZTE Zmax Pro at a bargain price of $99 and their first 32GB phone. I read all the articles about this phone before it came out and recently dumped the ol S5 and bought the ZTE. I like this phablet. It is huge but looks right in my big hand! Everything I researched about this device was dead on.

So now Iā€™m Android and Apple. I may just have to drop Metro and go back to a major carrier and get an iPhone. I just like them much better now.

#25

Galaxy s7. Great hardware but awful software.

#26

Always wanted to be able to change and tweak things. I knew the camera was often lacking but these past couple years have really flipped that and at the moment iā€™m using a Nexus 6P. Switched from a V10 and have been loving these cameras. Also love the screen size and being back with my front facing speakers is so great.
Personally hate iphones because of lack of tweaking straight out of the box. There also really isnā€™t variety in software feel. I understand you could jailbreak it but even then thereā€™s limits.Iā€™d easily recommend it to family and friends but its just not a personal preference. And as far as the future is concerned with usb protocol Android is far ahead with most phones adopting type-c connectivity. Forward-thinking like that lead to widgetsā€¦ something just recently adopted by apple the past couple years.

#27

There are so many phones out there, it begs the questions which is the best. Thatā€™s what I think we are trying to get from this topic.

Android is one of the best systems out there. The only problem with Android is the silly layer each company adds to the top to make it their own. Samsung for example, have a bundle of bloatware apps which can be disabled to make your phone a little quicker. But I digressā€¦

If you want a great phone, there are really only two processors worth looking at right now: Snapdragon 821 and the Kirin 960. I have checked out mobile phones using both these processors, and here are my two optionsā€¦ Yes two, I am looking at these two for my next mobile phone (purchase in the next two months).

  1. Huawei Mate 9 Pro rocking the Kirin 960
    http://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobile-phones/mate9pro/index.htm

  2. Xaomi 5S Plus
    http://xiaomi-mi.com/mi-5s-plus/xiaomi-mi-5s-plus-high-edition-6gb128gb-dual-sim-gray/

Both phones come with 6Gb Ram which is MORE than enough to handle whatever you throw at it, and they both have dual cameras. I feel Chinese phones are ahead of the curve when it comes to technology and affordability. The specs they provide, if you got the Samsung variant would cost you the same as an iPhone. I live in the UK, and offline phones are VERY expensive.

Good luck finding the right phoneā€¦

#28

Wow, that is some impressive. I like it a lot, I just wish it wasnā€™t so darn expensive. Here in Canada it is $1275.00 and the Galaxy s7 edge is $800

#30

So I think youā€™ll find if you can get it imported, it should be cheaper. I am having a friend bring mine over from China. I think it works out to be Ā£660. But I decided after much deliberation and research to wait, also with my budget. Decided to go for the Xiaomi Mi5S Plusā€¦ Cheap (almost) as chipsā€¦

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#31

Itā€™s Android. You can change it!

#32

Because I got SAMSUNG as a gift twice in my life. I didnā€™t went back to it but had to use it coz I had no phone and got gift of smasung fone and thatā€™s it. Ok u donā€™t believe it, just get a samsung and experience it. But without having iPhone usage experience, u canā€™t compare.

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#33

I love my Samsung galaxy s7 :heart_eyes:

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#34

I remember the good old days when my Nokia would require only one charge every 5-7 days. Those were simpler times.

Smartphonewise, Iā€™ve used the Nokia 5800, an LG Android, then I moved to iPhones. And I probably wonā€™t be going back.

Yes, Apple products are a little pricier - and I mention ā€œa littleā€ because you have to compare specs to compare prices, and the top Samsung phone/notebook cost about as much as the iPhone/MacBook. But they have, for me and my family - and also a bunch of my friends - one quality that Android in general lacks: ease of use. I donā€™t care that the latest gimmick is present on Androids for a decade. I care that itā€™s advanced enough for regular use without having to think about it.

Thatā€™s the thing for me. Apple products, in general, allow me to take fewer decisions on my daily life. I donā€™t have to worry about some app working or not working, as long as I have the latest iOS installed - and the OS life of an Apple product is a great advantage. When Iā€™m home, where most of my tech is from Apple, everything just works. I have to send a file to my wifeā€™s notebook? AirDrop takes care of it in seconds, nothing to think about. I want to move my music from my computer to the Apple TV? Also done in seconds. Show a photo in my phone on the TV? Easy. Nothing to install, nothing to configure. Itā€™s there and it works.

The camera is a little worse than the best Android phone? So what? Itā€™s still an excellent camera. The screen has a lower resolution than the Galaxy? So what? Itā€™s a perfectly bright and visible screen with more than enough resolution for it to appear like a printed paper. You canā€™t customize it? So what? most people donā€™t, even when they can.

People tend to think of Apple as a tech company. Well, it is, but it is much more a marketing company. Apple rarely is the first to come with a new tech. It usually refines existent tech. FaceID is a prime example: other phones had face identification before, but those were unsafe to the point you could fool it with a photo. Apple just expanded on the concept with infrared 3D measurements, making it a bit more safe, and then creates the greatest buzz around it. Not new, but better. So, when I buy an iPhone, I know it has tech developed to the point of being reliable. Of course, not everything is failproof, and there are bad things about any device you choose.

All that said, ultimately you almost canā€™t go wrong buying top phones of any brand. You have to buy into the ā€œOS ecossystemā€ with any choice you made, but thatā€™s a burden of modern times, I guess.

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#35

NEXUS 6P

ā— Camera: It have full HD and razor image!

ā— Features: One of the first, if not the first, to have the finger reader on the back

ā— Cost : I got it at 300$ it was a good price since all phones were 500$ or more

ā— Uniqueness:The look, its sexy! The 2 front speakrs, the finger print, even the glass on the camara. I love it! Its a pity the pixel become uglyā€¦

#36

I hate the LG G5, as the power button breaks often and the cost is not worth the value. However, the camera is quite brilliant, and it can withstand shatter in its focus. It is unique in its awful lag and support of bad programs.

#37

I am an Apple guy and always will be because of their great OS and usability, Also they usually do well in all categories but have been behind lately on new features. The new X has changed that with face ID, the lack of a home button, and the wireless charging. One thing I hate is the AUX being gone but its not the end of the world with the AirPods and other Bluetooth heaphones being so prevalent. Overall great phones in my opinion but I would be willing to switch if a brand got me a brand new one to try out!