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| Thread ID: 146552 | 2018-09-05 03:14:00 | What type of smartphone? | Bryan (147) | Press F1 |
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| 1453351 | 2018-09-06 23:22:00 | for you perhaps. My androids are more than 3 years old & all still work . $600-$1000 smartphone, trash after 3 years ? Only because people accept total lack of support . Many people have phones more than 3 years old. How many would pay descent money for a phone if they were told expect a 3year life max. yea tongue in cheek a little bit .. but when you see how many phones are dropped on tiles or into various waters, just lost, or along comes new tech - like 5G soon it becomes a bit compelling to replace. PC's are another matter, often a really old one can do the job if you just need a browser |
Ofthesea (14129) | ||
| 1453352 | 2018-09-07 01:31:00 | OK, point taken. It just boils my blood that smartphone manufacturers can release a phone then abandon it completely . Mid range & low end phones: dont make or sell them if you wont support them with updates & patches ever, even when new. I look after my ph's . So ever after a few years they still look new . I guess that puts me in the minority :-) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1453353 | 2018-09-07 01:46:00 | Another reason why vanilla android, or at least a well supported ROM is an important decision when buying. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1453354 | 2018-09-07 02:04:00 | A phone doesn't stop working or being useful just because it hasn't been updated in a while, they still do all the things a phone needs to do. At least that's been my experience. I would also prefer if they supported them for longer but for me at least it's not the end of the world if they stop after a while. Also as you might expect the more expensive phones tend to be supported a little longer, so my 3 year old note 5 I recently sold was still getting updates. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1453355 | 2018-09-07 07:49:00 | Have never had a top end phone, my max budget is as always $250, currently have a Vodafone smart ultra 7. Big screen, plenty of storage with a 64Gb SD card in it and plenty fast enough. My phones get dropped, covered in sawdust and never looked after, I expect 3 years minimum. This one is now 2 years and still going strong | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1453356 | 2018-09-08 03:26:00 | I expect my phone to last for at least 5 years, better still, 10 years. After all, a phone is a phone (at least to me). My Note5 (and it's my 2nd phone, my first was a Nokia 3315) is coming to 3 years now. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1453357 | 2018-09-08 23:31:00 | Purchased a Motorola G6 on launch day when in Aussie for $nz330 after Aussie GST refund. A great solid 4g phone. Does everything and plenty of memory, great photos and a big enough screen for a 74 year old. Screen could be a bit brighter in the sun. |
Arnie (6624) | ||
| 1453358 | 2018-09-26 11:12:00 | I would go for Iphone X for sure :) | LovelyFrede (17640) | ||
| 1453359 | 2018-09-26 22:14:00 | I would go for Iphone X for sure :) in fact, so cheap, just buy 2 . :) use the 2nd for when the batt gets a bit low on the 1st . That phone costs more than I paid for my car . Seriously though, in NZ : just how many people are actually spending that sort of money ($1500+) on a smartphone . Apart from the Mac junkies & super rich . Some conflicting info re sales figures . . cnet . com/news/iphone-x-was-best-selling-smartphone-in-early-2018/" target="_blank">www . cnet . com . com/2018/03/07/iphone-x-sales-estimates-2018/" target="_blank">bgr . com "iPhone X was the best-selling smartphone in early 2018" "Yet another report says iPhone X sales are way below estimates" |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1453360 | 2018-09-27 04:08:00 | My parents in their 70s use Android. They don't know how to use a laptop / desktop. So it's not the case Apple is easier to use. Android are cheaper you can get phone around $350 that has 64GB of storage which is great and you can use it for the next 2yrs. Often people like to use chat apps to avoid telephone bills and surf the web, some internet banking. Esp if they have family / friends overseas. One thing I will note is that the affordable phones even thou they are a 2017 and a 2018 model the camera isn't very good. Often these days very few people buy dedicated pocket cameras. Someone's iPhone 5S had a better camera than someone's Huawei Nova 2i, it was also better than my 2yr old Xiaomi Redmi 3. If a camera is important you might want to get a previous generation phone so it's also not that expensive. Like a Google Pixel 1, Samsung S6 or newer, iPhone 6 or newer. Edit. I took a photograph inside with the iPhone 5S, Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, the Huawwi Nova 2i and compared them side/side on my desktop PC with Adobe Lightroom. The iPhone 5S was best of these - white net curtains inside wasn't too bright (overblown) and if you look at the thicker curtain the patterns were also more detailed, the wall clock the numbers were sharper. |
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