phone opinions

What is the best cell out there right now and what are you guys using?

I went through a nightmare pre ordering the iPhone 6 which failed so i've been getting the absolute most out of my 4s. Met my dad downtown for lunch on fathers day and he was at the Verizon store so I decided to grab a new phone finally. Super done with iphones, I pretty much hate them now.

I went with the Galaxy S6 while my dad and brother took the droid turbos. They were the same price pretty much with the upgrades. 200 for the droid mine was 250 (thought it was advertised 199.99 but I only saw that online). I liked mine a lot better but I guess they smash their phones a lot and wanted bricks.

I skipped over the galaxy s6 edge with the curved screen cause I thought I would just be paying a 100 bucks more for a novelty screen that would be easier to break. However, now a day later I want to go back and get the edge. Unfortunately now it is going to cost me a restocking fee plus the difference in price plus the effort of dealing with a phone store which I'd pay another 50 not to have to do.

Anyways does anybody else have the s6 edge and love it? Is it worth me going back to switch?

I suppose I'm looking to get talked out of the edge so help me out

zenfone 2

Just more your neighbor can read off your phone while you're using it. Im still using a note3. No contract plus "old" phone is the way to go in the cell phone world.

Alcatel one touch - costs ~100-120 brand new. I had a sony xperia Z, but after literally one good drop on a concrete floor it would have cost ~250 just to get the screen fixed. That pissed me off.

It's nowhere near as flashy as most, but it calls and texts. And I can play CoC, so wtfever.

i want a droid turbo now.

i have the iphone 6 +, note 4 and the samsung 6 edge.

im unhappy with all the phones

the edge is super sexy and personally i think more than anything the $100 is worth it based on the way it feels in your hand alone. I mean thats mostly what your asking so that's my opinion.

in all honesty within 4-6 weeks the novelty of the edge screen of the s6 edge kinda wears off but basically i like it over the regular s6 because it feels better in hand.

as for "what is the best cell out there and what are you guys using"
i think the note 4 + iphone 6 plus + samsung s6 are all the best phones currently out. u can add the nexus 6 if you really like stock android. and the g4 ain't bad either.

i got the note 4 originally and loved the camera although i always wished touchwiz (samsung's skin of android) would be much more smoother/useful and less clumsy. theres a 10000000 features to the phone and sometimes it gets overwhelming and is always annoying. i never use the stylus. but it has other great features.

i like the iphone 6+ due to the simplicity. this phone honestly stresses me out the least and everything "works." whether you like ios or android, i think its obvious that the ios has a more "polished" feel. fucking joke of a screen though and although i think hardware wise the note 4 takes better pictures, something about ios camera app has always been superior to android one unfort also god damn ios just feels a bit to fischer price-y for me too. but in general i'd recommend ios over android for the majority of the people.

the samsung s6 has a nicer much more useful version of touchwiz but it still bothers me. i still don't think it's all that useful. hardware wise it looks and feels alot like the iphone 6. has 1000x better screen. shoots better video. but these are all hardware specs. i think at this age we're a bit past that and we al know that software matters just as much as the hardware. i think the s6 for the most part is wonderful.

i love my iphone for selfies + social aspect. but miss my note 4
when i have my note 4 i love the really long battery life but i hate using the actual phone with all of its bloat
when i have my s6 i suppose i'm the most happiest minus the fact that i wish it took as pretty selfies as my iphone

it's a lose lose lose proposition.

you should just keep ur s6 regular and be happy with it. or put it on ebay and get the edge.

thanks for nothing mnj.

btw a ton of new phones coming out in fall so.

Need to buy a new phone myself stuck between choosing the OnePlus One or the Moto X. I want the slick looking AMOLED display on the X but the One is cheaper and has more memory and better specs so I'm leaning that way. I'm glad both phones got recent price reductions due to impending next gen releases. Non-contract phones seem very +EV with less expensive service providers like ting or republic wireless.

Thanks for the post MNJ right on

Verizon has the best service by far and if you become edge they hook it up. I dont see the problem with phone contracts. We are all going to need a cell phone basically every day of our lives. One to two year contracts allow us to get the 800 dollar machines (premium phones) for a quarter of retail. Ur going to have a cell phone expense no matter what so what truly matters is just the average monthly price.

If non contract plans are cheaper then fine go with them for that reason but not because there is anything intrinsically wrong with contracts. Only time they become a problem is when you can't pay the bill, smash your phone too much run out of insurance and need to start another contract to get another cheap smartphone, and can't take advantage of every subsequent cell phone deal that comes along

Oh and from what I have seen contract plans actually offer a better value.

Non contract plans often target the poor and uneducated who don't understand the way the fee structures are set up are worse despite being advertised as a cheaper option to major carriers. Exploiting people with bad credit and few good options. Much like the prepaid checking vs retail banking system and shit like that.

xperia z3 compact

On June 23 2015 08:47 traxamillion wrote: Oh and from what I have seen contract plans actually offer a better value. Non contract plans often target the poor and uneducated who don't understand the way the fee structures are set up are worse despite being advertised as a cheaper option to major carriers. Exploiting people with bad credit and few good options. Much like the prepaid checking vs retail banking system and shit like that.

i feel the opposite is true. in general over 2 years contract + subsidized phone will cost the same as full price phone + lower monthly no contract fee.

everything past 2 years tho, and you're losing money on the 2 year contract if you don't upgrade your phone.

Don't ever buy a Sony ever ever ever. A friend of mine dropped it once from 15 cm on a road and the display broke -> 300$ repair then replaced it dropped it in his car near his fuckin gear box on a plastic from 10cm and the display broke again, thats pathetic build quality t

On June 23 2015 13:32 Spitfiree wrote: Don't ever buy a Sony ever ever ever. A friend of mine dropped it once from 15 cm on a road and the display broke -> 300$ repair then replaced it dropped it in his car near his fuckin gear box on a plastic from 10cm and the display broke again, thats pathetic build quality t

my Samsung Galaxy S4 fell couple times from 50cm height (nightstand) on a wooden floor and nothing happened, 70cm on a carpet - still ok
once fell on the pavement from my pocket and i got lucky even tho it fell on the display side o_O

Exactly, at this point its between Samung or Iphone other phones are not even close.My iphone once fell and hit 3 edges in a row and it isn't even scratched, thats nuts

On June 23 2015 13:32 Spitfiree wrote: Don't ever buy a Sony ever ever ever. A friend of mine dropped it once from 15 cm on a road and the display broke -> 300$ repair then replaced it dropped it in his car near his fuckin gear box on a plastic from 10cm and the display broke again, thats pathetic build quality t

Fucking this. I was sold on the waterproof aspect. stupid me. Mind you, I got my first cell phone in Jan of last year.. late bloomer hah.

@ trax - And I 100% disagree w/ you about thinking contracts are better. I'm not sure how contracts work down there in the states, but it's wayyyyyyyyy better to have a phone going in to a contract. It's similar to paying for anything completely up front or getting gouged by interest.

Kinda sucks I'm still paying for an expensive sony phone thats contract won't be done until next Jan. while I'm using this cheap chinese knockoff, but whatever. F sony phones. And F 2 yr cell contracts. Once this contract is up I'm gonna buy some unlocked ~yr old model off a reputable seller on ebay. Save myself a bunch of money.

I think the S6 edge is really nice. I'm sold on nexus devices though. I don't like having to mess with custom roms to get the latest software updates. I have a nexus 5 and am anxiously awaiting the new nexus 5.

all you hipsters...

just stick with the iPhone 6, everything else from my personal experience is just not nearly as good

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maybe dont drop your phones?

I'm using the Samsung Galaxy S5. I actually waited a long time to switch over from my S3, and only did so because I didn't feel like buying a new case.

Regarding the S5, it's pretty cool, but the phones keep getting bigger and bigger, so it's getting hard to fit them in my back pocket, and I'm forced to carry them around.

No matter what phone you use, you must buy an Otterbox case for it, as it's the best case around. Otterbox Commuter series is my favorite case, but my S5 came with a Defender series which makes my phone seem even bigger, but gives it the best protection. The Commuter series doesn't add much bulk to your phone, and gives two layers of protection. I'd recommend buying it from Amazon instead of the Otterbox website. When you're on Amazon, make sure the seller is Amazon or Otterbox, and not some random guy.

In the USA if you go with a non contract plan then you are going with some shitty inferior carrier and you will get worse reception. You may save a couple dollars per month but there is no doubt you are getting less product. The best plan in this country is a grandfathered unlimited Verizon plan that is no longer offered.

Anyways I really like this S6 so far, realized I have been wasting a ton of time browsing on an old slow phone without 4G. This phone is nearly as fast as my new laptop so I am just wasting far less time using it. It is better than the Iphone 6 imo.

I think Iphones are the most hipster device. People buy iPhones often in part to be cool and join the clique. I was doing that myself at one point but realized I am better off ditching the brand to go with the best product. Iphone software (IOS) is generally great if not the best but it is restrictive and Iphones put the weakest hardware possible in the phone so that in one or two iterations when you accidentally download that new software update changing ur IOS from 8.2 to 9.1 you are fucked because your phone isn't fast enough to run it and all your shit starts crashing

No phone is the best at everything, just find what you want most.

Need a very long battery life and never have a chance to fast charge? Then get a bigger battery, like Note 4 or a sony z3c.
Need a very good camera? get LG g4/s6/iphone 6
Want superior UI? get a Motorola X or look into rooting or get a Nexus phone
Need a cheap good phone? look at all the cheap 200-300 stuff, zenfone 2, alcatel idol 3, moto G/E

Save money and get a used phone, iphone 5/5c/5s, note 2/3, LG g3

you guys are spending 1k on a new phone every 2 years or are you on these $80/month+ plans that help subsidize the cost?

On June 23 2015 08:47 traxamillion wrote: Oh and from what I have seen contract plans actually offer a better value. Non contract plans often target the poor and uneducated who don't understand the way the fee structures are set up are worse despite being advertised as a cheaper option to major carriers. Exploiting people with bad credit and few good options. Much like the prepaid checking vs retail banking system and shit like that.

while contract>non contract, getting a sim-only contract plan and buying the phone in cash works out cheaper than getting a contract with a good phone included. The latter option is functionally the same as buying an expensive phone on credit at a presumably typical (expensive) consumer credit interest rate.

I live in UK, so for fun I decided to find out what the effective interest rate is you pay for buying a galaxy S6 on a fat contract vs buying in cash and signing up to a cheap sim-only contract, using typical numbers available for these things in UK:



Looks like buying a good phone on contract is the same as buying it on finance with a 26% interest rate. These numbers suggest you'd actually do better just using a regular credit card to buy a phone in cash!

Two year contracts are not saving you anything. They build price of phone into your monthly payments so you end up paying retail by the time your contract is up.

Source: my roommate works at at&t.

Can you buy a sim-only contract from verizon?

I still use my Nexus 4 I've had for the past 2 years. Nothing special, but it's gone through a fuck ton of being dropped on cement/hardwood and being thrown or stepped on. Don't even have a case for it.

On June 26 2015 05:04 Trav94 wrote: I still use my Nexus 4 I've had for the past 2 years. Nothing special, but it's gone through a fuck ton of being dropped on cement/hardwood and being thrown or stepped on. Don't even have a case for it.

Same story with my galaxy 3. No case ever, dropped once a day on avg. Went two plus years for me before I dropped it in the toilet.

On June 23 2015 22:21 dogmeat wrote: maybe dont drop your phones?

Best advice ever
I wonder why no one has thought of that before

-_-
on a srs note i dropped my z3c several times with no harm

I am using the nexus 5 with data only plan and I am kind of happy with it.. Except the battery after a few years becomes weak

i have the note 4, I always use the biggest screen

I like the stylus
I like the big screen
I like Samsungs ability to innovate

They basically steal Iphones ideas, but since they far more versatile, they can make far cooler apps + flexibility


If I were looking for a phoen>

A) Android Marketplace
B) Biggest screen possible that isn't a tablet
C) Stylus