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iPhone or bust for me, get a contract and get your handset free. Or buy an older iPhone model.
I had an original iPhone and moved after the Blackberry hype. Was the worst thing I ever did, I'll never leave iPhone again, just a great phone.
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do you hear that?
yes, it's the sound of anti-apple fanboys coming to get you :"3
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I love how its come full circle...
Apple's cool, everyone get an iPod....
Apple's boo, everyone get blackberrys...
Apple's cool again bro!
It's ironically cool to hate Apple now dude.
I can't keep up with the youth of today!
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FWIW I'm not sure Apple were ever cool. They had their moment in the sun with the first non-grim MP3 player but they're generally the domain of people who take themselves way too seriously... no?
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Lol, "domain of people who take themselves too seriously"...
Look at the reaction non-iPhone users have given in response to ONE iphone user. Who takes themselves too serious?!
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It's not cool, it's just people opening their eyes to their bs. Good luck buying more unnecessary accessories just to use regular headphones on your next overpriced phone.
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I had an iPhone 3GS and it was a great phone to me but there are a lot of downsides that just overweight iOS stability, which I consider the best thing iPhone has.
- Useless without jailbreak
- Pirated apps impossible to install (without jailbreak)
- No memory card slot (and they sell 16GB models, lol)
-Pretty expensive
-And the last one and probably most hated for me, you have to use disgusting, very slow program called iTunes
I'm curently using samsung galaxy s5 that's 2 years old now and still works great for me.
Considering I put my opinion here and that it's different than someones else, I would be shocked if I don't get a few blacklists :D
iPhone is a great device but if you're poor, and don't want to take one with expensive contract, try something else :)
Sorry for raising the heat up, it's 31 Celsius here anyway xD
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Lol, I don't see why anyone should blacklist you for what you said, was an informed and justified opinion. I can't argue with your opinion :)
Everyone has different tastes. :)
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I had a 5c when that first came out, was a great phone.
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i have owed them all at one time or another i would rate androids first, apples second,windows phones,then blackberrys and to be honest i have just become to used to the openness and customizability of androids to really mess with any of the other os's again they were all to restrictive in one way or another.
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do you hear that?
yes, it's the sound of anti-apple fanboys coming to get you :"3
The Imperial Android Inquisition has been summoned!
Where is the heretic?
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Se-senpai? I-It's you? I-I didn't want to sound mean, or anything... but Apple is way too overrated (and overpriced).
I guess I'll call the Inquisition out this time... But only because I like you ♥
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My handset was free with my contract and I upgrade it every two years, that's more than ok for me! :)
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My handset was free with my contract
Nope.
The phone isn't actually yours if you got it with such a contract, you're just renting it.
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Maybe were you are from but I have 3 iphones sat around from old contracts that I own.
You aren't renting anything you are paying the cost of the phone within the contract.
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new blackberry is kool, but sooo overpriced [less than an appl tho] :D
be glad you didn't switch to Bada :D
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Well I recently got an LG G4 and am pretty happy with it.
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+1 got it about half a year ago and still happy. Has gotten cheaper now that the g5 is out and still has great specs.
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if I did not break my G2, I would be totally happy with it even today!
the flagships of LG and old Nexus made by them are good IMO
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Thanks for suggestion. Added to list. that display resolution o_O
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Got an LG G3 I bought 2nd-hand 2½ years ago …A small part of me kinda wishes it would give me reason to complain and upgrade … but alas, it works flawlessly.
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Yeah, if you can wait and also patience for a price drop.
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They just announced it last month, and the range varies. No more Intel processor though.
But, I would recommend Nexus lineup if zenfone doesn't catch ur eyes.
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i just bought Nexux5x.
it is considered the best midrange phone.
about 300$
edit: nexus 4 5 and5x are LG. 6 (new one) is Motorola i think
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2 GB Ram
Any lag or delay in running an app or switching between them when several apps are open in the same time ?
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indeed, i saw that too and considered a downfall
however, it's super fast so far.
i haven't rooted since it's got warranty for a year, but i'm guessing once rooted it's even faster
consider this: this is Google phone. no outside apps from LG, samsung, or whatever.
plus, the android (even rooted ones) are MADE for this device, they are not fitted, or altered... just my thoughts
edit: AMAZING camera (saw you want to shitpost pictures). really, amazing
and i don't like smartphone pics. add camera details to the table if it matters to you. the Nexus5x has 13Mb with great quality (don't know lenses type)
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(saw you want to shitpost pictures)
xD
Well, there's nothing i really want to share from this city but let's see where this goes! :P
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Where are you from, OP? (Is it Iran? Based on your steam profile)
What's your first priority, btw? Each company's got their pros and cons.
(I know you're asking for android suggestion) Why not iPhone, op?
For gaming on phone, I'd prefer tablet for the screen size. I'm using Padfone S currently
http://www.gsmarena.com/asus_padfone_s-6238.php
https://www.asus.com/Phone/PadFone_S_PF500KL/
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Yeah, i live in Iran.
I have no priority but looking for a better Smartphone compared to its competitors in the same price range.
Gaming is not my priority but i like to know which one has better performance in different games.
I want to buy a smartphone as a mobile gadget, put it in my pocket and tablets are not an option for me.
iPhone models all are above my budget and just " iPhone 5c " and " iPhone 5s " are affordable options for me.
I'd be glad to hear your experience with these two models if you have had them and worked with them.
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Okay, for me...it would be A7. 2nd choice: LG Nexus 5X http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7759&idPhone2=7556
Super AMOLED (AMOLED's colors degrade over time) / Big Battery / 16 GB is good enough + MicroSD slot /
Camera 13 MP (more than enough) / 3.5. mm jack (could be used for radio, too) / fast charging (beware of fake charger!)
A few notes about smartphone:
- Check the network. Does it supports your carrier's network (gsm/cdma, gprs/edge, frequency range)?
- What SIM size? Normal, Micro, Nano? Cutting it yourself...is risky.
- Most have non-removable batteries...so, yeah...take good care of fragile phone.
- Total space means total space, not available space. It didn't account for System reserved, apps & bloatware.
About iPhone: My family members have 5s. From my experience, it's okay.
The size fits (not too big, not too small). Somehow, I feel okay with the closed ecosystem of iOS.
It feels like a "Premium Quality" thing, you know. Their default Apps just works and you don't feel like you need a replacement.
(I didn't own an iPhone, btw)
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Thanks for your time to reply :)
Yeah, it's not actually the first time that i want to buy a Smartphone. I already had HTC Diamond 2 and HTC Desire years ago.
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You may consider bying an older one an fix it with Cyanogenmod. I have Galaxy S3 with Android 6.01 running on it. Very smooth xD
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I didn't expect it can run Nova 3 without Lag but it did. Just drop frame some moments.
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I had 2 samsungs, both were (and the last one still are) garbage. Maybe high end samsungs are good, but mid range samsung are gargabe. Avoid
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Which models you have ?
What's your problem with these models ?
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slow, laggy, random crashes, not enough space, crappy samsumg apps extremely heavy and useless preinstalled
Can't remember the model name
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What Silverio said seems to apply to most Samsung models. I would suggest to avoid Samsung. I had a cheap one myself (absolute garbage btw), but I know quite a few people that did have more expensive Samsungs phones and all said the same thing.
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i have to agree the high end samsungs are great i currently have the s7 and s7 edge in my home and both are great, the low/mid end are crap with to much bloatware on them so they are slow and clunky and freeze a lot.
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Oneplus 3: One stop solution for all your needs.
http://www.gsmarena.com/oneplus_3-7995.php
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I don't follow the smartphone market too closely nowadays, but one thing is for sure: avoid any Samsung not called "Galaxy S".
Among that price range, you could look at Google's Nexus line, Motorola, and of course older Samsung Galaxy S
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I recently replace my Galaxy S4 with an Honor 7 which fits your budget. The only features I'm missing that the S4 had are MHL which I only used a handful of times to watch stuff on the TV when my laptop was out of commission and NFC which I never once used. The S4 was free on contract whilst I bought the Honor 7 at less than half of what the S4 would have cost me new if I'd bought it at the time I took the contract.
I haven't really done much gaming on it but the reviews I did check seemed to indicate favourable performance.
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I have a cheap dual SIM Android 5 phone from China, a Cubot X12. It cost me less than £80 (which is about $120 I'm guessing?) and easily out-performs most branded ones. That said, I also bought a cheap off-brand tablet, which turned out to have factory-installed malware. Your mileage may vary but if you're careful you can get some fantastic deals on the interwebs. :)
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Honestly, i just wanted to buy a cheap one for around 100$-150$ like you but then my mother told me why you don't spend the whole money on a phone. You can't buy anything by the remaining fund if you buy a cheap one [ Since the cheap ones are not that much cheap here because of the value of currency ] :)
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^ a whole world of this. I've never used their smartphones but I have a Mi Band activity tracker and a Mi Scale smartscale, they're cheap and awesome.
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I recommend spending a little extra and getting the OnePlus 3. Do NOT get the Zenfone 2, it uses an Intel chip and they've pulled out of mobile. And there are quite a few games that do not support its processor.
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Yeah, Asus changed the CPU model to Snapdragon in the new version. :S
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used until I broke it, loved!!! now Mi4, also super nice :P some better some worse aspects but still
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I can highly recommend the OnePlus phones, or at least the OnePlus One. You're getting high-end features for a mid-range price.
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it's slow, everything takes more clicks than I'm used to, and the virtual keyboard has a tendency to disappear fairly often (such as when I'm in the middle of typing an email)
And that's ignoring certain inefficiencies, such as two separate email clients, two separate photo sorting apps, and what's probably the worst contacts app I've ever seen.
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I have a Zenfone 2, and it's compatible with everything. The only thing you should know is Asus is quite slow with major updates...i still have Lollipop (Marshmallow will be relased soon). I like it, but i don't know if they'll release Android N (probably not).
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Also, Laser series update to Marshmallow even faster than Intel CPU. XD
My ZE500KL already have Marshmallow 1 month.
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I've had Moto G3 for a while now and it seems to be a really good one for it's price. As for performance I haven't had a problem with it for now, I don't game a lot on mobile but any game I tried it ran smoothly with no FPS drops. Haven't tried any heavier like Nova 3 but looking at youtube videos it seems to run it smoothly too.
Nexus 5/5x is something I could also recommend as it's a really stable one and has even better specs + it's in the same price range and it runs on stock android which for me makes it even better.
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I had no plan to buy a smartphone but since my mother lift restriction on a money has come from nowhere so i have the permission to spend it on something and i've decided to buy a smartphone.
I don't know how much exactly my budget [ in local currency ] worth after converting to US Dollar but i guess the budget is around 300$-350$ and that support a mid-range android smartphone, i guess!.
So i started searching about Smartphones and to be honest didn't consider these Xiaomi , Huawei in my search and just looked at " HTC, Samsung, Sony, Asus " phones.
Gaming is NOT my first priority but because as a gamer gaming is in our blood so decided to search about phones in this price range and their performance in games :
I don't have priority so any android phone from HTC, Samsung, Sony, Asus for around 300-350$ is welcomed and i'll check it.
I personally have no problem by Xiaomi , Huawei, or any whatsoever-mi-or-wei companies if you convince me that their product has the same quality, durability, as companies like HTC, Samsung, ...... .
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