New Smartphone Review Thread

General Discussion
#332

Haha 5.5" screen to be exact. :wink:

I’ll be watching on Tuesday to see whether an upgrade makes sense. I tend to be one of those people you reference who likes to have the latest gadget. If the 7+ really isn’t much of an improvement, I’ll reconsider. I have heard that Apple is waiting for 2017 (10th anniversary of the iPhone) for the really big change. That would bother me if I did upgrade this year. I like to have the latest technology, but upgrading after just one year is a bit much. We’ll see.

What a mess re: the Note 7, eh? I’m not sure how many have been sold, but that seems like a big charge Samsung will have to take this year.

#333

nm

#334

In for a 7+ in piano black. Apple Watch 1 is fine for me still.

#335

^^ are you a photo guy? I don’t take many pictures, so there really isn’t enough new for me to justify upgrading at this time. I’m going to wait until next year. Frankly, I was underwhelmed with the presentation.

#336

What a joke the 7 and 7+ are. The only people that are gonna upgrade are those that have to have every phone, enjoy sitting in line for several hours for a phone, and/or have a free upgrade coming up. I love how they made the wireless earbuds a separate $150 accessory too. On top of that, they’re the same shape, so they’re still gonna be uncomfortable.

#337

Not to mention the likelihood of damaging or losing them when they fall out of your ears. Would anyone seriously consider working out with them? Just a hunch here, but I don’t think these are the future of headphones:

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#338

those need a tether

as I mentioned unless you’re paying a massive phone bill and get a highly subsidized upgrade every 2 years, theres no reason to upgrade really from a 6+ to a 7+ etc.

I had a note 1 and upgraded to Note 3 because it was effectively free. Sold my note 1 for $200, and paid $199 for the note 3. If you can do that, upgrade away all the time. You’d be crazy not to.

However if your plan doesn’t include upgrades ever 2 years and your pocket is harmed by upgrading, there’s very little reason to do so.

#339

My iPhone 6 has a wonky battery. Seems to turn off at 15% now, doesn’t always charge overnight. It’s time to switch out.

I never think I need a better camera but I’m always pleased with the results.

#340

the airpods aren’t meant for working out. they basically said so in the presentation. They have the new powerbeats3 which uses the same chip and is over the ear and tethered together, and they said these were for working out.

#341

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160909/d3600d31421b84dc6403d5d3912bc36a.jpg

http://appleplugs.com/

Thought this was pretty hilarious so I’ll just leave it here.

I actually pay $30/month to do the phone lease and get a free upgrade every year. Just gotta turn in the phone at the end of the year. If you do the math, it’s actually cheaper. I think I paid $650 for my 5S. By the time the 6 came out and I tried to sell it, I could only get $150 for it even with it being unlocked and in perfect condition, not to mention only a few months old. Same thing with my 6 plus happened. I bought it and after the 6S plus came out I changed service so I tried to sell it. Couldn’t even get $200 for it. In the end I’m paying $360/year for the latest phone and never have to worry about selling it. My phone service is $40/month through Sprint so after you add the lease and taxes, it’s still only $80. Sprint has stepped their game up recently so I get better service than my girlfriend does with Verizon.

#342

Double post

#343

I think you’re doing it wrong…

You can get $400 for a 6 plus 64gb all day long today.

Maybe you suck at selling stuff lol.

#344

Who said I had the 64gb phone? Lol, I’ve always gotten the 16gb version and I’ve never needed more.

Let’s say I could get $400 for it though. Then add in the 10% eBay seller fees and shipping and you’re down to $350. After tax I paid over $800 for my 6 plus. Meaning I would have paid $450 total for the phone and then I’d still have to go out and buy another phone at an additional cost of $350-$450.

#345

One beef I have with the Note 7 now that I’ve had it for a few weeks is that if I lose mobile service (underground parking lot in my office building), at least 50% of the time, it can’t reconnect to the mobile network on its own unless I manually restart the phone. Samsung is replacing my phone in the next couple weeks due to the recall so I’ll see if the new one has the same issue. Seems like a software problem rather than a hardware one though.

#346

nobody pays $800 for a phone unless they hate money. If you think you need the iphone 7 plus within 6 months of its launch, you’re kidding yourself. Get it in 8 months for $399.

So you buy a subsidized phone for about $399. You then sell it 24 months later for $300-400.

I get that you like your lease program, but it’s not very good.

Also, get to know craigslist or in canada, kijiji. free classifieds, amazing liquidity, no fees.

#347

Out of curiosity, what do you pay for service?

#348

$50 CDN (or $38 USD)

unlimited talk domestically
200 minutes of long distance/month
unlimited text
6 GB of LTE data
no bullshit fees…just the $50 for everything

However due to my great (for this market) deal, they have recently made me ineligible for subsidized upgrades after 5 years at this price. If I want an upgrade eligible package, it’s the same thing for about $68 a month or $52 USD. Of course at $68/month I’m paying an extra $18/month or $432 every 2 years…in order to get my provider to subsidize my phone price by…$400. What’s the point.

My note 3 is robust, has massive storage and is all around excellent. I can’t think of any reason to upgrade it personally.

#349

I found out last night that my old Galaxy S5 shoots 4K

#350

Is it considered illegal for a manufacturer to release software updates for older devices that intentionally make it run poorly and introduce new “issues”?

#351

Generally speaking, I think any manufacturer that intentionally sought to damage its customers’ products would be subject to some kind of liability.