Thread: A GOOD smart phone ? Which one ?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Here's Spendur's smartphone,,,,

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looks like the first phone i ever used.

Originally Posted by rhensley

This is a little (ok a lot) off top pic. I have several flip phones in good working order just not smart phones. Is there a place to send them and let our vets or current service men have them. I have the chargers with them. Just no SIMs card. Again i know this is off topic but if i don't say it when i think of it i forget

I'd give the VA a call an see if they might have an answer for you.

One thing that would be important, how good are your eyes? My parents have the Samsung S4 or S5 mini and my mom is too stubborn for reading glasses and has the text so large it looks like a dumb phone. Larger/Crisper displays can help with this. If you have good vision, ignore me, heh.

My Samsung S6 has WiFi Calling that saved me loads during international travels. However, it seems to slow down normal internet use and sometimes causes connectivity issues. I do not know if the WiFi feature is only available because I have Sprint or if it is a feature of the phone.

If you get a Samsung, don't lose the damn charger. I've been having problems getting the "proper" charger so that I can utilize the "fast" charging feature. Although, with my knowledge of batteries, the higher amp charging should reduce the life of the lithium battery. However, battery production and charging capabilities have dramatically increased in the last 18 months and I have not been able to see dramatic drop offs with regards to battery life.

If I took photos for stuff other than the odd razor/hone pic, I would want the removable storage of the S7. It is the only smartphone that I recall having this feature recently. I still have a dumb phone that has decade old technology and it has removable storage... That is my biggest gripe with any smartphone manufacturer, they charge waaaaay too much for more storage.

Originally Posted by rhensley

looks like the first phone i ever used.

Naa, that's the deluxe model on mine the mic doesn't move and it only has one bell.

Hey Jimmy
I've had the iPhone 3Gs, 5c and now Samsung S6Edge
I'm happy to get away from Apple. The Samsung integration with Gmail, calendar features etc. seems to be less proprietary.
The camera is incredible in comparison. The battery life is somewhat less however. the graphics are much crisper.
JMHO
Mike