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What's your Smartphone Brand?

Apple 16 20.25%
 
Samsung 18 22.78%
 
Nokia 3 3.80%
 
Huawei 5 6.33%
 
Google 6 7.59%
 
OnePlus 6 7.59%
 
Xiaomi 2 2.53%
 
HTC 0 0%
 
Another brand 22 27.85%
 
Still using a good ol' cellphone 1 1.27%
 
Total:79
Intrinsic on 05 August 2019
thismeintiel said:
EricHiggin said:
BLU Life One X. Have had it for a few years now and while it's nothing special it does the trick. Paid $200 on Amazon brand new shortly after it's release and it's worth every penny. The only issue I have with it is with updates because the battery life can vary greatly. At worst it can be 3 hrs with heavy use and best closer to 6 hours heavy use. In an average use case it just get's me through an entire day with a poor update. Whenever a poor update leads to a much shorter battery life they tend to release another update soon enough to get it to a much more reasonable level, so it's never been a major problem. Otherwise it does everything good enough and has held up.

Ah, a fellow BLUfer. I had the Life One X as well. No complaints other than the battery, like you said. Still wasn't the worst battery I've had on a phone, just kinda in the average zone. Sadly, after about a year or so, the mic died on me.

Then, I got a good deal on an Alcatel Idol 4s, like $220 for the phone and VR headset. Loved the dual speakers and sharp display. But, the battery crapped out on me in a year or so. Got the Vivo + and have been very satisfied with it.

And its stuff like this I never quite get. I mean I guess its ok if you absolutely can't afford to spend more on a phone, but I don't know.

Sounds to me like you have spent ~$750 on 3 phones in 3 years.

My girlfriend did the same thing, she insisted on not spending me than $270 on a phone and got an Asus Zenphone. One year later the thing stopped taking a charge and she started bitching about how this is why she hates buying phones. Told her that you get what you pa for and she should consider doubling her budget. She went onto to get a Oneplus 5T and has been using it for almost 2 years now and swears that its the best phone she ever has had and how she would ever buy a phone from any other brand.

 I, on the other hand, replace my phone every 3 years. I literally put $20 aside every month for three years towards my "phone budget" then take that money at the 36th month and buy whatever best phone I can get at that price.

I adopt the same budgeting approach towards buying my consoles too lol.



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EricHiggin on 05 August 2019
Intrinsic said:
thismeintiel said:

Ah, a fellow BLUfer. I had the Life One X as well. No complaints other than the battery, like you said. Still wasn't the worst battery I've had on a phone, just kinda in the average zone. Sadly, after about a year or so, the mic died on me.

Then, I got a good deal on an Alcatel Idol 4s, like $220 for the phone and VR headset. Loved the dual speakers and sharp display. But, the battery crapped out on me in a year or so. Got the Vivo + and have been very satisfied with it.

And its stuff like this I never quite get. I mean I guess its ok if you absolutely can't afford to spend more on a phone, but I don't know.

Sounds to me like you have spent ~$750 on 3 phones in 3 years.

My girlfriend did the same thing, she insisted on not spending me than $270 on a phone and got an Asus Zenphone. One year later the thing stopped taking a charge and she started bitching about how this is why she hates buying phones. Told her that you get what you pa for and she should consider doubling her budget. She went onto to get a Oneplus 5T and has been using it for almost 2 years now and swears that its the best phone she ever has had and how she would ever buy a phone from any other brand.

 I, on the other hand, replace my phone every 3 years. I literally put $20 aside every month for three years towards my "phone budget" then take that money at the 36th month and buy whatever best phone I can get at that price.

I adopt the same budgeting approach towards buying my consoles too lol.

Well is my phone a rarity or was their's because mine still works fine mechanically. As for phones with bad batteries, even the more expensive one's can blow up in your pocket. I would agree just buying any generic cheap phone is potentially asking for trouble, but with a little research you can get something worthwhile for a reasonable price. How you handle it and take care of it also has to be taken into account.



chakkra on 06 August 2019

I have a cheap, low end Huawei Ascend XT and I couldn't be happier. I have dropped this thing more times that I can count and it doesn't have a single scratch on it. And I have been using it without any case nor screen protector FOR YEARS!

I'm telling you, I keep scratching my head trying to understand why the heck manufacturers keep insisting on making phones with glass. That shit just makes the phones way too fragile.



Mbolibombo on 06 August 2019

I always tend to get a model that's a generation old or so. When they have their first big drop in price I usually go for it..

Currently with a S8+ which I enjoy quite well.. before that I used two Honor 8. The best most value for the buck phone I ever had.. sadly both got stolen :(



Bofferbrauer2 on 06 August 2019
Intrinsic said:
thismeintiel said:

Ah, a fellow BLUfer. I had the Life One X as well. No complaints other than the battery, like you said. Still wasn't the worst battery I've had on a phone, just kinda in the average zone. Sadly, after about a year or so, the mic died on me.

Then, I got a good deal on an Alcatel Idol 4s, like $220 for the phone and VR headset. Loved the dual speakers and sharp display. But, the battery crapped out on me in a year or so. Got the Vivo + and have been very satisfied with it.

And its stuff like this I never quite get. I mean I guess its ok if you absolutely can't afford to spend more on a phone, but I don't know.

Sounds to me like you have spent ~$750 on 3 phones in 3 years.

My girlfriend did the same thing, she insisted on not spending me than $270 on a phone and got an Asus Zenphone. One year later the thing stopped taking a charge and she started bitching about how this is why she hates buying phones. Told her that you get what you pa for and she should consider doubling her budget. She went onto to get a Oneplus 5T and has been using it for almost 2 years now and swears that its the best phone she ever has had and how she would ever buy a phone from any other brand.

 I, on the other hand, replace my phone every 3 years. I literally put $20 aside every month for three years towards my "phone budget" then take that money at the 36th month and buy whatever best phone I can get at that price.

I adopt the same budgeting approach towards buying my consoles too lol.

My phone did cost barely over 200$ give or take, I'm using it now for about a year and everything is perfect. The performance is pretty good (Snapdragon 660), the screen too, Android One means swift updates over a long period. The only complaint I have about my phone is that the camera isn't stabilized, so I really need a steady hand when taking pictures.



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Barkley on 06 August 2019
Intrinsic said:

I, on the other hand, replace my phone every 3 years. I literally put $20 aside every month for three years towards my "phone budget" then take that money at the 36th month and buy whatever best phone I can get at that price.

I adopt the same budgeting approach towards buying my consoles too lol.

My previous phone I paid $120 for and lasted me two years, my current phone I paid about $150 and has so far lasted me 3 years. So I guess I could put $4.50 a month away to fund my phones. xD



teamsilent13 on 08 August 2019

i hate smartphones. worst purchase decision i made a few years ago was to get one. the cost for data is ridiculous. as for which phone i have: a white 256 gb iphone xs max. i had to buy a phone which could sort of force me since data is so much to use it but i still barely use it. i also just hate smartphones from a trch ical aspect. they take (at least in iphone case) poorer quality photos than $200 cameras from 5 years ago...at least the video makes up for it, but i just hate smartphones and how the affect culture and american life. some people do real work on their phone. that’s okay but ill stick with my 12.9 ipad which is superior in every way.



melbye on 16 August 2019

I got an iPhone 8 after my Sony broke



Mandalore76 on 16 August 2019

Recently switched from an iPhone to Samsung and am so much happier.



western.caesar on 16 August 2019

iPhone