Which phone do you use currently?

[Steven]

Wouldn't this thread be a bit more interesting if you also add pros and cons of your phones?
I may be on the market, but this thread isn't helping me a lot to see what's good

[AnthonyG]

iPhone 5S , black.

Pros:
Performance-size are unmatched
64Gig, wouldn't take a 16Gig.
Battery life is ok (turn mobile internet off and it'll go for a few days)
Did I mention size? the only smartphone that isn't too big.

Cons:
Black chips visibly, would go for a white or gold one
Camera lens scratches, I think that's thing that will be obsolete on my phone
The home-button's feels a bit cluncky since it has touch-ID.
F1 technical has problems keeping you logged in.


All-in-all it's a great phone, I hope to keep it as long as possible, because the iPhone 6 is too large imo.

[PlatinumZealot]

Wouldn't this thread be a bit more interesting if you also add pros and cons of your phones?
I may be on the market, but this thread isn't helping me a lot to see what's good

You won't go wrong with a Samsum Galaxy... S4, S5, S6. You can pretty much ignore all reviews and just buy. It will be good.

Most important thing for me is the build quality. Everything is functional and the phone is strong.
Good battery and smart power management.
The Samsung version of the Android OS is very intuitive. When you look on other phones you feel sorry for them.
Excellent screen.
Excellent camera. Pretty much a given with these phones.
Speaker volume is average but the quality is good.
Expandable memory (on some models).

Highly recommended.

[Mr. Fahrenheit]

Avoid the S4/S5 like the plague. Found a range of hardware issues relating to those devices; Samsung went cheap on the video encoder for one. The S6 seems a much better device. Don't believe the nonsense about any phones bending on either side of the iOS/Android fence... metal tends to give way when you manhandle it.

I use an iPhone 6 for work/play, best phone I've ever had. Was wary of the size going from an iPhone 5s (perfect form factor) but it's head and shoulders above it in terms of speed, battery life and screen. If you want absolute cutting edge, avoid iPhone 6+ : same CPU/GPU but more pixels to draw so your hardware cycles are going to be diluted. This only becomes apparent in higher-end graphics apps but it's still a consideration. Camera is identical on 6/6+, despite Apple's cunning marketing to showcase the 6+ as the one with the fancy motion stabilisation.

If you're going to get Android, stay mainstream. Developers always have iOS as the lead-platform then throw an Android version together either along-side or after iOS release. The lack of testing across all Android devices inevitably results in some edge-cases being missed.

[ChrisF1]

Currently running an iPhone 5, and have been for almost 2 years. It's up for replacement in 2 months time but I think I will be sticking it out and getting a battery case to extend it's life instead.

Once the iPhone 7 comes out and the price of the 5S or 6 drops I will move on.

[giantfan10]

Samsung Galaxy Note edge.
flawless phone IMHO notifications, favourite apps and a dimmed night clock on the sloped edge screen makes life very very simple . IMHO of course : ). oh yea large HD screen too

[PlatinumZealot]

Avoid the S4/S5 like the plague. Found a range of hardware issues relating to those devices; Samsung went cheap on the video encoder for one. The S6 seems a much better device. Don't believe the nonsense about any phones bending on either side of the iOS/Android fence... metal tends to give way when you manhandle it.

I use an iPhone 6 for work/play, best phone I've ever had. Was wary of the size going from an iPhone 5s (perfect form factor) but it's head and shoulders above it in terms of speed, battery life and screen. If you want absolute cutting edge, avoid iPhone 6+ : same CPU/GPU but more pixels to draw so your hardware cycles are going to be diluted. This only becomes apparent in higher-end graphics apps but it's still a consideration. Camera is identical on 6/6+, despite Apple's cunning marketing to showcase the 6+ as the one with the fancy motion stabilisation.

If you're going to get Android, stay mainstream. Developers always have iOS as the lead-platform then throw an Android version together either along-side or after iOS release. The lack of testing across all Android devices inevitably results in some edge-cases being missed.

Apple is for pansies.

[Spoutnik]

I scheach a new phone since this month, so the choice is really wide to be honest. I look carefully the Samsung Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy Grand Prime, A3, and the phone going cheaper and cheaper Sony Xperia Z3.
So what is your recommandation for a prenium range phone, I use mainly my phone for send messages and read some different kind of articles or post on this forum, I'm not really demanding on memorie neither on multimedia use or any special things. I use to keep my phone really long time (~2/3 yo) so I need reliability. I've not slice of price tbh. Thank's.

[Andres125sx]

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So what is your recommandation for a prenium range phone, I use mainly my phone for send messages and read some different kind of articles

You can do that with a 10 years old phone perfectly, no need to go premium range

IMHO it´s amazing how consumerist we are, we´re always willing to spend a lot more than we really need. And some people still say marketing is useless or a waste of money


You could go with a 3-4 generations old phone, if you want a good phone that last many years, go to some good brand past generation, it will be a lot more affordable than current premiums, but it still will be a lot more than you really need.


BTW, I love HTC, I wonder what´s the reason they´re not more popular, now I have a Galaxy s3 mini from a consumerist friend who recently bought an Iphone 5s. Yes, consumerism is good for more than just the companies . It´s ok, good phone, but I still like HTC more. I owned an HTC Wildfire S before the galaxy for around 3-4 years and never had a single issue, IMO menus were easier, more intuitive....


BTW2, my friend´s Iphone needed an screen replacement on 4th day, another friend told me the same about his, and he said while in the technical department, 4 persons went to ask about Iphone sceen replacement prices I really can´t get the reason people spent so much money on those Iphones...

[ChrisF1]

I've been an iPhone user for about 6 years, and I have never damaged the screen or rear of the phone. This is despite working in a garage and dropping it on concrete floors, dropping it numerous times whilst building a house extension...

I don't know what people do to them!

[Andres125sx]

I've been an iPhone user for about 6 years, and I have never damaged the screen or rear of the phone. This is despite working in a garage and dropping it on concrete floors, dropping it numerous times whilst building a house extension...

I don't know what people do to them!

My friend who needed a new screen 4th day also dropped his once, and the speaker stopped working...

Luckily that was before replacing the screen and he had an insurance , but that´s not what I call a tough phone exactly

I guess it will depend on how does it crash with the floor, you can be lucky or not

[Phil]

Wouldn't this thread be a bit more interesting if you also add pros and cons of your phones?
I may be on the market, but this thread isn't helping me a lot to see what's good

pfff....! What do pros and cons matter if you have something that is this sexy in the palm of your hands?

Pure sex.

But yeah, I guess you're right... so, ...

pros:
- pure sex
- build quality
- offers sdcard slot for memory extension
- cheaper than the main competitor (Galaxy S6/Edge)
- best speakers in any phone
- professional design with practically no bloat ware that is pre-installed
- good battery life (but not exceptional) = ~4h+ SOT (Screen-On-Time) / Standby easily 30h+ depending on SOT usage
- very good front-camera
- nice LCD screen at 1920x1080 (yes it's lower than the new Galaxys but who needs more in a 5" screen?)
- very stable, no crashes, no faults - very reliable
- HTC is quick to update Android updates

cons:
- rear camera not as good as Samsung S6/iPhone6 but far from bad (issue a bit with focus at time)
- gets rather warm under load or direct sunlight
- not as many accessories as iPhones or Galaxy

In short, if I was looking for a Android phone, I wouldn't look past the HTC M9. iPhone is a different matter as these phones are way different so harder to compare, but like for like, or Android with Android, I'd chose the M9 over any Samsung phone any time again.

[emaren]

Currently an iPhone 6 for personal use and a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini for work.

These are the latest in a very long series of phones, so it is probably worth listing some predecessors.

Prior to this a Oneplus One - never really gelled with it - it is decent but nothing super
- Galaxy Note 3 - Love the phone, hate touchwiz and all of the Samsung custom touches - ended up running Cyanogen on it.
- iPhone 5S - Fantastic camera, really impressive battery life, awesome app ecosystem.
- Galaxy Note 2 - Hated touchwiz, went to cyanogenmod on it - phone lives on as a media player.
- iPhone 5 - At the time an awesome camera and great battery life, easy to hide in a suit pocket.
- iPhone 4S - the first Bluetooth LE device I had - awesome for the gym (heart-rate monitor), great apps.
- Nexus 4 - my go-to reserve phone - love this thing
- bq Aquarius E4.5 Ubuntu Edition - Very interesting, very flawed.


So my current pairing -

The S4 mini is horrible. Battery life is terrible, touchwiz is hateful, the screen is too small, build quality is 'meh'. I actually hate it and cannot wait to get an upgrade at the end of the year.

The iPhone 6 is very, very good. The camera is better than most point and shoots, zero lag, fantastic results all the time. The screen size is great (The 6-Plus is too much I think), the app ecosystem is very good, Apple-Music is addictive, battery life is fantastic. Also the RF performance blows the S4 Mini (and the Galaxy Note 2/3's) out of the water, it works in places no other phone I have access to will work. Honestly I consider the iPhone 6 to be the best phone I have ever owned.

[ChrisF1]

So I was holding an iPhone 6 Plus earlier and I seriously doubt that I would be able to comfortably store that phone on a day to day basis without compromising on my clothing due to pocket size, the thing is massive!

[Juzh]

Wouldn't this thread be a bit more interesting if you also add pros and cons of your phones?
I may be on the market, but this thread isn't helping me a lot to see what's good

pfff....! What do pros and cons matter if you have something that is this sexy in the palm of your hands?

Pure sex.

But yeah, I guess you're right... so, ...

pros:
- pure sex
- build quality
- offers sdcard slot for memory extension
- cheaper than the main competitor (Galaxy S6/Edge)
- best speakers in any phone
- professional design with practically no bloat ware that is pre-installed
- good battery life (but not exceptional) = ~4h+ SOT (Screen-On-Time) / Standby easily 30h+ depending on SOT usage
- very good front-camera
- nice LCD screen at 1920x1080 (yes it's lower than the new Galaxys but who needs more in a 5" screen?)
- very stable, no crashes, no faults - very reliable
- HTC is quick to update Android updates

cons:
- rear camera not as good as Samsung S6/iPhone6 but far from bad (issue a bit with focus at time)
- gets rather warm under load or direct sunlight
- not as many accessories as iPhones or Galaxy

In short, if I was looking for a Android phone, I wouldn't look past the HTC M9. iPhone is a different matter as these phones are way different so harder to compare, but like for like, or Android with Android, I'd chose the M9 over any Samsung phone any time again.

S6 is superior in almost every way, except for speakers, and even those are not behind. As for expendable storage... have fun with it's blazing fast speeds

In short, if I was looking for a Android phone, I wouldn't look past the HTC M9.

A smart person actually checking out some reviews and tests will run as far away for M9 as possible. There's a reason HTC is on a downwards spiral.

I'd chose the M9 over any Samsung phone any time again.

He offers no arguments as to why he would chose M9 over ANY samsung phone. This is how you know the guy is ignorant on the matter and has a fanboy tinted glasses on his head.