I discovered this newfangled tech. mobile phones with built in computers.

[Hugo Drax]

Always been a regular mobile phone user (i.e. old school flip phones, candy-bar phones) I feel smartphones are not good enough, so I went with a Apple 6s plus. These newfangled phones even track how much you walk and calories burned. Stocks,weather,etc at the fingertip. The Camera is real nice. Anyone here still using non smartphones or just switched?

I upgraded from this.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/31/review_samsung_solid_immerse_gt_b2710/

 

[mnewsham]

Been using smartphones since my original Motorola Droid X. From that I went to an iPhone 4s. Then LG G2, and currently samsung Galaxy note 5.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Pretty amazing you decided to join the modern era of technology just as we transition from mobile to VR. You are part of the late majority for sure:

I was in the yellow, I owned an iPhone 1.

 

[SearchMaster]

I had an iPhone 6 that broke recently. As it turns out, mine was the only one in our family without insurance (I had never damaged one previously, every other member of my family had). I told my wife I was happy to replace it with a flip phone for a while - I certainly use all the smartphone features but the higher end phones are just so damned expensive.

She went to Verizon and came back with an LG sliding keyboard model. "Fine", I thought. Until she texted me and I had to respond. Holy crap it sucked balls. First, it was in very bright sunlight and for some reason when you slid the keyboard out, the screen went dim and I literally could not see a single thing on it. Second, the buttons were about as big as a pimple, and my (apparently) fat fingers could not type without hitting at least one other key. Our first text conversation looked like I was about a thousand sheets to the wind, I don't think there was a single correctly spelled word in it.

I lived with it for about a week, then she bought me a new 6s Plus for our anniversary. To be honest it's too big but she said none of the local stores had the regular size in stock and I can live with it.

Before I went smartphone (iPhone 3s was my first), I had a non-keyboard model that worked great though pushing the numbers several times to get a letter for texting was certainly a PITA.

 

[Gunbuster]

Good job, you just discovered price gouging. You spent $750 for something matched in 95% functionality by a $30 handset "computer" (Lumia 640 or Moto E)

 

[Hugo Drax]

Good job, you just discovered price gouging. You spent $750 for something matched in 95% functionality by a $30 handset "computer" (Lumia 640 or Moto E)

Yeah but I really like the camera and the health functions like the pedometer etc.. Pretty slick stuff.

Also I like being able to get updates.

 

[poofyhairguy]

Yeah but I really like the camera and the health functions like the pedometer etc.. Pretty slick stuff.

Also I like being able to get updates.

To be fair a $30 Lumia 640 has an 8 megapixel camera, has a pedometer, and can be updated to the newest version of Windows 10.

Basically what you are amazed by a cheap smartphone can do, which is fair if you aren't used to smartphones. In 2016 what separates a cheap phone from a flagship are features beyond what you are touting, such as advanced 3D games or fingerprint protecting your accounts or 4K video capture or the ability to use it in a VR headset.

 

[Hugo Drax]

To be fair a $30 Lumia 640 has an 8 megapixel camera, has a pedometer, and can be updated to the newest version of Windows 10.

Basically what you are amazed by a cheap smartphone can do, which is fair if you aren't used to smartphones. In 2016 what separates a cheap phone from a flagship are features beyond what you are touting, such as advanced 3D games or fingerprint protecting your accounts or 4K video capture or the ability to use it in a VR headset.

oh I am using the fingerprint sensor. That is quite amazing. it reads so fast, you press the home button to turn on the phone and its unlocked as well.

One app I cannot live without which I have used on my mac and ipad, is Pcalc.

Now I have been using iPads since the first one arrived, (Upgraded to an Air and then now the big ipad pro)

I chose the iphone because I did want a 1080p 60fps camera, it is a well supported product, I am used to using ios on the ipad and I have a large investment in ios apps that are now on my iphone as well. (ie Radarscope,Pcalc,etc..) Although I now really like using that Pacer health app as well

I have to say the iphone 6s plus is a nice polished product, I should get 4-5 years of use out of it. Battery life is quite good I think it drops to 95% by the end of the day.

its been I think 9 years of iphone revisions?

 

[Hugo Drax]

Pretty amazing you decided to join the modern era of technology just as we transition from mobile to VR. You are part of the late majority for sure:

I was in the yellow, I owned an iPhone 1.

Funny thing was I was an early adopter of tablets.

 

[gorcorps]

Good job, you just discovered price gouging. You spent $750 for something matched in 95% functionality by a $30 handset "computer" (Lumia 640 or Moto E)

must suck to be poor

 

[SSSnail]

Yeah, I didn't have a smart phone until around 2012. I saw people walking around with their noses buried on their phones and it was irritable. Since then, I've warmed up to the smartphone idea, so much that I actually carry 2 phones - one for work and one for personal use.

I still don't see the reasons why people would bury their noses in their phones.

I was still using this in 2012 - Nokia 6500 (unlocked)

My first smart phone that I had for years after until last year...

Then, I went to a LG G3.

My current phones are S7 (personal) and Note5 (work).

 

[rudder]

GPS and being able to pull up coupons.... can't do that on a flip phone. oh and it is handy being able to carry around a decent quality camera. Other than that I don't do much with my smartphone.

 

[poofyhairguy]

its been I think 9 years of iphone revisions?

Yup, it all started in 2007.

The iPhone 6s is a great device that should last you a long time.

Funny thing was I was an early adopter of tablets.

Me too. And smartwatches.

I haven't decided if I am willing to be an early adopter for VR yet. I would feel better if either the Vive or the Oculus would really beat out the other.

 

[ultimatebob]

Pretty amazing you decided to join the modern era of technology just as we transition from mobile to VR. You are part of the late majority for sure:

I was in the yellow, I owned an iPhone 1.

If you're just getting a smart phone now, you're definitely a laggard. It's not a cost thing, either... smart phones are now just as cheap as flip phones. Hell, you can get a Google Play certified Android phone at a place like Walmart or Family Dollar for $20 now, and you don't sign up for a contract to get that price.

My first smart phone was an iPhone 3G, so I guess that makes me an early adopter as well.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I still carry a Samsung flip phone for the rare times I need to call a cab and for emergencies. The battery lasts for months with it turned off.

My grandfathered T-Mobile plan is less than $3 per month.

 

[Ken g6]

Picked up a smartphone in 2013 when my Internet went out so I could tether. Never looked back.

 

[Gunbuster]

must suck to be poor

It's really quite nice to not care about your phone when it's $30. Drop it? Crack it? flush it down the toilet, forget it someplace, scratch the screen, have it stolen, have a dead battery, decide on a case to protect it, insurance, monthly payment. You simply don't care about those things.

 

[poofyhairguy]

If you're just getting a smart phone now, you're definitely a laggard.

Nah, smartphone adoption is somewhere between 60-70%. Laggards are people who have to be dragged kicking and screaming to the next thing.

 

[gorcorps]

It's really quite nice to not care about your phone when it's $30. Drop it? Crack it? flush it down the toilet, forget it someplace, scratch the screen, have it stolen, have a dead battery, decide on a case to protect it, insurance, monthly payment, you. simply don't. care.

It's also nice to care about your possessions and not treat them like garbage. I'm scared to think of what you do to your car, or house.

 

[Humpy]

My wife has a smart phone, it fits nicely in her purse with whatever else is in there.

I've never had one. Being an actual man means I mostly communicate with bro-hugs and fist bumps, I don't need google maps for directions, I'm not affected by weather so a forecast is meaningless, I don't feel awkward in public so I don't compensate by pretend texting fake friends, I pay a guy to watch the stock market for me, I already have a bulge in my pants, I have a photographic memory so no need for a camera, and if someone needs to get in touch they just look for the crowd.

 

[poofyhairguy]

It's really quite nice to not care about your phone when it's $30. Drop it? Crack it? flush it down the toilet, forget it someplace, scratch the screen, have it stolen, have a dead battery, decide on a case to protect it, insurance, monthly payment. You simply don't care about those things.

Agreed. I have been rocking the Lumia 640 as a daily driver for weeks and even though Windows Mobile kinda sucks not having a phone in a case is very liberating. It will be hard to go back to an expensive phone I have to armorize.

 

[Gunbuster]

It's also nice to care about your possessions and not treat them like garbage. I'm scared to think of what you do to your car, or house.

I don't treat it like garbage, on the other hand I don't sit around clutching pearls worrying about it either.

My car was around ~30K, would I have a $750K supercar and use it as a daily driver? Nope. That's people with today's halo range handsets. Supercar drivers that drop them in toilets or onto the concrete just like everyone else.

 

[Ichinisan]

Good job, you just discovered price gouging. You spent $750 for something matched in 95% functionality by a $30 handset "computer" (Lumia 640 or Moto E)

Resale value makes it the smart choice anyway. Accessory choices also can't be beat.

 

[Hugo Drax]

I don't treat it like garbage, on the other hand I don't sit around clutching pearls worrying about it either.

My car was around ~30K, would I have a $750K supercar and use it as a daily driver? Nope. That's people with today's halo range handsets. Supercar drivers that drop them in toilets or onto the concrete just like everyone else.

Yeah but my house and car is paid for, buying an iPhone 6s plus is not going to put me in the poor house. All I bought for it was a white lifeproof case and I am good to go. Maybe you hang around with people who suffer from OCD and sit around clutching thier phones like pearls but I worry not about these things much. Use them and live life, its just a tool.

 

[Ichinisan]

Yeah but my house and car is paid for, buying an iPhone 6s plus is not going to put me in the poor house. All I bought for it was a white lifeproof case and I am good to go. Maybe you hang around with people who suffer from OCD and sit around clutching thier phones like pearls but I worry not about these things much. Use them and live life, its just a tool.

Mine has had a few drops and my slim TPU case does a great job.

iPhone 6s Plus 128GB Rose Gold

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