Runners, chime in! (need new phone advice for me(aka: Dad))

[IHateMyJob2004]

Droid Maxx 2?

Should I consider it? A bit bigger than wanted (5.5") but from reading I think I can live with it.

http://www.motorola.com/us/DROID-Smartphones/droid-family-turbo-page.html

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Should I consider any of these deals?
http://www.androidcentral.com/2015-...feature&utm_campaign=navigation&utm_source=ac

The Samsung deals look good to me. The S5 in particular through Cricket. I'm going to Cricket anyway. $200!

Otherwise, the Moto X (2nd gen) for $300 has me intrigued. That's the 64 GB model BTW.

 

[cronos]

If I'm looking right now I'd probably grab that Samsung S6 from Amazon at $399. It's a solid phone (with its caveat, yes, but solid). This is the first ever Galaxy S phone that I would actually think about getting.

I would never suggest buying phones from a carrier, unless you absolutely *need* to get it subsidized and therefore don't mind being in contract. Buying a phone with a huge discount from a prepaid carrier sounds a little strange to me. It may work okay for some people, but I'm willing to bet unlocking it will be a bitch (if not entirely impossible).

 

[RossMAN]

Moto Cyber Monday is now live and won't last long. Make a decision soon.

http://www.motorola.com/us/home

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Ya, I'm looking at Moto deals.

Also, the HTC One M9 is $390 at the HTC web site. just put it in the cart to see the better price! I need to read about it. Has the snapdragon 810, 3 GB of memory, expandable storage and a 5" screen. That's a lot of power for the price and suits my needs perfectly. Well, more than perfectly given the specs. Are the reviews bad?

 

[cronos]

Ya, I'm looking at Moto deals.

Also, the HTC One M9 is $390 at the HTC web site. just put it in the cart to see the better price! I need to read about it. Has the snapdragon 810, 3 GB of memory, expandable storage and a 5" screen. That's a lot of power for the price and suits my needs perfectly. Well, more than perfectly given the specs. Are the reviews bad?

Without owning one myself, from what I heard it is a very disappointing device, compared to what came before it (M7 and M8). So while it is not considered a 'great' device, you may need to adjust 'bad' with the expectation that people had for it.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Read up on the One M9. I am pretty dammed tempted to buy it. Mostly due to the build quality it is supposed to have.

Cronos,
Reviews seem to say that it makes sense to go from the M7 If you have it to the M9. But not to bother upgrading the M8 if you have that.

I think with the price it is at now it could easily be great.

I don't know much about rooting but there are plenty of articles on how to root it. I'm new to Android (shocker huh) so I am assuming that I can root it and get a "clean" android experience if I want to. So given the hardware specs, that is one heck of a device if I can get a clean Android install on it.

 

[Artdeco]

When you're looking at midrange devices, there will be trade offs, you just need to decide what you can live with.

Your the frame for purchase seems to have passed, what's your new time frame?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

When you're looking at midrange devices, there will be trade offs, you just need to decide what you can live with.

Your the frame for purchase seems to have passed, what's your new time frame?

Today.

 

[Artdeco]

And?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I think I'm doing the MOto G second Gen. Getting the 2 GB memory version. Cost is about $210.

 

[RossMAN]

I think I'm doing the MOto G second Gen. Getting the 2 GB memory version. Cost is about $210.

Please tell me that's a typo, Moto G 3rd gen 2GB/16GB is around $220.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134...s-moto-g-2015-third-gen-what-s-the-difference

 

[WelshBloke]

If its mainly for running what about getting a Microsoft band 2?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Please tell me that's a typo, Moto G 3rd gen 2GB/16GB is around $220.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/134...s-moto-g-2015-third-gen-what-s-the-difference

It is a typo. Not sure why I screwed up. I was considering the second gen but the 3rd gen had something I wanted. I think it is "more waterproof". And it has 2 GB on board wit the 32 GB variant.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Any reason you must have an armband? (I admit to not reading all of the posts)

Have you ever considered something like the following combo?

-Any phone
-Large Spibelt http://www.spibelt.com/products/spibelt/large-pocket-spibelt
-Bluetooth Headphones (I use the Plantronics BackBeat Fit)

Moving to this combo was the best running equipment change I've ever made.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

My wife has a spibelt that I could use. I like armbands so I can glance at my run summary mostly granted I get voice feedback. That and I can easily change music.