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Originally Posted by cjd
Check the Android phones Nokia is offering...  |
Wrong size, do not pass go, do not collect $200. It does remind me of 2013 Motorola which is promising now that they're out from under Microsoft's thumb (but that could be a backhanded compliment in a few years).
Size is about 1/3 of the reason why I'm considering a switch, hardware reliability is the other 2/3 (as I'm on my 3rd 5X in <1.5 years), don't know Nokia's history but they don't meet criteria #2 for me so why bother?
I think it's all about how you want to use your device. I can load up Gboard, Google Play Music, Gmail, Youtube, google maps, make phone calls, take passable pictures, and browse the web, that's really all I need a phone to do.
The power user stuff is when shit hits the fan and I've been out of that game for a few years now. Funny enough quite a few of the people I know in software prefer Apple because they typically screw power users over less than Microsoft or Google, but I have a hunch we'll start seeing an uptick in Linux adoption as Microsoft and Apple converge to one universal OS and Google flounders without a direction throwing money at the wall to see what sticks.
Maybe there will be a nightmare niggled in iOS and I'll scream Uncle and go back to Android, but all a phone needs to do is fit in my pocket, get me to where I'm going, contact people, and entertain me a bit along the way.
Think less of me as you will. The iPhone SE has great battery life, a clean OS, and solid construction on a budget, a rare find among ANY android phone at ANY pricepoint. HTC got close imo but prioritized looks and their own OS sacrificing battery and performance, not to mention the QC niggles ('dat purple camera tint).
When my 5X fails again I'm asking for a refund and jumping ship (especially now that Google Fi isn't cheaper than ATT anymore). Maybe there will be a competent Android offering by then, but I'm not hopeful (my last 5X only lasted ~3 months). If the iPhone pisses me off I'll hop back on my HTC One M7 which I stopped using because battery life was awful and the charging port was no longer a solid connection, but when I used it while the 5X was down it was surprisingly not as bad as I remembered, likely because I didn't have any apps installed so I'll keep that in mind and keep that phone light given it's age.
Edit: Shit, I just realized this might be an issue on iPhone, have to test...
