Who's getting a new phone in 2016?
-
I may or may not get a new phone this year. I got my Note 4 in the Summer of 2014, a few months after moving in here... Note 4 has been awesome. The thing that sells the phone for me is the decent stylus that comes with the phone.
I'd probably consider the Google Nexus line of phones if I don't like what the Note 6 is going to be... But really, I need to start having problems with my Note 4 before I consider upgrading. It seems to be rock solid for me.
-
@travisdh1 said:
@johnhooks said:
@travisdh1 said:
I have a bad feeling the battery in my Nexus5 is starting the downward spiral. Sad to me because it's a very good phone. Wonder how hard it is to replace the battery... gotta go search ifixit.
I think I've seen that you can just pop the back off and replace it.
Not quite that easy. The connectors are underneath the internal plastic shield, so tiny driver tips are called for. Should have everything I need besides a battery tho.
Ooh, I knew you could pop the back off, whatever I read must not have actually done it then. Ha nevermind.
-
@Dashrender said:
@wrx7m said:
@Dashrender I have not heard anything about the sealed/sd card aspect- I have seen 16-core CPU, 30MP Rear-Facing camera/16MP front, 8GB RAM, 4K 6"+ flexible screen, coming in 32,64,128,256GB versions. I doubt most of it is true, though.
The flex screen thing seems hilarious to me. It seems unlikely that the circuit board that holds the components will be all that flexible, so does this really matter?
A bit. The glass shatters way, WAY before the board starts to bend.
-
@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
@wrx7m said:
@Dashrender I have not heard anything about the sealed/sd card aspect- I have seen 16-core CPU, 30MP Rear-Facing camera/16MP front, 8GB RAM, 4K 6"+ flexible screen, coming in 32,64,128,256GB versions. I doubt most of it is true, though.
The flex screen thing seems hilarious to me. It seems unlikely that the circuit board that holds the components will be all that flexible, so does this really matter?
A bit. The glass shatters way, WAY before the board starts to bend.
Exactly - so what is the point of a flexible screen?
-
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
-
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
-
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
-
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. -
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
lol - yeah I'm in the same boat.
I had a Galaxy S4, friend bought the Note1 - I made fun of him.Today I have the 640XL and am considering the 950XL Lumia.
-
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
I had a Galaxy Note and a Galaxy Note 2. It never seemed to big for a pocket or for my hands... to be fair I'm a bigger person so that may have something to do with it.
-
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. Hey, quit stealing my life
yeah I too wore a StarTac with a belt clip! Though my Lumia 640XL does fit in my pocket, so no phone holster right now. -
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
I have no idea how a billion 4 foot Asians in skinny jeans carry 6 inch phones. Even crazier how people are going to use the new iPad.
-
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
-
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
-
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
How have I never heard of those. I definitely need to get one.
-
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
LOL - unless it's magic, there's no way to hide that you have a water bottle, unless the jacket is SUPER loose.
-
@johnhooks said:
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
How have I never heard of those. I definitely need to get one.
Same here. Why aren't these things in James Bond or Mission Impossible movies?!
-
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
LOL - unless it's magic, there's no way to hide that you have a water bottle, unless the jacket is SUPER loose.
It did a really good job at it. The pockets are designed to hide a medium sized water bottle. It was also super comfy even when you were loaded down with stuff. One of the best features was being able to hide your earbuds in the hood. Made many a networking/sys admin classes go faster.
I wore it at gaming conventions too. Man I could stuff more swag in that hoodie then I could in the small backpack I brought the first year. Granted I was a little bulky after that but never did it get uncomfortable or heavy.
-
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
LOL - unless it's magic, there's no way to hide that you have a water bottle, unless the jacket is SUPER loose.
It did a really good job at it. The pockets are designed to hide a medium sized water bottle. It was also super comfy even when you were loaded down with stuff. One of the best features was being able to hide your earbuds in the hood. Made many a networking/sys admin classes go faster.
Would you rather have all that stuff in a vest/hoodie or be forced to carry a man-purse? Mine vest currently has 3 sets of keys, utility knife, 10,000mah battery pack, Nexus5, 10" tablet+keyboard, 2 usb chargers and cords, mints, daily med case, 2 pen size screwdrivers, 3 pairs of reading glasses, headphones, this weeks pay stub, and my business cards. I THINK that's it, but I could easily be forgetting things.
-
@travisdh1 said:
@coliver said:
@Dashrender said:
@coliver said:
@travisdh1 said:
@dafyre said:
@marcinozga said:
@quicky2g said:
@marcinozga said:
My contract is up for renewal this March, so I'll be getting new iPhone then. Wife will get 6S or 6S plus, I'm hoping Apple releases 6C by then. I hate big screen phones.
I'm surprised how much I disliked big screen phones before I had one and how dependent I am on it now. Coworker had a 4inch iPhone that I got my hands on yesterday and felt like I was in the stone age.
My beef with big screens is that it's too big for my pockets, and too big to use with one hand. Big screens are perfect for ladies carrying the phone in a purse, I'm a pocket guy.
Get pants with bigger pockets.
-- or use a Belt clip. I started out with my first cell phone being a belt clip phone (Motorola StarTac), and have since gone either way. I like belt clips right now. http://www.scottevest.com/ Phone Drop
I loved my Scottevest hoodie, wore it through most of college. You could stuff a water bottle, tablet, smartphone, keys, and about 20 other things in those pockets and still looks like you were carrying nothing at all.
LOL - unless it's magic, there's no way to hide that you have a water bottle, unless the jacket is SUPER loose.
It did a really good job at it. The pockets are designed to hide a medium sized water bottle. It was also super comfy even when you were loaded down with stuff. One of the best features was being able to hide your earbuds in the hood. Made many a networking/sys admin classes go faster.
Would you rather have all that stuff in a vest/hoodie or be forced to carry a man-purse? Mine vest currently has 3 sets of keys, utility knife, 10,000mah battery pack, Nexus5, 10" tablet+keyboard, 2 usb chargers and cords, mints, daily med case, 2 pen size screwdrivers, 3 pairs of reading glasses, headphones, this weeks pay stub, and my business cards. I THINK that's it, but I could easily be forgetting things.
Hoodie for sure, it was so much easier to carry around then a laptop bag (when I wasn't using the laptop). The quality on them is fantastic as well. I really should look into getting another one.
