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itsmemuffins

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Amazon.de are selling the Samsung Ative S for €212

Do I dare ditch my iPhone 5 and get it?
 

itsmemuffins

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It's only out of boredom I suppose. I've been with Apple since the 3G getting every iPhone each year.

The prospects of the 5S looking exactly like the 5 made me think of trying something else.

For such a low price the Ativ S is a lot of phone. Still...

I wonder if I'd just regret it? :eek:
 

itsmemuffins

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YES I THINK I DARE!!

I can give my wife my iPhone 5 and sell her almost three year old iPhone 4 for €135.

Its a Win, win, win all round!

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I have it in the shopping basket. Finger hovering...
 

Shrink

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YES I THINK I DARE!!

I can give my wife my iPhone 5 and sell her almost three year old iPhone 4 for €135.

Its a Win, win, win all round!

I knew if we dared, double dared, etc. it would get you!

I must say that your decision indicates that you are a total wild man...living out on the dangerous and ragged edge!:cool::eek:

I hope you enjoy whatever phone you choose!:D
 

itsmemuffins

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I knew if we dared, double dared, etc. it would get you!

I must say that your decision indicates that you are a total wild man...living out on the dangerous and ragged edge!:cool::eek:

I hope you enjoy whatever phone you choose!:D

I feel so reckless! SO ALIVE!! :D
 

itsmemuffins

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Why not a cheaper Lumia 520/620 to test the WP8 waters? :D

No. To much of a compromise.

With te Ativ S I can get it all out of my system.

Larger screen.

720P screen.

AMOLED.

Different OS.

Plastic made to look like metal.

It's all there in an attractively priced package.

Finger still hovering...
 

BigHonkingDeal

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It's only out of boredom I suppose. I've been with Apple since the 3G getting every iPhone each year.

The prospects of the 5S looking exactly like the 5 made me think of trying something else.

For such a low price the Ativ S is a lot of phone. Still...

I wonder if I'd just regret it? :eek:

Edit: Scratch that.... I was thinking of Samsung Galaxy S4 Active.
 

3bs

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Was it WP8 or the phone itself or both? If both which one was the deciding factor?

It was WP8. The phone also had a terrible power button which was really flush and hard to use but it was WP8. I had most of my apps or alternatives so it wasn't really that but I just felt limited in what the OS can do. Small things like how to switch to silent and vibrate and hoe there's no system wide rotation lock annoyed me too much.
 
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