I never had a phone wear out ...not My Sony W580 , nor my Lumia 520, 635, 640 or 950.
Puzzling!
Perhaps its just
$800 phones and up , they must be designed in a way to wear out?
I paid: $65 + 39 + 39 + 29 + 298=
$470 for all 5
Latest 950 has Snapdragon 808, 3GB ram, 32GB, SD expansion, NFC, 20MP Carl Zeiss Pureview, 3,000mAh removable battery, dual sim...nothing broke yet. Slipped on a nice Mozo Black leather back too.
Wait a darn sec Why on Earth is Iphone $849? Why does it wear out, why the #gates ... why?
Why do people still buy them? is the real question.
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As for classic old school...
Wait... WHAT!? Nokia 3310 To RETURN in 2017
http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobil...-release-date-price-features-android-mwc-2017
An iPhone 7 Plus absolutely DESTROYS a Snapdragon 808 handset in terms of performance and efficiency. Look at the benchmarks for Apple A10 fusion vs Snapdragon 808.
At $849 you get 128GB storage (or 256GB if you go small iPhone 7) and you don't need the slow SD card for extra storage. You just get a huge pool of extremely fast NVME flash storage which also helps the iPhone destroy the android/windows handset in terms of general speed, snappiness, and loading times.
7 Plus has 3GB RAM as well.
NFC for payments is all for iPhone, yes.. But why would you want NFC to transfer files? Bluetooth (airdrop) and wifi wireless file transfers are way easier and less gimmicky.
Just because a camera sensor is 20MP doesn't mean it's any good. Megapixels don't matter. Just makes the photo take up more space (requiring you to use that slow SD card that fragments your whole device, saves SOME things to it and not others, causes weird issues, etc). How big and well lit are the pictures for lowlight performance? How good is the image processing? You can't easily just look at numbers for a camera and declare it as better or worse.
Yeah, having a removable battery is handy, I will give you that. However, having a removable battery causes the phone to usually have a cheaper build and removable plastic back that makes the phone feel less premium. This is a tossup of form vs function though and personal preference.
Dual SIM is cool actually. I wish I could use that on my iPhone. I've heard it can cause excess battery drain, though but I haven't personally messed with it so I can't say for sure.
If someone has other apple products, an iPhone will be MUCH nicer. It will sync everything automatically and the ecosystem is fantastic. Also the apps in the App Store tend to be higher quality. There are however less permissions for developers, sometimes limiting app functionality, unfortunately. That gives us iPhone users a more secure system, though.
With apple you also get far better support from online sources and apple stores are much better and easier to get help from.
You also get software updates immediately. No waiting for manufacturers, no waiting for carriers for months. No bloatware from the carrier, only have to worry about apple on that front. You also get updates for many more years so improved support, functionality, and security updates to the device.
But yeah, these reasons are why people pay $849 for a phone. You get what you pay for. Some people need and want that extra quality, others don't and don't understand why someone would. It all depends on the way you look at things and what you are looking for from your handset.
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So a permanent lease then? Right?
No, you can stop once you pay off the phone. When it's paid off, it's yours. You don't give it back to the carrier and get a new one. You wouldn't have that extra expense of paying for you phone after it's paid off, you'd ONLY have a low $20 access fee. You only start paying for a phone again when you want to. If you want to have a brand new phone every year, however, then yes it essentially will be a permanent lease. It's 0% interest though so you literally are just paying for the phone, not wasting away $$$ on interest.
Way back with the old nationwide plans it was way worse because they ALWAYS charged you an extra $20/mo on your access fee, regardless of being on contract (if you had a smartphone). So even after your contract was over you kept paying for an invisible phone/contract afterword and it kind of was a waste of money not to upgrade, which was stupid. They would essentially force you to pay them at least $200 every two years for a new iPhone. Now it's on your terms. Your bill drops once your contract or payment plan is done, and you can enjoy a lower bill. Or buy outright and enjoy a lower bill.
care & the current exchange rate cost $1,302.19, does this mean I can look to a cheaper iPhone later this year?
