Official 2015: Which Smartphone Should I Get?
Feb 1, 2015, 5:38 pm
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Motorola is giving out a $140 discount code starting 11AM Central Time on 2nd February, which should bring the MotoX down to a very attractive price point, for those who prefer to buy their handsets outright.
Feb 3, 2015, 8:22 am
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The HTC One M7 for ATT is $150 right now BRAND NEW from BEST BUY of all places. Like I said, I love the Moto G, but these 2013/2014 flagships in the $150-$200 price range really make it harder to justify. This is an amazing deal for people using ATT MVNOs, and unlock codes can be had for $4 or less if you want to use it on other networks. The ease of converting this to a GPE phone make it an even better deal, but I've always found Sense to be FAR more tolerable than TouchWiz and, at times, even useful (I like the idea behind BlinkFeed even if it is a bit of a resource hog).
Feb 3, 2015, 6:03 pm
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(There are exceptions where the subsidy wins, but not many.)
Feb 17, 2015, 9:29 am
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If the Asus Zenfone 2 is actually going to be priced $199 off-contract (assuming with 2GB RAM/16GB ROM), then I think it could be an amazing value.
Feb 17, 2015, 10:16 pm
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I went from a Blackberry to a Motorola Droid Razr HD Maxx...and absolutely hated the Motorola. Sound quality was poor, didn't have enough RAM, didn't feel good in-hand, interface and UI was poor (Who the heck thought light gray letters on a white background was a good interface idea on a mobile phone)?
Now have a Note 4 and it's the first touch-screen phone I'm happy with. Battery life is acceptable (but still not Blackberry-good), reasonably well-designed. Has enough RAM that the bloat isn't anywhere near as noticeable as the Motorola was.
Now have a Note 4 and it's the first touch-screen phone I'm happy with. Battery life is acceptable (but still not Blackberry-good), reasonably well-designed. Has enough RAM that the bloat isn't anywhere near as noticeable as the Motorola was.
Feb 18, 2015, 8:18 am
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The new Motos from the X/G and Droid Maxx/Mini and onward are completely different animals...
Feb 25, 2015, 9:40 am
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Motorola introduced the new E today, has 8 GB on board memory, LTE bands (supports all the T-Mobile bands), bit bigger screen. Price is expected to be around $150.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/new-moto-e/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/new-moto-e/
Feb 25, 2015, 12:20 pm
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Great to see LTE available on an entry level phone. Now where is the 2nd gen Moto G with LTE? That would the phone with my ideal size, specs and price.
Motorola has been on the roll with X, G and E models, developed under the stewardship of Google. Hope the sale to Lenovo won't take wind out of Motorola's sails, and pray they don't get the idea of putting superfish on Android.
Motorola has been on the roll with X, G and E models, developed under the stewardship of Google. Hope the sale to Lenovo won't take wind out of Motorola's sails, and pray they don't get the idea of putting superfish on Android.
Feb 26, 2015, 9:07 am
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The LG G2 can be had for around $210 right now. Unfortunately, the T-Mobile version doesn't have wireless charging capabilities--but it has built-in wifi calling.
Feb 28, 2015, 9:43 pm
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Z3 is an excellent phone to get, great camera(for a phone), excellent battery life and waterproof too which is always a plus.
Mar 1, 2015, 10:31 pm
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Is it me or is it getting harder to decide what phone to get these days? My HTC M7 is getting a bit long in the tooth and I'm ready to upgrade. Was hoping the M9 (announced today) would be an easy decision...but while it has solid specs it's basically still the same design, and I was hoping for something a bit different for the next two years. The Galaxy S6 (also announced today) looks a lot nicer than previous Galaxy models...but I've always disliked the physical home button and I hate the idea of losing my front facing speakers. Seems like everything is a trade off or a compromise. So I have no idea what to buy at this point.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:58 am
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If you like off contract world phones, I've been really happy with my OnePlus One. It was a pain to get in the beginning due to their invite system, but they do have open orders every Tuesday. Spec-wise, it's a beast compared to most on the market, and has great global capability.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:14 pm
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If you don't need a subsidized phone, and don't mind the high price, the Nexus 6 is almost the full package.
If you want something a little more affordable, or a little smaller in the hand, the new Moto X is a great choice -- only real downside for general use is the camera which is a bit dated in that it lacks OIS.
If you want something a little more affordable, or a little smaller in the hand, the new Moto X is a great choice -- only real downside for general use is the camera which is a bit dated in that it lacks OIS.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:58 pm
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If you don't need a subsidized phone, and don't mind the high price, the Nexus 6 is almost the full package.
If you want something a little more affordable, or a little smaller in the hand, the new Moto X is a great choice -- only real downside for general use is the camera which is a bit dated in that it lacks OIS.
If you want something a little more affordable, or a little smaller in the hand, the new Moto X is a great choice -- only real downside for general use is the camera which is a bit dated in that it lacks OIS.
Mar 2, 2015, 5:07 pm
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$650 (32 GB) or $700 (64 GB, if you can find it), give or take a few bucks.