Maris61 - I think it depends on what you want out of your cell phone and sounds like you use yours like I do, just for basic texting, calling, and a little internet. The main thing that is important to me is battery/charge life and a good camera. I did a little research and ended up getting a Motorola Turbo. If you plug it in for 15 minutes you have 8 hours of charge. If you fully charge it you have 2 days. Tonight when I get home I'll plug it in for a charge for only the 3rd time since I bought it (on 12/27). The camera is really good too. There's plenty of techy stuff navigation, games, voice activated stuff, etc. The design is very sleek and thin (I got the Red, the Black one doesn't look as good) but sturdy, it's not going to bend like the iPhone. So far this phone is da bomb!
For what you want your phone for, it doesnt really matter. Iphone is more user friendly, but since you are already familiar with galaxy OS then thats not an issue. I would stick with galaxy though for one main reason, app cost. Google play store has tons of apps that are free on droid but cost $0.99 on itunes. Also another feature that I love with my droid is for $40 you can get a replacement battery and charger, I never have to plug my phone in anymore I just swap batteries and if Im going to be away from home for a long time I just bring the extra battery.
Apps. Don't want to pay for them but maybe there are none I need anyway. I keep hearing that Apple charges for apps while google has free ones. The only apps I'm aware that I use now are a flashlight app, which is free. I don't listen to music on my phone because no phone can reproduce the already extremely limited tonal range of digital music to satisfactory quality. It's like viewing a great painting through a sheet of polyester film. I have a gps in my car and most of my photography is with my Nikon. So, other than music apps, what are some apps you find useful that apple would charge for?
The flashlight app for android is spyware. Flashlight is built into iPhone/iOS. I have lots of apps on my phone. I paid for 2 or 3 of them. One being tapatalk when it used to cost money. The other two are health related (cook books).
I had access to my "flashlight" for a while using a non stock launcher, but it is built into 5.0. To Maris, both android and ios have paid and free apps. My advice would be to play with your wife's phone for the next week or two. If you like the OS, get an iPhone. If not, get an android. Unless you really love how your GS2 worked, look at other manufacturers as well. Oh, and if you plan on using face time, you'll need an iPhone. If you just mean video chat in general, there are apps that run on both platforms that'd work.
Stop being cheap, and just get the 64GB Iphone 6/6+ (the storage space is a lot better for the money). Its easy to use versus Android and you probably don't do much on the phone anyways besides video chat, emailing photo, light email and all that shit. Don't get the 16GB
Off the top of my head, I use my phone for Rarely voice calls Text messaging instead of calls Www browsing when away from the computer Camera Music player Flashlight NBA LP Email Monitor my exercise Calculator Buy movie tickets Pay for Starbucks My case is a wallet that holds a debit card, house key, and drivers license (grab and go) As a notepad Probably more, but this was off the top of my head. Regardless of the audiophile bias against digital music, spotify plays high quality audio through ear buds, which is fine for when I go for a walk/run. Better than nothing.m lots better.
My phone I use the most: Sirius XM for the car Waze for Navigation Gmail Dropbox to access all of my files Google Plus for auto photo backup PocketCasts for listening to Podcasts Hangouts for instant messaging Evernote for taking notes Instagram Facebook Twitter HTC RE: companion app for my HTC Camera Whatsapp for "texting" internationally Airline apps for checking in and e-boarding passes If you have to email and receive documents like PDFs, need to sign stuff while mobile, I'd suggest getting a Galaxy Note 4. In real estate, I'd imagine that would be helpful.
1. Voice calls mostly 2. Some texting, but too time consuming for all the details I usually need to cover 3. Check email sometimes, but almost never answer as email from phone (see #2) 4. Actually use the flashlight quite frequently 5. I'm anticipating far more useful apps will come along in the near future, a taser app would be nice or a water purifier app, but I also see mobile phones as we know them being obsolete within the next decade.
For your use it really doesnt matter. Id look at like this, did you like the G2? Do you want more of that or do you feel like trying something different? Also I think the note or 6+ are worth looking at, I like the bigger screens. I mentioned the extra battery and charger for my galaxy before, it really is one of the best things Ive got for my phone. Swapping batteries on the go is really helpful. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...=1420813796&sr=8-2&keywords=galaxy s5 battery
I know I would be in the Minority but im really excited to see what Microsoft has in store for windows mobile 10. Ive been a Android guy for the last 7 years and I think im ready to try something new.... I don't like iphones though.
My wife has the previous version of the MotoX - and it is great for certain things - the in-car stuff is just great on it - it knows when you drive and goes to reading you/answering texts/calls automatically - which is really nice. I also like that it is mostly stock Android, non of the crap that comes on the Samsung/HTC phones. She replaced an iPhone 4S with it - like everything else, it has pros and cons, but if you need communication a lot while driving, which I suspect is the case for a Realtor - the in-car stuff is great. If I was driving a lot and having to deal with phone communications, I would get the MotoX for this reason.
That's something I do a lot. But I don't use bluetooth, hate the whole earphone thing. I answer the call and put it on speaker. Are you saying it would read aloud my texts to me as I drive?
That is what my wife's phone does. Read about it: "Driving Get a text message when you’re driving? No worry because your Moto X will read your incoming text messages to you and give you the opportunity to respond via voice. If a call comes in, you will hear who is calling you so you don’t have to look down, and a simple voice prompt will tell your Moto X to answer or ignore the call. If you like to listen to music through your Bluetooth stereo, you can set it to play automatically. The best part of the Driving mode is that you don’t have to manually turn it on when you get in the car. Your Moto X will sense when you’re driving and automatically turn on the features." http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/m...setup-and-use-moto-assist-on-the-moto-x-2014/
