OT: I-Phone 6/All Cell Phones

[nmeurett]

For those worried about the size of the nexus 6 it is basically the same size as the IPHONE 6+ just a bit wider.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/10/17 ... nd-moto-x/

[skones]

For those worried about the size of the nexus 6 it is basically the same size as the IPHONE 6+ just a bit wider.

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/10/17 ... nd-moto-x/

The size is the hang up for me. I'm not sure I want something that big. I'm in between the rumored Moto X Play, One Plus One, Moto X, and the Nexus 6. I really wanted a Nexus 5 refresh like they did with the Nexus 7. That would have been ideal.

[SupremeHustle]

Nexus 6 pre-orders went live today. If many F5 pushes, I got mine ordered.

[ACGB]

I wouldn't mind trying out such a big phone but I can't justify spending so much to replace my Nexus 5 which is still going strong.

[skones]

Nexus 6 pre-orders went live today. If many F5 pushes, I got mine ordered.

Still holding out hope for the Moto X Play.

[0BobLobLaw0]

the droid turbo is going to be a great phone, as long as the camera checks out well.

[SupremeHustle]

Nexus 6 pre-orders went live today. If many F5 pushes, I got mine ordered.

Still holding out hope for the Moto X Play.

Yeah, same here, actually. The N6 isn't scheduled to ship until Nov. 21 or something like that, so I'm actually hoping the Moto X Play (with a design closer to the X than the Turbo) is released before then.

[skones]

Nexus 6 pre-orders went live today. If many F5 pushes, I got mine ordered.

Still holding out hope for the Moto X Play.

Yeah, same here, actually. The N6 isn't scheduled to ship until Nov. 21 or something like that, so I'm actually hoping the Moto X Play (with a design closer to the X than the Turbo) is released before then.

Agree, prefer software keys to capacitive keys.

[Matches Malone]

I wouldn't mind trying out such a big phone but I can't justify spending so much to replace my Nexus 5 which is still going strong.

Have you come across any problems with the Nexus 5? I've had mine for about a year and a half and the camera is shot as well as one of the speakers.

[ACGB]

I wouldn't mind trying out such a big phone but I can't justify spending so much to replace my Nexus 5 which is still going strong.

Have you come across any problems with the Nexus 5? I've had mine for about a year and a half and the camera is shot as well as one of the speakers.

Everything still works with mine. Also, it's only been out for exactly a year now so did you get a secret early google prototype?

[crkone]

There's also only one speaker in the nexus 5. Unless you're talking about the ear speaker and the loud speaker. Have had no issues with mine.

[MickeyDavis]

Interesting

Halloween has come a day early for Samsung as it released a truly scary earnings report that saw its operating profit tumble by 60% and its revenue fall by 20%. These top-line numbers don’t tell the full story of what’s really happening with Samsung, however — in reality, the company’s nightmare scenario is coming true at a truly stunning speed.

What is Samsung’s “nightmare scenario,” you ask? That it will become just another low-margin Android vendor. For years, Samsung has literally been the only Android smartphone vendor to consistently turn a profit. Indeed, Samsung and Apple for a long time have accounted for all of the smartphone industry’s profits as smaller players have had to force themselves to fight over scraps.

But two things are happening right now that are sucking the life out of Samsung’s smartphone profit machine: It’s getting squeezed at the high end by Apple, which has finally released a phablet capable of taking on the popular Galaxy Note, and it’s getting mauled at the low end by vendors such as Xiaomi that are cranking out phones with strong specs that sell at rock-bottom prices.

How ugly does this look? So ugly that Counterpoint Research analyst Neil Shah says that Samsung is “pulling a Nokia,” which is something that no dominant mobile phone vendor ever wants to pull.

Counterpoint’s newest numbers show that Samsung’s total handset shipments fell by 15.4% year-over-year and that its smartphone shipments fell 10.8% over the same period. Samsung was the only major smartphone vendor to report a year-over-year decline in smartphone shipments as Apple, LG and even Microsoft’s mobile division all reported healthy gains. The biggest gainer over the past year has been Xiaomi, whose smartphone shipment volumes have shot up by an incredible 267.3% in that time.

So Samsung is definitely down right now, but it’s too early to count the company out. After all, the company must have a plan to get itself back on its feet, right?

Bloomberg reports that in light of its recent woes, Samsung is “counting on wraparound screens to stay ahead.” Yes, we’re talking about the same wraparound screens that didn’t light the world on fire when Samsung debuted them with the Galaxy Edge.

“The displays, which allow users to read messages and news from an angle, will be used on more products next year to distinguish them from rival devices, Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung said today,” Bloomberg writes. “Wraparound screens made their debut last month with Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge.”

On second thought, this might get worse before it gets better.

[Matches Malone]

I wouldn't mind trying out such a big phone but I can't justify spending so much to replace my Nexus 5 which is still going strong.

Have you come across any problems with the Nexus 5? I've had mine for about a year and a half and the camera is shot as well as one of the speakers.

Everything still works with mine. Also, it's only been out for exactly a year now so did you get a secret early google prototype?

Year, year and a half. same diff. I don't keep track of how long I've had the phone. I'm on a non contract so I don't have a two year contract to go by.

[nmeurett]

Id love a Droid Turbo specs are crazy! Hopeing something like it comes to cellcom but not holding my breath

[emunney]

Someone explain to me why you would pay $400 to join into a 2 year contract at 2-3X a month-to-month plan.

I know you've talked about this in another thread, but I can't find it. Can you or anybody else give me a brief rundown of some carriers I should check out for month-to-month service?

[WRau1]

I was anti phone plans and was Virgin Mobiles biggest fan until I switched to US Cellular. I wasn't getting any signal from VM in my new place so I had to switch and I love it. I had the S5 for VM and got a new one under my new contract the difference between call quality, signal strength and Internet speed is night & day.

[crkone]

Someone explain to me why you would pay $400 to join into a 2 year contract at 2-3X a month-to-month plan.

I know you've talked about this in another thread, but I can't find it. Can you or anybody else give me a brief rundown of some carriers I should check out for month-to-month service?

The top one is the T-mobile $30 a month plan. 5GB at LTE speeds and 100 minutes of talk time. The big downside is no data roaming at all. I've saved $40 a month for the past year off my old USCC plan which paid for my off contract Nexus 5 and saved me money.