Thread: Phones

Also looking for a new phone.
Always had a good run from HTC(i'm not a gorillia with phones, but do use them. And drop them... - and havent had one really die, its more i want more, and the current one still does everything i now want, apart from hold a charge - i could buy a user replaceable battery, but i think 3 years is a great run, so new phone is needed ) - but open to anything else, apart from apple. Wife really wanted a itouch, iphone and we have a ipad. No way in hell would i have a apple device for work, so that rules out anything for me. Great cameras on them, and great quality of build (i have a gen 1 or 2 ipod, and it stil lives after being dropped, kicked, frozen to minus 42c, and so hot i couldnt hold it - really i am amazed it still works!) however the inflexiblity of file storage is the main let down

Android is the winner here hands down. Microsoft based devices are so un user friendly.

Maybe its just the way my brain works, but apple "trust us and give us everything" just doesnt compute very well. Google seems a bit more polite......

Originally Posted by Beaker

Also looking for a new phone.
Always had a good run from HTC(i'm not a gorillia with phones, but do use them. And drop them... - and havent had one really die, its more i want more, and the current one still does everything i now want, apart from hold a charge - i could buy a user replaceable battery, but i think 3 years is a great run, so new phone is needed ) - but open to anything else, apart from apple. Wife really wanted a itouch, iphone and we have a ipad. No way in hell would i have a apple device for work, so that rules out anything for me. Great cameras on them, and great quality of build (i have a gen 1 or 2 ipod, and it stil lives after being dropped, kicked, frozen to minus 42c, and so hot i couldnt hold it - really i am amazed it still works!) however the inflexiblity of file storage is the main let down

Android is the winner here hands down. Microsoft based devices are so un user friendly.

Maybe its just the way my brain works, but apple "trust us and give us everything" just doesnt compute very well. Google seems a bit more polite......

Yeah thats one take on it and its not original... the other is that an integrated approach to both hardware and software design, yields higher user value and experience, better integration between products and higher functionality across hardware systems, and higher quality overall experience. So the premise that specialised providers assembling composite pcs can compete with superior integrated products, has never actually come to fruition. That part of the industry has always succeeded on the basis of widespread use and adoption of MS OS, not because of superior product.

Of course you will pay extra for an integrated approach..... but the systems last longer and generally perform better for their working life. Ask any university tech dept about mac hardware v PC platforms.... Iv'e had a pretty good run from my iPhones, but I look after them.

If you run pcs, take your pic... if you run macs why would you shoot yourself in the foot.... get an iPhone...

I agree with you on most of that.
Google does a pretty good job of integrating everything software wise - but you get the flexibility of choosing your hardware as well.

Run PC's for work so will stick with android rather than move over to apple

Originally Posted by Sidney

Yeah thats one take on it and its not original... the other is that an integrated approach to both hardware and software design, yields higher user value and experience, better integration between products and higher functionality across hardware systems, and higher quality overall experience. So the premise that specialised providers assembling composite pcs can compete with superior integrated products, has never actually come to fruition. That part of the industry has always succeeded on the basis of widespread use and adoption of MS OS, not because of superior product.

Of course you will pay extra for an integrated approach..... but the systems last longer and generally perform better for their working life. Ask any university tech dept about mac hardware v PC platforms.... Iv'e had a pretty good run from my iPhones, but I look after them.

If you run pcs, take your pic... if you run macs why would you shoot yourself in the foot.... get an iPhone...

Originally Posted by Beaker

Also looking for a new phone.
Always had a good run from HTC(i'm not a gorillia with phones, but do use them. And drop them... - and havent had one really die, its more i want more, and the current one still does everything i now want, apart from hold a charge - i could buy a user replaceable battery, but i think 3 years is a great run, so new phone is needed ) - but open to anything else, apart from apple. Wife really wanted a itouch, iphone and we have a ipad. No way in hell would i have a apple device for work, so that rules out anything for me. Great cameras on them, and great quality of build (i have a gen 1 or 2 ipod, and it stil lives after being dropped, kicked, frozen to minus 42c, and so hot i couldnt hold it - really i am amazed it still works!) however the inflexiblity of file storage is the main let down

Android is the winner here hands down. Microsoft based devices are so un user friendly.

Maybe its just the way my brain works, but apple "trust us and give us everything" just doesnt compute very well. Google seems a bit more polite......

I posted a couple of reccomendations up above but the top two would be

Nexus 6
Buy the Motorola Google Nexus 6 White LTE/4G 32GB storage 3GB Ram 6" QHD... (1031000178) online at PBTech.co.nz

Anything in the Xperia Z series
Buy the Sony Xperia Z3 D6653 4G/LTE BLACK 5.2" Quad-core 2.5 Ghz 3GB RAM 20... (D6653 BLACK) online at PBTech.co.nz

The nexus is a better phione with a bigger screen but it's only water resistant. The Xperia is waterproof.

Originally Posted by MassiveAttack

I posted a couple of reccomendations up above but the top two would be

Nexus 6
Buy the Motorola Google Nexus 6 White LTE/4G 32GB storage 3GB Ram 6" QHD... (1031000178) online at PBTech.co.nz

Anything in the Xperia Z series
Buy the Sony Xperia Z3 D6653 4G/LTE BLACK 5.2" Quad-core 2.5 Ghz 3GB RAM 20... (D6653 BLACK) online at PBTech.co.nz

The nexus is a better phione with a bigger screen but it's only water resistant. The Xperia is waterproof.

Massive what about this z3+?
Is cheaper than the z3 atm

http://www.becextech.co.nz/mobile-ph...l#.VgMWJp9zXqA

Originally Posted by puku

Massive what about this z3+?
Is cheaper than the z3 atm

Sony Xperia Z3+ E6553 20MP 32GB 4G LTE Smartphone Copper | BecexTech New Zealand

Here is the side by side spec comparison
Sony Xperia Z3 vs. Sony Xperia Z3+ - GSMArena.com

Z3+ has higher specs than the Z3 so go for it.