Which Mobile Phone?

[Richb]

Aaahh, gotcha....thought it was a fancy model name. thanks for the heads up.

[hhfarang]

Curved Samsung Galaxy Note 4 coming:

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[hhfarang]

"This Is Samsung’s Ultra Premium Galaxy F In All Its Glory"

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/07/02 ... martphone/

"This is what the iPhone 6 looks like"

https://shopping.yahoo.com/news/this-is ... 34006.html

[hhfarang]

This will be an interesting combo of devices if it comes to fruition. Samsung has filed a patent on a laptop (shell; screen and keyboard) that is powered by a docked Galaxy Note phone whose screen also serves as a touchpad of sorts. An interesting and novel idea indeed...



Full story here: https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/samsung-st ... 37289.html

[PeteC]

The company that refuses to die? I can remember the time when Blackberry devices were more popular and numerous than IPhone. Pete

http://news.yahoo.com/blackberry-third- ... nance.html

BlackBerry results trounce expectations on software; shares rally

...." Software revenue more than doubled in the quarter, putting BlackBerry within striking range of its $500 million target for the fiscal year ending Feb. 29, 2016.

Device sales also rose for the first time in four quarters to $214 million from $201 million in the second quarter on the back of the Priv.

BlackBerry sold 700,000 devices, down from about 800,000 in the prior period, but average selling prices jumped to $315 from $240."........

[Jack Sprat]

"This Is Samsung’s Ultra Premium Galaxy F In All Its Glory"

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/07/02 ... martphone/

"This is what the iPhone 6 looks like"

https://shopping.yahoo.com/news/this-is ... 34006.html

Microsoft have recently released the Lumia 950 and 950xl both which connect to any display with a dock.
With the use of a Bluetooth mouse, you have a functional windows 10 computer that can browse the web, create office documents, and run All software currently on your phone in a familiar computer environment....sounds good to me.

[nil]

I really wouldn't recommend Windows Phone / Mobile. Could of possibly succeeded if Microsoft hadn't neglected it for so long. Continuum also seems quite pointless to me, and lacks support from almost all apps - https://blog.imason.com/windows-phone-c ... snt-ready/

[hhfarang]

I haven't even figured a use for my MS tablet... it just sits and gathers dust. I would get an android one if I got another.

Speaking of mobile phones, I'm always behind the curve and didn't even have a smart phone until a relative gave me his old Samsung S2 when he upgraded to an S5 but recently my S2 died. I didn't want to spend the money for a new flagship so I got an new unlocked Galaxy S5 (last years Samsung flagship) for half it's original price. It is a giant leap forward from my S2 and I really like it so far.

So an idea for those of you who have a phone that is several years old and want a new one but don't want to plunk down the big bucks. Get a model year old (new) flagship phone and it will still seem like a huge upgrade. I think I like the S5 better than I would the S6 because it has three features I like that they dropped in the latest model. A replaceable battery, water resistance, and expandable storage.

[tuktukmike]

I have had the Samsung galaxy s6 edge+ for a couple of months now and it's a nice step forward from the s5.
The only thing that concerns me is that it has a built in battery so not sure if you could ever replace.
That said most people upgrade after 18months nowadays so perhaps it's no longer an issue.

Ttm

[PeteC]

^ Shops can replace the built in batteries, at least on Apple products. We did it on an IPhone 4 and it's working well a year later. I don't recall if the replacement is a certified Apple battery or other...as long as it works and doesn't explode or burn. Pete

[oakdale160]

I havea Nokia that is 17 yeras old, not 17moths, 17 years. The Nokia people love me, they have serviced it for free for the last 7 years and as it has to got to Finland for service they give me a new phone as a loaner for free AND everytime they have a launch or party they invite me. And they beg me to keep using it. One time they came and filmed me using it, there was a plan to use it in an advertisement, if they did I never saw it.
I dont tel them but I do have a newer Samsung that I use ona daily basis.

[Big Boy]

Wow!!! I bet that's a monster compared to today's models . Can we see a photo for old times sake?

[Big Boy]

I have come to the conclusion that mobile phone sales in Hua Hin are a cartel. My daughter wants a particular phone for her birthday, and the price in every shop in Hua Hin that we've tried is identical. I check Lazada, and the price is 1,000 Baht less. If I go to the next model down, there is actually a 2,000 Baht difference between Hua Hin shops and Lazada.

A few months ago, I bought 2 tablets from a Hua Hin shop. At the time, the cartel price was 1,500 more than Lazada. At that time, I showed the Lazada price, and they matched it. I've tried the same with my daughter's phone, and they won't budge on the price.

Lazada take 2 days, are door to door, and offer C.O.D., so no prizes for guessing where my daughter's birthday present will come from.

[oakdale160]

No my 17 yr old Nokia is the same size as the modern600b phones. My very first mobile then called a 'cell phone' in about 1988 or 89 was the size o fa brick, no way uou could put it in any pocket. Just did calls-- nearly $2000

[Big Boy]

The monster on the left was my first phone (just found on Google Images) - issued by my employer.

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