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after being an iphone user for years i switched to Android when apple released iphone 7. up to iphone 6s the innovation was worth upgrading but since then 'fla

after being an iphone user for years i switched to Android when apple released iphone 7. up to iphone 6s the innovation was worth upgrading but since then 'flagship' devices have been adding just gimmicks while charging 4 digit amounts. I got my OnePlus 5T for 499 and two years later it works like it did on its first day. Unlike iphones that would slow down after exactly 1 year when a new iphone was released. right now 400-500 dollar phones do everything a phone is supposed to do and lack nothing compared to flagships. you can tell most people agree with this judging by weak sales of new releases. customers are holding on to their phones for 2-3 years and rightfully so. smartphone frenzy is over and looks like 'few hundred dollars' is the new budget people think its worth.

foobarian 7y ago
I'm tired of even $400-500 every 2 years, for seemingly the same thing over and over. I'm going to do battery replacements as long as the device survives. (I'm 2 battery replacements into my Nexus 6P).
- lovemenot 7y ago
  I bought Nexus 5 about 4-5 years ago. It's been fine since. Never felt the need to upgrade until last week when I bought the 3a, hope it has the same long term cost performance as my last phone.
- Buttons840 7y ago
  I had a Galaxy 5 and when the time came I couldn't find a quality battery replacement for it. I bought a "new" official battery, but it had been on the shelf so long it didn't hold a charge either. I tried an aftermarket battery, but it started buldging.
- tracker1 7y ago
  Are the newer batteries doing any better... mine literally caught fire (small explosion) at the service location when they took it apart. Been on a Pixel 2 XL since, man I miss a headphone jack, can't even find the damned adapter and the two I bought on Amazon don't work (compatible my ass). The 6P was a great phone (charging/battery issues aside). Glad to see Google returning to the mid-range.
bozoUser 7y ago
I am a IPhone 6 user and my contacts and other data on the apps has kept me glued to the iOS ecosystem. How do you port the iOS data to an android system ?
- YeahSureWhyNot 7y ago
  you can export contacts into Google contacts but you will lose all your imessages

foobarian 7y ago

I'm tired of even $400-500 every 2 years, for seemingly the same thing over and over. I'm going to do battery replacements as long as the device survives. (I'm 2 battery replacements into my Nexus 6P).

lovemenot 7y ago
I bought Nexus 5 about 4-5 years ago. It's been fine since. Never felt the need to upgrade until last week when I bought the 3a, hope it has the same long term cost performance as my last phone.
Buttons840 7y ago
I had a Galaxy 5 and when the time came I couldn't find a quality battery replacement for it. I bought a "new" official battery, but it had been on the shelf so long it didn't hold a charge either. I tried an aftermarket battery, but it started buldging.
tracker1 7y ago
Are the newer batteries doing any better... mine literally caught fire (small explosion) at the service location when they took it apart. Been on a Pixel 2 XL since, man I miss a headphone jack, can't even find the damned adapter and the two I bought on Amazon don't work (compatible my ass). The 6P was a great phone (charging/battery issues aside). Glad to see Google returning to the mid-range.

bozoUser 7y ago

I am a IPhone 6 user and my contacts and other data on the apps has kept me glued to the iOS ecosystem. How do you port the iOS data to an android system ?

YeahSureWhyNot 7y ago
you can export contacts into Google contacts but you will lose all your imessages