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Okay, "will be" cheaper. Since I'm unlikely to be travelling to the rest of the EU before July it is a moot point for me. 
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Google's shennanigans are the best thing........I wish they were up to more shennanigans if it makes their services and integration even better.
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I thought that said "tablet" at first, so I checked it in addition to "Android phone" because I have one of those. But then, there's no iPad option, so maybe it's something different???
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One of those goofy android >5" phones. I don't know what the "official" cutoff is. But some of these phones are really more like small tablets. I've seen people with phones that were barely able to be considered handheld.
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We (that is, my family) all have iPhones primarily because FaceTime is far better and more reliable than Skype seems to be and it is the best way to keep in touch with friends and family who can be thousands of miles away. I have a 4s and see no reason to upgrade. Did drop it the other week and shattered the rear cover. Went to the mall and $30 later it was fixed.
They may not be the best smart phones but they've proved to be the best for our needs. 
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Last year I was on Windows Phone, and recently switched to Android. Both platforms are excellent, and I'll likely switch back and forth several times based on my mood and if I'm writing an application for either of them.
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SAMSUNG or Father of the Lamp.
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I don't like smartphone.. so i use very basic bar style phone.
Pros
- Long battery life, i charge it once a week
- at least i spend some time with my family rather then on FB or whatups 
- cost me around 1700 INR ~ 40$( 2.5 year back exchange rate, currently it would be around 28-29$), not heavy on pocket unlike lot of Smartphones
- its allow basic web surfing, you can open n number of mobile sites
Cons
- any thing which are pros to Smart Phone
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I've Got a very basic Nokia, It does have a camera and the battery lasts for ages. It makes calls and Texts.
Why is it when you are busy everyone whats it yesterday, But when your not no-one has any work for you?
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Same here. I got this thing[^] after my Nokia Lumia died, and was shocked to find that I don't miss any "smart" features at all.
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Same here except I've got a '04 Samsung. Even before US Telecoms proved that they can't be trusted with the data they could accumulate from people carrying a tracking beacon with them everywhere I disliked the idea of having a leash in my pocket strongly. Paying an extra $40/month for something that I'd only use at most a few times/month out of my house has never appealed and when at home I've got toys with much bigger screens[^] to use instead.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Ditto. Got a Nokia something-or-other about 8 years ago for £9.99 on PAYG. No phone, no internet. Just calls and texts, which is what a phone is for.
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Ditto...mine's a flip phone and I charge it every couple of weeks. But I don't have text.
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Same with me, only mine is Samsung...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Nokia is the best... My Nokia is even without camera, and I am quite happy with it.
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...I decided that while true, it would distort the figures.
I do indeed use a Windows phone: but it is an HP iPAQ 6915 from 2006, running Windows Mobile 5.
It has a touch screen, physical buttons on a QWERTY keyboard, and a three or four week battery life.
And best of all, it doesn't play Flappy Bird.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: And best of all, it doesn't play Flappy Bird.
Ho. My. God.
How do you do? This is almost unbearable!!! 
Ho my! I just discovered that Flappy Bird is available for Windows Phone!
Right after reading your message!
Sweet! 
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I just found the same thing in Insider[^]
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Long battery life where have you gone My phone is so smart on daily basis, it will turn off if battery is empty 
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Greater processing power, greater memory, more accessories, higher resolution displays == more power.
Combine that with the "must be smaller, thinner, lighter" fashion, and you get shorter and shorter battery life, despite improvements in battery technology and power reducing electronic designs.
IF you buy a phone that can play flappy birds, and take three hours of video, and has GPS permanently turned on, and (if you're lucky) might be able to make a call as well, then you are going to need to charge very, very often...
BTW: My ancient HP has GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, blah, blah - but it has to be explicitly turned on, and I don't! So the battery lasts a good time!
And it still won't play flappy birds! 
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Symbian,Windows mobile and now I turned towards Android 
Symbian - Nokia supernva and N72
Windows mobile - HTC Touch
Android - Sony Xperia(but am quite happy with this)
Sometimes while comparing different OS can help you to understand and develop new software 
But hold on why am thinking this,am not even a mobile developer at all
Thanks,
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modified 10-Feb-14 4:07am.
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♥…ЯҠ…♥ wrote: But hold on why am thinking this,am not even a mobile developer at all
I know the feeling!
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