My ideal phone, Samsung Note 5 with slide out keyboard and removable battery. The reality, Samsung Note 5 with neither.
Rory -----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nate Burke Sent: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Cell Phones Yes. Love it, Don't want to give it up. On 1/6/2016 1:41 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: > Is yours the one with the keyboard that slides out? > > Nate Burke wrote: >> Never had a problem with it. Only time it reboots is when it thinks >> it's run out of battery. >> >> On 1/6/2016 1:15 PM, Jay Weekley wrote: >>> Does your spontaneously reboot from time to time? >>> >>> Nate Burke wrote: >>>> I'm on a droid 4 now, Battery is starting to get weak, but >>>> otherwise fine.� Walk outside with it and the battery drops to >>>> 5%.� >>>> >>>> On 1/6/2016 10:54 AM, George Skorup wrote: >>>>> I'm two years into my first gen Moto X and it still works fine. >>>>> Mine got Android 5.1 a couple months ago. >>>>> >>>>> On 1/6/2016 10:48 AM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Droid Turbo meets those.� I primarily want battery life and >>>>>> that thing delivers.� Never had cold effect the speaker at >>>>>> all, but it definitely drops the battery like a brick. >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 6, 2016 11:42 AM, "Nate Burke" <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The Boss got a new toy for Christmas and it won't work with his >>>>>> old Smartphone, so he's looking to upgrade.� I'm happy >>>>>> with my >>>>>> ancient smartphone, so I haven't had a reason to pay attention >>>>>> to the 'new' things that are out there.� In looking at what's >>>>>> out there now, It seems like MicroSD cards are going away, as >>>>>> well as removable batteries.� Do they just figure that >>>>>> everything goes to and from the cloud now, and doesn't need to >>>>>> be stored on the phone?� We'll stick with Android phones. >>>>>> >>>>>> The Samsung Edge6 and Note 5 look to be almost the same thing, >>>>>> but no SD card.� I thought I remembered seeing a TV ad for a >>>>>> Sony phone where they were using it outside, then washed it off >>>>>> under a faucet, but I can't remember which model it was. >>>>>> >>>>>> Some things that would be nice to have: >>>>>> Rugged, survive a drop from a couple feet while working outside. >>>>>> Decent screen size, and daylight viewable. >>>>>> Good battery, especially in cold. >>>>>> Good Speaker phone >>>>>> Minor weather resistance, splashes etc, not submersion. >>>>>> >>>>>> I like how the CAT phones look http://www.catphones.com but with >>>>>> that size of screen, I'm afraid if you need a keyboard, you'll >>>>>> lose too much screen real estate. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any Brands/models I need to go check out? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >> >>
