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[einstein57]

Which is why I bought a used iPhone 4S from Nickflic.

[IRON-E]

I have never been a fan of the whole "iPhone cult", so I'm going to try to stick to Android.

[einstein57]

Neither am I. I got my iPhone 4 cause it was $50 and the galaxy was almost $400 at the time. I can probably get at least $100 for it 2 years later. It's convenient how many companies make compatible devices for iPhone.

[accident]

HTC One ftw

[SpecRaceM5]

iFail...

About time turd admits it. :)

[ethrtyiS]

I have never been a fan of the whole "iPhone cult", so I'm going to try to stick to Android.

iphone has fallen far behind in terms of their hardware and possibly software. and unless the 6 is something incredible, it will continue to fall behind at a nice steady pace. the new phones that are being released with android on them are getting more and more advanced with much better hardware and software.

[SpecRaceM5]

Sony has some awesome android phones but they don't offer then with a contract so the price is $$$. They came out with the watch before Samsung. Also all water proof and much better quality than others. iPhone quality is still great but not very cutting edge since Jobs passed. I'll continue to use IPhones since they are an industry standard picked up by many auto manufacturers.

[ethrtyiS]

yeah android was still very new and buggy when iphone was being adopted by many industries and personal use. it seems it'll probably continue to be that way as android isn't really meant to be a professional phone, although they have been working on that. however, if windows phones continue their pattern, they may very well be competing with apple with that.

[SpecRaceM5]

yeah android was still very new and buggy when iphone was being adopted by many industries and personal use. it seems it'll probably continue to be that way as android isn't really meant to be a professional phone, although they have been working on that. however, if windows phones continue their pattern, they may very well be competing with apple with that.

I almost traded in my 4s for a Nokia 1520. They have a great promo going on to promote Windows phones. Unfortunately their software hasn't been adopted by the manufacturers I work for and am looking to work for. I'll be getting a 6 when it comes out and will regroup in 2 years when my next update is available.

[IRON-E]

HTC One ftw

There's a guy selling me one for $150 used obviously, is that a good deal?

I've also checked a few sites that others have suggested but, I'm still seeing prices of $500+ on phones, which is not very enticing..

[accident]

There's a guy selling me one for $150 used obviously, is that a good deal?

I've also checked a few sites that others have suggested but, I'm still seeing prices of $500+ on phones, which is not very enticing..

That's a really good price. I've seen some used go for $300+. Make sure it's the HTC One though, and not the One X

[reelizmpro]

Do your homework and make sure it's the one you think it is. Also test it out, get the seller's info incase they brick the phone after they sell it.

[2ean]

Do your homework and make sure it's the one you think it is. Also test it out, get the seller's info incase they brick the phone after they sell it.

This is why I'm wary of buying used phones. People are known to report it lost/stolen and collect on insurance, leaving your phone blacklisted. Even with the sellers info there's not much that can be done of they pull this, besides maybe some intimidation.

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[R3Z3N]

iphone has fallen far behind in terms of their hardware and possibly software. and unless the 6 is something incredible, it will continue to fall behind at a nice steady pace. the new phones that are being released with android on them are getting more and more advanced with much better hardware and software.

Honestly it has not fallen behind, because when it was released, it was quite competitive. Being that phones generally have a 6mo window to be on the tech radar, the iPhone has historically done quite well. With Android, you have 5+ good companies making phones that fall within that window much more frequently, making many think Apple should update more frequently, which would be foolish.

Either way, its just a damn phone. Go outside and talk to people and smash the damn thing.

Right now I use a LG G2, and jump between PAC-Rom and Vanir.

[ethrtyiS]

There's a guy selling me one for $150 used obviously, is that a good deal?

I've also checked a few sites that others have suggested but, I'm still seeing prices of $500+ on phones, which is not very enticing..

if you have the patience and the time, you could always buy a broken phone off ebay or craigslist. usually people sell their phones with broken lcds for cheap and you can buy replacements for cheap. with youtube, and various websites/forums, you could easily find a diy.

Honestly it has not fallen behind, because when it was released, it was quite competitive. Being that phones generally have a 6mo window to be on the tech radar, the iPhone has historically done quite well. With Android, you have 5+ good companies making phones that fall within that window much more frequently, making many think Apple should update more frequently, which would be foolish.

Either way, its just a damn phone. Go outside and talk to people and smash the damn thing.

Right now I use a LG G2, and jump between PAC-Rom and Vanir.

sure it has, with the frequent release of new phones from the various different companies, the technology that was in the iphone now becomes outdated, not absolute though. and when apple does release it's iphone every 6 months, the new phones from those other companies already have phones coming out that are better in hardware.