Pros and cons of the phone you're currently using

[JR1911]

I thought I'd start a topic where you can list some of the pros and cons of the phone you're currently using so it might help others who are planning to buy a new one make their decision. I recently bought a Huawei P9 Lite and here's my thoughts on it so far after a few days of use:

 

Pros:

• Battery life
• Performance in day-to-day use
• MicroSD slot
• Fingerprint scanner
• 3GB of RAM
• No heating problems that I've encountered
• WiFi+ automatically turns mobile data on or off depending on if you have access to WiFi
• Good camera for the price

 

Cons:

• UI is a bit clunky and takes some getting used to
• Has some bloatware that you can't uninstall
• Only 16GB of internal storage with about 10GB free
• No fast charge (though it does charge relatively quickly with the included charger)

[ForumTryhard]

My phone is a $10 Samsung phone.

Pros:

Not a flip phone

$10

Good battery life

Cons:

Camera sucks

Keyboard sucks

Screen sucks

I hate my life

 

[ForumTryhard]

My phone is a $10 Samsung phone.

Pros:

Not a flip phone

$10

Good battery life

Cons:

Camera sucks

Keyboard sucks

Screen sucks

I hate my life

 

[themctipers]

6 minutes ago, JR1911 said:

I thought I'd start a topic where you can list some of the pros and cons of the phone you're currently using so it might help others who are planning to buy a new one make their decision. I recently bought a Huawei P9 Lite and here's my thoughts on it so far after a few days of use:

 

Pros:

• Battery life
• Performance in day-to-day use
• MicroSD slot
• Fingerprint scanner
• 3GB of RAM
• No heating problems that I've encountered
• WiFi+ automatically turns mobile data on or off depending on if you have access to WiFi
• Good camera for the price

 

Cons:

• UI is a bit clunky and takes some getting used to
• Has some bloatware that you can't uninstall
• Only 16GB of internal storage with about 10GB free
• No fast charge (though it does charge relatively quickly with the included charger)

Pros: 

battery is decent, 400 cycles and 88% battery capacity 

panel gets bright 

panel goes very dim (accessibility)

bootup/respring times are great

7 apps loaded at once, 2gb of ram

one of the best single performance CPUs in the mobile market 

no heating problems unless charging, listening to music and VNCing screen to pc for auto kicker. 

Great camera still. 

Cons:

wifi is fucked

potato / (~500mb, have ~100 free)

fingerprint scanner sometimes doesn't work

speakers are quiet. 

 

Yes its a 6s plus!

[Guest]

Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo (currently using)

 

Pros:

• SD card (no SD for S6)
• Good camera
• 16GB of internal storage
• 0$ contract
• Water resistant and dust resistant
• 16MP camera

Cons:

• No finger print scanner
• Only 2 GB of RAM
• Only 1080p resolution
• No blue color (my favorite)
• Not widely used (People use S5 or S6)
• Weak battery (compared to S5 and S6)
• Can not record video at 60fps
• Micro USB only 2.0 not 3.0
• Big

 

Apple iPhone 5S 

 

Pros:

• Large Apple logo in the back
• Finger print scanner

Cons:

• Expensive (got it as a gift)
• Camera not so good
• Small
• It's apple so it must be bad
• Only 1 GB of RAM
• Resolution not even 1080p
• Weak battery
• What's a bluetooth?
• What's a memory card?
• What's water / dust resistant mean?

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Pros: 

battery is decent, 400 cycles and 88% battery capacity 

panel gets bright 

panel goes very dim (accessibility)

bootup/respring times are great

7 apps loaded at once, 2gb of ram

one of the best single performance CPUs in the mobile market 

no heating problems unless charging, listening to music and VNCing screen to pc for auto kicker. 

Great camera still. 

Cons:

wifi is fucked

potato / (~500mb, have ~100 free)

fingerprint scanner sometimes doesn't work

speakers are quiet. 

 

Yes its a 6s plus!

Apple's fingerpirnt are actually the best

[akskl]

HTC One M8:

 

PROS:

• Audio is beautiful
• Screen is decent (for when I bought it)
• Screen size is perfect
• Button placement is good
• HTC Boomsound and Blinkfeed
• 32GB storage is decent (+ expandable storage)
• Microphone is decent

 

CONS:

• Camera sucks. Bad low-light, bad zoom, bad quality, etc.
• A little bit of bloatware/HTC branding
• Battery life got significantly worse after a few years (kinda my fault)
• 2GB RAM (good at the time, not that good now)
• WiFi/LTE not as good as other phones

[themctipers]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

Apple's fingerpirnt are actually the best

I know, but sometimes it has problems registering my finger and it gets dirty easily (although some water helps!) 

i should re enter In my fingerprint. 

[BLoCkZ420]

Nexus 6

 

Pros:

• Always the newest version of Android (currently 7.0)
• Big, vibrant screen and front firing speakers make media consumption a joy
• Easy flashing of ROMs through ADB (looking at you Samsung)
• Did I mention that it's stock Android? ^^
• Easy one/two days of battery life for me
• Fast charge 

 

Cons:

• Though I love the big screen, I almost find it too big for everyday use and I totally get people saying that "It's just too big"
• No expandable storage (Though I'm fine with 32GB personally, it'd be nice to have that expandability)
• Slippery in the hand, due to the polycarbonate back and its rounded shape
• Definitely always need two hands to really use it 
• The back shows smudges extremely easily
• Huge in the pocket

 

I really love this phone, but I'll either be looking at the next Nexus (maybe even 5") or Galaxy phone when the time comes to replace it. 6" is really nice for YouTube, Netflix and stuff but by now I'd actually rather have something that isn't so huge when I'm not just sitting at home consuming media.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, themctipers said:

Pros: 

battery is decent, 400 cycles and 88% battery capacity 

panel gets bright 

panel goes very dim (accessibility)

bootup/respring times are great

7 apps loaded at once, 2gb of ram

one of the best single performance CPUs in the mobile market 

no heating problems unless charging, listening to music and VNCing screen to pc for auto kicker. 

Great camera still. 

Cons:

wifi is fucked

potato / (~500mb, have ~100 free)

fingerprint scanner sometimes doesn't work

speakers are quiet. 

 

Yes its a 6s plus!

The worst thing (from experience with old 5s) is that they leave fingerprints on it. Maybe my fingers were sweaty but still I hate that.

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

The worst thing (from experience with old 5s) is that they leave fingerprints on it. Maybe my fingers were sweaty but still I hate that.

I don't sweat. The thing is thet it picks up all the shit from my fingers. 

I wash it every week or so with water.  

[Guest]

1 minute ago, themctipers said:

I don't sweat. The thing is thet it picks up all the shit from my fingers. 

I wash it every week or so with water.  

Too bad I couldn't afford a S6 or S7 due to higher price I have to pay per month. S5 neo is cheaper.. 

I loved my finger print scanner. But getting a bigger screen than a 5s was wise

[themctipers]

Just now, dexxterlab97 said:

Too bad I couldn't afford a S6 or S7 due to higher price I have to pay per month. S5 neo is cheaper.. 

I loved my finger print scanner. But getting a bigger screen than a 5s was wise

**iphone se** *laughs*

 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

**iphone se** *laughs*

 

5s/se too small

6plus/6s plus too big

6/6s well it's apple too pricey

[themctipers]

1 minute ago, dexxterlab97 said:

5s/se too small

6plus/6s plus too big

6/6s well it's apple too pricey

SE = nice small phone. 

6/6s plus = perfect media consumption

6/6s = little too small. 

 

So I have the 6s plus..

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, themctipers said:

SE = nice small phone. 

6/6s plus = perfect media consumption

6/6s = little too small. 

 

So I have the 6s plus..

My mother owns it. Yes but not 6s plus. just 6 plus. Feels like a shovel