The great mobile phone con

[JustTheGent]

Hi there gents. The missus has asked me to sort her a new phone out. She's had an Apple thing for the last 8 or so years but it's not working so well now and doesn't get updates. She's said not Apple this time and for me to choose one.

Anyway, I thought I'd go for a Google phone as they seem reasonably priced and are good for software and security longevity. I tend to like buying the handset rather than taking on a liability, but it actually works out cheaper to do it monthly. There are two recent releases with the cheaper one being about £200 less. I started to do a bit of research to try and find out the difference between the two. Going off reviews, the 'big' difference between them was that the cheaper one has a 6.1 inch display instead of 6.2 inch on the more expensive model and there's a 6 gram difference in weight. That's technology for you - I'll have that £200 in my pocket thanks

By the way, after a few years with the Apple phone - Apple were caught out doing a software update that made the battery drain quick so you'd have to go and buy a new model. No doubt these EV manus will be doing that when they want to boost sales or increase profits

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Clever one that kidda. Leaving it all 'til the last sentence.
Regarding the phone, screen space is where it's at, you'd just waste the £200 if you skimped

 

[Boro_Interlinked]

The 200 quid more one only takes the premium electrons from the charge port leaving the regular or poor electrons for other electronics.

 

[Zoophonic]

Yep false economy. Should have gone for the bigger screen.

 

[WilliamMunny]

Nobody with an iPhone calls it an Apple. Ergo another entirely fictitious thread by the board’s saddest fantasist.

 

[Kevo4]

Nobody’s Apple phone lasts 8 years, more made up nonsense from expo

 

[dibble]

The money you make off gambling should cover the price of a top of the range mobile phone ?

 

[Merrykoala]

It's not too late to delete this thread you know

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

It's not too late to delete this thread you know

What, while he's still getting bites?

 

[ForssAwakens]

Still triggering people gets me everytime

200 quid for extra 0.1, only one place I’m paying for that and it isn’t a phone

 

[r00fie1]

Cant beat it

 

[atypical_boro]

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Cant beat it

Can if you want to access the Riverside Stadium in 2024…..

 

[xxlshirts_fit_all]

She’ll be twisting her new phones no apple in 6 months and you’ll be doubling that £200 in cost to buy her a 15S … get it invested in a sure fire 40-1 now while you can…

 

[Cuthbert]

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Cant beat it

Yep, going to be really useful when the 3G networks get switched off!

 

[r00fie1]

Yep, going to be really useful when the 3G networks get switched off!

Oh how sad.
Lasted longer than some on here!

 

[sherlock]

Nobody’s Apple phone lasts 8 years, more made up nonsense from expo

My wife is still using an iPhone 7 Plus. Released in 2016 so not far off 8 years old.

 

[SilentProf]

Did Apple get caught burning batteries out early? I thought it was the other way around. They were forced to stop throttling older devices on newer iOS updates weren't they?

 

[JustTheGent]

My wife is still using an iPhone 7 Plus. Released in 2016 so not far off 8 years old.

That's the one - 7 plus. So it's 7 years not 8

Nobody with an iPhone calls it an Apple. Ergo another entirely fictitious thread by the board’s saddest fantasist.

Absolutely, I've never heard anyone call an Apple product Apple either

Millions could get payouts in iPhone battery row - BBC News

The tech giant is accused of secretly slowing down the performance of older models.

www.bbc.com

 

[Alzi]

Crap phones kidda.

 

[hobblewobble]

Never had an i phone always thought people were showing off . same with an i pad vastly overpriced i m h o