I'll start by saying I've had only iPhones since 2008, when I bought my first smartphone - the iPhone 3G. For a few years, I upgraded every 2 years, when the big updates occurred. in 2010 I got the iPhone 4, then, in 2012, the iPhone 5. I didn't upgrade again until September 2015, to the iPhone 6S, which is what I'm still using today. For a while, it seemed that it just wasn't worth upgrading. And, I know that phones are much more expensive now. I paid $350 for my iPhone 6S back in Sept. 2015.
I really like my iPhone 6S - the internet speed and website processing is very fast, and I really like some of the features, such as the fingerprint ID, ApplePay, iMessage, and FaceTime, which I use all the time.
I've never used the Android devices, but it seems to me that the Apple apps are very seamless and well-done, for the most part. Rarely have experienced any problems.
I did take advantage of Apples's offer for a free battery replacement a couple of years ago when the battery started acting wonky in cooler weather, so, my battery is still in pretty good shape. I don't use my phone that much through the day at work, and I'm usually able to plug in when I get into the truck, or, when I get home. So, battery life, while it could be better under certain circumstances, I don't consider it horrible.
One thing I do think is starting to show its age, especially compared to newer offerings, is the camera system. It's good, but I hear there are so much better phone cameras out now.
Anyway, my current iPhone 6S is still working very well. Text alert volume seems to have diminished quite a bit, and speaker volume has never been very good, but, otherwise, I'm pretty content to keep using it until it dies, at which time I'll consider that I've pretty much extracted my money's worth. But, still, lately, I've been thinking more about what's out there now. One thing that is intriguing is that I've heard that many of the newer phones have pretty good water resistance. That would be nice to have, even though I've never dropped a phone into water or had any moisture-related problems with any of my 4 iPhones.
A buddy of mine at work recently bought a new phone. It's not an iPhone, but he said it has a reputation as being a "giant-killer" - he said it has better specs than most of the top-end smartphones but only cost half as much. He said he paid $700. I can't remember the brand. It does look very nice, and has the built-in fingerprint reader on the screen instead of it being on the Home button like on my iPhone 6S.
I like the size of my 6S. I might not mind going slightly bigger (I understand there are a few different size iPhones now - one that is only slightly larger than my 6S, and then there's one that's MUCH larger), but, I carry it in my front pants/shorts pocket, and I don't want to switch to belt carry.
Anyway, should I upgrade?
Any of you guys replace your smartphones lately? What do you like and dislike?
I really like my iPhone 6S - the internet speed and website processing is very fast, and I really like some of the features, such as the fingerprint ID, ApplePay, iMessage, and FaceTime, which I use all the time.
I've never used the Android devices, but it seems to me that the Apple apps are very seamless and well-done, for the most part. Rarely have experienced any problems.
I did take advantage of Apples's offer for a free battery replacement a couple of years ago when the battery started acting wonky in cooler weather, so, my battery is still in pretty good shape. I don't use my phone that much through the day at work, and I'm usually able to plug in when I get into the truck, or, when I get home. So, battery life, while it could be better under certain circumstances, I don't consider it horrible.
One thing I do think is starting to show its age, especially compared to newer offerings, is the camera system. It's good, but I hear there are so much better phone cameras out now.
Anyway, my current iPhone 6S is still working very well. Text alert volume seems to have diminished quite a bit, and speaker volume has never been very good, but, otherwise, I'm pretty content to keep using it until it dies, at which time I'll consider that I've pretty much extracted my money's worth. But, still, lately, I've been thinking more about what's out there now. One thing that is intriguing is that I've heard that many of the newer phones have pretty good water resistance. That would be nice to have, even though I've never dropped a phone into water or had any moisture-related problems with any of my 4 iPhones.
A buddy of mine at work recently bought a new phone. It's not an iPhone, but he said it has a reputation as being a "giant-killer" - he said it has better specs than most of the top-end smartphones but only cost half as much. He said he paid $700. I can't remember the brand. It does look very nice, and has the built-in fingerprint reader on the screen instead of it being on the Home button like on my iPhone 6S.
I like the size of my 6S. I might not mind going slightly bigger (I understand there are a few different size iPhones now - one that is only slightly larger than my 6S, and then there's one that's MUCH larger), but, I carry it in my front pants/shorts pocket, and I don't want to switch to belt carry.
Anyway, should I upgrade?
Any of you guys replace your smartphones lately? What do you like and dislike?