An honest question

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  • 5411

    15 October, 2016 - 10:18 am

    <p>An honest question why does one need a $700 and above phone every couple of years ? Why the need for a flagship ?</p>
    <p>I have an Unlocked BLU Win HD $129.00 (I know crap right ?) soon to be 2 years old this December, still holds full charge, screen still bright, Wi-Fi and cell signal strong.</p>
    <p>What I use it for:<br />As a phone, yes to actually call someone<br />Texting, when I really must<br />Email, catch up not so much compose<br />Calendar<br />Maps, offline very handy<br />Groove Music, plug into car stereo (40gb on SD card)<br />Podcasts, nice in the car<br />Weather, where I live you need it<br />Camera, Outdoors it takes fair pics but Indoors no just get grainy dull pics. If I know I will be taking pics I will put my digital camera in my pocket (yes it fits).<br />Photos, glancing yes editing no. Anyone who can edit a photo on a phone with good results my hat is off to you.<br />Office Online OneDrive, reference mostly editing rarely.<br />Misc. Lists, calculator, translator, convertors, flashlight etc.&hellip; Handy<br />No games<br />No social media (ok que friendless joke here)</p>
    <p>That&rsquo;s my usage, so what are you guys using your flagships for.</p>
    <p>Warning old persons &ldquo;rant&rdquo; I often see teens and not so teens tossing around (not taking care with) iPhones and such and think to myself that costs as much as or more than my 50&rdquo; TV. Is there some sort of disconnect between a $700 phone and any other $700 object ?</p>

    • 1377

      Premium Member
      15 October, 2016 - 1:35 pm

      <p><em><a href="#20915">In reply to rortech:</a></em></p>
      <p>You’re no old person! If you were, you’d appreciate the distinction between&nbsp;<em>dis</em>connected and <em>un</em>connected. The former implies previously connected but currently not connected. A teenager, parents’ money, responsibility and cause-and-effect have never been connected in the [mental] teenager’s mind. Unconnectedness, sure, but not yet capable of disconnectedness.</p>

  • 316

    Premium Member
    15 October, 2016 - 10:46 am

    <p>I don’t think many people would say they need it. With the new iPhones, I hear a lot of people say "Not sure I need this year’s model – but feature X is nice" and then a week or so later it becomes "Well, I pulled the trigger on the new model".</p>
    <p>These are often people who can afford it, though… and they are people in IT who like technology for its own sake. But I don’t think they would say themselves that it’s a need, and I agree that it’s a bit wasteful.</p>
    <p>The only time it gets annoying to me is when it’s an iPhone and&nbsp;they also start talking about how much they care about the environment and human rights :)</p>

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