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Yup. I just bought a $250 Moto X4 to replace my Nexus 6 and it feels faster. My Nexus 6 cost $450 a couple years old, and my new phone was new. I don't see any
by beatgammit 8y ago
Yup. I just bought a $250 Moto X4 to replace my Nexus 6 and it feels faster. My Nexus 6 cost $450 a couple years old, and my new phone was new.
I don't see any reason to pay $1000 for a phone these days, and I probably could have gotten the same experience from the Moto G at $200.
I just want a phone that:
- can last the entire day
- can run a browser reasonably well
- has decent reception
- will get security updates for at least 2 years (expected lifetime of batteries)
I don't need a fancy camera, next-gen graphics, or super high DPI screen, I just need a phone that's reasonably reliable, and even the bottom tier phones are more than capable.
- jefftk 8y agoFor me the camera is the main thing: smartphone cameras have been getting really good. Examples of my phones: 2017, Pixel 1: https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2017/20171228_091058.jpg https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2017/20171228_091058.jpg 2017, Galaxy S6: https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2017/20170312_123314_030.jpg https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2017/20170312_123314_030.jpg 2014, Moto X: https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2014/stevie-lily-ball.jpg https://www.jefftk.com/pictures/2014/stevie-lily-ball.jpg 2011, Galaxy SII: https://www.jefftk.com/images/2011/all/IMG_20120115_202514.jpg https://www.jefftk.com/images/2011/all/IMG_20120115_202514.j...