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Apple always has and always will talk down the type of products that it doesn't sell. Although, I do think they were on to something when they said that large

by davej 12y ago

Apple always has and always will talk down the type of products that it doesn't sell. Although, I do think they were on to something when they said that large screen phones are too big for your hand. Ironically I didn't buy an iPhone 6 and moved to my first Android for this reason. It's actually quite difficult now to find a decent spec phone that comfortably fits an average sized hand. Even the 'mini' phones have quite a large footprint. Ended up with a Sony Z3 Compact and I'm pretty happy with it so far (nearly 2 days battery life is awesome).

john_other 12y ago
I similarly ended up with a Sony Z3 Compact. The ultra stamina mode is excellent. It shuts off all extraneous circuitry and you have to reboot to start up again. Meanwhile you're left with a minimalist greyscale screen with essential functions and a estimate of battery left. It's too optimistic I think but it will happily tell you there's ten days charge left on ultra stamina mode if you started with a full battery.
- wlesieutre 12y ago
  Me three! The camera and flashlight are disappointing (my 3 year old 4S was brighter), but aside from that I really like the Z3C. I'm not exaggerating to say I've gotten 3 days of battery life without touching Stamina Mode or Ultra Stamina Mode.
  - john_other 12y ago
    I've gotten more use out of my compact than my surface pro 2, ffrom day one. I think this little phone is more usable and certainly faster for browsing. ( opera for word wrap rules!) and I simply feel it's faster, renders faster, LTE when I have signal better than consumer FTTC ! Not having wanted a android phone particularly ... a Lumia seemed right for my use and Microsoft centric world... I didn't lose the great maps just downloaded Nokia Here , still have office and one note... And outlook. Oh and I got Opera browser which is for word wrap just indispensable.. All in all a bargain. But I really am almost using this phone for every task but design and code so I've not gotten more than a day and a half yet... Still amazing for it being picked up constantly and running about five apps simultaneously standard .. and I got it on a wicked deal bundling 20GB data so I'm in clover! I feel bad like I'm shilling especially as I forgot my older login here but it's such a neat package all I want is a sweet little repl with loads of libraries and great auto predict to play with this thing...

by davej 12y ago

john_other 12y ago

I similarly ended up with a Sony Z3 Compact. The ultra stamina mode is excellent. It shuts off all extraneous circuitry and you have to reboot to start up again. Meanwhile you're left with a minimalist greyscale screen with essential functions and a estimate of battery left. It's too optimistic I think but it will happily tell you there's ten days charge left on ultra stamina mode if you started with a full battery.

wlesieutre 12y ago
Me three! The camera and flashlight are disappointing (my 3 year old 4S was brighter), but aside from that I really like the Z3C. I'm not exaggerating to say I've gotten 3 days of battery life without touching Stamina Mode or Ultra Stamina Mode.
- john_other 12y ago
  I've gotten more use out of my compact than my surface pro 2, ffrom day one. I think this little phone is more usable and certainly faster for browsing. ( opera for word wrap rules!) and I simply feel it's faster, renders faster, LTE when I have signal better than consumer FTTC ! Not having wanted a android phone particularly ... a Lumia seemed right for my use and Microsoft centric world... I didn't lose the great maps just downloaded Nokia Here , still have office and one note... And outlook. Oh and I got Opera browser which is for word wrap just indispensable.. All in all a bargain. But I really am almost using this phone for every task but design and code so I've not gotten more than a day and a half yet... Still amazing for it being picked up constantly and running about five apps simultaneously standard .. and I got it on a wicked deal bundling 20GB data so I'm in clover! I feel bad like I'm shilling especially as I forgot my older login here but it's such a neat package all I want is a sweet little repl with loads of libraries and great auto predict to play with this thing...