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General discussion

About flagship phones

Sep 19, 2017 4:55AM PDT

Hi ! Seems like mobile has gain alot of specs,high prices and much more, is it really worth to spend 1000 $ US on it ? E.g : Note 8 .iphone X .

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Worth is up to you.
Sep 19, 2017 9:42AM PDT

If it's not worth it to you, then you know.
If it is worth it to you, then you know as well.

Can you explain why you are asking this? Is there something about phones you really need to know? If so, ask that!

PS. I checked out your other posts too.

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Its 2017
Sep 20, 2017 2:27AM PDT

I remember when my cousin gifted me his used lg g2 in 2015 and i've broken it in 2017, from that time iam seeing people purchasing high prices phone i just wanted to know why they spend to much on it , Can they do more tasks then me can they use extra ordinary whatsapp or use any special type of software I guess the answer is no they are doing mostly same things as i do . what do u say about ?

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I say again. Worth is up to you, not me.
Sep 20, 2017 11:47AM PDT

But I snagged a Moto G5 Plus from amazon warehouse with 4GB RAM, 32GB onboard for 220USD to my mailbox. There are similar sub 200 dollar phones out there but I knew I wanted this because we used it for app testing.

To me 220USD is not flagship pricing.

Why do folk buy 1,000 dollar phones? I might do that if I were able to replace my laptop with it. That would be a bargain. But for me, I'm a simpler smart phone user. I only wanted a current Android (7.0+) and plenty of RAM, storage so I read what CNET wrote about the Moto G5 and went that way.

I could be guessing but there are some folk that want to slam others that buy what they want. I want an open market rather than a Soviet one.