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Question

what is the best phone to purchase

Feb 25, 2016 8:05AM PST

I wanna know which is the best phone to purchase out of the Microsoft lumia and Samsung grand

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Re: best phone
Feb 25, 2016 8:20AM PST

The Microsoft Lumia isn't a phone. It's a whole with different models. So without knowing which you mean.
But the review on the 950XL is rather good, apart from the availability of apps in Windows: http://www.cnet.com/products/microsoft-lumia-950-xl/

But maybe your criteria for "best" are such that the grand is best. You didn't tell.

Kees

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what is the best phone
Feb 25, 2016 8:57AM PST

I'm not into phones that much I doan do much of downloading apps so I just want a phone tht I would be able to video chat and one tht would last long as I had a nokia which last me for * years which was the nokia 6620

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Re: best phone
Feb 25, 2016 9:44AM PST

We're currently at the point where most cell phones are great, yet it's not as a matter of course simple to discover a telephone that is useful for your particular needs. Perhaps you're into photography and need your photos to get the most likes (get the iPhone 6s Plus), or you're attempting to be more gainful far from the workplace and need to abandon your portable PC (look at the Galaxy Note 5). On the other hand perhaps you simply need a reasonable telephone you can feel certain providing for your kid (Moto G is a decent pick).

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best phone
Feb 25, 2016 8:59AM PST

8 years

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Smart phones haven't been around 8 years.
Feb 25, 2016 9:03AM PST

Unless you count Windows Mobile and others like that. I'll write I have yet to see a Gen 1 Google smart phone for over 4 years. This model showed up in 2010. You can research when the first iPhone appeared.

Video chat will take a pretty leading edge model and can be rough on new users to setup.

For that reason I'll write you want a current gen iPhone.

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PS. Most smart phones are just OK. Let me expand a little.
Feb 25, 2016 10:10AM PST

There are so many cheaps that while these may do for some folk I've come up with a first cut at how I know if I will look at an Android smart phone or dismiss it. Ready?

1. RAM. 1GB or more. And if you see a model with enormous RAM past 4GB you need to look at why this is.
2. Onboard Storage. Nothing less than 8GB. Members have griped about this for years. 4GB doesn't hack it today.
3. The CPU. Now this gets contentious. While most things can get by with a dual core, the 99 buck phones usually have a quad core and maybe a graphics processor. So for a basic phone, at least a dual core but for heavy users like video calls you give the nod more cores and graphics chips.

The really good news is the above only moves us to the 99USD mark.

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Microsoft Lumia
Feb 25, 2016 9:41PM PST

If you are thinking about Microsoft Lumia then I suggest you to take a look on Microsoft Lumia 950. If you want to get Samsung, then take a look Samsung Galaxy A8.

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Iphone
Mar 2, 2016 3:14AM PST

I love my iPhone 6. I think it has less glitches them other phones I'm awaiting the iPhone 7 later this year. But I really haven't seen an iPhone or any other crown breaking releases.

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Best phone
Mar 3, 2016 9:01PM PST

I think : Iphone 6 Plus S Happy

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iphone
Mar 4, 2016 8:44AM PST

i still choose the iphone. but i am waiting for some new features