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by taxico » Thu, 07 Jan 2016 9:00 pm
after nearly 4 years of hard use, my iphone's battery no longer helds a good charge, so i bought a low end xiaomi as a temporary replacement while i waited for the iphone 6S to become available.
i think i paid $160 for a redmi 2 phone off the official site. i was amazed at what i got... to think i've pooh-poohed it for some time after handling them in China (awful experience).
some months later, i liked the chinese phone enough to buy the higher spec 4i version for $270 instead of an iphone. it runs a lot better with 2GB RAM but i don't think i'll ever like the swiftkey/android/google keyboard.
as for blackberry... my classic works a treat as my main call/IM/email phone. i load just 4 apps in it - skype, evernote, dropbox and whatsapp, so i don't think it's under powered for my use.
i use the xiaomi primarily for internet browsing, apps and a camera. i don't think i'm getting another iphone any time soon. regarding security... i had similar concerns and did not register for any xiaomi accounts/cloud services. don't think i can do any thing else beyond that.
even though i use it a lot more, i expect my BB classic to outlive the xiaomi because i'd paid close to $550 for it and because it has a 2 year warranty. i try to buy stuff on the best "cost/use" basis...
as such i don't think i can pay so much ($1100!) for a blackberry priv (now with just a 1 year warranty). it did not appear to me capable of lasting 3-4 years of abuse, nor does it have the physical BB keyboard. it doesn't help that the company may not be in the handset business come 2017... makes me want to buy a few BB classics just before they get discontinued.
like the priv, the nexus seems high priced to me.
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