Nexus 6 is 500 and 550 now. http://phandroid.com/2015/06/02/nexus-6-9-google-store-discount-promo/ Price matching at best buy has been more successful than not as well.
Pretty good deal. What made you decide to get this flagship? In the past seemed like you shyed away from them.
Looks like I'm definitely going back to an iphone next year. I don't care what the specs say, I've compared my note 4 regular's pictures to all my friends iphone 6s (not even the plus) and they all have better looking pictures. Does tmobile do upgrades? Or trade ins? I probably wont get good value for this phone when i want to give it away because i want the new iphone right? Is there an iphone 7 coming this year?
The G3 blew me away, so I took a chance with the G4. I've never been gunshy about flagship phones I don't think. My last few phones: Galaxy S2, Moto Droid Razr Maxx HD, LG G2, Droid Turbo, LG G3
TMobile does trade-ins (all carriers do) but upgrades are more or less dead for everyone now. AT&T just got rid of contracts (well you can still get them but only in store through fulfillment) and Verizon plans to also dump them in a month. I know TMobile and Sprint do price matching on trade ins so if another carrier is offering more for your device trade-in, they'll match it. There should be another iphone in September/October. I'd definitely wait for it if you're on TMobile. The next iPhone will come with band 12 support which is a big deal. Just curious, what phone do you have right now? You might be able to sell it on swappa or ebay and make more than a device trade in.
The Note 4 already has support for Band 12. Band 12 is TMobile's new low band spectrum that they are deploying (its being built out in houston right now). Basically Band 12 is part of the same family of radio spectrum that AT&T and Verizon use that allows both to provide coverage in buildings and other areas that TMobile historically has had problems with. Basically a Band 12 phone gets significantly better coverage in areas that TMobile has struggled with. I know personally my parents' home has always had coverage issues but with the band 12 deployment, I'm getting full coverage throughout their house. The TMobile device trade in site says that a Note 4 will trade in for $318. On Swappa, a Tmobile Note 4 is selling for between 450 and 600 dollars. You can only sell on swappa if your Note 4 is fully paid off. Also you can unlock your Note 4 and then sell it and you might get a little more money for it.
I guess I'll go from the Note 3 to the S6. S6 Edge doesn't really seem like it does anything special, unless I love the look of it when I play with it I guess it's the standard S6 for me. Any advice? Keep in mind I've owned the S1, S2 Skyrocket, S3 and Note 3. I'm probably missing another Samsung phone in there. The only other phones I've even considered all came from HTC.
Will that swappa price stay the same in August? Because i want to keep this phone until the iphone comes out. Thanks for your help.
Probably. The Note 4 is still going strong. I imagine once the Note 5 comes down you'll see a price drop but it shouldn't be too large. You can always go to swappa.com and check out the price to monitor for changes.
I know I am a minority, but I love Windows Phone and Continuum for Windows 10 Mobile is going to rock. Look for a new flagship Microsoft Lumia (formerly Nokia) to launch in Q4, I'll be using my Lumia 1520 until then. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-oi1B9fjVs4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Doesn't the app market for Windows phone still blow in comparison to iOS and Android phones? That's really the #1 factor for not getting a Windows phone.
The app market sucks and even when there is an app available (for example spotify) it tends to be buggier and updated far less often. Windows 10 Mobile is supposed to allow developers to easily port code from iOS and Android so theoretically the app gap should shrink. But it all depends on developer buy in. Google also will never build apps for Windows which is another problem when it comes to getting android users to switch. But that too may change at some point if Microsoft gets enough of a user base.
I was in the store today at lunch. I'm really wanting the Note 5 but my S4 is crapping out on me errday and I don't really wanna pay $1000 for a phone as I'm not in a contract so I still get unlimited with Verizon. I didn't think I'd really care for the gimmicky Edge, but it is pretty freaking sweet. Probably going to pick it up Friday after work.
Do you have another line on your account (that's non UDP) that is eligible for an upgrade? You know you can just upgrade on that line, destroy the SIM card that comes with the new phone and then take your UDP SIM and stick it into the new phone. I think the line you upgrade gets in a wonky state since it is expecting a new activation on it but apparently that goes away. I couldve sworn Verizon fixed this loophole but apparently they have not. http://forums.androidcentral.com/verizon/227608-instruction-how-keep-unlimited-data-verizon-378.html
Root it and install Hyperdrive Rom. That should hold you over for a couple months. Or get the developer edition Note 4. It has an unlocked bootloader
It depends on the app you are looking for, most major apps are on the service - and the 3rd party apps on Windows Phone have some tremendous developers. For example, 6tag is a better Instagram app that Instagram. There are only two apps on iOS that I wish were on Windows Phone, Acorns and Robinhood... but those are relatively new. The "app gap" is going to dwindle greatly because of Universal Windows Apps. Microsoft has made it where you can share code between apps for the desktop, tablet, phones and even Xbox. So, a developer can write the app once, and push it across the entire ecosystem. Most Universal Windows Apps run on upwards of 95% "shared code," meaning it takes anywhere from a few minutes to a few days to port a desktop to an app for the phone. That would be like people being able to write apps for OSX, and then with a few code tweaks (like auto-resize based upon screen resolution) they can publish to iOS. Why is this important? Because Windows 10 will be on 400+ million PCs in the first 18 months. App developers aren't going to overlook a market of 400 million potential customers. Oh, and Universal Windows Apps now support Java (Android) and Objective C (iOS) code. Microsoft is also putting their money where their mouth is. Windows 10 was written from the ground up on their XAML framework, and the Office 2016 apps are Universal Windows Apps - not classic x86 apps. Long story short, anyone who has counted Microsoft out of the phone market is in for a rude awakening... and some amazing hardware coming by the end of the year. Their "in" and smoking gun will be businesses, and the improved Windows 10 security model.
You paint a pretty picture, but I just don't see Microsoft gaining any significant marketshare from Android or ios.
