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I'm not up to date on Android phones, but CNET today released this article that's pretty applicable to you. Hopefully it's not too many choices. There are some Android experts on this forum though.
Why do you need a mac to benefit from having an iPhone? I haven't connected an iPhone to a computer in a really long time. Maybe iPhone 4?
How do you back up your phone? I back mine up to my Mac so I don’t have to buy a bunch of extra cloud storage for all of my photos. Plus I like not relying on their cloud for photo backup, since my Mac is also backed up to an external drive.
How do you back up your phone? I back mine up to my Mac so I don’t have to buy a bunch of extra cloud storage for all of my photos. Plus I like not relying on their cloud for photo backup, since my Mac is also backed up to an external drive.
You can also use a Windows PC and iTunes to make backups.
Some of us don't backup our phones at all. I synch my photos to DropBox. There's nothing else I really need to backup.
You can also use a Windows PC and iTunes to make backups.
Some of us don't backup our phones at all. I synch my photos to DropBox. There's nothing else I really need to backup.
I know you can use a PC.
I prefer local storage to cloud for photos. I lost a bunch of photos, years worth, trusting a cloud. Things have improved since then, but I’ll never get those photos back.
I don't like refurb'ed phones UNLESS it has a replaceable battery. You never know if they put a brand new battery in one.
The Motorola's mentioned in that article are good choices.
LG V20 is potentially a good option. Last flagship phone with a replaceable battery (2 year old model) and selling new in box for less than $200 now. Great audio and of course a headphone jack.
Downside is it won’t get future Android releases. But hard to beat for the features.
Why do you need a mac to benefit from having an iPhone? I haven't connected an iPhone to a computer in a really long time. Maybe iPhone 4?
I am not sure where I said the benefit was in connecting to the computer?.
The seamless interface between Mac, iPhone, iPad and watch includes everything from airdrop, handoff, messages, omnifocus and so on. It basically forms a computing ecosystem. Without the Mac my phone would be only half as useful as it is.
Sure you can do some of that with third party apps but it’s not the same.
There are a lot of great choices on there.
Are certified refurbished phones worth buying? I always thought I should only buy new, but maybe not?
Only buy refurbished from Apple. My daughter has had a refurb 7 for nearly 2 years, I have one that was new. Hers has substantially better battery life than mine.
If you really have your heart set on the 6 just make sure you remember “bendgate” as it was called and make sure you try not to carry it in a pocket.
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