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Keep in mind that a phone is a TOOL. It is not (for most people) foremost a status symbol.
It should do the things that you want and need it to do.
You should evaluate what your current phone is used for, and what it could do. Then what it can't that the Latest Model could do, for you.
Now toss in the subjective cost of: not having the extra features if you keep your current phone vs. the hassle-factor of getting a new phone and having to learn how to do your existing tasks + new ones on it.
A couple of years ago we visited our son/dtr in law/grandkids in Hawaii. I decided to do an experiment. I left the laptop at home. Also did not bring any reading materials or my Bible. No flashlight, no camera, no GPS or a map of the local area. Just had my smartphone.
Did just fine. Was able to check or send emails, surf the net, post on C-D, watched movies and read on the plane. Able to find the nearest pizza and sushi places and was given turn by turn directions. Found my way around the house at night just fine and took about a 100 pictures, some of which I posted on Facebook or texted to friends. Listened to music. And as a side note, watching a TV show on a 4.7 inch screen a foot from your eyes is the same relative size to your brain as watching a 40" TV across the living room.
Anyway, these days I travel only with my phone. No need for a camera or laptop.
Keep in mind that a phone is a TOOL. It is not (for most people) foremost a status symbol.
Thank you. I am tired of a few people saying that phones are "status symbols". You know who says that as proven right here? People who don't have them. Phones are NOT status symbols. When 100's of millions of people have them... what "status" exactly is being projected? Ridiculous.
Take the S8. You'd be silly not to even for nothing other then a bigger, brighter and easier to read screen.
High end phones first and foremost have much better looking screens. I know, I know... you look at your low end J series and think "There's nothing wrong with the screen". Use an S8 for two weeks. Then go back to your J. You'll wonder how you ever used the J. It will feel slow and low end.
The S8 looks better, and does EVERYTHING faster I know, I know people like you. It does what you need. Yep. Heard it all before. You're thinking... how much faster do I need my email to open? or my browser? Trust me... instant is better then waiting even for a second on your J.
I see the rationale of just giving it a try. It's a close relative, not an "Indian giver" situation.
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Originally Posted by Mr5150
Here is my little story.
A couple of years ago we visited our son/dtr in law/grandkids in Hawaii. I decided to do an experiment. I left the laptop at home. Also did not bring any reading materials or my Bible. No flashlight, no camera, no GPS or a map of the local area. Just had my smartphone.
Did just fine. Was able to check or send emails, surf the net, post on C-D, watched movies and read on the plane. Able to find the nearest pizza and sushi places and was given turn by turn directions. Found my way around the house at night just fine and took about a 100 pictures, some of which I posted on Facebook or texted to friends. Listened to music. And as a side note, watching a TV show on a 4.7 inch screen a foot from your eyes is the same relative size to your brain as watching a 40" TV across the living room.
Anyway, these days I travel only with my phone. No need for a camera or laptop.
To be honest, I only need a full-size computer for my hobbies (art and graphics editing). Everything else is accomplished with a (cheap!) phone or tablet. The past 10 years in consumer electronics have been a rollercoaster.
I only travel with a phone as well, but it means I'm not able to do those specialized tasks while traveling, which isn't necessary for vacation or business trips.
Sweet. I have an S6. I need check & see if I'm eligible for an update.
This S6 takes a decent photo, scans with an app to make pdf, prints to wireless printer. And I have edited documents on it. I use it all the time in archives rooms.
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