my first shmartphone

[Zollner]

Originally Posted by Franklin4

So far, I dont like it, flip phone is alot easyer
but danm I paid $700 for this...

You basically got a $700 handheld pc just smaller than a laptop. Just just have to learn the android OS it runs. Look it up on Youtube for help. Some YT clips are amazingly helpful.

Agree 700 is bad but you could have done worse if you shelled out a grand or more for an Apple phone.

[Franklin4]

Thanks Zollner -

[Willie Wanker]

Don't feel bad.
I paid $899 for an unlocked Samsung S21-Ultra with 512gb memory.
And believe it or not, that is a good deal, as it retails for $1200😳

[valkyra]

I have a Samsung S21+5G that put me back a grand when i got it earlier this year, but it was mostly an investment for the camera.

[Franklin4]

Originally Posted by valkyra

I have a Samsung S21+5G that put me back a grand when i got it earlier this year, but it was mostly an investment for the camera.

oh are you into filming ?

[valkyra]

I like taking pictures, yeah. I take all of my own portraits and advertising pics, and I like working with Macro lenses on actual cameras, but I've never had an actual camera of my own.

[woodywouldpekher]

When are they going to advertise it as "It's a camera with a cell phone"?

That's actually what they're becoming and what a lot of smartphones really are.

[valkyra]

Originally Posted by woodywouldpekher

When are they going to advertise it as "It's a camera with a cell phone"?

That's actually what they're becoming and what a lot of smartphones really are.

Its a camera, but it'll never be able to take the quality of a photo that an actual camera will only because phones have so many auto-adjusting features. Auto focus, auto lighting... it takes away the skill.

That being said, anyone can hold out a cell phone and take a picture of something, but it doesn't make it a "good picture" just because its lit and in focus to the phone's standard

Theres still frame composition and layout to consider, all of which most people don't have an eye for and a cell phone can't automatically do for you

[Guest072323]

Originally Posted by Rainbird4668

I thought Lilster was last one with flip phone?! LOL

Do you have pet names for all of us sweetie?

[Franklin4]

My people. -

Thankyou for your feed back on my first smartphone -
I want you all to know, I returned my smartphone last monday. (i had 15 days to return should I want my money back ) I got so frustrated last sunday with it, - the whole time I had it was not to fun, sunday was my breaking point, My phone weas stuck on this one screen, I could not get out of that screen....
I got my money back , minus a $45.00 restocking fee... im gonna try the apple iphone 13mini. when they come out with it in sept. - - - I gotta tellya I love my flip phone... ill keep you posted

[offshoredrilling]

may you be better at using a iPhone than bambino
and that would be easy I bet

[woodywouldpekher]

It sounds like your new phone outsmarted you! lol

[CryptKicker]

Well apple is the dumbed down version of android so you should be just fine.

[Franklin4]

Originally Posted by woodywouldpekher

It sounds like your new phone outsmarted you! lol

it did outsmart me, well I got most of my money back anyway,,, im gonna try the iphone 13 mini when it comes out, in sept.

[woodywouldpekher]

Originally Posted by Franklin4

it did outsmart me, well I got most of my money back anyway,,, im gonna try the iphone 13 mini when it comes out, in sept.

Best thing you can do: buy a "disposable" (less than $100) smartphone. Set it up on your home WiFi with a textfree or textnow number. Play around with it and get an idea what you can do with it. Then buy a phone to go live with your carrier.

Hint: a $300-$400 phone will function just as well as a $700-$800 phone. Don't get fooled by bells and whistles. Very likely that's what outsmarted you in the first place. Good luck.



IPhone is a waste. You're paying for name and popularity.