Journal #8601
Posted 9 years ago2015-09-02 04:20:53 UTC
//UPDATE1: Since I unexpectedly I can afford a tiny bit more if necessary, I've been looking a bit more. I've come across two models that are essentially the same, the only differences being a marginally bigger screen, more camera resolution (can't say I care about either) and a bigger battery (I do care about that though).
Does a 2600mAh battery vs. a 2000mAh battery seem worth a $75 difference? Because I'm thinking probably not and I'd rather find out if the bigger battery fits the smaller phone
I managed to scrounge up a few bucks from places I didn't know existed so I could get a long-needed phone upgrade* and now I must choose what to spend them on. From what I can afford, I'm between two models with very minor differences**.
Do I need to worry about 4G vs. dual-band wi-fi, or should I go for 4G without a second thought?
I don't care about the other differences, but I won't refuse an explanation if anyone feels I should know something I'm ignoring. Such as what's listed under Bluetooth or NFC***, which are things I'm intrigued about but I'll probably never need. I just want to future-proof it as much as I can so I can hold on to it long after most people change it. Because I'm poor and also because I'm lazy and I don't want to do this research too often.
*Current phone not only hangs, freezes and restarts, now it started to reject texts blaming lack of memory. Deleting all the old ones did nothing, so I can pretty much only receive calls.
**I know those sites might give incomplete or inaccurate information, but that seemed the most complete. I tried to double-check with the manuals, but they don't say anything at all about the specs. How silly is that?
***NFC intrigues me the most because the manuals don't even mention it. If I don't even know how to use it, how am I going to know if it's useful?
Does a 2600mAh battery vs. a 2000mAh battery seem worth a $75 difference? Because I'm thinking probably not and I'd rather find out if the bigger battery fits the smaller phone
I managed to scrounge up a few bucks from places I didn't know existed so I could get a long-needed phone upgrade* and now I must choose what to spend them on. From what I can afford, I'm between two models with very minor differences**.
Do I need to worry about 4G vs. dual-band wi-fi, or should I go for 4G without a second thought?
I don't care about the other differences, but I won't refuse an explanation if anyone feels I should know something I'm ignoring. Such as what's listed under Bluetooth or NFC***, which are things I'm intrigued about but I'll probably never need. I just want to future-proof it as much as I can so I can hold on to it long after most people change it. Because I'm poor and also because I'm lazy and I don't want to do this research too often.
*Current phone not only hangs, freezes and restarts, now it started to reject texts blaming lack of memory. Deleting all the old ones did nothing, so I can pretty much only receive calls.
**I know those sites might give incomplete or inaccurate information, but that seemed the most complete. I tried to double-check with the manuals, but they don't say anything at all about the specs. How silly is that?
***NFC intrigues me the most because the manuals don't even mention it. If I don't even know how to use it, how am I going to know if it's useful?
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You definitely want 4GLTE
It only has 4gb internal storage, but You can always use a memory card for more storage and this phone supports more expanded memory than the S3 Mini.
The ACE comes with Kit Kat, a newer, better version of Android.
The ACE has 20% more battery.
And like I mentioned in your previous journal, you can always install a different OS on it to speed it up and remove all the bloat ware. Samsung has nasty habit of pre-loading their phones with a bunch of useless crappy apps that always run in the background and waste battery / RAM. There are a lot of phones out there that run stock android, such as LG and Nexus
[shrug]
When I switched from Galaxy S1 Mini to S4 it was like I entered the Matrix.
Chinese phones can be dodgy, but Umi are trying to really break the mould with this and with various teardowns people have done, the phone is true to its specs. I got it for £110 on an early bird, so no idea what this is USD or otherwise
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/android-smartphones/umi-iron-review-android-is-ultra-secure-with-eye-scanning-security-3624103/
Consider me in Antarctica.
I probably won't be getting it though, it will definitely get a very high imports fee that I won't like at all.