On 2020-05-11 03:07 PM, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
Ecosystem... I hear this a lot but don't understand it. My old phone died, and I'm looking for a new phone. The apps that I use are already "builtin" in all phones (be it, Android, iPhone, or old BlackBerry). So, my next phone will be based on price and quality. That's it!
How in the bleeping blazes does one determine quality in the mess that is the 'stupid' phone market today?
Same way as anything else, reputation. Google phones tend to be good quality. Same with Samsung (other than batteries ;-)). In my experience LG tends not to be the best. iPhones may be OK quality, but are overpriced. BTW, I have had 3 Google smart phones, a Nexus 1 made by HTC, Nexus 5, LG and Pixel 2, HTC. The 2 HTC made phones were very good quality. The LG, not so much. I also had an LG computer monitor that I wasn't thrilled with.