New phone decisions

Just received my new LG V30 yesterday.

Nice phone, fast processor and graphics. Of course the picture (camera) quality is exceptional with LG. 64GB internal memory, expandable with SD card.

The sound quality is very good and the volume goes pretty loud which is important to me.

The only bummer was discovering the charging receptacle is not micro-USB. I will be purchasing the charging pad.

 

I'd make sure it has auto-focus and built-in flash so it can be compatible with various paperwork scanning apps such as Transflo

 

The operating system these days is android 7. My Samsung I can just simply touch the homescreen button and the screen lights up.

The magnetic cables are a champ. I wouldn't necessarily say just one cable once. They do breakdown. I left 1 cable in my coat pocket. Somehow 1 tip got pushed in and dirt accumulated inside the tip. But they are way better then the old cables which get replaced very often. Still have to be replaced but not as often. The tips eventually break down also. You can get em as cheap as the gas station or truckstop cables. The lifespan far exceeds the old cables. My savings account is actually growing now.

The charging ports are called micro C or mini C or something like that. No idea on the reason behind the new style charging port but it looks like cables might actually last longer.

I think an added bonus about the new phones. Is the new processors are designed to consume less power. I use my att hotspot at work. My sprint phone stays on wifi. And uses my hotspot as it has better coverage then sprint or Verizon. I can go all day and still have half battery when I go to bed now. If I use the sprint signal and leave wifi off. Then it'll consume more power. As it's always trying to find a signal that isn't there. My phone will usually be close to dead by the time I get home. But at least it makes it through the day.

It's also nice to use my gps with wifi signal. Even with the screen lit up. It don't kill the battery very fast. A 2 hour trip home only takes about 10 - 15% juice. I use google for traffic at the end of the day if i'm coming home during rush hour.

I don't care for the curved screen. I was concerned about 64 gigs internal memory and built battery also. But so far, no problems, 12 months later. I bought the s8+ basically right when it came out. But I did the contract. I don't see myself wanting to go back to Verizon. The service around home isn't what it used to be. And I'll probably be switching to att next year when their 5g starts rolling around. I would have made the switch this year but the speed just isn't there compared to sprint and Verizon.

 

My s7 edge is nearly 2y old now and a fine fast workhorse.
No problems.
Prices have gone down a lot as it is no longer the latest model.
Is that a option for you?

 

Just tap the screen. No need to take it out of the cradle.

 

Moto G5 Plus Unlocked 64GB of storage plus you can still add SD card if you want more. All metal case. The phone is like $350. Fingerprint sensor and 3000mha battery, should get Android 8 also. It not a bad phone for the price. It the old Motorola thats is now a Lenovo company.

 

Take a look at the z force series by Motorola I got the zforca my gf has zforce 2 play both good phones hers has the audio jack built in mine has an adapter for the charge port... Fast charging with turbo power and long battery life.