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Less expensive iPhone equivalent
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Leo is pretty enamored with himself.
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Here's my opinion on this if you want and iPhone/Android then that's what you want no amount of equivalence of money is going to change that. The real problem is if you want neither you're left with boutique and geeky or a BB/Lumia that lacks the eco-system.
Yeah, that looks pretty sweet. It competes with 6s+ for more than $400 less. And no Samsung software to deal with. Thanks.I would have to say the Oneplus 2. An almost stock experience, finger print scanner, build quality is great, $389 for 64gb. You can only get close to what apple brings (Not fanboysm here). Im waiting for the next company to have an apple like store where if something goes wrong with your apple product, a store is right around the corner from you most of the time. That is the one MAJOR advantage apple has over it's competition.
After using Android for 2 years, I'm back to iOS. Even if the iPhones have lower specs on paper, iOS does some great magic to manage the RAM, battery, and other things to keep the phone running smooth and quick.
I would have to say the Oneplus 2. An almost stock experience, finger print scanner, build quality is great, $389 for 64gb. You can only get close to what apple brings (Not fanboysm here). Im waiting for the next company to have an apple like store where if something goes wrong with your apple product, a store is right around the corner from you most of the time. That is the one MAJOR advantage apple has over it's competition.
I have to say, in my honest opinion, you are completely wrong about the OnePlus two. First, OnePlus got rid of Cyanogenmod as their OS handler. Cyanogenmod has the biggest open source support out of any of the non-commercial android os support (commercial os's are Samsung TouchWiz, HTC, or Moto).
Second, the slogan of "Flagship Killer" killed the OnePlus 2 altogether. They use an invite program to get the device. Not only that, it's a device that doesn't support NFC. This is huge because mobile payments are on the rise. And they only took it off because they believed no one would use it. How wrong they are with Android Pay being released. The device has a sub-par camera and it overheats. Not to mention the battery life isn't that great. The price is not worth the problems it has. This maybe the last time we will see a OnePlus device. It will go away just like Milli Vanili or the Amazon Fire Phone.
If you want a true iPhone equivalent for a great price, look at the Nexus 6P. The Camera is second to best only to be behind the Note 5. It has all the latest hardware involved. It's pure Android. It has fantastic battery life (on paper). It has a vastly improved display. All of this, and the base price is $499 for the 32gb version. You won't find a better android device this year, I can tell you that.
