I'd have to say my experience has been the exact opposite of every statement made right there. The 2 times we have tried Samsung they ended up lagging, locked, and unusable with less than half the life of iphones on our accounts.
Step away from the facebook.... According to snopes anyway, the headphone thing remains nothing more than a rumor. That would be silly and if they did such, I would enjoy my current problem free Iphone 6S until it became unusable and then look for another manufacturer... until they return to headphone port in the next release.
Leases are a scam. Upgrade for life is a scam. Free phones are a scam. Taking on the latest technology is taking on the latest unproven, sketchy, and buggy device. Buy the phone or buy it under discount from no more than a 2 year contract and roll on along with a working device. I never buy the insurance but have never been let down by either my carrier or the manufacturer on the few occasions I had some problems over the years. If you drop your phone in the toilet you deserve to pay the stupid-tax. This stuff is Chinese junk and they all know that. I will say that I have had good luck with Iphones holding on the longest though.
Finally, with my developed use, if I didn't have a grandfathered unlimited data plan I would be sunk. I use a LOT of data every month and I bet, Fred, you will as well.
A few good apps..
Ignition
Wunderlist
5-0 radio (keep an ear on the po-po)
kayak
Garmin USA
I think you will like this phone.
To each his own.
While it's true that the headphone jack being removed from iPhones hasn't been officially confirmed, it's almost certainly going to happen. Apple has already licensed "Made-for-iPhone" lightning port headphones. Lightning port headphones already exist.
Leasing isn't a scam. If you're going to upgrade your phone frequently, it's smart. Especially considering at the end of the lease you have the option to pay the difference and purchase the phone outright if you really like it. Otherwise, you end up buying a phone every couple of years or ending up with a phone that's outdated and likely can't run the newest iPhone or Android OS, limiting your options for apps. I can end my lease at any time and go get a new phone. It's that easy. I don't have to wait two years for a contract to run out so I can get a new phone. If I decide I don't like my phone, I simply take it in and get a new phone. Done.
Second, if you don't have phone insurance, you're going to end paying out the nose if anything goes wrong with your phone. Most manufacturer warranties on cell phones are around 90 days. You have to BUY an extended warranty after that. Apple+, Samsung warranty, whatever. Or pay the monthly fee to your carrier. Either way, if your phone isn't covered YOU become responsible for anything that happens to it. Even with the insurance, you're still going to pay for certain things. Apple+ still has a "deductible" for a broken screen on an iPhone 6 of $99 (versus $150ish without). And I don't know a single person with an iPhone who hasn't broken that glass screen at least once.
Your usage is going to be different from mine, which is going to be different from Fred's, and so on. You might be fine using the same phone for five or six years. I'm not. The technology moves way too rapidly. So buying a phone is a terrible option for me. I can pay half the price of the phone during a lease and still get a new phone every couple of years. I don't need to own the phone.
In any case, I still wouldn't own an iPhone!
