October 28, 2017

What phones have you had?

This first appeared on [sourbrats] (http://sourbrats.blogspot.co.za/2011/07/what-phones-have-you-had.html) in July 2011

Nokia 6210 - 2003

hand-me-down from my Dad. Near indestructible. Eventually got stolen

Nokia 6600 - 2005

Bought it cash for about R1500. Really usefull phone, and I still have it.

HTC TYTN II - 2008

Got it when I joined MTN. Really nice phone. The screen cracked when I sat on it :)

Nokia E71 - 2008

used it only for a few months. One of the best business phone around

Nokia N85 - 2009

Bought it for my wife, but had to use it for a few months. It was OK.

HTC Dream (G1) - 2009

The first Android phone, not bad even to this day. I still have it

HTC Desire - 2010

1 year old, and love it

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus (S5301) - 201

The best budget Android 4.x phone I could find. Impressive for its size.

iPhone 4 - 2014

This was a hand me down from my Dad. After using an android for so long, it took a while to get used to Apple. I didn't really enjoy it, but I like to sync with iTunes on my Mac

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua - 2015

At this point I decided to buy mid range phones only. It's simple not worthwhile to pay top dollar for a thing as perishable as a phone. I enjoyed the user experience on the Sony. A really good phone, with Android 5. The only major downside was the limited 8GB storage, which meant I could only install a few apps before it ran out. There was no support for it with CyanogenMod.

Huawei P10 lite - 2017

I just got this now, and I'm enjoying it. Running Android 7, it has a fingerprint scanner, which make unlocking so much easier.

Nokia G10 - 2021

After just over 4 years with the Huawei P10 lite, I've moved over to a Nokia G10, for R2100 on Takealot. The only reason for getting a new phone was that the version of Android on the Huawei was now not supported by a few key apps: FNB, Checkers Sixty60, etc. The Nokia C range was cheaper, but ran Android Lite, but I preferred a standard/full Android instead.