Recent content by obarthelemy

I've been handling smartphones for seniors around me. 1- The best phone for seniors depends on a number of factors: eyesight and hearing (the huge Xiaomi Mi Max 3 might be a good choice), country (Xiaomi doesn't work on half the US carriers). As long as you stick with the major brands, there...

Not at all: I'll buy the biggest low/mid-range smartphone possible. Galaxy Note 1 -> Huawei Ascend Mate v1 -> Huawei Mediapad X1 -> Xiaomi Mi Max 1 -> Mi Max 3. I do have a tendency to recommend Xiaomi, but that's because it's consistently tremendous value. Like with Huawei, I'll wander away...

Hu hu. Honestly, I don't know what happened. It was a night of drinking, and the next morning my first thought upon waking up was "****, and now the jack on my phone is broken". I checked, it was. No idea how it happened, though I did remember it did through the alcoholic haze. This is on a...

Yes. I broke the jack on my phone. I miss: 1- FM radio. no jack = no FM radio. 2- convenience.I had to buy 2 BT headsets (just for one to be full... usually) and charge them each night 3- price/performance. BT is worse than wired at the same price point. And you've got to buy 2.