Hey everyone,
I've been doing a lot of research trying to narrow down a good phone that meets my needs. I'm feeling hesitant about my picks, so maybe people here can put in their thoughts. So my needs for this phone first. This is a phone for my dad and beyond the needs I will list, he isn't going to be a power user. He needs more than the basics, but he has no interest in $1000+ phones with features that don't matter. Even looks don't matter since this will be going in a rugged case.
So here are the main needs:
1. All around high performance (no gaming) - when he is traveling this will be in heavy use for work related tasks and heavy photo/video use. want to make sure it has smooth multitasking performance. I'm thinking anything with an 855+ or greater fits and at least 6gb of ram.
2. At least 128gb of storage. Id love an option with an SD card since this phone will be heavily used for video and photos, but in this crazy market, higher end phones leave that off.
3. High end camera. So I'm not saying bleeding edge due to cost, but this might be the most important part of the phone. Specifically, Id prefer it have a good telephoto lens along with the main sensor. Macro will be used some, but telephoto moreso. Low light performance is very important too since he will often be shooting in less ideal lighting situations. Also, I need OIS available for all of the cameras in photo and video mode. I'm fine with 1080p video as long as the quality and features are there. He will use this extensively for work.
4. Average or better battery life. The goal here is getting through a work day without charging, so around 8 hours.
5. This will be used on ATT in the US, so that does limit which unlocked phones I can use.
6. I prefer something running the least amount of bloatware and is the most 'worry free' experience. As I said, this is for my dad, so I don't want there to be any weird incompatibilities with the Play Store or running apps.
7. I'd prefer a phone with decent support potential. So companies that have a track record for updating phones for awhile.
Ok, so as far as budget, I was trying to hit around $500-700. The OnePlus 7t at 499 has been at the top of my list, but I'm open to anything that can hit my criteria or bests the 7t in ways that matter for its intended use. Thanks!
I've been doing a lot of research trying to narrow down a good phone that meets my needs. I'm feeling hesitant about my picks, so maybe people here can put in their thoughts. So my needs for this phone first. This is a phone for my dad and beyond the needs I will list, he isn't going to be a power user. He needs more than the basics, but he has no interest in $1000+ phones with features that don't matter. Even looks don't matter since this will be going in a rugged case.
So here are the main needs:
1. All around high performance (no gaming) - when he is traveling this will be in heavy use for work related tasks and heavy photo/video use. want to make sure it has smooth multitasking performance. I'm thinking anything with an 855+ or greater fits and at least 6gb of ram.
2. At least 128gb of storage. Id love an option with an SD card since this phone will be heavily used for video and photos, but in this crazy market, higher end phones leave that off.
3. High end camera. So I'm not saying bleeding edge due to cost, but this might be the most important part of the phone. Specifically, Id prefer it have a good telephoto lens along with the main sensor. Macro will be used some, but telephoto moreso. Low light performance is very important too since he will often be shooting in less ideal lighting situations. Also, I need OIS available for all of the cameras in photo and video mode. I'm fine with 1080p video as long as the quality and features are there. He will use this extensively for work.
4. Average or better battery life. The goal here is getting through a work day without charging, so around 8 hours.
5. This will be used on ATT in the US, so that does limit which unlocked phones I can use.
6. I prefer something running the least amount of bloatware and is the most 'worry free' experience. As I said, this is for my dad, so I don't want there to be any weird incompatibilities with the Play Store or running apps.
7. I'd prefer a phone with decent support potential. So companies that have a track record for updating phones for awhile.
Ok, so as far as budget, I was trying to hit around $500-700. The OnePlus 7t at 499 has been at the top of my list, but I'm open to anything that can hit my criteria or bests the 7t in ways that matter for its intended use. Thanks!
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