[chbot] OT : smart phone shopping list

[Mark Atherton]

Hi Philip,

Wasn't expecting quite such a response to my quest :)

Are you involved with the maker-container-thingy near the palette-pavilion ?

would be good if someone from that group could join us next week (and 
or John Carter ?).

next meeting is 26th August 2013 at Tait, 6:30pm onwards, but most 
turn up after 7pm.

-Mark


At 01:11 p.m. 12/08/2013, follower wrote:
>On 11 August 2013 13:35, Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> > Just drawing up a shopping list for a new phone
>Good luck!
>
>I'm still rocking a Google Nexus One and have been semi-seriously
>looking for a replacement for a while. (The main issue I have with the
>Nexus One now is that it has a comparatively tiny amount of internal
>storage.)
>
>My main criteria for a replacement are:
>
>  * Stock Android w/timely updates and no manufacturer/carrier crud.
>  * Not physically huge.
>  * Metallic case/shell.
>
>And since the Nexus One was released I don't think there's been a
>phone that meets those criteria.
>
>I had some hopes for the HTC One ("Google Edition") from this year
>which has an aluminium case/shell but it's significantly larger than
>what I want for fitting in a trouser pocket--and from what I can tell
>it won't actually work on Vodafone's network (I could be wrong on
>this). HTC's just released a "mini" version but there's not a Google
>Edition of it available and it has a pretty ugly looking plastic
>bumper on it.
>
>--Philip;
>
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