question for those less far behind on the technology curve

[kindkit]

My current mobile phone contract is soon to expire and I'm probably upgrading to a smartphone, if only because it's very difficult not to, these days. I have a couple of questions.

1) I'm strongly leaning towards a Samsung phone because they're much cheaper than iPhones and because Apple annoys me. If you have/had a Samsung, what do/did you think of it? Conversely, if you have good arguments in favor of the iPhone, I'm willing to listen.

2) The cheapest data plan offers 1 GB monthly. How much data is that, really? Is it enough for normal use--checking when the movie starts or what the weather forecast is, forays onto the internet during lunch or while standing in a queue, and so on? I don't think I'd use the phone a huge amount for internet access because if I'm at home I'd rather use my laptop.

Thanks in advance for your advice!

Comments

[starlady]

I totally recommend Android, and in particular Samsung--I've had three Samsung phones and they've all been pretty great, though I don't think any of them are going to last much longer than about three or four years tops, it's just the way they're made these days. That said, I currently have a Galaxy S6 and like it quite a lot; it's big enough for reading AO3 but still not ginormous. 1GB data also sounds pretty reasonable as long as you're not streaming video all the time and you do your downloading of apps etc over wifi.