Gday Ozbargain
Following on from my last poll (thanks for the input, I will be getting an apple watch this week - yay), I'm after more of the community's insights.
My Mrs needs a new phone. Her last phone was a nexus 5 that is now a little long in the tooth. The last OTA update also removed the ability to connect the phone as an MTP device (which sucks, because now we cant easily transfer over audio files) - the final nail in the coffin.
She doesnt want apple.
The things that are important to her are:
Size - easy to hold for normal female hands
Decent battery life
SD card is ideal
Ideally not a drop magnet, but she can put a case on it.
After doing a bit of research I think the Samsung Galaxy S7 is the best fit.
I also looked at the S6, S5, HTC 10, Motorola X and G (though getting harder to acquire since the Lenovo buyout).
Not adverse to going month to month, but likely to get a device on a plan (just works out easier for tax purposes)
S7 has generally good reviews but i noticed multiple XDA forums about how 'tinny' the speaker is and how soft the in call volume can be. Now I know you will inevitably get some dud units, and its those with problems who are often the most vocal on forums.
So Ozbargain, alay my fears!
Is the GS7 the bees-knees, or does it's audio truly suck? Do you have any other suggestions?
The S7 is probably the best all-rounder from your list. It's a damn good phone and the good thing with popular phones is there is always a heap of online support available for issues, not to mention cheap extras (cases, screen protectors, replacement screens/batteries etc).
Re the speaker - even the best phone speakers are still phone speakers. If you want great sound reproduction, don't listen to things through a phone speaker.