i'm going back to iPhone for first time since 3g simply for screen size. have Nexus 5 and OnePlusOne at the moment. it's crazy that those 2 great phones cost nearly a third of the iPhone each!
for €900, i'd expect more than 1gb of ram. how much extra would that really cost Apple? i know iOS needs way less RAM than Android because of Java garbage collection but it's still crazy.
It's the best smart phone I've ever used, and I was started on it by a (very nice, very well meaning, very cool) religious nut. We call him Mountain Man Steve. He's got a lazy eye from a construction accident, recip saw shot a piece of red hot metal right in the organ he uses to see. Never seemed to slow him down though, he was always smiling, and great with kids.
He picked us up a few times from from school, in his cement truck. Used to let go of the wheel on straightaways, damn thing nearly shook its own axels off. We got a big kick out if that, and he'd be hootin' and hollerin' the whole time. Lived life like every day was precious, every moment an opportunity to smile, or give someone else a reason to do the same. Mountain Man Steve. Helluva guy.
Lived on the side of a mountain in Colorado, didn't have running water, a phone, or even lights for the longest time. Used to read the bible by candle light. Always took a moment to reflect on each passage, asking if he had done right by the lord's wish, to make other people's live's better. Heh. He did have a generator, and he'd fire it up to listen to some AC/DC, Led Zepplin, Tower of Power. He'd bust out his trumpet for ToP, and crank up his electric guitar to rock out with Zepp. Had to pump water and carry it to the house to use it, had a bladder system that gave him some pressure in the shower. Swell fella.
When my dad died, he came to Kansas at the drop of the hat, couldn't stay over night, but stopped by the house before hand. Told me some good stories about my dad when they were in college, how they'd smoke the wacky baccy and go cruising. Used to out run the cops in Manhattan if they saw the red and blue, never got caught. So before my dad's funeral, we were walking around the neighborhood, just getting some air and talking, and he sees a volunteer apple tree. Nothing good looking, but it had fruit on it. Grabbed an apple and took a big bite. Chewed for a minute, then looked at me with a big 'ol grin on his face, juice dripping down his chin. Wiped his lips and said "as crappy as life can be, there's always something about the bounty of nature that cheers me up." Ate the rest of the apple, and grabbed another for the road. Funny thing is, I had never thought to try the apples off that tree, just assumed they'd be sour wildlings.
He was a good man, made another trip to Kansas the next week to return a rifle he had borrowed from my dad some years previous. I didn't even know he had it.
Wheeeelp, best be gettin' on before the sun gives up. You'd be good to go down to the local electronics or Apple store though, it's real good stuff. I prefer the Android myself tho.
