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HTC One A9 (Charmed!) PART-1
Sohaib Ahmed (Nov 17, 2015)
on Gadgets 360
A former Blackberry user upgraded to Apple(iphone 5s) in 2013, always felt something was amiss. My review in no way is intended to diminish or insult anybody's sentiments and is just a reflection of my personal experience. i had my first Android experience with the HTC Wildfire back in 2010 and i hated it. The phone never worked when i wanted it to and was constantly acting up. It seemed to have a mind of its own, flickering and flashing whenever it deemed fit. Sometimes took upto 15 minutes to open the browser, An act of unlocking the phone and making a call would require intense concentration and efforts, Upon countless trips to Service centers and hours of browsing online the only viable explanation i could arrive at was the incompetence of the OS (i.e., ANDROID V:Froyo) so i got rid of the handset in sheer frustration and settled for a Blackberry Bold 3. The Blackberry suited my requirements and served me well for 3 years, infact i was so impressed with its flawless service that i even purchased a Bold 4 shortly after its release, it was demoted to my secondary phone as the battery struggled to last more than 7 hours under consistent use but the physical appeal of the phone and ease of use made sure i still hung on to it,i cant remember a single issue i had with either phone (ofcourse the availability of Apps is a story for another day) but the hunger to experience a change and the gaining popularity of Apple with my peers had me lined up at the app store to purchase their latest offering "The Iphone 5S".The UI was simple and the physical aspects were worth an admiring second look. Overall the simplicity associated with the operation of the phone is both the appeal and the dismay of owning an apple. Although i was never completely content with the phone,i hung onto it. My experience with android in the past had me brushing off android phones without a second glance and the latest offerings from blackberry were a complete turn off (Again,the misfortune of blackberry is a story for another day). The Iphone 5s worked exactly like a switch to a bulb, extremely responsive and when it doesnt respond you know that it deprived of power, never once did i find a quantifiable reason to bicker about the phone. However one unfortunate evening, when i had the phone out of its expensive shockproof cover and was rubbing it rather vigorously against my shirt to buff the phone, whilst walking at a higher than average pace, a kid on roller blades knocked into me from behind and sent the handset flying out of my grip only to land on the freshly polished floor tiles, bounce back up and hit the adjacent pillar with a ""thuttt"" that still echoes in my ears. (CONTINUED IN THE NEXT PART OF MY REVIEW)
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Arjun Rawat (Feb 15, 2018)
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Excellent phone
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Sanjeev Mittimani (Jun 20, 2016)
on Amazon
Very nice phone, just the battery backup isn't very good. Otherwise it's an amazing phone.
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Abhay Singh (May 27, 2016)
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Amazing Device Updates as expected
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Akshay (May 23, 2016)
on Amazon
After 1 month usage am writing this review. super phone, battery backup super, picture and sound quality super, camera quality is a little low. User friendly ui. Only 5 inch display so easy to hold in hand. Fingerprint scanner very fast to unlock the phone. Phone design awesome, looks like apple space grey. No heating issue I found. overall I am very much happy with this phone.
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