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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by no1youknowz on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @07:44AM (#16966210)
> and/or maybe a "flagship" device that isn't left hung out to dry.

I think you are missing the point there. She's on a fixed income. The iPhone 6 is on contract. When she got it, it was £0 down and £17.99 a month. Compared that to a much higher costs per month for a flagship phone.

Not only that, once the 2 years has been up. She'll just get another contract and an iPhone 8. Rinse and repeat and she'll always have a decent iPhone. It doesn't need to be the best one.

Also, she isn't a power user. A flagship phone is completely wasted on her.

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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by josefresco on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @10:24AM (#16967248)
The iPhone 6 was a flasgship device when it was launched. I meant find a comparable Android flagship device.
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