Originally posted by Elky64
Originally Posted by Stephen Pedersen1
I went through 3 650's. Poorly made phones if you ask me, so when my last one broke i traded it in for a 950."the build quality isn't top notch, but what's under.the hood is great. The battery life is much better, I'd say 50%better. Just make sure you get a decent case. I bought the tudia case and It's solid. The 950 isn't as flimsy either, it has some bulk which is a reassurance of It's worth. It feels more expensive. If you get a case then I recommend it. The phone innetially went for $550 and now can be had for about 230 - 250 @ms store I believe.
I personally love it. I just wish it had iTunes available amongst other apps, but it's nice to have ms office built in. Also the composite adapter you plug your.phone into is much better than micro USB. It's far less likely to break and charges quickly.
Let me know what you think!
Out of curiosity, were you running the 650's naked and what broke on them as that's some bad luck? Haven't had any build quality issues with either the 650 or 950 and both are doing quite well, (each in a case w/screen protectors along with good holsters), admittedly I do baby them as we have with all our devices yet they are subjected to some harsh and abnormal environments compared to some... I'm a HD Mechanic who's job is located in an underground mine so not your normal settings to being using such devices.
Even though the 950 isn't my primary phone I'd still give the nod to the 650 for superior battery life. And for obvious reasons the 950 is the better performer but not to the degree I was anticipating, again, I fault the OS for not utilizing it's hardware to the fullest.
Yes the 950's bulk does give it a bit more of a quality feel yet the 650 has turned out to be the perfect phone for me in regards to how it feels in-hand, its overall size and weight with case I've chosen, so much so that I'm willing to accept the underdog as my daily driver or at least for now.
I've heard some complaints about the USB type-C connector in 950/XL breaking so not sure how well it actually stands up, I use it on occasion but mostly charge wirelessly. To-date I've never had any charging ports go south but then we are fairly genital on our gear, guess you could say I'm a bit OCD that way and that's no joke.