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Navaash
Aug 15, 2001

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I finally need to bow to the reality that I need a smartphone; aside from my 4-year-old Aquos Shot 002SH literally falling apart due to wear and tear (still chugs along, though, no drop ever cracked the screen, though the accumulated damage to this thing is hilarious), I have a laptop now that I need a tethering connection for.

I'm on Softbank so, assuming my visa renewal that I pick up tomorrow ends up being longer than a year, which of these three smartphones would be the best option?

e: I don't want an iphone

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Navaash
Aug 15, 2001

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Well, Softbank currently has a promotion going where if you have a flip phone you can exchange it for a smartphone for free. I need to check the conditions, though, and see if I'm eligible (Xperia seems to be included in the promotion based on glancing at a kiosk for a couple of minutes). Noted on the May 1st thing.

This becomes doubly relevant now because my visa renewal ended up being only 1 year. Again. gently caress

Navaash
Aug 15, 2001

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Dai posted:

If I can get my current phone unlocked, that would save me a whole lot of cash. It really, really irritates me that Softbank won't (not can't) unlock an iPhone that was purchased before May of last year.
This is the precise reason I held off buying my Xperia Z3 until exactly 5/1/15 even after a need to change from galakei to smartphone finally developed (being tethering). Even then I had to somewhat strongarm the clerk into letting me have the phone on contract (as opposed to paying for it upfront in cash) since I've been unusually unlucky recently in not being able to procure a visa longer than 1 year duration.

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