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My Ultimate smartphone. Is there one? Will there ever be one? Answer, NOPE!

Everyone wants something different, so there will never be a phone that everyONE person will want.  If you think I'm wrong, tell me why?  I'd love to hear how there can be a 'one size fits all' in the mobile world!

If you are like most people today, you have more than one smartphone.  At least 1 tablet, an SLR camera, or digital camera, a laptop, and a PC.  I have more than I need, but I'm a tech blogger part-time.  What's your reason?  Do you like the freedom of choice?  Using different OS's when you want to?  One has better battery than the other?  All of the above apply to me, and probably you as well.  I use all OS's, WP8, Android, iOS, Blackberry, and recently the Fire OS.

When you look back just 5 to 10 years, smartphones really were not that great.  Example to my left, lol.  The HTC Tytn.  If you had this, or the T-Mobile version raise your hand.  (Both of mine are up right now)  They had small screens, felt like a brick in your pocket, had resistive touch screens, spoor specs, no LTE, poor cameras, and the list goes on and on.  But at that time, we had the best phones in the world.  Wow, we had no idea how quickly that would change in the near future.  In 2008 on December 3rd, I reviewed my first phone on YouTube.  I sucked bad too, lol. The video was recorded in 240p, the lighting was horrible, and the list goes on lol.

But what I didn't understand at that moment, is that I was on the road to a very fun filled future on YouTube.  The T-Mobile G1 was extremely nice back then, I think if you are an android user you would agree.  I mean look at these specs!!  I was pumped! Weren't you?  (Video below)

117 x 55.7 x 17.1 mm

158 g (5.57 oz)

Keyboard QWERTY

Trackball

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 65K colors

3.2 inches (~46.8% screen-to-body ratio)

320 x 480 pixels (~180 ppi pixel density)

Corning Gorilla Glass

Android OS, v1.6 (Donut)

Qualcomm MSM7201A

528 MHz ARM 11

Adreno 130

MEMORY Card slot microSD

192 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM

CAMERA 3.15 MP, 2048 x 1536 pixels, autofocus

When Google first launched android, it was one of the best time in history for tech people.  Rejoice!!!  So what is the perfect smartphone, or the 'ultimate' smartphone.  What are the specs that go with this so called, killer device?  Well, let's be honest here...there is NO ultimate smartphone!  Every three months or so, there is a new device that will be better spec'd than the one you just bought.  But does that mean yours is now a brick in the pocket?  Nope, it simply means OEM's are trying to get more money from you, and that's just it.  

However, what if you could create your own smartphone next month?  You have free range to call any OEM, and tell them what you wanted them to produce for you.  What would be your specs be, and who would you like to manufacture it?  Here are some of mine, well at least the 'main' things I would want.

Manufactured by HTC

Colors - Deep Red, Blue, Black, White, Blue/White, Deep Red/White, Black/White, etc.
Screen - 5.8 inch QHD display (Sapphire)
Body - 150 x 78 x 7.5 mm (Metal frame)
Sound - Dual front speakers (boomsound)
Memory - 128GB, SD Card slot takes up to 256GB card
Cameras - Rear 41mp, Front 13mp
Processor - Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 3.2GHZ Quad-Core 
GPU - Kepler DX1
Battery - 4500 mAh
OS - Stock Android 5.0.2 (or whatever is current)
SIM - Nano SIM with multi-carrier support
Price - $749.99 UNLOCKED to ALL GSM and CDMA carriers

Now can you even imagine something like this?  For me, I could use this daily as my only device. I wouldn't have to take a tablet with me, nor would I need a spare battery.  I would be so happy to find something like this in my mailbox next month, made just for me.  Do you have a dream device?  I'm sure if you are a techie...you do.  There is nothing wrong with dreaming, it's a good thing.  I think that it won't be long, before we start to see specs like these are our devices in the near future.  So tell me, what's your 'ultimate' smartphone?

If it's not about tech, it's not worth talking about...

J. Williams

Motorola made 'Nexus 6'

Motorola Nexus 6

With so many options for android, stock is the best way to go.  I've compared this phone to several others, and this one performed the best. No added gimmicks, no bloatware, just plain old stock android!  Some might argue it's just an over sized Moto X 2014, but they would be wrong.  Some might say it's just a big phone with no options, but they too would be wrong. Some people just don't understand a quality device, and may be caught up in what they read before ever trying this phone. 

Android 5.0 is what the Nexus 6 ships with, and it is by far the best part of the phone with some hiccups here and there.  Smooth animations, very fast and fluid performance throughout the entire operating system.  There are some issues I do have though, and that's a force close on a couple of apps. Cloud print, and Chrome Web browser!  This has been the only issue I could say bother me about this phone, which could easily be a glitch in the software. (An update will fix that later)  I suggest you disable cloud print, and use another browser in you can not desk with the chrome issues.   Call quality (HD); gaming; web browsing; texting; emails; music and videos; all work well on the Nexus 6.  There were no issues at all, except a force close here and there as noted on the chrome browser.  

As for the price! $649 for the 32GB, and $699 for the 64GB. I suggest getting the 64GB, as it's only $49 more to double the memory. With no expansion slot, you really should get the higher memory option.  For most people though, 32GB is enough!  Of the 32gb you get about 25gb for you, about 55gb with the 64gb model. So to me, it is priced just right. When it was announced, people immediately said it was too high in price, and they were not buying it.  Well if you look at any iPhone, old or new, they are all overpriced and offer less. But people did not really complain, and purchased anyway. Yes this Nexus cost nearly twice as much as the previous nexus devices, but to me it's worth every penny. It offers all of that one could ask for in a nexus device. Power under the good; great build quality; great sound from dual front firing speakers; beautiful 5.96 inch quad HD screen; turbocharging; and the list could go on.  Some subjective, some not subjective. 

There plenty of options to purchase. Motorola, Google Play, or carriers.  So I would say just think of quality, when you decide to purchase the nexus. Because it is every bit of that, inside and out. It packs the best specs that you can get today, and it's still priced lower than several other so called 'flagship' devices on the market today.  Overall, I would recommend you pick up the Nexus 6 if you are in the market for a larger device, with superior specs and performance by today's standards. 

Overall rating is 9.9 out of 10

Pros
Screen (QHD) and size
Speakers (loud & clear)
Build quality (beauty & beast)
Cameras (4k resolution)
Speed (best experience for android)
Stock Android 5.0
Memory 32/64GB
Turbocharging
Easy to use
Call quality

Cons
No expandable memory
Signal strength (weaker than other phones)
Size (could be an issue for some)
Battery (will need to be charged daily for heavy users)
Some apps not compatible 
Force close of certain apps (chrome, cloud print)

Thank you, and remember...if it's not 'tech talk', it's not worth talking about.

J. Williams

Nexus 6 review (Original post date 11/28/14)