[deanhills]

I'm focused on smart phones again. Been checking out second hand shops in the UAE and ended up with an older model of iphone - iphone 6S 64. I preferred it over the 6S plus because of its smaller size. I bought it just to try Apple and to see how it feels vs Android. I'm not too partial to Android since it has a chaotic feel for me. So far I can't see a meaningful difference yet other than that Apple is ULTRA controlling. Guess that may be what makes it "safer". It does feel more comfortable in my hand than the Sony Xperia I purchased two years ago and is more comfortable to use. I'm eyeing Samsung S7 second hand as well - also because of its smaller size than the up to date models. The Samsung S 9 looks awesome, but not sure whether my limited use of smart phones justifies a huge expense like that and it's much too big - like it doesn't look like a phone any longer - more like a tablet What I like about Samsung is its ability of having dual SIM whereas one can't have that with Apple. Since I seem to be traveling 3 countries and using the local SIMs I can use the Samsung for 2 SIMS. My old Nokias G2 don't work in North America - so if I move to Canada possibly next year - then I'd be able to have my other two SIM cards on roaming.

So I don't have a favourite mobile phone yet. I'm still trying them out with focus on phone and messaging and doing my web work and visits from a desktop or laptop. I'm resisting giving total control to Google of my phones, which I see in essence happening if one wants to gain full use of the phones.