Gadgetory

so many of you probably caught my recent video in which I gave up on my experimental time with blackberry key to this device right here now I didn't hate it I just hated it in that video told you not to buy that thing because a being do enough to justify switching back to something with a physical keyboard it's not one tap it's over here then it's over here maybe it makes sense for someone who has been stuck on a keyboard doesn't want to transition and is looking for something more modern but one of my criticisms of the device wasn't just the keyboard but also what you're getting for the money thing was around 600 650 that's obviously more than the one plus six which retails for less 5:29 whatever now the reason I have four phones on the table is because after I was done with my blackberry experiment I went on to Twitter and I told people you know I switched back to a different device and I got a lot of feedback people saying maybe it was this one maybe it was that one hey Lou why don't you tell us what you're using right now and why don't you tell us why so I'm gonna give you a little little unbox therapy history what has been going on with my smartphone usage the only experiment in this group was the blackberry the other three I could easily recommend to you I could use on a daily basis and really see very little change in my feelings so I made a video a little while back about switching to the Galaxy S 9 Plus this is the special edition one don't worry about that factor because I'm not talking about the device just imagine it's a regular s 9 plus but I was using the s 9 plus prior to the 1 plus 6 coming out at which point I switched my sim over so I could utilize that device then I switched to the BlackBerry and then I switched back to the pixel actually if I was doing this correctly it would go like this because I was using the pixel before switching to the s 9 plus pixel 2 XL s 9 plus 1 plus 6 then the BlackBerry then after I was done with the BlackBerry because of convenience and various other factors I slid the sim into this guy the pixel 2 XL greatest camera on any smartphone I wouldn't say it's the best in every category not by any means but has the forward facing speakers and the stock interface of course very nice easy to use slide your sim in forget about it and I use that for a little while and then this s9 showed up times like you know I should try the s9 again and just compare the two and that's when things change because the sim came out of the pixel to Excel and into the s9 plus and that's where it lives right now and something struck me right away this phone just felt super comfy to hold looking at them the form factor seems so similar but look a little closer and you realize of course the s9 plus is just slightly more slender compared to the pixel 2xl until when you pick this up it just gives you a little bit more comfortable reach this one on the other hand bit fatter bit more of a reach using them back-to-back helped me to appreciate just how much comfier this form factor is for one-handed use enough so that I was like you know I think I'm gonna stick to the s9 plus you still get a nice display you get a decent speaker get the headphone jack back you get the wireless charging back with Nova Launcher you can really get quite a similar experience now the camera I would say is like a step in either direction it's not like a massive difference betwee it's not like including the blackberry in the list this camera told me crazy where I was like I can't believe that's on a modern smartphone but these two they definitely are in the same universe of course you have the dual lens setup over here on the s9 plus compared to the single lens setup but the software stuff that Google is doing is just untouchable right now just keep that in mind nonetheless I haven't missed the camera on the pixel as much as I've enjoyed the comfort of the one-handed functionality on the s9 plus now I should say at this moment of course we have new pixel devices coming out and chances are it's going to adopt a different more modern form factor and then I'm gonna have to do this whole thing all over again because this is my job but I thought this would be interesting for you because you're all asking me what am i using and why and if I was forced to choose a device today I think I would take this one I think the s 9 plus gives you a little bit more for your money I am a fan of wireless charging I do use wireless charging that is where my SIM card lives the 1 plus 6 you need to remember it's in a different price category this is the least expensive unit and honestly for the price you're getting oh I don't know 90% of what ever you're gonna get in the case of these other two devices with some enhancements no you don't have the wireless charging that you get with the s9 plus but the reason for me having this in here is because I still believe even at this moment in time this one still probably represents the best value of the bunch I'm spending my dollars I'm probably spending them over here so I feel like it's important to say that because not always is what I use my recommendation for others you want to know where my SIM card lives now you do it's in the s 9 plus 4 now excited for the next pixel and the 1 plus 6 it's the best value of the bunch and the BlackBerry I'll still tell you to stay away from it for now so there it is s9 plus being using it been enjoying it hope you appreciated that let me know down in the comments what are you using right now what's your daily driver smartphone I'm curious