[BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...

[Edward Green]

Hi James,

While these both look cheap, I'd pass both of them up. The iPhone 4S came out in 2011, stopped getting operating system updates 3 years ago and doesn't even support 4G. Most apps of any use will require a higher spec iPhone to run.

I'm not familiar with the Android phone you reference, though you'll run into similar problems - the latest operating system on that side is Android 9.

You should be able to get a decent Android phone for around double the price of the one you've been offered. iPhones will be a bit more expensive, but I'd see if you can get a cheap 6S or 7 if you're not looking for the latest and greatest but something which will work for a while. Apple have to date updated the operating systems on their phones for 5 years, so if they stick to form, you'd get updates on a 6S until September 2020 and to 2021 on the 7.

Cheers,

Ed 


> On 2 Jun 2019, at 19:32, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Correction, both are accessible, but different operating systems.
> 
> Judy
> "Embrace the day with its mercies and blessings."
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ali via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Sunday, June 2, 2019 10:43 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Ali
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
> 
> I recommend the Iphone. It is the most accessible. Also, you 
> might be able to get one from your state.
> 
> Ali
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Kelm via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 09:45:08 -0500
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Help buying a smart phone please...
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
>    OK, I am going to be trying to enter into this century, at 
> least as far
> as telephones go!  LOLL  I can use your help!
> 
>    I need to get a smart phone for work.  But like so many 
> others, I have a
> limited financial budget.  I need the phone for calls of course, 
> but that is
> actually somewhat secondary.  I mainly need it so that I can 
> learn about the
> wide range of aps out there that are especially helpful for the 
> blind.  So
> my main question is this, I can get an affordable price on the 
> following
> phones: Sky Devices 5.0Q 8GB 3G/4G Android 4.4 Unlocked $79.99, 
> and the
> iPhone 4S 8 GB $99.00.  Are either of these phones a particularly 
> good
> choice for me to start my smart phone journey on?  Also, are they 
> something
> that will serve me well, or will I be frustrated and out of date 
> very
> quickly.  Are they like getting a computer with an OS of Windows 
> 5?  I tend
> to be more interested in the iPhone, but is this one a great deal 
> different
> from those that were just released?  Like I said I need this for 
> work, so I
> want to make the right choices.
> 
>    Thank you so much for your help!
> 
> 
> Respectfully,
> James
> 
> 
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