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    barn-friendly verizon phone?

    My RAZR Max died today and I need to get something new. I put phones thru some abuse as I'm sure many of us do. What will take a beating and keep on going, with decent battery to run easy trail for several hours? Bonus if the camera is good and it can take the occasional baby slobber.
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    I love my iPhone, even after I swore I'd never get an apple product. During a "normal" Saturday at the barn, it holds a good charge after making/receiving a few short (less than 5 minutes) phone calls and sending several texts. It also has a good camera.

    Regardless of what type of phone you get, get a GOOD case. They are worth the money for the protection they offer. I have an Otterbox Defender and my phone has survived being accidentally dropped on the concrete barn floor. More than once.
    Alis volat propriis.

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      Well... since I just killed my second galaxy s3... Not sure I am the best to answer but... Honestly I think none of the high end phones are very sturdy. The best solution is truly one of the otterbox cases. I just hate them becuase they make the nice thin phone really fat. But if I hadn't dropped my S3 I have no reason to expect that it would have had any other problems, it has been very trouble free. My son has the htc dna (the htc one is similar). He hasn't had any problems with it but he doesn't like the interface. My daughter has the nokia windows phone. If you can swing windows this is a nice phone. Nice screen, great camera. But it is bigger and heavier. Don't know anything about the new moto's but their cameras are not as good as samsung, lg, or nokia.

      whatever you get, buy a nice heavy duty case!!!

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      • #4
        Casio G'Zone Commando LTE.
        Thus do we growl that our big toes have, at this moment, been thrown up from below!

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          I have the Samsung Galaxy S4 and I love it. It's tough as nails, has survived being dropping in the wash rack, bounced out of my case while I was riding a 17h jumper and survived, has fallen out in countless stalls and cross ties. I do have a screen protector and of course a case, but it has been one tough little sucker.

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          • #6
            Agree with a case... Otherwise you have to get a mil spec phone, and they are less fun than non-mil-spec phones.

            I have a HTC Incredible 2 that has survived a year of cop abuse and barn abuse. I had to replace the first one when I dropped it on the tile in the house, so I replaced it and got an Ottorbox. I've broken two Otterbox commuter cases and now have the Defender case. Yeah, it makes the thing HUGE but I think I could throw this at a pawing horse now and not break it (joke).
            COTH's official mini-donk enabler

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            • #7
              Originally posted by ByTheBook View Post
              I have the Samsung Galaxy S4 and I love it. It's tough as nails, has survived being dropping in the wash rack, bounced out of my case while I was riding a 17h jumper and survived, has fallen out in countless stalls and cross ties. I do have a screen protector and of course a case, but it has been one tough little sucker.
              How is picture quality? This is what I'm looking at for my upgrade.
              COTH's official mini-donk enabler

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                My dad loves his att windows phone but the Verizon ones of a year ago were so little the screen was hard to see. I refuse to get an iPhone as I hate them. How is the Casio as a phone?

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                • #9
                  Another vote for the G'Zone. DH has the predecessor to this one, and when I say he's hard on phones, he's HARD on phones. He's an electrician, so the thing has gotten dropped from heights more times than I can count. He goes kayaking and doesn't bother putting it in a waterproof case. I saw him literally HURL it across a room one day (have I mentioned he has a bit of a temper? It's improving, thankfully); the phone hit the wall hard enough to leave a mark in the plaster, and it was completely fine afterwards. I'm pretty sure a regular phone would have disintegrated on impact.

                  Oh, and he doesn't have it in a case, either. The phone is a beast.
                  *friend of bar.ka

                  "Evidently, I am an unrepentant b*tch, possible trouble maker, and all around super villian"

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                  • #10
                    Based on reviews the Casio are just not in hte same company as Samsung, Apple, Moto, and LG. The photos off the Galaxy S3 and S4 are very good. The New Nokia 929 that verizon is getting I believe has a 5 in screen and will be a 20 mp camera. Leaked photos are really nice. my daughter has the 928 and the photos are really good. She just sent me a photo of her mares sarcoid and I was able to blow it up to see right into the texture of the sarcoid. Apple photos always good, but the screen is only 4 in and I personally CANNOT read on it. too small for these old eyes.

                    fyi, there are going to be some good black friday deals on phones, but depending on whether or not you like that chaos, it might not be worth waiting just to save a few $.

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                    • #11
                      My daughter and I both have the iphones. Neither one of us uses a special case (cheap Lilly Pulitzer cases) but both of our phones have held up to some serious abuse. She lost hers one night and it stayed out all night in the rain and still worked fine when we found it the next moring. The pictures are pretty good and the battery lasts all day. I think most of the smart phones are all about the same just make sure you get good insurance.

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                        Have to get something tomorrow since this one doesn't work unless plugged in. I do like Nokia. Is that one available now? I'm hoping I'm at the "free phone" stage in my contract so I don't have to wait on an insurance replacement.

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                          I vote for the phone you want with a otterbox defender case. Iphone dropped out of my pocket while riding and horse stepped on the phone with her size 6 hooves and 1600 pounds of her, granted it wasn't a full on step, she caught about 1/3 of the phone but it survived. batteries last all day between call, texts, and looking at COTH on the phone
                          "They spend 11 months stuggling to live, and 25 years trying to die" my farrier

                          "They are dangerous on both ends and crafty in the middle"

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                            G'Zone is all we bother with. You can run one over with a huge loader, drop I in a barrel of milk, and wash it and it will work. You cannot dry it with the laundry, that is what kills it. But honestly, we just want phones to make calls with. We really don't feel the need to be connected 24 hours a day. We can amuse ourselves without the internet
                            Originally posted by The Saddle
                            Perhaps I need my flocking adjusted.

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                            • #15
                              I'll be looking myself in a couple of months. I notice that the Moto X is getting good reviews and looks like a reasonable size phone.

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                                Iphone 5 with the Lifeproof case.
                                America dialed 911. Donald Trump answered the phone.

                                Stop pumping money into colleges and start getting ready to earn money in the projected tradesman shortage of 2024. Make Trades Great Again!

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                                • #17
                                  Reading with interest as I need to replace mine. It was having issues, and today committed suicide through drowning. Might dry out and still work...but I'm pretty sure I'll be shopping!

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