For those of you that follow this blog (shout out Mom and Dad) you may have noticed I've been slack and haven't posted in a while. I hope to get back into a rhythm now that summer is drawing to an end (It's not over yet, dammit!).
The harvest moon I reference in the title hardens back to an old post where I talked about my semi-annual ritual of renewing my tech and replacing my phone. Alas, while my all too short time with the Nexus 6 was mostly good, the gremlins started to creep out with random freeze ups, poor battery life and not playing nice with the Bluetooth system in the car, so it had to go.
So began the search for its replacement. At the same time I started looking, leaked images of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 began to appear, in all its curved screen sexiness. While it looked very tempting, I knew I couldn't swing the price tag it would command when it was finally released. So, I settled for last year's model, the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus (for less than half the price). With its 5.7" curved screen it was just a tad smaller than the Nexus while being faster, more compact, lighter and giving better battery life.
So far, just over a month in, I really like it. The rich interface has lots more features that I like, the screen is super bright and crisp, and I dig the curved edges with the special people edge and edge apps drawer. The only downside so far is that people complain that I don't always sound so good while talking over the speakerphone, and it seems more prone to dropping calls than the Nexus (I'll have to keep an eye on that).
Judging by the recent headlines about exploding Galaxy Note 7s, I think I made the right choice, at least until the next Harvest Moon begins to wax.
Is the curved screen just for looks or does it have a function? I can't deny it is a nice looking phone.
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