[Cyman]

I love my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and I loved my last three Samsung phones so this announcement just makes me want to..........scream.

Locked in battery? Locked in memory???

Why don’t I just buy an iPhone? Better yet, HTC here I come.

[Big Giant Head]

Better yet, HTC here I come.

Okay that's funny!

My neighbor is a professional photographer and uses his S4 for his hobby shooting. They have tremendous cameras. I love my iPhone 5s, but I cannot take night photos at all, or at least what I'd like to take photos of, like moody moon shots. Utter crap. BUT, I didn't buy it for the camera.

The iPhone 6 plus is next on my list because they did improve the camera somewhat, but I need the real estate. My fat fingers aren't getting any less fat, and my eyes aren't getting any better.

I don't like the Samsung way of doing things OS-wise. It's far clunky-ier to get around. So, why am I on this thread? To learn.

[ThunderSleeps]

Same here. Top 3 things I look for in a smart phone:

1. Android. Not windows - no, more like never windows. If my only choice in a smart phone was windows or nothing I'd skip having a smartphone. Seriously. Not an Apple fanboy either. I might, might go apple if it were apple or nothing. Call that a 1 in 10 shot.
2. Replaceable battery. I have replaced the batteries in nearly every battery powered device I own. I have replaced the batteries in every single phone I've ever owned. Their batteries get too much abuse - partial charge/discharge cycles, temperature extremes in my car, rapid charging/discharging, trickle charging... Same thing with the NiMH batteries in my flashlights. After a year, 18 months of sub-optimal usage patterns they should be replaced. When they are replaced the improvement is noticeable. You don't notice the gradual degradation of capacity, but you sure notice it when you restore it.
3. Expandable storage. Historically, internal storage has been very expensive compared to micro-SD capacity. I don't care about storing stuff in the cloud. I don't always have a wi-fi or even high speed 4g connection, and my data plan isn't huge anyways. If I want to have a few pictures, some music, a couple of movies on my phone, a few apps, some maps, etc. I want them on my phone, not subject to the vagaries of my internet connection.

Seems to me I'll be looking seriously at Motorola. My wife had a Moto for a contract cycle. I liked it, I thought it worked well. She went back to apple after it though. Oh well, to each their own. ;-)