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+1 for the galaxy series. I would also recommend getting mobile protection from Norton Antivirus. If I ever lose my phone I can remotely wipe it from my PC. I can also lock it, activate the gps for tracking, and set it to “scream” in which my phone continually emits a high pitch whine at as loud as possible…and it cant be shut off haha!
I switched from iOS to Android and I’m not sure which I like better. Either way, I have been using Google+, Picasa and Flicker for photo backup and I sync my contacts through all of me email accounts. If I loose my phone today, I will have everything back on my new one tomorrow.
When my phone is accessed incorrectly 5 times, then it gets formatted and everything has to be setup again. That makes me feel a little better, but not safe from the life hacker types.
My current phone is a HTC 1 X. I like the size better than the iPhone and battery life is a little better than the 5 too. Good luck in your search.I don’t know what a criminal would make of the photos on my phone. Lots of pens, knives, flashlights etc
I am no use for phone recommendations (pretty much the only reason I have a smartphone is because I ended up getting a friends old one…) but I can put in a good word for dropbox as backup/storage software. Mine is set to automatically upload any new images to the website whenever it finds wifi, so they are backed up in case of any problems and as a bonus automatically download to my computer when I next have it on. Worth it just as a simple backup and management solution, and so far free (with a limitation on the amount of storage you get with paid accounts if you need more).
I haven’t had any problems with it so far and everything has been pretty seamless.I really do need to look into sorting out backup for all the contacts and other data though…
I have a Iphone 5 with Verizon currently. A few friends that switched from Android and IOS to the new Nokia Lumia Windows phones. All of them have told me that that was the best move they have made and not looked back.
Have used a Lumia for a short time and have been very impressed with it.
Android offers it as a service via google (android device manager). Your phone needs to have GPS of course. There are software apps for this too.
Update, there was a ping on one of the phones that was stolen at a house around the Buffalo area and another at a convenience store a little later. I don’t really expect to see anything come of it though.
So I wound up picking up a Motorola razr x running the android os. I was due for an upgrade so it was cheap. Definitely different from an iPhone. There are definitely more options but it is more complicated. And not as streamlined. Maybe I’m just not used to it yet.
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