Best Smartphone and Best Mobile Phone Company in Canada

The Nexus 6 is the biggest, fastest, and most expensive Nexus phone to date. It has all the top-tier specs users come to expect, rather than slightly undercutting the competition and offering a lower price. It’s on par with the Note 4, Galaxy S5, and all other manufactures this year., The Nexus 6 specs are available now,  and Google says it will be available in early November. But all things considered, IS IT THE BEST SMARTPHONE?

I started shopping for a phablet 2 years ago when they were first offered. The only way for me to get one was to order it sight unseen from abroad.  I hate doing this but in a country like Canada that almost never gets cutting edge devices until they aren't cutting edge any more, this is the only way.  I bought the very first internet tablet from NCIX back in 2007 ....My Nokia N800 still works flawlessly!...I then went on to acquire the N900, with difficulty.  But anyway, I almost bought the cutting edge Asus FonePad but I would have had to order it from Hong Kong and since it was going to be my phone I was unsure about the large size. 

I went to WindMobile to handle the Huawei Ascend Mate when was first offered a year and a half ago.  This was the first phablet offered in Canada and I wanted one!...But when I held it I found that it was bigger than I liked for constant carrying.   I know that the high end phablets like the ones listed above are a little thinner and a little lighter but not much! and they are a LOT more expensive.  So I went for a 7" Kindle Fire HD. It was less than 1/2 the retail price of the Ascend and it does have top end specs.   Now I can carry  both devices when it's convenient or just my small phone when it's not.   Based on size only, I think I'd rather have the Nexus 5...but if I didn't have my Kindle I'd likely buy a phablet, likely the Huawei Ascend Mate 2.   It doesn't have top end specs but they're very good, the device is available for $149 bucks on Wind Tab!  Also, if I lose it or break it I won't cry as much as if it was a $1000+ iphone 6 ..One needs insurance on that thing...seriously!

It looks as though local prices of Craigslisted Nexus 5's have come down about 50 bucks to about $275 ....I still don't want to pay that much to an unkown seller for a device that retails for $349 but a lot of people are willing since most new or flawless Nexus 5's that are listed for less than $300 bucks sell with a day or so.  And why not?  this is one of the best smartphones available and its about 1/2 the price of an iphone. 

But I delayed the need to buy a new phone by acquiring my Kindle Fire HD.  With an limited data plan offered by WindMobile I don't need to be concerned about my usage.  I tether it with my old LG Optimus 2X.  that still works almost flawlessly.  I've dropped on the floor, drowned it in the river....It does everything up to date smartphones do but of course the specs aren't up to date.  I like it especially for its swappable battery and its micro SD card slot.  Newer devices often omit these conveniences and build in an expensive battery and memory...There's no need for this in my view.  I can carry a spare $10 battery or a $25 32GB SD card.   I don't need to a pay exorbitant amounts to have these things built in, not to mention the fact that I never need to worry about running out of power with a little battery in my pocket.   It was way ahead of its time.   I had not foreseen that it would be software not hardware that would nudge me towards a new device.  Typically for Canada, LG has not offered an OS update for my phone...its stalled at Android 2.2 Froyo.  In other countries  4.1 is offered.  WHY NOT CANADA?

I don't understand why phablets are so much more expensive than tablets,   The Kindle Fire and the Nexus 7 for example are every bit as good as the top tier phablets that cost hundreds of dollars more.....I can't believe that building full telephony, functionality into a small tablet costs upwards of 400 bucks!  But, for whatever reason...a Nexus 7" wifi is $200,  with 4G...its $400....but a Nexus 6 is well over $700 bucks retail!
Why do I have to be like this??  Why can't I  just drift into the Rogers Gouge Me store, sign the papers,  pick up my whatever phone and walk out????  Because I want to save money and I want you to as well.   So what is the very best deal on the best microcomputer/smartphone/tablet out there?   Hands down the Google Nexus 5.  Will it work on the best priced mobile phone network in Canada? Yes it's a pentaband phone, it runs on the AWS 1700./2100 WindMobile frequencies.