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[151949]

mainly because the cameras are so much better than in an LG. So I attempted to order the TSV. Wouldn't you know it - they can't deliver it to my PO Box because of the enclosed battery. Guess I have to wait til we get home. I wonder what will be out by then? They change & bring out new ones so fast.

[Nightowlz]

I want one too but we cannot use the phones that only work on the CDMA network with Verizon. Why don't they make any of these phones for GSM???

[namaste000]

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@151949 wrote:

mainly because the cameras are so much better than in an LG. So I attempted to order the TSV. Wouldn't you know it - they can't deliver it to my PO Box because of the enclosed battery. Guess I have to wait til we get home. I wonder what will be out by then? They change & bring out new ones so fast.

The new LG Fiesta has a better camera than any of the LGs before:

Dual cameras with advanced camera features

• 13MP rear-facing camera for high-resolution photos
• 5MP front-facing camera for great-looking selfies
• Switch between front and rear cameras with a simple finger swipe
• Record video up to Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080)
• Film Effect - Preset filter effects to give photos a film-like look and feel
• Burst Shot - Just hold the shutter button to take multiple shots in rapid succession (available only on rear-facing camera/camcorder)
• Cheese Shutter - Use your voice to take a photo 
• Auto Shot - Uses face detection to automatically take a selfie (available only on front-facing camera/camcorder)
• Gesture Shot - Takes selfies with a simple hand gesture (available only on front-facing camera/camcorder)
• Selfie Light - Screen will illuminate a soft light around the photo preview for well-lit selfies (available only on front-facing camera/camcorder)
• Gesture Interval Shot and Interval Shot - Make a fist twice or hold the shutter button to take four selfies on a timer (available only on front-facing camera/camcorder)
• Beauty Shot - Adjustable setting softens facial features (available only on front-facing camera/camcorder)
• Image Editor - Add filters, frames, and more to pictures 
• Live Shot - Take still shots while recording video
• Geotagging - Include location information with photos and videos

Good luck with your purchase!

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[chickenbutt]

There are lots of Samsung models.  I don't know what the battery thing is, though or the trackfone.  Is that just for that one model?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S7 and I really like it.  The camera is outstanding.  I purchased it from my carrier.   I've learned that one has to be careful where they get phones these days.

One friend of mine just got the same phone I have.  She found some place online that sells them for about $200 less and it turned out she couldn't use it and had to hassle with returning it and getting ALL her money back.  They wanted to take a percentage, but it was not her fault that the phone was misrepresented.

[151949]

Sometimes a Lithium battery has spontaneously caught fire so I take it they won't accept them in PO Boxes.Since our summer address is a PO Box I will just wait until we go home.

[x Hedge]

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@Nightowlz wrote:

I want one too but we cannot use the phones that only work on the CDMA network with Verizon. Why don't they make any of these phones for GSM???

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@Nightowlz  there are only a few TracFones using GSM. Most people live in areas that can use either GSM or CDMA, and clearly Verizon does want, and is equipped to handle business of a million TracFone user's, AT&T not so much.

[JavaQueen]

The J7 has a very nice camera for what it is. Not like the S7, but it's pretty good. Of course, my version has the Super AMOLED display and that is what makes watching videos a pleasure.

If you still want a GSM version of the J7, Samsung has various versions out. But if you get it elsewhere, it is going to cost a lot more that this Tracfone Sky Pro. As in about $250. They do go on sale.  The T Mobile versions have an octocore processor. The older model has the 13MP camera, its newer counterpart only has an 8MP camera.

I have owned the J7 for a year and it's run like a champ. A few things: it's not the loudest phone. I use the flashlight as a notification light. I also wasn't crazy about the build and color, but solved that with a cover.  

Had it been available to me at the time, i would have gotten the LG Stylo 2. It's a very pretty phone, but it's even larger than the J7 with a 5.7 inch screen. 5.5 is big enough; if I need anything larger, I have a Kindle Fire and an iPad Mini.

[Nightowlz]

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@x Hedge wrote:

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@Nightowlz wrote:

I want one too but we cannot use the phones that only work on the CDMA network with Verizon. Why don't they make any of these phones for GSM???

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@Nightowlz  there are only a few TracFones using GSM. Most people live in areas that can use either GSM or CDMA, and clearly Verizon does want, and is equipped to handle business of a million TracFone user's, AT&T not so much.

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@x Hedge Well they need to make them with GSM for those of us that have to use AT&T. I think I could buy one & use the BYOP with Tracfone & use it but not sure. From what I understand from what I read online if AT&T wants to let it work it will work if not it won't.

[x Hedge]

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@Nightowlz wrote:

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@x Hedge wrote:

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@Nightowlz wrote:

I want one too but we cannot use the phones that only work on the CDMA network with Verizon. Why don't they make any of these phones for GSM???

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@Nightowlz  there are only a few TracFones using GSM. Most people live in areas that can use either GSM or CDMA, and clearly Verizon does want, and is equipped to handle business of a million TracFone user's, AT&T not so much.

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@x Hedge Well they need to make them with GSM for those of us that have to use AT&T. I think I could buy one & use the BYOP with Tracfone & use it but not sure. From what I understand from what I read online if AT&T wants to let it work it will work if not it won't.

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TracFone has had GSMs that run on T-Mobil's towers. Don't know if that would work for you.

My 1st TracFone was an LG running on AT&T towers. Fair for calls and bad for texting, and im a texter.