Best Cell Phone for Practitioners

[lemur87]

I am an FNP student and will be starting my clinicals in June (yikes). I currently have an Iphone 4 and it is terribly glitchy...I have epocrates, medscape, etc and pulling up information takes way too long. As a result I am looking to upgrade phones so I am prepared for clinicals and then the first little while of practitcing as an NP. That means I really need a phone that will last (technology wise) for the 1.5 years I have remaining in the program and then maybe an additional 6 months or so.

I am not partial to apple products, but I do have an ipad. I also have a PC. I am open to anything (android, apple, windows, etc)

What do you all use in practice? I am looking to purchase a subscription to 5minuteclinicalconsult, and possibly uptodate as well.

thank you!

[chillnurse, BSN, RN, NP]

Whatever opens medscape and epocrates faster.

[mzaur]

I'm still in school, however, I do adore my Android products...unlike mzaur, I love my Samsung products too LOL. .

Hehe it's just a matter of preference. IMO pure Android looks much sleeker and runs better. Samsungs UI looks like it was designed by 12 year olds. This is why if you utter the word Touchwiz to any Android enthusiast, they will look at you incredulously. See here for some comparisons

http://www.androidpit.com/samsung-s-touchwiz-ux-2-0-vs-stock-android-4-2

[BlueDevil, DNP]

The iPhone 6 will be out soon. You could wait for that or get a deal on the 5s when the 6 comes out. I only use Apple products (MacBook pro, iPad, iPhone). I hate android and windows!

[Comis]

I'm a huge fan of the Kyocera Torque for Sprint. It's fully water and dust-proof, so if you get something gross all over it, you can literally dunk it in your sink and wash it with soap and water. Plus, it's mil-spec ruggedized so you don't have to worry about beating it up or breaking it.

Even with the rugged casing, it's about the size of a normal Android phone or iPhone if they had a decent Otterbox case. It has a ridiculously long lasting 2500 milliamp-hour battery, and a screen that is just big enough but not too big (so it doesn't waste too much of that battery). It shipped with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and has an upgrade to Jelly Bean (Android 4.1), so it's modern enough for any app. The processor is a dual-core Snapdragon S4 at 1.2 GHz, so it's fast enough. The built-in storage is only 4 gigs, but it can take a 32 gig microSD card (which only costs $20 on Amazon). There are phones out there with slightly faster processors and bigger screens, but nothing that can beat the battery life or ruggedness (not to mention ick-proof-ness) of the Torque.

Look it up on PhoneScoop or google some of the reviews and you'll see what I mean.

Of course, yes, the Nexus 5 is a solid choice too, and the fact that it can be used on any provider (other than Verizon) is nice. It's got great stats and looks really nice... But you'll be really sad the first time you get some nasty biology all over it.