MOTOROLA ATRIX 4G , MOTOROLA DROID RAZR , SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE , GALAXY S2 , GOOGLE NEXUS S 4G AND GOOGLE NEXUS S , which one should i buy , made more than 5-6 hours of comparison, review , still confused
Start by eliminating everything Motorola as it is junk. Galaxy s 2 or galaxy nexus.
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I would say Galaxy Note, but that depends on you liking a
5 inch mammoth of a phone. Outside of that, Galaxy
Nexus or SII would be my next choices.
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fine dude , if i opt for samsung which one should i go for it ? i can go upto $650 not more than that . r8 now am using motorola defy and am very much pleased with that , will take your comments as my buying option .
Motorola makes decent phones hardware wise, but they lock the bootloaders, install tons of bloatware and make your phone model obsolete in a few months.
Samsung galaxy S 2, why ? Cause i have him! Best phone.
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I think the Galaxy SII is the better android phone now. If you want to want to hack him, there is a lot of ROM availables. Some of my friends have it, the screen is very good, and the battery life seems to be pretty decent too. It's a powerful, and beautiful. Take it
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guess i made this post in Q and A only !
and above now the options are S2 or nexus or note ?
Just as a note (no phone pun intended) if you go with the S2 I'd personally recommend trying to get one that's more standard GSM, international version for example avoid the Samsung Epic 4G Touch if possible, it has a bigger screen, but it's not as compatible as the other variants are... the GSM versions seem to have more ROM options, I guess maybe it's due to the CDMA modem in the E4GT, but there isn't even a full-compatible release of Cyanogenmod for the E4GT and the official ICS isn't out for it either. I have the E4GT and I really like it, but I bought it thinking Cyanogenmod was already out for it, but it was only available for the other SG2 models. The same might be true for Skyrocket? Just something to think about.
I surely would buy Sgs II.
I own a Galaxy S. My bro has a Sgs II and i felt in love with his phone. ABSOLUTELY GREAT.
Galaxy Nexus is awesome too but i didnt saw it in person
no choice
hi, i got samsung galaxy 2 (sgs2) for almost half a year - couldnt be happier!!!! my friends with nexus and motorolla are sorry they didnt get my phone. I suggest to get either sgs2 or samsung note depending on the size you are comfortable with as they are practically identical aprt from the screen size.
Also, dont forget that sgs3 will be out in few month and 3d phones are about to start their crusaide.
Go to gsmarena.com and do a comparison (under the photo of the phone on th eleft click on COMPARE) with any of the phones and by spec sg2 will will - by user experience as well @gsmarena.com/[email protected]
hope it helps...
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Well, my grandparents bought my parents, my sisters and I a Nook Tablet for Christmas, I've got the kindle app and GO! Launcher on it, and some other stuff. One of my sisters uses it non-stop, and I sold my android phone two months ago. I'm saving for an Android phone or tablet that I can root, if I get a tablet I'm most likely getting a Xoom, but I don't know what Android phones have dualcore processors, can be easily rooted and have ICS roms. My max price is $500, I think I can save up that much.
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My answer would either be either the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, or the Samsung Galaxy SII. The nexus because it is from the "nexus" line which is mostly for developing and customizing. I would also say the Nexus S but the only problem are the specs, which is a single core and not nearly as powerful as the two I have mentioned. The SII because it is still superior to the Galaxy Nexus in specs, but only that it does NOT have stock Ice Cream Sandwich. But with XDA's forums, custom roms have already been seen and experimented with. The Galaxy Nexus may be a bit over 500$ new but i believe that the SII is around 500$ or less.
Thank you. I will def. consider the SII (don't have a job sice I'm not old enough), but I can' tafford the nexus I'll leave this open
I agree with Dataslycer. The Galaxy Sll and Galaxy Nexus are among the greatest android phones out right now. Although I'd recommended Galaxy Nexus over the Sll, simpily because of the Nexus line it comes from. Upgrades first and whatnot is always nice. If those two phones are a chunkload too much hit up the Nexus S. I'm using it on ICS amd even though it's about a year old it is still brilliant AND a Nexus phone
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htc evo 3d is also good.....
Motorola Defy
Is a very good phone for rooting and has a lot of options for Custom ROMs here in XDA..
Only drawback would be a 4" display compared to competition.
Else Defy rocks
look to the right side of the main page of this website (xda-developers.com).
you will see a small square that says POPULAR DEVICES, the galaxy s 2, galaxy nexus and the galaxy s 1 are almost ALWAYS at the top 3 positions.
shows how massive development is for these three devices.
and rooting any of those three is super easy because of samsung's great attitude towards devs. (they even gifted galaxy s 2's to cyanogenmod's devs)
The Samsung Galaxy S2 will be a very good choice!
I would suggest an EVO4G , I know some people will tell you it's old new. But it's still one of the Best and most versatile devices out there. With a ton of development still going on. Also, fairly cheap to pick up price wise.
Having access to both the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus, I would say you can't go wrong with either option.
Sure, the Galaxy Nexus is dual core and has that wonderful 720p screen, but it is also a lot of phone to hold in your hand and 4G eats battery like no tomorrow. I still love it, though.
If I had to find something cheaper today I would track down a Nexus S. It runs Android 4.0 just fine and is much easier to find ROMs and mods for (right now). It also runs on any US wireless carrier except Verizon, while only Verizon has the Galaxy Nexus (today).
I have the Galaxy SII. It's a great phone and it's so easy to root and install roms.
I had an EVO 4g, but the GSII is a much better and faster device.
I have a Droid X and i rooted it two days ago, so easy, even though the Droid X is like a phone of the past already i still think its a great phone.
Galaxy S II. Or GNexus for Verizon/non-Tmobile AWS carrier. Get a Samsung.
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I agree galaxy nexus is a great phone. But 35% of consumer dont like 4.3 to 4.6 inches devices. So , nexus s is great phone to get if you like 4 inches. Personally, single core vs dual cores is ridiculous only root mod will care. And, fyi android 4.0 os run fine with single core, not to many apps runs dual core. Their more exclusive apps to xperia play and tegra 2 then dual core. Unless game developers play favorite i wont single core dying anytime soon.
I'm planning to buy/upgrade to a new android phone but I don't know what phone to choose. I'm wondering what's the best android phone out right now for Sprint?
I think Samsung I9100 is The best choice
Yup.. Galaxy S 2 all day!
You should wait for the HTC One X at least.. it'll be out soon
What is your budget
Well what are you looking for in a phone, the latest?, the biggest? etc
If you're on a thight budget maybe a older Samsung Galaxy S1 will fill your needs escpecially with a 4.0.3 rom from this forum on it.
I'd go with the samsung galaxy s2 personnally.
Definitely the better well-rounded high-end phone, imho.
I think HTC ONE X is best android phone
Sony xperia S
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The HTC one X, only annoyance is the lcd screen.
Has to be HTC one X, Samsung Nexus or Galaxy S2 (or S3 when its out).
Or if you dont mind the size, how about the Samung Galaxy Note??
All good phones, plenty of happy users here and plenty of support as well!!!
Galaxy S2
what about samsung galaxy nexus?
I've owned the HTC Inspire, the Motorola Atrix, the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Note, and now the Galaxy Nexus, all of which I've rooted and used for extended periods of time, and I've gotta say that of all the phones I've owned, the Galaxy Nexus is my favorite. Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich is deliciously smooth D) and, though I absolutely loved my Galaxy Note's huge screen and S Pen, the 4.65" screen is still plenty big and offers a great media experience, and it's nice that you can customize the three on-screen softkeys and even add more if the new layout's not your thing. The camera's not quite up to par with the S II and the Note, but it still produces good-looking video and stills. I honestly can't make the Nexus lag no matter how hard I try, which says a lot for a six-month-old phone when compared to the brand new HTC One X that still lags and stutters despite its quad-core processor and all-around superior specs (though that's at the fault of the always increasingly bloated Sense UI, not the hardware). I'm sure that can be remedied on the One X with custom ROMs and better optimization, but if you're looking for flawless performance out of the box, the Nexus is what I'd recommend. Couple that with Sprint's new LTE network and you'll have yourself quite the badass phone. Honestly though, between the Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Nexus, and the EVO 4G LTE (One X), you really can't go wrong. None of them are by any means bad phones, so just go to a Sprint store, spend 5 or 10 minutes with each of them, and take your pick, and revel in the fact that if you're not happy with your choice in 30 days it's not too late to swap it out!
I made some suggestions to another fellow who had a similar question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24906117#post24906117
Sony Xperia s
Go for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3
I`am in doubt, i can trade my S2 for a new Galaxy Nexus, should i do it?
I want to and don`t want to, you know what i mean.
Can anyone provide me with any advice/clarity!
Thanks in advance
Do it, you'll receive all updates from Google directly. this will save you lots of nerves. And personally I believe it is nicer.
gee2012 said:
I`am in doubt, i can trade my S2 for a new Galaxy Nexus, should i do it?
I want to and don`t want to, you know what i mean.
Can anyone provide me with any advice/clarity!
Thanks in advance
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i will personally say to you that DONT DO IT.....s2 is much better....
In a heartbeat.
I had the s2 and loved it.. but when I got the gnexus my s2 becomes my girls toy.
The screen is so much better.
I now have a HTC one x but keep my gnexus as second phone.
Its perfect to play with.
So many good roms for it.
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To me specs are everything
The Galaxy Nexus is a good phone, but S2 is much better
The Nexus has a slightly larger screen, and a slightly (very slightly) better battery
i have a friend with a rooted and optimized Nexus, and my rooted SII owns it in performance comparisons
The SII also has a vastly superior camera
there is more info here if you are still undecided
S2 has a better camera, USB OTG support, external SD support, albeit a slightly smaller screen, plus some amazing ROMs. Keep your S2 and save for S3.
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Get the gnexus.
Better software, updates straight from google, and great custom rom community.
well thats imo...
U culd always just wait for the s3
Zamrock said:
To me specs are everything
The Galaxy Nexus is a good phone, but S2 is much better
The Nexus has a slightly larger screen, and a slightly (very slightly) better battery
i have a friend with a rooted and optimized Nexus, and my rooted SII owns it in performance comparisons
The SII also has a vastly superior camera
there is more info here if you are still undecided
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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Smartphone11/362
Just read the forums, specs, price, and make the decision yourself.
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Hi!
I already asked this question at GNex forums, but I thought I could as well ask you guys too.
So, I'm buying a new phone. I'm not new to Android scene, but I've never actually had a high-end phone(well technically these both are last-era high-ends, but what ever...). So please guys, tell me why should I or why should I not buy S2 instead of Galaxy Nexus!
As far as I know, Nexus has better screen(larger and extreme resolution!), but S2 is more powerful. Though I've heard that Nexus' OMAP4 chipset is better than S2's Exynos. On the other hand Mali-400 is better than PowerVR...
Nexus would cost me 30€ less(GNex=370€ & S2=400€), that ain't a game changer though.
So tell me your opinions! So far I'm kinda gravitated on GNex due to the screen... Also it's the cheaper one of those two.
One thing that is a plus for S2 is larger community in XDA. I bet there are two times more roms for S2!(BUT, Nexus has alot of roms too, including CM9, AOKP, MIUI, Paranoid etc.)
Thanks!
ArmorD said:
Hi!
I already asked this question at GNex forums, but I thought I could as well ask you guys too.
So, I'm buying a new phone. I'm not new to Android scene, but I've never actually had a high-end phone(well technically these both are last-era high-ends, but what ever...). So please guys, tell me why should I or why should I not buy S2 instead of Galaxy Nexus!
As far as I know, Nexus has better screen(larger and extreme resolution!), but S2 is more powerful. Though I've heard that Nexus' OMAP4 chipset is better than S2's Exynos. On the other hand Mali-400 is better than PowerVR...
Nexus would cost me 30€ less(GNex=370€ & S2=400€), that ain't a game changer though.
So tell me your opinions! So far I'm kinda gravitated on GNex due to the screen... Also it's the cheaper one of those two.
One thing that is a plus for S2 is larger community in XDA. I bet there are two times more roms for S2!(BUT, Nexus has alot of roms too, including CM9, AOKP, MIUI, Paranoid etc.)
Thanks!
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Think that GNex will always have Google's native support. That's a plus for that one.
They're two beautiful phones. Very powerful.
I probabbly take the GNex, but, here's your choise
Also, you can wait and go for a better phone, like HOX, or SGSIII.
Greetings!
ArmorD said:
Hi!
I already asked this question at GNex forums, but I thought I could as well ask you guys too.
So, I'm buying a new phone. I'm not new to Android scene, but I've never actually had a high-end phone(well technically these both are last-era high-ends, but what ever...). So please guys, tell me why should I or why should I not buy S2 instead of Galaxy Nexus!
As far as I know, Nexus has better screen(larger and extreme resolution!), but S2 is more powerful. Though I've heard that Nexus' OMAP4 chipset is better than S2's Exynos. On the other hand Mali-400 is better than PowerVR...
Nexus would cost me 30€ less(GNex=370€ & S2=400€), that ain't a game changer though.
So tell me your opinions! So far I'm kinda gravitated on GNex due to the screen... Also it's the cheaper one of those two.
One thing that is a plus for S2 is larger community in XDA. I bet there are two times more roms for S2!(BUT, Nexus has alot of roms too, including CM9, AOKP, MIUI, Paranoid etc.)
Thanks!
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I love my s2. I'd say go with the s2 if it was between those two.
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go with nexus you will get awesome hd screen (300+ppi not bat ! ) official updates from google first hand (no need to flash unofficial roms to get the latest) total google experience (also you will get rid of that awful touch wiz)
and its cheep..
but......
here are some cons
no sd card (it only gonna fell if you going to buy 16 gb version)
ok video recording (in that case s2 is winner)
that's it i won't find any more cons in nexus but lottssss of in s2 that's why i am also going to buy nexus (but i am going to wait for thier next version may be moto nexus ......)
good luck .
Well, i have never used a nexus but i can write some pros for the s2
1.HUUUUGE community for roms and mods
2.Easily rootable
3.Easily modifyable
4.Good hardware
5.Pretty much impossible to brick
6.Probably has the best kernel for any phone ever. The siyah kernel.
But at this point in time , personally if i were getting a high end droid, i would get the S3 or Htc One X
But i personally recommend the s2
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I'm make it easy for you...
http://www.youtube.com/results?sear....0.0.0.483.1708.2-1j3j1.5.0...0.0.Gm8Af6ooc00
id buy the sgs2 over the nexus any day , no micro sd slot means i couldnt buy it if i wanted too , theres just not enough memory for my needs
also samsung sgs2 has a genuine 2000mah battery avalible
for me the sgs2 is only beaten by the sgs3 , id even rate the sgs2 more then the htc one x due to the one x having no removeable battery and no micro sd slot
horses for courses but sgs2 wins everytime for me
Hi i would go for gnex
Cuz of google support and cuz im pretty sure gnex will get gelly been inshallah
Bigger screen better resolution
And for me i have some problems with my sgs2 like over heat
So i would go for gnex if i had to choose again between them
I'd say go for gnex it got a better future i think
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Wanted the Gnex but only good thing about it is google support but the sII just pwns it in every other way... sad to say...
I own an s2 but not much experience with the gnex. S2 is good, when it works properly, but I suspect gnexus would be less hassles.
S2 isn't bad on paper but I miss the Nexus experience I enjoyed on my Nexus One.
PS. 2100mah genuine extended batteries exist for gnex, too.
Thanks guys! A s you see, i choose S2. It wad a hard decision, but I'm happy with this! I knew nexus would have been good, but i really think it wouldn't be any better than S2! This phone's performance is just mental! And it's fun to say Mali
And there was a campaign price for S2 due to there newly opened electronics store near me, I paid only 333 euros! Even cheaper than the Nexus!
Thanks for answers!
Edit. Damn You 8 thanks/ day
Edit 2. I hate you SlideIT keyboard!
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Hi all..
In the coming weeks I'm due an upgrade.. 
I'm currently in the process of doing research on which phone to purchase..

So far I have short listed some phones.. my final decision will be bad on a few factors.. I was going the good old peeps here at xda can assist/help me choose the right phone..
Factors..
1. Phone spec (processor, phone ram, internal/external sd etc)
2. Development (is it easy to root, custom rom development)
3. Look and feel
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION.. GIVING YOUR REASONS AS TO WHY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE..
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Roots said:
Hi all..
In the coming weeks I'm due an upgrade.. 
I'm currently in the process of doing research on which phone to purchase..

So far I have short listed some phones.. my final decision will be bad on a few factors.. I was going the good old peeps here at xda can assist/help me choose the right phone..
Factors..
1. Phone spec (processor, phone ram, internal/external sd etc)
2. Development (is it easy to root, custom rom development)
3. Look and feel
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION.. GIVING YOUR REASONS AS TO WHY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE..
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had gs1 then I got gs2 then note 1 and now i own
Galaxy note 2 7100.......it is the best phone so far
I can't stop using the S pen, I love it so much
A lot of apps people have to buy or download, , comes with samsung phones......like screen capture and controlling the led notification colour and screen recording, plus samsung is the fastest to update
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Note 2. If you can wait for few months then S4 will be available and based on rumors and previous phones, i think it will be worth it.
If you want to buy asap then note 2 is definitely best choice.
Nexus 4 is also great phone but don't have sdcard slot.
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S3
Definitely S3, one of the best phones on the market. Although I would suggest the S4.
HTC X+ isn't as good.
I would also prefer Samsung Galaxy Series 3 but i love my s plus because of its size
Yes I agree With Samsung S3 recommendations
But the nexus4 has almost the spec except external sd card (big draw back for me).. without prjejudice every tom **** and harry has one, if you where I'm cooking from.. :thumbdown:
Now the nexus will get latest firmware up know dates much quicker & also there's a lot going on in the dev section..
Yes the Note it's an excellent tab (not a phone) especially when size it's a very minor but important issue..
What about droid razor max, Sony..!!
What's The ETA on the Samsung S4.??
Which month it's rumored to be released any ideas.
KEEP UP WITH COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..
WILL MAKE A POLL FOR VOTING SOON
(check this space)
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I recommend the Nexus 4..
I had an S3 prior to getting the Nexus and it beats the s3 in every aspect except for camera quality
Dont get me wrong, the s3 is a good phone but the nexus 4 is a better phone..Best guess is ppl recomending the s3 havent had a chance to use the nexus 4 considering its curent availability status..
Keep in mind also that the Nexus 4 is a Google phone so u get the latest updates from Google first...
ZTE V970
Good choice is ZTE V970:
1. Perfect price
2. Powerful hardware (http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/zte-v970-dual-sim-with-3g-support.html)
3. Great customization abilities (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856578)
4. Nice design (not worst than phones with the higher price).
Hold out for the HTC Droid DNA. It is a 5 inch 1080p superphone on Android. It looks amazing.