Right, so I got the following options on getting a (new) Android phone. Currently I have a Motorola Defy+, but I'm pretty dissatisfied by it due to a lot of small, annoying problems and since I could do a deal with my mother to get a little discount on a new phone.
The phones I might be getting:
-Nexus S
-Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
-Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V
IF THE BUDGET PERMITS:
-Samsung Galaxy S2
-Galaxy Nexus
So, what I'm looking forwards:
-Battery
I'm against taking a extra battery with me, I like having my battery resistant and to recharge it rarely (aka with moderate-high usage to recharge it at the end of the day/next day.)
-ICS
'Nuff said.
-Half a gig of RAM vs a gig of RAM?
My current Motorola Defy+ moves like crap with half a gig of RAM. And no, I'm no nutcase who is used to close all his apps from 5 to 5 minutes. Not sure how much it helps on ICS tho, I don't have ICS.
-More than a 1GHz - Dual Core or single core?
Yeah, this is the question - will the Nexus S act better than the Xperia Arc S?
1 GHz Dual-Core vs 1.4 GHz Single-core.
What do I use it for?
-Typical phone stuff; a LOT of web surfing; an occasional game; a LOT of music-listening and possibly even attempting to create my own Android apps. (even tho I doubt this, but might try once since I want to use my graphic skills.)
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Ya,Samsung Galaxy S2.....it would be the best choice to be made.
I am pretty sure that you will be satisfied with it...so i highly recommend this if your budget permits you.
I am incredibly satisfied with my Galaxy Nexus, it's a really, really good phone. Plus, I think it's the best looking phone to date. I had a Galaxy Note for a few months but traded it for the Nexus and haven't had any regrets.
I don't think you can make a wrong decision between the GNex and the S2, though. Both are great phones with a large developer following.
I have helped a coworker with his Xperia Arc S a few times, and I have to say that I wasn't impressed, even though I was partial for Sony Ericsson (while they were SE). And this was before I got either the Note or the Nexus, when I had an HTC Desire.
The Nexus S and the Neo V I have no experience of, so can't make a statement here.
So my vote lies with the Galaxy Nexus, although I am absolutely convinced that the S2 would be a good choice as well.
Samsung is about to announce a new galaxy next week, maybe it's best to wait..
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Sorry, but the battery seems to suck. :|
Regarding the others, thanks for the tips!
And no, I won't go for the S3, or a new Nexus phone.
Many thanks to everyone!
I want to know about the RAM - does it matter that much? 1GB or half? Is there any major differences for games such as, let's say, Temple Run?
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Sorry, but the battery seems to suck. :|
Regarding the others, thanks for the tips!
And no, I won't go for the S3, or a new Nexus phone.
Many thanks to everyone!
I want to know about the RAM - does it matter that much? 1GB or half? Is there any major differences for games such as, let's say, Temple Run?
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Lol temple run is nothing, I have 512mb ram and I run Modern combat 3 w/ little lag also, dual core helps with battery life
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I would say get an evo3d, its specs are 4.3 inch 3d lcd screen, 1.2ghz dual core processor, 1gb ram, plus 1750mah batt, i bought it for those reasons, not for the 3d, but what a bonus the 3d photos and films you can take, plus the few 3d games are awesome, anyway thats my shout for the evo3d.
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I'd suggest you to go with either Galaxy Nexus or S2. Both are great phones and works perfectly without any flows.
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Hey everyone, currently i have HTC desire and i'm about to buy a new phone... Which phone should i get? Galaxy S II,evo 3d or optimus 3d? The most thing i care about is the hardware,which phone is faster and of course updates... I've heard that galaxy s2 and optimus 3d are both great phones, but i need to pick the right one as i wont be buying another phone for a few months One thing i dont like about the galaxy s tho, is the 3 buttons. The standard buttons for an android phone are 4, right? dunno if that will lead to any probs in some apps? anyways, hope you guys can help me out to pick the right phone
Well the only button you're missing is search. And unless you search a lot, then it's pretty much more of nuisance than a function.
For the evo 3d/optimus, do you need 3d? Do your eyes hurt when viewing 3d? Are you willing to pay the extra buck just for 3d? Do you even want 3d videos or pictures? Those are questions you have to ask yourself.
Now obviously in terms of regular screen use to the average consumer, the galaxy s 2 comes 1st with it's top notch super amoled plus display. It also has size in it's favour also, with being extra thing to very light. CPU? Well i'm in favour of samsung's exynos being the best right now. Nothing really to back it up right now however, but it's better than tegra 2 at the very least. Also if you're a media hog, the galaxy s 2 is your device.
However you're not really going to get the best answers here due to the fact that you're asking in a sgs 2 forum, which naturally, should be populated by users who favour the sgs 2.
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Well the only button you're missing is search. And unless you search a lot, then it's pretty much more of nuisance than a function.
For the evo 3d/optimus, do you need 3d? Do your eyes hurt when viewing 3d? Are you willing to pay the extra buck just for 3d? Do you even want 3d videos or pictures? Those are questions you have to ask yourself.
Now obviously in terms of regular screen use to the average consumer, the galaxy s 2 comes 1st with it's top notch super amoled plus display. It also has size in it's favour also, with being extra thing to very light. CPU? Well i'm in favour of samsung's exynos being the best right now. Nothing really to back it up right now however, but it's better than tegra 2 at the very least. Also if you're a media hog, the galaxy s 2 is your device.
However you're not really going to get the best answers here due to the fact that you're asking in a sgs 2 forum, which naturally, should be populated by users who favour the sgs 2.
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Hmm great answer bud, and no, I'm really not that much into 3d. I'm really considering to buy this phone when it comes out, i just hope they will care enough to update their software when a new android version is out. Another reason too buy this phone is that, here in norway we will get the Exynos version that is running at 1,2 GHz.
Put 3D, AMOLED and CPU aside, i'll still favour SGSII over an HTC/LG phone because of its superior camera and audio quality.
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However you're not really going to get the best answers here due to the fact that you're asking in a sgs 2 forum, which naturally, should be populated by users who favour the sgs 2.
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This is so true.
btw does anyone know how many multitouch it supports?
i remember the screen of the original SGS can handle 16 points simultaneously so i expect SGSII will be as good as that at least. any screen that can track more than 2 touches accurately is good compare to my HTC Desire lol
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i remember the screen of the original SGS can handle 16 points simultaneously so i expect SGSII will be as good as that at least. any screen that can track more than 2 touches accurately is good compare to my HTC Desire lol
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haha that's right, i can't stand the multitouch on my desire. But 16 points simultaneously :O thats awesome
I'm also on the HTC desire, and the memory issues have forced me to set A2SD (SLOW) in order to make the phone useable.
IMHO, the fact that the original galaxy s has a GPU that still outperforms anything out there ATM is a key indicator of the sheer power we should await with the sII's quad-core mali 400
As for the evo, the processor still relies on an A8 cortex, while the SII uses an A9... plus Super Amoled Plus is VERY key
Just putting it out there. The A9 holds no advantages over A8 that are being used in any of the phones they have been produced in (DDR3 ram isn't being used in any phones are they?). So it is irrelevant right now to say a phone is better since it has a A9 core.
I'm going for the Galaxy S 2. Amazing g camera, I love the build quality, I like the slim design, and the speed will be awesome.
They're all great phones but I don't really need aa 3D display, nor do I want one. I life in a 3D world, I don't want my movies to be in 3D, it takes away from the experience.
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IMHO, the fact that the original galaxy s has a GPU that still outperforms anything out there ATM is a key indicator of the sheer power we should await with the sII's quad-core mali 400
As for the evo, the processor still relies on an A8 cortex, while the SII uses an A9... plus Super Amoled Plus is VERY key
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Can't agree more... I'm using a SE Xperia arc atm which is considered (with its "Bravia engine" label) to have one of the best non Super amoled screen from many reviewers and man... it is still a big piece of crap omg I forgot how to watch that type of screens after spending 6 month with my Galaxy S
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haha that's right, i can't stand the multitouch on my desire. But 16 points simultaneously :O thats awesome
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The Desire and Nexus One were the last devices HTC put that pathetic touch screen on. The latest thing I heard HTC used was the Maxtouch, which supposedly supports "unlimited" (probably 10-16) touches.
Even so, I still would get the SGSII. It just seems amazing.
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Can't agree more... I'm using a SE Xperia arc atm which is considered (with its "Bravia engine" label) to have one of the best non Super amoled screen from many reviewers and man... it is still a big piece of crap omg I forgot how to watch that type of screens after spending 6 month with my Galaxy S
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HTC launches 5 phones to beat the competition and Samsung release one phone....like Samsung Galaxy s was most selling Android Device ever...mean while HTC release a new phone every month like crazy....lol....LG has some good android phones but none can beat galaxy S series..so forget about Galaxy S2....I use galaxy S and I am telling you i cannot live without SAMOLED screen...just imagine advance version of that...
Even in this comparison between HTC sensation and SGS 2,......I think Samsung beat HTC again......Even tho I dont know how good TouchWiz 4.0 will be...But still it will be better then HTC sense...And I am hoping it will be easy to root and Custom Rommed as Current galaxy S series...Looking forward to buy this phone...
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Just putting it out there. The A9 holds no advantages over A8 that are being used in any of the phones they have been produced in (DDR3 ram isn't being used in any phones are they?). So it is irrelevant right now to say a phone is better since it has a A9 core.
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A9 features out of order processing so runs faster in bottle necks - also over clocks better
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A9 features out of order processing so runs faster in bottle necks - also over clocks better
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what do you mean with overclock better? does it run at lower voltage than a typical a8 then?
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what do you mean with overclock better? does it run at lower voltage than a typical a8 then?
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I'm assuming (and correct me if I'm wrong) that the chips are able to handle being overclocked better than others. THey might not generate as much heat; if they do however, they would be more stable than other.
Similar to the chip in the Inspire and G2 OC'ing to 1.5 and being stable.
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I'm assuming (and correct me if I'm wrong) that the chips are able to handle being overclocked better than others. THey might not generate as much heat; if they do however, they would be more stable than other.
Similar to the chip in the Inspire and G2 OC'ing to 1.5 and being stable.
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well, i dont know aswell, if the chip is based on smaller nm scale then yeah that would probably make a bit more sense as it would require less voltage, but i have no information about the chip differences right now.
Just a waiting game until the device is out.
If OC'ing this device does actually occur (which it eventually would), then I wonder the affect it would have on the battery. Although, I think having Dual Core 1.2Ghz is quite sufficient at the moment.
I guess there will be diffrent profiles so you can change clock and volt.
So it takes less power on standby .
On my Noka N900 i have a widget so i can change overclock in seconds.
950mhz when surfing and when i need to save batteri i choise another profile ..
C'mon this thing is a savage beast ! I would rather think of Underclocking it ! Exynos Dual core at 1Ghz should be sufficient to do EVERYTHING you can do on an android smartphone and that includes the most demanding games and every task you can imagine, I mean just watch all the vids of those prototypes runnig buttery smooth and they're all running at 1Ghz
OMG I can't wait this is so epic
Alright i have a Samsung Galaxy S and will be upgrading to a new device but torn between so many phones. I'm with Bell Canada and so far my choices are as follows:
HTC Raider LTE
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G
Google Galaxy Nexus
LG Optimus LTE
Each phone has its flaws:
Raider
preformed slow in benchmark test vs SGSII
Crappy Battery
SGSII
Not LTE
only wvga and not qHD/HD (720P)
Galaxy Nexus
No micro SD and worse camera then SGSII
Optimus LTE
LG has a bad track record for updates and hardware(never like LG Phones)
Each Phone has it qualities:
Raider
Sence vs Touchwiz (I think Sence is better integrated in the OS the Touchwiz)
qHD
Think HTC has better built quality the Samsung
SGSII
Super AMOLED
Better Benchmarks then Raider
Galaxy Nexus
Android 4.0 ICS
HD Display
Stock Google (no bloatware like Sence or Touchwiz)
LG Optimus LTE
LTE
HD Display
Lite wait integration so similar to AOSP.
Things I'm looking for in a superphone, browsing the web without delay. Quick app launches, Graphics for games, Battery life that last a full day with moderate to heavy usage. XDA Dev support, I guess this is the biggest if there are no Dev's making custom ROM/Kernels then the phone is not worth it. I don't think 16GB (13GB Usable) is enough for me with all my music and apps so Miro SD is a must unless internal is 32GB.
You could further limit your choices to the Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Nexus. Here's a comparison: http://10division.com/samsung-galax...xy-s2-the-complete-ultimate-comparison-guide/ and a benchmark: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352839. Even though the Galaxy Nexus scored higher in the benchmark, don't be deceived. ICS was optimized for dual core, so when the SGS2 gets ICS, many people believe it will knock out the Galaxy Nexus. At the moment the SGS2 has more development going on. Hope your choice is a bit easier .
ohh i agree these these phones are still new and it will take till Feb/March to actually seem some good solid development.
But no it does not make my choice easier, because ICS on SGS is most likey 6 or so months away. It terms of integration i would rather have Google stock then touchwiz as i find it bloated and ugly (too iPhoneish). By far the best integration is HTC Sense but then it also uses more resources.
I wonder is there is stable CyogenMOD for SGSII coz that will solve some problems.
I think it boils down between the Raider and SGSII. Maybe i'm just favoring HTC as i own a few samsung devices (Omnia 2, Wave, Galaxy 7500, Galaxy S) and and find they always have stupid limitations. Where as i never owned HTC but they tend to listen to the customer and try to give you best of the best in both hardware and software, but never owning one i could be shooting myself in the foot.
ARG still very much undesired.
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But no it does not make my choice easier, because ICS on SGS is most likey 6 or so months away.
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Actually, it's closer than you think. ICS is confirmed for the SGS2 for December 2011.
Source: http://androidadvices.com/android-ice-cream-sandwich-mobiles-tablets-announcement-table/.
Yeah but that's most likely Europe, Canada (Bell Canada) didn't get Gingerbread until 2.3.3. So if the trend is the same its going to be at least 6 months from the first ICS release.
I only saw one firmware release of Froyo and one release of Gingerbread in Canada in the last 2 years. So we tend to laggy behind, don't know who is to blame Samsung or Bell but that's the way it has always been here.
The specs on the LG Optimus LTE make it difficult to ignore. I want to see one of these before I pass judgement.
Hmm I would take HTC cause I don't trust Samsung and LG enough. They don't convinced me by their previous devices.
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I'm in the market for a new phone too and looking into whats what. Did you consider the Sensation XE? I've been totally sold on SENSE but since a couple of weeks on CM with a decent launcher and widgets I can't go back to SENSE. This is on my current Desire HD. Now I'm free to choose anything that has good CM support. But in the end I swayed to XE because of the battery capacity and smaller screen compared to Nexus. CM looks pretty active on the native Sensation.
I've read today that some Samsung Galaxy Nexus have problems with volume. It's still not known the reason (hw or sw) but it seems that if two SGN are near, the volume calls of one influences the other one sound volume.
Google it to have more infos.
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I'm in the market for a new phone too and looking into whats what. Did you consider the Sensation XE? I've been totally sold on SENSE but since a couple of weeks on CM with a decent launcher and widgets I can't go back to SENSE. This is on my current Desire HD. Now I'm free to choose anything that has good CM support. But in the end I swayed to XE because of the battery capacity and smaller screen compared to Nexus. CM looks pretty active on the native Sensation.
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Bell does not have the Sensation XE, I'm still leaning towards the Raider and if sense starts to slow it down then i can always go CM that is if the Dev's support it. Don't even have a fourm for it here on XDA, sure have the HTC vivid but i would like its own fourm. Samsung's SGSII look good but it still samsung they don't have the best integration with the OS and somethings do not work.
LG i can't say never owned one but reading about LG support it seems it worse then Samsung.
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Samsung's SGSII look good but it still samsung they don't have the best integration with the OS and somethings do not work.
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Do you have any proof of this?
On paper the optimus lte is the best phone to get, assuming ics update comes out for it. I had the phone on order and will be canceling it tomorrow. Why? Well...what we didn't know till now is the actual processor used in the phone. Whereas the galaxy nexus uses an omap 1.5ghz clocked down to 1.2ghz, which saves battery life (and could be oc'd again if you root it), the optimus lte actually uses an outdated apq8060 qualcomm processor which is rated at 1.2ghz. They've then over clocked it to reach 1.5ghz. That leads to huge battery drain, giving the phone a 3 hour battery life compared to 6 hours on the galaxy nexus.
I don't know why lg did this. The phone it was designed to co Pete with, the galaxy s2 hd lte (which is released in Korea only so far) runs the msm8660 processor at a stock 1.5ghz, and is able to provide just over 5 hours of talk time. Again...compared to just 3 hours on the optimus lte. It's a ridiculous move by lg and ruined a phone that had a "lot" of potential.
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the optimus lte actually uses an outdated apq8060 qualcomm processor which is rated at 1.2ghz.
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Its not 'that' outdated .
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Its not 'that' outdated .
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I should have clarified....outdated for a phone that's trying to be the #1 in terms of hardware and processing power. The fact they went with the apq8060 instead of the msm8660 at the very least is disappointing.
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I should have clarified....outdated for a phone that's trying to be the #1 in terms of hardware and processing power. The fact they went with the apq8060 instead of the msm8660 at the very least is disappointing.
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Still faster than the Galaxy Nexus.
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Still faster than the Galaxy Nexus.
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How do you figure? Speed has nothing to do with the MHz or GHz. Different architectures can do more work per cycle than others. The CPU in this phone is so bad that it will die after 1 hour and 25 minutes of streaming a Netflix video. Whereas the iPhone can pull about 6 hours.
TI's omap processors are far better than the current qualcomm s3 chips. Samsung's exynos is better even yet. Maybe when the s4 krait quad-2.5ghz come out they'll do better as they're 28nm as opposed to 45nm on the current chips. But then the exynos will beat it out again.
I spent 5 hours of my day playing around with this phone. Everything about it is quite decent. Feels great in my hand. Super light weight. Beautiful display. Better browser and benchmarks than other similar phones. But has like half the battery life too...at unacceptable levels. Skip this phone.
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P.s. I should add that the galaxy nexus is far outperforming this phone in benchmarks. And it is running a 1.5ghz chip that's been Downclocked to 1.2ghz. So you could always set it back to stock speeds and get a 20% performance boost in non-gpu activities. Once the nexus launches in early December I'll get to test it out for myself but from all the tests I've seen, the only problem you could have with the phone is that it's a super amoled, and not a super amoled plus screen. Though at 720p that may not be such a huge issue.
I've had many Samsung phones and then made the switch to the HTC sensation 4G. Forget the fact that it is thicker and oh so much heavier then Samsung phones. But Sense as pretty as it is takes way to much power, and battery life is non existent! People would constantly complain of sound quality and had many dropped calls. Took me almost 4 months to understand, but once i did i ran back to samsung and am now sporting the Tmobile SGSII and it is lighter, thinner, oh so much faster! and smoother then the Sensation. everyone noticed an improved voice quality and no more dropped calls!
Can I nip this question in please!
Between the SGS2 and Sensation XE if both are running say CM7 at approx the same CPU, which one would likely have a better battery life?
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Can I nip this question in please!
Between the SGS2 and Sensation XE if both are running say CM7 at approx the same CPU, which one would likely have a better battery life?
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The Samsung Galaxy SII.
i suggest get the Samsung Galaxy S2. its like having a laptop putting it in a compact Smartphone. S2 does it all from gaming, entertainment, document editing etc.
Here's the deal. My wife has small hands and even smaller pockets. She can't fit her samsung Infuse in her pocket without a good portion of it sticking out. She's currently with H2O wireless, but she's wanting a smaller phone.
She saw the Droid incredible and liked the size of that phone but wants a higher end phone.
What are some good recommendations for a small FAST phone? preferably dual core.
it's hard to find near high-end phone with that size.
Xperia U has almost same size with droid incredible and dual-core.
but that phone doesn't support external memory slot and it's only have 4GB internal memory.
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it's hard to find near high-end phone with that size.
Xperia U has almost same size with droid incredible and dual-core.
but that phone doesn't support external memory slot and it's only have 4GB internal memory.
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This is crazy!
Small phones have been around for years, why is it so hard to find a good one now?
*swyped from the evo so excuse any typos*
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This is crazy!
Small phones have been around for years, why is it so hard to find a good one now?
*swyped from the evo so excuse any typos*
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Well, nowadays most people like big screen for watching HD video, gaming, etc.
So, most phone manufacture make a bit big device with good spec.
Only some manufacture still using small design phone.
Let's wait a bit, maybe another member have another good recommendation
Xperia U for sure.
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Well, nowadays most people like big screen for watching HD video, gaming, etc.
So, most phone manufacture make a bit big device with good spec.
Only some manufacture still using small design phone.
Let's wait a bit, maybe another member have another good recommendation
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I definitely understand the thrill of a big screen phone! I could never go back to anything less than 4.3"
I'm waiting for the galaxy s3 to drop now
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How about Sony Walkman Live?
Hands down, Samsung galaxy s blaze from TMobile. It's as fast as a galaxy s2
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Samsung Galaxy W, Sony Xperia U, Sony Xperia P, Samsung Galaxy Ace II.
Small phone?
iphone4S
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Lg mytouch e739. It's slightly bigger than an iPhone. But you can overclock it to 1.5 ghz, and it's really nice.
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Here's the deal. My wife has small hands and even smaller pockets. She can't fit her samsung Infuse in her pocket without a good portion of it sticking out. She's currently with H2O wireless, but she's wanting a smaller phone.
She saw the Droid incredible and liked the size of that phone but wants a higher end phone.
What are some good recommendations for a small FAST phone? preferably dual core.
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I got the HTC Desire C only single core 600Mhz CPU 512MB RAM but it has beats audio SRS in poweramp, very very good battery life ICS 4.0.3 outa the box nice design n i pay £10.50 p/m (UK Pound Sterlin) great phone after the legendary X10i. Cant go wrong for the price.
If not try the Xperia U or Samsung Galaxy Ace altho niver have ICS currently
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He said he wanted Android.
Well, I may be a little biased since it's my phone, but the Huawei Ideos X3 is pretty small and really, really cheap.
The only problem is that it's only fast-ish when rooted with the VM Heap increased and the ROM and Launchers both switched out with lighter versions... it does have an appalling processor to be honest
If you're not going to be doing stuff with rooting, then actually it's a pretty poor suggestion and I apologise ._.
get her SGSIII, then buy SONY LIVEVIEW so your wife could put the phone in her bag, and access them easily from her wrist
just a thought
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get her SGSIII, then buy c so your wife could put the phone in her bag, and access them easily from her wrist
just a thought
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Yeah, but if she wanted to do anything else than calling she would need to hold it and S III is extremelly big. To be honest, why buy such a superb phone to access it from Sony live view...you can buy something else for half a price.
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Yeah, but if she wanted to do anything else than calling she would need to hold it and S III is extremelly big. To be honest, why buy such a superb phone to access it from Sony live view...you can buy something else for half a price.
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coz she wants high end phone?
If she likes the Droid Incredible (4.63" x 2.3" x 0.47") why not look at the new Droid Incredible 4G (4.82" x 2.40" x 0.46"). A little bit bigger, but not much when compared to other new phones. It has a 1.2ghz dual core S4, 1GB RAM, 4" qHD screen, 4G LTE, and microSD plus removable battery (some manufacturers are getting rid of these)
Greetings,
I'm looking for new phone. I have Galaxy Ace at the moment.
Was looking between SGS2 and HTC One S.
One S is way better on papers but all the about it say "don't go for it"
Chipping, home screen button problems, etc
And SGS2 is now almost 2y old phone.
And what about One S battery? What if my phone freeze? I can't remove battery so what then? That sound stupid.
Now I really don'k know which one to buy?
Many thanks!
S2 is far better in overall and has good android development for it I say go for it or u can try xperia s
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Is it that better then SGS2?
I don't need 12MP camera or more then 8Gb on my phone. So both looks great to me.
Didn't research much about Xepria S so don't know much about Xperia S flaws.
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And i'm not sure about battery life on xperia s
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I'm more into better screen, performance and battery life ;D
As you said the S2 is old by now while the One S is brand new. It has a very snappy dual core processor and nice screen. And the build quality is above the S2. I had the S2 and am now rocking the One X and I have to say the build quality is years away in the HTC. And the one S has the same uni body polycarbonate build as the X has.
Plus you get software Beats audio enhancements and Sense 4 UI which I think it's better looking than Touchwiz.
Your call.
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Thanks for the replay!
Now its 1:1 = SGS2 / One S
And Ill be on my way to get new phone in about 2h from now
nevrozel what about HTC when it freeze? Battery is not removable
My sister went from an SGS2 to the One S. Screen is better as higher ppi, despite being a pentile its not that bad, better camera, sense is better than touchwiz, better sound quality via headphones. Its fast and has good battery life too. Looks nice and feels solid in the hand. Both are good but it opt for the One S as its newer and more likely to be supported longer by HTC.
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galaxy s2 is 1 year old, not 2.
but go for the one s, it's much faster device, higher resolution (still amoled), and ics on non-s3 devices isn't that great i heard... still the same touchwiz 4 feel (not even widgets in app drawer!).
in terms of touchwiz 4.0 vs sense 4, sense wins.
and im guessing htc has probably implemented some kind of emergency off feature such as the iphone, where it'll turn off the phone no matter what kind of state it's in. ask around on the one forums if there's such a feature.
One s is better than s2 but it has non user replaceble battery and can break if fallen frm a hieght !!!!
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rachit7 said:
One s is better than s2 but it has non user replaceble battery and can break if fallen frm a hieght !!!!
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In that case, Nokia 3310 is better. Throw it from a 20 storey building. You will see big crack on the road where it had fallen.
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ejatds said:
galaxy s2 is 1 year old, not 2.
but go for the one s, it's much faster device, higher resolution (still amoled), and ics on non-s3 devices isn't that great i heard... still the same touchwiz 4 feel (not even widgets in app drawer!).
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I second that, S4 (Krait, SoC in One S) is absolute killer.
P.S.:I'm wondering what he bought.
We might not known for a while as he is busy killing his new HTC. Hehe....
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Sorry for the long time it took me to reply.
In the end I have bought Galaxy S2.
The price for SGS2 in the end was 200€ and for One S 470€ so no hard choice in the end.
At first both had same price, but 2 days before I went to shop SGS2 got new price. Yay
But had some problems first SGS2 i got was I9100G so took me like 7 days till I got normal version.
Hi there,
I recently owned many Samsung devices shown in my sig, but I moved to HTC One X because I wanted to try something new.
Is it a worthy upgrade to move to the LTE variant of the S3 with 2GB RAM and Quad core Exynos chip?
Sorry if this question has been asked before, I just need to make a quick decision within a few hours.
Thanks
Nicholas
nicholaschum said:
Hi there,
I recently owned many Samsung devices shown in my sig, but I moved to HTC One X because I wanted to try something new.
Is it a worthy upgrade to move to the LTE variant of the S3 with 2GB RAM and Quad core Exynos chip?
Sorry if this question has been asked before, I just need to make a quick decision within a few hours.
Thanks
Nicholas
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Hi Nicholas,
I had a HTC Desire then Samsung Galaxy SII and my current phone is the SIII. Its the international version as I'm in the UK but for me the battery and micro SD card are what sold the SIII to me. It would help to know why you want to switch as even though I chose the SIII the HTC One X is still a capable device. Do you use the stock experience or a custom ROM? I really hate HTC nonsense, more than Samsung Whiz. If I were you I'd flash a nice ROM on the HTC and wait for the SIIII. Seriously the Tegra 3 is capable I love it on this Nexus 7. Just better without HTCs alterations... if that's what annoy you about it.
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graemeakerby said:
Hi Nicholas,
I had a HTC Desire then Samsung Galaxy SII and my current phone is the SIII. Its the international version as I'm in the UK but for me the battery and micro SD card are what sold the SIII to me. It would help to know why you want to switch as even though I chose the SIII the HTC One X is still a capable device. Do you use the stock experience or a custom ROM? I really hate HTC nonsense, more than Samsung Whiz. If I were you I'd flash a nice ROM on the HTC and wait for the SIIII. Seriously the Tegra 3 is capable I love it on this Nexus 7. Just better without HTCs alterations... if that's what annoy you about it.
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Yeah I really love the expandable memory in the phone, the battery is no biggie for me as the One X can handle a day of standby and just drop 20%. I run a custom ROM.
The stock and custom ROM experience doesn't really make a difference for me. The Sense interface is extremely laggy and I constantly drop calls because for some reason the other party can't hear me properly. The Tegra3 is indeed great, but if I need to run T3 apps I'll be like you and just run it on my Nexus 7.
I grew extremely frustrated at my One X as I had many hardware problems such as screen creaks, as well as the constant deep sleeps it jumps into where I can't wake my phone up, calls can't be picked up and alarms can't be dismissed. I jumped from S2 but I really miss it as it was a more rigid and stable experience in my opinion.
The thing that got me looking into the S3LTE were the Note II specs in your hand, 2GB RAM and Quad core Exynos chip. It's great.
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Yeah I really love the expandable memory in the phone, the battery is no biggie for me as the One X can handle a day of standby and just drop 20%. I run a custom ROM.
The stock and custom ROM experience doesn't really make a difference for me. The Sense interface is extremely laggy and I constantly drop calls because for some reason the other party can't hear me properly. The Tegra3 is indeed great, but if I need to run T3 apps I'll be like you and just run it on my Nexus 7.
I grew extremely frustrated at my One X as I had many hardware problems such as screen creaks, as well as the constant deep sleeps it jumps into where I can't wake my phone up, calls can't be picked up and alarms can't be dismissed. I jumped from S2 but I really miss it as it was a more rigid and stable experience in my opinion.
The thing that got me looking into the S3LTE were the Note II specs in your hand, 2GB RAM and Quad core Exynos chip. It's great.
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Mmm Nexus 7. I did like the SII... it was great and although I like the SIII I should have waited for the Note II I think. Don't get me wrong the SIII is excellent. The Exynos chip is fantastic btw. I find it very responsive. 1GB ram is enough, I use the SuperNexus ROM.
My family and friends with HTC handsets have has nothing but reliability issues like what you experience but also in hardware. My girlfriend had a Legend and it was plagued by battery problems. My sister has a Desire HD plagued by battery issues and it had lpudspeaker and volume button issues. Its been in for repair three times. I tried the One X and also found it to be less premium than the SIII even though it physically looks as though it would be stronger lol.
So what's the decision?
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Mmm Nexus 7. I did like the SII... it was great and although I like the SIII I should have waited for the Note II I think. Don't get me wrong the SIII is excellent. The Exynos chip is fantastic btw. I find it very responsive. 1GB ram is enough, I use the SuperNexus ROM.
My family and friends with HTC handsets have has nothing but reliability issues like what you experience but also in hardware. My girlfriend had a Legend and it was plagued by battery problems. My sister has a Desire HD plagued by battery issues and it had lpudspeaker and volume button issues. Its been in for repair three times. I tried the One X and also found it to be less premium than the SIII even though it physically looks as though it would be stronger lol.
So what's the decision?
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IMO, the Note II is a little too big as I need my phone with me at all times. The Note II is indeed a great phone, but as I always run around dealing with things, the massiveness will cause it to keep swinging left and right, damaging the phone. Basically anything under 5" is acceptable.
I went to get my phone repaired more than 10 times. I even have a post here on XDA explaining my stories haha.
I guess I'll choose to get it then
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IMO, the Note II is a little too big as I need my phone with me at all times. The Note II is indeed a great phone, but as I always run around dealing with things, the massiveness will cause it to keep swinging left and right, damaging the phone. Basically anything under 5" is acceptable.
I went to get my phone repaired more than 10 times. I even have a post here on XDA explaining my stories haha.
I guess I'll choose to get it then
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Wow that's awful lol. Oh yeah my mums HTC Wildfires battery has died. The volume rocker on my now defunct Desire has lost volume rocker functionality. It was good while it lasted though. Good luck with the new phone. Hope it doesn't spend so much time being repaired so far none of my Samsung devices have had issues.
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