Hey all I'm new to this gig so bare with me.
I currently have a Verizon 16gb iPhone 4, exquisite condition if I may add, with a ZAGG shield and the works. I have been offered the following exchanges/options:
1: A straight-up exchange for an HTC Rezound (with iBeats) that is in 9/10 condition
2: A new Galaxy Nexus for $350 and I'd have to obviously sell my iPhone separately
Your mission, should you choose to except it, is to provide me with opinions as to what you would do. Keep the iPhone, do the straight-up trade, or get the Nexus and sell the phone.
Thanks all!
New phone is a new phone man That's what i'm thinking
hasaki said:
Hey all I'm new to this gig so bare with me.
I currently have a Verizon 16gb iPhone 4, exquisite condition if I may add, with a ZAGG shield and the works. I have been offered the following exchanges/options:
1: A straight-up exchange for an HTC Rezound (with iBeats) that is in 9/10 condition
2: A new Galaxy Nexus for $350 and I'd have to obviously sell my iPhone separately
Your mission, should you choose to except it, is to provide me with opinions as to what you would do. Keep the iPhone, do the straight-up trade, or get the Nexus and sell the phone.
Thanks all!
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use the iPhone for kindling...
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burn the iPhone... Rezound for mind
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I'm pretty new to the android world but from what I've seen the more popular the device the more support it has from the developer community. I say Galaxy nexus or better yet the galaxy S2
hasaki said:
Hey all I'm new to this gig so bare with me.
I currently have a Verizon 16gb iPhone 4, exquisite condition if I may add, with a ZAGG shield and the works. I have been offered the following exchanges/options:
1: A straight-up exchange for an HTC Rezound (with iBeats) that is in 9/10 condition
2: A new Galaxy Nexus for $350 and I'd have to obviously sell my iPhone separately
Your mission, should you choose to except it, is to provide me with opinions as to what you would do. Keep the iPhone, do the straight-up trade, or get the Nexus and sell the phone.
Thanks all!
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Get the Nexus and sell the phone
I'd say that it really depends on how much you've invested into your iphone. If you've bought a considerable number of apps from apple already it may be advantageous to keep your iphone. If you would prefer to change it over to an android (which is what I personally recommend) I would recommend the Nexus just because it is more popular which (as abukh86 pointed out) will give you more support online.
Personally I'd vote Nexus
If he did his homework he should already know there is no choice. galaxy
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If you're looking for development, the Nexus is the the best choice. The Rezound will give you better 4G reception though, and has pretty good development coming along in its own right as well.
Turns out I went with option 3. Bought a new RAZR from a friend for $200. It's not the MAXX, but I might just do the increase in battery through the kit available online.
Also sold my iPhone for $300. So I got a better phone and $100 to boot!
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Sell vibrant and buy nexus S???
sell Nexus S for Vibrant 2??
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sell Nexus S for Vibrant 2??
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vibrant 2? .... is it worth it to change my vibrant for a nexus S?
I think he's basically saying there is always gonna be something newer and better around the corner. Do some research on the new phone, and weigh out your needs.
If youre happy with your Vibrant, then stick with it. Most people here are gonna tell you Vibrant. I have a feeling things are about to get real exciting development-wise for this phone soon as well.
Hell no. Basically the Same phone. We'll have gingerbread ported.
Wait for a new dual core, then upgrade
In one way, buying a Nexus shows Google there is a demand for it- which I hope they realize. We need at least one AOSP phone a year, it's a necessity. However, the Nexus S is a step back from the Vibrant. If we can get AOSP on the Vibe working with 720p and TV-Out and the Samsung codecs (not sure about that last one), the Vibrant will be leaps and bounds better.
Personally, I'm sticking with the Vibrant.
Been playing with nexus s all day its pretty sexy. Got four devices for launch tomorrow, I'm sleeping on the idea to buy it in the morning. It's a really slick device but is it worth it....... Damn I can't deside.
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Hell no. Wait for a new dual core, then upgrade
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http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/15/lg-optimus-2x-is-worlds-first-dual-core-smartphone/
Dingggg!!!! Wait's over.
why stop at dual-core.
go for the octa-core!
^^ ha, yeah I saw that too. Only going to get better gentleman. Welcome to the future.
Not upgrading until a Tegra2 based dual core phone WITH SD card slot hits the States. I won't be upgrading to the Nexus S mostly due to the lack of a SD card slot. However. the Nexus S also seems like a downgrade IMO since I could care less about any NFC / FFC and I'll be running Gingerbread soon enough.
I'd wait for a dual core so you at least know that you have the hardware specs to upgrade to Honeycomb down the road. If you have the expendable income to get another phone next year, it is nice to have the updates directly from Google instead of Samsung. I carry my laptop to work every day, so the internal SD isn't such a deal breaker for me. I'm still undecided myself. It's like 75-25 on keeping the Vibrant. Either way, you'll have a nice device
First off this is not meant to be flaming or what ever just my opinion is about selling a phone to get a new one, obviously people do this all the time, hence this thread...anyways
I personal think it is stupid to sell a phone just to buy a new one, in my experience a phone lasts me 2 years before it starts to fall apart on me and just plane old suck. by that time:
a.)The new and brightest phones are all out and are affordable
b.) since I have been with tmobile basically since time began and usually keep my current phone 6months to a year after contract, they will just give me any phone I ask for for free and a signing of another 2 year contract at my current rate (while at the time of signing the first contract was quite high, now.....well let's just say I pay very little now a days)
anyways good luck with your decisions
and please don't get me wrong, I was thinking about getting the Nexus S for myself soon and handing my girl my vibrant since her contract is up soon and she will be getting a free phone ;D lol
Who jumped ship from the infuse? I did today picked up the note and it does take some getting used too. I do like it though.
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I did, dropped the infuse like a bad habit. I love the note. As soon as I saw the release at CES I knew I had to have it...
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My brother-in-law has the Infuse and was always bragging about his Infuse was bigger than my Atrix. Now he rarely takes it out while I'm showing off the Note he's now currently finding a way to get an early upgrade to get the Note.
I did also. Larger screen is great.
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I too now have the Note. I still have my Infuse..it has been an awesome phone and i had tons of fun with custom ROMS. Looking very forward to what's coming in Dev for thsi beast.
I will be upgrading to the Note by Summer at the latest. I cannot wait. The Infuse has decent dev support, but the forums are filled with a bunch of jackasses. I got the Infuse when it was a top of the line device for ATT, before the SGS2 was released, and had high hopes for it, as it had the best screen on the market at the time and was a super solid device. However, I have a feeling that after the SGS2 was released that the Infuse was only bought by people that aren't serious about android, because it was discounted heavily for a fairly new device. That led to the forums flooding with inconsiderate n00bs that drove many great devs off of the Infuse. I have been waiting for something great to come along, and the Note is my golden ticket.
I was also wanting to get a tablet, but the Note seems to fill my want/need for both a tablet and a new phone perfectly. In my eyes, the Note is the future of mobile devices. It is basically the largest pocketable device possible, and the S Pen gives it added functionality that puts it on par with the larger screens of many tablets. The HD screen, coupled with its dual core processor and all other specs make it seem as though it will be a fairly future proof device. I don't think that many other devices of similar form factor will be released, and the size of the screen is perfect in my eyes. I see the Note as the first device that I will actually be happy with for a full two years, unless a Note 2 is released within that two years.
I jumped over to the Note on release day. My girlfriends teenage son got my Infuse ane couldn't be happier as he was a windows phone fan before the Infuse was handed down. I'm pretty pleased with the Note, myself. Looking forward to great dev support, ICS down the road (hopefully not too far) and fewer of the afore mention douche nozzles.
--Mike
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I did.
Expected to upgrade to the nexus but basically switched my mind due to the great xda reviews on the international note.
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I did an early upgrade yesterday. Loving the phone so far. I've been playing with the s-memo since I bought it. Hahaha. Its great!!!
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I will be upgrading to the Note by Summer at the latest. I cannot wait. The Infuse has decent dev support, but the forums are filled with a bunch of jackasses. I got the Infuse when it was a top of the line device for ATT, before the SGS2 was released, and had high hopes for it, as it had the best screen on the market at the time and was a super solid device. However, I have a feeling that after the SGS2 was released that the Infuse was only bought by people that aren't serious about android, because it was discounted heavily for a fairly new device. That led to the forums flooding with inconsiderate n00bs that drove many great devs off of the Infuse. I have been waiting for something great to come along, and the Note is my golden ticket.
I was also wanting to get a tablet, but the Note seems to fill my want/need for both a tablet and a new phone perfectly. In my eyes, the Note is the future of mobile devices. It is basically the largest pocketable device possible, and the S Pen gives it added functionality that puts it on par with the larger screens of many tablets. The HD screen, coupled with its dual core processor and all other specs make it seem as though it will be a fairly future proof device. I don't think that many other devices of similar form factor will be released, and the size of the screen is perfect in my eyes. I see the Note as the first device that I will actually be happy with for a full two years, unless a Note 2 is released within that two years.
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I agree that there are quite a few rude people on the infuse forums!! Everyone has been really nice on the note forums so far.
I switched from the Infuse to the Note yesterday. My Infuse battery was giving me about 3-4 hours and I was having to charge it incessantly - driving me crazy. Picked the Note because it was the newest, got generally good reviews, gets ICS soon. I was worried about the size, but it took me about 15 minutes to get used to it. Doesn't seem hard to use as many have said, and I have normal sized hands.
Compared to the Infuse the screen is way better, it is faster to use and so far the battery life is much longer. I rooted it the Mashi way, but will steer clear of custom ROMS for the time being.
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I too now have the Note. I still have my Infuse..it has been an awesome phone and i had tons of fun with custom ROMS. Looking very forward to what's coming in Dev for thsi beast.
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Hey rocket! In case you didn't notice I'm now rocking the Note! Haha. Skyrocket wasn't working for me. After my coworker got the note and i messed with it I was like disgusted by my phone ( skyrocket ). Seriously couldn't even look at it without thinking about how much better the note prob was. Lol. Anyway. Great device. Now just need dman working on a noteworthy Zeus release right?
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Welchertc said, "the Infuse was only bought by people that aren't serious about android, because it was discounted heavily for a fairly new device"
Not necessarily true. I got my Infuse for a penny. I am very serious about android, Just cheap! I broke down and got the Note so I could read the screen without reading glasses. Getting older sucks!! We are not all college age party-ers- But to those of you who are, have fun now before the real world comes crashing in on you! LOL The good ole days!!!
Jury is still out for me about what's better. I like the size of the Infuse better for portability. But the technology of the Note is top of the line. I'm sim swapping for now. And to return the note for a Skyrocket is not an option. The infuse does nicely for me. I like them both - the Note and the Infuse- for different reasons. I'll be keeping them both. The only thing I miss when switching back and forth are the texts that don't flow on both. Any way to sync sms texts between Phones?
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Welchertc said, "the Infuse was only bought by people that aren't serious about android, because it was discounted heavily for a fairly new device"
Not necessarily true. I got my Infuse for a penny. I am very serious about android, Just cheap! I broke down and got the Note so I could read the screen without reading glasses. Getting older sucks!! We are not all college age party-ers- But to those of you who are, have fun now before the real world comes crashing in on you! LOL The good ole days!!!
Jury is still out for me about what's better. I like the size of the Infuse better for portability. But the technology of the Note is top of the line. I'm sim swapping for now. And to return the note for a Skyrocket is not an option. The infuse does nicely for me. I like them both - the Note and the Infuse- for different reasons. I'll be keeping them both. The only thing I miss when switching back and forth are the texts that don't flow on both. Any way to sync sms texts between Phones?
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I wasn't saying that was true of everybody that bought it discounted. All I was saying is that a lot of people that aren't very serious about android bought it once the SGS2 was out because it was cheaper.
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I wasn't saying that was true of everybody that bought it discounted. All I was saying is that a lot of people that aren't very serious about android bought it once the SGS2 was out because it was cheaper.
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No problem! Just sharing! I fell onto android by accident 3 years ago hacking a reader and have been moving up to bigger and better toys since.LOL But I still love my bargains whenever I can snag them!!!!!!!
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No problem! Just sharing! I fell onto android by accident 3 years ago hacking a reader and have been moving up to bigger and better toys since.LOL But I still love my bargains whenever I can snag them!!!!!!!
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Yeah, the Infuse is definitely worth the penny. I'm hoping to either snag the $150 off on the Note or that it at least is discounted by the time I get it. I got my Infuse shortly after its launch for $200, but my parents paid for it for my early birthday present. My dad is allowing me to use his upgrade for the Note, but I have to pay half and I hope I can get some sort of deal to make it less than $150 out of my pocket.
Good Luck!
I had the infuse then I made the mistake of upgrading to the thrill and selling the infuse. I had to snag note...I love everything about this phone.
this phone is what you get when a skyrocket and galaxy tab get together and make babies - galaxy note!
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Yeah, the Infuse is definitely worth the penny. I'm hoping to either snag the $150 off on the Note or that it at least is discounted by the time I get it. I got my Infuse shortly after its launch for $200, but my parents paid for it for my early birthday present. My dad is allowing me to use his upgrade for the Note, but I have to pay half and I hope I can get some sort of deal to make it less than $150 out of my pocket.
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Get the Galaxy Note on Amazon.com, its $249.99 for existing customers on individual or family plans. Amazon always has AT&T devices cheaper than anywhere else without tryin to rip people off and make them get certain plans.
I currently have the Infuse and when I am eligible for an upgrade on March 18th I will be getting the Note. I do have a pass for an early upgrade from an AT&T store this week but I would lose the $50 gift card that Best Buy recently offered. Not a huge difference but if I am not so fortunate to get the $150 back that many others got, I would like at least some money off the top. Especially since I will not have sold my Infuse yet.
Now I just need to convince myself that I do want to wait three more weeks (I am not so sure ).
Hey guys/gals,
I'm literally counting the days til my upgrade, however with phones like the One X and a few others which i can't think of off the top of my head. Rather than asking VS. questions which will be answered by biased views or perhaps answers which don't answer the why i'll ask it like this.
What was the feature that made you buy the phone over the other phones on the market, what is your favourite feature which made the phone a defo puchase?
Thanks to all that answer this for me.
Mainly the processor, big ass screen and clearly the brand Samsung. HTC are good but from past experience I know that what they seem to offer is not always what they actually have to offer. Other phones are just out of the question, like nokia pure view since I would rather buy a camera than buy that phone (though I already have a DSLR so I don't need one). And to be honest I normally pick phones right away and then find everything there is to know about them. I just told myself that now is the time and this is the phone I want to buy.
what is your favourite feature which made the phone a defo puchase?
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- Huge community with lots of ROM's and customizations
- Large AMOLED screen (only had good experiences so far)
- Cool addon features such as Smart Stay
- Perfect USB OTG support
- Large battery
- Samsung-branded. (No issue with their devices so far)
- Powerful 4core SoC
Thanks for the input so far guys, its not a case I'm doubting the s3 but I'll probably get lumbered with a 24month contract and I don't want to miss out on another phone due to blindly buying the s3
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If I had a Galaxy Nexus as your signature suggests I would have skipped the S3, I don't think the incremental benefits merit a 24 month tie in. Or you could upgrade now and when the next gen handsets are released your S3 and GN should raise enough to buy whatever tickles your fancy.
For me it was the SD card slot and removable battery. Also I was concerned about all of the screen scratch talk with the one X.
On AT&T, the One X looks to be the better performer but couldn't get past the issues above.
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Thanks for the input so far guys, its not a case I'm doubting the s3 but I'll probably get lumbered with a 24month contract and I don't want to miss out on another phone due to blindly buying the s3
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Contract ????? £500 PAYG unbranded CPW .
jje
Because the One X is inexcuseably flawed with the lack of replaceable battery and memory slot and traditionally rubbish battery life, and even though the S3 is also flawed most of it is just software problems that can be bodged up after the fact.
SIII doesn't have any serious competition imho. It is the best phone in the market at the moment hands down. If only my other decisions in life are that easy
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Hey guys/gals,
I'm literally counting the days til my upgrade, however with phones like the One X and a few others which i can't think of off the top of my head. Rather than asking VS. questions which will be answered by biased views or perhaps answers which don't answer the why i'll ask it like this.
What was the feature that made you buy the phone over the other phones on the market, what is your favourite feature which made the phone a defo puchase?
Thanks to all that answer this for me.
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I chose this phone because it is the successor of the previous best android device, the Samsung galaxy s 2. Things could only improve with the galaxy s 3.
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Frostfree said:
If I had a Galaxy Nexus as your signature suggests I would have skipped the S3, I don't think the incremental benefits merit a 24 month tie in. Or you could upgrade now and when the next gen handsets are released your S3 and GN should raise enough to buy whatever tickles your fancy.
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I totally agree. Especially the fact that the nexus is about to get jelly bean, it's gonna be a brand new phone. Yes the S3 is the best phone out right now ( in my opinion) but the nexus is also fantastic and I miss that phone sometimes.
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To be honest I believe that there soon won't be a device (including Samsung) that will be let's say 2 or 3 times faster, better, etc. that the SIII. Quad core processors came out now so next year probably they will continue to distribute them. Plus custom roms or the SIII will get better, these guys at xda do a better job than any company out there, they are users that make upgrades for users and know what we exactly need. Software is never an issue it can always be upgraded, modified unlike hardware that is something that is hard to replace in a phone. So when I look for a phone I mainly look at the hardware, for the hidden potential of the phone. And to be honest Samsung SIII is the fastest phone currently on the market and we all know well that it has the most juice in it.
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I totally agree. Especially the fact that the nexus is about to get jelly bean, it's gonna be a brand new phone. Yes the S3 is the best phone out right now ( in my opinion) but the nexus is also fantastic and I miss that phone sometimes.
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The Nexus always gets the latest OS first but as soon as the Galaxy S's get upgraded you just get stuck with a phone that's always worse than the equivalent Galaxy S, and I'd never buy a phone just to get an OS a few months early because I'd quickly realise the mistake I made.
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I totally agree. Especially the fact that the nexus is about to get jelly bean, it's gonna be a brand new phone. Yes the S3 is the best phone out right now ( in my opinion) but the nexus is also fantastic and I miss that phone sometimes.
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+1. If you have a Nexus already, I agree that it will feel like a new phone with JellyBean on it.
I am still getting the S3 though. I will be new to Android so will have a bit of learning to do, and JellyBean is supposed to be coming to the S3 in Q4, so by then I'll be ready for it and I think it will make the S3 super-super-swishy (from the mere super-swishy it is now).
For me, replaceable batteries & memory cards are a must, so that basically blew many other phones out of the picture. Good camera, USB OTG, MHL-ing to use it as a games console, proper HD screen, good battery - all of these things sold it too me.
No iThings for me. I don't want to get tied into any restrictive iContract with iEULA, not shackled to iTunes, titchy screen, etc etc.
I was happy with my Windows HTC HD2 (before I bricked it). Hoping buying a Samsung flagship model on Android (with the massive user group that's gathering behind it and seemingly fast updates OTA from Sammy) will mean this phone will function well out of the box, and function amazeballs with a few custom tweaks & mods.
Hopefully I will get my UK blue this week :cyclops::victory:
Screen size and speed
Already running Jellybean, but like people have said you can change Software you can't change hardware and one thing i do miss is the S2 camera I had, so the Samera on the S3 is one of my big reasons.
Thanks to everyone who has posted so far.
What competition?
My last phone was an HTC Desire, and since I was displeased with the HTC Sense UI, I just decided that my next phone would be a Samsung. And the S III just happened to be the best phone out there.
hox has too weak battery in my case, so its a no-competition thing actually
next close to perfect phone is still good old i9000
The hype about it - I figured that with all the talk there would be loads of custom roms developed for the phone. I signed up for a two year contract and I wanted a phone that could last two years which this should do well with that processor. Had a Nexus S before and considered buying a Galaxy Nexus, but 16GB internal and no option for external SD just didn't appeal to me.
Hi everyone. I posted earlier in this forum about getting a Nexus 4 and everyone said I should and I was going to order it but then I changed my mind. I don't understand my mentality on this and I hate that I have it but I always want the latest and greatest. I mean it is kind of everyone's mentality but I'm just saying. So I stumbled upon the Oppo Find 5 and I really liked it and for the price it was great for an unlocked handset with those hardware specs. I just feel that there is going to be another flagship phone from Oppo in the coming months considering they did great with the Find 5. Does anybody know about any rumors of a new handset from Oppo? I am also considering getting the Note 3 when it comes out unlocked so if anybody has any rumors on that then please let me know. Also I might even get the next nexus if it compares to the high end smartphones out there and if it comes at a reasonable price unlocked. Thank You.
Check this out; Oppo Find 7.
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Hi everyone. I posted earlier in this forum about getting a Nexus 4 and everyone said I should and I was going to order it but then I changed my mind. I don't understand my mentality on this and I hate that I have it but I always want the latest and greatest. I mean it is kind of everyone's mentality but I'm just saying. So I stumbled upon the Oppo Find 5 and I really liked it and for the price it was great for an unlocked handset with those hardware specs. I just feel that there is going to be another flagship phone from Oppo in the coming months considering they did great with the Find 5. Does anybody know about any rumors of a new handset from Oppo? I am also considering getting the Note 3 when it comes out unlocked so if anybody has any rumors on that then please let me know. Also I might even get the next nexus if it compares to the high end smartphones out there and if it comes at a reasonable price unlocked. Thank You.
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I suggest that you get the Galaxy Note 2 international version. Note 3 i think will be a while
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Oh wow I did not hear about this haha Thanks man. I also thanked your profile. Now I am very excited about this phone lol. I am going to get a phone in November because I am 15 years old and sadly I do not have a steady income haha but I will soon make enough money to buy this phone once it comes out. Thank You. Also do you have any details about any other phones or links to articles? Hopefully this will cost in the same price range as the Oppo Find 7. I would really prefer a Nexus handheld because it is very easy to root and install ROMS and other hacks and it is supported heavily by the community. But looking at this phone and the Oppo Find 5 I will have to change my mind. Do you think that once this phone comes out, the XDA Developers forum will support this handheld as in alot of people will be there to help with problems with rooting and do you think that this phone will have plenty of ROMS available for it because personally I do not like their custom UI that they have set and I would rather have Cyangemod or XenonHD or AOKP ROM on it. And to the other comment, I am in no hurry of needing another smartphone right now and Note 2 just seems old to me.
No I don't have any other links to other smartphones. I just Googled the Oppo Find 7 because I remembered reading something about it a few days ago.
Side note: I just bought a 16GB Nexus 4 (used on Swappa) and am very happy with it. I was considering buying the iOcean x7, but decided on the Nexus 4 because of the developer support. If custom ROM's, themeing and things like that are important to you, I highly suggest the Nexus 4.
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No I don't have any other links to other smartphones. I just Googled the Oppo Find 7 because I remembered reading something about it a few days ago.
Side note: I just bought a 16GB Nexus 4 (used on Swappa) and am very happy with it. I was considering buying the iOcean x7, but decided on the Nexus 4 because of the developer support. If custom ROM's, themeing and things like that are important to you, I highly suggest the Nexus 4.
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I mean I would be alright with the Nexus 4 but I feel as if it is too close to the time of a new nexus being released and I don't want to buy a Nexus 4 right now and figure that there will be a better one in the coming months whihc is going to happen. Thank you for your support though. I am kind of into the custom ROMS and stuff but not that heavily. I am getting into Android programming though but that has nothing to do with the device. And also I had one more question. If I buy a locked phone off of Amazon, lets say the Galaxy S4, and I get it for $200, do I have to fill out my contract details on Amazon or is that done through activation of the phone?
I have been a long time android user (windows mobile before that, palm before that). I love the flexibility of the platform. I love using my phone to do things that historically you need a pc to do. (usenet,movies,bittorent, now chromecast)
That being said while I enjoy the Note 3 and Android as a whole I find the flexibility I loved about android (roms,kernels,etc) is slowly going away with locked boot loaders. The note 3 has had the least developer support of any android phone I have had to date (HTC incredible, galaxy nexus, gs3)
In addition because of the number and variety of android devices the accessories for Android devices are generally less quality and slower to market then the Iphone. My galaxy nexus never got a proper car dock.
So now I am faced with a hard question. If I am forced to buy a phone with a locked bootloader I might aswell get a I phone (and jail break it). Because there are only 2 models of Iphone the dev support is much more focused. The accessory market is better etc, car integration.
Is any one else in the situation. Right now I am debating the nexus 6 (dual speakers unlocked bootloader) and the Iphone 6 plus. With the next HTC one max on the list if that is ever announced.
Is anyone else in the same boat.
*obviously everyone experience with android will be different*
It kinda sounds like you've answered your own question already.
In my experience, every Nexus has been terrible for accessory support. Remember that dock that was supposed to release very soon after the 1st gen Nexus 7? And didn't show up until right before or right after the 2nd gen Nexus 7 came out? Yeah. The Galaxy Nexus had some pretty mediocre accessory support, too. It got a Commuter and Defender, and in like two colors.
The one Android phone I had that had awesome accessory support was my Razr M. I had a car dock, the phone itself had an awesome car mode and all. The next Android phone that I've experienced with half decent support was the S5, but the Galaxy Note line doesn't get the same love. With my Note 3, I use my Spigen Bounce case (love the hell outta this thing) and a universal car mount if I need to use it as a GPS. That's all I really need, I guess.
My one knock against the 6 Plus is how awkward that thing looks. Of course, that's personal opinion, but I have a feeling a lot of Note 3 owners may share in my sentiment on that. I could be wrong.
I'm in the same boat except I definitely won't get the Note 4. My wife has a 6+ and I love messing around with the thing. On the other hand I love Android and have a ton of money with apps/music etc on it. I'm seriously torn myself I love the 6 inch screen, speakers, unlocked bootloader etc. On the Nexus, But the 6+ feels great imo in hand and is ridiculously smooth. And with jailbreaking it there is actually quite a bit you can do with them after reading up on it. I think I'm probably going with the 6+ personally. As you also stated the accessories for it for outweigh other phones, the 128gb option is nice, and just to get a new OS to play around with.
We have a thread to discuss other devices here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466108
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Angrymanmls is correct........... proper thread is here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2466108
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