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Well, upgrade time its coming i have an x10(used to have an sgs1 but gave it away)
After a lot of consideration and research ive narrowed down to two phones
Xperia S: 629.00 USD
Galaxy Nexus: 479.99 UDS
Both brand new, so what do you guys think, cause im still very undecisive
I cant go any higher than the Xperia S pricepoint cause im already taking a hit with it(unless its really worth it)
Other phones i was offered were
Sgs 2: 529.00 USD
Htc one X:699.00 USD
Sgs 3: 963.99 Usd
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The Galaxy Nexus has the considerable advantage of having vanilla Android, better access to updates, and easier to root - and it is one of the cheaper options on your list.
So, since you haven't specified any particular criteria or preference that would favour one of the others, I would suggest you get the GN.
The SGS3 and the HTC One X are more recent phones then the GN, so they do have a variety of advantages, but the only one that I consider to be worth the difference in price is LTE - the GSM version of the GN doesn't have LTE.
If LTE is not available to you (or not important to you) then I stick to my recommendation of the GN.

Got the GN thanks dude
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negrobembon said:
Got the GN thanks dude
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Agreed, and galaxy nexus is much cheaper

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Got the GN thanks dude
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Just need some advice from the Family.

So after spending MONTHS trying to train my wife to be an android lover. One of her clients GAVE her an iPhone and now she's sold out. Fine. Not a big deal ...because I HATE the iPhone...I am a firm believer that over all the android is a better phone . But its hard to make that point..when she's holding the iPhone 4 and I'm holding my LG p509. Now of course ivlove my Opt BUT...I'm gonna need an upgrade ..now I'm pretty broke but IV got a few bucks (USD) ...but what I DO have are two ..perfect condition LG p509 s. HERES MY QUESTION TO YOU WISE MEN (and ladies) is there any site I could trade my two phones in for a better One? Which android should I think about moving too?? And what would be the best way to go about it. Please? A little advice?
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Okay, I do have to disagree with you just a bit. You see, even as a true Android lover, you can't say things like "Android is superior in all ways." Honestly, iPhone sales are not decreasing. Many people I know still enjoy using their iPhone because they find it simple. These people can't be bothered about what overclocking is and they already feel a great sense of accomplishment with Cydia installed on their iPhones
Here's just my 2¢ on what you should be looking out for your new phone. Firstly, you should get a phone with at least a dual core processor (powerful huh? Wait till you see phones running quad core ). Secondly, you would want a phone with a larger screen display. Let's be honest here. O1 is a very good phone (my first android phone) and I love it. However, I am unable to enjoy fully games such as GTA3. Lastly, since you're such an Android lover, do checkout the xda development page for your future phone. Surely you'd want a phone that is constantly being developed by a pro active community?
Have a nice day!
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Thank you so much for your awesome input! I apologize for my earlier iPhone bashing session. I was simply freshly frustrated by my wife's betrayal. lol!
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LOL..
i suggest you give in to ur wife....
that way you dont have to worry about changing the phone
if i were you i wouldnt mind at all if someone close to me has a better gadget... ive got what satisfies my needs
No your missing the point lol. I need to upgrade my phone anyway. I just need help on deciding which phone to go too. What about a Nexus??
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Jgreenmusic said:
No your missing the point lol. I need to upgrade my phone anyway. I just need help on deciding which phone to go too. What about a Nexus??
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Wait till mwc better phones will be out
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@Jgreenmusic You can use your very own XDA Market, start now, because it is my belief that when you have something to sell...don't delay! Happy selling!
First, try to look on xda which phone has the largest developer (i don't how you will find it) and when you know it already see the specs at gsmarena.com
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karthiknayak94 said:
Wait till mwc better phones will be out
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What is mwc? ?
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Jgreenmusic said:
What is mwc? ?
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It's mobile world Congress if I'm not wrong. You should be waiting a while more, since Samsung promised to release phones with better battery life this year. Seems promising and I would wait and see if I were you and if I wasn't in a hurry to get a new phone
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Joel Chan said:
It's mobile world Congress if I'm not wrong. You should be waiting a while more, since Samsung promised to release phones with better battery life this year. Seems promising and I would wait and see if I were you and if I wasn't in a hurry to get a new phone
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I think that motorola have 1 new phone with high-end spec, high mAh of battery, and also good style/good looking android phone.. as i read on google they(the writter of article) said its sold with low price with their spec(also i don't know it sold with bundle or not) 300-400 USD.
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mwc!!!! you don't know mwc ! ? Google it! (use the tiny button on the phone ) it's mobile world Congress! it's the biggest mobile event of the year and the bestest of the best phones of the year are released/unveiled there! (might take somewhat a month to reach markets, depending on where ur from) I'm looking forward to it!
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Get a phone that is exactly what you want.forget the specs.forget the media propaganda.find a phone that is the right size.is fast enough and dose what you want it to. The reason I phone users are so happy with their phone is that they are all the same.there is nothing that is different or even slightly special from any other iPhone.everything works the same and there is no chance of some individuality might cause a problem.
Get the phone that fits your individuality.be it Android or apple.
hi there mate, thank you for posting this as i have been in the same connundrum over the past few months.the things that concerns me when choosing a new phone are:1. unlocked bootloader as some phones shipped with locked bootloaders. this cannot be a good indication for future developments on the platform. 2. wheter or not the phone has a strong developer community support. i see this as an important feature to ensure that my mew phone would be able to stay fresh for at least the next 18 months.to be honest, i was so close to ditching my optimus one last month, having had the phone as my trusty companion for over a year. but the recent development in cm9 port for our phone (time and time again, the optimus one dev community has never failed to surprise me) had allowed me to stick with the phone for atleast another couple of months, enough time to see whats in store for us after wmc.
Btw , have u tried selling your two o1s on eBay?
The iPhone sucks at price, the only nice thing about it are the animations, you can take a phone with 2x the specs of iPhone woth half price
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One last thing: Please keep one of your O1! O1 still isn't a legacy device, you know
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You are all awesome thanks so much for all the feed back keep it comin
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Best Launchers for O1?
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Best Launchers for O1?
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Wrong thread
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Best Android Phone
Galaxy S2 or Note perhaps..
Wait for new phones
S3,new nexus is on way...

Opinions on upgrade

Well, upgrade time its coming i have an x10(used to have an sgs1 but gave it away)
After a lot of consideration and research ive narrowed down to two phones
Xperia S: 629.00 USD
Galaxy Nexus: 479.99 UDS
Both brand new, so what do you guys think, cause im still very undecisive
I cant go any higher than the Xperia S pricepoint cause im already taking a hit with it(unless its really worth it)
Other phones i was offered were
Sgs 2: 529.00 USD
Htc one X:699.00 USD
Sgs 3: 963.99 Usd
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Go do the Galaxy Nexus, seriously. For that price its a bargain.
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Are you in the us because I got my xperia s for 480 and I think it is better than a nexus. I got it off amazon. Global mobiles seller.
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At those prices definitely the Nexus.
WTF! 963,99 USD for the SGS3? Here in germany we will get is for 579,00 Euro = 727,90 USD!
im in Panama and thats the regular price of the sgs 3 between 963.99 and 1024.00 USD only the iphone is more expensive
Though thats bound to drop soon, its the new BIG thing so its normal
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Right now im leaning towards GN because of what ive heard of the XS(bad battery, crappy buttons, non removable battery and micro sim only)
But if someone who used the XS could help(i cant try it) it would be awesome
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HTC ONE X for sure... Fast, buttery smooth s4 processor... Win win
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Galaxy S3
Bought the galaxy nexus, thanks guys
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Verizon s3 trade for Gnex ? Help!

Hello, I recently got a galaxy s3, and after rooting descovered that the bootloader was locked. I was origionally having trouble deciding between the gnex and s3. I was now wondering , is it worth trading in the s3 for the galaxy nexus that has known receotion issues ? Id love your imout , and if there is a thread already feel free to point me to that one and shut this one down , thanks!
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I would keep the s3
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I had the same dilemma. I bought the Gnex and haven't looked back. The radios are good but not as good as my old Droid 2s.
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I'm just very nourvous about the locked bootloader , granted the device has been out for only a day or two. Also what do you guys think about the hardware? The sgsIII does not seem to have that much greater specs as it is not dual core. And you have not had any terrible signal issues like I have seen online ?
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meant to say quad core!
Do you even know how to read a spec sheet? TI OMAP 4460 vs S4 Krait? The S3 by more than a little.
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sgs2.e4gt said:
Do you even know how to read a spec sheet? TI OMAP 4460 vs S4 Krait? The S3 by more than a little.
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Jellybean and many future updates, great hacking community, vanilla vs. ICS, one or two big updates, locked bootloader, old school menu button, and touchwiz
Nexus by a long shot
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gagdude said:
Jellybean and many future updates, great hacking community, vanilla vs. ICS, one or two big updates, locked bootloader, old school menu button, and touchwiz
Nexus by a long shot
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See, you say that...but what happened with 4.0.3? And where's 4.1? On the Google HSPA+, but not on the carrier branded versions... I would make the jump if HSPA+ didn't suck balls where i live...
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Steve-37 said:
I'm just very nourvous about the locked bootloader , granted the device has been out for only a day or two. Also what do you guys think about the hardware? The sgsIII does not seem to have that much greater specs as it is not dual core. And you have not had any terrible signal issues like I have seen online ?
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Did you ever decide on what you want to do? I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus running a Jelly Bean ROM, 3 batteries total (2 standard, 1 extended), 3 battery covers (same as batteries), spare battery charger, and an Incipio Feather case. I still have the original box, too. The only thing missing is the headset. I misplaced it at some point.

Lg Nexus

http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-c...l-Nexus-4-Android-4.2-on-October-29th_id35780
What's everyone's thought about lg?
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Generally, LG has been great hardware that has traditionally had lousy dev support. That will very likely be different with a Nexus device.
Mmm key lime pie.... Ahhhhhh...
Sorry, Homer moment there. We will just have to wait and see, I don't doubt it will be an excellent device
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What is next... BB gets the next Nexus. It seems like everyone is gonna get a turn at putting out a Nexus.
I would prefer the next nexus be made by htc
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Maybe Google having a lot of input on the software it won't suck.
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Maybe Google having a lot of input on the software it won't suck.
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Being that it is a nexus, I would def say Google has A LOT of input on the software.
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My only question is if they'll have a CDMA version on Verizon. I switched to Verizon from ATT because of poor signal and lack of 3G in my area. T-Mobile is even worse. Verizon is by far the best carrier in my area. If they are only releasing a GSM version, I guess I'll be skipping this one.
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Now that Google owns Motorola I wish they would make it so wed get a nice fat battery great hardware...and unlock able boot loader.
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squidder said:
Now that Google owns Motorola I wish they would make it so wed get a nice fat battery great hardware...and unlock able boot loader.
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They mentioned that by the end of 2013 their input would be shown in upcoming devices
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Wow didn't know that. Guess it will be the next nexus then.
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They mentioned that by the end of 2013 their input would be shown in upcoming devices
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To be honest LG for a phone no thank you , would have much rather seen Motorola Samsung ,HTC ,Sony . LG just doesn't do it for me I feel they have been behind the game with smartphones just my opinion . And honestly don't see the big difference between this new nexus and the gnex a little better specs which isn't night and day difference and that's it , my honest opinion and this is my opinion the LG nexus is a joke and like I said that's my opinion .
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sm973 said:
To be honest LG for a phone no thank you , would have much rather seen Motorola Samsung ,HTC ,Sony . LG just doesn't do it for me I feel they have been behind the game with smartphones just my opinion . And honestly don't see the big difference between this new nexus and the gnex a little better specs which isn't night and day difference and that's it , my honest opinion and this is my opinion the LG nexus is a joke and like I said that's my opinion .
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No difference in specs? way better screen, twice the RAM, better camera, newer gen processor. Specs are a lot better. The kicker will be whether anyone will dev for it. Since it will be stock android, it should run great out of the box, without LG being able to jack it up.
Agreed with everything except wondering if devs will dev for it. Its a nexus so that's a guarantee.
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No difference in specs? way better screen, twice the RAM, better camera, newer gen processor. Specs are a lot better. The kicker will be whether anyone will dev for it. Since it will be stock android, it should run great out of the box, without LG being able to jack it up.
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Non-expandable storage is absolutely fatal. If it had 32gb fixed, I could deal with it, but 8gb and 16gb? Sod off. Nice specs, though. If it has a fixed battery that's also a major negative. Need to see more companies taking the maxx approach: make a thin phone, then use the space savings for a huge battery.
What are your thoughts now that we have an official announcement? For me, I wasn't planning on getting this Nexus anyway, and seeing no LTE makes me glad that I'm not in a position to get it this year.
I was heavily upset with hearing that it's currently only a GSM/HSPA+ device..... I am totally down for getting one, if they make a CDMA/LTE version but it's so not worth switching to Tmobile or AT&T... I still have unltd data on vzw
If it had options like 32 or 64 gb I could deal with the non removable battery and lack of lte if i was on tmobile or something.
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Does LG have an LTE phone? Just curious
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Does LG have an LTE phone? Just curious
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They've had a few. The Spectrum has almost identical specs as the Rezound.

Miss my HTC One.

Hi, I bough the HTC one when it came one on T-Mobile, then after 4-5 days of use I decided to return. The reason was I had the Galaxy s3 before and thinking that the Galaxy s4 is much better watching online reviews. And I went and bought the international version of Galaxy s4 i9500 for $775 cash. Thinking its octocore and it has to be unbelievably fast. Now after using the GS4 I realized that HTC one is a much better and faster phone. Everything on the one is PREMIUM.
Now Im trying to get rid of the i9500 and get the HTC one back.
Just sayin dont trust any reviews on the youtube they are all bull****
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The S4 is a great phone, but i like the htc one more. Try selling it on ebay , amazon or craigslist , and then go to tmobile and buy the Htc one
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The S4 is a great phone, but i like the htc one more. Try selling it on ebay , amazon or craigslist , and then go to tmobile and buy the Htc one
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Definitely.
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Swappa is good too. Just sold my Nexus 4 to get the One.
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I'm sure the S4 is a great phone. I
Can only speak as a one owner. Zero Lag makes me happy. Really.
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I too missed the HTC one. I had returned it earlier thinking it wasn't for me and repurchased it. Plan on selling my nexus 4 soon too. This phone is just awesome.
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samomamo said:
Hi, I bough the HTC one when it came one on T-Mobile, then after 4-5 days of use I decided to return. The reason was I had the Galaxy s3 before and thinking that the Galaxy s4 is much better watching online reviews. And I went and bought the international version of Galaxy s4 i9500 for $775 cash. Thinking its octocore and it has to be unbelievably fast. Now after using the GS4 I realized that HTC one is a much better and faster phone. Everything on the one is PREMIUM.
Now Im trying to get rid of the i9500 and get the HTC one back.
Just sayin dont trust any reviews on the youtube they are all bull****
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So we should trust you because you think One is better
Honestly I own both and they are good phones in their own way. For some One is better and for some sgs4 is better, why do we have to get into the my phone is better than yours debate?
kirdroid said:
So we should trust you because you think One is better
Honestly I own both and they are good phones in their own way. For some One is better and for some sgs4 is better, why do we have to get into the my phone is better than yours debate?
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Because One is better
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Because One is better
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Alright kiddo...
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I also have both phones. If I had to choose I would pick the HTC one. The s4 is a nice phone but the ui isn't as smooth from my experience.
If the ui on the s4 was just as smooth as the HTC one it would be hard to choose. The s4 has a lot of customization.
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I will never buy a phone with non removal battery. Its stupidity. Here in europe you get 2 years for warranty and 6 months for battery. If you are unlucky after one year and battery is gone you have to pay to much for a replace battery or if you try to change it by yourself you loose warranty. Thats stupid in a phone of 700 or more euros. And so far i saw from comparison s4 is slightly better. Thats all because I say. Lol
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I tried to use the camera yesterday on Gs4 and it was slow I culdnt catch the pictures I needed, so I got really pissed off. You click the cam it takes long time to open. On HTC it's instant.
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By the way I just came from the store with new and perfect HTC one, no gaps no stock or dead pixels the date was 4/28/2013
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That's normal friend phone it's been optimised. It takes one or two updates to take everything working. That happened with my s3 also. You get updates nearly daily from Samsung. And from htc your phone in 6 months will be forgotten by htc...
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I tried to use the camera yesterday on Gs4 and it was slow I culdnt catch the pictures I needed, so I got really pissed off. You click the cam it takes long time to open. On HTC it's instant.
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Pissed off? Lol
Guess we'll see your posts in 6 - 9 mos when you're calling the one a pos and getting in line for the next big thing.
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Pissed off? Lol
Guess we'll see your posts in 6 - 9 mos when you're calling the one a pos and getting in line for the next big thing.
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Why not
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Why be so childish over a phone? If you don't like the HTC one then why are you on this forum? No need to bash other phones just because you "think" yours is better. I have the HTC one and I love it because it's for me, my girlfriend has the gs4 because she's used to touchwiz and I've played with it and it's also a great phone. Stop all the bashing and just enjoy your phone. It's all about personal preference.
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See my thing is if you don't like, don't have and don't plan to get a one... Then why come on the forum and bash... Seriously?
And ps. The iPhone is the single most sold handset in the market and it has a non-removable batttery... You don't see people *****ing about it... It's like people can't find another excuse to critique the phone and they say hey non-removable batter oh it sucks...
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Waiting for sony honami
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See my thing is if you don't like, don't have and don't plan to get a one... Then why come on the forum and bash... Seriously?
And ps. The iPhone is the single most sold handset in the market and it has a non-removable batttery... You don't see people *****ing about it... It's like people can't find another excuse to critique the phone and they say hey non-removable batter oh it sucks...
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Because Android and iOS have polar opposite philosophies. Android offers users choice; and choice leads to freedom, ultimately entitlement. iOS says my way or highway. Capitalism vs. Communism.

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