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Ive decided to get a new phone (Well, actually my HTC decided for me by having its touchscreen die) but I'm not entirely sure what to get.
(The part that sucks about this, is all the new quadcore phones and iPhone 5 coming soon/later this year)
The Galaxy Note was just too big, so I've narrowed it down to the Galaxy Nexus, Moto RAZR and iphone4S. How have you found the GN to be? Is there anything I should keep in mind?
The RAZR and the GN have pretty much the same GPU/CPU combo, but the GN has a better screen, right? For those of you who have tried both, is there a major visible difference between the GN screen and the screen on the RAZR?
(Yes, I've heard all about the Pentile display, but it doesn't really bother me on the RAZR. I tried as hard as I can, and I can't tell the difference. Probably because the resolution is so high...)
The thing that's holding me back from the GN is the camera. I've heard that its fast, but not very good (Esp. compared to the iPhones camera) and at 5MP the resolution is pretty small these days.
The RAZR is kinda tempting because of all the accessories (Lapdock etc,) the ultra thin design, 8MP camera (Thou I've heard the quality is so-so) and being expandable up to 48 GB. But how is the camera on the RAZR? I've noticed it shoots pretty fast, but how does it compare quality wise?
I'm trying to keep ICS out of the equation, since the RAZR will have it soon.
And then theres the iPhone. I've heard the camera is awesome on it, it has a GPU that still can't be beat by any Android phone, and Apple is really awesome with providing updates quick, and for a long time after they released a phone. The thing that really holds me back though, is the 3.5 inch screen. Yes, it's an awesome screen, and amazing PPI, but I'm not sure I could get used to a screen that small after having an SGSII and Evo3D for a while with a 4.3 inch screen.
So yeah, is there anything about the RAZR I should know about? What phone would you choose if you haven't chosen what you have? And how do you find the battery life?
Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
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From those 3 phones I would choose the Razr. The thing that is bringing up the thought of returning mine is the bootloader: will it get unlocked or not, if so when? The apple Iphone I would simply never ever consider it because the phone is so locked(no widgets etc) and the Gnex is awesome because there is so many roms+ unlocked BL. But if the RAZR gets the BL unloacked I think it will be a beast. The built quality is one of the best i`ve seen on an Android phone. Beats bith the Gnex and Iphone.
Sorry for spelling mistakes I am writing this on my tab without auto correction.
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Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
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There is no lag on ICS Gnex either...get ur facts straight
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romdroid. said:
There is no lag on ICS Gnex either...get ur facts straight
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GD has nexus so I now the difference!
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GF has nexus so I now the difference!
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Don't teach me cuz my dad has an jailbreaked 4s and my GD has nexus so I now the difference!
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LOL my friend have both a Gnex and IP4S and I can see no diffrence, you must be blind or something. Also u need to jailbreak ur phone in order to take controll over it, pathetic.
GN for sure. More dev support.
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My advice is the Razr as i have had a Iphone4s and nexus and a Galaxy S2
the razr is best in build quality along with the iphone4S
Iphone 4S is the most overrated hardware in this century so far i kept it for 1 day and sold it
While Samsung phones feel all cheap and nasty but have great features
The Razr is a great phone and its now my main phone , defo the best phone on the market at present
only bad side to Razr is locked bootloader and it doesnt have WIFI direct
great roms Icecream Sandwich roms already out put the phone to near full potential
Cant really fault this phone its the best by far
I came to the Razr Maxx from the Evo 3D. I loved the Evo 4G and Evo 3D. You won't notice anything about the screen that overly zealous people are complaining about on the Razr's screen. The screen is great. But get the Maxx. The battery lasts all day long. You'll really like that feature.
The Apple's screen is just too small. It would be nice if they released a phone with a bigger screen and loosened their control over the device just a bit. With Jobs dead now you would think that might happen but I wouldn't hold my breath. Afterall, why give the public something they might want. Apple knows best.
get an iphone kthxbai
For me decision to buy a razr was quite easy. I had 3gs & 2x iP 4 and I definitely didn't want to come back to this s#*%. I'm talking abt iTunes and othes "advantages" of IOS.
Samsung devices are realy high performance but.. looks and feels like a piece of crappy plastic. But I wanted nice and solid looking device.
Well, that's my story.
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Dude it depends on your experience by using Android phones or IOS Phones for me 4s is better cuz it has lots of features when jailbreaked....About Nexus its cool but kinda "slow" IOS Has better speed and performance I mean NO LAGG at 4S
PLEASE GIMME THANKS!
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thanks whore.
I wouldn't add much to what everyone here has already said. It basically boils down to preference.
iPhone 4s has a really smooth interface and yeah iOS is optimized like ****! But then you're hardware support is gonna run out pretty soon cuz it has no dev community. Also if you're an experiment freak like me, you're gonna feel caged. You'll be stuck with an older version of iOS while all the newer Apple devices will get updated.
With Android that isn't the case, I still have my old 2010 SE Xperia X8 and even it's got an ICS port. So device support (at least unofficially) isn't an issue.
Now coming down to GNex vs. RAZR
RAZR wins out on almost every front. Better build quality, signal/reception, camera, call quality and GPS. A smaller screen and lesser res(it in no way looks pixellated or anything, the display is just beautiful but statistically lesser in res and size) with the same GPU as GNex means you'll get higher frame rates as games start taxing these GPUs. Also its the slimmest in the world(one of a kind) with a revolutionary design so you got bragging rights too!
The RAZR has a TI OMAP 4430, which is a lower model that GNex's TI OMAP 4460, but then their both clocked at 1.2 GHz. Untill we get overclocking support, you won't actually notice any difference at stock speeds.(please correct me if im wrong here)
The RAZR does lose out on the locked bootloader and direct update support. But we've heard from kholk that a bootloader bypass is on the way and also that Motorola is planning to unlock our bootloaders with the ICS update in Q2.
The fact that Gnex has ICS again doesn't matter much. ICS doesn't bring any thing really useful to the table. Its just like a hyper-optimized Gingerbread. No lags, smooth UI and all that ****.
The RAZR is scheduled for the ICS update anyways and I'm pretty sure that it'll see android 5.0 too!
PS: Even if the Gnex was better than the RAZR in every damned specification, I would still buy the RAZR. I just can't stand the plastic on Samsung phones. When the hell are they gonna learn that you don't put something as cheap as plastic on high end phones! :/
BTW tried to keep my thoughts as unbiased as possible. Hope it helped!
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Sorry forgot somethings!
Battery on the RAZR is awesome! I can easily get 1.5 days of normal usage with some wifi (no data however). Also you can use setCPU to lower processor speeds when the screen is off! Thats a big battery booster!
Battery Life Order:
RAZR>iPhone 4S> GNEX(Battery on the GNEX truly SUCKS!, idk what samsung was thinking)
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I wouldn't add much to what everyone here has already said. It basically boils down to preference.
iPhone 4s has a really smooth interface and yeah iOS is optimized like ****! But then you're hardware support is gonna run out pretty soon cuz it has no dev community. Also if you're an experiment freak like me, you're gonna feel caged. You'll be stuck with an older version of iOS while all the newer Apple devices will get updated.
With Android that isn't the case, I still have my old 2010 SE Xperia X8 and even it's got an ICS port. So device support (at least unofficially) isn't an issue.
Now coming down to GNex vs. RAZR
RAZR wins out on almost every front. Better build quality, signal/reception, camera, call quality and GPS. A smaller screen and lesser res(it in no way looks pixellated or anything, the display is just beautiful but statistically lesser in res and size) with the same GPU as GNex means you'll get higher frame rates as games start taxing these GPUs. Also its the slimmest in the world(one of a kind) with a revolutionary design so you got bragging rights too!
The RAZR has a TI OMAP 4430, which is a lower model that GNex's TI OMAP 4460, but then their both clocked at 1.2 GHz. Untill we get overclocking support, you won't actually notice any difference at stock speeds.(please correct me if im wrong here)
The RAZR does lose out on the locked bootloader and direct update support. But we've heard from kholk that a bootloader bypass is on the way and also that Motorola is planning to unlock our bootloaders with the ICS update in Q2.
The fact that Gnex has ICS again doesn't matter much. ICS doesn't bring any thing really useful to the table. Its just like a hyper-optimized Gingerbread. No lags, smooth UI and all that ****.
The RAZR is scheduled for the ICS update anyways and I'm pretty sure that it'll see android 5.0 too!
PS: Even if the Gnex was better than the RAZR in every damned specification, I would still buy the RAZR. I just can't stand the plastic on Samsung phones. When the hell are they gonna learn that you don't put something as cheap as plastic on high end phones! :/
BTW tried to keep my thoughts as unbiased as possible. Hope it helped!
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Sorry forgot somethings!
Battery on the RAZR is awesome! I can easily get 1.5 days of normal usage with some wifi (no data however). Also you can use setCPU to lower processor speeds when the screen is off! Thats a big battery booster!
Battery Life Order:
RAZR>iPhone 4S> GNEX(Battery on the GNEX truly SUCKS!, idk what samsung was thinking)
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Ya when you can run custom kernels on the RAZR it will be awesome.
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All in what you want. IPhone has kinda a Fisher Price ui IMO. It is fast & smooth. And is missing lee capability. Screen is beautiful, but tiny.
Nexus has a cheap battery door. The camera is small, but fast. And there us no SD slot. Deal killer for me.
I have a couple Razr Maxx's. I love them. They are sturdy, and the battery life is phenomenal. Motorola Blur is coming along nicely. The smart actions are extremely handy, as is Motocast. HDMI has full mirroring, which is also nice. The nano-coating is not only water resistant, its fingerprint resistant. Bootloader is the only negative for this phone, unless you're looking for NFC or a barometer.
If u are a crack flasher, u might want the nexus. Otherwise, for something that just dominated out of the box, Maxx can't be beat yet IMO. Don't waste you're money on a og Razr. U will just end up frustrated with battery life.
Hey I would consider the rezound out of all of them. It has the best screen out with 720p 4.3" display, equal to the galaxy nexus but sharper. 32gb of storage, 8mp camera with 1080p recording. 2mp front face camera. Beats audio, Dual core 1.5ghz snapdragon processor. Dev support is outstanding. Mine is running android 4.0.3 ics and has face lock. Phone is the only one aside from the Thunderbolt that can talk and surf at the sametime on 3g and 4g. The other 4g phones on Verizon can only do it on 4g. It's rooted and has free WiFi tethering. The galaxy nexus is ok but it gets boring from times. Vanilla ics is ok for some. The 5mp camera was not that great and I dislike the fact that there is no external sd card slot. The only thing great to me about the nexus is getting the updates first. I wish HTC was still making the galaxy line up. The razr is ok. It has great signal, battery life is great. Screen is pretty good. I don't know if it's that new pin tile technology on the razor or not but I hate the pin tile. Looks grainy or something when looking at it close. I hate motoblur. The only thing nice about blur widgets were that they were resizable but they suck to me. There like windows phone 7 tiles without the live action. The rezound is a excellent phone in my opinion. HTC sense is just a better UI to me. Sense 4.0 is even better and runs very light on the Rom. Or with the rezound you can also go with the vanilla feel of ics. Screen is incredible. Music sounds amazing, never had a problem with signal. My battery life is great with dev support getting 14hrs out of my rezound with heavy use. Camera is beautiful.
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Hey I would consider the rezound out of all of them. It has the best screen out with 720p 4.3" display, equal to the galaxy nexus but sharper. 32gb of storage, 8mp camera with 1080p recording. 2mp front face camera. Beats audio, Dual core 1.5ghz snapdragon processor. Dev support is outstanding. Mine is running android 4.0.3 ics and has face lock. Phone is the only one aside from the Thunderbolt that can talk and surf at the sametime on 3g and 4g. The other 4g phones on Verizon can only do it on 4g. It's rooted and has free WiFi tethering. The galaxy nexus is ok but it gets boring from times. Vanilla ics is ok for some. The 5mp camera was not that great and I dislike the fact that there is no external sd card slot. The only thing great to me about the nexus is getting the updates first. I wish HTC was still making the galaxy line up. The razr is ok. It has great signal, battery life is great. Screen is pretty good. I don't know if it's that new pin tile technology on the razor or not but I hate the pin tile. Looks grainy or something when looking at it close. I hate motoblur. The only thing nice about blur widgets were that they were resizable but they suck to me. There like windows phone 7 tiles without the live action. The rezound is a excellent phone in my opinion. HTC sense is just a better UI to me. Sense 4.0 is even better and runs very light on the Rom. Or with the rezound you can also go with the vanilla feel of ics. Screen is incredible. Music sounds amazing, never had a problem with signal. My battery life is great with dev support getting 14hrs out of my rezound with heavy use. Camera is beautiful.
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The Sense UI on the HTC rezound actually makes the phone lag! Sorry dude, I hate Sense with a passion! Seen too many HTC phones with my friends. :/
And the 1.5 Ghz dual core processor isn't even a true dual core. Its more on a makeshift arrangement. Thats the reason why HTC Rezound is beaten by the RAZR and other TI OMAP dual core phones in benchmarks. And as far as Beats are concerned, its just a software equalizer, nothing else and its already been ported!
And an LCD display doesn't even come close to a S-AMOLED display when it comes to color contrast and brightness. Besides AMOLEDs eat less battery with dark colors!
Also the Rezound is bulky and HTC is probably gonna kill hardware support for it very soon in light of the new HTC One series release. So I don't think its that good an option.
Dont go the Apple way, I just did but couldnt go back, to many things is just missing.
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It all depends on what you're looking for the most in using your phone. For me, getting all my calls, texts, and voice mails on time, are number 1 priority. And Motorola is known to make great wireless radios. The internet speeds are awesome on it. I love the Droid Razr. Not a big fan of the screen display technology but it's easy to get use to. Also not a big fan of the TI OMap processor, I think it's kinda slow but it's not a big enough issue to drive me away. It has a nice camera and it's a really nice smartphone. The build quality is fantastic in my opinion. The device just looks beautiful. I read and also have heard in videos that Motorola isn't gonna be seeing ICS updates until 3RD quarter of the year. That's pretty late. If you're thinking about getting the Razr, I would get the Razr Maxx. But the thing that sucks about the Maxx is that right now it only comes in black I believe. The OG Razr comes in black, white, and purple.
If you want the ICS OS right now or you plan to root and flash roms, your best choice is the Galaxy Nexus. Google phones are made for development. I expected something amazing with the Galaxy Nexus but it's ok to me. Only thing it has that I like is ICS. The display is ok. I expected better with 720p HD.
Iphone 4s has a great camera and screen display. It looks to be smooth when I play with it. I never owned one so I don't know. My friend who was an android head for years went to get a iPhone and he loves it. Says it's smooth no lag. Not as many bugs as android. I may have to mess around and get a iPhone in the future lol. But it would absolutely need to have a bigger screen and it would have to be a 4G device. The current screen size with iPhone is too small for my taste but hey some people might not care.
Hello folks, i'm a n00b.
I'm looking for a decent dual-cored smartphone,
and my eyes fell on the atrix 4g. (Do mind that in Europe you cannot buy the atrix2.)
Is this phone advisable to buy, or does it still have the issues of overheating / rebooting all the time?
And, should this phone be compared to the LG L7 P700 (which seems the only other option for the price), is it still a good buy?
In Europe these phones are priced roughly the same. (€300), [392.04 A. dollar]
Thanks in advance.
satkan said:
Hello folks, i'm a n00b.
I'm looking for a decent dual-cored smartphone,
and my eyes fell on the atrix 4g. (Do mind that in Europe you cannot buy the atrix2.)
Is this phone advisable to buy, or does it still have the issues of overheating / rebooting all the time?
And, should this phone be compared to the LG L7 P700 (which seems the only other option for the price), is it still a good buy?
In Europe these phones are priced roughly the same. (€300), [392.04 A. dollar]
Thanks in advance.
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Only if you want a terrific and fast phone that can handle just about anything you throw at it!
FYI, I use mine all day long, in the car dock for navigation and MP3 playing while driving, as an actual phone in my hand/pocket, and in the laptop dock when I need it and I have never run out of juice or had it overheat. I think those reports are VERY anecdotal or are from people abusing their phones.
Go ahead and get one, you will not be sorry.
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Only if you want a terrific and fast phone that can handle just about anything you throw at it!
FYI, I use mine all day long, in the car dock for navigation and MP3 playing while driving, as an actual phone in my hand/pocket, and in the laptop dock when I need it and I have never run out of juice or had it overheat. I think those reports are VERY anecdotal or are from people abusing their phones.
Go ahead and get one, you will not be sorry.
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I must agree, it is a great piece of hardware, and software is up to you to choose. Great experience, great power. However one minor note here - you'd need to play with it, configure it and spend time with it - it is no iphone in my opinion, you'll need to MAKE it yours as you go. But it will pay off greatly. Honestly price-quality - on of the best on the market.
satkan said:
Hello folks, i'm a n00b.
I'm looking for a decent dual-cored smartphone,
and my eyes fell on the atrix 4g. (Do mind that in Europe you cannot buy the atrix2.)
Is this phone advisable to buy, or does it still have the issues of overheating / rebooting all the time?
And, should this phone be compared to the LG L7 P700 (which seems the only other option for the price), is it still a good buy?
In Europe these phones are priced roughly the same. (€300), [392.04 A. dollar]
Thanks in advance.
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Looking at the specs of the phone the LG doesn't match up to the Atrix with ram (512 compared to 1gb) and also internal memory is only 4GB on the LG compared to 16 GB .
The atrix has a bigger capaity battery but not by much.
The screen is larger on the LG (4.3) but I am not sure how the pixels ect compare (480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) compared to 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density) for atrix)
The LG will have ICS whereas Atrix has froyo (european is 2.3.4) but the atrix can be easily modded on here.
I've never owned an LG phone so I can't comment on build/durability but I have had my atrix for 8 months now and I've never had any of the issues you have mentioned and I can't recomend it enough.
I would think it's a choice between the 'new' LG or the older Atrix (not to confuse matters but you could always look at one of the 'new' motorola phones). Decisions Decisions!
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Looking at the specs of the phone the LG doesn't match up to the Atrix with ram (512 compared to 1gb) and also internal memory is only 4GB on the LG compared to 16 GB .
The atrix has a bigger capaity battery but not by much.
The screen is larger on the LG (4.3) but I am not sure how the pixels ect compare (480 x 800 pixels, 4.3 inches (~217 ppi pixel density) compared to 540 x 960 pixels, 4.0 inches (~275 ppi pixel density) for atrix)
The LG will have ICS whereas Atrix has froyo (european is 2.3.4) but the atrix can be easily modded on here.
I've never owned an LG phone so I can't comment on build/durability but I have had my atrix for 8 months now and I've never had any of the issues you have mentioned and I can't recomend it enough.
I would think it's a choice between the 'new' LG or the older Atrix (not to confuse matters but you could always look at one of the 'new' motorola phones). Decisions Decisions!
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+1 on everything except that atrix will be receiving ICS official as well
It's a great phone but if you have large hands/fingers, this will feel like holding a toy. I'd get the SGS2 if I were you and you will be good to go for a long time.
I would have to agree with everyone in that this phone is still a very reasonable option without spending tons of money. The best option for purchasing would be through an online retailer as a few of the carriers have stopped selling it. Most respectable web stores (ie Amazon, wirefly, etc should still have a decent number in stock)
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I recommend it also got mine for £160 as a Grade B used device from CeX was cheaper with store credit only had scuffs on battery cover.
Worth every penny very powerful and decent battery life.
Atrix is well wourth money hasnt had overheating problem since about 3rd or 4th update its extreamily stable and is as awsome as everyone above is saying this phone will even handle a 1.6 oc and only reaches 50 ºC on the heavyest of games and note the LG androids have a nasty habbit that depending on model they start rebooting at random after 6months-a year most optimus are 6 months
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You'd be hard pressed to find something with an unlocked boot loader and the performance specs for the price of an Atrix 4G right now...
i have the same question, currently using desire z, very annoyed with the lag of ram which make it impossible to run many latest game, and how is this front camera perform?
im in the market for phone with at least 768 ram and ok front camera
and how easy to root this phone?
I use a Samsung G S II Skyrocket now as my main phone.
I use the Atrix for my lapdock, mainly.
Atrix is still a great phone but it is harder to deal with (unlock), the touchscreen isn't as responsive as the Skyrocket and it is slower than the Sky.
Also, Motoblur is a pain...
There are some cool tools for the Sky; Darkside Superwipe, for example. And the screen on the Sky is really gorgeous. Originally, I was unhappy with the battery life but a quick root, debloat and a Faux kernel fixed all of that. And the Sky folks are playing around with a leaked ICS...
i would be planning to flash rom straight away so motorblur won't be an issue if it is easy enough to root
whitepandaaa said:
i have the same question, currently using desire z, very annoyed with the lag of ram which make it impossible to run many latest game, and how is this front camera perform?
im in the market for phone with at least 768 ram and ok front camera
and how easy to root this phone?
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its very simple to root this phone..just plug in, install drivers and run a program and it does everything for you..the front camera is good.. not great..but good for posing with the girlfriend or video chats..the back camera however takes great quality photos(if you want I can send you pics from either camera)
also, I've never experienced any lag while playing games on this phone(having played games like dead space and galaxy on fire 2, and fruit ninja HD)
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I've had the atrix for almost a year now, (rooted with a new launcher) and I liked it during that whole time. However I recently took the plunge and flashed ICS/CM9 (Jokersax)... now I love the phone. It's fast, smooth, well organized, a pleasure to use all around - with CM9, I feel like Android has finally reached the point where it is both more customizable AND more elegant than the easy-to-use iPhone.
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its very simple to root this phone..just plug in, install drivers and run a program and it does everything for you..the front camera is good.. not great..but good for posing with the girlfriend or video chats..the back camera however takes great quality photos(if you want I can send you pics from either camera)
also, I've never experienced any lag while playing games on this phone(having played games like dead space and galaxy on fire 2, and fruit ninja HD)
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it will be great if you can send pic from both camera so I can compare it, have not got avga camera to compare since it was no in the days of good old Sony Ericsson K700 does the front camera work with Skype?
I'm struggling to think that while this phone is may be worth it but quad core will be out soon
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whitepandaaa said:
it will be great if you can send pic from both camera so I can compare it, have not got avga camera to compare since it was no in the days of good old Sony Ericsson K700 does the front camera work with Skype?
I'm struggling to think that while this phone is may be worth it but quad core will be out soon
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okay, here you go, the first picture is the front facing camera, you can see its not wonderful quality but good for quick snapshots of yourself or you and whoever, and as good a quality for video calls as I've seen..the last two are from the back facing camera, and while it's not amazing, it's also no slouch either..
yeah I used skype once on it and it did work, but I mostly use gtalk and it works well..
of course if you have the time to wait for the quad phones to come out and the money to buy them, you might as well..this is a year old phone, which means it might be a little outdated, however its really excellent for the cheap price
edit: this is done without the MIUI camera, which takes better quality pictures, but doesn't allow you to take pictures through the front facing
The atriz has been out for about a year now so its gonna lose support after it gets ice. I'm having a boatload of problems. Wifi/Bluetooth is taken out and half of my screen isn't working. other then that its a pretty solid phone. When I close everything and have juice defender on extreme and screen off it dross about 2 percent per hour. It seems the Africa has its flaws like Bluetooth and the digitizer. I'm pretty sure that's why they released the affix 2 I think you should look into the newer phones. Then research what Rome they have and how strong the developing community is. The Africa for me is 7/10 just cause of the hardware problems. If it didn't it'd be 10. It can run with a tiny lag at 456 on neutrino Tom 2.6 which is incredible. But yeah. That's my take on the phone! Make sure the one you get has gorrila glass. The attic is a beast. I dropped it about 10 metres down the down the stairs on accident then fell another 5. Nothingbhappened to it haha. I heard the nexus has amazing battery life.
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Lol, Africa.
Wow, you must have typed that all on your phone. Rome? Tom? Affix? Attic?
Atrix hands down!!
I have bought an Atrix for 15 days now and the only thing that I can say about it is that I absolutely adore it.
Its not my first dual core Smartphone since I came from a broken Optimus 3D, which, for the record, was the worst buy ever.
The Atrix is ridiculously faster than the O3D, the 1gb of RAM on the atrix does a huge difference and is really necessary nowadays (O3D had 512mb and was always out of free RAM)
The battery in the Atrix is unbelievable. Till today Never ran out of it, and would run out of battery every single day with the O3D.
The Atrix is way more reliable than any LG phone, and I'm telling you, I worked there, I know what I'm saying.
Go with the Atrix, you will NOT be disappointed, trust me.
What was that phone where you had absolutely no problems with the phone?
Bootloader was unlocked, the phone was powerful, there was timely software updates, and the manufacturer communicated well with its customers.
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Galaxy S II. And, of course, the HD2, but that's a once in a lifetime thing.
Also the Nexus One.
If we're stretching beyond phones, the ASUS Transformer trumps them all.
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Yeah I've heard really good things about the SG2, unfortunately this is my first smart phone. It turned me into an android enthusiast right away!
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I've only owned 4 android phones: HTC Desire Z (built quality was ****, the keyboard was loose so I sold it right away and the screen was awful), ZTE Blade (best phone for it's price, not the best hardware but for the price 99€ it was a bargain, full of custom rom's etc) Samsung Galaxy S (probably the one I was most satisfied with but also here the built quality was awful and 512mb ram is simply not enough anymore, many custom roms and great community) and now the RAZR. If the RAZR get's unlocked bootloader, it will be a beast. I like everything about it, the thickness, camera, no problems with the screen etc. Only missing is the unlocked BL and more custom roms which I suppose will follow when we can run unsigned kernels.
So to summarize it: Both SGS and ZTE Blade was the phones I was most satisfied with, but the RAZR is the best phone I have owned both built quality wise and hardware wise. Just missing the ICS and unlocked BL.
The best experience I've had has been with the Xoom. Trouble free (never had so much as a reboot and I use it daily), first up for Android updates, rock solid built quality, unprecedented port selection, and tremendous battery life.
Runner up is my old HTC Incredible, which I kept for the entire contract duration before moving on. For its time, the hardware was great, the screen was crisp (I had the original AMOLED model), and the community was strong. It had some issues with very limited app space (and its error handling system for that was impossibly vague) and the battery life was crap, but I dealt with it.
The worst experiences I've had have been with Samsungs, particularly the Charge. It's the main reason I took a pass on the Galaxy Nexus despite the appearance of being an excellent phone on paper. YMMV.
My HTC evo was arguably the best phone I have owned as far as being 100% free. Great development. Couldn't brick the thing lol.
My razr. The locked bootloader isn't that important to me. Motos build quality can't be matched. I have had Motorola phones since the OG droid and have never had a serious issue with any of them.
To date my razr is the bedt phone ive ever had , no question.
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The best so far for me is Motorola with my razr maxx and the OG droid.
Next would be Acer with the acer aspire laptop i got from the a few years back and now the A500.
And lastly HTC. Not bad quality, the Sensation just feels not as ... solid.
Having had close to 30 phones in the past 11 years I can BEST MANLUFACTURER DOES NOT EXIST.
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My HTC evo was arguably the best phone I have owned as far as being 100% free. Great development. Couldn't brick the thing lol.
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Loved my evo. Might terminate my contract so I can go back to sprint for the next evo. Looks amazing!
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Having owned all the big name brands, HTC, Samsung, and Moto I have to say, regardless of the locked BL's that Moto has the best radios and build quality. Their phones also feel the most robust.
ZTE Blade was the phone with best price/performance ratio I ever owned. If it had a faster processor, I'd still be using it. Just an awesome phone.
In my quest to find the best android phone money can buy, I have arrived at the following list, along with the major reasons to buy them-
1) Samsung Galaxy SIII - Quad core
2) HTC One X - Quad core
3) LG Otimus 4X HD - Awesome screen, quad core
4) Galaxy Nexus - Fastest updates
5) Sony Xperia S - Great camera
6) HTC One S
7) Samsung Galaxy Note - Huge screen
8) Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (Not released yet)
9) Droid RAZR HD-amazing battery life
10) LG Optimus G (Not released yet)
And since this is the most popular android forum in the world, I would like to know your thoughts.
In terms of specs, I think the LG Optimus 4X HD wins out. But then, I could be wrong.
Maybe I should wait for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 to arrive in my country?
I'm prepared to wait for about a month or so before I buy.
If there are other great phones not on the list, please add.
I'm open to all your suggestions and opinions, but please be polite.
Hopefully, this thread will help other potential buyers to make better decisions too.
Thanks, beforehand.
Peace
LG Optimus G
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=11037
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Optimus 4x HD
we all should be polite enough to press thanks for anyone who helped US.
In term of software usability and updates (specially from xda) you should choose between HTC and Samsung. And personally I love how sense makes everything easy and One X is told to have better camera so I'd go for that.
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Why not Motorola, they have sexy slim phones with awesome battery life like DROID RAZR HD series or even RAZR MAXX. BTW LG Optimus G is gonna be daddy phone which will be released soon.
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Why not Motorola, they have sexy slim phones with awesome battery life like DROID RAZR HD series or even RAZR MAXX. BTW LG Optimus G is gonna be daddy phone which will be released soon.
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bro go for the s3 its a boss phone :good:
@OP, beats audio is just an EQ profile and apps such as poweramp can get a better sound than beats anyway (for my ears)
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone.
I an a bit reluctant about buying Motorola as I have had bad experiences with customer care in the past. Though, Droid RAZR HD is an awesome phone.
I will add it to the list
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@OP, beats audio is just an EQ profile and apps such as poweramp can get a better sound than beats anyway (for my ears)
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I agree. Buy the speaker is also made by Beats, right? So it has a pretty bad**s speaker.
Also, beats compatibility would be great for my Beats Studio HD
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LG Optimus G
http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/article.php?a=11037
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Woah! This phone is definitely going on the list
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No, the speaker is a normal one. Even with headphones, the beats headphones don't have any special advantage other than the branding and flashiness. Because Beats audio is just an equalizer profile, which makes certain types of music sound good. Any good quality headphones will have the same quality as Beats headphones. Coming back to the speaker, it's just OK. Better than my HTC Desire HD, but nothing special.
I love the screen of the One X though. I haven't used the Optimus 4X, but compare to GS3 I like the One X's screen much better. It's bright and the colours at great. I'm not a fan of AMOLED's over-saturated and unreal colours.
Factor this into your choice too - battery life. What kind of phone user are you? Do you use your phone heavily during the day when it's not on charge, or do you use it for the most part at home or near a charger? The One X doesn't have a removable battery, while the Galaxy S3 does, so if battery life is an issue you can always swap the battery if its removable. Don't know about the others. One S doesn't have a removable battery too.
Personally, I love the HTC One X save for the non-removable battery and lack of microSD slot. Also keep in mind, quad core doesn't really make much of a difference other than increased battery usage. Single core is too slow for phones now, but dual core is just right. Maybe a few years in the future phones will be used for such computing applications that require quad core processors, but right now that's not the case. Phones just don't need that much processing power right now. So don't consider a phone exclusively for quad core processors. The Galaxy Nexus with it's dual core processor is amazing in terms of usage.
I'm quite disillusioned by the support shown for relatively old phones by most of the manufacturers. Like the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Desire HD upgrades to ICS. They're blatantly ignoring their old phones even before their time has come, and are giving ridiculous reasons to justify their actions. In terms of development support, Sony is being the best among the companies. All their 2011 phones received ICS, and will probably get JellyBean too. Even if unofficial, they will get fully working JellyBean, because Sony is supporting the development community by providing the required resources. Can't say the same about Samsung (to an extent) and especially HTC. Sony Xperia S is a nice phone, may not have the best screen, but has a good camera and other specs. The only other phone for assured updates (at least for 1-2 Android versions after the currently released version, is of course the Galaxy Nexus.
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No, the speaker is a normal one. Even with headphones, the beats headphones don't have any special advantage other than the branding and flashiness. Because Beats audio is just an equalizer profile, which makes certain types of music sound good. Any good quality headphones will have the same quality as Beats headphones. Coming back to the speaker, it's just OK. Better than my HTC Desire HD, but nothing special.
I love the screen of the One X though. I haven't used the Optimus 4X, but compare to GS3 I like the One X's screen much better. It's bright and the colours at great. I'm not a fan of AMOLED's over-saturated and unreal colours.
Factor this into your choice too - battery life. What kind of phone user are you? Do you use your phone heavily during the day when it's not on charge, or do you use it for the most part at home or near a charger? The One X doesn't have a removable battery, while the Galaxy S3 does, so if battery life is an issue you can always swap the battery if its removable. Don't know about the others. One S doesn't have a removable battery too.
Personally, I love the HTC One X save for the non-removable battery and lack of microSD slot. Also keep in mind, quad core doesn't really make much of a difference other than increased battery usage. Single core is too slow for phones now, but dual core is just right. Maybe a few years in the future phones will be used for such computing applications that require quad core processors, but right now that's not the case. Phones just don't need that much processing power right now. So don't consider a phone exclusively for quad core processors. The Galaxy Nexus with it's dual core processor is amazing in terms of usage.
I'm quite disillusioned by the support shown for relatively old phones by most of the manufacturers. Like the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Desire HD upgrades to ICS. They're blatantly ignoring their old phones even before their time has come, and are giving ridiculous reasons to justify their actions. In terms of development support, Sony is being the best among the companies. All their 2011 phones received ICS, and will probably get JellyBean too. Even if unofficial, they will get fully working JellyBean, because Sony is supporting the development community by providing the required resources. Can't say the same about Samsung (to an extent) and especially HTC. Sony Xperia S is a nice phone, may not have the best screen, but has a good camera and other specs. The only other phone for assured updates (at least for 1-2 Android versions after the currently released version, is of course the Galaxy Nexus.
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Thanks a lot, for your valuable insight.
I am a very regular user and use my phone multiple times when not a home. So I guess that rules out one x in that perspective, also I keep changing phones, so micro Sim also doesn't seem attractive.
But I really really want the latest updates so nexus and Sony are looking good too.
And LG Optimus look the best in terms of specs but hasn't received many reviews yet
I'm confused....
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Kabir Saxena said:
Thanks a lot, for your valuable insight.
I am a very regular user and use my phone multiple times when not a home. So I guess that rules out one x in that perspective, also I keep changing phones, so micro Sim also doesn't seem attractive.
But I really really want the latest updates so nexus and Sony are looking good too.
And LG Optimus look the best in terms of specs but hasn't received many reviews yet
I'm confused....
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Yes, the One X and One S will keep running out on you. I've seen this happen many times. Only option is to have a car charger when you're driving or to use a battery pack (>2000 mAh). These usually retail at ₹2500-3000 at electronics stores. I love the One X, but I didn't buy it because I use my phone a lot, and it just wouldn't suffice. I have an HTC Desire HD, which is a great phone but is known for it's measly battery (1230 mAh). With custom ROMs & kernels having many battery life saving modifications, it lasts, but not as much as you would expect it to. I have 3 batteries for the phone so effectively 1230*3= 3690 mAh. I just swap batteries when one is drained, and they're small and easy to fit in the pocket (finally a use for the small right side pocket in jeans ). That's the advantage of having a removable battery. You don't even have to waste money buying one of those (hardly ever true) high capacity batteries. Just keep an extra original OEM battery.
Since you swap phones often, a standard size SIM is useful, but honestly don't let that influence your choice of phone. One X and Galaxy SIII both use it. All phones are moving towards micro-SIM these days, so that can't be a criteria. You can buy a good quality micro-SIM to normal SIM (called mini-SIM) adapter to use with other phones. You can even just keep the outer shell of your own SIM when you cut it to micro-SIM size, and when you need to put it in another phone, place your micro-SIM in the hollow and put some thin tape on the blank side to hold it in place. That should work just fine as a regular SIM.
For latest updates, Nexus and Sony to a large extent are the only way to go till other manufacturers step up their game. From what I know of LG, they're probably the worst at updates. They're very vague about updating their phones and you can never actually be sure of whether they'll do it even if they say they will. Kind of like how HTC did with the Desire HD. Read this - http://www.gsmarena.com/2011_xperia...no_ics_for_optimus_2x_and_black-news-4570.php
I'll break down my suggestions (what I would buy right now) for you into screen size -
5.3"-5.5" - Wait for Galaxy Note II. Watch this video to know why.
4.7"-4.8" - Samsung Galaxy SIII (Nothing is tempting me too much to wait for the Droid Razr HD other than it's 2500 mAH battery, also I don't know when it's going to come to India. Also, GSIII has huge developer support, and it will stay that way unless Motorola gets more supportive of the developer community. LG Optimus G looks nice, but I'm not too optimistic about LG, though we'll only know how the phone is when it comes out. Specs are one thing and actual working feel of the phone is another).
4.3" - Sony Xperia S
I'd also say that the Galaxy Nexus, albeit older than all these phones, is a great value for money phone right now. So if you're looking to get an awesome phone without spending too much, buy it. It doesn't need much to talk about since it's a Nexus. Specs may be below the other phones but it runs great and much smoother than other phones. I got it for my cousin and used it a lot so I'm speaking from experience. I asked a relative in the US to get it and ship it to me. It worked out to be $(349+40+40) = $429 (~₹23,800) including the base price of phone+taxes and shipping to my realtive+international shipping to me. I also got away with paying ₹500 at the customs office though they asked for ₹3200. I'm not trying to sell the phone, just saying that it's a great value for money phone right now (if that is a constraint).
If you do plan to buy it, buy it from this guy - http://www.facebook.com/purenexus
He's a trusted seller and sells it for $460. That's a $31 difference from what I got it at, which is ~₹1720. That's not much of a difference, considering his remuneration for his services. You won't have to bother with customs or anything else, he takes care of it, just order it and wait till it reaches your home.
Took quite a bit of time to type all this. Hope it helps.
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Yes, the One X and One S will keep running out on you. I've seen this happen many times. Only option is to have a car charger when you're driving or to use a battery pack (>2000 mAh). These usually retail at ₹2500-3000 at electronics stores. I love the One X, but I didn't buy it because I use my phone a lot, and it just wouldn't suffice. I have an HTC Desire HD, which is a great phone but is known for it's measly battery (1230 mAh). With custom ROMs & kernels having many battery life saving modifications, it lasts, but not as much as you would expect it to. I have 3 batteries for the phone so effectively 1230*3= 3690 mAh. I just swap batteries when one is drained, and they're small and easy to fit in the pocket (finally a use for the small right side pocket in jeans ). That's the advantage of having a removable battery. You don't even have to waste money buying one of those (hardly ever true) high capacity batteries. Just keep an extra original OEM battery.
Since you swap phones often, a standard size SIM is useful, but honestly don't let that influence your choice of phone. One X and Galaxy SIII both use it. All phones are moving towards micro-SIM these days, so that can't be a criteria. You can buy a good quality micro-SIM to normal SIM (called mini-SIM) adapter to use with other phones. You can even just keep the outer shell of your own SIM when you cut it to micro-SIM size, and when you need to put it in another phone, place your micro-SIM in the hollow and put some thin tape on the blank side to hold it in place. That should work just fine as a regular SIM.
For latest updates, Nexus and Sony to a large extent are the only way to go till other manufacturers step up their game. From what I know of LG, they're probably the worst at updates. They're very vague about updating their phones and you can never actually be sure of whether they'll do it even if they say they will. Kind of like how HTC did with the Desire HD. Read this - http://www.gsmarena.com/2011_xperia...no_ics_for_optimus_2x_and_black-news-4570.php
I'll break down my suggestions (what I would buy right now) for you into screen size -
5.3"-5.5" - Wait for Galaxy Note II. Watch this video to know why.
4.7"-4.8" - Samsung Galaxy SIII (Nothing is tempting me too much to wait for the Droid Razr HD other than it's 2500 mAH battery, also I don't know when it's going to come to India. Also, GSIII has huge developer support, and it will stay that way unless Motorola gets more supportive of the developer community. LG Optimus G looks nice, but I'm not too optimistic about LG, though we'll only know how the phone is when it comes out. Specs are one thing and actual working feel of the phone is another).
4.3" - Sony Xperia S
I'd also say that the Galaxy Nexus, albeit older than all these phones, is a great value for money phone right now. So if you're looking to get an awesome phone without spending too much, buy it. It doesn't need much to talk about since it's a Nexus. Specs may be below the other phones but it runs great and much smoother than other phones. I got it for my cousin and used it a lot so I'm speaking from experience. I asked a relative in the US to get it and ship it to me. It worked out to be $(349+40+40) = $429 (~₹23,800) including the base price of phone+taxes and shipping to my realtive+international shipping to me. I also got away with paying ₹500 at the customs office though they asked for ₹3200. I'm not trying to sell the phone, just saying that it's a great value for money phone right now (if that is a constraint).
If you do plan to buy it, buy it from this guy - http://www.facebook.com/purenexus
He's a trusted seller and sells it for $460. That's a $31 difference from what I got it at, which is ~₹1720. That's not much of a difference, considering his remuneration for his services. You won't have to bother with customs or anything else, he takes care of it, just order it and wait till it reaches your home.
Took quite a bit of time to type all this. Hope it helps.
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Thanks a lot.
So, reading your comment, SIII.is looking like the best choice right now.
Maybe I should wait a month or so, and wait for the note 2 which, I think, would be ideal... After all, I'm not in a hurry.
Price is not really an issue, so does the retailer you mentioned also deal in other phones?
Thanks for the effort.
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Hi guys, I just sold my S3 LTE , as I cracked the screen and didn't want to repair it. I was looking for upgrade before that, so now the time has come.
I need a device that is a bit more rugged, not necessarily waterproof and so on... I read that the S4 is even more fragile though.
Anyway. I'd really love a high end device, so I don't have to upgrade it for the next 2 years.
I don't play games but do a lot of browsing, emailing and other work related stuff. I have good cameras so the camera on the phone just needs to be OK, but It should bebetter than the S3. I'm now using an iphone 5 and while it's a marelously well build and fast, I'm not quite sure I could deal with it's quirks. I've been on Android for almost 6 years, so you get what I mean.
I'm looking at :
LG G2 16GB
LG Nexus 5 16GB
Galaxy S4
Huaiwei Ascend P6
HTC ONE
Anything else you might recommend, except for Sony...
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Hi guys, I just sold my S3 LTE , as I cracked the screen and didn't want to repair it. I was looking for upgrade before that, so now the time has come.
I need a device that is a bit more rugged, not necessarily waterproof and so on... I read that the S4 is even more fragile though.
Anyway. I'd really love a high end device, so I don't have to upgrade it for the next 2 years.
I don't play games but do a lot of browsing, emailing and other work related stuff. I have good cameras so the camera on the phone just needs to be OK, but It should bebetter than the S3. I'm now using an iphone 5 and while it's a marelously well build and fast, I'm not quite sure I could deal with it's quirks. I've been on Android for almost 6 years, so you get what I mean.
I'm looking at :
LG G2 16GB
LG Nexus 5 16GB
Galaxy S4
Huaiwei Ascend P6
HTC ONE
Anything else you might recommend, except for Sony...
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LG G2 - Very Good Choice
Nexus 5 - Awesome (but not the best camera)
S4 - Sucks
P6 - Friend has it, not bad, but battery life is terrible
HTC One - Awesome.
Also, look into the Xperia Z2, another good option for you.
Personally, i'd go with the new HTC one.
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LG G2 - Very Good Choice
Nexus 5 - Awesome (but not the best camera)
S4 - Sucks
P6 - Friend has it, not bad, but battery life is terrible
HTC One - Awesome.
Also, look into the Xperia Z2, another good option for you.
Personally, i'd go with the new HTC one.
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I really like the One too, but can you give some more details why would you choose it. And with the new model just around the corner - I'm no sure. I'm interested in the N5 too, bu tI'm put off by the small-ish battery
Friend of mine has the current One, played with it quite a bit. Its just everything i would want in a phone. Its really well made, fits very comfortably in your hand. I'm a fan of IPS LCD over AMOLED. Operations are much smoother and faster than Samsung. Blinkfeed is awesome (for me personally) and you have all the freedom of Android with a very good display incased in a very good body. Also i dont really need crap like airwave and air gesture, in fact, since 4.3 my smart stay barely works.
The One is just my personal choice, i think its the most balance between design, UI and performance. LG G2 isnt far behind. If you going to go with the One, u might as well wait for the new one. If you dont plan to get the new one, i'd probably go the G2 over the Old 1. The Snapdragon 800 will last u much longer than the 600 in the One (2013 edition) The G2 has IPS LCD as well and is very very fast. Only thing lacking is the aluminum body and blinkfeed. Also LG has a pretty good multi-tasking interface, it opens small windows of apps. I suggest you Check out YouTube for the G2.
Depending on how much you want to wait, you should definitely also consider the oppo find 7. This phone's a beauty in my eyes. Specs are great too.
Another interesting phone is the oneplus one with cm. Its going to be 5.5inch with the size of a 5 inch sony z1, qualcomm s800 and its supposed to cost less than 400$. Too bad that there arent any real pics yet and the release is going to be somewhere in Q2 of 2014. So, it can be 1 month or almost 3 :<
I would suggest you go for the All New HTC One or the Xperia Z2 ...both of the devices r going to hit the shelves with in weeks !!
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I would suggest you go for the All New HTC One or the Xperia Z2 ...both of the devices r going to hit the shelves with in weeks !!
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I'm not buying a Sony, that's for sure. The htc one is another thing, but I'm afraid it will be quite expensive at launch, at least that's the way it is where I live. The way I see things is I have two options - get the G2 now or wait for the M8, hoping it won't be THAT expensive
Check out the oppo find 7! Big, cheap, blows everything away
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LG G2 - Very Good Choice
Nexus 5 - Awesome (but not the best camera)
S4 - Sucks
P6 - Friend has it, not bad, but battery life is terrible
HTC One - Awesome.
Also, look into the Xperia Z2, another good option for you.
Personally, i'd go with the new HTC one.
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Why does galaxy s4 sucks ? Although I do agree the design is same and somewhat boring especially when upgrading from s3 but its a practical design. For me, its best choice among the given choices, especially if you can get the qualcomm version, as its google play device so you have option to seamlessly put aosp roms. That negates the N5 advantage as it is..
For LG G2 and Nexus 5, you have limitation of fixed storage, do remember on 16GB devices you get only about 11GB of usable space. Also camera and battery on nexus 5 will be a downgrade for you coming from s3. HTC one although awesome design but has ultrapixel camera which didn't do very well and again a restricted memory.
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Not an option. I'm getting a device from a local carrier, and they don't have oppo.
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Why does galaxy s4 sucks ? Although I do agree the design is same and somewhat boring especially when upgrading from s3 but its a practical design. For me, its best choice among the given choices, especially if you can get the qualcomm version, as its google play device so you have option to seamlessly put aosp roms. That negates the N5 advantage as it is..
For LG G2 and Nexus 5, you have limitation of fixed storage, do remember on 16GB devices you get only about 11GB of usable space. Also camera and battery on nexus 5 will be a downgrade for you coming from s3. HTC one although awesome design but has ultrapixel camera which didn't do very well and again a restricted memory.
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The only reason I'm not sure I want the S4 is that it's deemed even more fragile than the S3. It's slower chipset is also a bit of a disadvantage.
I can get the qualcomm version, so yes - vanilla OS is possible.
As for the G2 - it's awesome and I don't think storage will be that much of an issue. The HTC one is also an option, but the same as S4 - slower chiset and I hera the camera just sucks, but I have a DSLR and a mirrorless camera so I'm not going to expect much from a phone camera anyway. I'm using the iphone 5 now and while typing on it is a real pain, the size is really nice refresh fromthe huge slate the S3 was. I really miss the huge screen though.
The whole thing is quite complicated, as my wife has the RAZR I, but wants an Iphone, so I got one to test it out while waiting for my next android, and I actually like it a lot but the battery is basically on par with the S3, but the screen.... it's so small. It's superior when it comes to actally using it as a phone.
Which one of these handsets is most durable when dropped? I think the g2 would have a bad time due to edge to edge design.
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Which one of these handsets is most durable when dropped? I think the g2 would have a bad time due to edge to edge design.
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iphone 5s for durability.
For me:
1-Note 3
2-Sony Z2
3-Iphone 5s
4-S4
This year I am leaving my S3 also and this is the list of devices I am targeting of buying from !!
I will get one of these bad boys --->
1. Note 3 (appealing in every aspect)
2. HTC ONE 2014 (has microSD card support)
3. Xperia Z2 (Sony really stepping up their game)
4. iPhone 6 (a really good phone for basic telephony)
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I recommend nexus & S4 from the point of view of a good battery and high specs and features, Also the nexus 5 has good feature which is wireless charging, The S4 has higher features than the nexus as usual samsung strikes with stunning technology.
-Mina
I am getting a new phone in two months. Got an S3 now. This is my top choices :
1. Note 3
2. Xperia Z2
3 HTC one (2014)
4. S5
Very difficult to choose
I'm between n5 s4 and g2 for now...
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Mafioso said:
Why does galaxy s4 sucks ? Although I do agree the design is same and somewhat boring especially when upgrading from s3 but its a practical design. For me, its best choice among the given choices, especially if you can get the qualcomm version, as its google play device so you have option to seamlessly put aosp roms. That negates the N5 advantage as it is..
For LG G2 and Nexus 5, you have limitation of fixed storage, do remember on 16GB devices you get only about 11GB of usable space. Also camera and battery on nexus 5 will be a downgrade for you coming from s3. HTC one although awesome design but has ultrapixel camera which didn't do very well and again a restricted memory.
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i know a few people with S4's, both versions. They both completely suck. In all honesty, the design isnt that bad, it looks very similar to the s3 but the feeling is alot better. However, Samsungs OS skin just down right fails. The ui is laggy, and please dont say theres no lag. i dont know how people dont notice this crap. The UI lags. Maybe the galaxy s4 google play edition, is a viable option.
There is literally nothing that the S4 has over its competitors. If you compare it to the HTC one (2013), then really, the One beats it hands down. You really dont need crap like the air wave.
SGH-m819n galaxy mega running the megafire v5 rom. Ive had two people literally sell their note3 after seeing how big and fast my phone is. 60 dollar truly unlimited unthrottled LTE data on tmobiles network though metro is a pretty nice perk, too.