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I'm about to change my old Desire with a new phone... but i'm very undecided on my choose.
I have no budget limit, but i want to spend well my money...
I'm interested in full ICS support that come with Galaxy Nexus, but some features don't like to me (plastic case, design, easy-to-scrath display, "old" cpu and gpu) ...
I like so much new HTC One series (especially One X) but it has too much inch for me and the nvidia soc doesn't persuade me (after have seen lg 2x problems) ...
so there is HTC One S, but here i don't like the design (much more beautiful on OneX) and to tell the truth, i like original interface of ICS, i don't want Sense also because is too "Social-print" (i don't have facebook, twitter, google+)
I'm so confused
Hmmm, Samsung galaxy s2? If your still into HTC phones maybe XE or XL.
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Hmmm, Samsung galaxy s2? If your still into HTC phones maybe XE or XL.
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S2 is getting old ...
maybe the best thing is to wait for S3
First your current available
Well SGS2 has the best processor of that generation, shame about the TW muddled OS. This is the only thing that lets it down.
The GalNexus is almost indentical with a bigger screen, excellent noise cancellation, processor almost as good but ecellent stock vaniila guaranteed upgrade but no gorilla glass, and micro SD card.
The HTC One X -- Quad Core, large screen, ICS, Good camera with nice features. No removable battery, no microsd card. See debate about Quad vs Dual Core to decide where you stand
For deciding phones in the future might be good
This thread is closed but was helpful, links to the proper thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579299&page=4
For a fair as you can find evaluation of quad core vs top dual core
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/05/htc-one-x-vs-one-s/
Seeing as the Krait S4 performs quite well, I'd suggest the ASUS padfone as a strong contender for your purchase.
Future phones are mostly rumourer and I covered that here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24774191
best thing to do now is wait... obviously for SGS3. That does not mean SGS3 is your best option… you should wait & then compare HTC One X , SGS3 & LG optimus 4X
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S2 is getting old ...
maybe the best thing is to wait for S3
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I agree, if the HTC One X isn't suited for you then waiting really Is the best option.
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Galaxy Nexus is getting cheaper by the second, and will undoubtedly take a further price dive after the S3 comes out (hopefully in a month or too), so that's an option. However, you said you had unlimited budget, and didn't like GN so much. (Also, it is a "last-generation" phone, though not outdated or anything.)
You never mentioned if rooting was an option. If so, you can get stock ICS on pretty much anything (I'd wait for the S3 to compare it to our current options, then). If not, your choices are far more limited (most of them not even out yet): http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/q9zvm/phones_with_stock_ice_cream_sandwich/
Either wait for S3 or go for S2 and root it. Flash ICS rom and you are golden..
Can anyone tell me what the main differences are when you compare gnexus with the stock ROM vs gs2 with rooted ics rom? The differences in speed smoothness etc
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Can anyone tell me what the main differences are when you compare gnexus with the stock ROM vs gs2 with rooted ics rom? The differences in speed smoothness etc
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Last time I've heard the SGS2 with ics is faster. But I guess that's a personal opinion.
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Greetings! First of all sorry for my bad english.
I'm watching this forums for some time but I finally made an account because I need some advice.
I have Galaxy Ace at the moment and I'm in a search for a new android one.
So i got stuck on Xperia S, Galaxy S2 or something 3rd
And I'm not sure if galaxy S2 is still worth buying? Is there any better dual core andorid?
Quad core is just to much at the moment for me and I don't see any reason to get one.
I found HTC one S is a great phone but it's to costly for me and I really don't like HTC phones.
Anybody?
Best dual core android at the moment? Or at least best for its value
The galaxy S II is still a great phone. Depending who your service provider is you could maybe even get some other phones, but the s2 is amazing. It is one of the most durable phones, even though it does feel cheap. It will come with touchwiz so I suggest you put a custom rom on it. The battery life is pretty nice on it. The screen is nice, large and bright. The phone is very nice, with its biggest downfall being it feels rather cheap, but still a trustworthy phone.
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i think too... Galaxy 2 its very good ..
Many thanks!!
Good luck!
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It's a good phone, especially considering how the newer phones have terrible giant screens.
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Samsung Galaxy Note :thumbup:
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It's a good phone, especially considering how the newer phones have terrible giant screens.
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Samsung Galaxy Note :thumbup:
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Exhibit A.
buy SGS2 i think is the best 2-core mobile on market
Hi guys,
I purchased galaxy s3 few days ago. But at the back of my mind i always had this feeling that samsung didnot provide 2gb ram for the quad core version. Also s3 scored less benchmark score than iphone 5.
This ram thing is bugging me a lot cause im worried if my s3 would get outdated too fast. What do you people think? Should i sell my s3 and go for note 2. Is galaxy s3 one of the best phones out there?
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The GS3 won't be outdated anytime soon, so you don't need to buy the Note 2 for that reason.
Note 2 if you don't mind the size.
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The Note II is to big for me at least so I would probably sick with the S3, but if you don't mind that extra size, get it.
As you use your S III do you have any issues like lagging or any probs that is related to RAM? If not then RAM is not something that should be bugging you. Up until that monsterous 5 inch 1080p phones coming the distance between note ii and s iii will remain quite significant regarding size and purposes. I would stick with my siii knowing that if I had a note ii I could never handle it anywhere like a phone as I would with s iii. Rather, I would have both of them.
if you handle big size go for note if you cant then no, head over to some samsung cafe to have a demo
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Hi guys,
I purchased galaxy s3 few days ago. But at the back of my mind i always had this feeling that samsung didnot provide 2gb ram for the quad core version. Also s3 scored less benchmark score than iphone 5.
This ram thing is bugging me a lot cause im worried if my s3 would get outdated too fast. What do you people think? Should i sell my s3 and go for note 2. Is galaxy s3 one of the best phones out there?
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NOTE 2 BECAUSE SGS3 has only 780 mb ram and note 2 has about 1.6 gb ram
multitasking sucks on galaxy s3 because of that reason
and after updating note 2's firmware you get split screen multi tasking like note 800 which makes it awesome
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Dude.. s3 is an awesome phone in total. Go for the note 2 only if u want a bigger screen and a stylus. Coz, as of now, the ram of s3 is really sufficient. All games run without a lag, smooth browsing, smooth multitasking. What more u need?? So don't think that s3 is gonna get outdated anytime soon. Give for note2 if u want bigger screen and yeah it has better battery life coz of the humongous battery. Don't switch thinking s3 is gonna get outdated.. hope I helped.
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Thanks guys for all the reply's I too feel that the s3 is pretty awesome, but few things are really annoying such as the dialer and contacts lag etc which sammy should have fixed. And also they should have added extra ram. There is no huge difference between the s3 and s2. I am just a student, I saved money to buy this phone, I want it to be perfect that's all
If you want a larger screen, go for the Note II. If you don't, stick to the S3.
If you want to get Android updates first, go for Nexus 4.
^ unless, like most of us you like using an sdcard - nexus 4 doesn't... which is a deal breaker for me
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Note II is an amazing phone but the problem of the size is very critical for me and also i didn't find any problem from the RAM of s3 it's doing great , and also samsung in a last update said that the next update for s3 it will support multitask multiscreen, so they will not doing something like that if they know that the RAM will not sufficient and sutiable for that ,
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Hi guys,
I purchased galaxy s3 few days ago. But at the back of my mind i always had this feeling that samsung didnot provide 2gb ram for the quad core version. Also s3 scored less benchmark score than iphone 5.
This ram thing is bugging me a lot cause im worried if my s3 would get outdated too fast. What do you people think? Should i sell my s3 and go for note 2. Is galaxy s3 one of the best phones out there?
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Bear in mind that a lot of ram is hogged by S pen. Undoubtedly S3 is the finest smartphone out there. You have money to burn, then buy Note 2.
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no there is no great difference in price of note 2 and galaxy s3
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note 2 ram + s-pen has lot of features
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If u feel being outdated bcoz iphone 5 scored better benchmarks, just wait for s4 or exynos 5250 chipset handset from samsung. S4 will be on exynos 5450 architecture. But whats the point in waiting too long when hot tech is right in ur hand. If u can afford go for note 2 all the way without selling s3.
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I simply can't believe that you asking for help to make a decision whether to get note 2. It is absolutely ridiculous question in my opinion.
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Thread title should read "Help me get even more confused guys"
Mostly everybody seems to be giving similar advise. if you are ok with bigger size+ $$ to burn, get a note 2, else you already have a s3.
Why do you think the s3 is not suiting your needs ? i eman do you have any complaints, or just the fact that your phone will be "outdated" soon ? Cos it happens among students (i noted you are one) where they try to show off the most latest gadgets, trust me, not worth the race. as long as it suits all your needs, (guessing music+pics+FB+whatsapp) then s3 is perfect (you already have it so ....)
Lot of folks talking about Multitasking ?? are you sure you actually going to use that feature ? or maybe again just to "show-off"..
I am assuming you may have a laptop already, so...... multitasking ? emails? etc... will they really make any difference ?
No offense but these were my 2 cents and the rest is upto you. my vote - stick to the s3 for now.
Hi there,
Guys I am planning to buy a new high end android smartphone here in India, but I am a bit confused with Samsung Galaxy s3($530 or Rs29000) & LG Optimus G($603 or Rs33000). There is not a big difference in price but as I saw Optimus is much faster than Galaxy S3 and also optimus sports 2GB of RAM but S3 is having only 1GB of RAM.
Samsung is known for its better hardware utilization & regular updates while I dont have any idea about LG for the same. Guys please suggest me for which phone I should go ??
Thanks & Regards
Abhishek
abhishekjain.ims said:
Hi there,
Guys I am planning to buy a new high end android smartphone here in India, but I am a bit confused with Samsung Galaxy s3($530 or Rs29000) & LG Optimus G($603 or Rs33000). There is not a big difference in price but as I saw Optimus is much faster than Galaxy S3 and also optimus sports 2GB of RAM but S3 is having only 1GB of RAM.
Samsung is known for its better hardware utilization & regular updates while I dont have any idea about LG for the same. Guys please suggest me for which phone I should go ??
Thanks & Regards
Abhishek
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The LG is considerably better in hardware specs (newer, faster processor, double the ram)
The 1GB of ram certainly hurts the S3.
LG is bad at updating, but it seems they are trying to improve that. However there hasn't been a real transformation yet.
Despite this, the stock software from LG is less intrusive and more holo-like than TouchWiz, the aesthetics are better in my opinion.
Touchwiz has the upper hand in features though.
Go to GSM Arena, they have a comparison between them.
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When you are asking for high end android smarphone here then I will give my answer is wait for one or two month then go for samsung s4. You will get much better hardware, longer support and updates, and more future proof.
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When you are asking for high end android smarphone here then I will give my answer is wait for one or two month then go for samsung s4. You will get much better hardware, longer support and updates, and more future proof.
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Well thanks but I am in a bit hurry..really cant wait...next week i am going for vacations so I need before that.
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The LG is considerably better in hardware specs (newer, faster processor, double the ram)
The 1GB of ram certainly hurts the S3.
LG is bad at updating, but it seems they are trying to improve that. However there hasn't been a real transformation yet.
Despite this, the stock software from LG is less intrusive and more holo-like than TouchWiz, the aesthetics are better in my opinion.
Touchwiz has the upper hand in features though.
Go to GSM Arena, they have a comparison between them.
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yes I agree LG is much better in hardware specs & weaker side is software. But is it too bad to use ? Also I read some reviews stating that LG's camera quality sucks. Is it true ??
abhishekjain.ims said:
Hi there,
Guys I am planning to buy a new high end android smartphone here in India, but I am a bit confused with Samsung Galaxy s3($530 or Rs29000) & LG Optimus G($603 or Rs33000). There is not a big difference in price but as I saw Optimus is much faster than Galaxy S3 and also optimus sports 2GB of RAM but S3 is having only 1GB of RAM.
Samsung is known for its better hardware utilization & regular updates while I dont have any idea about LG for the same. Guys please suggest me for which phone I should go ??
Thanks & Regards
Abhishek
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Get yourself an i9305 instead. Much better option.... 4core+2GB of RAM + LTE+Android 5.0 coming for sure= future proof for little money. Here in UK you can get a New one from eBay for £300 or less!! Simple as that
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Get yourself an i9305 instead. Much better option.... 4core+2GB of RAM + LTE+Android 5.0 coming for sure= future proof for little money. Here in UK you can get a New one from eBay for £300 or less!! Simple as that
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Mate i am here in India where we have I9300 version with only 1GB of RAM
abhishekjain.ims said:
yes I agree LG is much better in hardware specs & weaker side is software. But is it too bad to use ? Also I read some reviews stating that LG's camera quality sucks. Is it true ??
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Software itself it's good IMHO.
Updates are really bad though - LG takes a long time to update non-flagships. Which in the short term won't be an issue for you.
But if you are planning to stay with the device for a long while, you might not see Android 5 for your device.
I don't know how good the development for the device will be, but it seems that S3's is far larger.
So, it depends, you could have better hardware, sacrificing future updates or development support (despite S3 having little of AOSP flavor, we have several quality stock ROMs, and that's without mentioning the top quality kernels available )
For the people that complain about Samsung and updates, see this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2221227
Well stay away from s3. I am selling my s3 tomorrow. Will be going for op g or xperia z.
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Well stay away from s3. I am selling my s3 tomorrow. Will be going for op g or xperia z.
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I saw a review video for xperia z & it lags a bit & its software is much weaker than LG..i am not even thinking for xperia z,but my confusion is with only LG Optimus G & Samsung Galaxy S3..
abhishekjain.ims said:
I saw a review video for xperia z & it lags a bit & its software is much weaker than LG..i am not even thinking for xperia z,but my confusion is with only LG Optimus G & Samsung Galaxy S3..
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Optinus G eyes closed. Black one is cool. :thumbup:
U can check review on igyaan.in by bharat nagpal.
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Lol forget the s3, 1GB of ram will piss you off big time
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Lol forget the s3, 1GB of ram will piss you off big time
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Thats what I am trying to convince him.
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Lol forget the s3, 1GB of ram will piss you off big time
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But somewhere internet I read about S3 that Samsung is going to update S3 to Android 5...but LG is on the weaker side for updating their devices.
abhishekjain.ims said:
But somewhere internet I read about S3 that Samsung is going to update S3 to Android 5...but LG is on the weaker side for updating their devices.
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Yes it will get updated and suck more due to more blotware. And u can always install custome roms for lg. But I guess op g also will get updated to klp.
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Yes it will get updated and suck more due to more blotware. And u can always install custome roms for lg. But I guess op g also will get updated to klp.
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I also read some reviews & comparisons between Optimus G & S3 and I found optimus g is having weaker battery life and poor camera quality over S3, is it true ??
abhishekjain.ims said:
I also read some reviews & comparisons between Optimus G & S3 and I found optimus g is having weaker battery life and poor camera quality over S3, is it true ??
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Op g Battery life I have not checked my self and camera too. But s3 has so many issues. M using using it and now selling it. Find sudden death of s3 in this forum u will come to knw.
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Op g Battery life I have not checked my self and camera too. But s3 has so many issues. M using using it and now selling it.
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What kind of issues you are having with S3 ?? Are you using ICS or JB on your S3 ??
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What kind of issues you are having with S3 ?? Are you using ICS or JB on your S3 ??
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M using 4.1.2 issues like multitasking suck. Second all sammy phones look similer so many ppl asked me is this new grand?? No unique ness. Also my motherboard having insane firmware mens it can meet sudden death and sammy has not accepted their fault officially. After spending so much u will get white glossy plastic. It also gets warm pretty quick.
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Anything but Lucky Goldstar!
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Hey guys im interested in the Htc One Max. Ive watched all the reviews online it see it gets alot of negative reviews due to the not upgraded specs from the original one. My question is it really worth buying and how is it overall as far as display, performance, and multi tasking? I dont really trust the youtube reviewers opinions. Thx in advance for any insight
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Well I wanted a phablet... I had the GS III.. I got sick of the lag in touchwiz. Now i understand why Samsung uses the latest specs and most RAM. Touchwiz is really a resource hog.
So i gave up on the note 3. I bought the LG G2 while I waited for one max on verizon.
So yesterday afterwork i went to verizon and got the max on the device payment plan(NOT EDGE).
The phone is luxurious. No lag at all. I love sense.
Android 4.3 and sense 5.5 work amazing together.
The display is amazing. SLCD performs better than AMOLED.
Snapdragon 600 or Snapdragon 800 are just ploys. I had the lg g2 for a month. Believe me i don't notice any difference between the 2 in performance or lag.
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Hey guys im interested in the Htc One Max. Ive watched all the reviews online it see it gets alot of negative reviews due to the not upgraded specs from the original one. My question is it really worth buying and how is it overall as far as display, performance, and multi tasking? I dont really trust the youtube reviewers opinions. Thx in advance for any insight
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I love it, i switched from Samsung with higher specs. Htc has provided text reflow from the beginning and right now HTC is the only one that is still providing it. With screen as big it is essential when you are browsing on your phone. Others provide solutions where you have to click on increase Text size. White on this device you just pinch zoom and it auto wraps. There is one feature I miss from Samsung and that is Hardware Home button, its handy when you want to wake up phone from sleep. Apart from that I love everything else about this phone.
Thanks alot for both of your replies, im curently using the note 3 and im sick as touchwiz as well. Sure you can use a third party launcher , but honestly samsung is just recycling the same things over and over. I had all the notes 1-3 and end up selling them within months i like the one max build quality and i really like sense 5.5 im just hoping T mobile will carry it soon
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I just picked mine up two days ago. Came from an HTC DNA.
So far I have liked it but I still miss my DNA, but I think that's because I had Viper running on it. In due time it will come to the One Max as well... just have to wait.
Otherwise I think it's the better of the two between it and Samsung.
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I just picked mine up two days ago. Came from an HTC DNA.
So far I have liked it but I still miss my DNA, but I think that's because I had Viper running on it. In due time it will come to the One Max as well... just have to wait.
Otherwise I think it's the better of the two between it and Samsung.
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Cool thx
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