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Nexus One, HTC Desire or Samsung Galaxy S

I'm looking into getting an Android based handset and can't decide which one from the three to get.
The Nexus One has the advantage of getting Froyo and possibly future updates before any other handset. The htc has sense ui which I like while the Samsung has the best specs and the best battery life from what I hear as well
If you guys were to get a new android device today, which would it be?

Go for the desire, it will get 2.2 eventually

Go for the Nexus with all the great XDA mod's, rom's, fix's and will have FroYo real soon!

If I were going to Android* definitely will choose this one:
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*But I´m not

Here are the positives and negatives of each, short of it is that the rest is mostly the same:
Nexus One:
+First in line to get new Android versions from Google
-HTC's remarkably crappy pentile AMOLED screen, crappy color accuracy, crappy effective resolution, and crappy sunlight legibility
Desire:
+576MB RAM
-HTC's remarkably crappy pentile AMOLED screen, crappy color accuracy, crappy effective resolution, and crappy sunlight legibility
Samsung Galaxy S
+AWESOME 4" super AMOLED. Beautiful colors, excellent sunlight legibility -- actually a good AMOLED.
-256MB RAM (less than half of the Desire, and half of the Nexus One's)
-Samsung TouchWiz (sucks)
The screen con for the HTCs and the lack of RAM for the Galaxy S prevent me from recommending any one of them.

Thanks for all the replies. So looks like we still don't have a real good Android phone? Is the new Acer Ferrari any good?
I've been using the iPhone for almost 2 years (first 3G then 3GS) and love it but thought I'd get something different this time around and Android seems to be the way forward. I do like the Blackberry 9800 slider as well and the iPhone 4 looks pretty kick-ass.

I would still recommend NexusOne , for the simple reason that liking/disliking SenseUI is a very personal thing.

appGuru said:
I would still recommend NexusOne , for the simple reason that liking/disliking SenseUI is a very personal thing.
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Can SenseUI be installed on Nexus One? From what I've read its pretty much the same thing as HTC Desire with a couple of differences, right?

Threre is a custom rom with sense availible

friend'scatdied said:
Here are the positives and negatives of each, short of it is that the rest is mostly the same:
Nexus One:
+First in line to get new Android versions from Google
-HTC's remarkably crappy pentile AMOLED screen, crappy color accuracy, crappy effective resolution, and crappy sunlight legibility
Desire:
+576MB RAM
-HTC's remarkably crappy pentile AMOLED screen, crappy color accuracy, crappy effective resolution, and crappy sunlight legibility
Samsung Galaxy S
+AWESOME 4" super AMOLED. Beautiful colors, excellent sunlight legibility -- actually a good AMOLED.
-256MB RAM (less than half of the Desire, and half of the Nexus One's)
-Samsung TouchWiz (sucks)
The screen con for the HTCs and the lack of RAM for the Galaxy S prevent me from recommending any one of them.
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Just a minor correction here
The Ram on Galaxy S is doubled to 512 Now
So i would say Galaxy s

Are you living in the US?
Then i would say: HTC Evo 4G.
Else i would say the Nexus One

ams1576 said:
Just a minor correction here
The Ram on Galaxy S is doubled to 512 Now
So i would say Galaxy s
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In this case, yes, the Galaxy S is the obvious choice.

I am in Dubai, UAE. None of the phones have officially been released yet although Galaxy S is expected within a week or two. Desire and Nexus One both cost the same here (about US$600).
Acer is officially available and a bit cheaper and I'm playing with Liquid-E which is 512MB ROM and RAM but I still find the unit lags on and off. I also used the Motorola Droid which, IMHO, seemed to run quite nicely but I must say that SenseUI definitely adds a lot to Android. Legend is now being released here officially sometime next week- is that worth going for?
Again, apologies for all the questions and appreciate all the answers

Nexus One or Galaxy S?

The only difference that I see between the two (T-Mobile USA's Galaxy S) is that the screen is .3 larger... Any other difference? Thanks.

802.11n on Samsung
also see here
gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3115&idPhone2=3069

802.11n on nexus also. I prefer the stock android look + themes, we can even run the samsung launcher.

Either phone is a great phone to go with. It all depends if you like the larger screen size and the manipulation of the UI elements from a secondary company. But as for future OS releases, the nexus one will always be the first to receive them. As time goes on manufacturers will release better hardware and thus the nexus one will become even more obsolete. Ultimately, it falls on the end user as to which device s/he will likely choose. To sum it up it all boils down to preferences.

The Samsung will be great for 3D apps/games due to its better gpu and larger screen but then it comes down to whether you want Vanilla Android or not as the rest of the features are coming on 2.2. Cool feature of Galaxy S is its ability to function as a remote for 2010 Samsung tv's
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u can also give HTC Desire a thought!

well since N1 has Google's logo at the back this means constant updates (first to get em also) and more support... also i like thinking that i have a phone by a company named " high tech computing" + a google engraving at the back rather than this.
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cmon it's a frisdge company
(p.s i'm kiding no hard feelings)

You forgot, Galaxy S also know as Vibrant, will have front facing VGA camera, no LED flash, 4" SUPER AMOLED display (better in sunlight but not much) Faster GPU, CPU, better multi-touch handling and 720P Video recordering without rooting or modding.
I want one, but I currently have NEXUS ONE... engraved... LOL
I'll wait until the end of the year for better super phones.

I have a Nexus One and I was thinking about getting this phone as a replacement. The problem I'm having with my N1 is the shotty 3G. It kills me, at times I will have full bars of 3G, and seconds later it will drop to two bars of Edge. This problem doesn't occur on my wifes phone(mytouch slide), she keeps full 3G. I won't even be using the phone, I can just have them sitting on the kitchen table and watch the levels of service drop on my N1. I've also noticed as of late that the screen isn't responsive, causing me to have to touch multiple times to get something accomplished, ie: when using the keyboard, or even trying to unlock my phone.
Other than those things, I love my N1 ... but I'm starting to wonder if the Galaxy S will be an upgrade?

Galaxy S It's Bigger(screen) lignhter better colors better prosesor better gpu records out of box at 720p samsungs easy to use touchwiz,
Nexus One It says google on the back lol

I found this one today, pretty usefull and clearly Galaxy rocks2:
http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1435/originalkf.jpg

1 word, hummingbird.
noice that rhymed.

The Phone in My Dream! Which phone is this?

Hello folks,
Here is the phone that I want:
- super-resistant high quality body like HTC devices
- super-amoled 4.0" screen like Samsung devices. Not 3.8" or 4.3"
- super-quality camera like iPhone 4 (not much important)
and it must be an Android device of course ^^
Is there a phone matches with these?

Galaxy S matches.

vbetts said:
Galaxy S matches.
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I think it is the closest one, BUT;
Galaxy S's body is not really qualified like HTC devices.
It also does not have a camera-flash! A really important missing feature.
The other thing that I hate with Galaxy S is that, its look is too much iphoneish.
Look at that :
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xmRipper said:
Hello folks,
Here is the phone that I want:
- super-resistant high quality body like HTC devices
- super-amoled 4.0" screen like Samsung devices. Not 3.8" or 4.3"
- super-quality camera like iPhone 4 (not much important)
and it must be an Android device of course ^^
Is there a phone matches with these?
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Keep an eye on MWC news next month. There have been some interesting HTC leaks already, and they look as if they've got quite a lot to unveil!

xmRipper said:
Hello folks,
Here is the phone that I want:
- super-resistant high quality body like HTC devices
- super-amoled 4.0" screen like Samsung devices. Not 3.8" or 4.3"
- super-quality camera like iPhone 4 (not much important)
and it must be an Android device of course ^^
Is there a phone matches with these?
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real men use 4.3"

LOL I hope anyone is not looking in to Samsung device I mean looking at the history of how they have tendency of dropping user base by not providing any type of support, who would pick them? Have you checked their latest fiasco of Vibrant vs Vibrant 4G? LOL so much for that epic new device...
BTW souljaboy I had HD2 months before it came out in USA so I know the whole 4.3" thing but ATM the hardware I want is only in MT4G as its the flagship of HTC and second is DHD which has 4.3" display but lacks 4G much less 3G support in USA but still gets owned by MT4G natively.

I've been using HD2 for 6 months and I'm a bit bored with 4.3" screen.
4.0" is enough and it's gorgeous with super-amoled.
I was also not happy with HD2's CPU. I need a new generation Snapdragon or a Hummingbird CPU.
So I bought Nexus S a few days ago, but its screen is scratched easily because lack of gorilla glass :/
Anyway, it's better to wait for Galaxy S2! Samsung will announce it on February 13.

xmRipper said:
I've been using HD2 for 6 months and I'm a bit bored with 4.3" screen.
4.0" is enough and it's gorgeous with super-amoled.
I was also not happy with HD2's CPU. I need a new generation Snapdragon or a Hummingbird CPU.
So I bought Nexus S a few days ago, but its screen is scratched easily because lack of gorilla glass :/
Anyway, it's better to wait for Galaxy S2! Samsung will announce it on February 13.
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yeah u should wait till febuary , and if u dont like the new phones , the dhd will be really cheap by then

The Motorola DEFY is a good match.
Swyped from my HTC Desire running LeeDrOiD 2.3d with Tapatalk.

Looks good

BodenM said:
The Motorola DEFY is a good match.
Swyped from my HTC Desire running LeeDrOiD 2.3d with Tapatalk.
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It's not 4" and super-amoled, also its processor is just .. worthless.
Desire and Nexus One are even better than motorola defy.

I agree, wait for the next round. If nothing tickles your fancy, at least there will be a price drop in older models.

Tegra chipsets are just around the corner.. 2Ghz anyone?

First REAL Nexus Prime Leak

"What you are seeing here is the first live photo of the Nexus Prime (or part of it), which comes to confirm several important specs of the upcoming device. First, we've got the HD resolution of the Super AMOLED confirmed - that's 720p on a screen just 4.3" in diagonal. As you can see from the image itself this gives you a pixel density of over 320 dpi, which is certainly more than anyone could need."
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via GSMArena

i doubt it
seems more like the SGS2 HD LTE that was released in Korea

a part of that phone,waiting more pics release

AllGamer said:
i doubt it
seems more like the SGS2 HD LTE that was released in Korea
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Did you take notice of the onscreen buttons? This is definitely the real deal.
GSMArena made the mistake of mixing DPI with PPI, so it's quite possible that the screen is in fact going to be 4.65" just like the SGS 2 HD. The 96 missing pixels are for the onscreen buttons and thus 1280x720 on 4.65 = ppi of 316.

Looks sweet... but that bezel...

.droid said:
Looks sweet... but that bezel...
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Yup, can't believe Samsung are going with a large bezel, when the rumors suggest that the iPhone 5 is going to have almost none.

Ah man, you beat me to it.
I was just about to post it here.
Link

Is in pure Nexus style

I was expecting something that would be totally black and sleek when the screen is off. ><

.droid said:
I was expecting something that would be totally black and sleek when the screen is off. ><
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Probably it will end up acting as mirror, where you'll see people looking into their phones to comb their hair, apply make up etc.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vYPn43WALUw/TosRPrYYB5I/AAAAAAAACLU/NyvtKSdwORE/s1600/gsmarena_001.jpg

Interesting...looks nice. Shame about the large bezel but it does look like the real deal.
Can't wait to see the specs. Its tempting for sure but im gonna wait for nexus s build of ICS before i commit to another handset. My contract still got 12 months to go
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

I will just from that picture it looka great, and specs will be too
Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk

Looks good, of course you cant see anything from the picture but I do not want virtual home buttons

momeo said:
Looks good, of course you cant see anything from the picture but I do not want virtual home buttons
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Sorry but the virtual home, back, search, and menu buttons is one of the features Ice Cream Sandwich is making standard in the Android OS. This is probably an effort to cut out on the pesky problem of hardware buttons wearing out as so many people complain about the hard or soft keys on their device stop working. Not to mention the money and time device manufactures can save from not having to put these buttons on a device.

there's an advantage to a hardware button, even if it's a capacitative one
as it can end task when the Apps hung
if it's a soft button, then you are SOL when an App hung, and it hogs the entire screen as it usually does

AllGamer said:
there's an advantage to a hardware button, even if it's a capacitative one
as it can end task when the Apps hung
if it's a soft button, then you are SOL when an App hung, and it hogs the entire screen as it usually does
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This is where the problem is
Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk

Samsung is the only OEM really trying with android anymore it seems.

now this guy got the real leak for Nexus 3 prime http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289656

Nice, will buy it when availible
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New leaked pics of Nexus Prime

Here is a possible picture of Nexus Prime and his 1,280x72 display screen resolution:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20115325-251/might-this-be-the-nexus-prime/
That's 320dpi on 4.5" screen vs Apple's 326dpi on a 3.7" screen. I'll take that in the Super AMOLED plus please.
They better have a huge battery to last! Notice the touch on-screen buttons
My prediction is that the size of the phone will be just about the same as Nexus s but the extra space for buttons and probably little more on top makes the extra .5" of screen.
And when you think about it, it makes total sense because for movie watching, you can just get those buttons out of the way and have a bigger screen.

I wish it's not only released under Verizon as rumor said so.. it would be great if it is a GSM/CDMA compatible device

goodtom said:
I wish it's not only released under Verizon as rumor said so.. it would be great if it is a GSM/CDMA compatible device
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That would be an asinine move figuring iPhone is on the big 3 now. And I don't know where you read that. (I didn't read the cnet article there so if it was there...)
I like that leak better than the last that everyone believes. And that's just some words with Honeycomb buttons.
Of course this could just be the Honeycomb launcher theme with a background image of what appears to be info about the phone.

obsanity said:
Here is a possible picture of Nexus Prime and his 1,280x72 display screen resolution:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20115325-251/might-this-be-the-nexus-prime/
That's 320dpi on 4.5" screen vs Apple's 326dpi on a 3.7" screen. I'll take that in the Super AMOLED plus please.
They better have a huge battery to last! Notice the touch on-screen buttons
My prediction is that the size of the phone will be just about the same as Nexus s but the extra space for buttons and probably little more on top makes the extra .5" of screen.
And when you think about it, it makes total sense because for movie watching, you can just get those buttons out of the way and have a bigger screen.
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I really hope your prediction comes true about the size of the new Nexus because if it's not, I won't be buying a phone that's over 4,3 and if i can't upgrade to a Nexus phone than i might just test uncharted water...

Releasing on locked cdma carrier is bad move should stick to the traditional unlocked GSM that's if it is true about verizon
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They need to release on all carriers. Also, they better stick to one version/name for all carriers like they did with the nexus s

love samsung displays
My wife got the Epic when I got my EVO. I envy her display. The colors are so much more rich. A co-worker just got the new Galaxy 2...WOW.
Not sure I like the idea of zero physical buttons. Though that might just be PTSD from the Blackberry Storm 2.

wow 4.6inch screen lol. this thing is gonna be a monster

whoooooa

I hope it isn't as curved at the picture makes it look

Love these leaks, the iphone 5 looked so cool

Oh that's cool! 2

other than the LTE features, its no real different than whats already available. Also why the 1.2Ghz processor. Most are releasing with 1.5

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