Hi guys
Just wondering what the best Android phone is, in the UK market. I really want it to be good at playing games, playing vids and listening to music. So something really fast and a good screen for multimedia apps. I was looking at Galaxy S and HTC EVO 4G. Are these the best on the market just now?
Cheers guys
Martin
the htc desire hd is the best android phone on the market at the mo
Thanks AndroHero
Has the HTC Desire got the ability to use tilt games, like the iPhone? Like using the phone as a steering wheel when playing driving games
How about the motorola milestone 2?
I'd say it's the Desire HD.
Though the Desire is also a great phone, I prefer it since it has a 3.7" screen compared to a 4.3" of the HD. Though the HD has more RAM and a better GPU.
BTW, the Desire HD is the worldwide version of the Evo 4G though better it seems.
and yep. The phone supports tilt games =)
Thanks guys for your feedback. Is it correct the Desire wont be able to upgrade to Android 3?
I'd say galaxy S. SAMOLED screen is awesome and the samsung hummingbird is faster than snapdragon.
My choice is HTC EVO 4G
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My choice is HTC EVO 4G
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He said in the UK.
I have the EVO 4G (U.S. only) too and its awesome for games, so I recommend the international version which is the Desire HD. Not the regular Desire, but with HD in the name.
If you use your phone for mostly personal, then the Desire HD is the way to go. If you use your phone for business, I would recommend the Desire Z (smaller and has a keyboard)
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Thanks again guys for your feedback. I think the HTC Desire HD looks amazing, and would love to go down that route. But I am trying to keep my monthly cost to £25 per month. So might have to wait a while for it to come down in price.
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What is the best android phone to buy ?
Sorry for my english im french lol.
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Right now its probably the HTC Desire HD. The Galaxy S awesome but it's riddled with bugs and Samsung still haven't given ud an official froyo, but the hardware is simply amazing
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Right now its probably the HTC Desire HD. The Galaxy S awesome but it's riddled with bugs and Samsung still haven't given ud an official froyo, but the hardware is simply amazing
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Amen. Desire HD FTW.
i think galaxy is better than htc hd. but samsung should really work hard on their upgrade and other bugs.
HTC Leo
Is it´s capable of boot Android and WM
If only Android I would choose Desire Z
It's your own opinion realy ...
But yeah Desire HD ftw
I would also say the Desire HD.
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HTC Leo
Is it´s capable of boot Android and WM
If only Android I would choose Desire Z
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Have to agree,
(very) Large screen, capable of running
WM6.5,
Android 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 2.4 (sort of),
WP7,
MeeGo and
Ubuntu.
Now who can beet this....
only downside is the lack of RAM on EU model..
I believe that you should ask yourself two questions.
1- how much money I'm welling to spend.
2 - wich characteristics must the phone have.
And then pick a phone from the available ones
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For me Personally, I absolutely HAVE to have wifi calling on my phone due to the crappy signal I get in my house, 2 doors up or down I get 5 bars and full 4g, but in the house I barely get edge and get 1 bar that comes and goes. With that being said T-mobile is the only one that makes wifi calling on some of their newer android phones. I presently own the Mytouch 4g witch I love, but If I have a bunch of cash I'd run out and buy the G2X, that looks really sweet.
Enjoying the HTC Incredible S, but I'm drooling over the Atrix and the new Charge from HTC
using lg optimus 2x with cm7
it's really fast
another vote for desire from me!
I would say anything BUT the LEO(HD2) if you do not want to change the OS. I've had the hd2 for a while and I truly despise the bugs in WinMo 6.5 ...the features are well intended but it just does not operate well after using it for a while. Android on the LEO/HD2 is fantastic though and the screen size is unbeatable.
The G2x, Nexus S are the best phone because they aren't skinned and offer and a pure Google experience. If you want a used phone then nexus 1 or the Motorola Droid for its keyboard.
Even though the HTC Desire is getting on a bit now, it's still looking good as news even though I use it heavily everyday. Running the Oxygen Mod so it's using one of the latest Android versions, Gingerbread (2.3).
There are a cool new Android phones around this year such as the LG Optimus 2X since it's dual core. The Sony Xpheria Play looks interesting too since it's designed for gaming.
I can see why but I think the Galaxy S is SOO undervalued it's not true.
With 4 inch Voodoo Color, you get best screen for now with tweaks. Obviously, without voodoo color, the SGS II 4.3 with Super Amoled Plus would win the game.
As far as SQ is concerned, again, Galaxy S with Voodoo sound, Galaxy tuner/DSP manager and powerAMP, it's up there with Sony and Cowon DACs which in my opinion as an audiophile, it absolutely great since I don't like carrying two devices.
Adding onto this, the ROM devs with CM7, MIUI AND sense as well as optimized Samsung ROMs which have NO lag at all, the only flaw in my SGS is the build quality. Actually, quality isn't so bad, it just feels cheap because it's too light which in this case is a bad thing.
Oh btw, codec support is amazing and I may be wrong but is one of the best in terms of codec support as well.
Come on people, SGS all the way if you want all round phone (Or Nexus S cuz it's basically the same now.)
Galaxy s II
HTC Inspire 4G FTW!!!!
The G2X or Nexus S are good to go...or a used phone like the Nexus One (Android Development phone).
i will be buying a new phone end of this month, i was thinking of the hd2 but after hearing about the desire hd, i really cannot decide, other than the specs, which i feel is sufficient on the hd2, is there anything i should take note of? ive heard that windows mobile is not that good, but how bad is it with normal use like email, web browsing? can anyone clarify, i can get the hd2 for about $600 while the desire hd for $900. is the desire hd really worth it? thx
theres not much difference in terms of hardware.If you want a native android phone then get the Desire HD,if you like the idea of a fun phone to tinker with and duel boot windows and android then get the HD2,you can so much with them.
Yup HD2 for OPTIONS!!! plus they are cheap enogh now (I got mine for $350 AUD on ebay) that it wouldnt take too long for you to save up again if you did decide you wanted a desire hd (but you wont lol) The only reeal thing the desire HD has over HD2 is the screen
HD2
I think getting HD2 is better option as it incorporates much better features.
One more for Leo!
You can have Android and possibly soon WP7 on the same device!
I would choose the desire gd just because I don't like WinMo
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+1 for leo
You can play more with HD2 since you can also get android working on it and there is also hope of getting WP7.
I vote for HD2.
I think you should buy HTC Desire HD2. It has more features and it is a more powerful device than Desire HD.
i will be buying a new phone end of this month, i was thinking of the hd2 but after hearing about the desire hd, i really cannot decide, other than the specs, which i feel is sufficient on the hd2, is there anything i should take note of? ive heard that windows mobile is not that good, but how bad is it with normal use like email, web browsing? can anyone clarify, i can get the hd2 for about $600 while the desire hd for $900. is the desire hd really worth it? thx
HD2 will be a good choose for you, U can install andriod on it 2.
Desire HD got a better GPU then HD2, multitouch support up to 4 fingers, 720p video recording, 8Mpx camera and official Gingerbread from HTC. So I would go for the Desire HD.
Ok heres my 2 cents,
I have an HD2 which i have dual booting with droid.
When i want it super stable and reliable i use the stock windows rom (great for business use for which it was really designed, email etc)
When im home i use droid, much more user friendly, better surfing web, market place is better (apps) etc.
Windows will always be my first choice, droid is for fun (angry birds etc)
Remember, the HD2 you can have both, with the desire hd your stuck with droid.
Windows is reliable, solid and functional, droid is more "iphonish" if that helps
Good luck
thx. i actually have an ipod touch for my apps and games, so my purpose of the hd2 is just emails, web browsing and phone calls. does the dual booting with android work smoothly(like on the desire) or is there some lags?
Like I said, desire HD got a far better gpu so games will do much better on desire HD (and overall smoothness). I'd definitely choose the phone that can do better performances then a phone that does windows mobile(which sucks IMHO).
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bl1995cy said:
thx. i actually have an ipod touch for my apps and games, so my purpose of the hd2 is just emails, web browsing and phone calls. does the dual booting with android work smoothly(like on the desire) or is there some lags?
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Works smoothly for me with a class 6 card
EleCtrOx666 said:
Like I said, desire HD got a far better gpu so games will do much better on desire HD (and overall smoothness). I'd definitely choose the phone that can do better performances then a phone that does windows mobile(which sucks IMHO).
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Like i said, purely subjective question and answer, i dont game and heavily rely on for business. That said, droid is very user friendly.
Chow.
I was in the same situation and had to choose between these 2 phones.
I wanted to have the HTC Desire HD first but had to save that money because its not that cheap.
Now I found a HTC HD2 for 300€ and Im gonna buy that one now. I can put android on it.
Now I can save more money and buy one of the great phones that will come out next year.
Hi, im looking to buy a htc phone. and would like some suggestions as to which one?
i have previously owned a htc wildfire which i thought was too slow and not capable to run some games. However, the android software itself was great.
I have heard that the htc desire, is the next upgrade from the wildfire?
Which htc phone would you recommend priced reasonably and has a decent cpu which does not tend to run slow and is capable to run most games and apps?
any suggestions are much appreciated.
Htc evo or thunderbolt if u need a phone right now but if your in no hurry and could wait wait for the htc evo 3d
Hi, ok ill have a look into them phones.
btw, im from the uk and if im right not all the models which are available in the us are for sale in the uk?
that can be done by googling
The htc evo has great awsome dev support which allow us tons of different custom roms and themes. most of the devs that are for the evo are going to the evo 3d so the evo 3d is gonna get a bunch of great devolophers so yeah i recommend evo or evo 3d
the UK phone-market is almost identical to that of Australia. here the best options are probably the Incredible S or just wait a little while and get the market topping Sensation.
Both good phones with enough CPU power to chew through all average apps!
Desire S is great in upper end but Wildfire S is superb for medium range...
okay thanks for the suggestions so far.
ive narrowed it down too 2 phones
the htc desire hd and the desire s.
which one would you say is the better from the 2?
regards.
HTC desire hd
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H1tmanx said:
Hi, im looking to buy a htc phone. and would like some suggestions as to which one?
i have previously owned a htc wildfire which i thought was too slow and not capable to run some games. However, the android software itself was great.
I have heard that the htc desire, is the next upgrade from the wildfire?
Which htc phone would you recommend priced reasonably and has a decent cpu which does not tend to run slow and is capable to run most games and apps?
any suggestions are much appreciated.
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You do gaming. My suggestion bought used HD2 TMOUS with 1024 ROM you can do alot with this dinosaurus. The beast is considered OLD but this is one of Masterpiece of htc released. I hold IncrAPdible S now with (very sad S-ON) upgraded to 2.3.3 by htc via FOTA. But I also hold HD2 wwe version. I loved HD2. I will not buy HTC again unless they confirmed no other locked the boot-loader. I search a lot of web pages no lucks to find how to root my IncrAPdible S.
Go and get HD2, make dual boot then you can play any games you like
have great day
Hi im in the process of looking for a new upgrade from my touch pro2.
I was intending to get a Desire S, due to its aluminium body and 1ghz processor. But my provider has the Motorola Atrix and Samsung Galaxy S on offer too.
All 3 phones cost the same monthly fee when bundled with the same phone plan.
What would you get? HTC Desire S, Moto Atrix or Samsung Galaxy S. My last 2 phones have been htc and Ive been very impressed with the build quality of them. I maily use the phone for web browsing, watching movies, and occasional games and do enjoy loading roms etc.. Anyone have any advice on what to get or what not to get?
i would get the moto atrix fingerprint + dualcore ownz
Don't get Moto due to locked bootloader. I had to choose between Galaxy S, Nexus S and Desire S.
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get the moto atrix!
Well Desire S has a locked bootloader too. And up to now, there are no updates about the unlocking announcement of HTC
Thanks for the advice.
Ive checked out the atrix a little on youtube and it does look nice and responsive. Seems lag free and that will be strange comming from winmo 6.5 on my htc touch pro 2 lol. The games on the atrix run very well too.
I suppose its more furture proof being dual core and I am a nvidia fanboi lol.
So the Desire S and Atrix both have locked bootloaders? So no flashing on either device untill either of the companies provide an unlock or someone hacks one?
I'd say go Desire S....(in fact I did, and I also came from a HTC WM device - topaz)
You're used to HTC phones, you obviously like the Sense look and feel and you'll get a head start with the conversion to Android having the already familiar Sense as you user interface.
Currently Desire S and Moto both have locked bootloaders but Desire S can be unlocked with XTC and will hopefully be software unlocked either by XDA Alpharev or HTC.
Good luck picking!
Yeah I do like the sense look and feel, and have been sick of trying to run android on my touch pro 2 only to have it sleep of death on me after 20 mins
Im wondering how much difference the dual core vs single core cpu in these phones would have on phone lag, especially when it comes to web browsing/navigation etc. Are most of you Desire S users happy with the power under the hood, so to speak?
Also I work in a pretty rough environment and my old touch pro 2 has dents and scratches all over it, its survived being dropped from 3mts in the air down onto concrete lol. It wont die.
Ive read the moto atrix seems plastic like, that worries me. Do you think the desire s would be pretty tough?
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Yeah I do like the sense look and feel, and have been sick of trying to run android on my touch pro 2 only to have it sleep of death on me after 20 mins
Im wondering how much difference the dual core vs single core cpu in these phones would have on phone lag, especially when it comes to web browsing/navigation etc. Are most of you Desire S users happy with the power under the hood, so to speak?
Also I work in a pretty rough environment and my old touch pro 2 has dents and scratches all over it, its survived being dropped from 3mts in the air down onto concrete lol. It wont die.
Ive read the moto atrix seems plastic like, that worries me. Do you think the desire s would be pretty tough?
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Desire S seems plenty fast for me, I don't play games on the device and browsing speed is mainly determined by the network speed as oppossed to CPU power.
Screen protector and a case should be a must, even though Desire feels like a strong well made device you won't want to wreck it and it will still be smaller than your old device.
anyway u still don't know what apps for android are coming and how much cpu they'll need, so with a dual core u are more future proof than with a single core
On my opinion, I recommended to buy desire s, I moved from touch pro 2 as well , MOTO atrix's screen is bull****, don't buy it , you will loss money, galaxy s2 is best one, but price is too high at momnent, just wait couple weeks
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hmm thanks for the advice guys, ill go to a store tomorrow and compare the 2 phones builds. I am thinking ill probably go with the desire s.
yagermaster said:
Hi im in the process of looking for a new upgrade from my touch pro2.
I was intending to get a Desire S, due to its aluminium body and 1ghz processor. But my provider has the Motorola Atrix and Samsung Galaxy S on offer too.
All 3 phones cost the same monthly fee when bundled with the same phone plan.
What would you get? HTC Desire S, Moto Atrix or Samsung Galaxy S. My last 2 phones have been htc and Ive been very impressed with the build quality of them. I maily use the phone for web browsing, watching movies, and occasional games and do enjoy loading roms etc.. Anyone have any advice on what to get or what not to get?
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I am more or less on the same boat, but I'm torn between desire s, galaxy s2 and iphone 4. (the dark side is tempting a bit )
Coming from hd2 with desire rom (lost it... ) I know I will love d.s, also it is the cheapest of those above so more likely I'll get one as soon as I will leave the bath.
I had a Atrix for a while but ended up sending it back. It is a really nice device, super fast and pretty good build quality (although i'd say the Desire S is better).
The negative for me were:
1. Battery Life sucked (although the Desire isn't amazing in this area either)
2. Motoblur sucked: Really disliked the interface although Sense is also showing its age (Launcherpro ftw)
3. Apps: I've found a total of 2 apps where I can see the benefit of a dual core processor; Dungeon Defenders and Google Earth (noticeably smoother on the atrix)
4. Cost: Total cost of phone over the contract was 1/2 that of Desire S, In a few months I'm pretty sure I could pick up a dual core tablet for the difference.
One thing, I am playing the lastest gameloft games (The games that have the best graphics) and they work perfect... i dont see why i need a dual core phone?!?!
BTW Its Dungeon Hunter 2... an AWESOME game xD
Between Galaxy S and HTC Desire S I’d go for the second cause 1st I personally don’t like Samsung’s implementation of UI and menu and 2nd HTC has a more solid build.
Ive had a SGS and had nothing but problems.The phone spent more time in the repair centre than i it was with me so eventually i sold it and bought a DHD and now also own a desire s.apart from the screen size the desire s is a better all round phone imo.sgs had the motherboard changed 2 times,screen turned dull and maps was miles in accurate plus no camera flash
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Hi im in the process of looking for a new upgrade from my touch pro2.
I was intending to get a Desire S, due to its aluminium body and 1ghz processor. But my provider has the Motorola Atrix and Samsung Galaxy S on offer too.
All 3 phones cost the same monthly fee when bundled with the same phone plan.
What would you get? HTC Desire S, Moto Atrix or Samsung Galaxy S. My last 2 phones have been htc and Ive been very impressed with the build quality of them. I maily use the phone for web browsing, watching movies, and occasional games and do enjoy loading roms etc.. Anyone have any advice on what to get or what not to get?
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YES! I have been offered a desire s or sgs as a backup phone.. and 'm in a dilma on which to get. i have never owned a android htc, so dont really know much about sense. on the other hand i own 2 samsung android devices (sgs2 + sgt) so i'm familiar with touchwiz etc.
i want a phone with better battery prefably... desire s or sgs?
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YES! I have been offered a desire s or sgs as a backup phone.. and 'm in a dilma on which to get. i have never owned a android htc, so dont really know much about sense. on the other hand i own 2 samsung android devices (sgs2 + sgt) so i'm familiar with touchwiz etc.
i want a phone with better battery prefably... desire s or sgs?
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I'd say go Desire S, but then I'm biased, I think that you'll love Sense over TouchWiz in no time.
Well thanks for everyone's input. I ended up with the desire s, the atrix looked good, but I didn't like the MOTO theme. The HTC sense is much nicer looking and I'm familiar with it. So far the fone is great. I'm missing my touch pro 2 keyboard, but ill be use to the onscreen kb soon enough.
Thanks again, time to learn as much as I can about this new world of android.
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desire s 其实还是不错的
摩托罗拉 4G 其实优缺点，别看他应配置牛逼，是TFT屏幕的，不灵敏
你们外国人买iphone4 算了，反正都那么有钱的。。。擦