Ok, I'm really considering converting my HD2 to a full-time Android phone and getting a WP7. After some use, I will be able to decide which route to go
However, for the WP7 device, the Optimus is my prime candidate due to the larger memory, but - will it be as easy to upgrade and flash, should that be an issue? Anyone got any views on that?
And please keep this thread clean - I'm simply not interested in rumors or how people think they look. I'm interested in facts
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Ok, I'm really considering converting my HD2 to a full-time Android phone and getting a WP7. After some use, I will be able to decide which route to go
However, for the WP7 device, the Optimus is my prime candidate due to the larger memory, but - will it be as easy to upgrade and flash, should that be an issue? Anyone got any views on that?
And please keep this thread clean - I'm simply not interested in rumors or how people think they look. I'm interested in facts
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I would go for the optimus
In Italy there isn't hd7 and the optimus is cheaper(at least in italy)
I would say; go with the HD7. Its 4.3 inch display makes using the WP7 OS much easier. Typing on the on-screen keyboard and also browsing the web with IE is really easy with such a big display. You could always extend the memory by replacing the SD card if its really necessary. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9056509&postcount=121
Replacing memory will require a hard-reset.
Off-course, the big plus the optimus has is DLNA support. Which the HD7 doesn't.
I don't think we'll see any custom-roms and/or flashing in the near future, mostly because WP7 isn't a OS that needs any tweaking. It works well and Microsoft says it's committed to listen to customers and releasing periodic updates. If you really want to be tweaking your phone; don't get a WP7 device and stick with Android, as Microsoft has gone through a great deal making sure it doesn't get hacked. Updates, however, will be sent from Microsoft directly for all devices. So HD7 or Optimus makes no difference there.
Thanks for the replies! My WP7 phone is just to gauge if I really want WP7 or not...the HD2 will be running Gingerbread as soon as a good release comes out
Is there a list of recommended SD-cards for the replacement?
The phone comes with a Sandisk microSDHC class 4 card, so it's best to replace it with a same card. Though on the forum people are recommending both Kingston and Sandisk class 4 cards up to 32gb.
This thread is all about the storage cards with the HD7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807900
Hello bambinos fellow friends.
If i was you and you helped me.
Which phone would i go for and the reason why:
HTC HD7
or
LG OPTIMUS 2X ?
I tell you what i want a phone to do for me, I want a phone that contains lots of (social chat apps) (lots of interesting and intertainment and productivity and lifestyle apps) I dont make much calls but i do make lots of (texting sms to friends)
pretty much i would use a phone that lets me stay intertainment of everything has to offer for the (apps store) and for (text sms to friends)
NEGATIVE SIDES: i dont like facebook i dont like twitter and defently i dont like sharing my personal photos to people around the world. I dont like games and just games...
However i do like to play (some games for apps) but not allways dedicated to apps as i preffered more the social ladies chat apps around the clobe that has people there using it.
So Which phone would i choose if i was to get one lets say in NOVEMBER 2011
Remember HTC HD7 is windows phone 7
And LG OPTIMUS 2X is (android)
Remember HTC HD7 has a new update for MANGOS soon in SEPTEMBER. (but that wont change any differents to what i will like in the apps store) considering android has the social chat apps i enjoy the most and infact wp7 dont have any social chats that i normaly use....
But mangos wont bring lots of social app chats just like what android has to offer.
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However i dont like just games on the phone... and i dont just browse the internet websites with a tiny phone. I use it more for downloading fun and intertainment and productivity and social apps and lots of allways SMS texting.
But which one would be much better and the reason WHY if i was to (EXAMPLE) choose any one of them in NOVEMBER 2011
I allready own HTC HD7 but this is just an example between 2 phones.
My htc hd7 is 99% boring because the apps they have doesnt interest me. But which phone would u recommend and why if i was to get one example lets say NOVEMBER 2011 ?
best regards
sandra
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@tiwas keep in mind that replacing the internal SD card will break your waranty. So be carefull
Furthermore...I would choose the HTC over the LG also (especially if you don't care for DLNA). You could also consider the HTC HD7S which features the SuperLCD screen which is a improvement over the "old" LCD screen of the HD7 (in terms of contrast etc.).
EDIT: Wow...i just noticed tiwas his post is already 6 months old :S Only sandrax2020 replied just now :S Sowwy!
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Hi,
I currently have the iphone 3G and am soon due an upgrade so been looking at the available phones. I have considered the iphone 3GS, but do not think that the minor upgrades are worth the cash, and also (and probably more importantly) I am wanting a new challenge. As amazing as the iphone is I feel I need something new to play with.
I want a phone with a capacitive touchscreen, that is quick. Quick on the internet and quick at opening apps and programs. I want it to be good for emails, and internet browsing. Ideally I'd like a phone with as little limitations as possible, ie one you can manipulate, change layouts, home pages etc etc (obviously you don't get this with the iphone, it is as it is unless you jailbreak it)
I thought over the past couple of days I had narrowed it down to the HTC HD2 after asking numerous questions on this site (leo forum), but today have found another couple of interesting phones, the nokia x6 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. I know this is a HTC/xda forum, but as you guys seem very knowledgeable I thought I'd ask your advice
I'm afraid some of the technology is moving too fast for me and so some of the OS's I'm not too familiar with. Obviously I know that the iphone runs off the iphone OS, which while works flawlessly imo but has many limitations. I know that the HD2 runs off windows mobile 6.5 (which gets bad reviews) but HTC have covered this up well. I know that with windows phones though you can pretty much customise everything, and tweak the phone to your hearts content. And sooner or later windows mobile 7 will be released
And then there's the Android OS, and I'm not familiar with this at all. All I know is that it's an OS that allows a lot of flexibility. As the X10 will be an android phone what will this mean? How much will you be able to customise and tweak the phone? Can you run microsoft office documents on it (ie word and excel).
With any of these phones can you change the UI, ie if there's an aspect of it you don't like eg if you don't like the way it scrolls from one picture to another can you change this? Can you change backgrounds and layouts of home pages, or media pages etc?
And then there's the inevitable apps question. I was disappointed by the windows marketplace but it was explained to me that it is relatively new, and also you can get apps from anywhere for the windows phones. Where exactly and how much do they cost etc. The same question for the android phones?
And finally, I've looked at demos of the X10 and on internet browsing it shows to zoom in and out you have designated zoom buttons onscreen, does this mean that it's not multitouch, ie you can't pinch to zoom in and out as in the HD2 and iphone?
Any comments or help about any of these phones is greatly appreciated.
Cheers
From the options you mention I would choose Leo and also add Rhodium (the best hardware keyboard device to this date)
And remember that if you choose a non HTC device you won´t get the great support XDA gives to HTC devices, which for me is a big plus!
Just my opinion.
Good luck on your quest
I am in a very similar situation.
My contract is up but I don't know which phone to get.
Having had the HTC Kaiser with Windows Mobile for the last 2 years (and Windows Mobile phones before that), I would advise anybody to stay away from WM until Microsoft actually released WM7 and catches up to the other mobiles OSs (iphone and android). And I am the "Microsoft" guy amongst people I know!
For me the decision is whether to give the iPhone a chance or whether I should wait for a decent Android phone to come out. I don't like being walled into Apple's walled garden nor do I want to use itunes (and all that other apple crap). On the other hand, Android phones to date have too small screens (3.2") and (in typical HTC fashion) are too slow.
I have high hopes for the Sony Xperia X10, the HTC Bravo, the Moto Milestone and the Acer A1.
I will likely make my decision in January. If one of the above 4 phones comes out with tri-band 3G and support for at&t 3G, I will get it. Otherwise, I will get an iphone 3GS.
Have you looked at the lg expo? it is totally sweet. i think that i will be getting one.
You need the power of Android & XDA:
1.Htc legen
2. google nexus
3. htc bravo
4. moto milestone
5. HD2?
Get the HTC HD2 & WM & have fun on XDA now. Or wait for the HTC Bravo, Nexus & other bigger screen androids.
Are Android phones the next big thing then? What makes them better than iphone OS and WinMo?
The X10 is set for release in January, this is android and has a 4" screen. When is the HTC BRavo set for release, and how will this compare to the HD2?
Hi Guys.
I need help in buying a new phone. I am using a Hyundai A 200 with winmo 5 and i have'nt had any problems with it except for its massive size and low battery life. I wanna go for a new smartphone so after a long research and review reading decided to go either with HTC, Samsung and Motorola. The devices i was satisfied with were HTC HD2, Samsung I8000 OMNIA 2 and Motorola Milestone (DROID).
Price wise HTC HD2 - 28k, Samsung Omnia 2 - 28k and Moto Milestone - 27.5k [Am from India].
A few days ago i visited a mobile shop for a hands on approach to clear my doubts and finally decide. I Liked all the three devices but obviously sided with the HTC HD2. Things that actually blowed my brains were the sheer screen size, responsiveness, capacitive touch screen, 1Ghz Processor & SENSE... Though the Touchwiz interface of Samsung and Android Of Moto were Good but HTC Hd2 was just awesome. It was when i came home and started reading reviews of HD2 in-depth that i realized its camera had a pinkish hue, the device hung up (getting up from sleep mode) etc, that was disappointing.
I dont wanna spend 34k and end up with a laggy phone. I also read that the codec support in OMNIA 2 was way better than in HTC HD2 (not and issue cos I can always convert it to suppored formats ). The guy from the mobile shop told me android sucked esp since file transfers over bluetooth were'nt possible (but later i read that rooting made that possible), and my friends told me that Applications couldn be installed on the SD card in android but i read in the forums yesterday that an app "app2sd" or something similar made this possible. I am open to both Win Mo and Android.
So now am really confused I want to know if the HTC HD2 has these flaws and if custom ROM's covered these flaws? Should I go for HTC or SAMSUNG or MOTO? Which one is really worth the money?
Am gonna use the device for reading e-books & lotsa documents (esp Word and excel files), listen to music and watch a few videos, Gaming (occasionally), as a portable camera and video recorder (shots are gonna be indoors mostly so if someone could give me the results of indoor shots it would be really appreciable) and calls, texts and mails, of course!
I also noticed the poll results for the Best HTC device of 2009 and HTC HD2 bags 46.90%
Everything is pointing toward HTC HD2, so if I get a positive outlook for owners i would go ahead with it or i have to look into the alternatives. so, Please do update me with your suggestions and views.
Also do let me know if I should consider some other device or wait for another few months if any better device is in the making
Thank you in advance.
Send me 20k U.S. and I'll hook you up with any phone you want, ha ha.
Nah, just messin.
Anyways, go with Android, man. I would be so pissed moving from Android to winmo. I like my apps too damn much. I think I'm breaking down and getting a nexus one. Even after I swore I'd never get anything without a physical keyboard again. =[
If you gonna be using Word and excel files alot then you probably want windows mobile...go with the hd2 and its suppose to be getting windows phone 7, which is suppose to be alot better than WM or thats what i hear...
Go for Leo definitely!
Thank You
Thank you so much for your suggestions and prompt replies guys....
Still i read that HD2 in plagued with software lags, Hang ups, and other random issues.... any solutions for these issues??? are they hardware related or software related??? what about the pink hue bug in the photos???
r3s-rt said:
Send me 20k U.S. and I'll hook you up with any phone you want, ha ha.
Nah, just messin.
Anyways, go with Android, man. I would be so pissed moving from Android to winmo. I like my apps too damn much. I think I'm breaking down and getting a nexus one. Even after I swore I'd never get anything without a physical keyboard again. =[
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Android's still got a lota snags right or thats what i understood after reading a lot of posts in this forum. Its Open source so we can expect nothing but the best and comparing it to the i phone or winmo doesnt do it any justice... Which is the better phone for the Android platform??? I was thinking of Se Xperia X10 or HTC Legend..... But after going through XperiaX10's wishlist i have second thoughts....
The Nexus is an awesome android device...and I don't have any snags that can't be tweeked
wow all the prices are very high.. you say HD2 cost still 34K which is circa 5900HKD here in Hong Kong the HD2 goes for 24.5K (4200HKD)
Anyhow as previously some mentioned if you need to sync with your PC and with Microsoft outlook for your PIM WM is the best.
Until now I can’t really see the advantages of Android over WM and especially Motorola which has not much devices on the market therefore it will be difficult to get support even here.
For my opinion it comes down to HD2 or Samsung. Between them I would choose HD2. However again for my opinion paying 34K for device that will not get an official upgrade is far too high.. I hope you guys going to not kill me but what is the price for Iphone???
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The Nexus is an awesome android device...and I don't have any snags that can't be tweeked
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I definitely agree but Nexus is being "thinned" for India.... I don know why we get all the Thinned and mini versions...
Bulldog said:
wow all the prices are very high.. you say HD2 cost still 34K which is circa 5900HKD here in Hong Kong the HD2 goes for 24.5K (4200HKD)
Anyhow as previously some mentioned if you need to sync with your PC and with Microsoft outlook for your PIM WM is the best.
Until now I can’t really see the advantages of Android over WM and especially Motorola which has not much devices on the market therefore it will be difficult to get support even here.
For my opinion it comes down to HD2 or Samsung. Between them I would choose HD2. However again for my opinion paying 34K for device that will not get an official upgrade is far too high.. I hope you guys going to not kill me but what is the price for Iphone???
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I got a cofirmation mail from my phone retailer that the price is actually 28 k and not 36 k as mentioned in their site....
Moto is out of my mind too... HTC legend and se Xperia x10 were taken up in favor of android but still HD2 kicks butt when it comes to screen size....
Iphone 3GS 32 GB is 39 k here....
Pink Hue camera issue...
i read in a lot of forums that the hdt hd2 is plagued by a pink hue in the pictures taken with its camera and few say that its a hardware issue and others say its a software issue any ideas on this???? in the support page of HTC this update [Update for HTC HD2 – Digital Picture Enhancement
This update for HTC HD2 ensures every picture is captured in the clearest digital quality. The HTC HD2 and its twin LED flash will take beautiful pictures so you can cherish your memories forever] is available is this for the correction of pink hue????
I currently use a AT&T Tilt 2 (aka HTC Touch Pro 2/Rhodium) and I love most everything about it, especially the keyboard, but I am increasingly becoming aware of how limited it is compared to the newer phones on the market that have faster processors, much more RAM, and far superior cameras/camcorders. I'm not much of a techie, but I can understand flashing/tweaking my devices if the instructions are clear enough, so I've been trying to research the new phones on the market on my own to decide what my next device should be... Now, I'm even more confused than I was before!
I've always used Windows Mobile (Siemens SX56, then SX66, then Kaiser, now Rhodium), therefore I have no experience with Android or Windows 7. Android seems like the logical progression, as it's not locked down like W7 and iPhone, but I am hesitant about going over to the unknown and regretting it. My (very un-technical) wish list for a new device is:
New device MUST have a hard, slide-out, landscape keyboard (so, iPhones need not apply! LOL)
Decent camera with flash and HD video (preferred)
Sync well with Microsoft Outlook, as my entire life is in my Contacts, Calendar, Tasks, etc.
Must have GPS (but I believe most devices have GPS anyway) -- I currently use Bing for navigation, as it is free and has voice-guided directions
Must either have large memory capacity or expandable memory (card) capability
I'm not a gamer by any stretch, so I'm not looking for a toy, but to have a device that would actually play decent videos (from YouTube and the like) would definitely be a plus. Also, I find that I don't use my Rhodium much for music, as I'm able to store much more music on my 60GB MP3 player than I would on my device anyway.
I basically want a phone that will contain & manage my life, allow me to easily sync with my computer(s), act as my portable computer, and have a few cool bells/whistles to make my life easier. I've looked at what AT&T has on offer and the only device that I seem to like is the LG Quantum, but I am very hesitant since the prices on Ebay have some down pretty drastically on that one (you can pick one up for a little over $100 now, which can't be a good sign if Rhodiums are still selling for almost the same price) and the new W7 system just doesn't entice me yet. I want to control a lot on my phone, so I feel like I might be taking a step backwards if I went with that device. I'm not opposed to getting an unlocked phone from another carrier, but I want to be sure that I am still able to get the most out of whatever device I buy.
What devices out there would fit my criteria? What have those who also loved their Rhodiums switched to? Is there anything on the horizon for AT&T users that I should wait for?
Thanks for allowing me to pick your XDA brains! I've been here for several years and have always found our members helpful and knowledgeable, so I appreciate and respect your insights/opinions... Thank you!
Debbie
I want a great HTC keyboard device with Android but nothing has came out, hope next bunch of mobiles in Sept/Oct can bring some
Not true. Wife has the T-Mobile G2 which is an HTC phone. It is great.
yes
kccode1 said:
Not true. Wife has the T-Mobile G2 which is an HTC phone. It is great.
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Same here.... T-Mobile G2 is cool phone...
my wife has the HTC evo shift, which is great, also the mytouch 4g slide is an amazing phone.
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Gentlemen, time to retire the old Thunderbolt. Looking into the 8X and Droid DNA. I have watched and read a ton of vids and reviews on the 8x and DNA, now its time for the experts to lend thier opinion.
I will not be rooting or whatever we call it on the windows platform. thats a condition of the new phone. I have rooted or unlocked all prior phones, including my old Imagio, but the wife is accurate when she said they never work as good as when you left them alone. So with that, need un-unlocked opinions.
Storage - I use the phone mostly for music, some pictures for facebook and MMS, how bad is 16 (actually 11!?) with 7 skydrive? How many songs (or hours). Dont ask me to compare what I have space wise on my 32G SD card, my music is scattered from one file to the next, and the card is full of apk's and zips.
Overall performance - Really, this is where you guys can offer me true expertise. What do you personally think of the 8X compared to your old phone, especially if you came from a TB or android based OS?
iPhone factor - So I really like to brag about how my phones rock well beyond what my sheeps iPhone---I mean wife's iPhone can do. Can I truly have my tag say 'The iPhone killer!'
Thanks in advance guys! Everyone here at XDA just rocks the mobile world!
Come on guys, anyone got any opinion? Really would hate to reduce my choice to the DNA because I didn't get any feedback. Your opinions really matter, and would like to go into the store with a real good idea on the choice.
Let me know what you all think! Thanks again guys and gals!
Hey there,
Ive been running wp7 and its successors on my hd2 for some time (well over a year), as well as trying android and the dreaded ibone.
What i would say about wp8 and the 8x is this: It is completely different to droid & iOS. Both those os's are completely app dependant therefore data & memory hungry.
WP8 is different, if you are a facebook/twitter/linkedin bod (like me) these are fully integrated in to the os, hit 'people' tab and 'boom' all there in one screen - no app involved (in fact i hardly ever use the official fb/twit apps).
The os is smooth as butter, it was even on wp7 in the early days. WP8 is much better, the next generation, its fast, stable makes you smile in its natural and instinctive 'user-bility'.
What i would also say, is that you cannot fully appreciate a wp device whilst playing with it in a shop for 10 minutes. If you can, borrow one for a week and live with it - get it set up for YOU.........windows phone is for YOU. You will either love it or hate it, but i promise you an experience - Yes im a windows bod, have been since the days of wm5 - be different and own something that can only get better (just look at the low level of development from the ibone 4 to the 5 - point made)
Just my 2 cents of course - it is purely subjective.
Thanks Timmymarsh! I would love to borrow one, but doubt that will happen. Maybe I can get Verizon to go with a 15 day trial period or something.
I have a friend who works at MS, and he gets all the latest and greatest, and just loves his phone. Doubt he can get one for me ;(
Thanks for the information, it really helps to hear honest opinions!
I too have had rooted androids and jailbroken iPhones, but this phone has completely changed my outlook on things. While it has a few things I'd like different, I don't have any desire to change or alter it. Its fast, smooth, and didn't leave me with buyer's remorse immediately afterwards
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SuFuS01dier said:
I too have had rooted androids and jailbroken iPhones, but this phone has completely changed my outlook on things. While it has a few things I'd like different, I don't have any desire to change or alter it. Its fast, smooth, and didn't leave me with buyer's remorse immediately afterwards
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How easy is its initial set up? I mean getting the screen to show the way you want, and setting up say outlook for contacts and emails? and can you tell me how that skydrive works? Does it play the music from there, or just downloads what I need?
Also, the xbox portion of the phone, if you xbox, how does it integrate and does it expand the xbox or more informational?
sooo easy to set up its painful, beats droid out the ground re contacts etc. I have an outlook account, gmail, msn, facebook, twitter & 3 other email accounts. So easy to link all your contacts so they appear in one contact page. Once you done it, its backed up for the next time - new device or hard rest
Mate, be different and get one, all new devices have their quircks, inc google and apple, but having said that, you wont be disappointed.
As for drop box, someone else will have to comment there as i dont know, i just sync the music i immediately want on my device so sant comment
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sooo easy to set up its painful, beats droid out the ground re contacts etc. I have an outlook account, gmail, msn, facebook, twitter & 3 other email accounts. So easy to link all your contacts so they appear in one contact page. Once you done it, its backed up for the next time - new device or hard rest
Mate, be different and get one, all new devices have their quircks, inc google and apple, but having said that, you wont be disappointed.
As for drop box, someone else will have to comment there as i dont know, i just sync the music i immediately want on my device so sant comment
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Thanks again Timmy. I just watched a ton of vids where they demonstrated the 8X against android and apple, and I am really liking the idea of the live tiles, the different way the screen provides information, and the speed at which he was able to do stuff. Even counting he is paid to be that fast, its still impresive especially since he shows them how it works.
I am a minimilistic fan, and use SSLauncher with nothing but texts for my 'icons', but surprising, I find the boxes refreshing. I was leaning more towards the DNA, but ever since I started to get responses here, I think I am going to seriously check out the 8X.
not putting you off the 8x, its a great device, but try the nokia 920 in the shop too.
timmymarsh said:
not putting you off the 8x, its a great device, but try the nokia 920 in the shop too.
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Yea, last rumor mill had it showing up around August, that came and went. So now they are saying end of this year (like in 18 days) or next year. If it doesn't come soon, then it wont happen for me.
jerrya said:
How easy is its initial set up? I mean getting the screen to show the way you want, and setting up say outlook for contacts and emails? and can you tell me how that skydrive works? Does it play the music from there, or just downloads what I need?
Also, the xbox portion of the phone, if you xbox, how does it integrate and does it expand the xbox or more informational?
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not sure how SkyDrive works as I haven't used it yet. The Xbox support was a high point for me since it does so much that other phones can't or don't. Setting up your home screen is as easy as any I suppose. Simple but not boring
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decision made
Hey guys, want to thank all of you for helping, voicing your opinions, etc. I have made my decision.
Watched a 6+ part video on each area of the 8X and then learning about WPDemo.com, decided to go back to Microsoft. Looking forward to getting the new phone. Guess only question now is, what color?
Thanks again everyone! I even found several apps that are both WM and android. So I only loose a few (turn by turn hurts a little though!)
Any idea when thats going to be corrected? I refuse to pay Veri$on any more money then they are already getting!
Thanks again everyone!
Hey,
My contract is ending in a month or so, and it's time to search for a new phone. To be honest, I'm not interested in "Flag Ships", I just want a bigger phone and something different, I'm a bit bored of Android.
Right now I have an LG Optimus L5. (Phones in Serbia are crazy expensive, e.g. S5 here is 800 USD on contract.)
And then I saw the Nokia Lumia 1320, it came out this year it's affordable, it has a big screen and it looks awesome. So I wanted to see if any of you, have used this phone, and I'd love to hear your input about it. Or if you have a suggestion on a different device, go for it. (Devices I can get are listed in the end)
Note, I'm not looking to play heavy games on it, I have a Nexus 7 for that sort of thing. I need the phone to do 7 things, call & sms, twitter, internet browser, wifi hotspot, play music, and some light games to kill time in transit.
Phones that I was offered for my contract:
Lumia 1320
Lumia 630
LG L80
Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Sony Experia M2
Also, if I accidently posted in the wrong section, Mods please don't delete the thread. I'm kind of new here.
Go for the Galaxy Core 2 mate, it seems the best one from the offered ones
filipovic103 said:
Hey,
My contract is ending in a month or so, and it's time to search for a new phone. To be honest, I'm not interested in "Flag Ships", I just want a bigger phone and something different, I'm a bit bored of Android.
Right now I have an LG Optimus L5. (Phones in Serbia are crazy expensive, e.g. S5 here is 800 USD on contract.)
And then I saw the Nokia Lumia 1320, it came out this year it's affordable, it has a big screen and it looks awesome. So I wanted to see if any of you, have used this phone, and I'd love to hear your input about it. Or if you have a suggestion on a different device, go for it. (Devices I can get are listed in the end)
Note, I'm not looking to play heavy games on it, I have a Nexus 7 for that sort of thing. I need the phone to do 7 things, call & sms, twitter, internet browser, wifi hotspot, play music, and some light games to kill time in transit.
Phones that I was offered for my contract:
Lumia 1320
Lumia 630
LG L80
Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Sony Experia M2
Also, if I accidently posted in the wrong section, Mods please don't delete the thread. I'm kind of new here.
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hmm sure you hate android because you have an l5 as me, but the bad of this phone is the hardware and lg tht didnt update our phone, so...
i am sure that if you ll have a better phone and you pay it more, you d love android.
android is wondeful, and a major release of os will be presented in autumn
dont move to lumia, in my opinion they are very limited phone and you can do half of things that you can do on android:crying:
more, on android you can change interface, more apps, more personalizarion ecc i suggest you to dont move to windows... very limited os made only to make money from microsoft
that is my opinion:good:
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Go for the Galaxy Core 2 mate, it seems the best one from the offered ones
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I'm not really a fan of Samsung.
AXDFREEDOM said:
hmm sure you hate android because you have an l5 as me, but the bad of this phone is the hardware and lg tht didnt update our phone, so...
i am sure that if you ll have a better phone and you pay it more, you d love android.
android is wondeful, and a major release of os will be presented in autumn
dont move to lumia, in my opinion they are very limited phone and you can do half of things that you can do on android:crying:
more, on android you can change interface, more apps, more personalizarion ecc i suggest you to dont move to windows... very limited os made only to make money from microsoft
that is my opinion:good:
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To be honest, I like android and I have an android tablet (Nexus7) which I'm using right now. And I've been using Android since v1.6. But as my post said I'd could use a change. I am aware that WP has only a few good apps in the store, but I don't need anything else than the basic most common apps like Twitter and Deezer. Secondly, I absolutely do not want to spend more money on a better android phone or a so called "flagship".
Indeed the L5 was a disappointment, in every possible way starting from the screen right down to the performance. But is not the reason for my wish to switch.
Probably the biggest issue with Windows Phone 8.1 is the availability of apps and games. But it's not something that concerns me on such a level that I would give up on buying it. I also forgot to mention that I like the build quality of the Lumia device(s).
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There are 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, please repost your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
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