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Best android phone?

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).

[Q] Which phone should I buy?

Well I have used phones like HTC G1 & G2, they were good phones but a little less performing. Which is a good Android phone right now that has pretty high specs.
I am looking to spend upto £250/$500 (for a used phones). And I am looking for a smooth running phone like good graphic ability and stuff, so hit away...

HTC Desire HD!

Desire HD or the upcoming motorola atrix? But you'll have to rise your limits a bit.
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Thanks guys, looked up the Desire HD, looks kinda expensive =/. Motorola Atrix, how much are we looking at?

Well off contract it might be cheaper since its moto. Id say around 550<600. Not bad nowadays.
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A few questions you should make your self:
What operating system you prefer?
WP7-WM-Android-Rest
Keyboard or not?
Size?
Said that and based on your 1st post I would consider the HTD Desire Z

orb3000 said:
A few questions you should make your self:
What operating system you prefer?
WP7-WM-Android-Rest
Keyboard or not?
Size?
Said that and based on your 1st post I would consider the HTD Desire Z
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Wise man speaking. Or G2! Amazing piece of phones
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I'm kind of disappointed about HTC. They making 10 new android phones per quarter.
Mytouch 4G looks cheap to me. G2 nothing new, except the keyboard. I bet there would be G3 soon, or some other kind of phone better than G2.
I think HTC should slow down a bit and create a Master phone that would kick ass of all phones around.
Samsung - I don't feel confident with them. Had a lot of troubles in the past with their cell phones. A friend owns Galaxy S, which glitchis like hell (could be just a bad phone though).
Motorola - Maybe, but issue with Cliq update and Motoblur make me reconsider the choice.
There are new LGs comming soon. With Tegra 2 processor. I had no experience with LGs at all. Lets wait and see how it will go.
PS: Just personal point of view. I too want to buy a phone, but I keep telling myself to wait a bit longer to see what it will be like in a month.

Yeah true, I personally only like HTC.
Well lets see, checklist:
Android
Keyboard if possible then better but not needed
Minimum display size 3"
I just hate windows mobile, just never liked it.
Need to check out the desire Z now.

G2X Against The World: Crack Flashers Will Appreciate.

The Sensation is not what you want.This device may fall under the category with the Droid X and the Atrix. There is barely any support for either device. I suggest you ride it out with the G2X because support and roms will come in a bundle sooner or later. The sensation is tempting but once you do your initial setup than what?
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U are right plus no HDMI mirroring
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charlieb620 said:
The sensation is tempting but once you do your initial setup than what?
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I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.

BarryH_GEG said:
I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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I am too. Ill have to see what happens.
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BarryH_GEG said:
I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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The atrix is motorola's flagship phone as well.
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BarryH_GEG said:
I'll have a working phone
But seriously, I'm a gadget whore. If it's shiny I'm one of the first to own it. I can't use cooked ROMs because everyone I've used (and I've used some of the greats) leave me f-d trying to register on foreign networks. I agree with you up to a point about dev support for the Sensation. Keep in mind it's HTC's flagship phone and will be highly sought after worldwide (as will the SGS2). Based on its popularity, I'm guessing it'll get some dev love.
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If your happy w/ the level of dev love that the Dx and Atrix get, then you'll be fine. Note that their ROMS are quite limited due to the lock down.

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U are right plus no HDMI mirroring
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This is the feature that kept me on the g2x.
Also the extra ram and processer power that the sensation has is for sense ui to run smooth.
Cant wait until new kernels arrive that will make the tegra a crazy powerhouse. The phone has been out for about two weeks, give it some time for the devs to get a hold of it. The nexus s for the first 2 months had a really lame dev section.

babluc said:
This is the feature that kept me on the g2x.
Also the extra ram and processer power that the sensation has is for sense ui to run smooth.
Cant wait until new kernels arrive that will make the tegra a crazy powerhouse. The phone has been out for about two weeks, give it some time for the devs to get a hold of it. The nexus s for the first 2 months had a really lame dev section.
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Yep and look at it now.
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mapin0518 said:
If your happy w/ the level of dev love that the Dx and Atrix get, then you'll be fine. Note that their ROMS are quite limited due to the lock down.
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Wouldn't the Thunderbolt be a better comparison to the Sensation rather than those Motorola phones since Motorola uses a different method of locking down their devices?
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DeezNotes said:
Wouldn't the Thunderbolt be a better comparison to the Sensation rather than those Motorola phones since Motorola uses a different method of locking down their devices?
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No because the only reason the THunderbolt was unlocked was because of a leaked old ROM that wasn't locked down. Total luck.

I just came from an atrix and there is one dev cooking roms. (He has two). While they were both awesome its not a whole lot...we have more development here in two weeks then they had in 3 months. The atrix has more ram which is its only advantage....I always had like 700 mb ram available.....so for me the extra ram didn't benefit me. I was tempted to get the nexus s due to it being pure google but the fact that its a samsung phone (had alot of problems with galaxy s) and with dual core phones coming out I figured I would skip it. The g2x is what the nexus s should have shipped with. Dual core tegra.
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Motorola was a big name in Android because of the $100MM in marketing they and Verizon spent to put Android on the map with the "Droid does" campaign. Once HTC and Samsung got with the program Motorola's market share has been steadily declining. They're also primarily a North American player where Samsung and HTC are global. Both the SGS2 and Sensation will each individually sell more units than the entire Motorola Android product line. Spec wise the Atrix is a good comparison but sales and acceptance wise not so much. I at least give them credit for going back to the drawing board on the Bionic rather than launching what would have been an already dated phone.
Assuming all future Samsung and HTC phones are based off the internals of the SGS2 and Sensation, the impact of what you're saying is devs are going to stop working on Samsung and HTC phones. I find that hard to accept. Especially when the SGS2 and Sensation (and their derivatives) are expected to sell in the millions of units. Only time will tell.

AT&T Users: Why'd you choose Inspire over Atrix?

Was it the cost, at $100 vs. $200?
The functionality?
The design?
Why'd you choose the Inspire?
I chose the Inspire over the Atrix simply because many reviews online claimed that Atrix was sluggish, bogged down with a lot of bloatware (which Inspire also had, but apparently managed better than the Atrix), and didn't utilize dual core effectively to warrant having a dual core. Reviews also claimed the HTC Sense was more appealing than the motoblur, which I agree on.
So, I chose the more "inferior" product, by spec, the Inspire 4G. I didn't even look up the rooting community when I was deciding this, figuring both products had equal root-capability, and equal community-support.

Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.

Why?
techluvr said:
Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.
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Unlocked bootloader, bigger better screen, CM7 working, build quality, unlocked bootloader, and I wanted a Desire HD from the minute I saw one.
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I bricked my atrix after a week and exchanged it for the inspire. Couldn't do the locked down bootloader
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Made by HTC (Nothing against moto and its products)
HTC Sense over Moto blur
Better Design, Better color (in my opnion)
Bigger screen
Cheaper (not that price had matter to me at the time
unlocked bootloader
Much better rom choice(Desire HD same as the Inspire 4G)
Over all i just like the phone because it reminds me of my EVO, but better with better service (where i live)

Not locked down.

techluvr said:
Simply because of cost. I now greatly regret not waiting until I had enough money. I wish I had the Atrix.
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Why on earth?. The atrix has a signer bootloader. It also lags horribly. I had two of them, money wasn't a concern, and they were both gone in a few weeks. The inspire is faster bone stock, don't care what any of the atrix users say. I did a **** load of different speed tests, inspire won every one. Atrix lags with a live wallpaper, no neon support, signed bootloader, signed bootloader, signed bootloader, plus it has a signed bootloader.
Inspire is faster stock, and can be made A LOT faster with a kernel.
Atrix has a signed bootloader.

Bigger screen. Came from iphone3gs and the screen dazzled me! Now when I look up something on my now glorified Touch, I wonder how I ever dealt with such a tiny screen!
It has been a real pleasure finding XDA and learning so much about how these phones work. I don't think I have ever seen my wife's eyes glaze over so much as they have since I have stumbled onto XDA and excitedly tell her all the stuff I'm learning!
Did y'all know you can make phone calls on this thing too? I mean, wow! ;-)
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YoungAceAtlanta said:
Made by HTC (Nothing against moto and its products)
HTC Sense over Moto blur
Better Design, Better color (in my opnion)
Bigger screen
Cheaper (not that price had matter to me at the time
unlocked bootloader
Much better rom choice(Desire HD same as the Inspire 4G)
Over all i just like the phone because it reminds me of my EVO, but better with better service (where i live)
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All of the same reasons why i chose the inspire (i hate motoblur)

I actually went from iPhone 3GS to the Atrix the day it came out. It felt cheap, motoblur is just awful, locked bootloader, camera sucked, but even with all that the real killer was the call quality, which everyone I talked too said I sounded like I was muffled or foggy.
I returned it the next day, got the Inspire and have been extremely pleased with this phone. Never looked back.

Went with Inspire primarily because of my history with HTC phones. First one was a Fuze running WinMo 6.1, later 6.5 stock ROM's. Thanks to the XDA community, I learned a lot about rooting, installed different ROM's, then dove into the Android pool. My wife had an Aria for a few months and she loved Sense and Android. I picked up the Inspire next and she recently got one for herself.
Best features: HTC Sense, reliable hardware, unlocked bootloader, support from HTC and XDA communities, pleasant history with the devices.

1. It's HTC
2. It's Not motorola. ...
3. half the price and I found it was faster then all the other phones Att is offering.
4. ATT doesn't really have a better phone slated for release. LG Dual core.....puhlease LG is gabage.
5. Screen size. This is the first phone that I actually surfer the net with for enjoyment. The screen size is perfect.
6. Rom, Rom, and more Rom.
7. I got to come back to XDA...I lost touch with this awesome place when I went apple.

Money is the last concern when picking a phone for me. I was dead set on an atrix but decided to use one first. That phone is what gives android a bad name to all the iPhans. Its painfully slow. If the bootloader were open I would probably overlook the build quality, but alas no gas.
MOTO had a huge opportunity and they blew it. The inspire is selling like crazy from what I see. People use the atrix in the store and wonder why in hell its so damned slow. Doesnt it have a vtehk Duel kore with naz.
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Printerscape said:
Was it the cost, at $100 vs. $200?
The functionality?
The design?
Why'd you choose the Inspire?
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Sense, Motoblur was horrendous, the Inspire's screen is noticeably larger (which I prefer), and the Atrix's screen quality was horrible imo.

Same as others...I don't like Blur. I don't trust Motorola hardware either. But having the Inspire has shown me how excellent HTC can be. Sense is world-class. And at one point there were rumors HTC was going to do their own mobile OS around Sense rather than it being an add-on to other OSes.
Anyway, the Inspire is inspirational. I love mine. I keep it stock and it still runs as smooth and fast as a WP7 device. It has some hiccups from time to time, but nothing bad.

MartyLK said:
. . .having the Inspire has shown me how excellent HTC can be. Sense is world-class.
. . . the Inspire is inspirational. I love mine. I keep it stock and it still runs as smooth and fast as a WP7 device. It has some hiccups from time to time, but nothing bad.
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+1!!!
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had the atrixx for 2 weeks...in those 2 weeks went through 2 constant locking up of screen...would freeze alot.... went to a dell streak....now that was a nice one...but same flaws...lots of freezing.....said what the heck....tried the inspire and man this is quality...nice durable...fast....no freezing...and many roms to choose from.....and overclocking...o yea...

Looks and feels cheap!

Honestly, no Verizon phone truly is worth upgrading from Thunderbolt.

I keep looking to buy used or make future plans, but my tbolt is smooth, has a kickstand, voice and data at the same time.... there is nothing I want to upgrade to. Maybe wait on the S3? No reason to get a dual core, but might as well wait on quad.
My question, has anyone upgraded and found a vastly superior experience from current Verizon phones? I think I can last many more months and be happy on this phone....
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I'm in the same boat as you.. I know a lot of people with new Verizon phones and there is no way i would spend another $250 to upgrade at this point... This phone runs great
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+ 1 here as well. I actually chose the thunderbolt as my upgrade device in january.
Why?
For the features and money, anything else verizon is... Meh...
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+1
had a fascinate and i didn't think this TB would be so much of a upgrade as it turned out to be. my wife gets jealous of it and she has a bionic... who would've though...?

I was going to make a thread like this today...
And even compared to the nexus we still have an unlocked bootloader, 4G, 32 gig removable card, removable batt, gorilla glass, a better 8 mp camera, and kickstand... plus ics on the way
Nexus has face unlock, nfc, samoled, dc (not a game changer), ics already and will get jellybean first, non-removable card, and a worse camera...
None of those things are worth $300 imo!
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Wow, TB love all around! I've actually been eligible for an upgrade for a few months now, but the Nexus didn't seem like that much of an upgrade. I was really looking into the Droid 4 (have tinges of keyboard envy), but idk -- it just didn't seem worth it. I hate to waste my early upgrade, but I think I might just wait the normal 2 years.
FWIW, I'm still totally stock, aside from using Go Launcher. I haven't even rooted or rom'd, so there's probably a whole other world to explore on this phone. I also have the Rezound battery and just got a new dock (the $10 one from htcpedia), which would be a shame to waste.

I love this phone. ICS would be nice, but i probably wouldnt use it without sense. I get great battery life, have beats audio, and a very smooth rom built for a dual core. Rezound would be nice, but im very happy.
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There's no way I'm replacing my Thunderbolt until I can get a phone that has the same flexibility (removable SD card, unlockable, rootable, lots of ROM options) and also has NFC.
Basically, Thunderbolt + NFC + better specs in all categories, is what I'm after, before I'd consider upgrading.

Yeah, the main thing for me is unlocked & 4G . . .
I love my liquid 3.2 aosp rom as well, this thing is so fast.
Getting rid of sense dropped the size of my TiBU folder from 705 mb to 210 mb due to the lesser amount of stock apps
I have an upgrade on my acct that i can use, but i think there is nothing worth upgrading to
Whats the deal with the rezound battery? Is it the same size with a larger capicity?
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I'm getting nexus today. Got another upgrade in October if something better comes out.
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I'm getting nexus today. Got another upgrade in October if something better comes out.
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sounds awesome! if money wasn't an issue, i would prob snag one today as well with the $100 discount, but i'll just wait a bit for an ota ics release

Got a droid razr maxx, and it is hands down superior in every way...espicially now that I am running ICS (AOKP)...wifey has the TB, and every time I touch it I am happy I upgraded.

highway803 said:
sounds awesome! if money wasn't an issue, i would prob snag one today as well with the $100 discount, but i'll just wait a bit for an ota ics release
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Well, didn't work out the way I liked. I could get upgrade but would have to pay $300 today. I called verizon twice and express my opinion on that, since it's $100 off today, and got hanged up on. Great support. So gonna wait 15 more days.
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IDK how a locked bootloader Moto is in every way 'superior', it's not even fully rooted - all you can do, boiled down, is lots of skinning and themes.
Call me simple, but that doesn't sound superior to me; sounds more like a cr-apple product.
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I am rocking the airborne rom, and I must say it is the best. I also have MIUI V5 on standby via bootmanager
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Ever since the battery life was fixed in one of the updates it's been a great phone. There are definitely some phones that I would consider an overall upgrade but not worth $. If I could upgrade and get a free Rezound, Razr or Nexus I might strongly consider...
Bionic is free but not really sure if I would pick a free Bionic over a free TBolt.

I'm with you guys, until there's another voice+data phone I'm not upgrading.
If Motorola started playing nice again and didn't encrypt the damn boot loader I'd be all about the Droid 4 as I miss my physical keyboard from my D1.
However, my biggest thing is that with AOSP email client doesn't work right when forwarding attachments. Which apparently is a non-issue in MotoBlur... I haven't used it, so can't say.

Eddog4DROID said:
My question, has anyone upgraded and found a vastly superior experience from current Verizon phones? I think I can last many more months and be happy on this phone....
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I had a Tb and now a Galaxy Nexus. I would say the experience is definitely superior, especially the display and stock android ics. I had lots of lag on my Tb, terrible battery drain, and the proximity sensor sucked balls. I hung up on people so many freaking times with my cheek it was ridiculous. The Nexus is a lot of fun and has been 100% stable. I was expecting a lot of bugs in ics but everything runs great. Get one today and don't look back, lol.
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highway803 said:
Nexus has face unlock, nfc, samoled, dc (not a game changer), ics already and will get jellybean first, non-removable card, and a worse camera...
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I don't think the GN will get Jelly Bean first (at least officially). If I'm not mistaken there has always been a new Nexus with the new OS.
With that being said back to the original topic, I'm pretty happy with my TB. I have 2 upgrades available on my account and none of the recent phones have intrigued me enough to use one.
Sure I'd like ICS now but not enough to buy a GN, and the other phones (Rezound, RAZR, RAZR Max, LG Spectrum - yes I am including it because it has specs pretty close to the Rezound) are in the same boat as the TB waiting on a promised ICS release. Which means they aren't utilizing those dual core chips to their full potential anyways.