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Now I really don't understand Mobile Phone Makers why don't they just...

Now I'm not a mobile phone maker, but i do consider my self an active proponent of the Android Community. But there is one question that bothers me why don't phone manufacturers make a beast above all phone.
Now there are quite a few big players when it comes to Android phone manufacturers such as HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG those are the companies that i consider to be the TOP dogs (whether you choose to agree or not). Ok each company is known for certain things
HTC: Originally the most innovative of the bunch now in my opinion LG is becoming the most innovative, HTC builds excellent phone case-wise i personally prefer to have a heavier/thicker metal/plastic hybrid versus a plastic cheap a*s case that Samsung loves to use, HTC adopted the android OS first with the G1, you may not have noticed it but, HTC has rolled out the first LTE phone for all of the USA's major cell companies so far Sprint-EvO 4G, T-Mobile-G2 and MyTouch 4G, Verizon-Thunderbolt, and At&T-Inspire 4G, last time i checked there isn't any other manufacturer that can claim that they did that, HTC released the first pure 100% google experience with the Nexus One, and even if you didn't release it that phone was and still is a beast of a phone it is based off of the HTC Desire but it sported a great AMOLED screen, 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 Snapdragon ARM(which was the bomb). The great majority of HTC's phones have came pre-installed with the newest Firmware rather it be 2.1 or 2.2(they havent released a phone with 2.3 yet but non of the manufactures have yet right?(excluding the Nexus S). HTC although they utilize their own skin on top of Android OS called Sense UI and although i have never purchased a HTC phone i've always wanted one for this single reason it is by far the best manufactures skin when compared with MOTOBLUR, TouchWIz, and idk what LG's is called i do believe its LG Star ui but im not sure. And the biggest problem with Android is phones getting supported and HTC in my opinion upgrades the greater majority of its phones @ least once and usually in a timely manner thats something that Samsung cant say and Mototola definitely cant say now for LG they just recently stepped into the ball game so only time will tell.
Samsung- Just stepped into the real ball game with their Galaxy S devices now their devices are great hardware wise with their super ultra sexy Super Amoled screens and soon to have Super Amoled plus screens they sport those lovely Hummingbird Proccesors, but they had a huge dowfall they were released with the already old 2.1 Eclair update when the 2.1 froyo had already been out for sometime which imo is stupid and lazy they also put on top of their phones the most disgusting and horrendous skin their Touch Wiz which is horrible but meh i guess the product sells. There biggest downfall is not supporting phones such as their failed Behold 2 which didn't see a upgrade over 1.6. Their Galaxy S devices just recently began to receive updates to the Vibrant and the Evo 4G began to get its 2.2 but i guess it was recalled, Fascinate no update still on 2.1, Captivate i believe it has received its update but non the less thats ridiculous to wait so long for an update that should have been there already. Their phones are great but software not so great very simple.
LG-Very little is known about LG besides they have quite a few of great high ed phones coming very soon and their midrange Optimus One line is very impressive as a mid range phone at least.
Motorola(lol i accidently forgot them)- Moto well what to say they stepped into the Android game with the release of the Moto Cliq which was by far one of the worst phones ever imo how do u release a phone for $200 and then a month later release a phone with way superior specs the original Moto Droid for the same price if not cheaper some places and then call the 2 phones equals thats insanity the Moto CLiq was released with 1.5 which was donut i believe then was upgraded to 1.6 cupcake were it stayed at forever it was completely tied down with Motoblur if you hate motoblur now hows it is on the DRoid X it ws completely worst on the cliq and the worst part was the locked bootloader so very few roms existed for the Cliq and even the roms couldnt remove the Blur their was one exception the Eclair2CLiq rom which was great but stopped getting support so it was never finished anyways. Motorola has always been about the money im positive that it has a contract with Verizon because verizon has always gotten their high end sh*t Droid Droid2 Droid X and now the Xoom while the other companies have gotten the worst phones possible T-mobile: Defy, Cliq, Cliq XT, Cliq 2, and that one phone thats just a rectangle looking blackberry thing, and 1 more cant think of name either. At&T: had the crappy blackflip then they got the cool a*s Atrix. So Moto is always a hit or miss in my eyes i will never buy from moto because they tie their phones down wayyy 2 much if its not on Verizon and now At&T. Sprint doesnt even have a Moto phone thats android. Moto also has the dreaded bootloader locks which makes the already crappy phone even crappier and if its a good phone it makes it so you cant root or even if you can root it wont be a full root experience like Overclocking and CM7 etc.
So for now IMO HTC owns all by a football field to be honest
Now to my main question why doesn't a company say hey we can make a great phone that has all the features people wont and it will be great and sell well and everything we can put it on all carriers like the Galaxy S devices and the Optimus V/M/S/T/C/and anymore i forgot.
I personally would like to find in my found @ minimum 16 GB of internal memory(like the Samsung Vibrant/Nexus S), A kickstand (just like the HTC Thunderbolt and Evo 4G), A HDMI out connector, 720p recording capabilites, a 8mp camera @ bare minimum, 4G radios depending on the Carrier, a decent stock battery ie 1800 MaH or even 2000 MaH something decent, a lovely screen size better yet make 2 different choices for screens 4" and 4.3" thats the best 2 sizes imo, you can make a slider version for those slider people, come with a dual core proccesor of some sort rather it be Tegra, Hummingbird, Qualcomm, TI, or whatever else is out their, Come pre-installed with @ least 16gb SD CARD, come preloaded with the newest most recent Android update even if you use your skin ie Sense @ least make a separate partion on the phone that the User can flash or make an App similar to Rom Manager yet make it wayyyyy easier to utilize but make it so you can run a completely stock version of Android, come with a decent loud speaker not these tiny lite baby ones like the Galazy S and Nexus S devices im talking about ones like the Thunderbolt or LG's optimus devices(they have great speakers), come with NFC just for the hell of it, strong vibrate, stop using these crappy screens WVGA etc only use SAMOLED/PLUS or since samsung doesn't have enough for their own product even you can use the next best thing avaialbe which is qHD or that Super Clear LCD/PLUS, these are really not that big of demands to find in a phone they're actual very simple please take a look into it and tell me if this is to hard to find in a phone?

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Now I really don't understand Mobile Phone Makers don't they just make a best phone

Now I'm not a mobile phone maker, but i do consider my self an active proponent of the Android Community. But there is one question that bothers me why don't phone manufacturers make a beast above all phone.
Now there are quite a few big players when it comes to Android phone manufacturers such as HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG those are the companies that i consider to be the TOP dogs (whether you choose to agree or not). Ok each company is known for certain things
HTC: Originally the most innovative of the bunch now in my opinion LG is becoming the most innovative, HTC builds excellent phone case-wise i personally prefer to have a heavier/thicker metal/plastic hybrid versus a plastic cheap a*s case that Samsung loves to use, HTC adopted the android OS first with the G1, you may not have noticed it but, HTC has rolled out the first LTE phone for all of the USA's major cell companies so far Sprint-EvO 4G, T-Mobile-G2 and MyTouch 4G, Verizon-Thunderbolt, and At&T-Inspire 4G, last time i checked there isn't any other manufacturer that can claim that they did that, HTC released the first pure 100% google experience with the Nexus One, and even if you didn't release it that phone was and still is a beast of a phone it is based off of the HTC Desire but it sported a great AMOLED screen, 1 GHz Qualcomm QSD 8250 Snapdragon ARM(which was the bomb). The great majority of HTC's phones have came pre-installed with the newest Firmware rather it be 2.1 or 2.2(they havent released a phone with 2.3 yet but non of the manufactures have yet right?(excluding the Nexus S). HTC although they utilize their own skin on top of Android OS called Sense UI and although i have never purchased a HTC phone i've always wanted one for this single reason it is by far the best manufactures skin when compared with MOTOBLUR, TouchWIz, and idk what LG's is called i do believe its LG Star ui but im not sure. And the biggest problem with Android is phones getting supported and HTC in my opinion upgrades the greater majority of its phones @ least once and usually in a timely manner thats something that Samsung cant say and Mototola definitely cant say now for LG they just recently stepped into the ball game so only time will tell.
Samsung- Just stepped into the real ball game with their Galaxy S devices now their devices are great hardware wise with their super ultra sexy Super Amoled screens and soon to have Super Amoled plus screens they sport those lovely Hummingbird Proccesors, but they had a huge dowfall they were released with the already old 2.1 Eclair update when the 2.1 froyo had already been out for sometime which imo is stupid and lazy they also put on top of their phones the most disgusting and horrendous skin their Touch Wiz which is horrible but meh i guess the product sells. There biggest downfall is not supporting phones such as their failed Behold 2 which didn't see a upgrade over 1.6. Their Galaxy S devices just recently began to receive updates to the Vibrant and the Evo 4G began to get its 2.2 but i guess it was recalled, Fascinate no update still on 2.1, Captivate i believe it has received its update but non the less thats ridiculous to wait so long for an update that should have been there already. Their phones are great but software not so great very simple.
LG-Very little is known about LG besides they have quite a few of great high ed phones coming very soon and their midrange Optimus One line is very impressive as a mid range phone at least.
Motorola(lol i accidently forgot them)- Moto well what to say they stepped into the Android game with the release of the Moto Cliq which was by far one of the worst phones ever imo how do u release a phone for $200 and then a month later release a phone with way superior specs the original Moto Droid for the same price if not cheaper some places and then call the 2 phones equals thats insanity the Moto CLiq was released with 1.5 which was donut i believe then was upgraded to 1.6 cupcake were it stayed at forever it was completely tied down with Motoblur if you hate motoblur now hows it is on the DRoid X it ws completely worst on the cliq and the worst part was the locked bootloader so very few roms existed for the Cliq and even the roms couldnt remove the Blur their was one exception the Eclair2CLiq rom which was great but stopped getting support so it was never finished anyways. Motorola has always been about the money im positive that it has a contract with Verizon because verizon has always gotten their high end sh*t Droid Droid2 Droid X and now the Xoom while the other companies have gotten the worst phones possible T-mobile: Defy, Cliq, Cliq XT, Cliq 2, and that one phone thats just a rectangle looking blackberry thing, and 1 more cant think of name either. At&T: had the crappy blackflip then they got the cool a*s Atrix. So Moto is always a hit or miss in my eyes i will never buy from moto because they tie their phones down wayyy 2 much if its not on Verizon and now At&T. Sprint doesnt even have a Moto phone thats android. Moto also has the dreaded bootloader locks which makes the already crappy phone even crappier and if its a good phone it makes it so you cant root or even if you can root it wont be a full root experience like Overclocking and CM7 etc.
So for now IMO HTC owns all by a football field to be honest
Now to my main question why doesn't a company say hey we can make a great phone that has all the features people wont and it will be great and sell well and everything we can put it on all carriers like the Galaxy S devices and the Optimus V/M/S/T/C/and anymore i forgot.
I personally would like to find in my found @ minimum 16 GB of internal memory(like the Samsung Vibrant/Nexus S), A kickstand (just like the HTC Thunderbolt and Evo 4G), A HDMI out connector, 720p recording capabilites, a 8mp camera @ bare minimum, 4G radios depending on the Carrier, a decent stock battery ie 1800 MaH or even 2000 MaH something decent, a lovely screen size better yet make 2 different choices for screens 4" and 4.3" thats the best 2 sizes imo, you can make a slider version for those slider people, come with a dual core proccesor of some sort rather it be Tegra, Hummingbird, Qualcomm, TI, or whatever else is out their, Come pre-installed with @ least 16gb SD CARD, come preloaded with the newest most recent Android update even if you use your skin ie Sense @ least make a separate partion on the phone that the User can flash or make an App similar to Rom Manager yet make it wayyyyy easier to utilize but make it so you can run a completely stock version of Android, come with a decent loud speaker not these tiny lite baby ones like the Galazy S and Nexus S devices im talking about ones like the Thunderbolt or LG's optimus devices(they have great speakers), come with NFC just for the hell of it, strong vibrate, stop using these crappy screens WVGA etc only use SAMOLED/PLUS or since samsung doesn't have enough for their own product even you can use the next best thing avaialbe which is qHD or that Super Clear LCD/PLUS, these are really not that big of demands to find in a phone they're actual very simple please take a look into it and tell me if this is to hard to find in a phone?

Price and affordability and compactness. For a device to feature all that, it'd be ridiculously expensive, probably >€1000 sim free. Also, to fit all that in a phone, you'd have to carry an absolute brick in your pocket. Unfeasable as of yet.

There's no point in making a single, killer handset because you that would mean you'd stop innovating and that leads to stagnation.
Nokia effectively had the killer phone for years - 90% of people I knew would have a variant of the basic Nokia handset (they varied in size but the features were the same) - and look what happened there...
You have to remember that people have a wide variety of needs too -not everyone wants a $400 'does everything' handset - there's still people who don't even text!!

I could've sworn sprint had a low end motorola i1 android phone?

Timing and market drive some development but alot of development is a function of when to release to maximize profit. Then, you start providing horizontal integration that is: to provide X then add X+1 then X+2 etc. That way they can sell you the phone at a discount once you are hooked then they sell you all the update @ retail....... ergo more profit. Sucks, but that the American way !

It's not a feasible business model to put out one killer phone and forget about it.

At the moment the scale goes from Dumbphone, few features but great battery life -> Smartphone, feature filled, crappy battery life.
Build a phone with every possible feature and you'd need to carry a generator around with you.

@ OP
lol, dude you are very naive.

Eh, I may dislike android but some of your info is a bit off. For instance the Cliq actually did see a 2.1 update which goes to show they may not be the absolute worst when it comes to updating devices. Samsung takes that cake in my opinion. The Cliq also wasn't too much lesser than the droid, the droid was just in a much fancier casing. Manufacturers would not make a perfect phone because then they would have a pinnacle issue. People would only be going for that phone and all other phones would be ignored including the OEM's other endeavors. Not to mention there is no device that would fit everyone. Your device may sound perfect to you but to me it holds all the issues that leave android lacking in my opinion so they release multiple devices to appease the masses.

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So for now IMO HTC owns all by a football field to be honest
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I have felt this way too, especially validated by fact that I have bought 5 in a row HTC smartphones ---
(1) way way back: WindowsMobile > T-Mobile MDA
(2) way back: WindowsMobile > T-Mobile Wing
(3) 2 years back: Android: HTC Hero (actually bought 2 of them, liked it so much)
(4) 1 year ago: Android: HTC Desire (worked flawlessly til about 3 months ago where a problematic USB port surfaced - later found out thru web searches that its sister model, the Sprint Evo, had this problem like CRAZY, and tons of returns and warranty replacements -- however, HTC in my case is NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY)
(5) 3 months ago: Android: myTouch 4G (HTC Glacier) --- this is a kickass phone that I still believe is very underrated because of its branding with T-Mobile) but has more internal memory to hold more apps than even nexus s
However ....
HTC America is really screwing up the BRAND REPUTATION of HTC overall. They are not only completely disorganized, but if anyone has ever called their tech suppoort, they are generally clueless, reading off of LCD screens worse that AT&T phone support -- and that's saying a lot, you can't get any worse than AT&T level 1 Support, they define "HORRIBLE CLUELESS SCRIPT-READING CUSTOMER SERVICE". But that is nothing compared to trying to get WARRANTY REPAIR WORK done by HTC AMERICA. My phone is under 1 year old, with a 2 year warranty for defective parts & labor, and yet HTC AMERICA says I am out of warranty and to fix this defective USB port --- again -- just google MICRO USB PORT HTC DESIRE ... or EVO and you can't miss it... and HTC America says they are happy to repair it for $ 317.43 .
So, I tell you what, this is having a serious impact on my next purchase. I don't have time for this bull****. And they could give a rat's ass about my customer loyalty. I've been buying HTC phones longer than the majority of their goons have even been employed there. You ask someone "Oh, how long have you been with HTC?" And you're lucky if you get "2 years".... Me -- more like 7 years. I don;t expect first line phone support to have such tenure. But when they are complete idiots...
(SEE MY THREAD FOR ACTUAL DIALOGUE AND you'll understand my statement)
... I'm sorry but this goes to overall management of a global corporation. And in this hyper-competitive space, if they don't clean up their act, they may not survive. That's not an overstatement. I thought that, with this site having formed around the HTC "XDA" all these years ago, and HTC having been ahead of the curve all these years, and they kept Windows Mobile alive by innovations like TouchFlo etc which compensated for WinMo's 6pt type size and stylus UI after the iPhone debuted, that they were probably the #1 smartphone device maker. I just assumed that.
Someone can pull the stats, but no, I was shocked to find out at the end of 2010, the pivotal year where Android just exploded -- starting with Oct 2009's Moto DROID launch, then Jan's NEXUS 1 launch -- then phone after phone in 2010, and so many HTC models, that HTC's marketshare as device maker was TINY -- fractional ... It shocked me.
So, I'm just saying... They launched their multi-million dollar "YOU" BRANDING CAMPAIGN last year I'm sure to help propel the name HTC into the brains of people who had used HTC products for many years, but many times they were co-branded by carrier names for those phones, and most average consumers weren't even aware the name HTC .... and yet their share is so small. Well, if they treat EXISTING LONG-TIME CUSTOMERS this way, they will erode their existing base. And why would I have any further brand loyalty?
Samsung is making great stuff, so is Motorola. The next device i get will be a tablet. After that, I will NOT be upgrading and buying new phones every year or 2... They will have reached a point of diminishing returns.
So, HTC better clean up their act in America or it's 再见 new phone.

you are right but that phone was for boost mobile

You seem to be quite rich
why dont you buy me a high end phone i really really need one . but i cant afford damnit!

Technology evolves
I think one you call beast today will not be a beast tomorrow.
Again phone manufacturer has to keep price in mind.

HTC is not even close to owning the whole football field.
Besides an unlocked bootloader which is changing now they are nothing special.
Every phone looks the same with minimal difference in specs.
All these companies cater to a wide range of people so thus why no one super mega phone.

Best is relative to time. What may be the best today may not be the the best tomorrow.

The best phone is already the G2

Kailkti said:
Best is relative to time. What may be the best today may not be the the best tomorrow.
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The best today is definitely NOT the best tomorrow. Nothing will ever be the best.
Not to mention that the OP's 'best phone' doesn't equal to another person's 'best'.

Agreed, a 1ghz processor will be laughed at in the next 2 years or so.
Whaddup dual core?
and it's only gonna get better

they already made a phone with quad core and 5 inch screen lol o hate to big screens though.
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Post is a year old mate.

[Q] Which new phone for Dec 2012 / Jan 2013

I it might be jumping the gun a bit, but my contract runs out in Jan 2012 ( Early upgrade avail Dec 2011 ) just over 4 months away.
I went from a Touch pro to a Touch pro 2, to a dell streak 5, I haven't used Windows phone 7 or Blackberry, but I'm thinking of sticking with Android after the Streak experience compared to WinMo6.5.
Really want a phone that's not too small, easy to type on and has a decent camera, 4.3"+ I think could work.
anyone reccomend a device ??

Supposedly the Nexus Prime will be the first to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich operating environment.

hmmm, google's answer to Windows 8, could be interestin', lookin' at the 3D phones comin' out too, HTC evo 3D looks like it could be cool.

Whoa! thats a long ways away! I wonder what types of new technology they will have then? It is cool to think about though. Out of the phones they have out now I would go with either the photon or the evo 3d. If you like 3d then the evo, if not then the photon, I really like the idea of having the nvidia dual core.

I too have an upgrade in January, I'm just going to have to wait until the end of the year to see what the playground looks like.

3D phones from LG are ok I think

Whoops on the title, end of this year beginning of next, not the end of next year
2 years time I would think we'll be seeing the ultrathin flexible led screens, 22" tablet that folds neatly into your pocket
I looked at the LG one, apparently the 3D viewing angles are really narrow, could be annoying unless the rest of the phone is a lot better than the evo 3D, but then I haven't read any reviews that mention the viewing angle of the evo yet.
I really liked the Touch pro from HTC it was a robust trust worthy phone and the slide out keyboard was a massive bonus, but the Touch pro 2 screen cracked after a week ( Touch pro lasted well over a year ) and the buttons on the bottom went soft after a few months, to the point they were difficult to use, and the keyboard was temperamental, maybe there non-keyboard phones are more robust, the HD has good enough reviews...
Samsung S2 is supposedly the best phone all round, maybe if they release a 3D version that could be a contender.

when you got lots phones,you will find.all phone similar.
iphone5，the rumours are true，it will coming

Tis true, phones are getting very similar, it's getting to be more like choosing a laptop, pre-installed platform and hardware spec are the primary choice, and that's why I wouldn't touch an Iphone with a barge pole.
HTC evo has the edge over LG's optimus spec wise, but apparently it'll cost £200 more, so the HTC has it so far, unless someone else releases a 3D phone or a better spec phone without 3D.
Shame the streak has died on its proverbial, it's a decent phone once ya' get used to the 5" brick in ya' pocket.
Be nice to have a one handed phone again, but I doubt 4.3" would realistically allow for that much better than the 5" does.

just wait for the Nexus Prime. i think that device will call a new generation of phones..

The HTC holiday will be very interesting, Samsung attain also looks nice
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What cell phone(s) have you previously owned?

Just wondering what cell phones people have had before. And if they have gotten a newer one. This is my 2nd phone and my 1st being the nokia xpressmusic 5310. (Ah the good ol' days)

I started off in the good ol' days off the nokia bricks, I then switched to flip phones. I finally got a Samsung blackjack and then the blackjack 2. I then got and HTC S740. Then I got my first taste off Android with the MyTouch Fender. I finally traded that in for my current SGS4G. Oh yeah, I also have a Galaxy Tab.
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Let's see...
The G1, the MyTouch 3G, the MyTouch Slide, and now this phone... put those with the Nook Color and the G-Tablet and I'm an Android nut!
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Aww, man, I forgot about pre-Android. I rolled with a flip phone and a Tungsten until my first smartphone, the Blackberry Pearl. Then I got a T-Mobile Dash (winmo) and went back to Blackberry for the Curve. It was all Android from there.
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iHelper said:
Just wondering what cell phones people have had before. And if they have gotten a newer one. This is my 2nd phone and my 1st being the nokia xpressmusic 5310. (Ah the good ol' days)
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G1 (DREA100), BB Pearl (smashed, TD Dance Style ), Nokia 5190 , one of those cheap samsung clam shells... idk the model. It had the same faite as the bb pearl.
TOUCHDOWN! oh... opps...

My first phone a long time ago was in a bag that you carried around, can't remember the name. Had many other phones since different providers also.
my first smartphone was a blackberry curve than a LG optimus than this phone.
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Moto bag phone. Moto startek. Old nokias. Imported the Nokia from The Matrix. Random flip phones. VX6800 PPC. G1. DROID. Droid incredible. Incredible 2. Pre. Pre plus. Pre 2. Pre 3 (yep.. ballar status). Mytouch 3g. 3g slide. Mytouch 4g. Nexus one. Nexus S. Motorola defy. Galaxy S. Galaxy S 4g. Iphone 3, 3g and 4. Random pile of blackberries. Plus a few other special little toys.
Covers most of them.
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Moto bag phone. Moto startek. Old nokias. Imported the Nokia from The Matrix. Random flip phones. VX6800 PPC. G1. DROID. Droid incredible. Incredible 2. Pre. Pre plus. Pre 2. Pre 3 (yep.. ballar status). Mytouch 3g. 3g slide. Mytouch 4g. Nexus one. Nexus S. Motorola defy. Galaxy S. Galaxy S 4g. Iphone 3, 3g and 4. Random pile of blackberries. Plus a few other special little toys.
Covers most of them.
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Wow that's a lot. What did u do with all of them??
-Sent From My Amazing Galaxy S 4G-

Nokia flip phone, Motorola flip phone, blackberry, Samsung moment, g2, g2x, sgs4g, sensation.

I used to be a rep for at&t wireless way back in the day before they bought Cingular wireless, at the time Sony Ericsson and Audiovox were some of our top of the line phones.
First i can remember were a couple black and white Nokia bricks, first ones were longer like a cordless house phone, then the small bricks, then some similar ones in glorious 8-bit color. Then tried a NEC 525 flip phone, very disappointing. Switched to Motorola flip phones, V550 and V620 come to mind, having a VGA camera was the ****. Also at this time i was with at&t and we all got the original Razr as a work phone.
When the V620 broke in two, I went back to Nokia, the model with a full keyboard that hinged in the middle and split in half with the screen in the center, 6850 i think, loved that phone (fastest typing phone i ever had), until the keys started to go out.
Got an early Symbian phone, Nokia E61, played with that, lost it, got a E71, loved that phone, great keyboard and lots of quick function buttons, thin like a SGS2. That phone got put through the clothes washer. Upgraded to the E72, which is still my favorite phone. Great camera, trackpad, battery life, hot swappable SD card, very sexy looking. That one got lost in the club. From there i started looking at Androids, HTCs were too heavy and bulky (and i hate the top power button), Motorola's and LG's were also bulky and not up to par with hardware. I had the first S2 Infuse with the 4.5" screen, but it was way too big for me, took it back and got the S4G, been happy ever since.
I have to say Nokia BY FAR makes the most resilient phones ive ever seen. That first color Nokia bar phone, i had that phone on me when i was in a car accident where the car skid out and flipped over. The phone was thrown from the car and cracked up the middle when it hit the pavement. Even with a cracked case, i was able to pick it up and dial 911 with it. My Nokia E71 that was put in the wash, i was able to blow dry it out and believe it or not the phone booted right up, it only stayed on for 5min at a time before locking up, but it was more then enough to get all my info copied off it. Imagine doing either of these things with any Samsung phone.
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Imported the Nokia from The Matrix.
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I remember when people were giving their left nut to get that phone, lol.

candler33w said:
I started off in the good ol' days off the nokia bricks, I then switched to flip phones. I finally got a Samsung blackjack and then the blackjack 2. I then got and HTC S740. Then I got my first taste off Android with the MyTouch Fender. I finally traded that in for my current SGS4G. Oh yeah, I also have a Galaxy Tab.
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I'm a bit the same there except less phones. I've only ever had two different nokia bricks. I also had a Tmobile (HTC) SDA. After that I got a Samsung blackjack and then ended up with the SGS4G after retiring the Blackjack which I probably used for close to 5 years.

Ignoring the bag phones and such (yes, I'm old)
T-Mobile Sidekick/Hiptop (1st gen) $50 - $0 rebate = I pay $50 (Aug, 2003)
Sony Ericsson W600 (on Cingular) $250 - $250 rebate = free (Dec, 2006)
T-Mobile Wing $200 - $300 rebate = they pay me $100 (July, 2008)
Samsung Vibrant (on T-Mobile) $200 - $150 rebate = I pay $50 (Aug, 2010)
Samsung S 4G (on T-Mobile) $free outright (Nov, 2011)
I used Cingular / AT&T once. ONCE.
My two favorite phones were the Sidekick and my current SGS 4G. I hated the W600.

Sony Ericsson T10 was my first phone in 1999, I was 14 years old. Have had a Nokia 3210, 3310, 3330, N73, N95, Sony Ericsson K750i, three other Sony Ericssons, a HTC Hero, HTC Desire and a Samsung Galaxy S2. Next phone either Galaxy Nexus or tbc.
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G1 was first phone. as states in my signature.
Since 09. It broke, so I got this.

A huge Motorola back in the 90's I think it was the second phone after the bag
then a smaller Motorola
Motorola Alpha
some Ericsson, can't remember with clicking key press sounds
couple of nokias
a nokia with symbian
3-4 of the top of the line HTC win mobile phones from sprint
upgraded to android and went through 3 HTC EVO's in one week - different hw problems
Epic 4g - had it for 2 months, and finally said bye bye to sprint - never again
gs4g - was the only non-HTC phone at t-mobile

I've actually only owned Samsung phones. First was Samsung Blast, second was Samsung Gravity and this is my third phone.

Hmmm... I dont remember the models but my first phone was a somewhat colored sony ericson, then one phone that had keyboard on the sides, screen in middle and cool fm radio (dont know the model), then a flip lg with an omfg camera and zomfg it has color, then a razor (ugh effin never dieing phone), a blackberry curve, then razor again cuz bb got stolen, then a kyocera (worst ever, it came broken and buggy and stuff since unbox) and after another razor a motorola with the play, stop, previous, next buttons on side... Now i have this sgs4g.
Looking forward for a phone with keyboard... Not as cool as i thought the screen keyboard. So it would be like a slider. Maybe i will get a hold of the next nexus who knows.

Started with first color display nokia 6610 I believe ...then motorola razr flip then moved to blackberries ....storm 1 storm 2 bb bold2 then nexus one. Now I got sgs4g for city ,iphone 4 for gf visit in pa (prepaid) .......getting stuff ready for galaxy s2 or nexus prime (tough decision)
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what phone haven't I owned. LOL
several Nextel phones (used to dev and hack them)
uhh, a few sprint phones
a couple of bb's
AT&T Tilt
iPhone 3G
Sidekick '08
some Arabic international dual sim phone that worked on TMO
G1
MT3G
MT3G Slide
G2
Droid 1
Vibrant
SGS4G
G2x
MT4G
NS
soon will own the Galaxy Nexus

Hrm.
1) Nokia bar phone - one of the first color display phones
2) Samsung phone with a rotating camera (worked like a FFC and regular camera)
3) Motorola V550 or something close to that design
4) MotoRIZR Z3 - stolen after two/three weeks
5) Sony Ericsson W600i
6) Blackberry Curve 8230
7) SGS4G
Started with the Nokia phone in 8th grade. Had my MotoRIZR / Sony Ericsson W600i in Senior year of high school. Now I'm a senior in college with the SGS4G.
Damn, that was nostalgic. LOL.

ME
my first phone was in 6th grade (19 now) it was a motorola by verizon it was more aero dynamic then brick it was a green screen then i had so many phones after that about 20+ im a tech geek so i had to have the latest phones now im currently with a SGS 4G lve it so smooth tmobile customer since 2005 my mom since 2001 my dad since 2003

Experiences with your phone(s)

As you can see from my siggy i have used phones from lg samsung nokia htc and sony im gonna tell you my xp with them
old lg phone - was nice had fm radio and sudoku game that wud entertain me for along time from 2001 -2006
lg cookie 501 - was very customizable skins , java games and 3 mp cam was good 2006 - 2008
nokia c6-01 - early ages of symbian^3 , had cool games and such but was so laggy!! the camera was awsome 8mp! with dual led 2008 - 2009
htc wildfire!! - first android , after my nokia got drowned , i bought the wildfire cause it was cheap and had good reviews , i liked htc sense 2.1
but was unsatisfied cause it was stuck on froyo.. sense made it more laggier! but the 5mp cam was ok but worse then the c6-01. 2009 - 2010
galaxy mini - was an awsome phone that had alot of custom roms!! released on gingerbread , 600mhz was ok 3mp cam was a really big
downgrade!!! the fact i like this phone is the custom roms it felt new when i got rid of touchwhiz 2.. 2010 - 2011 sept
and finally
xperia ray - current phone 1ghz 512mb ram , gb > ics > soon jellybean , exmor r sensor 8mp! 9mm , this was amazing the support that sony has is amazing and so durable. it made stay for the nxt sony phone 2011 sept - PACMAN ROM!!
NEXUS 4!- waiting for it
so tell me guys about ur phones experience
-.- english aint my native language

I had a Nokia 2720 from 2009 to mid 2010. Way too simple of a phone.
Then I got a Motorola EM330. Just as simple as the Nokia, but had microSD expansion so I could store my music.
In November of 2011, I decided to get my first taste of Android. I got a Motorola Cliq. Many ROMs but was a lag beast. 5mp shooter. Terrible and no flash.
December 2011. Bought a used LG Ally off eBay. It was a step up in speed, step down in camera (3.2mp but with LED flash), big jump in pixel density and screen resolution, but only had a small handful of ROMs.
January 2012, I got a Motorola Droid due to high development and a recent ICS port. Nice large screen and high DPI, good 5mp camera with dual LED flash, but definitely had great development. First of my phones with Adobe Flash. Such a cool factor.
March 2012, I received a temporary Droid 2. With a 1GHz processor, I had high expectations... but was disappointed by the lag when loading pages with lots of pictures such as phonearena or phonedog. I definitely noticed a speed increase in gaming compared to my other phones, however. Updated to unrootable firmware and to this day the only phone I have owned that is still on stock ROM. Same cam as Droid 1.
Late June, 2012. I bought a Motorola Flipside to replace my Motorola Cliq which was still my phone for calling/texting. Awful development and awful memory, but speedy processor and good enough RAM. CM7 and link2sd saved me, thankfully. 3.1mp no autofocus the worst smartphone camera I've used.
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I know i'll probably forget a few,
My first phone was a Nokia 8210 then 8310, 7210, 3650, 9210, 9500, E61i the best phone I have ever used, E71 was fast but lacked the E61i grip, a few 1100 and that sort of phones, currently i got the X1, dual Sim and both works at the same time which is great for a $35 phone that has a slot for micro SD up to 16 GB.
Blackberry 7270 First blackberry with bluetooth, BBM v1 was hit back in the day, 9500, 9000, 8910, 8250, 9700, 9800, 9900
Sony Ericsson W900i, T68 great phones, If i can remember correctly T68 was the first phone to have colors
Android HTC Dream (T-mobile G1) great phone i still remember people used to switch the trackball of this phone to a Blackberry, Alcatel One Touch 991 current phone, just unlocked it and I'd be using more and more of it, fast for it's value €100, battery life isn't that great, barely hold a day, but with that price I didn't expect more.
iPhone 3G, 3Gs, 4, 4s, they only lasted a week after iPhone 4, but I wasn't a big fan of no flash where others manufactures had a greater specs.
iMate JASJAM oh man, GPRS, Windows Live Messenger and all of that reminds me of the good old days, pre-iphone generation kids now adays wouldn't know how it felt.a
Palm can't recall the model or when I had it, i know it was there somewhere.
Java has it's touch too with games and apps
I can't recall anymore phones, would update if I remembered, thanks OP for the great Subject, you brought a lot of good memories

Experience with my phones
I do not remember some of them. But i got excellent experience with my cell phones. I do remember I git Nokia N10 initiall. It was nice phone though not much features.
Then i moved towards NOkia Cell phones. It was a great Experience. I used Nokia 1112 with FM, and some other features also nice keypad. I also used Nokia 1110 and Nokia 103. All are cool sets. Very reliable and worth full indeed

My first was a Nokia 8310, then a 9500. Then I went on a Motorola spree with some silver flip-phone pieces of ****, followed by a RAZR. Tried a Blackberry Pearl 8310 for a while. Now I am on a Samsung Infuse 4G.
What motivates me to try a new phone? Price. I am a cheap SOB, and am willing to use slightly outdated tech to save a buck. The total out-of-pocket cost for all of the above phones is a whopping $0.01 U.S. which I paid for my latest Infuse.
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My first cell phone N343i, and I think that was somewhere around 2005. At the time I had actually no use for a cell phone, but I just had to have a cell phone for "all the other" kids had one. So after lots of looking around I found that one, and got it prepaid. I think I haven't sent more than a twenty messages with it, and nothing else. The screen got cracked over the years, but I still have it somewhere.
I think I carried it about a year and a half, and then I decided not to have any cell phone at all until there seemed the need for it again, and that was somewhere early in 2009. I got myself a nice Samsung C3050. The only requirements I had at the time were that it had the possibility to have MP3 ringtones. In the end that was a silly thing to go for, since I always had my phone on vibrate, so I really never heard the MP3 ringtone. I carried that one until a month ago, since it sometimes would power off for no reason, and sometimes it didn't even turn on. Then I moved to my dad's old N97 mini. The screen is good, but the software underneath it was so-so. Symbian didn't work as I wanted it to, and I longed for an Android phone.
I noticed the Xperia Miro, and that's the one I have now. The screen is a downgrade from the N97 mini resolution-wise, but I just didn't want to spend a lot of money on a cell phone. I don't think I need the high specs, since there is nothing spectacular that I will be doing on it. And, I don't think I should spend that much money on a single thing considering I work just a couple days at minimum wage. There are more important things than a fast cell phone! (Believe it or not. I'm quite a fan of books, and those need to be bought too.)
My next device will most likely be something top of the range, but that is just because I expect to have a better job by then.

Totally satisfied with sgs2..
I'm using sgs2 for a year now and thanks to developers that I don't have to buy a new phone due to fast android development. I'm testing JB on my device and my company yet to release JB updates. Hats off to developers.

First phone was some Motorola which had black white screen. It also had that sexy antenna on the top. It was a good phone, don't remember much.
The next one was I guess the first Ericsson phone(later Sony Ericsson). It didn't have any games or changeable ringtones, you could only text and call with it.
The next one was Nokia 3310. Yes, THE Nokia. I liked it, every one was jealous at me, cause it was so cool! It had the original Snake game
After that I had a couple of Nokia Symbian phones. They all sucked! I hate Symbian! It was slow and buggy, it made me mad
Sony Ericsson K550i. The best phone till the date. It had good camera, led flash light, java games(I literally had two thousand games on it!) and WalkMan music player! Awesome phone,I remember we threw that phone outside on rocks and asphalt(drunk...) and there was no scratches or cracks anywhere! I sold the phone later with a decent price.
Sony Ericsson W890. Again, awesome phone. I was a big fan out SE those days. It was a flip phone, and when the flip was closed, the button lights on top of the phone turned on and you could play music using those capacitive buttons! There was also a 1" screen above the buttons. You can only imagine how jelly everybody was...
That phone however, did break. It just didn't turn on
ZTE Blade, it was great at start. My first real smart phone(Android, baby!). It had fairly big development scene, not in XDA though. It also had official Cyanogenmod support. This phone was extremely slow, and upgraded it after a rough year.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc. Great camera, looked good, but it was slow too. Upgraded it after two months. I just wasn't satisfied.
Samsung Galaxy S2. This phone's a beast. Dual core, decent camera, AMOLED screen, huge development scene etc. I love this big boy Bought it like three months ago.
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My first phone was the SE W710i. I really liked the thing although it was really thick. unfortunately it got stolen after 5 weeks.
my second phone was the SE S500i. again a SE phone this one looked nicer than the W710i but the keys on the keypad started breaking in half. I sent it back for repair, after repaired I used it for another 1,5 years.
Third phone was the Nokia 3110c, b/c my S500i was broken for good someone gave me this phone. I didn't like it, it was very slow, the screen sucked (very low resolution and ****ty colors).
4th phone was the ZTE Blade (still got it). this was my thirst android phone. It had a very active community, so within 2 days I tested more than 5 different roms. The real downsides of this phone are the old (slow) armv6 cpu, the ****ty camera and the low headset volume.
Now I have the SGS+ i9001 I really like it, but I would like the official cm support which I was used to have on my blade.

My first phone was a Motorola Adventure V750 that I used from April 2009-April 2011. Good lord the thing was frustrating to use! It constantly froze and rebooted itself; it was a pain to text; couldn't do anything on it (tried to get games on it, but no dice!).. Bleh. It was good for being almost indestructible though!
Second phone was a Nokia E71 from April 2011-April 2012. I love it. The keyboard is great, it's durable, has a nice design... almost perfect. Though it did tend to get laggy for almost no reason, and the version of Symbian its running is pretty outdated looking. Regularly use it when I don't want to take my newest phone out...
Currently I use a Samsung Galaxy Note i717 that I got in April this year. It is a terrific phone; the screen is nice and large and crisp, it's very smooth and responsive and Android has a ton of great apps/features. I love this phone.

I've owned 4 different Sony Ericsson, love all of them! Right now using Xperia Pro, first time using custom kernel and ROM, pretty buggy..... still trying to figure them out.

My favorite is the HTC HD2, before Samsung Omnia i900, HTC Trinity (very nice phone), many of nokia models. At this time I think about Samsung G S3 but I still love my HD2.

I've owned a number of whatever blah cell phones that I've gotten for free with service contracts and all that, but the greatest phone of all was the LG enV. Loved that little keyboard, never texted faster in my life. Plus I got a pretty sick Nip/Tuck game that would gross out my friends. HTC Incredible comes second, with my current Inc2 right behind it. Droid 3 sux the worst.

For me the worst was motorola e365, I had too many problems with that phone and 2 days after finish guarante the phone was dead. From that time I never bought nothing made by motorola.

I think my telephone is the better!!! It is the lg optimus one..i have it for 2 years and i can say that you can do everything with this amazing phone!!!
Sorry for my bad english

My favourite android phone is xFone C2- one 3G Ice Cream Sandwich SmartPhone. 6 inch Capatitive Multi-Touch Screen is perfect for me.i have kept it for 1 year now.

Nokia 6100 - first phone back in the day was still young didnt know a lot about phones was happy with it; second I can recall was Nokia 6020 this one came with a camera didnt really feel an upgrade, ive gone with this one for a while till i got a present a nokia 7070 used it until I accidentally left it in a pocket of a vest which went in to the washing machine... Rip was quite a good one, then I got a blackberry 8320 somehow lost it one day, it was my first blackberry and was just in love with the keyboard, was writing everything that came to my mind lol... then I got a nokia n73 from a friend which I use until today, along with a xperia x10, but will go out hunting for something bigger and better in a few weeks.

I had few nokia, Those thing always work! I was young, i dropped them, throw them, etc!
SHC-U740. Dual flip. I was sure i would destroy that phone! It held on good! Viva el QWERTY phone.
Now I have a Vision. No problem so far but I just can't wait to have new QWERTY phone. The Vision Spec are quite low for ICS&JB.

HTC Rezound: Amazing Camera and audio! It was kind of slow... The screen was extremely sharp but had poor colors and outside visibility. Took forever to get ICS... Htc sense is a beast but overall, this phone was good.
Galaxy s3 (U.S. Version): Incredibly snappy, s4 processor is a beast and easily matches/outperforms quad cores. The gpu is also great but not as good as the Exynos ones... The screen is absolutely amazing, it has the best white-balance and contrast of any amoled screen. I also installed the bravia engine and pentile is unnoticeable. I have android 4.1.1 (still beta) and most things are buttery smooth... Camera is amazing too.
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SAMSUNG GALAXY POCKET - i accidentally brick my phone but its already unbricked now