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[Q] Best Android Smart Phone

Hi all, I just wanted to post a quick question. I'm looking to upgrade from my sad Kyocera Zio M6000 to a top of the line, best in the market, Android smart phone. I thought I was going to get the HTC Thunderbolt until I spoke with my sister who works for Verizon and she said to hold off because it's having issues right now with switching from 3G to 4G. So I wanted to check here and see what you all think right now is the best, top of the line android smart phone out there. The most powerful, can handle -ANY- games out on the market, can record HD video, has 2 way camera, all the bells and whistles and is going to last me liekly years before I even think about getting a new one. I made a mistake getting my Zio and I've been regretting it for 10 months now and I don't want to make that mistake again. I plan to play game son it, watch movies,.. everything on it .. I appreciate all your responses and thank you for your time! ")
-Seabhac

Samsung Galaxy S 2.

there are loads of good phone out there, but it depends on what you want to do with it, as lot of people root there phone and put custom roms on there.
if i was you i would wait for something like the HTC Pyramid or if you really want a android handset then go for the Samsung Galaxy S 2, but it is upto you mate.

Best Android phone in the market: The one YOU can wait for.
Right now, Galaxy II.
Soon, stay tuned.

If playing games is important to you, though not the best, you should be getting the "Playstation Certified" Xperia Play that opens you up to those Playstation titles on top of the normal Android ones, and you get a near PSP controller that you don't get anywhere else.

Google Nexus S i think

if you can, wait for the Nexus 3

ok maybe I should have qualified this with 1 other thing, a phone I can order service for and setup this week or next. I like the idea of the Galaxy S2, but last I looked it's not out till the fall and I need to replace mine right now lol.

LG p990 i think :O

for me there is no better idea than my desire at the moment

seabhac said:
ok maybe I should have qualified this with 1 other thing, a phone I can order service for and setup this week or next. I like the idea of the Galaxy S2, but last I looked it's not out till the fall and I need to replace mine right now lol.
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I've got one here on my desk, its out in the UK and has been for a couple of weeks..... you might also want to qualify with your country? Guessing your American/Canadian?

SGS II or LG Optimus 2X Speed
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I rather enjoy my Samsung Fascinate; although I did have to manually hack in Android 2.2...

My Desire HD, I think!

why dont u go for honeycomb tabs

HTC Desire HD !!
Is he best smartphone this time !

What are everyone's opinions of the HTC Thunderbolt? I keep considering that one as well due to the fact it seems to be the top of the line right now from Verizon. And yes Monty, I am in the US.

Heard lots of good things about the thunderbolt and it has some pretty great dev support. If I could pick any Verizon phone right now the thunderbolt would be it.
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Thunderbolt FTW!!!!! The dev Support on this beast is amazing
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Galaxy Gio
Well I have this one, more because of size and weight than anything else. Of course all those 4 inch 800x480 + displays and dual cores are better but are also bigger, and tend to drain battery faster.
Anyway I would love to have something in the same size as the Gio but with the "power" of Galaxy SII

[Q] How long will the Infuse 4G hold up?

How long do you guys think the Infuse 4G will last in the Market of ever improving phones? Will it last the next few years, say until an upgrade is eligible? Or will it simply fall apart compared to upcoming phones in the next few years? Personally, I love my Infuse, and I think it'll last at least a year to three in terms of specs and software. Please, discuss.

Ok, this is one thing you need to learn when it comes to new phones / laptops/ technology in general. In a year, IT WILL BE OUTDATED. I got the Samsung Captivate and could not imagine a better phone ---besides it's constant GPS issues and until the charging port broke on it...but that was partly my fault. I got this phone and it is great as well--even better than the Captivate. At the time, I did not think that was possible.
The thing you want to do is buy a quality product for the time. The Infuse is one of those things. If you take good care of it, it will last you. I fell off of my bike a few weeks back going downhill. I was pretty banged up. My Infuse, even though it was in a case, got pretty banged up--- cosmetically around those silver edges. It is fully functioning otherwise. It is a solid product. It will last you a long time if you don't abuse it.
For example -- -I still have the Samsung Blackjack 2 as my backup phone and I use it when my "newer and better" phones give me problems. I've had it for forever. It is still a good phone despite being years old. You have a decent phone now--- we all do, as far as the Infuse is concerned. I haven't heard too many complaints, but only time can tell if that will change. Treat it well and it will remain good to you.

The sg2 looks identical to the infuse(slightly smaller on at&t) , except with a better resolution and much better cpu, so I think the infuse will be obsolete when the sg2 hits the states. Nevertheless, I love my infuse and I think it's one of the best phones out right now.
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I'm just asking if you guys think it'll last the above-average Android user the next few years. I know it's already outdated. It was probably outdated before it even came out.
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depends on the user. there isnt much the phone can't do but it depends on samsung releasing updates and on the community to put out quality mods. to be honest with a good rom a droid could still be a viable phone. my friend has a nexus1 and loves it. i actually kinda envy it, i love the screen and media capabilities on samsung phones but as a phone the nexus is perfect and there is no reason it should need to be anything more.
i have a phone lust though. i will likely get the sgsiii or whatever comes after the sgsii long before my contract is up.

The Infuse right now is still the absolute best phone on AT&T.
And will stay that way till the SGS 2 comes out....
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requiem3 said:
The sg2 looks identical to the infuse(slightly smaller on at&t) , except with a better resolution and much better cpu, so I think the infuse will be obsolete when the sg2 hits the states. Nevertheless, I love my infuse and I think it's one of the best phones out right now.
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Sgs2 and infuse have the same resolution. 480x800 wvga.

I was looking at the specs of Galaxy II and the one thing I won't switch my infuse for is battery. It has 1600mA while Infuse has 1750mA. So when it comes to dual CPU, it should drain battery down pretty bad. I mean why will you ever even use that power on the phone unless you compute rocket science data using it. 4G also has a big mouth for drinking the juice out of your phone.
I'm not trying to say it is horible, it just would be a major concern if I'm a heavy data user.
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phones are always out of date typically within 6 months of being released there will be a higher end phone, with few exceptions. (i use to sell phones personally)
anyways, i had a samsung captivate which was the best phone when it came out, currently out of date, but it broke i payed money throuh insurance and luckily they were out so i got an infuse. very happy so far, and i can save my upgrade, im going to wait till i get a high spec (probably htc) lte phone

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Sgs2 and infuse have the same resolution. 480x800 wvga.
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Sgs2 has a smaller screen...therfore it will seem to have better resolution next to the infuse...
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6 weeks, at best.
Coming from the Captivate it's already boring.
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The phone is already outdated when you bought it, but that is the rule with all tech lol. Will it last 5 years. If you take care of it sure but will it still be getting upgrades. Most likely not sense we are seeing higher and higher system requirements to run the newer updates.

It is confirmed the nexus S will get the ics update, hardware wise there's no reason the infused couldn't handle the update also. It's up to att and Sammy.
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corythug said:
It is confirmed the nexus S will get the ics update, hardware wise there's no reason the infused couldn't handle the update also. It's up to att and Sammy.
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I am not saying it couldnt handle it, just saying that after the first OS update I would not look for any others. IF it gets 1 more after that then it will be lucky. As for the Nexus S, I had great hopes for it but then I found the Nexus S was by samsung and thought ok ill wait for the next and not the new prime may be a samsung as well so looks like ill wait till the next nexus is an HTC. But if it is a samsung or HTC as long as the phone is bought through ATT dont expect to get the same number of updates as the Euro versions of the same phone. They always will get more updates then its US counter parts. As always been the case and always will be.

This is why the nexus line is a safe bet typically, as it is 'googles' phone, the updates are fast and frequent. The S is a Sammy, but no need to wait on them making the updates play nice with tw .
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corythug said:
This is why the nexus line is a safe bet typically, as it is 'googles' phone, the updates are fast and frequent. The S is a Sammy, but no need to wait on them making the updates play nice with tw .
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Yup thats why my next device will be a Nexus, as long as it is not made by samsung

Help with sprint upgrade what to choose?

I currently have a trusty hero on sprint I'm looking to upgrade soon but idk what I want I do not want a Samsung phone because of past experience so is thr a phone coming up I should wait for or should I just grab the evolution 3d for 99.99?
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Get the Motorola Photon 4G, trust me you will not be disappointed.
I initially really wanted the Galaxy SII since at the time I had an evo 4G and a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and loved them. I was also following the rumors of the next google nexus (codename Nexus Prime at the time) possibly coming to sprint in in Q4 and then I really really wanted that but my evo had finally given out. I wanted a new phone so I went to sprint planning to get the galaxy s2 but wasn't do for another month or two. I was going to grab an evo 3d as a place holder till the galaxy came out but, they were out of stock or not do for another week too and saw the Photon. I decided to get it as sort of a place holder till the Evo3d was available then after a month with that the galaxy would've come out and I would have been able to exchange it within the 30 day window . I've never been a motorola fan whatsoever (was strictly HTC kind of guy and liking samsung cause of the tab) and was actually kind of bummed that I had to walk out with a Motorola phone. After having it for about a week I had completely fallen in love with it, so much so that I didn't even want an evo 3d, when the Galaxy SII came out I was like fk that'll be a downgrade from the photon and couldn't find any reason what so ever to switch phones. When the Galaxy Nexus initially came out, (even though I know it's not on sprint) I also couldn't find a good enough reason to want to upgrade when It does get released on sprint.
I absolutely love my Photon and can see myself actually holding onto this for the next 2 years which I've never even considered with past phones. It's got Great consistent signal, the longest battery life of ANY smartphone I've owned and haven had a single problem with it. Even on the stock rom, I didn't have the need to flash custom roms just to get it to work correctly or get better battery life or to make it faster, it was just all that straight out of the box. I only rooted Initially to use a few root apps that I always use. I recently started flashing custom roms but only because I WANTED to, not because I NEEDED TO.
Just take a look at the the other phones forums and then the photon section and you'll see barely any complaints or bytching about the photon we all just love it. You will not be disappointed, I promise you that.

I honestly don't plan on upgrading any time soon, unless maybe the Photon 2 is released and even then, It would be an upgrade because I would want to, not because I would have to. I love my MoPho
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scataldo721 said:
I currently have a trusty hero on sprint I'm looking to upgrade soon but idk what I want I do not want a Samsung phone because of past experience so is thr a phone coming up I should wait for or should I just grab the evolution 3d for 99.99?
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Don't really know why not a samsung phone but from an owner of an HTC Hero , and an EVO 3D for a couple of week I can assure you the SGSII Epic 4G Touch wont dissapoint you its really the best phone i've owned but if not I would recomend to wait until a month or two after the MWC when all the supposed quad-cores and 720 displays come, i assure you an htc will arrive within a month after that right now i wont recomend the EVO 3D except for the dev

I don't want a Samsung product because ive had issues with their customer service and products (OG galaxy tab,SGS 1) just not a fan of the company personally
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I agree with what you said.

i would go with the iPhone 4s...you choose.

Evo3D is my personal Sprint favorite, that or the Epic 4G Touch.
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Yeah I definitely wana stay with android nd I've heard rumblings of a new HTC phone called the endeavour with a tegra3 chip very interesting I want to know if that's headed to sprint nd if so when
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scataldo721 said:
Yeah I definitely wana stay with android nd I've heard rumblings of a new HTC phone called the endeavour with a tegra3 chip very interesting I want to know if that's headed to sprint nd if so when
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Considering the spec sheet shows HSPA+ bands, it could very well be a T Mobile phone, also considering the other 3 major US carriers are in the process of or already have rolled out LTE networks.

I was hoping that something comparable would come to sprint after MWC
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Go with the Galaxy SII.
Never go Motorola over Samsung.
Seeing as the Photon is the only thing comparable.
I sell a lot of both of those phone and I only see the Photons coming back.
And I am super happy with my GSII.

i think im gona wait til after mwc at the end of the month just to see whats upcoming i wana get a tegra 3 phone i think im not sure hopefully a new htc device coes out with tegra 3, sense 4.0, ics, and beats audio thats my dream phone..oh yeah and sprints new LTE network!
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love my Photon but have heard great things about the Galaxy S II. I would lean towards the Galaxy.
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buddyclub94 said:
i would go with the iPhone 4s...you choose.
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-1 ... no iPhone IMHO - the whole fun of android is being able to flash custom ROMs

yeah i defff wand android no question about it lol
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Switching to Verizon; Which phone to get?

Hey guys, having a little dilemma deciding what phone to get.
I've had a myTouch 4G since April '11 and my dad is paying the ETF in a couple of weeks because his work offered him a great deal on Verizon (including unlimited data!!!).
I'm torn between these three phones: iPhone 5, Galaxy S III, Droid DNA
I like the iPhone 5, because, well it's an iPhone. I love iPhone's, but I do have an iPod Touch. So probably not. Still considering it though.
All my friends have the GS3 and love it, and it is a hell of a phone. Features just about everything, only dislike is the fact it's Dual-Core, which isn't THAT big of a deal.
Then, there's the DNA. Beautiful in every way, but I like Touchwiz the best, Sense is OK at best for me, and it seems like it might be kind of too big. But it is 1080P and Quad-Core... mouthwatering...
I have outruled the Note 2 because it's definitely too big for a phone I'll have for 2 years, and the Razr Maxx HD is just underpowered to me.
Cost is not an issue. But here's what I currently use my mYtouch for:
Lots of facebook, games like Hill Climb Racer, Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, etc., browsing the web plenty, listening to music, viewing videos and pictures, taking pics and videos when I want, etc. I'm gonna have this phone for 2 years so I don't want a phone that will slow down anytime soon.
What do you guys/gals think is best? Thanks!

For your needs... it really depends. You seem to have basic interests and don't really require a lot of customization from what I see. I would get the GS3 because it is such a well-rounded, great device. I would not get the iPhone just due to one simple question you must ask yourself: what does it offer that a GS3 doesn't? In the next two years if you find yourself low on storage with an iPhone then what? That's just one example. I don't feel like typing out a million reasons why I'd go with the gs3. I could, trust me. And I'm not even an Apple hater. They cater to the simple, less tech savvy usually. I wouldn't recommend it for someone like you who (a) uses xda and is surrounded with a wonderful Android loving community and (b) because you want something more long lasting. The iPhone 5 will stop getting updates when it gets old. The original Droid runs on Jellybean. There's my $.02.
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Only you can decide what phone you want ~ as 3thanol said iphone 5 will stop getting update once the new gen phone comes out . S3 is a good choice but if you want latest go for the Droid Dna .

Get either the galaxy s3 or HTC DNA.the DNA does not have a micro SD slot though.Personally, based on specs,I would get the dna
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lg-one-man said:
Get either the galaxy s3 or HTC DNA.the DNA does not have a micro SD slot though.Personally, based on specs,I would get the dna
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How has Samsung been about releasing new android revisions (gb, ics, jb, etc)? My personal experience with the HTC Thunderbolt has been lackluster... promising ICS updates but never delivering.

RowingMunkeyCU said:
How has Samsung been about releasing new android revisions (gb, ics, jb, etc)? My personal experience with the HTC Thunderbolt has been lackluster... promising ICS updates but never delivering.
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It depends on the phone iirc. My skyrocket didn't get official ICS until July and the s3 is supposed to get Jellybean soon I think but I have 4.1.2 aokp flashed on my skyrocket so their releases don't really matter to me.
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Lost my beloved Inspire 4G, what to get next?

After almost two years with my Inspire, I'm very sad to have lost it, up til the end on jellytime was awesome and it was a new era.
Now I need to get a new phone, and the market seems overwhelming. I saw the developer RandomBlame from Jellytime being pretty happy with the nexus 4, but I'm not so sure I can live without a SD card slot.
I'm interested in reading about experiences from other people who for one reason or another have migrated from an Inspire/DHD to something else.
You guys who used to love you're Inspire/DHD, what phone made you equally or more happy? What phone do you regret going for thinking it would compensate for the ACE you had?
Happy New Year, D.

Sorry about your loss...my condolences.
From the DHD forums, this might help: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396842.

dngr said:
After almost two years with my Inspire, I'm very sad to have lost it, up til the end on jellytime was awesome and it was a new era.
Now I need to get a new phone, and the market seems overwhelming. I saw the developer RandomBlame from Jellytime being pretty happy with the nexus 4, but I'm not so sure I can live without a SD card slot.
I'm interested in reading about experiences from other people who for one reason or another have migrated from an Inspire/DHD to something else.
You guys who used to love you're Inspire/DHD, what phone made you equally or more happy? What phone do you regret going for thinking it would compensate for the ACE you had?
Happy New Year, D.
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HTC Inspire to HTC One X. Many friends of mine did this transition and are very happy with their switch!

I dont know if you can wait for a while and how you feel about BB, but the Z10 has amazing specs. I currently use the Inspire 4g and will give BB a look when its come out. Thats if it comes to ATT, which I think it would.

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dngr said:
After almost two years with my Inspire, I'm very sad to have lost it, up til the end on jellytime was awesome and it was a new era.
Now I need to get a new phone, and the market seems overwhelming. I saw the developer RandomBlame from Jellytime being pretty happy with the nexus 4, but I'm not so sure I can live without a SD card slot.
I'm interested in reading about experiences from other people who for one reason or another have migrated from an Inspire/DHD to something else.
You guys who used to love you're Inspire/DHD, what phone made you equally or more happy? What phone do you regret going for thinking it would compensate for the ACE you had?
Happy New Year, D.
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That sucks that you lost it. When looking I had my list narrowed down to three phones: HTC One X, Samsung Note 2, and Samsung Galaxy SIII. All three have good specs but it is up to you what you prefer more. I decided the Note series was just too big. I would have to use two hands to operate it and figured if I was going to do that I would buy a tablet first. Loved the HTC but the killer for me was the lack of SD card expansion and the lack of changing out the battery. Ultimately the S3 was my final choice. Love it so far. Had it rooted by the second day and have been cruising along with it for over a month now.

I'm hearing that there will be an SGS4 coming in April 2013.
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The DNA looks good
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i m not on a contract ... and didnt wanted to spend alot of money...thats why dna is out of question..
just bought brand new one x from craigslist after two years with inspire..

How do u like it
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one X+ is just awesome! Even with stock 4.1 and sense 4+ this thing is fast with great battery life.

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The DNA looks good
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This is what I would get too. Heard att is getting a variant soon. Not sure what its going to be called.
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I love my inspire as well, however even using the cyanogrnmod 10.1 unofficial sporting android 4.2.1 isn't enough to compensate for poor battery performance. I have had the phone around a year. I think I am sold on getting the Galaxy Note 2. With its huge battery and juggernaut hardware specs I could get two or three years use out of it. Not to mention it has an SD card slot which I too love.
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path0logicmodder said:
I love my inspire as well, however even using the cyanogrnmod 10.1 unofficial sporting android 4.2.1 isn't enough to compensate for poor battery performance. I have had the phone around a year. I think I am sold on getting the Galaxy Note 2. With its huge battery and juggernaut hardware specs I could get two or three years use out of it. Not to mention it has an SD card slot which I too love.
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Agreed battery is garbage. I'm not quite sold on the note 2. More sold on og note. Mainly cause I don't think my wife would be happy if I blew 600 bucks on a phone. Also I really like not being in a contract we have been contract free for about a year.
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Galaxy s 3
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My friend recently got the Z10 he says the only downfall of the device is no native Instagram :laugh: I myself had the pleasure of playing around with the phone and its really spectacular, Id choose it over an Iphone but not an android. If your thinking of staying with Android the Galaxy Note 2 is the perfect direction to go

I went with RAZR maxx HD over the DNA. Battery life is insanely good. I just couldn't go HTC again.
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i still have my inspire, will prob be sticking with it for a while i just bought a new battery for it. Holding up good for now. im due for an up grade in two months will see then for sure. I am with att and they suck because would like to try the razr or something different like dna. If Verizon got better service around my area would prob switch.