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Nexus S or some other phone????

I was planning to buy nexus s nd i even got a deal for $359
But after the launch of samsung galaxy nexus,samsung has stopped all the warranty and after sales service for the nexus s
So which phone should I buy??
and my budget is of $360 Only

What carrier? That is alot to pay for an outdated phone. You can get a used phone that is much better for $360...

dhruvdangi said:
But after the launch of samsung galaxy nexus,samsung has stopped all the warranty and after sales service for the nexus s
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Are you sure? Any source?

sygeek said:
Are you sure? Any source?
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ones again....Are you sure? Any source? please

Don't get a nexus S, its a hardly upgraded vibrant that was a complete waste of money on release. I bought a used one for 180 and gave it to my 5 year old sister it was such a letdown.

If you really must have a developer phone when wait for the Galaxy Nexus. Otherwise, I recommend any of the Samsung branded phones. I love my Galaxy Captivate, my wife uses the new Galaxy Infuse and the Galaxy S II looks bad-ass IMO.
Barry Fruitman
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Yeah, get the new one

z33dev33l said:
Don't get a nexus S, its a hardly upgraded vibrant that was a complete waste of money on release. I bought a used one for 180 and gave it to my 5 year old sister it was such a letdown.
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I don't completely disagree, although the Vibrant was priced similarly just anywhere I looked (at least in my part of Canada back when I bought mine).
Sometimes wish I got the Vibrant for the Gorilla glass, but I'm definitely loving the dev community the Nexus S has. That's what is really making me feel like I made a good decision.

polobunny said:
I don't completely disagree, although the Vibrant was priced similarly just anywhere I looked (at least in my part of Canada back when I bought mine).
Sometimes wish I got the Vibrant for the Gorilla glass, but I'm definitely loving the dev community the Nexus S has. That's what is really making me feel like I made a good decision.
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And how many devs do you think will stick around with a new nexus out? Think about it.

lowandbehold said:
And how many devs do you think will stick around with a new nexus out? Think about it.
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Enough in my honest opinion, seeing how some lesser phones still get development for a few months after becoming "obsolete" in the sense of their technology getting slightly outdated.
Nevertheless, I think all Nexus models will get decent development, judging from the Nexus One and S.
It's a game nobody will win, technology is forever going further and the moment you buy something, there's something new right around the corner or already available on the market. You can always decide to play the waiting game if you're not in need for a change right now, just don't get stuck waiting forever...

lowandbehold said:
And how many devs do you think will stick around with a new nexus out? Think about it.
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A damn lot! Look at the Nexus One! If I'm not mistaken, Dr Kmobs from cyanogenmod is still using and developing for his. The nexus One was either the first or second device to get an ICS SDK port. Not everyone can afford the latest and greatest, any dev phone will get a fair amount of custom ROM love. If you can get a good deal on a nexus S, and you think its what you want, go for it. You aren't gonna be left behind any time soon. That said, if you want the very latest and greatest, get a galaxy nexus, its a huge upgrade.
Don't worry about developer support, just worry about getting scratches on the battery door

Orangestrat said:
Don't worry about developer support, just worry about getting scratches on the battery door
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Nothing like a huge cover to keep it from getting scratched!
Can't wait for the day our phones are near indestructible bricks lasting forever on a charge. It's sad to have such sexy technology getting covered with covers, enhanced with bulky batteries and needing to be constantly plugged in.
Likely the only reasons I miss the days I was using dumbphones, they were indestructible or of no real value, they would last a week on a charge and definitely did not cost as much.

I'l have to buy an unlocked phone(NEW)
if you guyz dont recommend nexus s then plz suggest me with something else
Samsung captivate(bad)
NO FLASH IN CAMERA
SAMSUNG VIBRANT(BAD)
WORST LOOKS
SAMSUNG GALAXY S2
really costly for my budget

dhruvdangi said:
I'l have to buy an unlocked phone(NEW)
if you guyz dont recommend nexus s then plz suggest me with something else
Samsung captivate(bad)
NO FLASH IN CAMERA
SAMSUNG VIBRANT(BAD)
WORST LOOKS
SAMSUNG GALAXY S2
really costly for my budget
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my suggestion, watch Craigslist. My gs2 cost me 280 dollars like new.

I think xperia neo is also a good option.
I am getting it for the same price($359)
But I want to get the ICS update as fast as possible...
And acc. to you guyz wen will we get some used GALAXY NEXUS (NEXUS PRIME)
on ebay.com

I will strongly recommend you Samsung Galaxy S2 if your budget provides. Other than that, Nexus S is actually a pretty good phone (very good for this price). The next Google phone series is Galaxy Nexus which will be priced around 35k (INR). That may overkill your budget.
Better stick with Nexus S. It will also get the ICS update very soon, at least earlier than other non-stock android phones (Galaxy S2).
As for Xperia Neo V, it is a great phone too, if you can get it around for 15k (@ adexmart). You may want to try both of these phones at a retail store. Thumbs up to whichever suits you better.
To be honest, you may want to ask for such queries @ thinkdigit. They're aware of the Indian smartphone market better.

I love my NS. The development community is very active, and it'll get even more so when ICS is pushed to the NS!
Plus, with Voodoo and a very stable CyanogenMod build, it blows the doors off my old Vibrant. The stock-black with no carrier branding looks very sexy, too.
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get a new one

Ready To Buy Second hand Galaxy SL i9003

M ready to buy galaxy sl i9003 if anyone seeling...Please post here if u wanna sell ur Mobile

Which country are u from? And u really should reconsider buying one lol.
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ajaycool4ever said:
M ready to buy galaxy sl i9003 if anyone seeling...Please post here if u wanna sell ur Mobile
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Not Worth it. Go for a Defy instead.
And once you decide to buy i9003, then you will probably need to change your id too, you will no longer remain cool.

I had Lost My mobile On monday In train...i love its clear display so i wnt to buy the same phone

ajaycool4ever said:
I had Lost My mobile On monday In train...i love its clear display so i wnt to buy the same phone
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Go for any 2nd hand nexus device.

Well he may not be interested in Rom development n may be happy with his stock Rom...in that case the stock Rom for this phone are pretty good.

loneagl said:
Well he may not be interested in Rom development n may be happy with his stock Rom...in that case the stock Rom for this phone are pretty good.
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I would have offered u my phone which is 1.4 yrs old but still in excellent condition. But I can't because of some personal reasons.

Bro don't buy this phone if you already had it go switch it up or something get a second hand nexus like someone else said or a second hand s2 trust me it's screen is amazing I would rather go with S2's screen then S3's higher resolution screen. S2's screen is amazingly clear, great color, truly vibrant color.

BassBlaster said:
Bro don't buy this phone if you already had it go switch it up or something get a second hand nexus like someone else said or a second hand s2 trust me it's screen is amazing I would rather go with S2's screen then S3's higher resolution screen. S2's screen is amazingly clear, great color, truly vibrant color.
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And an amazing burn in effect after 2 months of use.
Just get the nexus/S3 or just this device.. depends on your wallet.
Just saying, you'll probably find no one willing to sell you a device here, because the chance of being in the same place is slim, thus requiring annoying shipping costs and hassle, buying/selling a used one from shops is easier.
MY OPINION: If you can get the nexus/S3 used or new, get them and DO NOT ever think about this damned device again.

Come on guys. This phone isn't that bad. I don't see a need to be so negative about this phone.
I don't have any major issues with this phone. It worked very well for me on almost all ROMs that I've tried.
Of course this phone is not i9000 or i9100. And we all knew it when we bought it substantially cheaper than those models. Stop complaining and enjoy the moment (partially working video recording with CM9)

Hetalk said:
Come on guys. This phone isn't that bad. I don't see a need to be so negative about this phone.
I don't have any major issues with this phone. It worked very well for me on almost all ROMs that I've tried.
Of course this phone is not i9000 or i9100. And we all knew it when we bought it substantially cheaper than those models. Stop complaining and enjoy the moment (partially working video recording with CM9)
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This ^
Everytime i update my SCL i feel like i bought i new phone! ICS works pretty good and day after day it becames always better and if understood correctly Dhiru is porting JB, so it' not over

Our phone us not that much bad in my opinion

i think our phone is better than i9000 expect gpu and development. if i9003 was an international model instead of i9000 we could have better roms STABLE including JB with much more developers. but just gpu is lower a bit.
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Most powerful and versatile android phone around 200 or less

i want to get a new cell phone... but i am a really geeky 18 year old and want the best of the best but have about $350 coming soon and about $180 coming after that... and i want a recommendation on a phone that can be unlocked and is going to last me for about 2-4 years if possible. so i was looking at the Samsung Galaxy S series but idk if it is a good choice cause of the price and the "unlockability" of the device. plus i want to have a gps feature for offline gps nav.
any suggestions?
thanks in advanced
Sincerely
Martronic

Sony neo v..good
choice
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technomooney said:
i want to get a new cell phone... but i am a really geeky 18 year old and want the best of the best but have about $350 coming soon and about $180 coming after that... and i want a recommendation on a phone that can be unlocked and is going to last me for about 2-4 years if possible. so i was looking at the Samsung Galaxy S series but idk if it is a good choice cause of the price and the "unlockability" of the device. plus i want to have a gps feature for offline gps nav.
any suggestions?
thanks in advanced
Sincerely
Martronic
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Depends what you mean by 'lasts you' as any phone that isnt the Galaxy S3 will be well and truly out of date by then, new phones move fast even after two years it will be very dated.
I dont understand what you mean by offline gps?

Planning to buy Micromax canvas-2 A110

I am planning to sell my i9003 and buy a New Micromax canvas-2 A110.
As per the reviews from Users and techies its Awesome Phone.
5" screen with 1GH Dual Core Processor.
What u guys suggest !!

I think if u need performance and screen do it ..
And stay if u love the great room and kernel from our devs .. just few days and its release kernel 3 ..
Its ur choice
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So true...just few days are left for the dream come true...
Nearly everything is fixed..usb and some other things like video recording is left..which dhiru and adi is.gonna fix soon...
And acc to tech guru awaaz the said its a valie for money phone...
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Though the specs maybe good. The feel of the phone is cheap. My brother was tempted to buy it. He got a chance to try it as a friend of his had bought it. He didn't like it at all. So if you are thinking of changing your phone, I would advise not to take that phone.

simratcs said:
So true...just few days are left for the dream come true...
Nearly everything is fixed..usb and some other things like video recording is left..which dhiru and adi is.gonna fix soon...
And acc to tech guru awaaz the said its a valie for money phone...
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Yes i agree that we are very near to Kernel 3.0, But u wont believe I had a hands on of my friend's A110. Its super smooth and awesome.
I was amazed. i am getting a reseel value of my i9003 as 9500 and same amount is waht I have to pay for Canvas-2.
Screen , sound, and Dual Core-1 Gh Processor with 4.0.4
In a big big big confusion.

ammar786 said:
Though the specs maybe good. The feel of the phone is cheap. My brother was tempted to buy it. He got a chance to try it as a friend of his had bought it. He didn't like it at all. So if you are thinking of changing your phone, I would advise not to take that phone.
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umm Getting more confused now.
See, what I have thought in deciding to buy it that My handset is a year old right now, out of warranty as well. And I am getting 9500 for it now. Later it wont be giving me 9500.
Anyhow, in A110 Screen is as good as in i9003 and its huge 5" screen. Sound is amazing and Its a dual Core 1GH phone. And in 9500 as well. ICS 4.0.4
Thought in same price without any extra expense I am getting all this.

shail139 said:
umm Getting more confused now.
See, what I have thought in deciding to buy it that My handset is a year old right now, out of warranty as well. And I am getting 9500 for it now. Later it wont be giving me 9500.
Anyhow, in A110 Screen is as good as in i9003 and its huge 5" screen. Sound is amazing and Its a dual Core 1GH phone. And in 9500 as well. ICS 4.0.4
Thought in same price without any extra expense I am getting all this.
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Normally when you are getting something good at a low price, there's always a catch...

My phone is around 1 year and around 7 months old.
And everything is properly functioning.
What resale value can i expect.
Not so prominent bumps on my device as well.
Using screen guard since day 1.
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@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.

Hetalk said:
@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.
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Nicely put...

Hetalk said:
@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.
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O____O
Well said ToT ¡!¡!
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not worth, its only a cheap china phone, cooked on mk6577.
first off all - warrianty. will you get fully supported and fully covered?
2. accesories. extra, extended batterie? covers? will you get them, if you need of course
3. dev support. it highly cutted ICS, so if you going to get some other roms - forget it. not mention about miui, aokp, themes, etc.
4. build quility. are you getting same as everyday brand? net mention of extra parts, like digitalizers, screens, oards, cameras, speakers
5. if you still thinkin goin cheap - buy smth like this
will save some extra dollars.
6. value. just think, what selling price would be after a year? 10%, less?
good luck

Shail..chod bhai rehene de...wait for some time till kernal 3 ...becuase if u sold this phone..u wont be able to experience orgasmic glory of it
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simratcs said:
Shail..chod bhai rehene de...wait for some time till kernal 3 ...becuase if u sold this phone..u wont be able to experience orgasmic glory of it
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You Guys are making me very confused and even emotional too.......Actually I too love my phone yar....!!
Need to think again I guess.

All they said are so true. I was tempted to get a nexus, almost bought it. Then the news about kernel 3 made me hesitate. I took some time to think, I increased my research on that phone especially about the negative side, to not get blinded by the awesome specs and awfully low price. Suddenly I saw a HUGE downside of that phone.
Wow, I could have wasted on that fragile phone instead of my SL.
So, now I'm proud of my current phone. My first ever Android phone.
Oh I remember the first time using Odin, flashing XXLE4 firmware on my phone....
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Do NOT take the Micromax Canvas 2. It has a ****ty MTK processor. I had a MTK6516 based phone that was absolutely horrible. Games wouldn't play properly and would have distorted color, slow poor performance. It couldn't even play music without skipping. It was also marketed as dual-core but it isn't.
As the Micromax Canvas 2 also has an MTK processor, it might also have a "fake" dual-core.
The Radio/Modem CPU is an ARM7, probably an ARMv3 or v4.
Often advertised as dual core, but this is misleading, the 2nd core runs the radio and will not be usable for applications. In fact, any proper smartphone has a separate smaller core for the GSM radio, so real dual core phones in fact have 3 cores
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You might want to do some research on the exact MTK processor in the Canvas 2, maybe it doesn't have these problems.

BassBlaster said:
Do NOT take the Micromax Canvas 2. It has a ****ty MTK processor. I had a MTK6516 based phone that was absolutely horrible. Games wouldn't play properly and would have distorted color, slow poor performance. It couldn't even play music without skipping. It was also marketed as dual-core but it isn't.
As the Micromax Canvas 2 also has an MTK processor, it might also have a "fake" dual-core.
You might want to do some research on the exact MTK processor in the Canvas 2, maybe it doesn't have these problems.
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There you have it... The Catch...!!!

dont go for it
Dont go for it son.
Its cheap but inviting trouble just like wife. (Worries Invited for ever).
But you can keeeep it separately if u wanna.
of course I dont deny that i9003 is equal as well.
But Wait for our devs. Its a humble respect we ought to give them.
read the review
http://tech2.in.com/reviews/smartphones/micromax-superfone-canvas-2-a110-review/632102

You may conclude that¡¡¡
If u wanna buy it then dont sell the i9003.
Keep both phones.
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^ Amen to that.
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Edit: Damn, I thought red thread closed text would close this thread I guess no one fell for that.

Next phone upgrade?

Okay I hope I am allowed to post this in general, and I hope no one gets offended by anyway lol
I am going off to college (UCSD) this fall. I am considering buying an iPhone just for the fact that I want a completely functioning phone as my daily driver and I don't want to find myself trying to solve issues during school.
I am asking for some opinion.
I love android and flashing, but I find myself using a lot of time doing so, I dont want to do this and get distracted while I dorm in college and have other things to worry about.
I guess my question is, should I consider a new iPhone, or are the new phones like the s4 just as reliable? I know I'm going to get a variation of opinions, but that's what I want I really cannot make up my mind lol.
It just seems to me that all the apps are more reliable to use on an iPhone since they are developed for that specific device etc.
Thanks in advance for your opinion
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LiveFaster said:
Okay I hope I am allowed to post this in general, and I hope no one gets offended by anyway lol
I am going off to college (UCSD) this fall. I am considering buying an iPhone just for the fact that I want a completely functioning phone as my daily driver and I don't want to find myself trying to solve issues during school.
I am asking for some opinion.
I love android and flashing, but I find myself using a lot of time doing so, I dont want to do this and get distracted while I dorm in college and have other things to worry about.
I guess my question is, should I consider a new iPhone, or are the new phones like the s4 just as reliable? I know I'm going to get a variation of opinions, but that's what I want I really cannot make up my mind lol.
It just seems to me that all the apps are more reliable to use on an iPhone since they are developed for that specific device etc.
Thanks in advance for your opinion
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the iPhone 5 is great device if you find one on a good price... has LTE for T-Mobile...
the only drawback si the there will b a new iPhome comming out in the nexts 3 month, so if you buy it brand new on a full price, you will lose bout $300 in value by that time...
might consider finding one on craigslis for $400sh, but be carefull, as i just got burned w a lemon last week...
bought a NOTE 2 for $360... used it for 4-5 days and got reported stolen... no service...
going to sell it for $300sh now for use on another Network, and take the loss...
back to the Blaze for now...

LiveFaster said:
Okay I hope I am allowed to post this in general, and I hope no one gets offended by anyway lol
I am going off to college (UCSD) this fall. I am considering buying an iPhone just for the fact that I want a completely functioning phone as my daily driver and I don't want to find myself trying to solve issues during school.
I am asking for some opinion.
I love android and flashing, but I find myself using a lot of time doing so, I dont want to do this and get distracted while I dorm in college and have other things to worry about.
I guess my question is, should I consider a new iPhone, or are the new phones like the s4 just as reliable? I know I'm going to get a variation of opinions, but that's what I want I really cannot make up my mind lol.
It just seems to me that all the apps are more reliable to use on an iPhone since they are developed for that specific device etc.
Thanks in advance for your opinion
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Have you considered running just stock on the blaze? If you want real, real stable/reliable, stock is the way to go for this phone. No need to troubleshoot issues, wipe davlik, catlog and that kind of stuff. This also applies to all smartphones. Part of flashing a non-stock rom is assuming that nothing is ever 100% stable, but can be sometimes. Most roms are 99% stable, but it seems to be that the time you REALLY need your phone for something you discover that 1% bug
Don't get me wrong, I'm excited to see what Thomas will bring with all his hard work on CM 10.1. But I just haven't ever been happy with standby battery life on CM10/CM10 based roms. That and wifi calling is a must in my basement (where my home office is).
Back on topic... regardless which device you get running stock will ensure 100% stability, that or running a stock themed/debloated/deodexed rom is also a safe way to go. Not to knock iPhones (they aren't that bad), but my father in law seemed to always be having issues with his iPhone 4. He kept losing his contacts. He just got a 5 a few days ago so I don't know how that will fare... I personally have over $100 in apps from the play store, and I don't want to have to buy apps all over again... soo.... My next phone will be a nexus 5 (got 4 bills saved already!) :good::victory: Just a few months to wait!
So yeah, I would recommend a nexus 5. Just wait 2 1/2 more months... rumors have it dropping in October. Current rumors have it with a snapdragon 800 (double the graphics perf from the 600 and modest clock bump), and a Nikon camera... drool....

yeah im looking to buy a Nexus 5 aswell, but i dont think it will have the latest procesor
its a mid tier phone, i personaly will be just happy w a LTE chip and timely updates...
whatever else they can cramp over my expectations its a plus
PS the Note 3 will be a beast... rumored to have the new flexible displays that you can not break and that latest procesor w 3GB RAM and LTE-A ...

Nexus 5? New Nexus Phone "the Moto X" will be most likely shown on August 1 as Motorola has already sent invitations. I have yet to see the Nexus 5.
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xWolf13 said:
Nexus 5? New Nexus Phone "the Moto X" will be most likely shown on August 1 as Motorola has already sent invitations. I have yet to see the Nexus 5.
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naaah, they going to have a Nexus aswell...
the Moto seems like a good phone too, something to consider, especialy if they stuff a 4,000mAh battery as the rumors go... cant wait forthe release...