Hottest Phone of 2012? - General Questions and Answers

What phone do you think will be the hottest thing on the market this year?
Phones that I know that are being released this year that will be contenders are:
HTC One X
Samsung Galaxy Note/Journal
Samsung Galaxy SIII
Droid Fighter
New iPhone
Personally, I got my money on the S3 as the hottest phone on the market this year.
What do you all think?

Thats a short list

Why everyone forget the Xperia ones?

Xperia S by far trumps any phone on that list in terms of aesthetics.

the new iphone of course!

Fuzalert2k said:
Xperia S by far trumps any phone on that list in terms of aesthetics.
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What good are the aesthetics if the hardware isint. Up to par ...
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definately HTC One X or Orange Santa Clara

Definately the galaxy note IMHO.
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I'm pretty sure the Samsung Galaxy S III and perhaps the Note as well..

IMHO Sony xperia S wins easily in looks.
and the hardware is not that backwards as u think

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Definately the galaxy note IMHO.
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Please define "hottest" because these threads are total nonsense. Just a bunch of random subjective opinions.
I just don't think "hotness" is something you can quantify...
That aside the GS3 will probably be the technically superior phone in terms of specs.
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The gs3 has not been verified by anyone that it will come out this year.
The xperia although probably good looking most likely not up to par with the new phones coming out this year.
I'm going with the HTC one X because it has a 2500 Mah. Battery. Apparently it has a very good camera so that's a big plus. Comes with HTC sense 4.0 and ics .
If not the HTC one x the HTC jet since its almost the same except it comes with a dual core krait processor which is more powerful than the quad core tegra 3.
The end.
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Only 4 in my opinion
1. HTC One X
2. Nokia 808
3. Multimedia - Samsung Galaxy S III
4. Elegance - iPhone 5
Also, contenders and phones to look out for
Huawei Ascend D1 and Quad
ASUS Padfone
ZTE Era
BlackBerry London

It will be s3.
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mirajp1 said:
IMHO Sony xperia S wins easily in looks.
and the hardware is not that backwards as u think
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Has that super cool see through bottom part. Sony doesnt feel quad cores are necessary and the battery life impact is too great in their opinion. For the average user, theyre right. Hell, my GSII is all i need for now and for a while!

the new Iphone

Probably whenever the SGSIII comes out.

Rekzer said:
Has that super cool see through bottom part. Sony doesnt feel quad cores are necessary and the battery life impact is too great in their opinion. For the average user, theyre right. Hell, my GSII is all i need for now and for a while!
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And there are rumours they will release a phone with specs similar to XS, but with Snapdragon S4, on a Xperia Arc design, and with LTE.
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Related

Rumor: New HD Sony Ericsson Device

http://phandroid.com/2011/11/03/sony-ericsson-nozomi-is-now-the-xperia-arc-hd-rumors/
opinions? I personally would like to know more info, if it is out on tmo b4 the galaxy nexus I'd get it. I love their design, screen, fast updates, camera, and everything problem is that they are a little slow on hardware.
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Sony Ericsson XPERIA Nozomi LT26i First Live Pics
http://justamp.blogspot.com/2011/11/sony-ericsson-xperia-nozomi-lt26-pics.html
Thanks
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gorannn said:
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Nozomi LT26i First Live Pics
http://justamp.blogspot.com/2011/11/sony-ericsson-xperia-nozomi-lt26-pics.html
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I'm not entirely sure I love the look of that, although it is pretty cool.
But 720p is wicked cool.
upichie said:
I'm not entirely sure I love the look of that, although it is pretty cool.
But 720p is wicked cool.
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I think the look is nice, and 720p os awesome!
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Love the design. Love how they made the hardware buttons into that thin illuminated stripe. Way better than the 3 large silver buttons they had before. I'm usually an HTC guy, but if this phone comes out at the right time I might pick it up.
I wouldn't mind them making the next nexus
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Very clean design.. i am in love with the arc, but did not buy one because of the single core processor. If it launches up to february 2012 i will buy one of these, if not, Galaxy Nexus it is.
francois36boris said:
Very clean design.. i am in love with the arc, but did not buy one because of the single core processor. If it launches up to february 2012 i will buy one of these, if not, Galaxy Nexus it is.
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I want the padfone or a good ics quad core phone
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Pretty awesome if it is true ...
but still its a rumour and i can't count on it.
<3 Sony Ericsson
This is already being discussd (General Forums) here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1315872
When to expect this jewel ?
Test benchmark are not impressive, although I understand the screen resolution makes it difficult to run a comparison to my SGSII... But that's 1,750 vs. 3,250...
Hopefully, real performance will be butter smooth...
From where did u get da specs

Looking for new phone

Hi,
I'm currently on a Samsung Galaxy S. I really like it, and thanks to all these awesome developers, I even have ICS.
But sometimes it's too slow and it doesn't have enough RAM.
Last week I went to a shop and played with the new Galaxy 3, but it's too big, I can't even dial with one hand, then I tried the iPhone and I liked it, not the OS, the small size and snappy reactions.
So my question is there a new and powerful but small smartphone?
Best with a high resolution display (oled)
Even my current phone is almost to big, but would be okay.
So
3,3inch (iPhone?) - 3,7inch (Galaxy)
Dual core or quad core
1GB ram
16GB memory
High resolution display
ICS and future jelly bean support
Thanks and take care
-Chris
Get a galaxy nexus its amazing, highly developed good specs its awesome!
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But doesn't it have an 4inch display?
chiwou said:
But doesn't it have an 4inch display?
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Galaxy Nexus has a screen with almost the same size as SGS3...
At 4 inches, I can suggest Xperia P...
yeah nexus s is best in performance and you will get an instant update of new android version not like the other who take alot of time to built a official rom
Samsung Galaxy S II
chiwou said:
Hi,
I'm currently on a Samsung Galaxy S. I really like it, and thanks to all these awesome developers, I even have ICS.
But sometimes it's too slow and it doesn't have enough RAM.
Last week I went to a shop and played with the new Galaxy 3, but it's too big, I can't even dial with one hand, then I tried the iPhone and I liked it, not the OS, the small size and snappy reactions.
So my question is there a new and powerful but small smartphone?
Best with a high resolution display (oled)
Even my current phone is almost to big, but would be okay.
So
3,3inch (iPhone?) - 3,7inch (Galaxy)
Dual core or quad core
1GB ram
16GB memory
High resolution display
ICS and future jelly bean support
Thanks and take care
-Chris
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Yes, Galaxy S III is too big.
Galaxy S II is the perfect choice. It is just a little bit bigger than Galaxy S, but is thinner and lighter.
Also it won the contest of the Best Smartphone of 2011 over iPhone 4S.
Accessories, batteries, covers and cases for Galaxy S II are available for a very small prices everywhere.
It is fast and sexy.
The price is the lowest today (1 year after the introducing on Market).
S II is the best price/quality choice.
Well bigger is the problem sometimes I even have problems with the Galaxy 1.
Small hands. Not made for current smartphones
And nothing in the same regions of an iPhone, small size, dual core and high resolution display?
Xperia might be a good choice for you..Small screen and good specs..
chiwou said:
Well bigger is the problem sometimes I even have problems with the Galaxy 1.
Small hands. Not made for current smartphones
And nothing in the same regions of an iPhone, small size, dual core and high resolution display?
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Grow bigger hands?
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Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Ace or Xperia S might serve your purpose .
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If you say you have problems even with Galaxy S (4 inches), why don't you try Xperia U?
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Actually I read somewhere that a guy did surgically lengthen his joints for a new smartphone
But doesn't the Sony have nearly the same or slightly worse specs than than the Galaxy, I don't want to make a step back.
then nexus might be your choice...BTW,Why not try a hand on Lumia?
assist4tech said:
Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Ace or Xperia S might serve your purpose .
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if you use your phone as you use your pc, go with the freedom and smoothness galaxy devices
if not then..iphone is just a phone and no more
the Lumia is a Windows phone, doesn't want to change OS's
hmmmm
the htc one?:good:
Dude, you're lucky to have owned a galaxy S. I'm using an old and slow galaxy SL and I've been really utching to replace it with something newer and better like the galaxy nexus or s2 but I can't. Lol. I think you should consider galaxy nexus, HTC one x
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Id definately agree with Xperia series it looke really nice aand its in ur size constraints. i think all reviews about the series was that its snappy and stuff
GeekyNitz said:
Dude, you're lucky to have owned a galaxy S. I'm using an old and slow galaxy SL and I've been really utching to replace it with something newer and better like the galaxy nexus or s2 but I can't. Lol. I think you should consider galaxy nexus, HTC one x
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Please don't go for One X .. phone with poor camera .. One S is lot better ..
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Best phone

Best phone on the market these days?
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rigdon420 said:
Best phone on the market these days?
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xperia z
Gs3
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Hehe...I would say Xperia S, but I agree, ot's Xperia, but Z
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best phone??
There are plenty out there but which is best it depends from your "taste".My opinion Nokia 920 is a very good phone with iphone 5 and gs3.But this year these phones will be outdated by phones like xperia z and LG Optimus G Pro.more to come for sure:laugh:
There are some nice phones with small screens and large screens, although large screens are trending right now, so it's likely that we'll see manufacturers pour more money into larger-screened models. We can kiss smaller phones goodbye. I'd say the GS3 or Xperia Z, but I'd wait until the GS4 comes out... rumored to have a 5 inch screen
HTC One X ftw, satisfied with it as well as the low price nowadays =)
too many good phones out there
Right now owning the tmo s3 i loved
also old phone samsung infuse 4g great one:cyclops:
for me all samsungs re great
Droid DNA looking tuff!!
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Better to wait and watch...
more competition we can see in 2013...
And every smartphone can take and hold 1st place only for weeks... maximum for a month...
But after a month it is outdated...
And we always think"i could get better if i waited some more time"
-like me...
What's word on new Samsung devices?
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rigdon420 said:
Best phone on the market these days?
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I know tons of people with the Galaxy S3 and everyone raves about it.
galaxy s3 & nexus 4 are the best phone !:good:

Will you be getting the Samsung Galaxy S4?

I'm not extremely excited about the design but the octa-core processor in combination with 2GB RAM sounds like music in my ears, although i'm disappointed that TouchWiz is basically the same, but my Galaxy SII contract is ending soon and I might be willing to pay a little more to get the S4.
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I'm not extremely excited about the design but the octa-core processor in combination with 2GB RAM sounds like music in my ears, although i'm disappointed that TouchWiz is basically the same, but my Galaxy SII contract is ending soon and I might be willing to pay a little more to get the S4.
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I would love to get the S4 since I have S2, so its a reasonable upgrade.
I doubt it. I have the S3 so I will probably wait until the "SV" or until the S3 starts to feel old and unable to do what I want it to do.
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Don't know yet...
Although my N1 needs to rest, I'm scared about the price and the dimensions. I'll wait a little to see how it goes
I dont like this peace of ****!HTC One is better the BEST!
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Definitely buying the gs4...I'm still rocking my Vibrant and it is about time to retire it.
4.2.2 will be last update this phone can truly handle. There just isn't enough ram to go any further with it
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my nexus 4 is serving me well enough, don't need anything else =)
I think i'll wait for the Note 3.
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I will not, because to be honest it is only a minor update compared to the S3. It is essentially the same phone but a better screen and SoC and a whole bunch of touchwiz "features". I never use touchwiz anyway...
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Just got an s3 last february.....wont be getting an s4 until late this year or early next year...
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I'm definitely getting the s4. Love the new real metal band around the phone. I was disappointed at first at the lack of styling changes until I saw the s3 - s4 comparison photos. It is absolutely a stunning phone.
Now only question is, International octa core versiob minus the lte or a quad core snapdragon us version. I opted for the international version for the gs3
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htc one for me better build quality and groundbreaking hardware,all this hover touch and eye scrolling are just gimmicks
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Nah. As a TMO user who enjoys the International/World phones: Galaxy S4 news was a disappointment. Was really hoping Samsung would've stuck with just 1 phone especially for us who enjoy Samsung using Wolfson DACs in their phones instead of mediocre Qualcomm SoCs. Their desire to constantly do yearly releases with little benefits is wasteful. They should've just stuck to promoting the S3 alongside software updates until they really have a good product on their hand.
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htc one for me better build quality and groundbreaking hardware,all this hover touch and eye scrolling are just gimmicks
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What groundbreaking hardware? The same SoC as GS4, but slightly lower clock speed?
Or do you just mean the materials used and front facing speakers?
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no, coz i don't have enough money, except if god make galaxy s4 rain in my village
AW: Will you be getting the Samsung Galaxy S4?
Will stick to my i9001 for a while despite 8cores are quite attractive.
<i9001 0x07 board running ivendor CM10beta3 on CastagnaITkernel 10.6 with i9001XXKPO baseband>
Samsung never...
It doesn't have good build quality and manufacturers dont give what they are promising
..I have personally experienced that with s2 and I know my friends who got broke note 2 just by falling from 2 feet...
And one more thing exynos processors they are closed source..which means not devloper friendly..
Custom roms has too many bugs..and they r using octacore word just for attracting more people
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HTC One is still the best phone.. even better the s4!
After using HTC for the last couple of years I really hate phones that feel cheap. The plastic quality build of Samsung phones makes me stay away from them. And I'm not a fan of TouchWiz at all.
oaba09 said:
Just got an s3 last february.....wont be getting an s4 until late this year or early next year...
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me too i hate all the devices made by samsung

Galaxy S4 mini

Hi everyone,
Just saw this article on Android Police:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...pi-display-dual-core-processor-android-4-2-2/
Really similar specs to the One S. qHD screen (about 4.3"), 1.6GHz dual core (I wonder if they did that just to beat the One S by 100Mhz) and 4.2.2 with Touchwiz.
Will this beat our phone in benchmarks, on the Sense 4.1 software and the CM10.1 4.2.2 software? I sure hope not.
We all know how bad touchwiz is. I don't think it will beat the ville
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I doubt it will beat the One S. Considering the dual core snapdragon S4 isn't that outdated yet and still powerful as ever. Tempted to upgrade to that? Well, i think the rumored M4 will easily beat that, considering the rumored specs of it, so i'll just wait for a little while.
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angeloalonzo01 said:
I doubt it will beat the One S. Considering the dual core snapdragon S4 isn't that outdated yet and still powerful as ever. Tempted to upgrade to that? Well, i think the rumored M4 will easily beat that, considering the rumored specs of it, so i'll just wait for a little while.
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The rumored M4 is the HTC One and it has been already released... Too bad the S4 will beat it when that is released
Closed Source Project said:
The rumored M4 is the HTC One and it has been already released... Too bad the S4 will beat it when that is released
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I thought the One is the previously rumored 'M7' and not the 'M4'? Imo, the S4 mini's specs is just like our One S (960x540 qHD, 4.3" amoled screen), but i've read somewhere that the M4 will have a 720p 4.3" slcd-2 display..
Looks like there would be a battle of midranges. Hopefully, HTC would really release a midrange phone to battle out with the S4 mini. And with the rumored M4 specs, considering it's really true, i'm pretty much sure it will easily beat the S4 mini.
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If the S4 mini DOES have an S4 pro like ours, that might mean TouchWiz ROMs for our phone
In fact even if it doesn't have an S4, we could soon start seeing TouchWiz ROMs
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usaff22 said:
If the S4 mini DOES have an S4 pro like ours, that might mean TouchWiz ROMs for our phone
In fact even if it doesn't have an S4, we could soon start seeing TouchWiz ROMs
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Do you much prefer TW over sense? Imo, sense is more premium, professional and elegant looking while the TW is more of cartoonish and premature. But then again, maybe it's just me..
More important now is that, will HTC really release a midrange phone namely M4, or we're only given false hopes..
If that phone gets good cm10.1 or cm11 development maybe we can pick somethings from that
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angeloalonzo01 said:
Do you much prefer TW over sense? Imo, sense is more premium, professional and elegant looking while the TW is more of cartoonish and premature. But then again, maybe it's just me..
More important now is that, will HTC really release a midrange phone namely M4, or we're only given false hopes..
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I definitely like Sense better, but who's to blame variety? One extra ROM can't hurt...
Also like the poster above said, we might get CM11 or future builds from that phone if ours doesn't get it.
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I definitely like Sense better, but who's to blame variety? One extra ROM can't hurt...
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Ya I have to agree with this. Its been a while since we had something different.
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