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[Q] which phone shall I buy ?

I need an unlocked phone
Thing iss my budget is 350
Maximum
I was thinking of getting a x10 used
or just get a samsung s.
Whats your opinion?
Thanks. Andriod only though. can you give me other choices ?
Thank you.

If you like messing around with your phone (Flashing, tweaking, modding, etc.) and the T-MOUS HD2 works in your area for 3G, go with that.
Otherwise, a used Nexus One or HTC Desire I'd say... The X10 isn't what it's cracked up to be.

Who is your carrier and in what country?

i don't like samsung ,because my sister have one , voice of it very low

Well I can start by saying there is a huge difference between a nexus s and a x10. They both suck. The nexus s is a Samsung and it's already falling behind many android phones about to be released, nexus s is much better than the Sony tho. I olwould wait a month or so and you can get a dual core. They are on the way.
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Optimus T X2

Shop around. Keep your options open. Plenty of phones out there that are better than the x10 Sam S. Check Craigslist, ask your friends, etc. You can get a good deal for 350.

Desire Z/G2 is another option you might want to consider.

I bought my new desire hd a week ago and its amazing...highly recomended!

i think samsung galaxy s is the best at the moment

Phone suggestions?

I currently have a iPhone 3GS... was looking to get the next iPhone in June until it got pushed back so in the mean time I'm toying with the idea of trying an Android phone until the next iPhone comes out later this year.
I'm would just buy a used one.
I'm currently on ATT and was looking at the Atrix... it's going for about $400 right now used. Locked bootloader sucks though.
What other phones would you guys suggest?
Looking for a phone that runs extremely smooth and I would like to be able to run Gingerbread.
The Infuse 4G is very intriguing but full retail on that will probably be over my limit...

HTC Inspire?

If you have the budget go for Samsung Galaxy S II. =)

i have the galaxy s1 which is excellent but the desire Z is nice too

I'd go on the Sensation. Looks incredible.If you have the budget, of course.

looks very very good

$400 used is my budget.
Would like Galaxy S2 but I'm not a fully converted android user so it's not worth it to me...

nice those are really good suggestions

Samsung captivate/galaxy s, G2/desire z, Mytouch 4g, desire hd, desire s.
The Samsung captivate is surely near your price range, G2/desire z more than likely you can get a good deal on them. Mytouch 4g I'm not sure. Desire hd and s might be a little pricier but should be near your range. (Note i'm talking used since you said you're looking used)
All of these have can be upgraded to gingerbread, via xda of course.

Kailkti said:
Samsung captivate/galaxy s, G2/desire z, Mytouch 4g, desire hd, desire s.
The Samsung captivate is surely near your price range, G2/desire z more than likely you can get a good deal on them. Mytouch 4g I'm not sure. Desire hd and s might be a little pricier but should be near your range. (Note i'm talking used since you said you're looking used)
All of these have can be upgraded to gingerbread, via xda of course.
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Im not sure if all these phones are capable for att 3G/4g on the 14.4mbs band capability.
Anyways, still looking but leaning towards the atrix due to specs being future proof and the hopes of gingerbread releasing in 2-3 months. Atrix has better specs than those phones...
However, do those phones run gingerbread smoothly? As smooth as atrix runs 2.2? And how is the battery life on those phones with GB?

Gingerbread just flies as far as speed, and its more battery efficient than froyo for sure.
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OTSS said:
Thanks for the suggestions.
Im not sure if all these phones are capable for att 3G/4g on the 14.4mbs band capability.
Anyways, still looking but leaning towards the atrix due to specs being future proof and the hopes of gingerbread releasing in 2-3 months. Atrix has better specs than those phones...
However, do those phones run gingerbread smoothly? As smooth as atrix runs 2.2? And how is the battery life on those phones with GB?
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If you're looking for future proof then the galaxy S2 is probably the best bet at the moment. 21mbps hsdpa speed but not sure if at&t supports that fast

[Q] Worth the Trade?

Hey everyone, just a quick question...
I have the LG Thrill, and I'm tired of the small amount of dev support for it. I want see on Craig's List if anyone is willing to trade a Nexus S for it.
Do you think I will miss the dual-core processor and HSPA+ all that much? I know that the Nexus S is a year old, and even though I used to have a phone with similar specs, I can't remember how noticeable the difference is. I'm hoping it won't be that much, because I know the Nexus phones are known for being fast and smooth, but does anyone have any input?
Also, if you do think it is worth the trade, what kind of offer do you think I should make on Craig's List? There are very few scratches along the side and the phone works perfectly.
Thanks in advance for any help

You can't go wrong with the nexus. I just got rid my evo 3d for the nexus
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more over, the ICS update is coming and the phone will be far far smoothest and fast

Thanks. So should I offer just a straight up trade, or is one worth more than the other? Because the Thrill just came out and the Nexus S is a year old (extra old when you consider the fact that the US will soon have the Galaxy Nexus), but they're still being sold for about the same price.

Worth upgrading to Nexus S form Desire?

I'm planned to buy second hand Nexus s mobile for 350USD.
Is it worth buying Nexus S.

I own a Nexus One (same internals as a desire) and bought a Nexus S. The difference is very noticeable. CPU and GPU have more power and the screen is very nice. NFC is a cool feature that I found myself using a lot (I bought custom tags and use NFC task launcher http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359057) The prospect of getting an official release of ICS is nice too. I've tried it on both and the performance is much better on the NS. All and all, I think it's a good upgrade. You just have to decide whether it's worth $350 or not. I did.

Maybe if you can trade your current phone and that cash, a better phone can be had.
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if thats US currency no.
i think euros are around half so your buying for $200? not bad.

svprm said:
I'm planned to buy second hand Nexus s mobile for 350USD.
Is it worth buying Nexus S.
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I think if you have to ask the question, this means you're not sure, so the answer is probably "no." That looks like an expensive price for a used handset.
If you have a burning reason why you need to upgrade from the Desire to the Nexus S (better performance, NFC, AMOLED) then fair enough, but without a little more background, it's hard to quantify.

Not worth it for that price.

Too much for that price. Maybe you can still haggle
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i got mine for $220 cnd used, i think you can get them brand new for $450 $350 used inst a bargan at all.

jerkwagon said:
i got mine for $220 cnd used, i think you can get them brand new for $450 $350 used inst a bargan at all.
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It's a little more for a new one. I recently got one. But hm... Is it heavily used or beat up? I would try to bring that price down, or as someone else mentioned trade in your phone too for a better phone. Regardless the Nexus S is an amazing phone. Very smooth, TONS of development still being done on it. It was Google's flagship phone of coarse. To this day I think it hold more than it's own against even some dual core phones.

consider money is not a problem in my below opinions, i just had to share my thoughts as a fellow Desire user.
mate, if you are from Desire, i think you better go for dual core. I had a Desire and then upgraded to SGS2. and it was a great phone and still are. One of the best HTC phones ever made. i missed it sometimes.
But going for Nexus S? unless you are totally new to smartphone, then yes it is worth it. From Desire then it is not. I gave my Desire to my mum and got me a SGS2. I bought Nexus S soon after that as my 2nd phone. Yes getting ICS first is awesome but it can be pretty sluggish at times, and the performance are actually the same as Desire had, except a stable ICS. IMO, go for dual core, or to be more specific, Galaxy Nexus if you want stock AOSP experience. I'm getting one soon too as my 3rd phone.

What device is the best for me?

Hi guys,
I have a question i didn't know where to post this concedering its not for a particular device or platform so i posted it here any way here is my question i have a HTC EVO 3D and i want to upgrade,why do i want to upgrade 2 reasons number one screen size its too small i had a GALAXY Note so when i went back to the EVO its small and the second one is the Processor its fast but not too fast anyway i was planning on buying the GALAX S III international version when it comes out but after i saw the price i was surprised its 800$ for the 16 GB so im stuck with the following and i need an advice (of course if by the time the S III comes out the price drops to around 600-650 i'll buy it )
Here are the phones im thinking of (and if u have other phones please tell me)
1- HTC One X international version
2-HTC Titan II
3-GALAXY Note
Please help thank you.
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I'd go for the Note. Cheaper and overall better. Sure the One X is quadcore, but Tegra kinda sucks so the extra buck you have to add isn't really worth it. Titan is quite meh.
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Go for the One X , the screen is better the CPU is very fast and the GPU with custom roms increase the phones overall performance. I would only recommand the GALAXY Note if you email a lot because it feels like the note is designed for the business person in mind.

I don't know what kind of prices you got there guys but here the Note is about 200€ cheaper than the One X, which isn't that much better, not like 200€-better for sure IMHO. It actually is inferior for some aspects, like screen size (and pentile ain't bad on a 5.3"), removable battery, sd slot, and that pen thing that is mostly a gimmick but oh well. Once it gets even cheaper I'll definitely pull the trigger on one of those. I used one for a day last week, coupled with an extended battery and a Rii Keyboard it proved to be a very nice and portable mini tablet, the tablet mode you get on AOSP ROMs is also pretty sick. Not a great fan of those new Htc phones with locked bootloaders and all that jazz. ICS sources for the Note have just been released by the way, even better ROMs will come very soon, even tho AOKPs are already 99% hack free and rock solid.
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Use a website like phonescoop.com to compare them side-by-side. See exactly what each specs are and which one has the specs you really care about. That would be of great help.

yuseiatlas said:
Hi guys,
I have a question i didn't know where to post this concedering its not for a particular device or platform so i posted it here any way here is my question i have a HTC EVO 3D and i want to upgrade,why do i want to upgrade 2 reasons number one screen size its too small i had a GALAXY Note so when i went back to the EVO its small and the second one is the Processor its fast but not too fast anyway i was planning on buying the GALAX S III international version when it comes out but after i saw the price i was surprised its 800$ for the 16 GB so im stuck with the following and i need an advice (of course if by the time the S III comes out the price drops to around 600-650 i'll buy it )
Here are the phones im thinking of (and if u have other phones please tell me)
1- HTC One X international version
2-HTC Titan II
3-GALAXY Note
Please help thank you.
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HTC One X
HTC Sence UI beats Note in 100 ways

Why not the nexus. Its much cheaper than the s3 and its a great phone. Still one of the best and probably the best price/goodness ratio.

galaxy note is the best
i have one and it's greate

I like the GALAXY Nexus cause of its display and stock ICS but i use SD Card so i need a phone with an option to expaned my memory but i kept the HTC One X cause of its Quad Core Processor
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I dont know the price is kinda of an issue but and the screen size (im a fan of the 5"screens) its of course better in preformance no doubt but im from the few fans of the Touchwiz UI its more simple than the Sense UIor maybe cause im used to it i had 3 devices with TouchWiz so i find it easier but still the HTC One X stunning camera,preformance and display is a plus
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Ok but the One X have a worst battery than the EVO 3D....

Galaxy Note or Galaxy S2.. with additional batteries

if easy to hold better take s2 if you want better take galaxy note or tab

I dont know but HTC devices tend to have bad battery life for some reason LOL
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Galaxy Note very big I think.. You can't touch all screen by one hand, sometimes I you'll need that.. S2 The Best!
HTC good but not good enough

It's a year in, and I'm still really enjoying my Samsung infuse. true 4g would be nice, but the devs are working on Miui ICS and it looks awesome

i used all of them. my advice is : GALAXY Note is a good one if you don't mind the big size. then chose GALAXY S2 !

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true 4g would be nice, but the devs are working on Miui ICS and it looks awesome
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4g is good.. very good.. great, but in some places there is no 4g unfortunately only 3g or worst.
I'd like my S2 to have 4g, but it's not.. Maybe you'd better wait for S3?

I dont mind the big screen actually i want something bigger than 4.3" i dont know why many people think its too big im really into big devices but not over 5.3" cause that would be really inconvienent for a mobile phone thats why i kept in mind choices like the HTC Titan 1/2 cause i really like the Metro UI and WP is kinda between the line of simplicity and costumizations still android is the best im freaking confused guys tell me more about ur experiance with the devices ur advising thanks
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