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Hottest Phone of 2012?

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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Which phone should I get?

Well, as the title reads, which phone should I get next? My AT&T contract will be fulfilled in the next couple of months so, I've been looking at available AT&T phones. I currently have an HTC Desire Z and I love the size of it - easy to put in and take out of my jeans pocket. Most of the new phones I see are so big they should come with a back pack for them. Can anyone recommend a late model, fast phone that isn't as huge as the HTC One X and Samsung G3? And, please don't say "Iphone".

No offence but they don't sell those phones without camera anymore welcome to 2012 almost 13 everything is big now TV's cellphones etc
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Nexus 4 or Galaxy S3. You could just head over to the AT&T store and road test some.
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My_galaxy said:
No offence but they don't sell those phones without camera anymore welcome to 2012 almost 13 everything is big now TV's cellphones etc
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He didn't say anything about a camera?
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I like samsung galaxy s3
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I suggest trying the one x plus. Its big but you'll get used to the size. If not then there is the Motorola atrix HD
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I think ~5" is the perfect size for a smartphone - big enough screen to see things and enjoy it, but small enough to still use effectively with one hand.
Honestly, I remember the first cell-phone I ever used and it was WAY bigger.
If you do want something smaller, though - I don't know, I'd probably look at international phones that would work with ATT, or just go into an ATT store or such and look around. The Galaxy S3 Mini is smaller, but I don't know how well it will work on ATT and what you could expect (it lacks LTE, I've heard). It also depends on the performance you're expecting.

have you considered one of those quality Chinese android handsets ?
things like the Newman N1, GooPhone, ZTE V970 etc ?

I think you should go with Galaxy S3. I am also using this phone last some months it's a superb mobile phone bacase it has 4.8 inch Superb Super AMOLED display with saturated colors and high contrast with 8 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and HD video recording, 4.0 android operating system, Quad-core 1.4 GHz Processor and 2050 mAh battery capacity. You can read full details here:
themobileindian.com/handset-guide/details/Samsung-Galaxy-SIII

Thanks for all the replies! I do plan to look around the AT&T store but sometimes its a little overwhelming when I start diving into the specs for every phone.
I was not aware of the "quality" made chinese phones; I may look into that.
Thanks again for the help and if there are anymore recommendations please, keep them coming.
C

Well i have an s3 and a note 2 but i gotta say the new iphone 5 is the best it beats most droid phones.
If i could afford one i would get one.
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Getting my kid a new phone for Christmas (she has my old Droid X). Was contemplating an IPhone, soley because of the incredible speech-to-text features (something my Bionic is woefully poor at) Sales dude at Verizon showed me what a Samsung can do in that realm....was utterly impressed....no diference from the 'Sirry' IPhone thing (apparently it hinges on a google service)

what's your budget? Desire z is mid range so if your budget is about the same then look at Galaxy S2.

Budget will be determined by AT&T having a phone I will settle with on a contract extension so, I guess my budget will be $200~300.
C

Best phone on the market at the minute (*arguably*) is the ASUS Padfone 2.. but sadly it isn't available in the US (no US release date mentioned yet either).. so would probably say the LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 would be a contender..

I'm not really looking at the IPhone 5 but will the IPhone 5 sync with my google contacts and google calendar? That's one thing I really like about the android phones. From my research the iphone 5 can be made to sync with all my google stuff but how effective/accurate is it? Are there any bugs or issues with this?
C

I just took the Huawei U8836d shine and i'm very happy with it. Changed the stock rom to custom and has great battery life than other chinese brands. Great design. gorilla glass and sturdy materials plus very thin and comfortable. Check it out.

I recommend Samsung Galaxy Note II , it's really amazing phone very fast , smooth and got the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
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Galaxy Ace for your Preffered Size
I would Suggest to go for Samsung Galaxy Ace or You can Opt for Huawei Ascend.
I will suggest you to don't go for small screen size as 2013 will be the Year of Big Screens so if you are willing then go for Note II you will love it and Also will get use to its Big Size.
Regards,
Tamour

iraqi-boys said:
I recommend Samsung Galaxy Note II , it's really amazing phone very fast , smooth and got the latest Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
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4.2.1 is latest
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[Q]What to choose ?

Hello. I wanna buy new telephone , but i can"t choose which phone is better or something else..
I have 3 options here :
1. Samsung Galaxy S2
2. HTC ONE S
3. SONY XPERIA P
I'm looking foward to hearing from youu your opinions and advices
Sorry , for my bad English

If you can unveil the full potential of sgs2, it should be the one most customisable and hackable. However if you intend to follow the warrantied path, choose one s as it features more or less the same specs of s2, and perhaps a little better... The xperia p is not an option if you are not a hardcore xperia fan... Hope this helped... :thumbup:
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Please help

Htc one s has no sd or battery you can remove and Samsung s2 has amazing dev

amandez said:
Htc one s has no sd or battery you can remove and Samsung s2 has amazing dev
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+1 the Galaxy S2 has really good Dev support,a removable battery, and expandable memory

I think you should go with HTC One S. HTC is launching really awesome smartphone. HTC One S one of best smartphone by HTC because it comes with 4.3 inch screen display, 4.0 android operating system, 8 mega pixel rear camera with auto focus & 1.3 VGA front camera, Dual-core 1.5 GHz processor, 1650 mAh battery capacity. You can read full details here:
http://www.themobileindian.com/handset-guide/details/HTC-One-S

One s has no removables.

Hey don't post one s specs in here...everybody can Google it up...but the s2 is quite good...though the g version does not have much support...
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dolphin48 said:
Hey don't post one s specs in here...everybody can Google it up...but the s2 is quite good...though the g version does not have much support...
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it's ok :laugh:

I can confirm that the Samsung is probably the easiest to hack, so if you are looking into putting custom roms on it, go for that one.

It's my opinion. s3 a little bit better.

S2 is older, cheaper, but has waaaay more dev support than the other two

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.

gFrenken97 said:
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.
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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

New phone choice

OK all, I'm ready to upgrade but, I'm stuck on what to have. I have been using the amazingly versatile Galaxy SII for just over two years. I love the flexibility of Android and the quality of Samsung so that is where I plan on staying. My options are excessive, which one of the following devices shop you recommend. I have decided it will be one of these because of the screen size.
Galaxy S4
Galaxy Mega
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy 8
Alternatively, I am intrigued by the S4 zoom, I take a lot of pics. But, I am not convinced the lack of screen size is made up for with a better zoom.
And go........
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s4 zoom the best for picturing but personally I prefer s4 LTE

Come on people I need more than one response
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I'd definitely go with the S4. My coworker has the note 2 and i have the s4 and i like mine a lot more than hers. with the note 2 they only advantage is the screen size, the s4 has the air gestures, remote capability, quad core, etc. i love it, the best phone ive ever had, i got it almost 2 weeks ago and im still learning from it.

Samsung Galaxy S4 ! You will not regret...!

Yeah the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be a good buy from the list you gave.
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Do you care about the price?
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Apologies for not responding earlier, I don't care about cost, and to make it worse I've decided to go for the Sony Ericsson Z1 haha, I have decided it tackles all my needs. Screen size, quality, and with the new interchangeable lenses it's all good
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Thanks for all the responses though
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