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[Q] Which phone should I buy guys?

Guys I am planning to buy a new phone. I want your suggestions about choosing the right one. I am relying on good battery life and phone which has a good amount of development going on (custom roms, kernels, miui, cyanogenmod, ics etc.) coz I love to fiddle with devices a lot. My current choices are :
Samsung galaxy R
Samsung galaxy S plus
HTC Desire S
HTC Incredible S
These are my options but senior members can suggest me phone in range of 23000 INR ($475).
Thanks in advance guys
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Gs2 !!!
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Isn't Galaxy Nexus coming to India soon? It definitely has those things (though battery life preferred with custom kernel) and is probably of choice (until the new quadcores come out in a few months anyway) for tinkering. But I'm not sure you can get it for $475, unless they offer it more cheaply there. I got mine for $550ish, and that's considered cheap here.

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Gs2 !!!
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GS2 @ $475???
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thebobp said:
Isn't Galaxy Nexus coming to India soon? It definitely has those things (though battery life preferred with custom kernel) and is probably of choice (until the new quadcores come out in a few months anyway) for tinkering. But I'm not sure you can get it for $475, unless they offer it more cheaply there. I got mine for $550ish, and that's considered cheap here.
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Yup. But $550 is costly for me. Already pushing my limits for my said price range
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Umm.. If you look for design and Sense UI, go for HTC. But if you want a performance device then I would suggest Samsung R or S Plus.
Thought for 23k you can even get Optimus 2x or Optimus 3D.
But if your just gonna stick with Samsung and HTC. I would suggest Samsung for the performance. No wonder HTC's Sense UI is far better than any other device out there but its just your decision whether wanna go with Design and Looks or Performance and Built Quality!

have a look at the new Htc series One,
HTC One X, HTC One S and HTC One V

DEFINITELY GALAXY S III!!
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hikarugo said:
DEFINITELY GALAXY S III!!
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very good phone but i'm not fun with the 4,8 inchscreen!!

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very good phone but i'm not fun with the 4,8 inchscreen!!
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2 years ago, I prefer 3.7" phones to 4.3" phones. But now, 3.7" and 4.3" seem too small for me. Just try it first and you'll like it and even want a bigger one. Anyway, the 4.8" screen was rumoured to have a 16:9 aspect ratio.
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Yup. But $550 is costly for me. Already pushing my limits for my said price range
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I see. For that price, you might consider the HTC Sensation. I think the HTC Rezound occasionally gets that low (say with special promotions), but I can't find any at this moment.
I'm not familiar with any of the "cheaper" manufacturers (Huawei or the like) but it might be something to look into.

If your not in a hurry to get a phone. I would suggest you too wait for like till April or May. There are like 20+ phones getting launched by then.
HTC's One series are gonna be available globally by April. Even LG, Samsung, Sony has launched some new phones and they all comes with ICS 4.
So you may wait for sometime and I bet its worth waiting for.

Akzey said:
If your not in a hurry to get a phone. I would suggest you too wait for like till April or May. There are like 20+ phones getting launched by then.
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That's actually a good point. Old phones usually take a price dip when their successor comes out. The HTC Rezound is sure to take one when the One X comes out, for instance, similarly for the Samsung Galaxy S2 when the S3 comes out.
So if you can wait, I'm going to speculate that those phones might dip down into your (OP's) price range. (But you should allow for a margin of error ).

If I were you, I would check the forum on what phone has the most development ... That way, you can have a lot of Rom choices hehehe
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Stay away from HTC
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Lol. Why so negative towards HTC? Ever have an Htc sensation on ics? After that you should come back and judge
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Stay away from HTC
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Swyped From Space Using My ICS Flavored Sensation
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i use a HTC Desire S. the performance is good. i like the 3,7inch screen. not too short, not too big. it costs about 270bugs.
The support from the devs are very good. at the moment i use android 4 and wait for android 4 and sense 4
greets

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Stay away from HTC
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I'd like to know why too.
I've got my HTC desire for ~two years and never had any problems. + there are a lot of roms for the device.
Among your choices I'd go for the HTC Desire S.

Next nexus.Who do you want it from?

Yep guyz.as title says.vote on

although i prefer HTC as a manufacturer i voted for Motorola because i want Google to give every manufacturer the chance to release a nexus phone.
since HTC did the first one i now want a Nexus Moto.

I'd say HTC, because ever since the Nexus S they're plastic-y while the One has an aluminium unibody.

Apple...
J/K....
Nokia! Lumia 900 with Android (a dream!) in white gorgeous!
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HTC! Prefer their designs and would love to see them make a Nexus.

to be honest, an apple on the oustide, Android on the inside phone wouldnt be half bad haha
but id say either Moto or Samsung
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I voted for Motorola. I agree it would be need for Google to give everyone a chance at it. But them choosing Motorola for the next one might not be well-received because it could be seen as them playing favorites.

I have had all 4 nexus/dev phones (HTC Dream, Nexus One, Nexus S, and the Galaxy Nexus)
The HTC phones blow the samsung ones out of the water. FYI, as an active xda member I like to think that I know my phones quite well. Samsung in both cases has skimped on thier Nexus phones. Both the SNS and SGN are missing features from the GS and GS2 respectively.
Whereas HTC actually made reference cutting edge phones with the nexus.
I personally want to see either HTC, Moto, or ASUS take on the next nexus phone.

Motorola, Sony, or HTC.
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HTC. Motorola never give it to them they just don't listen to the customers so if Google give them the head up on it you just wouldn't get what you wanted out of a phone I am affraid. HTC will but still get a few thing wrong lol
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I will vote for sony erricsson!!
The next time ill vote for motorola
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ssimmmo said:
HTC. Motorola never give it to them they just don't listen to the customers so if Google give them the head up on it you just wouldn't get what you wanted out of a phone I am affraid. HTC will but still get a few thing wrong lol
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Ikr
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If its gonna be for motorola :
The all new Moto Nexus!!!
If its gonna be for sony ericsson:
The all new Ericsson Nexus
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I would love to see a Moto Nexus phone.
After what they did with the razr imagine what it could look like!!

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I will vote for sony erricsson!!
The next time ill vote for motorola
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I love sony too but... Would you really like your next nexus to have lower specs than the rest and barely enough ram for one task? At least it'll be beautiful
id say it should be HTC
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I want it from Sony!

Would prefer a Moto Nexus next, HTC had one, Sammy have two, its time to give the 3rd big boy a go eh?
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Hm, I'd prefer multiple Nexii from different manufacturers, for a simple reason: there needs to be more competition as far as the Nexus is concerned, or the sole partner will just slack off.
Plus, this might encourage more stock android, and that's only a good thing.

Sony from looks I jst love the new design of the Xperia S and Xperia P. But I would prefer HTC from the phone's heart.

My vote goes to motorola, in hopes that google might do something awesome with it. If not, HTC all the way.

HTC I never cared for the last few nexus phones no sd card on the galaxy nexus is a deal breaker for a lot of people also they should release it for all there carriers at once I think me next phone will be the nexus if they get it right

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!

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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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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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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.
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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

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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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Nexus 4 or galaxy s3 or optimus G or BB10

Hi,
I am from Canada Quebec . above mention are currently available phone in Canada. I love the new xperia Z but I don't know when it will come here and I want to take new plan this month.
Also the galaxy here is only dual core.
I want some thing that don't get outdated in 1 and half year.
thanks for your advise and help
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I love my Nexus 4 so I might be a little biased saying go for the nexus, but to me it is amazing. Great screen, s4 pro, and beautiful build (although I use a case to cover my beautiful phone), and timely updates. Only complaint I have is battery. All for 350, no contract.
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R: Nexus 4 or galaxy s3 or optimus G or BB10
Quad-core: xiaomi mi-two but is a phone in Apple stile.
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I played around with my S3 and my boss' N4. I have a custom AOSP rom on the S3, and after seeing how the OS is almost the same, everything worked about the same, except the screen on the S3 seems to have more contrast and better colour saturation. And the screen on the S3 is a tiny bit bigger. So from these 2 phones I'd get the S3 if you find it for the right price.

The problem with S3 is that in Canada we only have dual core version. Which means it has outdated specs while all new phone off high end are quad core. AsI have to sign 3 year contact I don't want to be stuck with already outdated phone.
So what is your advise. Nexus 4 noon expendable memory is already an issue but if even battery life is bad to then it is no go too.
I am so confused
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Had the Nexus4 for four months with no issues and it just keeps getting better with all the XDA development!

nexus 4
It's google so it'll be more convenient to reprogram it.

Try and Wait
I personally think that you should wait a bit longer for some of the newer phones to come out if not then the nexus 4 would be your best bet.

If you really need to buy a phone NOW, and can't wait for like ... a month and a half - then go for either Optimus G or Nexus 4 ... They have the specs for this year and the next one, Nexus being a Nexus will get more updates - but 4.1 is enough on a phone like Optimus G - you won't get any lags thx to Project Butter ... It all depends on you dude, I'd force myself to wait if I was you though ... Atleast for an S4, Optimus G Pro, HTC M7 or Xperia Z / ZL ...

Samsumg galaxy s3 for ever but xperia z... hmm so good!

If this was for myself I would choose the Nexus 4

Nexus 4 all day :good: These newer phones coming out. Don't care

nexus 4 all day ... S3 is a very good phone but the nexus is newer. And i don't like samsung.

i prefere nexus 4

Phablets Rule
I suggest you wait till the mobile world congress this February as a lot of new hardware will be announced. Some cool phablets are expected at the show as well. Also the Samsung Galaxy SIV is due next month. Just wait out a little longer to see whats on offer and then take a decision.

R: Nexus 4 or galaxy s3 or optimus G or BB10
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MaverickViki said:
I suggest you wait till the mobile world congress this February as a lot of new hardware will be announced. Some cool phablets are expected at the show as well. Also the Samsung Galaxy SIV is due next month. Just wait out a little longer to see whats on offer and then take a decision.
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I seriously doubt that s4 will be coming out next month. I will say not before July_August. Sony z is making me wait but I am starting to doubt it will be in Canada any soon
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You should get the nexus 4 off contract if you get that. If I were you I'd get the s3. My galaxy s2 has has specs that were top notch in 2011 and its dual core, but I'd wager that it running 4.1.2 on the Samsung based shostock3 ROM that it can compete easily performance wise with stock s3's and n4's. Maybe not the quad core beast of the note II...that being said I'm saving up the $600+ it will cost for an S4 this year.
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Nexus 4!!!!!
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Netuser said:
I seriously doubt that s4 will be coming out next month. I will say not before July_August. Sony z is making me wait but I am starting to doubt it will be in Canada any soon
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S4 will be announced on march 15
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