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Need help to buy new phone...

Guys i have a budget of 30000 rupees to buy a new android phone.... will u guys pls suggest me which is the best option in this budget
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i suggest samsung galaxy note or an s2 (if you got more an s3) ~

Galaxy Nexus i9250 to update all official firmwares from Google I/O.

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Galaxy Nexus i9250 to update all official firmwares from Google I/O.
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Well, actually I'm just looking

galaxy nexus

I agree, buy galaxy nexus

galaxy nexus is a best choice

y u no choose LG Optimus Me? :d

Galaxy Nexus is your best bet

galaxy nexus

Thanks guys as i can see all recommending me for galaxy nexus... i will go for it
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dpockets said:
Thanks guys as i can see all recommending me for galaxy nexus... i will go for it
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and don't forget to write your impressions.
i also think that the galaxy nexus is the best choice.:good:

samsung galaxy mini! pretty good for the price!

OptimusLove said:
y u no choose LG Optimus Me? :d
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You again!
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S3 is better but Samsung note is also pretty good.

Like among others get a Galaxy Nexus preferably 2nd hand and cheap, then save the rest of your money because 2013 is the era of the Tegra 4 and Exynos 5250 phones another performance leap from this year's phones but remarkably more expensive as well but it's upto you in the end.

of course....samsung galaxy nexus....

I have the Galaxy S3 and am happy with it but The Galaxy note 2 should be out in about a month and is gonna be a BEAST. I'm thinkung about getting that and handibg the s3 off to my wife.
YouTube has plenty of video reviews on the Galaxy s2 and s3, both great devices, the note 2 specs are unconfirmed rumors at this point but will be impressive.
Samsung Galaxy SIII (SPH-L710)

What phone should I get?

I'm currently using Samsung Galaxy Mini GTS5570
I flash lots of custom roms to my device, even with the custom roms on, it still lags me out.
So I decided to make a move and change my device hoping it would not be as bad as this one.
Any suggestions what budget android phone with a not-so-bad processor or should I say speed??
Please do reply thanks :laugh:

I find Galaxy S+ a budget Android phone with not bad speed and some serious customization capabilities. If you have more funds I'd go for SII as it has dual core processor and full cyanogenmod released.

Samsung galaxy s blaze 4g, if your on T-Mobile. I was looking for a budget phone, and this is what I got, doesn't feel like a budget phone though lol. Well its upper mid range phone
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HTC EVO 3D from sprint they sell cheap on CL

thanks
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Thanks guys! I saved up some funds and got myself a s3. S3 is just too great to be great haha!
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Sprint Samsung galaxy note 2
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Using note 3 now. Love it to the max. Haha thanks guys btw.
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New phone suggestions

Hi folks,
I have been using my HTC desire s for the past 1 Year and em feeling a lot intimate with it. recently my screen got cracked and so I plan on getting a new mobile, after a big walk around the forums I found HTC sensation and Galaxy s2 are the ones having a good feedback and also fits my budget. Now em in a duo of which one to select I like htc sense ui a lot but Samsung is well known for its source code release stuff (I'm a flashalcholic). Please suggest me a good mobile my budget is 400 to 450 usd (max 25000 INR)
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EVO
I'm a lil baised but the EVO 3D or the 4G LTE seem really good but I've also heard the Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 are both great devices and all of those are in your price range.

Ive had the htc sensation and the galaxy s3 not the s2 but me personally i would go with the samsung galaxy s2 seems to be alot of development for both phones but the s2 being more popular would have more devolopment with newer roms in the future i would think. Plus the screen on the galaxy is s2 is better then the sensation in my opinion

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Sensation and S2 are both old phones. Or a Galaxy Nexus, much cheaper choice.
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clbattle90 said:
I'm a lil baised but the EVO 3D or the 4G LTE seem really good but I've also heard the Samsung Galaxy S2 or S3 are both great devices and all of those are in your price range.
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Till now I haven't checked with Evo.. Will make some research thanks a lot dude... S3 is no way near my bill
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recepo1 said:
Ive had the htc sensation and the galaxy s3 not the s2 but me personally i would go with the samsung galaxy s2 seems to be alot of development for both phones but the s2 being more popular would have more devolopment with newer roms in the future i would think. Plus the screen on the galaxy is s2 is better then the sensation in my opinion
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Yes just for dev community I have prioritized s2 but build quality of it is not that much to the par
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go for galaxy s2 its still one of the best smartphone & many roms are available for it

I would go with Galaxy S2... HTC sensation is also a good phone and u would not be dissapionted after buying it... but s2 has great future for developments and its one of the most popular phones out in market..

Samsung galaxy nexus is the best dualcore quality-price. Buy it.

Galaxy nexus all the way buy it!
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Nexus or find a way to get a S3
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Why not galaxy nexus? It's in your budget, actually cheaper. And probably better than HTC sensation or Samsung galaxy s 3
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I just compared Galaxy s2 and s3 and I can say that the new Galaxy s3 very sensitive sensors. Highly recommended!

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Galaxy Nexus. You will have much better and prolonged support with it.

S3 as it is one of the best devices at the moment with very strong spcs. However galaxy nexus is also a very strong device. It like i9100. ( little weaker) but as it from google sources, it 'll get every new software update. Don't forget that nexus s has jellybean 4.1 and galaxy s (i9000,9001,9003,9030) gingerbread 2.3.6!!!!!!!
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tcuwolf said:
Galaxy nexus all the way buy it!
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I like Nexus a lot but I feel it's screen size is tooo big
for my hand
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Samsung galaxy nexus is the best dualcore quality-price. Buy it.
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TheShade007 said:
I would go with Galaxy S2... HTC sensation is also a good phone and u would not be dissapionted after buying it... but s2 has great future for developments and its one of the most popular phones out in market..
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Gam3boy said:
go for galaxy s2 its still one of the best smartphone & many roms are available for it
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have took a big walk and found my favorite company htc has got a perfect mobile for me.. The htc one s now started my research over that phone
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I would buy a Samsung Galaxy SII (new or used...)...

have took a big walk and found my favorite company htc has got a perfect mobile for me.. The htc one s now started my research over that phone
Folks your opinions please
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Galaxy s3
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Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 2 all the way if u can hold out

[Q] New Phone

Ayo guys, stratz here, i want to buy a phone for christmas, there is many good phones out there but idk what's the best option
can you help me?

StraTzHD said:
Ayo guys, stratz here, i want to buy a phone for christmas, there is many good phones out there but idk what's the best option
can you help me?
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Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE 4G or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 4G.

Galaxy Note 2
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XEURONIX said:
Samsung Galaxy S3 LTE 4G or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 4G.
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Great, compared phones and yeah, ill get te gs3
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StraTzHD said:
Great, compared phones and yeah, ill get te gs3
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It depends on your budget. If you've got a fairly large budget and looking to get a fairly new phone with great features and future support and updates then I'd either go with the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, or the new Nexus 4. I have the Nexus S and it runs great, recently updated it to 4.1.2 Jellybean.
Remember it's all about your budget and if you're the type of person who likes to flash ROM's and whatnot.
Hope that helped,
Regards,
Bomboholic

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It depends on your budget. If you've got a fairly large budget and looking to get a fairly new phone with great features and future support and updates then I'd either go with the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Nexus, or the new Nexus 4. I have the Nexus S and it runs great, recently updated it to 4.1.2 Jellybean.
Remember it's all about your budget and if you're the type of person who likes to flash ROM's and whatnot.
Hope that helped,
Regards,
Bomboholic
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This helped me even more, thx bro, and yeah Gnexus is cheap and good, the nexus 4 is even better than the gs3 and gnex, but scores low in the benchmarks, so I think a food option is the gnex
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846277
Post it here....
You'll get more suggestions!
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Theres a cool sony phone thats fairly good and waterproof tho irs not in australia at the moment called xperia acro s.

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Samsung galaxy SIII or Samsung Note 2?

Guys i m selling my i9003 i have learnt very much from this device about firmware custom Rom etc
But sorry to say bye ....Can any body tell me which phone should i buy .....Samsung galaxy SIII or Samsung Note 2?
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I would go for Note 2 without doubt. At similar prices (around 50-100$ diference) the Note 2 is much comfortable to use it with two hands, but Galaxy S3 is neither good on one or both hands (I hope this changes with s4)
Sincerely I will go for the HTC One (or One X+ although is a bit old). Only because of the materials, and the grip.

Yes definately go fot Galaxy Note 2.
or spend more and go for Galaxy S 4
cuz one simply doesnt go for an outdated phone
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karanmirchandani96 said:
Guys i m selling my i9003 i have learnt very much from this device about firmware custom Rom etc
But sorry to say bye ....Can any body tell me which phone should i buy .....Samsung galaxy SIII or Samsung Note 2?
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I think it's not a bright idea to choose between the 2 phone 'cus they both have the same problem when you use custom ROM. Check the team Hacksung wiki for the problems. If you like flashing, go to Sony phones (Xperia Z or ZL)

I just want better display..no laggy user interface...and most important it should get further updates.
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Then buy a Nexus
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Hey go for s4 or xperia z it will surely have good dev support

Actually i want to buy tomorrow only and xperia z price will fall like hell and i cant wait for s4
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karanmirchandani96 said:
Guys i m selling my i9003 i have learnt very much from this device about firmware custom Rom etc
But sorry to say bye ....Can any body tell me which phone should i buy .....Samsung galaxy SIII or Samsung Note 2?
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I bought the S3. It's a great phone and I have no regrets. It seems big at first coming from the SL, but 2 days later, it just fits perfectly in the hand and the size is about as big as is comfortable for one-handed use. I use my S3 with one hand all the time.
The Note 2 seems too big. But I have never owned one.
As for the UX, the S3 is unbelievably snappy. It never lags and the screen is BEAUTIFUL.
I am using the stock ROM because it really is better than CyanogenMod. Samsung really made a beautiful TouchWiz experience on the S3. I flashed CM10.1 and I felt like I was missing out on the great features Samsung put in the S3, so I went back to stock. Vanilla android seems too empty for such a powerful phone. TouchWiz makes sense.
You can wait for the S4, but I think the S3 isn't going to lose any attention anytime soon for being such a beast of a phone. Few S3 owners are going to upgrade to the S4. S4 buyers will probably be S1 and S2 owners as well as owners of other android phones. S3 to S4 isn't a significant enough upgrade for the investment. The S3 won't lose dev support, neither Samsung support. It's getting JB 4.2.1 shortly after the release of S4 and there's already a leaked firmware, but the current official ROM is 4.1.2.
PS: The S3 forum is a wild place with a horrible atmosphere. Since I bought my S3, I still visit the SL forum frequently and enjoy the energy here. Cheers!

Thanks
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NOTE 2 !!!!!

NOTE 2 is bigger, but u have to think if this is an advantage for you (maybe small hands :fingers-crossed:, or u find hard to keep it in ur jeans' pockets...). But i find NOTE 2 not very expensive and it has better performance than S3

So, what did you end up buying?

Galaxy s3...made for humans
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Welcome aboard, buddy.

I went from the SL to the S3 too. Don't regret it one bit! Welcome to the club man.
Those forums aren't as bad as I've seen some get, however, the atmosphere over here is great. Check out the S3's Indian owner's thread if you want an atmosphere like this.
Tip: try the Perseus kernel and play around with it a bit.
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Thanks brother
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