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[Q] Suggest me a handset between 16-20k

Hi everyone. After proudly using one of the root android handset of all time , i am planning to shift to a new phone. And for obvious reason cant find any better place to take some advice. My budget is strictly between 16-20k. I am considering few sets for myself, one of those is Tab 2 p3100. Wondering how will huawei be. getting some impressive reviews on the net about huawei. not sure whether i can get jellybean out of the box in this range but will certainly appreciate released JB update for the model i choose. Tab 2 has already got one JB update i guess. If any suggestion peeping through your head please help me out .. will always be grateful and amazed by the strength of our community out here in xda....... Viva xda. !!

satyamsit said:
Hi everyone. After proudly using one of the root android handset of all time , i am planning to shift to a new phone. And for obvious reason cant find any better place to take some advice. My budget is strictly between 16-20k. I am considering few sets for myself, one of those is Tab 2 p3100. Wondering how will huawei be. getting some impressive reviews on the net about huawei. not sure whether i can get jellybean out of the box in this range but will certainly appreciate released JB update for the model i choose. Tab 2 has already got one JB update i guess. If any suggestion peeping through your head please help me out .. will always be grateful and amazed by the strength of our community out here in xda....... Viva xda. !!
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get optimus vu or 4x hd from hs18 superdeals they both have hd screens with tegra 3
or get xperia s/sl, I have seen it for 23k on saholic.com

Vaibhavs800 said:
get optimus vu or 4x hd from hs18 superdeals they both have hd screens with tegra 3
or get xperia s/sl, I have seen it for 23k on saholic.com
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23k is too much for me .. as i said strictly between 18-23k

I'm sure you can get the nexus 4 for around that price if you're talking in rupees? As in England it's around £230
I also found this http://m.firstpost.com/tech/nexus-4...are-google-lg-fighting-over-price-596406.html
Says roughly 16000 which sounds pretty good so I suggest waiting.
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galaxy grand will be a good choice!
its a good fone and fits your budget.
good luck
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Galaxy Nexus.
Grey Market.
I got it for 21k a month ago.
Better than Grand.
Upgradable to android v4.2.2

If you are from India then go for micromax a116 or a110

satyamsit said:
23k is too much for me .. as i said strictly between 18-23k
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23k was for sony xperia, optimus vu is very much under 20k. It was 19k something on hs18. If you are willing to buy an imported hanset get droid razr i for 17k. Snapdragon s4's dont come any cheaper
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And please dont go for galaxy nexus or galaxy grand. Nexus's camera and storage sucks and grand's screen. Also when i tried galaxy nexus, its brightness wasnt good. Thats why i took xperia s myself. IMO get one of the 2 optimus and enjoy tegra zone.

Vaibhavs800 said:
23k was for sony xperia, optimus vu is very much under 20k. It was 19k something on hs18. If you are willing to buy an imported hanset get droid razr i for 17k. Snapdragon s4's dont come any cheaper
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And please dont go for galaxy nexus or galaxy grand. Nexus's camera and storage sucks and grand's screen. Also when i tried galaxy nexus, its brightness wasnt good. Thats why i took xperia s myself. IMO get one of the 2 optimus and enjoy tegra zone.
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Nexus camera is good for me and there is absolutely no problem whatsoever with the brightness.

TheMysteriousOne said:
Galaxy Nexus.
Grey Market.
I got it for 21k a month ago.
Better than Grand.
Upgradable to android v4.2.2
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Is grey market 2nd hand or without bill? cant think of buying a used gadget

Thanks for all the suggestions... got a hands on LG L9 and Vu.. must accept good deal... but heard LG arent good in update at all.. What abt Huawei? heard some good words abt that make...

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Is grey market 2nd hand or without bill? cant think of buying a used gadget
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Without bill.
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Galaxy grand
It's awesome

it is a little expensive for me ,so i am not care about It.
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Can someone suggest me too
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Umi X2, Lenovo S920, Star N9589, Jiayu G4 or some MTK6589 or MTK6589T phone, because they are so cheap but super fast

Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more

Hi all,
Starting this thread to discuss all about GS4 and its availability in India!! One stop shop for all the info.
As samsung has already informed S4 will have a global launch, so we can expect it very soon in our Indian market from the date of launch..
The device is expected to ship in coming month, April. So many street retailers will ship the device at launch time. Officially, the date is not given for India.
So guys chip your thoughts about the Galaxy S4.
This post will be updated with all useful info related to s4.

I knew it you'd be here xD, planning on getting one? Or permanent nexus fan?

Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more
Buying sgs4 on my bday 8th may should be available by 5th may according to androidos

Likely to be <40k.. right? considering the S3 is now 29k.. surely over 40 would be too big a leap

AayushDhuria said:
I knew it you'd be here xD, planning on getting one? Or permanent nexus fan?
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*may* buy one . What about you? You wanna make the quick switch from WP?
rkial said:
Likely to be <40k.. right? considering the S3 is now 29k.. surely over 40 would be too big a leap
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Yes, under the 40k bracket, but you never know street prices for unofficial launched units.
S3 is 25k here in Mumbai.

oops you already started! great , created new one before seeing this..

Damn....
i will have to wait for 1.5 months
i was waiting for it from the last 2 months

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Disappointed. But still want to see this in person before coming to any conclusion.
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Oh... There are two Indian threads. Which is the official one?
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oops you already started! great , created new one before seeing this..
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PM'ed
nageshv24 said:
Disappointed. But still want to see this in person before coming to any conclusion.
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Oh... There are two Indian threads. Which is the official one?
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I called dibs on this. So this is the official one.
Bala, again, no offence
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Alright. I'll be moving from an iPhone 4 (yep.. that old). I have no preference between this and the HTC One.
I've been using the 16gb for a while and I know I'll be fine with the 32gb on both phones. The micro SD isnt important. Both have OTG.
I like the design on the HTC a lot more.
The battery life is important for me though. I dont see myself carrying an extra battery though.. unless the one in the phone wears out.
On my current phone, an hour of gaming uses up ~20% of the battery.. An hour of video playback on medium brightness uses up a bit over 10%.
The One X did really poorly on gaming.. The S3 did alright..
Could you guys give me an idea how the S4's battery is likely to perform.
That'll probably be the deciding factor for me.

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rkial said:
Alright. I'll be moving from an iPhone 4 (yep.. that old). I have no preference between this and the HTC One.
I've been using the 16gb for a while and I know I'll be fine with the 32gb on both phones. The micro SD isnt important. Both have OTG.
I like the design on the HTC a lot more.
The battery life is important for me though. I dont see myself carrying an extra battery though.. unless the one in the phone wears out.
On my current phone, an hour of gaming uses up ~20% of the battery.. An hour of video playback on medium brightness uses up a bit over 10%.
The One X did really poorly on gaming.. The S3 did alright..
Could you guys give me an idea how the S4's battery is likely to perform.
That'll probably be the deciding factor for me.
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Reading the octa core big.LITTLE concept and the massive 2600 mAh battery it will ship with, the S4 will keep you pretty happy in terms of battery.
S4 again will ouput raw power while the HTC One will take some hit due to heavily embedded Sense framework.
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Most reviews seem to suggest Sense 5 is heavily toned down.. But I agree.. the bigger battery is a bonus. and the 4+4 should, in theory, be more efficient..
If Samsung hadnt gone for the hyper glazed back, it wouldve been an easy decison.. Probably the same if HTC had gone with a 2600 mah battery.
As it is, I'm confused. Battery life takes precedence though..

Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more
I will still go with my note2 over s4 .....eagerly waiting for note 3 ...lolz
$ PLZ HIT THANKS BUTTON ....IF HELPED U ANYHOW $

Re: Official Indian Galaxy S4 Owners Thread -Discussion, Reviews and more
@orr.penn
Its k buddy . The final thing is we need a thread to discuss and here it is
Did samsung spilled any news regarding the octa version of s4 and what about the availability here in India? Any official words?
《posted from s3》

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How much will you guys be willing to shell out for S4?given what has happened to S3 price in 10 months?

Planning to buy Note 2...
can't wait much now... 45 days are really long ...
and s4's software features will be updated on note 2 too ...
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capricornian said:
How much will you guys be willing to shell out for S4?given what has happened to S3 price in 10 months?
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not more than 35k now...
but its gonna take too long to come...
s3 was launched at a time when dollar was sky high
i don't think s4 will cost that much...

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chainfire working on rooting S4.
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z12zy3vphzesdvjql04cjl1aoor5ezninhc
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uv.mrcool said:
Planning to buy Note 2...
can't wait much now... 45 days are really long ...
and s4's software features will be updated on note 2 too ...
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not more than 35k now...
but its gonna take too long to come...
s3 was launched at a time when dollar was sky high
i don't think s4 will cost that much...
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now custom duty is increased by 5% so dont worry be ready to buy @38-39k.... though street price can range from 35-37k
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I wait for deal in online shopping website
Lastyear Indiantimes s3 sold for 33k in July
Market price last year in July 37k
I wait for deal then I strick it
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hapticc said:
now custom duty is increased by 5% so dont worry be ready to buy @38-39k.... though street price can range from 35-37k
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i have decided to wait... :laugh:
let the s4 come...
one thing i kno is ... there will be atleast 4 - 5k price difference between the mrp and street price :highfive:

Is there a 4.3 update for my tablet?

Galaxy note 10.1

Just wanted to know if there was an update for n8010 WiFi? Did one come out today?
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Mine is the 2012/2013 version hope to hear back from someone regards
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Lewiswatson99 said:
Just wanted to know if there was an update for n8010 WiFi? Did one come out today?
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No there is no official 4.3. There was an official 4.3 image for the note 2 leaked yesterday so surely it cant be much longer

Oh Ok, someone said that they updated it to 4.3 officially (I live in UK) they must be lying to me! Haha joking I guess, thanks anywyss
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Lewiswatson99 said:
Oh Ok, someone said that they updated it to 4.3 officially (I live in UK) they must be lying to me! Haha joking I guess, thanks anywyss
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I live in Ireland, we get the same BTU firmware you do. There was a 4.1.2 update (N8010XXUCMG1) during the week maybe thats what they were talking about.

Yeh, I expect he was just winding me up! Thankyou for your help
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Has Samsung commented on officially if this will get the update. Seems like Samsung forgot about us. Feels like the of note 1 which seems to have been overshadowed by the note 2.
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000
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BTW I am running leaked 4.3 ROM on my note 2. It is definitely an improvement but lack of n3 spen features is disappointing
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000
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Point being is don't expect this to convert this to a note '13 edition
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000

Ok thanks for info
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well they have updated the tab 2 to 4.2 and also the note 2 to 4.3. Also they need more devices to support the Gear so it would stand to reason that we would get the update to 4.3

Yeh I suppose
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Gabhain said:
well they have updated the tab 2 to 4.2 and also the note 2 to 4.3. Also they need more devices to support the Gear so it would stand to reason that we would get the update to 4.3
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Well obviously Samsung is pushing the updates for the gear watch. I just don't see how a 10 inch tablet would be practical for the gear. This 4.3 update came really quick considering 4.3 just came out. Hell the s2 might even get an update as many people have it on prepaid carriers and also a lot probably got the phone free on contract. I doubt kit kat will come as quick to any Sammy devices they will probably have the attitude that be grateful we gave you an update...seriously considering nexus 5/6 for my next phone
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000

Give me a reason that Samsung will release the update for note 10.1 2012 edition.
I guess it will no more update the 4.x ROM on the old note 10.1 to somehow force the people buy the 2014 edition.

navidnouri said:
Give me a reason that Samsung will release the update for note 10.1 2012 edition.
I guess it will no more update the 4.x ROM on the old note 10.1 to somehow force the people buy the 2014 edition.
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I have given you a reason. Also they updated the tab 2 despite the tab 3 being out. i think there will be one more update but that said i dont think it will bring that many new features if any.

navidnouri said:
Give me a reason that Samsung will release the update for note 10.1 2012 edition.
I guess it will no more update the 4.x ROM on the old note 10.1 to somehow force the people buy the 2014 edition.
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Same reason Apple does or any OEM to keep customers happy.
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000
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Gabhain said:
I have given you a reason. Also they updated the tab 2 despite the tab 3 being out. i think there will be one more update but that said i dont think it will bring that many new features if any.
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I say maybe 2 more but will be painfully slow
I am running kit kat 4.4. on my note 2000

md1008 said:
Well obviously Samsung is pushing the updates for the gear watch. I just don't see how a 10 inch tablet would be practical for the gear. This 4.3 update came really quick considering 4.3 just came out.
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Dont forget, some of us are using the phone model N8000 or similar and definitely would like to get Gear working with Note 10.1. It is funny that Samsung makes updates for pocket phones (easy to carry, easy to be taken out) but where is the update for a tablet size phone?? Who needs more Gear: a person having S3 in his front pocket or a person carrying his Note 10.1 in a bag? Also with 10.1 you cannot share your SNote files anymore because phones having 4.3 has newer version of SNote and hence new file extension. You dont see how Gear would be practical a phone sized 10.1? But you think it ispractical for people who are carrying their phones in pockets? If i had a phone in my pocket, I wouldnt even consider to buy Gear (it doesnt offer any practical use for that price).
I think Im going to get Sony Smartwatch 2 for a xmas for myself. I definitely need a smartwatch working with my huge one...
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navidnouri said:
Give me a reason that Samsung will release the update for note 10.1 2012 edition.
I guess it will no more update the 4.x ROM on the old note 10.1 to somehow force the people buy the 2014 edition.
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Only one reason? Note 10.1 is incompatible with other Note-serie phones/tablets havng newer SNote app. We arent happy at work. Actually we are quite angry. We cannot share our SNote files anymore between people in a project group. Samsung changed their own application, SNote, to be incompatible with phones not having 4.3. Some of us bought GN3 and made changes to shared SNote files and no one cannot open the file anymore. Is this enough?
Note 10.1 (2012) is barely a year old device, should be a member of Samsung premium line, so called flagships. What premium is owning a phone without support? Remember that Note serie is marketed also for business and schools. They dont chance their devices every 6-12 months. Only premium seems to be the price....
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enigma_x said:
Dont forget, some of us are using the phone model N8000 or similar and definitely would like to get Gear working with Note 10.1. It is funny that Samsung makes updates for pocket phones (easy to carry, easy to be taken out) but where is the update for a tablet size phone?? Who needs more Gear: a person having S3 in his front pocket or a person carrying his Note 10.1 in a bag? Also with 10.1 you cannot share your SNote files anymore because phones having 4.3 has newer version of SNote and hence new file extension. You dont see how Gear would be practical a phone sized 10.1? But you think it ispractical for people who are carrying their phones in pockets? If i had a phone in my pocket, I wouldnt even consider to buy Gear (it doesnt offer any practical use for that price).
I think Im going to get Sony Smartwatch 2 for a xmas for myself. I definitely need a smartwatch working with my huge one...
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Only one reason? Note 10.1 is incompatible with other Note-serie phones/tablets havng newer SNote app. We arent happy at work. Actually we are quite angry. We cannot share our SNote files anymore between people in a project group. Samsung changed their own application, SNote, to be incompatible with phones not having 4.3. Some of us bought GN3 and made changes to shared SNote files and no one cannot open the file anymore. Is this enough?
Note 10.1 (2012) is barely a year old device, should be a member of Samsung premium line, so called flagships. What premium is owning a phone without support? Remember that Note serie is marketed also for business and schools. They dont chance their devices every 6-12 months. Only premium seems to be the price....
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I can see your point, for me though if I am not using my tablet it I turn it off. A phone for my usage serms more practical. When charging or when in pocket I can check email or text. Then again I hate wearing watches and love that phone have made wearing a watch not important. Not really liking the idea of the smart watch
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I believe these are reasons to buy the new note 10.1, but not the reasons to push update for tablets

We won't fall in the same trap Samsung!
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Its been fun

A sad day. Owned s2 s3 and s4 but tonight I jumped on play store and ordered a nexus 5. Eta 8th nov
Im goin to miss the removable battery the most!!!!!
If any uk members are close to watford herts in the uk. Ill have a spare anker wall charger with 2 batteries that will no longer be needed as of next week. Pm me if local and interested.
Got a bit sick of the bloat and im going pure android again now that sammy are taking measures to stop modification ,)
Met a lot of great devs on xda who made the s2 and s3 much better than stock.
Ill pop my head in and update the s4 faithful with an unbiased nexus 5 review once ive had it for a week Hope im not going to be disappointed.
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Im debating doing the same, I could sell my S4 and still have $200 left over after purchasing a nexus 5.
The only worry I have is that the Camera will be a disappointment in comparison to the S4.
Keep us updated with your thoughts on the two devices.
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Lol what a crapout. Just bottled it and cancelled! Haha. Cant see ir blaster on the spec sheet and thinking how much I rely on batteries I decided to hold off a bit.
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Appologies by the way. For the entire thread. What a waste of peoples time.... I do love this phone. Its just the ****e sammy bundle with it
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Kitkat 4.4 will be out for s4 ge soon maybe wait and root and flash that instead of leaving sammy
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All the best, enjoy your nexus.
(This Thread will close soon unfortunatly rules say no goodbye threads so got in before )
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I'm going to do the same if i can find someone to buy my S4

Regardless if you get a Nexus 5 or not... these threads are pointless as no one cares that you or someone else decided to change your phone...
It's just a fuse for others to say to the world that they might change theirs...
As if anyone else cares about the guy next door's phone...

Why not post this?
dsecareanu said:
Regardless if you get a Nexus 5 or not... these threads are pointless as no one cares that you or someone else decided to change your phone...
It's just a fuse for others to say to the world that they might change theirs...
As if anyone else cares about the guy next door's phone...
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Good to know other people are thinking to sell the S4 and buy the Nexus 5 - useful thread.

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Losing faith in the brands. ?

I am starting to loose faith in the brands to produce a phone that's both of a high quality and runs well. I own 3 flagships. (As you can see in my signature.) Today I have almost lost faith as I put each device side by side. The nexus 5 I have already had to return due to screen issues, and the Z1 instantly seems like a fingerprint magnet, lets not even mention the anti shatter film and the yellow tints. Finally the one device I can't keep my hands off, the note 3 - is amazing - but why is such an expensive phone made so cheaply? I thought the metal bezel would be stainless steel, or some cheap form of metal, but sprayed on chrome know to chip and scratch easily? This is a phone worth over £500... The price of a car.. What was Samsung thinking? Now I know everyone has different tastes, and some of the problems I've mentioned won't bother others... But can someone please point me in the direction of a company that makes QUALITY products. I don't care about price... I need a phone that just works....
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I will credit the Nexus 5 with being the best of the 3 IMO. Minus the screen problems, the dead pixels and the noise cancelling feature cancelling my own voice its quite good...
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Well Apple makes GREAT products. I had been an iPhone user from the 3g up to the 5. They make great quality phones as far as build. Even the plastic 3g was a nice sturdy build. But unfortunately their OS is to locked down and boring for someone who is majorly tech savvy like myself. Which is why I took my 5 back and got the Note 2. It's cheaply made but does everything I need and then some. The iPhone couldn't.
The problem I've noticed with Android phones is you can get a nice sturdy build with a nice look (like the HTC One) but the version of the OS sucks because the manufacturer or the provider or both. Or your forced to be stuck on a crappy version of ICS or JB with no chance to upgrade.
If your looking for a phone that just works with a great quality build. And don't care about customization and certain features you would get with Android, like keyboard swiping for instance, the iPhone is a great phone.
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Thank you DedZed, most people would have had a go at me and been defensive of their devices but thank you for being honest and offering advise. When you've spent over £1200/$1959 on 3 phones that don't quite work to my expectation's you can imagine how frustrated I am :/
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Oh I hear ya~!! I unfortunately at one time was one of those guys. Major Apple fan. I would say go to your local Apple dealer or provider and play with the iPhone and ask any questions you may have about the device. That way you're not wasting money if you don't like it.
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There's one in the city, I'll go have a look tomorrow. Thanks
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Anytime. ^_^
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Dedzed said:
The problem I've noticed with Android phones is you can get a nice sturdy build with a nice look (like the HTC One) but the version of the OS sucks because the manufacturer or the provider or both. Or your forced to be stuck on a crappy version of ICS or JB with no chance to upgrade.
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If you don't like Sense, you can get a HTC One Google Edition.

You can't update your HTC One? What are you talking about? As far as quality build phone goes I'm VERY VERY VERY satisfied with my Galaxy S3 LTE (Black edition). It droped face-up, face-down, I'm constantly playing with it, keep it in pocket with Zippo (Guilty) and stuff...and it hasn't got a scratch on the places that matter (The back cover is easily replaceable, tho the new one wont have the LTE logo on it)....Even though I'm thinking about replacing it with black S4 (just because of the wider display and camera), this phone is a warm recommendation from me.

Trusted xolo... Proud to be having such a beautiful phone

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If you don't like Sense, you can get a HTC One Google Edition.
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That's true I forgot about that.
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xhenga said:
You can't update your HTC One? What are you talking about? As far as quality build phone goes I'm VERY VERY VERY satisfied with my Galaxy S3 LTE (Black edition). It droped face-up, face-down, I'm constantly playing with it, keep it in pocket with Zippo (Guilty) and stuff...and it hasn't got a scratch on the places that matter (The back cover is easily replaceable, tho the new one wont have the LTE logo on it)....Even though I'm thinking about replacing it with black S4 (just because of the wider display and camera), this phone is a warm recommendation from me.
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I wasn't saying you can't upgrade the HTC One. I was using it as an example of a quality built phone.
I love all of the Galaxy series. They are a little on the cheaply made side but your right they do take a whooping pretty well. And unlike most people I like Touchwiz. Lol
The S4 is a really nice phone but if you wait a couple more months you can get the S5.
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Dedzed said:
That's true I forgot about that.
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I wasn't saying you can't upgrade the HTC One. I was using it as an example of a quality built phone.
I love all of the Galaxy series. They are a little on the cheaply made side but your right they do take a whooping pretty well. And unlike most people I like Touchwiz. Lol
The S4 is a really nice phone but if you wait a couple more months you can get the S5.
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Yeah...Well, I can imagine the price tag on the S5 (Knowing it will have 64bit ram, god-knows-how-much core processor, RAM and everything). I'm a student, so replacing my s3 lte with s4 isn't very big investment, but replacing it with S5 is gonna be pretty much impossible, unless I find some donor (wink-wink) I just don't know is S4 worth the money...I got my phone updated to 4.3 yesterday and oh baby its running so smooth... (tho in /system folder i have 200mbs left...dunno what I'm gonna do)

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Yeah...Well, I can imagine the price tag on the S5 (Knowing it will have 64bit ram, god-knows-how-much core processor, RAM and everything). I'm a student, so replacing my s3 lte with s4 isn't very big investment, but replacing it with S5 is gonna be pretty much impossible, unless I find some donor (wink-wink) I just don't know is S4 worth the money...I got my phone updated to 4.3 yesterday and oh baby its running so smooth... (tho in /system folder i have 200mbs left...dunno what I'm gonna do)
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One of the features of 4.3 allows you to move apps to your sd card and run them from there so if you have an sd card you could do that. Or if you don't you get a 64gb one from Amazon for around $40.
The S3 is still a great phone but with the added features and faster processor makes the S4 a great upgrade candidate.
Also if your extending your carrier contract you would get the S5 for $200 minus trade in of your S3. As long as the carrier sticks to what they've done previously that is.
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I think its a great time for brands and the options we have as customers

Oppo Find 5
Check out the OPPO Find 5 Phone. There is a really nice review of it on their site from Android Authory.
Let me know what you guys think!

I quit Samsung and bought a moto x. In my opinion it feels premium and runs the latest Android version pretty well.
You should try it.
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