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[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

Bomboholic said:
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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[Q] Need help finding a new phone :)

Ok.. so as of right now I have a Sony Ericsson and its a pretty good phone and its popular.. but I want a phone that has 4.0 and has most updates and I can play good games/apps and music on it & that has updates that are recent.. but I don't wanna be broke out of money for paying for a high price.. any suggestions on what phone I should get?

Anyone help me or some suggestions?

ToxicEat3r said:
Anyone help me or some suggestions?
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How about telling us your budget? Carrier? Gotta give us info man before we can help you

how about galaxy sii
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A thing I'll consider on my next phone is a fully functional notification led like on blackberry. I only have 2 colors on my HTC.
I believe the galaxy s2 and s3 have one.
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salade618 said:
A thing I'll consider on my next phone is a fully functional notification led like on blackberry. I only have 2 colors on my HTC.
I believe the galaxy s2 and s3 have one.
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Not the s2
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brandonarev said:
Not the s2
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Oups! My bad!
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I mean.. my friend said that the galaxy s3 was pretty good and I seen some pretty good HTC's that were really good but I dont know what to get.. and my budget is about .. 50 - 300 dollars and I was actually thinking about buying a tablet? but what should I get .. tablet or phone? and what one..?

Optimus g is a solid phone on sprint
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ToxicEat3r said:
I mean.. my friend said that the galaxy s3 was pretty good and I seen some pretty good HTC's that were really good but I dont know what to get.. and my budget is about .. 50 - 300 dollars and I was actually thinking about buying a tablet? but what should I get .. tablet or phone? and what one..?
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Well if you need calling stick with a phone. If you have another phone for that get a tqvlet. The nexus 7 is a nice portable one. If you want larger screen is go for nexus 10 but the nexus 10 goes over your budget limit
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I am waiting for the samsung s4 coming out this month. Does anyone have any opinions with it? i was thinking about the note 2 but that thing is tablet size and i already have an asus tf300.

alan24C said:
I am waiting for the samsung s4 coming out this month. Does anyone have any opinions with it? i was thinking about the note 2 but that thing is tablet size and i already have an asus tf300.
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I think the s4 will be a great phone except for the fact that Samsung usually used cheap materials. But an otter box can easily fix that
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ToxicEat3r said:
Ok.. so as of right now I have a Sony Ericsson and its a pretty good phone and its popular.. but I want a phone that has 4.0 and has most updates and I can play good games/apps and music on it & that has updates that are recent.. but I don't wanna be broke out of money for paying for a high price.. any suggestions on what phone I should get?
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i have samsung galaxy s plus..for modding is the best

Who here only buys Nexus phones?

The nexus 4 is my first nexus phone and won't be the last. And to be honest I don't think I'll buy anything else but nexus phones from here on. All these other android phones are terrible with bloat and ugly ui skins.
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Hey buddy I think you will get better response to the thread when it will be in the Off-topic section.
Please ask a mod to do so.
Thanks
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Ok can mods please move this to off topic please.
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hegemytouch said:
Ok can mods please move this to off topic please.
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Buddy you will need to pm them.
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What ever I'll just leave this thread here I think it's fine thanks buddy.
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i have a nexus phone! it great:good:

I've got a nexus 7:good:

DroidModderXtreme said:
I've got a nexus 7:good:
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I've had the Galaxy Nexus and the N4 and will never get a non Nexus again
Nexus⁴

Me and my wife both own the Galaxy Nexus, and my son has a Nexus 7. Nothing but Nexus in my house. Always first for OTA's and pure, unadulterated ANDROID...
Galaxy Nexus rockin' AOKP MR1 Build 3 w/ Franco 364.....

Hello,
I only buy Nexus phone, first the Nexus One (live long and prosper), and now the Galaxy Nexus.
Usually they have the best support, good hardware and good price.
the 3 things I consider the most important.

Nexus 7 and 10 here.. Waiting for my Samsung phone to die so I can get a Nexus phone.

Strongly considered the 4, but the non-removable battery and lack of microSD support killed any chance of me owning one.

I got my s3... but really want a nexus now.. I just wish they had expandable memory. Sure a removable battery would be nice, but the memory is the bigger need of the two.. I think Google does that so you use their cloud services.
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Whiplashh Rom
Look it up. :trooper:

Currently still in my nexus s and ill change to the n4 in july!
Ill never get a non-nexus! ;D

I have an s3 right now...but in the future I will only buy nexus phones, because of good developer support and AOSP.
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I do love the look of the Nexus phones, but no micro-sd means I won't buy one, it just tells the manufacturers they can get away with hampering us, so unless Google ever puts expandable storage on, I'll never buy a Nexus device. Flashing another phone to something aosp based is really easy, so Nexus goodness without the drawback

I use a Tab 2 7.0 as a giant phone thats also a tablet aka phablet
I sure hope by the time this thing breaks, Nexus 7 will have proper phablet support, or, there will be a 5" nexus phone.

Have a Galaxy Nexus and a Nexus 7 : Completely Filled ! <3

I think as you all! Better Android stok that have all those changes that slow down devices

My n4 is my first nexus, but I probably won't be getting the next nexus if the continue to skip important features for me like lte, microsd and a larger battery. I actually haven't been so dissatisfied with a phone before.
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Is it too late in the game to get a GE of the S4?

Hey all. I'm a current Nexus 4 user but I would really like a phone with better battery life that is also removable and has external storage but I don't want to give up stock android. So the GE of the S4 seems favorable but I'm wondering if it still makes sense to get the GE of the S4 seeing as there are a lot of Snapdragon 800 phones now on the market?

IMHO it is not worth taking a non SD800 phone right now... Mostly because Adreno 330 over Adreno 320 than CPU itself.

Yep, too late
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No offence but the battery on my s4 running cyanogenmod is crap my nexus 4 is better
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I dont think its 2 late for what he wants?
What else is there? Closest would be note 3 but no GE?
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Datafiend said:
Hey all. I'm a current Nexus 4 user but I would really like a phone with better battery life that is also removable and has external storage but I don't want to give up stock android. So the GE of the S4 seems favorable but I'm wondering if it still makes sense to get the GE of the S4 seeing as there are a lot of Snapdragon 800 phones now on the market?
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If you want a near perfect stock Android experience then yeah get the S4 GE. Much smoother and faster than CM (tried 'em both). Getting around 30 hours of battery-life and the performance is absolutely great. Went from a Nexus 4 to my S4, and the latter is better in almost every aspect. :good:

It depends on whether you live your life by benchmark scores like so many people on here seem to. Would there be a real-world difference between a Snapdragon 600 or Snapdragon 800 phone now or in the near future? I have my doubts. Yes, we know the SD800 is faster, but what use is paying extra for that additional speed if nothing you do with your phone needs to or can utilise it? For example, I know my I9505 is considerably faster than my brother's I9300. Yet I know from first hand experience that his S3 doesn't run visibly slower than my S4 when running any of the applications or games I have compared.
So the upshot for me is that other factors then become more important. For example the camera. Or the screen size and quality.

Not at all. I just received mine yesterday and love it! I had an AT&T GS4, but couldn't get it to perform right even after rom's, kernels, etc. TOUCHWIZ = bad
I'm very happy with the performance of this phone and will hold onto it until the GS5 (hopefully) is released as a GPE.

I agree that I don't see it being too late to get a S4 GPE. My Galaxy Nexus failed a couple months ago and I really wanted my next phone to have a removable battery and a microSD card slot, but I have no desire to use anything but stock Android. The S4 GPE was just what I was looking for. With a bit of research, I've been able to root the device, unlock the bootloader, install CWM recovery, and make full Nandroid backups--just like on a Nexus phone.
I really hope Google maintains the GPE line of phones in the future. Not having to depend on Nexus hardware or flashing custom ROMs as the only way to get an unaltered Android interface is really nice.

gavin-phelan said:
No offence but the battery on my s4 running cyanogenmod is crap my nexus 4 is better
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Something is wrong than lol I can get exceptional battery life
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Man....i did the same mistake as you wanna make!I used a Nexus 4 before buying a Galaxy S4.I`m very dissapointed by this phone.In theory should be better than Nexus 4 but the TouchWiz interface is full of lag glitches and other things that you don`t see at Nexus 4.Battery is definitely worse than Nexus`s 4.In benchmark tests it S4 scores better than Nexus 4 but in the normal daily usage you don`t feel this difference.I have i9505 model and i must tell you that no pure stock android 4.3 porting is perfect like the one that you have on Nexus 4.So...the main advantages of Galaxy S4 are the camera wich is gorgeous comparing to Nexus 4 camera.Also the display is way better than the one from Nexus 4.But on Nexus 4 you can use "faux123" kernel and his app from playstore to adjust the correct colours for the display and you will get a very nice vivid display.Also the combination between "faux123" kernel and "Purity Rom" will give you a decent battery life.I had a "faster" cpu binning Nexus 4,wich supports a 150 mv undervoltage.That didn`t impove too much battery life but the overheating problem was gone at all.So...for short...Nexus 4 + faux123 kernel(and his app) + Purity Rom + 150 mv undervoltage makes the Nexus 4 almost as good as Galaxy S4 but at a lot more deccent price.Hope this will help you to make the correct decision.Have a nice day mate!

Be CAREFUL, if you buy an S4 now it might be Region locked
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negrobembon said:
Be CAREFUL, if you buy an S4 now it might be Region locked
Buy The GP edition or wait for the Nexus 5
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I would wait a little bit & buy Nexus 5 You can't beat straight Google support.

Ozonep said:
I would wait a little bit & buy Nexus 5 You can't beat straight Google support.
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Good decision man
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Ozonep said:
I would wait a little bit & buy Nexus 5 You can't beat straight Google support.
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I already have S4 but waiting for Nexus 5.
Will buy Nexus 5 in Jan/Feb.

Nah nexus 5 will be out next month
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Sell Nexus 5 and get Galaxy S5 ?

What do you think about Galaxy S5 ?
Is it worth alternative for a future upgrade ?

No
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It's a downgrade in my opinion. Touchwiz is really, really bad.

It depends what you want to do with the phone.. Are you trying to run custom Roms. Root has been achieved, but not sure if Knox will be cracked to get to the bootloader.. I would wait and see how it goes. The new HTC one may be a better route. I know you can use bootstrap to run customs Roms. I just don't think they run as good as when you have an unlocked bootloader.
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I played with an S5 in Best Buy yesterday. Definitely a downgrade. It's still stuttery like other galaxy phones, the new touch wiz leaves a lot to be desired. The only thing in my opinion that the s5 does better than the nexus is the camera. The only thing I personally would upgrade to would be the new HTC one at this point. I played with one of those too, very nice.
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jodvova said:
What do you think about Galaxy S5 ?
Is it worth alternative for a future upgrade ?
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do you really want to change your $350 phone for a $600+ phone with nearly the same specs, some more gimmicks and a fugly UI? what will you use the extra 200MHz for? you wont feel the difference between the N5 and S5. well, maybe the N5 will feel smoother, since the new samsung crap UI appears to be choppy at some points. Quite honestly, after all the issues I had with samsung, I'd never consider going back to their devices. nuh uh.

If I got an S5 for free, I'd sell it then buy the Nexus 5.

you'll get better response if you ask in G5 forum

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If I got an S5 for free, I'd sell it then buy the Nexus 5.
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Seriously. The spec upgrade is so minor and touchwiz sucks. Why not get 300+ dollars in the bank and still stay top of the line?

spunkfaucet666 said:
I played with an S5 in Best Buy yesterday. Definitely a downgrade. It's still stuttery like other galaxy phones, the new touch wiz leaves a lot to be desired. The only thing in my opinion that the s5 does better than the nexus is the camera. The only thing I personally would upgrade to would be the new HTC one at this point. I played with one of those too, very nice.
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Is it so much sluttery ? Which model did you try ? SM-G900H ?
I tried M8 the other day (hasn't played with S5 yet), it was as fast as Nexus 5 while navigating through the menus and etc.

Get HTC One M8 GPE
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im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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hello00 said:
im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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Samsung can cripple any device`s speed with TW, i like Sense 100 times better tbh.

i have both a n5 and a s4. sure, by specs, the s4 holds its own, and appears to be better than the n5. but in reality, even with the s4 optimized and all the crap disabled, the s4 tends to lag and stutter. it feels like a phone from a few years ago, by the amount it tends to stutter. it doesnt feel like a phone with the specs it has. the n5 truly blows it away with real time use.

hello00 said:
im done with htc and samsung is out of my league..i dislike sense and a GE rom is not a true nexus experience so nexus for me all the way
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I had S4 GE in past and now on Nexus 5. They are exactly the same in terms of software.
The only downside, a new version of Android comes earlier to Nexus than to GE device.

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i have both a n5 and a s4. sure, by specs, the s4 holds its own, and appears to be better than the n5. but in reality, even with the s4 optimized and all the crap disabled, the s4 tends to lag and stutter. it feels like a phone from a few years ago, by the amount it tends to stutter. it doesnt feel like a phone with the specs it has. the n5 truly blows it away with real time use.
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How a snapdragon 600 can be better than snapdragon 800 ???

First, do what you want....we can't decide for you. ?
Second , it seems its getting harder and harder to play with new phones....some may never see root, or there will be complicated hack ways to root. Yes, many have dev type editions....but development for them is slow and limited. (Like moto x say)
So, if you like flashing and playing, the only sure bet now days is a nexus. If you can live with a quiet or non existant development community..... Then there's lots of great phones on the way or out. ?
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And personally.... If there's a chance I'd be stuck on touchwiz.......no way would I touch any samsung again. Lol
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Get this crap out of n5 general

Nexus5 forever

jodvova said:
I had S4 GE in past and now on Nexus 5. They are exactly the same in terms of software.
The only downside, a new version of Android comes earlier to Nexus than to GE device.
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they are the same but it does not have the same performance as if u were using a device with true aosp preinstalled..i had the GE htc one before and it is far behind as performance wise and sluggish
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