HTC Amaze 4G vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Should I trade my Amaze 4G for a Galaxy Nexus?

  • Yes, it's a justified trade!

    Votes: 8 26.7%
  • No, keep the Amaze!

    Votes: 22 73.3%

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PeartFan40

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If you're anything like me, you won't keep your phone long enough to worry about burn in. I've yet to have an OLED suffer from it. :) My 2 year old Google Nexus didn't have burn in when I sold it.

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If you got used to the Amaze and tried out a GN, only thing you'd really notice is the better battery life and larger screen. Other than that, the Amaze is better. Oh and transferring pics on the GN not so much a plug n play affair. Kinda annoying, but you get used to it. I use Airdroid to get stuff off and on the phone. I'm running an Amaze now and am pretty satisfied with it.
 
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The only thing I have to add is that I love the feel of the Amaze in my hand. Am I the only one that doesn't think ultra thin and light is desirable?
 

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If you're anything like me, you won't keep your phone long enough to worry about burn in. I've yet to have an OLED suffer from it. :) My 2 year old Google Nexus didn't have burn in when I sold it.

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Yeah thats what i was thinking. next phone i get will probably have a oled screen. the only phone that i am looking at that doesnt is the acer cloudmobile which im not even sure what screen it has
 

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Yeah thats what i was thinking. next phone i get will probably have a oled screen. the only phone that i am looking at that doesnt is the acer cloudmobile which im not even sure what screen it has

It looks like CloudMobile has an 4.3" HD IPS Display with a zero."air gap" design. Now that you mentioned this phone, I'm now interested. LOL.

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I'm not surprised that all these posts support the amaze (it IS the amaze forum) however I am surprised by some of the arguments. Android development is obviously way better on the nexus it being supported directly from Google. And I agree that stock the brightness is a little low but 80% of the people that got the nexus got it to flash custom roms / kernels. And let me tell you. I get 3.5 hours screen on time with 75% brightness with Franco.kernel not to mention super smoothness. Also Google Wallet ! Might not be for everyone but let me tell you its a head turner. I will give the amaze camera better quality shots however the zero shutter lag on the nexus is amazing! Also rgb led light is great too! Amaze does have an sdcard which is good however most cloud storage is becoming more convenient especially with sites like drop box. Also I own both phones and my nexus doesn't have burn in. its 720p display is much better than my amaze's display.

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It looks like CloudMobile has an 4.3" HD IPS Display with a zero."air gap" design. Now that you mentioned this phone, I'm now interested. LOL.

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exactly!!! im not really big on Acer but this phone is going to make them shine :D the screen looks amazing
 

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exactly!!! im not really big on Acer but this phone is going to make them shine :D the screen looks amazing

From what I've read, its a good phone. People are really commenting on the design.

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I hate the gap at the bottom that it has when it's in the lock screen.

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From what I've read, its a good phone. People are really commenting on the design.

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it also won a award for its design :D im just happy to see other companys making high end phones so we will have more options rather than sammy, htc, lg, etc.
 

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    bigger screen with higher resolution.. then PENTILE+screen burn = ****

    Both devices are beautiful but have flaws like EVERY device, but to say the pentile display and screen burn are prevalent issues or lessens the quality are the words of someone that does not own one or simply bias. As far as power, or lack thereof, (1.2 vs 1.5) is a numbers game. The Amaze needs that extra power to navigate Sense while the GN is Vanilla, which is optimized to run on the GN and doesn't require that extra bump. On and on and on.............:rolleyes:

    It comes down to preference. Both are definitely beast in their own right, but you have to decide which is worth keeping.

    I couldn't decide, so I bought both! ;)
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    Yeah thats what i was thinking. next phone i get will probably have a oled screen. the only phone that i am looking at that doesnt is the acer cloudmobile which im not even sure what screen it has

    It looks like CloudMobile has an 4.3" HD IPS Display with a zero."air gap" design. Now that you mentioned this phone, I'm now interested. LOL.

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    I'm not surprised that all these posts support the amaze (it IS the amaze forum) however I am surprised by some of the arguments. Android development is obviously way better on the nexus it being supported directly from Google. And I agree that stock the brightness is a little low but 80% of the people that got the nexus got it to flash custom roms / kernels. And let me tell you. I get 3.5 hours screen on time with 75% brightness with Franco.kernel not to mention super smoothness. Also Google Wallet ! Might not be for everyone but let me tell you its a head turner. I will give the amaze camera better quality shots however the zero shutter lag on the nexus is amazing! Also rgb led light is great too! Amaze does have an sdcard which is good however most cloud storage is becoming more convenient especially with sites like drop box. Also I own both phones and my nexus doesn't have burn in. its 720p display is much better than my amaze's display.

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    exactly!!! im not really big on Acer but this phone is going to make them shine :D the screen looks amazing

    From what I've read, its a good phone. People are really commenting on the design.

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