General What phone should I buy next? -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

KidCarter93 · Aug 21, 2012

Hi everyone,

This thread is a continuation of this thread.

This is here so you can discuss what your next phone/tablet should be, if you're not sure what to pick.

Also, if you need advice as to which device is better than another, then feel free to ask those questions in here aswell.

This is an attempt to clear out all the similar threads being created around these forums.

*NOTE* I will be requesting thread maintenance as and when it is needed, to remove any SPAM comments

apen83 · Nov 29, 2012

gagdude said:
right, I totally forgot. Lol
If you think swapping out SD cards is more convenient, and if you won't go too much further than watching videos, and it really is just for the kid, then try the Fuhu Nabi 2. I remember it being cheaper on Black Friday, but maybe there are still some cheaper than its regular $200 pricetag.

It probably won't get many updates past its current ICS, and it has microSD expansion as well as a Tegra 3 cpu. So basically specs of the n7 but with sd card.
Problem: no google play store. Amazon app store can be sideloaded though

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Thanks I really appreciate it ill check that out havent seen it before :thumbup:

sent from a jedi galaxy note2 from far far away

N73A · Nov 29, 2012

Buying Guide.....

Huawei G300 vs Huawei vision vs Ideos X5 pro vs iphone 3gs vs micromax A110 vs xperia mini. I know its a tough ask but who according to you is best for Gaming, photoshoot, web browsing?

kbaszak · Nov 29, 2012

Currently have a Thunderbolt that is getting impossible to use so I'm looking for a new phone. I'm on Verizon and I want to keep unlimited data so I'll be buying a used phone. I'm looking to keep it at or under the $200 mark. Any suggestions?

mfsr98 · Nov 29, 2012

kbaszak said:
Currently have a Thunderbolt that is getting impossible to use so I'm looking for a new phone. I'm on Verizon and I want to keep unlimited data so I'll be buying a used phone. I'm looking to keep it at or under the $200 mark. Any suggestions?

I have no idea how the prices are where you live (I guess it's the U.S.) but see the Nexus 4. If that is too expensive, see the Galaxy Nexus. IF it's still too expensive, see the Galaxy Ace 2.

G2xer · Nov 29, 2012

mfsr98 said:
I have no idea how the prices are where you live (I guess it's the U.S.) but see the Nexus 4. If that is too expensive, see the Galaxy Nexus. IF it's still too expensive, see the Galaxy Ace 2.

Nexus 4 wont work with Verizon.

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mfsr98 · Nov 29, 2012

G2xer said:
Nexus 4 wont work with Verizon.

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ah right, sorry

see the Galaxy Nexus then, it's awesome and I'll probably get it in Christmaas

purpletriangle · Nov 29, 2012

purpletriangle said:
The two tablets he asked about were the Gemini JoyTAB 7in Android Tablet and CnM 7 Inch Touchpad which are both going for £99 but was hoping you guys knew something better around £100? (give or take £20!)

Still waiting for advice on best tablet for £100-£120, not expecting the world just whatever's best for that price. Anyone know?

mfsr98 · Nov 29, 2012

purpletriangle said:
Still waiting for advice on best tablet for £100-£120, not expecting the world just whatever's best for that price. Anyone know?

sorry, don't know any of those tablets.

NoctisXIII · Nov 29, 2012

NoctisXIII said:
Hi, could anyone advise between the Sony Xperia T and the LG Optimus 4X HD?

- Thanks

bump

mfsr98 · Nov 29, 2012

NoctisXIII said:
bump

You only have those choices?

NoctisXIII · Nov 29, 2012

mfsr98 said:
You only have those choices?

They're the 2 phones that have taken my interest I guess. The S3 or One X don't interest me personally. What would you advise..?

purpletriangle · Nov 29, 2012

mfsr98 said:
sorry, don't know any of those tablets.

Lol okay, so if you had £120 maximum to spend on a tablet, what would you buy? Doesn't have to be those two tablets, i just wanna find best for price. :good:

wideris · Nov 29, 2012

Next phone with cyanogenmod and 3G only

Hope I'm not interrupting anyone else's search here...

Hi all, I've been reading xda for a while but haven't posted before. I've currently got a Samsung Fascinate with CM7.2 and Glitch 13.1 running and it's worlds better than stock....however, not perfect.

I'm looking to get a "new" phone in the next few months, but I don't want to buy a current model, as they all come with 4G. For what I use it for, 3G is great, and I'd rather not add $10 to my bill for something I don't want...

So what I'm looking for is the best 3G only phone that is working 100 percent with cyanogenmod 7, 8 or 9. My fascinate works 95 percent great, but has a few quirks, and battery life isn't great. So essentially, I'm looking for a super stable phone for CM that also has good battery life.

Any recommendations? I've seen some people recommend the HTC Incredible 2, but not sure how solidly it runs CM7.2. My Fascinate is considered stable too by cyanogenmod, but without the Glitch kernel, the speakerphone was completely unusable and I still have issues with the wifi randomly disconnecting.

Thanks!

mfsr98 · Nov 29, 2012

purpletriangle said:
Lol okay, so if you had £120 maximum to spend on a tablet, what would you buy? Doesn't have to be those two tablets, i just wanna find best for price. :good:

I don't know how the prices work in your country :/ But are you on england? If so, you can get the Nexus 7 really cheap.

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NoctisXIII said:
They're the 2 phones that have taken my interest I guess. The S3 or One X don't interest me personally. What would you advise..?

Honestly, I don't like both companies, but from what I can see: 4X has quadcore, T has better design, T should get more ROMs since I think they didn't make custom ROMs for it yet (locked bootloader).

purpletriangle · Nov 30, 2012

mfsr98 said:
I don't know how the prices work in your country :/ But are you on england? If so, you can get the Nexus 7 really cheap.

Yup, England. Cheapest i could find the Nexus 7 was £160, other places £180. Sadly this is too much as my friend is only looking to spend £100 so i don't know what to recommend to him, just need to know sooner rather than later as deliveries for Christmas are going to be backed up!

cognus · Nov 30, 2012

I think there you can get the lenovo A2107A-H. that is the model that networks both 3G and WIFI. Still early, but there is a good bit of devel going on for it.
have not seen the 3G model USA-side

purpletriangle said:
Yup, England. Cheapest i could find the Nexus 7 was £160, other places £180. Sadly this is too much as my friend is only looking to spend £100 so i don't know what to recommend to him, just need to know sooner rather than later as deliveries for Christmas are going to be backed up!

H4CK_H0PP3R · Dec 1, 2012

I am thinking to buy Nexus 4..buts heard there are most problems found so bit confused whether to buy or not ? Can anyone suggest me? my frnds sister coming from US to india within month so have to order before she leaves US..should i wait for newer devices or buy this one ??????? price factor is most imp for me as my budgest is ony $350 thats why i am thinking for nexus 4 only but lots of complaing also so bit confussed..as i am time buyer for longer time.

Dhiraj · Dec 1, 2012

m1l4droid said:
I wanted to buy a new phone, as my Nexus S is getting rather old, but I'm not sure what to buy.

I want a powerful phone that runs jellybean smoother and faster than my nexus s, I want at least 1 GB of RAM, camera doesn't matter, screen size should be no smaller than 4 inches and no larger than 5. I like Galaxy Nexus, or Nexus 4, but they both lack an expandable storage. The expandable storage wouldn't matter if they at least had 32 GBs internal. This was my main problem with the nexus s also, and I had to lower the bitrate of most of my music to be able to fit them on 16 GB memory. As a result, I've turned my attention to Sony xperia s, but, it's a Sony, and Sony isn't well-known for good support. Galaxy S II was great, but it's rather old as well, and well, the support for it will end soon. Galaxy S III is good... But it's expensive and I don't like touch wiz. One X is also expensive and I don't want sense. Generally, I don't like manufacturer skins and strongly prefer stock Android. Also another important factor is that I'd rather that the phone get official cyanogenmod support, siii and one x got those but... Well, they don't get updates at the same time with the nexuses. I'm not expecting them to, I'm just saying it's a negative point of not being a nexus.

Also, before you say why don't I get a nexus and use cloud storage, I should say, 1. I can't because of slow connection, 2. I hate cloud storage.

I welcome any suggestions.

Thanks.

Swiped from my Nexus S on CM10 stable powered by Marmite kernel

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What is your budget ?

Felimenta97 · Dec 1, 2012

m1l4droid said:
I wanted to buy a new phone, as my Nexus S is getting rather old, but I'm not sure what to buy.

I want a powerful phone that runs jellybean smoother and faster than my nexus s, I want at least 1 GB of RAM, camera doesn't matter, screen size should be no smaller than 4 inches and no larger than 5. I like Galaxy Nexus, or Nexus 4, but they both lack an expandable storage. The expandable storage wouldn't matter if they at least had 32 GBs internal. This was my main problem with the nexus s also, and I had to lower the bitrate of most of my music to be able to fit them on 16 GB memory. As a result, I've turned my attention to Sony xperia s, but, it's a Sony, and Sony isn't well-known for good support. Galaxy S II was great, but it's rather old as well, and well, the support for it will end soon. Galaxy S III is good... But it's expensive and I don't like touch wiz. One X is also expensive and I don't want sense. Generally, I don't like manufacturer skins and strongly prefer stock Android. Also another important factor is that I'd rather that the phone get official cyanogenmod support, siii and one x got those but... Well, they don't get updates at the same time with the nexuses. I'm not expecting them to, I'm just saying it's a negative point of not being a nexus.

Also, before you say why don't I get a nexus and use cloud storage, I should say, 1. I can't because of slow connection, 2. I hate cloud storage.

I welcome any suggestions.

Thanks.

Swiped from my Nexus S on CM10 stable powered by Marmite kernel

Sorry, but Sony isn't known for offering a good support? They are the most dev friendly OEM of the major ones. (This applies only to Brasil, but you can have an idea: they are the only company I can find info on their site, and answer any question you have. It is almost impossible to have an answer from Samsung).

The JB is indeed late, but it's due a huge change that is happening internally, which will help bringing updates much more faster. Also rumours their skin will be revamped next year, with a look much closer to Vanilla.

About support for custom ROMS: We have an entire team bringing CM10 and Cm9, another team for AOKP ICS and JB, and another, smaller, but still great team bringing Paranoid, P.A.C. And Dark Passion for it. Let's not forget a few great devs working on stock based ROMS. The number of devs isn't exactly huge, but it is great.

The XDA forums for it are one of the most organized ones, and there aren't many stupid noobs.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

Felimenta97 · Dec 1, 2012

m1l4droid said:
Honestly, I kinda like Sony skin. It's more minimalistic compared to touchwiz and sense. But I still prefer stock Android. Among the options, Xperia S has the lowest price, the design is very good, the CPU is "good enough" (I wouldn't need a quad core anyway), but, I doubt that Sony will provide extended support. By extended support I mean jellybean 4.2 and key lime pie. Jellybean 4.2 is possible but key lime pie is most probably a no go. I still strongly prefer Nexus devices but only 16 GB is definitely not enough.

I'm also not sure about KLP, but who knows? They were, on 2011, the only OEM to update all their phones (except Play, for good reasons) to update all their decides to ICS. No other OEM did that.

Sony skin is good, indeed. Simple, minimalistic and modern (no bright colors all over the UI). About 16 Gb, and to think I only had 2 Gb on my Micro SD that came with my X10 Mini Pro. Now the 32 Gb barely hold what I use. (In fact, it is 26 Gb on SD partition, 2 Gb for data, 1 Gb for system, 250 MB for Cache and rest for other stuff.)

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