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

KidCarter93 · Feb 23, 2013

Droidlover123 said:
Galaxy tab 2,nexus 7

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Nexus 7 is quad core

androidfoshizzle · Feb 23, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

Dual core actually

Sent from my Nexus 4

Dark Spark · Feb 23, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

What's the best tablet for $150 ?

shazzy1 · Feb 23, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

Am actually looking for a Phone pls!!!?!

I SAW A GHOST OMG!!!!!

knightrazor · Feb 23, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

What is the best tablet for doing presentations?

vj_dustin · Feb 23, 2013

shazzy1 said:
Am actually looking for a Phone pls!!!?!

I SAW A GHOST OMG!!!!!

Getting a 1GB RAM is a tight requirement amongst low end phones.
Still the lowest priced phones with it are Micromax Canvas HD, Motorola Atrix 2, Karbonn S1 Titanium.
Rest all will be around the INR 20000 mark.

Dark Spark said:
What's the best tablet for $150 ?

A $149 Nexus 7 + $1 coffee

knightrazor said:
What is the best tablet for doing presentations?

Most probably a 10' tablet, if you intend to directly showcase it on your Tablet.
So Nexus 10 should be a good fit.

js2892 · Feb 23, 2013

shazzy1 said:
Am actually looking for a Phone pls!!!?!

I SAW A GHOST OMG!!!!!

canvas 2: 1ghz dual core but 512mb ram (u can get for INR 10,500)
canvas hd: 1.2ghz quad core and 1 gb ram (INR 14,000)

can also try intel xolo
1.6 ghz single core with hyper-threading(which means a single physical core has two virtual cores inside it...more performance than single core but less than dual-cores), 1 gb ram and 8mp camera..
my friend has the phone..it's very smooth and service support is good too!!:good:
Price: 15,000

Dark Spark · Feb 23, 2013

vj_dustin said:
A $149 Nexus 7 + $1 coffee

But the nexus 7 is $200
except if you're talking about the rumors of a $150 one.

KidCarter93 · Feb 23, 2013

androidfoshizzle said:
Dual core actually

Sent from my Nexus 4

This vvv

vj_dustin · Feb 23, 2013

Dark Spark said:
But the nexus 7 is $200
except if you're talking about the rumors of a $150 one.

Oh, that was 150 euros.. :/
Sorry about that.
Well for $150, you have the Acer Iconia B1.
Dual Core + JB. The only slight con is the 512MB RAM.
But IMO it's the best bang for buck in this segment!

gtuck1002 · Feb 23, 2013

which tablet is easier to root

looking to buy either tablet like to know which is easier to root Samsung tab 2 7 or nexus 7 ........thanks

Felimenta97 · Feb 23, 2013

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gtuck1002 said:
looking to buy either tablet like to know which is easier to root Samsung tab 2 7 or nexus 7 ........thanks

Nexus 7. Every Nexus ate the easiest to root.

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dachurchpcguy · Feb 23, 2013

shazzy1 said:
Am actually looking for a Phone pls!!!?!

I SAW A GHOST OMG!!!!!

I paid around $138 for my HTC Amaze on ebay. Dual core 1.5Ghz. 1GB RAM, nice phone, my daughter's now that I have a Nexus 4.

My son's phone is just shy of your requirements, he has an HTC 4G slide. Dual core 1.2Ghz, 768MB RAM. He needed the keyboard for games. He busted the screen on his original so we got a replacement on ebay for $114.05. The description said "lower condition", it had one minor scratch on the screen.

I shop on ebay for buy it now sorted by lowest price, four of my last five phones were purchased that way. I found the Nexus 4 on CL.

MissBizz · Feb 23, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

I have never owned a tablet yet but am looking into getting one. I am just starting to get into rooting and custom ROMs and will probably bring that over to my tablet. I own a gnex for a phone that I plan on keeping for awhile.

I'm looking for a tablet to use on the go, but still want a 10". Something to play games, browse the internet when on roadtrips, movies, a bit of everything. Also something to use for internet at home when I'm too lazy to turn the laptop on. I'm leaning towards the nexus 10 just due to what I'm guessing will be great dev support. But is there a tablet out (or coming) that blows the nexus away and is worth straying from the nexus family?

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dachurchpcguy · Feb 23, 2013

Nexus 4!

sqidsey said:
I've been holding off getting a new replacement for my trusty old desire which is running jb 4.2.2 ...but I've gone and got myself a nexus 4 cause "there's no tomorrow" it was a hard choice but I wasn't going to spend 7-8 hundred dollars for the competition when the nexus costs 450 in oz just couldn't ....

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I've had mine for about a week and I love it. The only issue is the 16GB storage. You need to be careful with which apps you choose. I run Navigon instead of TomTom because TomTom loads the complete USA map while Navigon allows you to pick and choose your maps.

It's incredibly fast and with two gigs of RAM I never run out even with 4-5 apps running simultaneously.

Dakkus · Feb 23, 2013

So, I've got something of an unorthodox way of looking into this.

Primarily I'd need a phone that has the possibility to install a good calendar that can show the next important appointments on the home screen. Meego got murdered, Windows phone is something I want to stay away from and Symbian's quite out of question as well. And, I'd prefer Google being blind to my life.
Seems an Android device with Cyanogen Mod and some calendar with SyncML support is the best available option (or the least bad, if you want to put it that way :þ ). Now, having never had a smartphone, I might indeed be a bit of a newb. Got enough generic computer skills on various platforms for finding out how to precisely root the device and getting through the job alive. Also, I can leave my Ubuntu desktop running 24/7, if constant server access is required. But, which device to buy?

So this is what I'd need:
* Screen around the "normal size" – that is, something around the size of an iPhone. Maybe a tad bit larger or smaller, but Galaxy note is definitely too large and Galaxy Mini definitely too small.
* Enough processor power for the UI to work without any sluggishness
* Easily rootable
* A CM rom available that crashes less often than about once a month (every two weeks is a tad bit too much, but every three weeks might be acceptable)
* Low price. Seems that something in the ballpark of 150€ (about 200$) is where the phones get decent.

Phones that I could find out to exist on the market with a quick search (ordered by how interesting they seem according to size of screen, resolution and price. No idea of real usability, so I might have this list in a stupid order):
Huawei Vision U8850, 3,7" 480x800, 114€
ZTE Blade III (3), 4" 800x480, 139€
Huawei Ideos X5 Pro U8800, 3,8" 480x800, 165€
LG Optimus L5 (E610), 4", 480x320, 162€
Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690, 3,65" 320x480, 155€
ZTE Kis II V788, 3,5" 480x320, 139€
Samsung GT-S5830 Galaxy Ace, 3,5" 480x320, 149€
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos (S6802), 3,5" 480x320, 176€

So, which one would you recommend?

Other models will do as well, as long as there's a way I can get my hands on them. When I know what to google for, I can probably find out about its availability. If my price requirement is too restrictive.
Also, if you have a phone laying around that meets my requirements and are happy to send it to Finland, name your price

trevordale · Feb 24, 2013

Dakkus said:
So, I've got something of an unorthodox way of looking into this.

Primarily I'd need a phone that has the possibility to install a good calendar that can show the next important appointments on the home screen. Meego got murdered, Windows phone is something I want to stay away from and Symbian's quite out of question as well. And, I'd prefer Google being blind to my life.
Seems an Android device with Cyanogen Mod and some calendar with SyncML support is the best available option (or the least bad, if you want to put it that way :þ ). Now, having never had a smartphone, I might indeed be a bit of a newb. Got enough generic computer skills on various platforms for finding out how to precisely root the device and getting through the job alive. Also, I can leave my Ubuntu desktop running 24/7, if constant server access is required. But, which device to buy?

So this is what I'd need:
* Screen around the "normal size" – that is, something around the size of an iPhone. Maybe a tad bit larger or smaller, but Galaxy note is definitely too large and Galaxy Mini definitely too small.
* Enough processor power for the UI to work without any sluggishness
* Easily rootable
* A CM rom available that crashes less often than about once a month (every two weeks is a tad bit too much, but every three weeks might be acceptable)
* Low price. Seems that something in the ballpark of 150€ (about 200$) is where the phones get decent.

Phones that I could find out to exist on the market with a quick search (ordered by how interesting they seem according to size of screen, resolution and price. No idea of real usability, so I might have this list in a stupid order):
Huawei Vision U8850, 3,7" 480x800, 114€
ZTE Blade III (3), 4" 800x480, 139€
Huawei Ideos X5 Pro U8800, 3,8" 480x800, 165€
LG Optimus L5 (E610), 4", 480x320, 162€
Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690, 3,65" 320x480, 155€
ZTE Kis II V788, 3,5" 480x320, 139€
Samsung GT-S5830 Galaxy Ace, 3,5" 480x320, 149€
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos (S6802), 3,5" 480x320, 176€

So, which one would you recommend?

Other models will do as well, as long as there's a way I can get my hands on them. When I know what to google for, I can probably find out about its availability. If my price requirement is too restrictive.
Also, if you have a phone laying around that meets my requirements and are happy to send it to Finland, name your price

I bought the samsung captivate glide i 927

its number 3 in the best phones of 2012

Carrier
Type AT&T
Form Factor
Form Factor Touchscreen
Color
Color Black
Network
Frequencies and Data Type UMTS 850/1900/2100; GSM 850/900/1800/1900
Data Speed 4G HSPA+ 21 Mbps (Category 14)
SAR value - Head (W/kg) SAR Value: Head 0.20 W/kg
SAR value - Body Worn (W/kg) SAR Value: Body 0.54 W/kg
Platform
Platform Android 2.3, Gingerbread
CPU / Processor
Processor Speed, Type 1GHz Dual-core Tegra™ 2 Processor
Display
Main Display Resolution 480x800 Pixels
Main Display Size 4.0”
Main Display Technology Super AMOLED™
Features
GPS Navigation Yes
Camera
Camera Resolution 8.0 MP
Front-facing Camera Resolution 1.3 MP
Video
Features HD 720P video camera
Business & Office
Features Enhanced Exchange ActiveSync® (EAS) to sync email, contacts, calendar and tasks, Device and SD card encryption, Virtual private network support
Memory
Internal Memory 1GB RAM/1GB ROM/8GB
External Memory/microSD™ Capacity microSD™ card

i got mine on e bay for $100.00 usa and a new screen for it was only 100 more

Felimenta97 · Feb 24, 2013

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One question: since when Glide is one of the top 3 of 2012? You can easily put Galaxy S3, HTC One X, Xperia T, Note 2, One X+, Xperia V and so on...

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Lt.Win · Feb 24, 2013

Re: **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!

Dakkus said:
So, I've got something of an unorthodox way of looking into this.

Primarily I'd need a phone that has the possibility to install a good calendar that can show the next important appointments on the home screen. Meego got murdered, Windows phone is something I want to stay away from and Symbian's quite out of question as well. And, I'd prefer Google being blind to my life.
Seems an Android device with Cyanogen Mod and some calendar with SyncML support is the best available option (or the least bad, if you want to put it that way :þ ). Now, having never had a smartphone, I might indeed be a bit of a newb. Got enough generic computer skills on various platforms for finding out how to precisely root the device and getting through the job alive. Also, I can leave my Ubuntu desktop running 24/7, if constant server access is required. But, which device to buy?

So this is what I'd need:
* Screen around the "normal size" – that is, something around the size of an iPhone. Maybe a tad bit larger or smaller, but Galaxy note is definitely too large and Galaxy Mini definitely too small.
* Enough processor power for the UI to work without any sluggishness
* Easily rootable
* A CM rom available that crashes less often than about once a month (every two weeks is a tad bit too much, but every three weeks might be acceptable)
* Low price. Seems that something in the ballpark of 150€ (about 200$) is where the phones get decent.

Phones that I could find out to exist on the market with a quick search (ordered by how interesting they seem according to size of screen, resolution and price. No idea of real usability, so I might have this list in a stupid order):
Huawei Vision U8850, 3,7" 480x800, 114€
ZTE Blade III (3), 4" 800x480, 139€
Huawei Ideos X5 Pro U8800, 3,8" 480x800, 165€
LG Optimus L5 (E610), 4", 480x320, 162€
Samsung Galaxy Xcover S5690, 3,65" 320x480, 155€
ZTE Kis II V788, 3,5" 480x320, 139€
Samsung GT-S5830 Galaxy Ace, 3,5" 480x320, 149€
Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos (S6802), 3,5" 480x320, 176€

So, which one would you recommend?

Other models will do as well, as long as there's a way I can get my hands on them. When I know what to google for, I can probably find out about its availability. If my price requirement is too restrictive.
Also, if you have a phone laying around that meets my requirements and are happy to send it to Finland, name your price

S3 Mini? Good option, Android 4.1 out of the box, dual core 1ghz, NovaThor processor, although the only thing is that CM is in alpha stage. Although I feel the touchwiz calendar is quite good, atleast better than those I have tried.

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sqidsey · Feb 24, 2013

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Coming from my s-on desire with only 140 or so mb for me to play with a nexus 4 16 gb it'll seem like 1hell of a lot thou ...my SD card which is 16 gb is only a third full nd that's mainly different ROM backups nd music ...can't wait to have a go at dead trigger ....with multi touch....:thumbup:

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