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

Felimenta97 · Nov 20, 2012

Izee Sulz said:
I'm looking right now for a medium sized android (4.5 - 4.3 inch) phone to replace my broken GS2

I don't care about OEM skins (Sense etc.) since I will probably be flashing CM10 as soon as I get it.

It must be rootable and have some developer support for it.

I would love a quad core device with a high resolution screen but sadly those kind of specs only come on 4.7 inch+ superphones.

Battery life is not too inportant as long as it lasts a days worth.

I am in the UK so cannot get the MIUI Mi two unfortunately.

So far only the HTC One S has caught my eye

What else is out there? Thank you for reading

Xperia S?

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

gagdude · Nov 20, 2012

Izee Sulz said:
I'm looking right now for a medium sized android (4.5 - 4.3 inch) phone to replace my broken GS2

I don't care about OEM skins (Sense etc.) since I will probably be flashing CM10 as soon as I get it.

It must be rootable and have some developer support for it.

I would love a quad core device with a high resolution screen but sadly those kind of specs only come on 4.7 inch+ superphones.

Battery life is not too inportant as long as it lasts a days worth.

I am in the UK so cannot get the MIUI Mi two unfortunately.

So far only the HTC One S has caught my eye

What else is out there? Thank you for reading

Nexus 4. The on screen buttons reduce the 4.7 inch screen to about 4.5 inches

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kinggame992000 · Nov 21, 2012

galaxy tab 2 7.0 or nexus 7 ?

which should i chose between nexus 7 and galaxy tab 2 7.0
i mean i hard lot of screen defect on nexus 7.. and tab 2 seem more legit even though the spec lower... and black friday is coming.. wat should i get

Maxscunion · Nov 21, 2012

Most volume: SG3 or Evo LTE?

I'm definitely getting either the Galaxy III or the Evo LTE. I've narrowed it down that far but I want to get the one that has the loudest speaker.
I'm old. I'm almost deaf but I'm sticking with one of the two above. I currently have an Evo 3G and have heard crappy old style flip phones that have louder volume from the music player angle.
I know the Evo has Dre's Beats thing but I've heard that the speakers aren't as loud as some would like. I'm just trying to find out which one is the loudest. No opportunity to go to a store that has working versions.

Thanks.

djbosanac · Nov 21, 2012

jugg1es said:
I think HTC gets quite a lot from xda, I've a ds and it does ok, and from what I've seen most of the other devices do ok despite the locked bootloader

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun

but when you look at the price/specification, is the HTC better of less ?
So i must need someone who willl buy the phone and send it over to the netherlands...

mfsr98 · Nov 21, 2012

kinggame992000 said:
which should i chose between nexus 7 and galaxy tab 2 7.0
i mean i hard lot of screen defect on nexus 7.. and tab 2 seem more legit even though the spec lower... and black friday is coming.. wat should i get

OBVIOUSLY the Nexus 7 is better. Way better. With the tab 2 you can do calls and texting with a SIM card, that's basically the only positive from the tab 2.

muddtt · Nov 21, 2012

mfsr98 said:
OBVIOUSLY the Nexus 7 is better. Way better. With the tab 2 you can do calls and texting with a SIM card, that's basically the only positive from the tab 2.

Agree Nexus 7 over tab.

alyyx · Nov 21, 2012

Hey folks,

I'm looking at a used phone in the $300 range. My main concerns are great GPS and good developer support.

I was looking at the Galaxy S II or maybe the Skyrocket (LTE phone). But after looking over the last 15 pages of this thread it doesn't seem anyone mentions either of these phones much. It seems very few people are selling the Xperia models on eBay which makes me worried no one uses them, but they get lots of mentions here. Am I barking up the wrong tree with the S II?

What would you guys recommend for the $300 used price range for T-Mobile. (I've love the Nexus 4, but who knows if it'll ever be available again and its $450 on ebay)

Larry. · Nov 22, 2012

I need help choosing a phone from T-mobile. I've narrowed it down to:

HTC One S
Google Nexus 4
Windows Phone 8X
Lumia 810
Samsung Galaxy S3

I'm planning to use the phone primarily for music, web browsing, messaging, and sometimes games. I don't know how to use ROMs but is willing to learn how if it can help with the battery life/remove the bloatwares and other unnecessary apps.

Thank you in advance.

lolmit · Nov 22, 2012

i got some exertion between Nexus LG 4 V HTC 8x Windows phone 8
what you recomend to me?
the gamd and music very important for me.
the think i can get new system(wp8) exciting me
and in android i got app and game i love.
so what you recomend for me?
and by the way the money is not issue for me....
and please do not recommend for me other smartphones...
please help me!!

silvercats · Nov 22, 2012

Optimus 2x or Xperia sola? why???

there is a big colour difference in Optimus 2X and screen is not clear (LCD)

youtube.com/watch?v=qAFs9OQinNo

youtube.com/watch?v=aIktbler_Mw

SOla doesn't have HDMI or Gyro.

help !!

flyboy21 · Nov 22, 2012

galaxy s4 or galaxy note 2

should i buy the galaxy note 2 now or wait for the galaxy s4

what i was planning to do with my phone is gaming and internet browsing,but what i'm concern is that the note 2 is gone lose his horse power against future games and that the s4 will be better for the more graphic intensive games in the future because of his exynos 5 chip,second is that im just a little bit worried about the screen quality of the note 2 and is the s4 rumored 1080p display gonna be alot better than the note 2 display,third is the size im 6 foot 6 and i thinking that the note 2 is not too big for me but generally i think that the note 2 is not to big for no buddy if you're sitting at the couch and comfortably holding the phone with one or two hands but my concern is when your in a hurry and you have your one hand full with bags or somthing and then you need to answer your phone or send a text message could you still use your note 2 with the other hand comfortably or secure enough not to drop it,fourth is that a need a good amount of internal memory for my apps and how it is right now the note 2 comes only with 16gb internal (i now there is a hack how to swap internal whit external memory but i dont now how good that is gone work) and that the s4 maybe come with 64gb right out of the box because samsung is working on a thiner and faster 64gb chip,and finally my last thought is like with every rumor is that they might be truth or not and that is what is eating me up is to wait for it to see are they real or not and why i can't wait no more because a never had a smartphone before (right now own a nokia c6-00) and i dont have alot of money to spend every half year to buy a new smartphone thats why my next phone needs to be good and not that i spend all my money for one phone and a couple of months later there is a better phone for almost the same amount of money,so that's all i have to say sorry for such a long post but i want to be really detailed about it and sorry if my english was bad am not so good ad it used google translate

Mikeparakh · Nov 22, 2012

Nexus 10, Asus Transformer Infinity or wait until January / February in the hope of something new or an upgrade to the infinity?

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vj_dustin · Nov 22, 2012

lolmit said:
i got some exertion between Nexus LG 4 V HTC 8x Windows phone 8
what you recomend to me?
the gamd and music very important for me.
the think i can get new system(wp8) exciting me
and in android i got app and game i love.
so what you recomend for me?
and by the way the money is not issue for me....
and please do not recommend for me other smartphones...
please help me!!

IMO Go for the nexus, windows is fresh but hey you can always use launcher 7 on Android to get a similar feel

flyboy21 said:
should i buy the galaxy note 2 now or wait for the galaxy s4

what i was planning to do with my phone is gaming and internet browsing,but what i'm concern is that the note 2 is gone lose his horse power against future games and that the s4 will be better for the more graphic intensive games in the future because of his exynos 5 chip,second is that im just a little bit worried about the screen quality of the note 2 and is the s4 rumored 1080p display gonna be alot better than the note 2 display,third is the size im 6 foot 6 and i thinking that the note 2 is not too big for me but generally i think that the note 2 is not to big for no buddy if you're sitting at the couch and comfortably holding the phone with one or two hands but my concern is when your in a hurry and you have your one hand full with bags or somthing and then you need to answer your phone or send a text message could you still use your note 2 with the other hand comfortably or secure enough not to drop it,fourth is that a need a good amount of internal memory for my apps and how it is right now the note 2 comes only with 16gb internal (i now there is a hack how to swap internal whit external memory but i dont now how good that is gone work) and that the s4 maybe come with 64gb right out of the box because samsung is working on a thiner and faster 64gb chip,and finally my last thought is like with every rumor is that they might be truth or not and that is what is eating me up is to wait for it to see are they real or not and why i can't wait no more because a never had a smartphone before (right now own a nokia c6-00) and i dont have alot of money to spend every half year to buy a new smartphone thats why my next phone needs to be good and not that i spend all my money for one phone and a couple of months later there is a better phone for almost the same amount of money,so that's all i have to say sorry for such a long post but i want to be really detailed about it and sorry if my english was bad am not so good ad it used google translate

You seriously need to summarize that! :|

Sent.... just sent!!

lolmit · Nov 22, 2012

vj_dustin said:
IMO Go for the nexus, windows is fresh but hey you can always use launcher 7 on Android to get a similar feel

You seriously need to summarize that! :|

Sent.... just sent!!

why you reccomend for me the nexus ?
i need some long explain please...

gagdude · Nov 22, 2012

lolmit said:
why you reccomend for me the nexus ?
i need some long explain please...

Well you said you thought WP8 is exciting, but with a Nexus you will get Android updates the fastest. Just think, when they release.Android 5.0 the Nexus 4 will be there to receive it. Won't THAT be more exciting than whatever next WP releases?
Also, no WP7 devices were upgraded to WP8. I don't really trust WP and updates because of that.

And WP8 isn't very exciting at all anyway, you will like it for a day than BAM! Instant boredom.

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rkoforever90 · Nov 23, 2012

xperia s future proof ??

friends,ive decided on buying xperia s .so i want to know does it have decent dev support and will it get unofficial updates and custom roms in future.ie; is the device future proof

N.B:galaxy nexus is on my second preference but coz of better camera and better gpu (im a gamer) xperia s is my 1st preference.

ChuckTesta · Nov 23, 2012

I wanted go buy the asus transformer infinity tf700 pad for my birthday but it has no sim card slot. On the one hand i can use my phone as a wifi hotspot but on the other hand i could just buy a tablet with a sim slot.
Should i buy a normal tablet and use wifi hotspots or just buy a tablet with a sim slot? I have unlimited 15 mb internet speed on my cellphone only im afraid it will drain both my phone and the tablets battery.
Help will be much appriciated!

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Felimenta97 · Nov 23, 2012

rkoforever90 said:
friends,ive decided on buying xperia s .so i want to know does it have decent dev support and will it get unofficial updates and custom roms in future.ie; is the device future proof

N.B:galaxy nexus is on my second preference but coz of better camera and better gpu (im a gamer) xperia s is my 1st preference.

There is a CyanogenMod team, a AOKP team and a Paranoid team (which is also a Pac team). Is that enough for you?

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"

lolmit · Nov 23, 2012

gagdude said:
Well you said you thought WP8 is exciting, but with a Nexus you will get Android updates the fastest. Just think, when they release.Android 5.0 the Nexus 4 will be there to receive it. Won't THAT be more exciting than whatever next WP releases?
Also, no WP7 devices were upgraded to WP8. I don't really trust WP and updates because of that.

And WP8 isn't very exciting at all anyway, you will like it for a day than BAM! Instant boredom.

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why boredom?

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