So, here I sit with 2 contracts available for renewal (via Big Red), one is mine and one is an elderly family member who is on our plan. I intend on using that upgrade then activating the phone on my line to preserve my unlimited data, except I can't come to a solid conclusion on which phone to buy. I browsed around the S4 and HTC One pages here as well, but the people of the Moto X page seemed the most welcoming and helpful, so I opted with posting here.
Anyways, I'm coming from a launch day GNex, so any phone that lasts 12+ hours, is a battery improvement. I've "narrowed" it down to the 4 flashships from Samsung, Moto, HTC, and LG, but can't decide from there. I like that the S4 has expandable storage, but I live with 32 GB right now... Correct me if I'm wrong, but the X is capped at 16 GB (as per VZW's site), and to me, that seems a bit slim. Both the G2 and One have 32 GB.
I'm not going to pay attention to the CPU spec war, as Moto deviated with great success, so I've heard. Can anyone absolutely confirm this, or do some of you have qualms about the dual core? Same goes for the screen... I'm currently sitting at 720, and albeit LG making fabulous screens and having seen the S4's lovely 1080 screen, I don't think I'd be hating myself with another 720 screen.
On another note, I like how both the G2 and S4 support the latest, yet to be activated, 4G spectrum, which should boast impressive speeds and far less load than the current network. While discussing networks, I use thethering often and would like to be able to do so with my new phone. Does anyone know if it works on any of these phones (I doubt the G2 will get much dev love like the S4 and X, but who knows)? I use it to circumvent university downloading policies as well as when networks (i.e., Starbucks, etc.) become over loaded.
Losing the G2 points is that it's made by LG, so in coordination with VZW, it'll never see timely updates, unlike the S4 may and X most likely will.
Battery life! This would be a nice thing to have, as I currently deal with battery expiration, enslaving myself to the micro USB charger gods (~1hr screen on time). I like the G2's 3000 mAh battery, but again, Moto went and did their thing off in the deviant corner, and are apparently reaping the benefits.
As for camera, it's just got to work. The GNex was never lauded for its camera, and as someone who knows at least their a$$ from their elbow about a camera, I'm not going to expect miracles to happen with a new phone. All of the sensors are small, the pixels are dense, it's a cell phone.
In conclusion, has anyone used the HTC One or S4, and can make a strong pro-con comparison to the X? The G2 is kind of an odd-ball, being that today is release day.
Anyways, I'm coming from a launch day GNex, so any phone that lasts 12+ hours, is a battery improvement. I've "narrowed" it down to the 4 flashships from Samsung, Moto, HTC, and LG, but can't decide from there. I like that the S4 has expandable storage, but I live with 32 GB right now... Correct me if I'm wrong, but the X is capped at 16 GB (as per VZW's site), and to me, that seems a bit slim. Both the G2 and One have 32 GB.
I'm not going to pay attention to the CPU spec war, as Moto deviated with great success, so I've heard. Can anyone absolutely confirm this, or do some of you have qualms about the dual core? Same goes for the screen... I'm currently sitting at 720, and albeit LG making fabulous screens and having seen the S4's lovely 1080 screen, I don't think I'd be hating myself with another 720 screen.
On another note, I like how both the G2 and S4 support the latest, yet to be activated, 4G spectrum, which should boast impressive speeds and far less load than the current network. While discussing networks, I use thethering often and would like to be able to do so with my new phone. Does anyone know if it works on any of these phones (I doubt the G2 will get much dev love like the S4 and X, but who knows)? I use it to circumvent university downloading policies as well as when networks (i.e., Starbucks, etc.) become over loaded.
Losing the G2 points is that it's made by LG, so in coordination with VZW, it'll never see timely updates, unlike the S4 may and X most likely will.
Battery life! This would be a nice thing to have, as I currently deal with battery expiration, enslaving myself to the micro USB charger gods (~1hr screen on time). I like the G2's 3000 mAh battery, but again, Moto went and did their thing off in the deviant corner, and are apparently reaping the benefits.
As for camera, it's just got to work. The GNex was never lauded for its camera, and as someone who knows at least their a$$ from their elbow about a camera, I'm not going to expect miracles to happen with a new phone. All of the sensors are small, the pixels are dense, it's a cell phone.
In conclusion, has anyone used the HTC One or S4, and can make a strong pro-con comparison to the X? The G2 is kind of an odd-ball, being that today is release day.
