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What new android phone should I get?

Hey guys, pretty straight forward.
Just to let you know, I really don't want an HTC one x, or any other phone with poor battery life.
Things that matter:
Screen size: 4in+
Processor
Camera quality
HARDWARE in general
Overall feel of the phone in your hand
I would prefer the least amount of plastic on the phone as possible.
Thanks guys
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HTC sensation or galaxy s 2
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Plastic is a nice thing....

Do you have a carrier preference? Are you wanting to stay with VZW?

HTC EVO 4G LTE.
Outstanding battery life.
16GB internal storage and a micro sd slot.
Blazing fast processor.
It feels solid as a rock.
It has the best screen of any phone I have ever used, 4.7 inch.
The camera on this phone is phenomenal. Here is a thread with pics from it.
All in all this is the best phone I have ever owned.

The evo 4G is very intriguing.
As far as carrier, I don't care at all.
So far the phones in the race are:
Sony xperia ion
HTC evo 4g
Samsung galaxy s3
These are just so far. Feel free to offer any handset as a suggestion. I'll put up a poll when I get into the preliminaries.
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Wait for the HTC phone that's coming to Verizon
It has a 1080 p screen so everything would be awesome
It also has an adreno 320 cup
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-DarkKnight- said:
Wait for the HTC phone that's coming to Verizon
It has a 1080 p screen so everything would be awesome
It also has an adreno 320 cup
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What phone is that if which you speak?
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idiotzach15 said:
As far as carrier, I don't care at all.
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I'm jelly of ya'll that have more than one carrier with service in your area.
Does the Nexus not even get a honorable mention simply because it gets the newest Android versions before any other phones? I agree that there is better hardware on the market, but I love showing off all the new features before anyone else gets them. My buddy just posted on fb how he got ICS on his RAZR, I replied "It can't do a barrel roll." Its fun to be smug about firmware lol.
I got my hands on a SGSIII and I liked it allot, big good looking screen, felt good in my hand, fast and smooth. I rooted it and gave it back to my buddy. Plus the Galaxy S phones have good development so you wont be waiting too much longer than Nexus for custom ROMs and such..

The nexus was in the running, but the camera threw it out for me.
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If you want to be certain you'll get 1st party updates without waiting them definitely Galaxy Nexus. The camera, however, isn't too good.
Personal suggestion is S2. I haven't found one con from this phone, it's fast,I like its screen,a lot of development here, camera is excellent. It also packs a 1 6GB flash memory and a micro SD slot.
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Whatever phone that stops you from OPing threads like this before searching. There are stickies for this in other sections.
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boborone said:
Whatever phone that stops you from OPing threads like this before searching. There are stickies for this in other sections.
Sent from your phone you lost the game.
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Yes, but this was specifically for more recent phones, and I'm gonna add a poll soon for fun.
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Galaxy s3
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Android_Monsters said:
Galaxy s3
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You understand that post is useless because you don't provide any info about why you recommend that one...
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idiotzach15 said:
What phone is that if which you speak?
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its rumored

HTC is crap. Go Samsung GSIII. Its nice overall hardware and software!
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Gs3 is too big... I I think I've decided on the ion... I I don't hate htc... But i do hate Microsoft lol
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Agreed! HTC is good with designs and Sense 4.0 is good...its the hardware that lags
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I'd pick HTC over any phone. Not to keen on the Incredible 4G for Verizon though. Its nothing like what the other carriers got. I'll be sticking to my Droid Incredible 2 so long as Dev's continue to support it.
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Name some old school features you wish your S4 had.

I would love my phone use to power on when the alarm clock goes off. I was spoiled by my LG musiz having a FM transmitter.
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TSM Parts.

The durability of my old Nokia. I could drop that phone and the covers, battery, and key mat would fly in every direction but when I put it back together it would work perfectly.
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256 mb of ram like my OG Droid. I really miss how the launcher would take 10 seconds to redraw every time I hit the home button.
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maxpower7 said:
256 mb of ram like my OG Droid. I really miss how the launcher would take 10 seconds to redraw every time I hit the home button.
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Lol
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Being able to flip. As in a flip phone.
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I wish it had proprietary plugs. I also wish it had a telescoping external antenna. Laugh if you want to. I have an old flip that would get noticeable better signal on the tower when you extended the antenna.

Sidekick like keyboard.
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Wish the S4 had a (stock) volume button that you can raise without having to be nagged. If I want to be nagged, I'll call Mom. I don't need my phone to act like another Mom. One is enough.

Only thing I can really think of is on my oldddd Blackberry Curve.... I could set an alarm for the next morning, turn my phone off right before bed and my phone would turn itself on in the morning and my alarm would still go off. When I first got my S3 last year, I thought it could do that too (I just assumed -__-) and I missed my first class hahaha.

I really miss the track pad from my old HTC hero. It made playing games a whole lot easier and accurate.
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Joe0113 said:
Only thing I can really think of is on my oldddd Blackberry Curve.... I could set an alarm for the next morning, turn my phone off right before bed and my phone would turn itself on in the morning and my alarm would still go off. When I first got my S3 last year, I thought it could do that too (I just assumed -__-) and I missed my first class hahaha.
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Yeah love that feature. I had a blackberry for 3 years.
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I miss the integral kick stand that my HTC Evo 4G had. I'm always trying to prop my S4 on something.
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shimn said:
I miss the integral kick stand that my HTC Evo 4G had. I'm always trying to prop my S4 on something.
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Oh wow I almost I owned that phone. That kickstand was bad ass
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E The Magnificent said:
Oh wow I almost I owned that phone. That kickstand was bad ass
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The kickstand was nice. I basically hated it otherwise. It was laggy as all hell no matter what rom I tried.
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The kickstand was nice. I basically hated it otherwise. It was laggy as all hell no matter what rom I tried.
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EDIT: I misread the post. I had an Evo LTE (not an Evo 4g), which was also laggy as all hell.
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dedicated camera button along with the track ball.

I miss camera button. Was easier to take pictures with one hand.
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Shoulon said:
I miss camera button. Was easier to take pictures with one hand.
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On previous phones, I bumped that button all the time and started the camera app. I didn't like camera buttons even though I understand their function. When I had those phones, I never used the camera button ever.
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Slider keyboard phones where definitely easier to play games that you could custom map buttons for emulators. Unfortunately the slide became loose and sloppy over time and the choice of cases was hideous. My evo shift was a nice phone but the screen was too small and the custom recovery, at the time, wouldn't allow to fully shut the phone down and charge. You could shut the phone down but as soon as you plugged it in to charge, the phone would fully power up. Great phone, but screen too small for viewing comfortably.

FM Transmitter, stock Flashlight app (HTC), number of rings before going to voicemail.

Darnell0216 said:
FM Transmitter, stock Flashlight app (HTC), number of rings before going to voicemail.
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Our GS4's do have a stock flashlight app, it's called "Assistive Light".

Which things to buy second hand?

To buy:
1.expensive phones
2.gaming console
3.speakers
4.interior sets
Not to
1.earphones
2.accessories of phones
3.everything related to music
4.brain
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don't buy anything old ,,,buy new and make it like you want

scorpio_K said:
To buy:
1.expensive phones
2.gaming console
3.speakers
4.interior sets
Not to
1.earphones
2.accessories of phones
3.everything related to music
4.brain
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Ya the best way
by a phone second hand like HTC one root it and customize the way. U want
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Yea...second hand phones especially if u wanna flash a lotta custom roms n mods

i guess i will always purchase older tophones like gs,gs2,gs3,gs4 and never the plus variations anymore even tho i am happy with my gs+, still the main topphones seem to have highest additional value due to the best devs owning them and updating them

I sold my HTC one x ye I got 22 thousand rs:beer::beer:
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Buying a second hand car is not a bad option
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Choosing a phone these days, is more complicated and difficult than finding the prefect woman. :what: :sly:

Could Be Anyone said:
Anything is fine to buy used as long as you have a trusted source you are buying from.
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I agree with you

Could Be Anyone said:
Anything is fine to buy used as long as you have a trusted source you are buying from.
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Very true. Bought a second hand Note 10.1 from Amazon months ago. No issues whats so ever.
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scorpio_K said:
To buy:
1.expensive phones
2.gaming console
3.speakers
4.interior sets
Not to
1.earphones
2.accessories of phones
3.everything related to music
4.brain
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You can find hi end PC's on places like Craigs List, etc, CHEAP . People who are desperate for money, Cash is king

Ya gaming pc have a great demand my cousin has Warcraft edition pc, its coolllll
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When will there be a 64GB Nexus 7?

Hoping for one soon.

Not soon mostly! :/
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Maybe not for a while
Google does NOT want you to be able to store lots of things on your device. They want you to use there Cloud services. This way they see more about you . See more about your Habits and so on. As well as get most of your stuff on there cloud.Having you attached to them this way helps keep you for a long term customer. Not to mention they sell Data collected about what you do and store to other companies . OF course they say they do this without exposing who you are.
SO the answer is.
Unless they change there way of thinking . Or consumers start switching to products with much more storage . They will likely keep ON Device storage as it is . Give you just enough for you to keep it almost full. And Require some type of Networked Storage.
BUY A HOME SERVER.. there are many out there from companies likes Netgear western digital..Synology buffalo and so on.
I have Synology Disk station and love it My data on MY server ..
Good Luck .. :fingers-crossed:

erica_renee said:
Google does NOT want you to be able to store lots of things on your device. They want you to use there Cloud services. This way they see more about you .:
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I never thought about it this way, but it makes perfect sense!
I have the 32GB one and I rarely use more then 16GB. I do watch series on, but I delete it once I watch it. I wouldn't upgrade to 64 one if it came out, I don't need it.
If however, there will be a N7 with 64 GB, it's probably going to be the 2014 or 2015, not the current 2013.

What about the *possible* nexus 8 that was up on Google's android.com site earlier this week? Will that have 64gb?
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Since nexus 8 is just a rumor with no ground I'm gonna go ahead and say Sure, why not

Otg + USB drive
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This ^^^^^
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ChemicalSymphony said:
Otg + USB drive
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But that is only good for videos & music not apps. Or do you know something I don't (she asks hopefully...)?

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
But that is only good for videos & music not apps. Or do you know something I don't (she asks hopefully...)?
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There is a way. Don't have the link but when I get home I'll send it to you. Nice name by the way
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ChemicalSymphony said:
There is a way. Don't have the link but when I get home I'll send it to you. Nice name by the way
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Thank you Sir.
regards
Mrs Hedgehog

Rock-&-Roll-Hedgehog said:
Thank you Sir.
regards
Mrs Hedgehog
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Here you go. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
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Sorry I didn't get to it yesterday.
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What's your favorite thing about the HTC One?

We have a complaint thread, so I figured why not talk about what we like about our phones?
Personally, I just love the speed of this device. I rarely close my recent apps, and this phone has absolutely no lag or trouble keeping up with a lot of activity or games.
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I like the battery life, speed, camera, and most of all my dotview case.
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I would have to say the hardware. The way the phone itself looks is what made me switch from the Note 3.

So far I'm pretty happy with the whole device, other than the ridiculous amount of clutter in the notification bar and modding it to be able to write to the SD card, way to go Google.

I agree with all of you. Coming from a GS3, the hardware is so refreshing in terms of it's beauty and quality. The phone itself is really zippy, and makes it really sweet. I'm just loving it!

It doesn't have tw and not made by samsung sold me lol.. But so far the smoothness build quality is solid
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I would like to say my favorite thing about the M8 is that it's not my Evo LTE!
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No annoying battery full notifications. Loud speakers
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+1 on that^^

the aluminum and the solid feel it has in your hand.

E The Magnificent said:
No annoying battery full notifications.
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Definitely agree with you there! My galaxy s3 always annoyed me because it would light up the bedroom telling me the battery was full when I was trying to sleep. The One is a lot less annoying.
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I am liking the double tap and swipe screen on features. Hope that CM can keep or add these back.

Looks, hands down.
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The incredible ability to aquire and maintain an LTE connection. Oh wait, it doesn't do that. Dammit I'm in the wormhole aren't I
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I'm all about the speakers and the beautiful display.

The build and looks is pretty much the only reason I own it. I wouldn't put a case on it or anything. It looks and feels so great that I am risking all the money I spent to use it naked.

2k4mach said:
the aluminum and the solid feel it has in your hand.
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I love that feel. Sucks I may have to get a case because the phone can sometimes get slippery.
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Look and feel of this phone. It feels so solid and good in the hand. The screen is goregous.
It's basically a tank with all the bells and whistles. That screams manly man.

Phone built for a man.
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Now that I got my days issues solved, I love everything about this phone. I have no regrets upgrading from the m7
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