[Q] Need help choosing a new phone! - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I need help deciding which phone to buy ... the following big screen phones are available here in Egypt and are within my budget and have good reviews
1. HTC Desire HD
2. Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001
I found reviews favoring Desire HD over Galaxy S I9000 mainly because updates and Samsung GPS issues
nothing on it vs Galaxy S plus !
also I am worried that the Desire HD is gonna be a legacy device soon and I wont be getting support/updates easily.... on the other hand Galaxy S plus doesn't have many updated/custom roms... Desire HD has more RAM but Galaxy S plus has the better processor and better battery life.... I am torn here!
so which one to get... I am also open to suggestions for better 4+ inch phones within 350$ price range and btw.. I don't care much about the front facing camera or camera flash
Thanks in advance

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I am confuse...!!

Hi guys,,,
actually I want to get an android phone specially from samsung or htc.
I want it fastest one ever available in the market and has the most important specifications like the chipest and great in development
I found the galaxy note has all specifications that I need but it is very huge !!!
Could anyone advise me android phone?
The best android phone at the moment is the Samsung Galaxy S II but if you wait a week or 2 the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will probably be a better phone. The GN has a 4.65 inch HD SAMOLED screen, 1.2 GHZ dual core processor and zero shutter lag camera
Thanks man .....
I'm wandering why is GN gets 1.2 not more...and the camera 5MP ??
I will wait for more replies from awesome guys / developers in the world.
almghoool said:
Thanks man .....
I'm wandering why is GN gets 1.2 not more...and the camera 5MP ??
I will wait for more replies from awesome guys / developers in the world.
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Get what works best for you. No matter the device you get, there will be an updated device in a few moths. That is just the way the hardware is moving right now.
Camera is Not about megapixels. It is all about the quality of lens and sensor.
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HTC
HTC device's are powerfull pda, and it has a lot of hardware inside. Especially, if which htc coming with android, you will be lucky.. All of the world is in your hand!!!
SGSII or HTC sensation
but i would like to wait for RAZR
There are a lot of factors involved in the question you asked. What you need to ask yourself are these questions:
What carrier do you want to go with
What can you afford
What plan will you be choosing
What will you be doing with the Device
Do you need the latest and greatest
What's more more important speed or looks
What manufactuer do you want to go with
Run through these and I'm sure it will narrow it down very quickly

Help me soon

MOTOROLA ATRIX 4G , MOTOROLA DROID RAZR , SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE , GALAXY S2 , GOOGLE NEXUS S 4G AND GOOGLE NEXUS S , which one should i buy , made more than 5-6 hours of comparison, review , still confused
Start by eliminating everything Motorola as it is junk. Galaxy s 2 or galaxy nexus.
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I would say Galaxy Note, but that depends on you liking a
5 inch mammoth of a phone. Outside of that, Galaxy
Nexus or SII would be my next choices.
Thanks for the reply ...
fine dude , if i opt for samsung which one should i go for it ? i can go upto $650 not more than that . r8 now am using motorola defy and am very much pleased with that , will take your comments as my buying option .
Motorola makes decent phones hardware wise, but they lock the bootloaders, install tons of bloatware and make your phone model obsolete in a few months.
Samsung galaxy S 2, why ? Cause i have him! Best phone.
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I think the Galaxy SII is the better android phone now. If you want to want to hack him, there is a lot of ROM availables. Some of my friends have it, the screen is very good, and the battery life seems to be pretty decent too. It's a powerful, and beautiful. Take it
Thanks for the reply ...
guess i made this post in Q and A only !
and above now the options are S2 or nexus or note ?
Just as a note (no phone pun intended) if you go with the S2 I'd personally recommend trying to get one that's more standard GSM, international version for example avoid the Samsung Epic 4G Touch if possible, it has a bigger screen, but it's not as compatible as the other variants are... the GSM versions seem to have more ROM options, I guess maybe it's due to the CDMA modem in the E4GT, but there isn't even a full-compatible release of Cyanogenmod for the E4GT and the official ICS isn't out for it either. I have the E4GT and I really like it, but I bought it thinking Cyanogenmod was already out for it, but it was only available for the other SG2 models. The same might be true for Skyrocket? Just something to think about.
I surely would buy Sgs II.
I own a Galaxy S. My bro has a Sgs II and i felt in love with his phone. ABSOLUTELY GREAT.
Galaxy Nexus is awesome too but i didnt saw it in person
no choice
hi, i got samsung galaxy 2 (sgs2) for almost half a year - couldnt be happier!!!! my friends with nexus and motorolla are sorry they didnt get my phone. I suggest to get either sgs2 or samsung note depending on the size you are comfortable with as they are practically identical aprt from the screen size.
Also, dont forget that sgs3 will be out in few month and 3d phones are about to start their crusaide.
Go to gsmarena.com and do a comparison (under the photo of the phone on th eleft click on COMPARE) with any of the phones and by spec sg2 will will - by user experience as well @gsmarena.com/[email protected]
hope it helps...

Best android phone?

I'm planning to buy/upgrade to a new android phone but I don't know what phone to choose. I'm wondering what's the best android phone out right now for Sprint?
I think Samsung I9100 is The best choice
Yup.. Galaxy S 2 all day!
You should wait for the HTC One X at least.. it'll be out soon
What is your budget
Well what are you looking for in a phone, the latest?, the biggest? etc
If you're on a thight budget maybe a older Samsung Galaxy S1 will fill your needs escpecially with a 4.0.3 rom from this forum on it.
I'd go with the samsung galaxy s2 personnally.
Definitely the better well-rounded high-end phone, imho.
I think HTC ONE X is best android phone
Sony xperia S
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The HTC one X, only annoyance is the lcd screen.
Has to be HTC one X, Samsung Nexus or Galaxy S2 (or S3 when its out).
Or if you dont mind the size, how about the Samung Galaxy Note??
All good phones, plenty of happy users here and plenty of support as well!!!
Galaxy S2
what about samsung galaxy nexus?
I've owned the HTC Inspire, the Motorola Atrix, the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Note, and now the Galaxy Nexus, all of which I've rooted and used for extended periods of time, and I've gotta say that of all the phones I've owned, the Galaxy Nexus is my favorite. Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich is deliciously smooth D) and, though I absolutely loved my Galaxy Note's huge screen and S Pen, the 4.65" screen is still plenty big and offers a great media experience, and it's nice that you can customize the three on-screen softkeys and even add more if the new layout's not your thing. The camera's not quite up to par with the S II and the Note, but it still produces good-looking video and stills. I honestly can't make the Nexus lag no matter how hard I try, which says a lot for a six-month-old phone when compared to the brand new HTC One X that still lags and stutters despite its quad-core processor and all-around superior specs (though that's at the fault of the always increasingly bloated Sense UI, not the hardware). I'm sure that can be remedied on the One X with custom ROMs and better optimization, but if you're looking for flawless performance out of the box, the Nexus is what I'd recommend. Couple that with Sprint's new LTE network and you'll have yourself quite the badass phone. Honestly though, between the Galaxy S II, the Galaxy Nexus, and the EVO 4G LTE (One X), you really can't go wrong. None of them are by any means bad phones, so just go to a Sprint store, spend 5 or 10 minutes with each of them, and take your pick, and revel in the fact that if you're not happy with your choice in 30 days it's not too late to swap it out!
I made some suggestions to another fellow who had a similar question
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24906117#post24906117
Sony Xperia s
Go for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or wait for the Samsung Galaxy S3

[Q] Which one to buy?

Have a little dilemma about my next phone. I will purchase by the end of the summer. Android phones only.
Prices fall down hardly ,and very slow in area where I live.
Budget : ~300e .
I am not some great fan of any brand and manufacturer ,but have a little more affections for HTC,Motorola`s rzr line of phones,nokia,sony,lg.
Some of them I like for built quality (htc,motortola rzr line,nokia e-siries,N8,N9 ) ,some for low and competitive prices like sony and lg.
As I red about SoC`s and they benchmark results ,I am not concerned ,and much of those dual-core cpu`s and 512+ ram will be sufficient for me.
Camera quality is not much of importance.
4+ inches display is a must have.
Price listings of certain phones price ranged ~300e in my country :
1) HTC EVO 3D ~ 300e
2) Motorola ATRIX ~ 330e
3) LG Optimus 3D P920 ~ 300e
these three bellow had a little shortcomings compare to 3 above.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 I8160 ~ 325e
Sony Xperia Sola MT27i ~ 340e
LG P990 Optimus 2X ~ 285e
Help me chose between those 3 models,by voting and description why particular one ,and any suggestion of some similar device and price is accepted.
New one considering : 4) Samsung I9070 Galaxy S Advance ~ 315e .
Hi there,
Well, looking to those phones, I'd recommend HTC Evo 3D...
1) Motorola never EVER! They have good phones but they don't have commitment with their user community neither developers one... so I'd skip.
Also, Motorola Atrix could not receive ICS (I mean officialy with everything working..). A confirmation on their pages is not 100% trustable..
2) Looking at the specs: http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3901&idPhone2=3759 , HTC seems a better choice.
They do support much more the users and developers. Here, in Brazil, there is not a great participation from HTC brand, but all over the internet they say great things about them.
Also: http://blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/
Idk, I've never being a huge fan from LG phones...
How about Galaxy SII? If the price is the same, wouldn't it be a better choice? It stills one of the most powerfull phones already with ICS and probably will receive the next android version (GalaxyS is receiving a ValuePack, a 2 year old phone).
GalaxyS Advanced is good but HTC Evo 3D better ...
Regards,
I'd recommend the Evo or a Galaxy SII.
At this point the Evo 3d or a little more expensive device.
Like the HTC One X or the Galaxy S III
One x costs ~540e, SIII costs ~650e , SII costs ~400e.
Will stick to the evo 3d if something do not aperar in price segment ~250e - ~300e.
Thanks.
JonSilvers said:
One x costs ~540e, SIII costs ~650e , SII costs ~400e.
Will stick to the evo 3d if something do not aperar in price segment ~250e - ~300e.
Thanks.
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S3 is 599 euro and even somewhere you can find it for 579 euro....
The Galaxy Nexus is the best Android phone on the market.
I aways preffer Samsung
I migrate from Nokia to Android devices about 2 years and aways used Samsung devices.
I'm very satisfied with the quality of its products and update support. So, I can't recommend you to try some other manufacturer.
I hope it helped who are looking for a good choice.
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Which phone NEXUS, SAMSUNG S3, NOTE, HTC..??

Hi all..
In the coming weeks I'm due an upgrade.. 
I'm currently in the process of doing research on which phone to purchase..

So far I have short listed some phones.. my final decision will be bad on a few factors.. I was going the good old peeps here at xda can assist/help me choose the right phone..
Factors..
1. Phone spec (processor, phone ram, internal/external sd etc)
2. Development (is it easy to root, custom rom development)
3. Look and feel
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION.. GIVING YOUR REASONS AS TO WHY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE..
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Roots said:
Hi all..
In the coming weeks I'm due an upgrade.. 
I'm currently in the process of doing research on which phone to purchase..

So far I have short listed some phones.. my final decision will be bad on a few factors.. I was going the good old peeps here at xda can assist/help me choose the right phone..
Factors..
1. Phone spec (processor, phone ram, internal/external sd etc)
2. Development (is it easy to root, custom rom development)
3. Look and feel
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION.. GIVING YOUR REASONS AS TO WHY CONSIDERING THE FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE..
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had gs1 then I got gs2 then note 1 and now i own
Galaxy note 2 7100.......it is the best phone so far
I can't stop using the S pen, I love it so much
A lot of apps people have to buy or download, , comes with samsung phones......like screen capture and controlling the led notification colour and screen recording, plus samsung is the fastest to update
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Note 2. If you can wait for few months then S4 will be available and based on rumors and previous phones, i think it will be worth it.
If you want to buy asap then note 2 is definitely best choice.
Nexus 4 is also great phone but don't have sdcard slot.
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S3
Definitely S3, one of the best phones on the market. Although I would suggest the S4.
HTC X+ isn't as good.
I would also prefer Samsung Galaxy Series 3 but i love my s plus because of its size
Yes I agree With Samsung S3 recommendations
But the nexus4 has almost the spec except external sd card (big draw back for me).. without prjejudice every tom **** and harry has one, if you where I'm cooking from.. :thumbdown:
Now the nexus will get latest firmware up know dates much quicker & also there's a lot going on in the dev section..
Yes the Note it's an excellent tab (not a phone) especially when size it's a very minor but important issue..
What about droid razor max, Sony..!!
What's The ETA on the Samsung S4.??
Which month it's rumored to be released any ideas.
KEEP UP WITH COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS..
WILL MAKE A POLL FOR VOTING SOON
(check this space)
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I recommend the Nexus 4..
I had an S3 prior to getting the Nexus and it beats the s3 in every aspect except for camera quality
Dont get me wrong, the s3 is a good phone but the nexus 4 is a better phone..Best guess is ppl recomending the s3 havent had a chance to use the nexus 4 considering its curent availability status..
Keep in mind also that the Nexus 4 is a Google phone so u get the latest updates from Google first...
ZTE V970
Good choice is ZTE V970:
1. Perfect price
2. Powerful hardware (http://bm-smartphone-reviews.blogspot.com/2012/08/zte-v970-dual-sim-with-3g-support.html)
3. Great customization abilities (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1856578)
4. Nice design (not worst than phones with the higher price).
Hold out for the HTC Droid DNA. It is a 5 inch 1080p superphone on Android. It looks amazing.

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