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Galaxy s2 vs Galaxy Nexus vs Galaxy s3

I've had my I9100 for a while and currently its running Resurrection Remix Rom 2.5.3. I'm kind of getting tired of this phone but don't know which one should I get, I can trade my phone for a nexus or I can spend about 200-300 more on a s3. Any kind of input would be greatly appreciated. Or should I wait for the new nexus phones out due in October?
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S3 way to expensive for what it can do, Nexus way to buggy low camera but best software ROM created by Google and S2 best choice in my opinion ...
Have a nice day.
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iidank12 said:
I've had my I9100 for a while and currently its running Resurrection Remix Rom 2.5.3. I'm kind of getting tired of this phone but don't know which one should I get, I can trade my phone for a nexus or I can spend about 200-300 more on a s3. Any kind of input would be greatly appreciated. Or should I wait for the new nexus phones out due in October?
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I suggest u'd worth be patience to wait the next nexus (motorola?) Coz the it's Google golden boy as it'll be updated like a dancer frequently..
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Keep the galaxy s2 and wait for S4 quad CPUs + Adreno 320
Galaxy nexus will not be an upgrade for you
Because power vr 540 is much weaker than mail 400
Also TI OMAP 4460 is not better than exynos
The camera is 5 MP compared to 8 MP in the S2
The screen is pentile which is worse than your current screen (trust me it is the worst ever in my opinion)
Developers support is much better for the S2 compared to the Nexus
Good luck!

Stay with S2 and wait for Note II or the new Nexus, any other smartphone wont be much better from S2.

Yeah I checked out the nexus in person and I'm just looking for a better looking larger display with lte, I guess I'll hold out for the new nexus
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Forget to buy those phones as it's late already. Only buy a phone max. 1 month after the phone is released.
I recommend the next nexus because google is the real boss in terms of android, not samsung.
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Do you guys have any ball park guesses for the specs of the new nexus?
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Search for those coming specs. No one can make this decision but you.

[SPECULATION] Will you buy Nexus 4after Note 2?

So, will you?
Its a nexus device so development will be strong there, as well as timelyGoogle updates vs large screen and stylus and touchwiz?
True HD IPS vs RGB super AMOLED
Quad core snapdragon vs quad core Exynos 4

How is this "Speculation"?

um no the note 2 has a bigger screen

No user replacable sd memory deal beaker for me after spending 6 months with the htc one x
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Jamal Ahmed said:
So, will you?
Its a nexus device so development will be strong there, as well as timelyGoogle updates vs large screen and stylus and touchwiz?
True HD IPS vs RGB super AMOLED
Quad core snapdragon vs quad core Exynos 4
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Also the display isn't "true" HD, it's 720P, not 1080p and both use RGB and not RGBG (Pentile).
Don't see your point, i need the bigger screen, and the stylus.

Might get a HD screen phone as my media player.
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Why not,
samsung note 2 Monday,
iPhone 5 Tuesday
Nexus 4 Wednesday
Samsung s3 Thursday
Lg Optimus g Friday
Sat and sun is surprise days.
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LG is known whose making worse smartphone quality..although HD IPS display look promising, i do have experience with them which screen bleeding is the known major defect..im worry google trust on LG will be kill instanly by poor quality build of LG..
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Why not,
samsung note 2 Monday,
iPhone 5 Tuesday
Nexus 4 Wednesday
Samsung s3 Thursday
Lg Optimus g Friday
Sat and sun is surprise days.
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Lol..i wish i could do that but my experience when changing sim card too often had cause the sim card damage somehow..it had twice happen to me!!
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Oh..forgive me OP..what is different between ur thread and this link thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1964849 ???? :what:
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Jamal Ahmed said:
So, will you?
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No. I prefer to upgrade my devices, not downgrade them.
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Skander1998 said:
Also the display isn't "true" HD, it's 720P, not 1080p and both use RGB and not RGBG (Pentile).
Don't see your point, i need the bigger screen, and the stylus.
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Its name is true HD.
Well, you need a bigger screen and adults but many people like to see timely updates, and beautiful AOSP. Everyone has his choices. I'm moving from Note 2 to Nexus 4...
No device development here and we will probably get 4.2 next year or so.then key lime pie will come D:

DanDroidian said:
No. I prefer to upgrade my devices, not downgrade them.
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Well,its a matter of perspective...
Just my opinion, nexus 4's snapdragon is much faster than exynos 4. .just saying

seems a little disappointing from the reviews. Was expecting the bechmarks to match that of the optimus g since its built really similar to it and share similar internals. Still a great phone for the price, but wont touch the note 2.

hmm.. where are the benchmarks that say it doesn't match the optimus g? was actually thinking of buying this for someone as a xmas gift..
Scythe024 said:
seems a little disappointing from the reviews. Was expecting the bechmarks to match that of the optimus g since its built really similar to it and share similar internals. Still a great phone for the price, but wont touch the note 2.
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I have a Galaxy Nexus and I will check 4.2 on it. Not missing original Android at all.
Smaller screen with huge on-screen buttons making it even smaller...
Many homemade roms and kernels that dont bring a lot besides gadgetry and bugs.
No Sd card, no replaceable battery, unproven build quality.
The longer the list the better the Note 2 is looking.
I guess yeah if you are into going from one buggy rom or kernel to another one every two days maybe you need a Nexus 4 for that.
Good homemade roms/kernels can be counted on the fingers of one hand for each phone.
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Engadget claims that the battery of the Nexus 4 is half the battery of the optimus g and phone arena already stated that the note 2 has double the battery of the optimus g. So the answer is no, I don't want to downgrade from 8h of screen on time to just 2 or 3 hours.
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www.engadget.com/2012/11/02/nexus-4-review/
checkout the performance and battery details..no where as good as our beast!

To all those people sagging about the performance and battery life issues, the reviewers had test units with totally beta software. in the review of the verge the device is even seen to have a software update available which hasn't been activated.
So:that's not an issue. the hardware is quad core snapdragon and 2GB ram, same as on lg optimus g,which is a beast in performance and battery life, and that's on ice cream sandwich!
Until then, take these reviews with a cup of salt

Again there shouldn't be a comparison between these 2 phones they are aimed at totally different markets.
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nikzDHD said:
Again there shouldn't be a comparison between these 2 phones they are aimed at totally different markets.
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Totally agree. Phablet to phablet.
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prinzhernan said:
Totally agree. Phablet to phablet.
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Thats would question the existing of this thread also?? There should not be comparison right??
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Happy Birthday!

Happy 2nd birthday to the Nexus S! Its been an amazing 2 years for development and I'm sad to say development will probably die out in the next two years
So i was wondering? Anyone here been using your ns since day 1?
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IMHO, Nexus S Best phone ever...

Happy Birthday everyone!

Ahh...happy bday nexus s...best phone i've ever use...:beer:
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FirePoncho86 said:
Happy 2nd birthday to the Nexus S! Its been an amazing 2 years for development and I'm sad to say development will probably die out in the next two years
So i was wondering? Anyone here been using your ns since day 1?
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yeah i'm using since day 1. high 5.

Day one user here too. Great phone. Just wish it had more RAM -if it wasn't for that, I'd have no problem keeping this phone and never upgrading. Especially with the extended battery I got for it.
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Happy Birthday to my Nexus s!
and Happy Bad Day to I Phone

Mine has only 1 year and 2 month, i'm waiting for official Cyanogen 10.1 nightlies ^^
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Personally, I've had mine for 15 months, and it's been my best phone, not solely because of the hardware, but because of all the awesome developers. You guys make this phone the best!
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Not since day one but did have gs1 the year prior to this phone's release. We tend to forget that this phone is practically identical to the galaxy s- a phone that remained technically unrivalled for about a year prior to the nexus release.
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This is my 2nd android phone and first nexus device. I love it in so many reasons. Its performance and the community support have made me stick with android. Its sad that Google will no longer support it and the hardware is kinda outdated. But NS have given me the best android experience. I don't own gnex because I really love my NS.
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mypat said:
yeah i'm using since day 1. high 5.
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wow! respect for the veteran! :victory:

Zunex95 said:
wow! respect for the veteran! :victory:
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Thanks :good:

Happy Birthday NS!
Great phone and still the best looking handset IMHO.

Warren_Orange said:
Happy Birthday NS!
Great phone and still the best looking handset IMHO.
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The NS does look really nice, the Nexus One looked good too! The N4 looks so uninspiring. If that design came out 2 years ago, it would have been awesome...but going into 2013, it looks kinda bland
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I could easily see myself buying a "Nexus S2" with the exact same form factor and just upgraded specs... like a dual-core processor and LTE!

Bought mine on release day 2 years ago today! Love this phone. Easily the most ergonomic phone I've ever held in my hand. It is just so comfortable. Still on the original battery, never changed it. No hardware issues (except for that slight green line on the left edge of the screen). A trooper of a phone that has held its ground. Bought into the Nexus program for the Google updates and I have not been disappointed. The dev community is carrying us into 4.2 and beyond. It's been a great 2 years for Android. Look how far we've come. What a ride the Nexus S has been on! GB>ICS>JB

Bought mine on the first day it came out two years ago. This phone has been a beast and omg the awesome development. Though I'm not using it now (I got a GS3 about a month ago), it carries on its glory in my brother's hands. He's loving it! It's sad to probably see development will stop after 4.2. This phone is what a true Nexus phone should be.
Happy Birthday Nexus S! ??
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I've had this phone now for about 14 months and is hands down the beat phone experience I've had... Rooted within my first month of having it and was running custom ICS ROMs all the way up til my current 4.2.1 Rasbean Jelly ROM... I don't think development will continue for another two years... I DO think it will get KLP, by port from a dev of course... But the Android updates really starting to catch up to the specs of the phone and were starting to see its limits... I do believe development could easily continue for +2 years... But i just don't see devs sticking around that long...
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the1dynasty said:
I do believe development could easily continue for +2 years... But i just don't see devs sticking around that long...
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Couldn't have phrased it better
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Nexus 4-5

I will get my nexus 4 in summer, maybe may or June, so should I wait for the n5 or just stick with the n4 ?
And isn't the hardware on the n4 is going to do great handling any apps or games without any problems for a few years ? I mean it's the best out there I think...
1 last thing what about the back glass cover does it crack easily? Even if I bought a grab or sth?
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Your search button not working mate?
There are 10 threads for each of your questions asked.
1.Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.

Grammatically challenged I see
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Grammatically challenged I see
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Give him a break guys, he's using the xda app and obviously there isn't a search button. And it would have been easier to just answer him than try to be a mean mum.
To OP: You wouldn't regret getting a Nexus 4 mate. The hardware would undoubtedly be outdated in a few years, but it certainly won't fall behind by that much. And you wouldn't feel too far behind from new android versions since this is a nexus.
The glass I think is fragile but putting a case on the back would definitely protect it. But temperature changes (sudden ones) are rumored to affect the glass and cause them to spontaneously break without producing splinters. Based on the data though, one can assume that only a few units are affected by this condition (mine too, unfortunately )
Anyways, it's your decision. If you think you can wait, then get the 5, but if your hands are itchy and want to get a sexy device, get the n4
In my opinion though, wait till june. If the nexus 5 launches and you don't like it, then get the 4, if you do though, then obviously get the nexus 5.
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Im getting pissed off of people whining about using the search button rather than just answering. If everyone just used the search button you would quickly have a dead community.

Nexus four just recently came out... Already talking about Nexus five?
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Crisisx1 said:
Nexus four just recently came out... Already talking about Nexus five?
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It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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Who will it be producing it?
And does Google even know about this?

http://bgr.com/2013/01/17/nexus-5-release-date-nexus-7-7-294121/

anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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People making stuff up to drive traffic to their blog does not constitute an 'announcement'.
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I'd say hold out for the N5 if it were to be released around May. I doubt that since the N4 was released just a few months ago. Better yet, wait for that Moto X phone..

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People making stuff up to drive traffic to their blog does not constitute an 'announcement'.
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Exactly and also it mentions tegra 4? That outdated piece of garbage. Qualcomm is currently the best chip. Agreed tegra has better gaming performance but overall Qualcomm blows away tegra.
Anyway there won't be another nexus coming till October. May be they will have a Moto X phone or something but not nexus. That happens once a year during holidays.
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kirdroid said:
Exactly and also it mentions tegra 4? That outdated piece of garbage. Qualcomm is currently the best chip. Agreed tegra has better gaming performance but overall Qualcomm blows away tegra.
Anyway there won't be another nexus coming till October. May be they will have a Moto X phone or something but not nexus. That happens once a year during holidays.
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i agree with you about tegra, but the tegra 4 isnt outdated, it hasnt even been in a device yet...

anonymousss said:
It's already announced with the specs on phone arena and other sites I can Google it and see for yourself; tegra 4, full hd display, 2gb ram and the price omg
And the specs are so promising, that's the reason why i made this thread.
And the rumored price is said to be around 300$
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http://bgr.com/2013/01/17/nexus-5-release-date-nexus-7-7-294121/
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BGR might be the WORST tech blog for news. There is no way in hell Google would risk enraging everyone who just got their nexus 4 by releasing another phone in six months.
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i agree with you about tegra, but the tegra 4 isnt outdated, it hasnt even been in a device yet...
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Haha... got confused with tegra 3
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BGR might be the WORST tech blog for news. There is no way in hell Google would risk enraging everyone who just got their nexus 4 by releasing another phone in six months.
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Agree not going to happen... But I'm not complaining if they release every 6 months. More fun more frequently
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Tegra 4 will be better than current s4 pro on n4 ofc but tegra 4 won't be better than snapdragon 800 for sure at last cpu wise
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Then i guess I will buy the nexus 4 then if n5 isn't released yet in May
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The glass on the back is pretty tough. Mine accidentally fell from a the second floor of my gf house and nothing happened to it. And the cover i had was no big deal, was an Sline.
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First time I don't feel like getting a new phone...

I usually switch phones every 4 months but since I got my nexus 4 I do not feel like getting rid of the nexus 4. Anybody else feels the same out there?
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I do too. Except for the limited battery capacity, the phone feels great. You get to do what you like with it, no oem restrictions and always the first to get software updates.

I too am that type of person but I'm really enjoying the nexus!
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Me too! I plan on getting a new one in 2-3 years but only if there'll be another amazing Nexus available

Pretty much this. I'll probably just stick with whatever the latest Nexus is.

Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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shook187 said:
Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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Anything special about it? I read it has many production flaws + software will be two versions behind within 2 months when klp comes out. Still great phone though!
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LTavaress said:
Me too! I plan on getting a new one in 2-3 years but only if there'll be another amazing Nexus available
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Lol 3 years waiting for me would be a lot...
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Anything special about it? I read it has many production flaws + software will be two versions behind within 2 months when klp comes out. Still great phone though!
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Let's see better battery life a 1080 p screen stereo front speakers a quality built to kill for.
Should I go on?

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Let's see better battery life a 1080 p screen stereo front speakers a quality built to kill for.
Should I go on?
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Please don't. I would run and go get it if I was you
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Underground_XI said:
Please don't. I would run and go get it if I was you
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I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)

LTavaress said:
I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)
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i do... abit for the Z

The Nexus 4 is the perfect phone for me, no doubt about it.
However, being the tech geek that I am there is no doubt in my mind I will grab the Nexus 5 about 6 months after it's released (I don't want to deal with launch-day drama and hardware issues which always seem to plague the initial Nexus releases)
I can say, however, that I will only be buying Nexus phones from now on since they have finally stepped up to the plate with decent hardware and specs. The Gnex was a massive disappointment to me, I sold it within four months of owning it.

Same for me. I had the one x for the last year but it has started giving me trouble by not recognizing the Sim card was in the slot.
I was torn between the nexus 4. HTC one and the galaxy s4.
After much deliberation I went with the nexus 4 and I'm so glad I did.
I owned the nexus one before so I am already accustomed to the nexus experience.
I honestly didn't expect the 4 to be so much better than the one x. Snappier. Better gaming performance and longer battery life.
I'm so glad I switched
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I don't know about you guys but I want a Motorola Razr.

shook187 said:
Unfortunately I don't feel the same way. This HTC One is calling me and I must get it.
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Good luck with HTC. I just sold my HTC OneX+ after 4 months only. Just can't stand anything except stock Android.

Same here, N4 is perfect for my needs.

LTavaress said:
I was drooling over the HTC One when I first heard of it. But then I thought "Mine is better cuz it's cheaper, *****es".
(I still secretly love the HTC One tho. Please don't tell it to myself or I'll regret buying the N4)
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Thank you, you just made me and my brother laugh pretty hard. In happy with my phone for now I'm waiting for the x or the next nexus
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I've upgraded from a BB Curve 3G, So as you could imaging this phone is one hell of a upgrade, So I won't be looking for a new phone anytime soon. Well happy with my Nexus 4
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