Looking for New Phone
 

Time to upgrade and wondering what choices people are making.

Currently looking at iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III.

Anything else worth looking at?

Cheers,

or Google Nexus 4. Those are the 3 best phones on the market at the moment. I like Android, so it would be Nexus for me. Plus it's only $399 for 16GB version.

Adi

[QUOTE=mARC;722157]Currently looking at iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S III.

Anything else worth looking at?[/QUOTE]

HTC One XL.
Been using one since they came out with Telstra and been loving it since day one, was also a nice upgrade over my HTC Incredible S.

+1 for HTC One XL. Upgraded from an iPhone4, so much better.

Samsung Galaxy S3, I've heard a few people that have got a new iPhone 5 and have already asked to see if they can go back to a 4S.
But I also have a S3 and quite like it :p

Just bought a iPhone5 and love it :)

Super fast and smooth, no lag and the app store is awesome!

Had a android HTC before, was good, but the apps on Google play aren't as good, and got spammed a lot from the apps

What features do you want?

iPhone 5 - Best choice imo if you want something that just works out of the box and has good support if there is a hardware issue (being able to just walk into an Apple store and walk out with a new phone is brilliant compared to shipping it off and waiting weeks like other manufacturers)

If you want to hack around, go Android.
Nexus 4 - Pure Googles!
Samsung Note 2 (if you want the biggest screen out there - surprisingly it fits well in the pocket!)
Galaxy S3 imo is 'fragile'

Nokia Lumina 920 if you want to jump to the Win8 stuff

Samsung just released the Note 2. Might be worth having a look at that as well

nokia 5110 FTMFW

I'm going to be in the same "what phone do I get" boat early next year, hopefully it will be clear cut by then. Probably not, but we can always hope........with all the existing crap I have accumulated, iPhone 5 seems the logical choice though.

Its amazing how quickly Nokia went from being the must have phone to hardly ever seen. They didn't really catch the smartphone wave as it rolled in.

Oh, and 8850 > 5110 :p

I went from iphone to S3.

Had it 3 months exactly - back for one repair. Was not blown away by the phone no matter how much people hyped it.

Sold it, went One XL - so much better it isnt funny.

The new Nexus is also apparently fairly baller, but made by LG... quality issues maybe?

If I was upgrading now, I would probably go the S3 4G. But having an apple already, I know how easy the upgrade would be to an iPhone 5. Plug in and drag settings off my current iPhone and that would be all. Changing to a Samsung would be painful, but I think, worth it.

[QUOTE=teejay;722189]The new Nexus is also apparently fairly baller, but made by LG... quality issues maybe?[/QUOTE]

Google were meant to change manufacturers each year so everyone gets a slice of the pie.

Nexus One - HTC
Nexus S - Samsung
Galaxy Nexus - Samsung
Nexus 4 - LG

(Nexus 7 - ASUS & Nexus 10 - Samsung)

Mmm pie.

[QUOTE=ImPreSiV;722190]If I was upgrading now, I would probably go the S3 4G. But having an apple already, I know how easy the upgrade would be to an iPhone 5. Plug in and drag settings off my current iPhone and that would be all. Changing to a Samsung would be painful, but I think, worth it.[/QUOTE]

If you have a gmail account there is nothing painful about the swap bar setting a ring tone and setting your home screens the way you want.

Thanks for the recommendations.

Had a look around and I'm tossing up between the HTC One XL and Galaxy S III.

Basic needs are e-mail etc on the go, having a decent size screen to view attachments and phone video conferencing.

As I have an iPhone it would probably be the better choice but I want something a different.

I have also heard the following regarding Android phones:

- App store has only recently started catching up to iPhone;
- There are less standards in place in relation to apps available for Android therefore more susceptible to viruses 'starting to sound a whole lot like the PC/Apple debate'.

I don't really App all that much but am looking forward to the customisation that comes with the Android OS.

Now to choose between the two.

Perhaps not ideal for yourself Marc, but for others, I've just purchased a Xiaomi Mi1S from China for circa $300.

Android, dual core, blah blah. Basically similar to Samsung Galaxy S3 but not 4g compatible. Screen is somewhere between iPhone 5 and Galaxy sizing. Comes pre-loaded with MIUI.

Fantastic value for money and being android, easy to hack for say an Aussie version of MIUI (which I have done). I've also got an iPhone5 and must say that I'm neither here nor there on which is better...but the Xiaomi was 1/3 the price.

Even better still is the Xiaomi Mi2, but it is extremely difficult to get your hands on. Worth looking into, particularly if your having to buy outright or replacing a lost/broken phone.

If you're after speeeeeed (from Telstra at least) Nexus 4 doesnt come with 4g as far as i know...

If you are going to get a nexus device, and keen to have it up to date as google release it, buy it outright from google... if you buy a carrier locked one (which i did from Vodafail) you can wait months for updates...

Unless you are brave enough to flash a stock google image...

[QUOTE=mARC;722523]Thanks for the recommendations.



Had a look around and I'm tossing up between the HTC One XL and Galaxy S III.



Basic needs are e-mail etc on the go, having a decent size screen to view attachments and phone video conferencing.



As I have an iPhone it would probably be the better choice but I want something a different.



I have also heard the following regarding Android phones:



- App store has only recently started catching up to iPhone;

- There are less standards in place in relation to apps available for Android therefore more susceptible to viruses 'starting to sound a whole lot like the PC/Apple debate'.



I don't really App all that much but am looking forward to the customisation that comes with the Android OS.



Now to choose between the two.[/QUOTE]


Android is much better for emails in relation to attachments and the sort, android apps can share between each other so attaching items, or viewing photos and sending straight to email is a breeze.

and as for viruses, same goes for browsing the internet. Dont download dodgey shite.