Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hello you fine fettle. I'm going to upgrade my mobile phone soon. I've got a Blackberry Torch at the moment and I absolutely love it, but equally I know there are other things out there that I might want to consider. I was hoping some of you could provide me with some ideas for a new phone and tell me why you'd go for that over the new Blackberry. So, here's my criteria: Must be extremely good (and not too slow) at taking photos in fairly high resolution (5mp+) Ditto for video - HD isn't essential but it would help Must have fairly fast processing speeds Quick web browsing (including the ability to search very quickly) Shouldn't have a screen that will crack when I sneeze on it Doesn't look too flashy - black will be fine Takes large memory cards Will play flash games Must be able to run a Microsoft Exchange server and be an extremely capable email machine with capacity for multiple accounts I *think* I may try an Android phone this time, but want to hear your thoughts. Is there anything coming soon that is worth waiting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Well it has to be Android for me. Samsung Galaxy S2 or HTC Sensation? There's the Galaxy Nexus out soon, but at 4.7" the screen might be a bit on the large side for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Galaxy S2. Had a fiddle with one in the shop the otherday, ordered one this morning. Seriously fast phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 With the specs list, Galaxy S2 as well here. Why do you want it to play flash games? You can download games straight as an app now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 There's a new HTC coming soon. Ville I think. That's decent spec, the iPhone 4S has 8mb pixel and is spritely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 With the specs list, Galaxy S2 as well here. Why do you want it to play flash games? You can download games straight as an app now. There's only one game in particular mate - although there is an app for it on Android Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 There's a new HTC coming soon. Ville I think. That's decent spec, the iPhone 4S has 8mb pixel and is spritely... Don't think I'll be getting a iPhone for several reasons: screen, reliability, connectivity etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Don't think I'll be getting a iPhone for several reasons: screen, reliability, connectivity etc. The only problem I had with my iPhone is when I lost it after losing it on a bucking bronco, whilst drunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 The only problem I had with my iPhone is when I lost it after losing it on a bucking bronco, whilst drunk! And you know exactly what I'm like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Another vote for Samsung Galaxy S2. Go and have a play in a shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have the Samsung Galaxy also. It's pretty good for your spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have a lendsy iPhone and recently had a play with my sons samsung s2 and was very impressed with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Budz86 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Galaxy S2 mate. Have a read through ScottM's thread - goes into lots of detail if you need it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Does the Galaxy S2 have an online remote backup function like Blackberry Protect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Does the Galaxy S2 have an online remote backup function like Blackberry Protect? If you use Google mail, then you can backup your contacts on mail on the fly - I use this on both the iPhone and the HTC. Brilliant. You can also use Titanium Backup on the S2 then offload it to Dropbox? There's tons of ways of doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 If you use Google mail, then you can backup your contacts on mail on the fly - I use this on both the iPhone and the HTC. Brilliant. You can also use Titanium Backup on the S2 then offload it to Dropbox? There's tons of ways of doing it. Blackberry Protect can lock your phone, delete data, post a message on your screen and backup automatically... they're the functions I was interested in as I have sensitive stuff on my phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yup, you can do that. The only thing that Blackberry can do, that Android can't, is to organise riots via a free messenger service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Yup, you can do that. The only thing that Blackberry can do, that Android can't, is to organise riots via a free messenger service Good point: is there an app available to build BBM into Android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I would be tempted to hang on for a month or so and start looking at the galaxy nexus running ics or as mentioned the htc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 I would be tempted to hang on for a month or so and start looking at the galaxy nexus running ics or as mentioned the htc. This is what I wanted to hear. Why are these two worth waiting for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 This is what I wanted to hear. Why are these two worth waiting for? ICS = Ice Cream Sandwich. Android's latest release, to combat iOS5. The HTC Ville is a quad-core phone too. Basically, next-gen Android. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 ICS = Ice Cream Sandwich. Android's latest release, to combat iOS5. The HTC Ville is a quad-core phone too. Basically, next-gen Android. Exactly. As with all things in technology, it changes pretty fast. At some point you have to jump in but in my opinion, as good as the sgsII is, once you are on a new contract you will see a lot of the newer phones that pass you by. For the sake of a month, maybe less you will have a phone that will last the length of your contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Exactly. As with all things in technology, it changes pretty fast. At some point you have to jump in but in my opinion, as good as the sgsII is, once you are on a new contract you will see a lot of the newer phones that pass you by. For the sake of a month, maybe less you will have a phone that will last the length of your contract. My renewal isn't until December 9th so the Samsung one looks like a good bet... HTC isn't until spring next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 ICS will be ported for the SII so I'm not worried about missing out there but this HTC Ville sounds nice The contracts available on the SII are pretty good just now, most likely because the next phones are around the corner. Up to yourself really which way you want to go, for what you are after the SII has you covered and then some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 ICS will be ported for the SII so I'm not worried about missing out there but this HTC Ville sounds nice The contracts available on the SII are pretty good just now, most likely because the next phones are around the corner. Up to yourself really which way you want to go, for what you are after the SII has you covered and then some. That's true I guess but as you say, you need to weigh up what you want. Ics will be coming to most phones via custom roms, there is a version out now based on the sdk so when the official source is released it won't take long to port. I was just thinking if you are going on a 24month contract, do you really want a phone that is already a year old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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