Smartphones, which to get?

[Andyroo10567]

Originally Posted by JRstriker12

Don't think the Nexus 4 has 4G LTE: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3...ot-have-4g-lte

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/10/n...ect-us-cities/
Some say there is supposedly a 4G LTE chip inside. But, i've never cracked open this lil guy so i can't say much about whats inside.

[albino smurf]

Originally Posted by IA-SteveB

How is that Note to carry around, though? I wear a Motorola Electrify in an Otterbox case on my belt, but the note seems HUGE and nerdy to try on a belt. I dig the stylus and big screen, but the sheer size has kept me with my current Motorola.

hate to break it to you but whatever you clip to your belt is going to be nerdy. My Note 2 fits in my pocket just fine. Or you could get an arm strap for jogging and wear it like a shield...

[millicurie999]

Neither. Get Nokia Lumia.

[Andyroo10567]

The Lumia 900's camera wasn't as nice as i expected. The antenna isn't the greatest either when i compared it to my S3. The button placement isn't the best either. Though, it is a clean nice looking phone. I had windows developer on it and when i was able to customize it, Windows Phone 7 showed out a lot more than stock.

[Polaris]

Originally Posted by albino smurf

hate to break it to you but whatever you clip to your belt is going to be nerdy. My Note 2 fits in my pocket just fine. Or you could get an arm strap for jogging and wear it like a shield...

Thorin Samsungshield, King under the Mountain !!

[JRstriker12]

Originally Posted by Andyroo10567

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/10/n...ect-us-cities/
Some say there is supposedly a 4G LTE chip inside. But, i've never cracked open this lil guy so i can't say much about whats inside.

Hmmm, interesting - so it sounds like it can pick up a strong LTE signal?

[adventure]

Originally Posted by albino smurf

My Note 2 fits in my pocket just fine.

Not all of us are willing to rock cargo pants with a 46" waist.

[adventure]

Originally Posted by sonicare

stop being a peasant and just get an iphone. even the iphone 4s (last generation) is better than any android phone out there.

This is the type of stupid name-calling which give the apple fangirls a bad name. There are other options out there. Let it go.

[Andyroo10567]

Originally Posted by JRstriker12

Hmmm, interesting - so it sounds like it can pick up a strong LTE signal?

I'm getting ~11mbps with just HSPA+. Just wondering what 4GLTE signals can pick up to...

[ChuDat]

anyone here use the nokia lumia 900 or samsung focus 2? deciding between these 2

[Andyroo10567]

Lumia 900 is the best choice. The build quality is amazing. Its not painted on colors. Its White, Blue, Black to the core. Meaning if you dented it, the core color wouldn't be some random color. Also, screen replacement is easily done. Sim card tray looks pretty cool too....
On the Samsung, the SuperAMOLED display is nice and all, but since its a windows phone, the tiles are always in the same spot, the tiles after a period of time, burn into the screen. You can see this on all Samsung devices with SuperAMOLED. Even though the Focus has more PPI than the Lumia, the screen on the Lumia looks much nicer.
Since their processors are both practically the same, performance shouldn't be a problem. The battery life on the Nokia is great. I haven't tested the Focus 2 for too long, but i had a good look at it briefly.

IMO, i wouldn't go pick up a Samsung made Windows phone. I feel as if HTC's, Nokia's, and other brands have more quality built WP7/8 phones out there.

[ChuDat]

Originally Posted by Andyroo10567

Lumia 900 is the best choice. The build quality is amazing. Its not painted on colors. Its White, Blue, Black to the core. Meaning if you dented it, the core color wouldn't be some random color. Also, screen replacement is easily done. Sim card tray looks pretty cool too....
On the Samsung, the SuperAMOLED display is nice and all, but since its a windows phone, the tiles are always in the same spot, the tiles after a period of time, burn into the screen. You can see this on all Samsung devices with SuperAMOLED. Even though the Focus has more PPI than the Lumia, the screen on the Lumia looks much nicer.
Since their processors are both practically the same, performance shouldn't be a problem. The battery life on the Nokia is great. I haven't tested the Focus 2 for too long, but i had a good look at it briefly.

IMO, i wouldn't go pick up a Samsung made Windows phone. I feel as if HTC's, Nokia's, and other brands have more quality built WP7/8 phones out there.

Thank you, looking at reviews on various sites the Lumia got the better rating but on ATT most customers prefered the Focus 2. Good to have a 3rd word

[millicurie999]

Why bother with the Lumia 900 when the 920 is way better?

[adventure]

It's pointless to discuss this on a tennis forum. Really.

[albino smurf]

Originally Posted by adventure

Not all of us are willing to rock cargo pants with a 46" waist.

Seriously can't even imagine cargo pants, heel I don't even own bluejeans and nowhere near a 46 inch waist. But I am a man, with man sized hands, so holding a phone is not much of an issue for me.

[ChuDat]

Originally Posted by adventure

It's pointless to discuss this on a tennis forum. Really.

which is why its in a odds & ends thread

[KenC]

Thinking outside the box for a moment here. Most of what people are buying smartphones for can be better done by a tablet. What are the real uses for a smartphone if one already has a tablet? I say get a 10" tablet for your portable computing needs and then watch your smartphone needs change drastically.

The Galaxy Note 2 tries to bridge the two needs but is not as comfortable as a tablet and not as comfortable as a phone either. Most typical smartphones are not very good at being tablets either.

[adventure]

Originally Posted by ChuDat

which is why its in a odds & ends thread

The recommendations in this thread are just pure garbage.

Invest $6 once for an online membership to get objective test results from consumer reports and then compare that with the gazillion terabytes of free information/reviews on the top phones available everywhere in a very selective fashion.

It's really not that difficult to figure out that there are really not more than a handful of top candidates in smartphones.

[Leelord337]

^^^umm or save your 6 bucks and read unbiased amazon user reviews

[JRstriker12]

Originally Posted by KenC

Thinking outside the box for a moment here. Most of what people are buying smartphones for can be better done by a tablet. What are the real uses for a smartphone if one already has a tablet? I say get a 10" tablet for your portable computing needs and then watch your smartphone needs change drastically.

The Galaxy Note 2 tries to bridge the two needs but is not as comfortable as a tablet and not as comfortable as a phone either. Most typical smartphones are not very good at being tablets either.

IMHO -It will only work if you want to carry around a tablet all the time. A 10 inch tablet is kind of big for the times when you just need to run out quickly without a bag or carrying something in your hands. At least with a 7-inch you might be able to stuff it in a jacket.

But even at that, you've doubled the number of devices your are carrying and you need to decide if you want to layout the extra cash for a data plan for your tablet.

I think most the things people use their phone for work for the most part even with the trade-off (more mobile, but maybe a little harder to use) - text, quick check email, mapping, quick internet check/search, music, podcast.

Would be interesting to see what would happen if they started adding phone functionality to tablets and linking to a headset.