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Which Phone Should I Get?

I have around $250 to spend on a used phone. Please don't suggest any upcoming phones or that I should wait, only what's listed in the poll. I'm looking for something that wont be too ancient by next year, software and hardware wise. Basically an all around best phone . Software upgrading is pretty important as well as hardware. If there is something not up there, that you feel needs to be suggested, for my price range please tell me Thanks in advance!

The ZTE Blade (or Orange San Francisco as its known in the uk) looks a fairly decent spec to say its a cheap phone. Not sure about updates though.

gazneale said:
The ZTE Blade (or Orange San Francisco as its known in the uk) looks a fairly decent spec to say its a cheap phone. Not sure about updates though.
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There is brilliant support for it over at MoDaCo!
They have FroYo and recovery on it.

I paid $255 on eBay for my Samsung captivate. It took me a week or so to find the right auction but that was including shipping when other phones like it were selling for $400.
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Hate to say this but the best Androids are the flagship lines and HTC.

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Captivate would be your best bet, for that price range at least..
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Go to marketplace section and get one of the hot deals found there!
If you are lucky you can get even a Tmobile HD2 for that cash
I would choose an HTC definetly

a HTC Desire, hands down.. I my opinion its better then SHS (have used it for 3 days, returned it).. and now cant live without out it!

I think you should look at phones rom potential before you choose. Make sure your phone is well supported and with the stuff you like. Secondly make sure your phone has a quality build. HTC as other people have said makes great phones. Samsung makes great hardware but make sure you flash any Samsung product you get with a rom or you'll hate the phone. For instance I didn't care much for my captivate until I flashed it. It was buggy and poorly supported. New rom made it rock solid. Thanks XDA
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If you can find an unlocked HD2, you can use it on AT&T, but only on edge speeds. Tons of support for the HD2, but the X10 is doing pretty well on getting an Android 2.2 build.

I have an X10 running XFree Beta 2.2 it is quite decent but still lacking. Or so I think it is lacking. It is my first android device (other then idroid on my iphone 3g). I got it cause it was free and seemed like a good choice at the time. The X10 devs have been pretty quick to patch and update as of late. But I have only had the phone for ~2 months. I am looking to buy a captivate so I can compare. Till then you'll have to take this with a grain of salt. It seems like there are more devs for the captivate.
Thats my .02

DO NOT get a samsung if you want updates or support or want to install custom roms. I would look into HTC that would be your best bet
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jaysckap said:
DO NOT get a samsung if you want updates or support or want to install custom roms. I would look into HTC that would be your best bet
HTC Incredible OMFGB 2.3.1
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Why do you say "want to install custom roms"? There are plenty available?

jaysckap said:
DO NOT get a samsung if you want updates or support or want to install custom roms. I would look into HTC that would be your best bet
HTC Incredible OMFGB 2.3.1
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706
The Captivate section begs to differ on custom roms.
Although the lack of updates is pretty true.

Im just not a fan of samsung at all i dont like the way they treat their customers i know a few people that have samsung and regret getting them just my personal opinion
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=706
The Captivate section begs to differ on custom roms.
Although the lack of updates is pretty true.
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HTC Incredible OMFGB 2.3.1

Who feels this way?

So I got a Samsung captivate in August cause I was like "yeah, I'm a rebel, go android! Now, at my school, while iPhones are still very popular, androids are popping up all over the school. I am no longer a rebel. and I feel if everyone is going to have the same kind of phone as me, it might as well be the higher probability of sex iphone, right? Anyone else feeling the same way?
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I notice more people coming to android over iOS. I think it's a good thing, until they retardedly call every android phone a DROID.
I'm a rebel, I still use a WM6.5 device and a WP7 device.
Next phone is going to be an android phone, after I love my new tablet and modding it... But who cares if you are a rebel or not? The new rebel will be having a bleeding edge ROM on everything to distinguish yourself from the sheep!

acrazzyhobo said:
So I got a Samsung captivate in August cause I was like "yeah, I'm a rebel, go android! Now, at my school, while iPhones are still very popular, androids are popping up all over the school. I am no longer a rebel. and I feel if everyone is going to have the same kind of phone as me, it might as well be the higher probability of sex iphone, right? Anyone else feeling the same way?
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Two things:
1. I'm still a rebel for using Android. I'm a rebel because I have rooted, S-OFF'ed, and flashed a cutting edge ROM so sharp, it'll make your girlfriend pregnant.
2. Not that many Android users in Malaysia. Yet.

How does having an android phone making a rebel. Knowing how to use it and customizing it to the best of its ability is what makes you a rebel. Be proud you have one and hack it to no end, Im a rebel because i make my own launcher icons, docks and wallpapers MYTOUCH 4G + Photoshop CS5 = <3

winxx said:
How does having an android phone making a rebel. Knowing how to use it and customizing it to the best of its ability is what makes you a rebel. Be proud you have one and hack it to no end, Im a rebel because i make my own launcher icons, docks and wallpapers MYTOUCH 4G + Photoshop CS5 = <3
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+1 to that.
Any more recommendations like that and I'll have to learn to Photoshop for my own icons

although more people are switching to android, i still feel that i'm a 'rebel' cause i've rooted and customized my inspire 4g.
most android users here in australia are still n00bs and got stock bloatware from their respective telcos

I am a rebel. I went through 3 iterations of the iPhone (2G, 3G, 3Gs) before I got fed up with Apple and switched.
And yes. I HATE people who call all Android Phones Droids. I remember being in an AT&T store when an older women comes in asking if they sell "Droids" there
I'm the proud owner of the fastest current phone on the market .
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i have to tell someone everyday that all android os phones are not called droids as they look at me with a stupid look on there face i swear everytime im around someone with a iphone they try and punk me about android so i ask one question what does your (JITTERBUG) i phone do that my android want? they always say well its an iphone! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Official Droid 4 Specifications

Haven't seen anyone mentioning it yet, so I've decided to post it here.
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The DROID 4 is upon us whether we are ready for it or not. The first pictures of it popped up a few weeks ago followed by signs pointing to it arriving on December 8. We also got confirmation that training has started for some Verizon shops, along with this set of official specs. Who knew we would see it so soon?
The D4 will have a 4″ screen (LCD or AMOLED?), 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, DROID RAZR styling, 5-row slideout keyboard, 4G LTE, front camera for video chatting and an 8MP rear camera. This could be the DROID that many of you have been waiting for. The Stratosphere had LTE and a keyboard, but this phone has top of the line specs to go with them.
On a related note, thoughts on the tool needed to remove the back cover? It doesn’t have a removable battery, but the cover can be removed using that circular tool pictured above, so that you can insert a SIM and SD card.
Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2011/11/2...nitely-a-big-razr-with-a-keyboard-and-4g-lte/

This is what the droid 3 should have been in the first place...Instead of opting for one standout phone though, Motorola decided to make 2 behind the curve phones in the time span of two months. They should give Droid 3 owners some kind of upgrade deal or something, that's just crazy.
edit: Did they get rid of the lip? If so, now I'm really upset, I always hated that lip at the bottom.

I strongly agree with you. The Droid 4 seems like the phone I've been waiting for the whole time. I'm quite sure Moto released the D3 with less superior hardware solely as a marketing strategy.
Too bad the battery's no longer swappable (with the exception of removing some additional covers)

I just got the droid 3 after tons of problems with the D2G. I must say, for not having paid for the phone, I'd be willing to pay for this D4. BUT, not being able to install an extended battery is a major dis. Sure the 1785mAh that this has is bigger then the 1500 the we have...but its still smaller than the 1950 the extended has. Who care how fast your phone is if its dead...

Does anyone know what version of Android this thing runs?

redsox985 said:
Does anyone know what version of Android this thing runs?
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2.3.5 according to earlier reports (same as razr)

It most likely will also get ICS
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just feel disappointed about it

Don't buy it. Realy the droid 4 six months after the droid 3. Then there will be thr droid 5 six month after that. That's why as soon as I can I'm never going to own a carrier phone again. Its all nexus for me. Motorola has disapointed me very much . People sign the patition pn the thread abouve this one.
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Screen TFT? That would mean its not AMOLED like the RAZR. If so, I hope it is not pentile! Lets hope the screen is IPS/SLCD with classic RGB stripe matrix.
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[Poll] What's the worst phone you've ever bought?

Hi guys
Have you ever bought a phone that has disappointed you?
Mine was Samsung OmniaHD:it's a very good smartphone but its OS(Symbian 5th) was terrible and very slow..
What's yours?
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My piece of junk droid x2. Hate this phone. So many problems its not even funny.
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Nokia Xpressmusic 5800. It was slow, buggy and every update seemed to make it worse. In the end I couldn't slide to answer calls or turn off the alarms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia_5800_XpressMusic

Samsung N400 from back in the day. Phone from hell.
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It could happen to anyone.

Why would I buy a crap phone??
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conantroutman said:
Why would I buy a crap phone??
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No one really sets out to buy a crappy phone but you won't really know it's a crappy phone until you start using it...lol. I think that's the case most of the time.

SE vivaz. crap os, bad screen, boring and the phone was very hard to hack until the antivirus exploit was discovered

vanessaem said:
No one really sets out to buy a crappy phone but you won't really know it's a crappy phone until you start using it...lol. I think that's the case most of the time.
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Lol I was just trolling....
I thought we'd met
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IPhone. I owned 4 of them bastards. Each one trolled me. One had screen fail (all white screen...never recovered), second had ear speaker failure, third had home button failure, fourth one was mutilated by a drill press just for fun, the day before I was able to upgrade.
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Sony Ericsson. Z530 very poor build
I think Sony Ericsson are more problematic phone
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Vodafone 225 i hated that phone sooooooo much
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Samsung Solstice... yuck. I mean, you could use it, but as far as non-smartphones go, it was far inferior to even standard non-touchscreen phones. You're either a smartphone with a touchscreen or you aren't.
The best non-smartphone I ever owned was the Samsung Messager II when I had Cricket service. That phone was actually REALLY good. It was the only cell phone I ever liked before getting my Galaxy S2 earlier this year.

Motorola V300

Mytouch 4G . HTC phones suck and my first Android was a Samsung intercept
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C3300
Samsung C3300 (maybe it was called "Champ", but I don't know anymore)

Nokia 2330 Classic
This phone is crappier than the crap itself, cuz it was so laggy and only had 10 MBs of memory, and had no sd slot:screwy::banghead::banghead::banghead:
And the problem is, i didnt buy it, it was a gift!
*Derp*

Moto Q
It gave my headeaches since the unboxing. It was recalled on my country and they gave another One, which was worst. I can't look a Moto Q without the thought of destroying it.

samsung omnia and samsung omnia i8910
they f'ed me over twice... thats why i hate that i love samsung so much

Key Lime Pie?

Do you guy think that our little phone will be able to handle the new OS?

I donno. Most people doubted it running 4.2 and now it runs better than even 4.0! I hope to have a new phone by that time, anyway.
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There has been a lot of talk that KLP will need a quad core processor, but who knows how it will turn out, only time will tell for sure.
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Everyone will have an s3 by then T-Mobile is already in talk about offering the s3 for 0 down with qualifying credit with its new financing program in last months sales meeting I can buy an refurbish s3 for around 149.00 but I'm sure the price will drop by then. For this phone I'm sure someone will figure it out but if not the s3 will be at an decent price.

Walmart 79.99 with 2 year contract
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If I get another phone I would go big hopefully note 3 is out by then.

I'm on the no contract plan so I just have to pay $55 a month, but my next device will probably be a Nexus...

*pops up out of nowhere*
First of all, KLP is probably 6 months away at least. There's been numerous sources and *ahem* confirmations (still not 100%, but enough evidence to be believed) that the next Android version to be released at I/O next week will indeed be 4.3 Jelly Bean.
Secondly, as long as camcory, smartguy, Tim, and the other geniuses are still around here, then yes, I do see the Exhibit running the next update. May take a while for various drivers (wifi, bt, gps, and camera come to mind), but I bet they'll be hard at work to get things going. It's the typical ongoing cycle non-Nexus phones always have to deal with. Speaking of which....
*goes back into hiding in my hole*

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*goes back into hiding in my hole*
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Can't wait to join your hole! No homo.

shakatu said:
Can't wait to join your hole! No homo.
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on another note, can't wait to watch the keynote tomorrow!!!

Bloodflame said:
on another note, can't wait to watch the keynote tomorrow!!!
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'Bout darn time you pop out of that hole there Flames of Blood!

klp would be nice but like others i will more than likely have a different phone by then, but will keep this as a back up phone, all n all its been netter than my girls galaxy blaze

There was just a story on VR-Zone (June-12-2013) and they said that Google is optimizing KLP to run better on devices with 512MiB, and it's coming out in October. I'm sure i'll still have this phone by then, so hopefully somebody will be able to get it working.

spiked_mistborn said:
There was just a story on VR-Zone (June-12-2013) and they said that Google is optimizing KLP to run better on devices with 512MiB, and it's coming out in October. I'm sure i'll still have this phone by then, so hopefully somebody will be able to get it working.
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Thats awesome news, but hopefully we'll still have the devs for it.. We are slowing losing them; first jocola, now camcory...