Time to upgrade my moby

[bobmac]

My Samsung Galaxy Ace is coming up for retirement and I am looking around for a replacement.
No IPhones
Quite happy with the Samsung but am open to other makes.
No IPhones
so does anyone have any suggestions please?
No IPhones
Ta

 

[brendy]

Samsung galaxy ace 2
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S3
Sasmsung Galaxy s4
Samsung Galaxy Note 2


(starting at the top and working down towards awesomeness)

 

[Beezerk]

My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy S2 which I can upgrade to an S4 if I wish as my contract is up.
I asked the same question last week on another forum I visit and the answers were all the same, the S4 is THE best smartphone at the moment however a few suggested I keep the S2 for another year and and get a cheaper sim on contract.
My mate has the S3 and the difference between our phones is minimal at best.
I'd be definitely getting an S4 in your shoes or maybe S3 if you want a cheaper contract/better deal but beware the S4 if stupidly big.
My work phone is a Samsung Galaxy Ace and I would quite happily smash the thing against a wall due to the problems I constantly have with it. Compared to my S2 it's black and white.

 

[Fader]

Depends what O/S you want your phone to run really. But I've just left iPhone behind and have to say they are massively overrated.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a good bit of kit HID just upgraded to one of these and as long as you can get over the physical size of it.

Nokia Lumia 925 is a brilliant phone as well but I would say that as I now just upgraded to it, its got Windows 8 as the OS and have to say I'm massively impressed with it and the way I can do everything I would with my laptop and sync it remotely, plus the 4G and HD screen with unlimited internet is brilliant for YouTube and great camera.

New Sony Erikssons & HTC ONE look good as well I was tempted by these but was sold on the Lumia purely on the fact it was Windows and did everything I wanted with a better plan.

Horses for course really but avoind the Iphone indeed.

 

[Khamelion]

I would go with any smartphone that doesn't use Android, or that is totally inbed with Google.

 

[brendy]

Why?

I would go with any smartphone that doesn't use Android, or that is totally inbed with Google.

 

[Tiger]

Samsung Galaxy S4 or S4 mini Bob. I've got the S4 brilliant piece of kit.

 

[bigslice]

i just changed from nokia to samsung mini s3 and it is miles better fun than the nokia. what did suprise me was although a mini it was the same size as nokia. great phone and easier to use than nokia. i would recommend you u check sizes and weights before you chose which phone

 

[percy_layer]

Got the Galaxy S4 couple weeks ago, fantastic

 

[Imurg]

HID has just got the S3 Mini and is loving it.
Does everything she needs it to do.

 

[bobmac]

The deed is done.
Nipped into town and looked at the sizes and decided on the Samsung SIII. Pick it up on Thursday
Thanks for the replys

 

[Beezerk]

Good choice mate, great phone.

 

[Tiger]

Good choice Bob. Enjoy the new gadget!

 

[Adi2Dassler]

I would go with any smartphone that doesn't use Android, or that is totally inbed with Google.

I would suggest the exact opposite.Android/jelly bean/google/ice cream sandwich etc are excellent imo.unless of course its some kind of moral high ground you're occupying and hate corporate google/htc/samsung...which would make me lol as you'll be posting from a mac/pc using either safari/microsoft/chrome

 

[MegaSteve]

What's to upgrade ...

As long as when you press the requisite buttons and can advise the kettle needs putting on as you are home in ten...

Can't see what more you need....


BTW... Have I mentioned before?
I hate mobile devices/communicators...
They are the work of the devil himself ...

 

[brendy]

Bob, its a pity you couldnt opt for the s4 or note2 as they have the slow motion (or high speed fps, if you will) video, works quite well for adhoc swings.
Apologies on quality, it should be a little better, I had to copy it from another source and push it onto youtube.
[video=youtube_share;oHaPxr1p-Y0]http://youtu.be/oHaPxr1p-Y0[/video]

 

[Khamelion]

I would suggest the exact opposite.Android/jelly bean/google/ice cream sandwich etc are excellent imo.unless of course its some kind of moral high ground you're occupying and hate corporate google/htc/samsung...which would make me lol as you'll be posting from a mac/pc using either safari/microsoft/chrome

Then LOL all you want.

I basically dislike Android, I sit to be corrected, but my experience of it was that to get anything from the Android market place, you needed a Goolge account, no thank you. I did once have a google account, for which it was used to login to You Tube, Gmail etc... But when I got an email from my Gmail account to my own other main mail account, I binned the lot.

It's each to their own, but i prefer the iPhone, it's simple uncomplicated, works with my outlook calendar and does what I need.

 

[Ethan]

I am amused by people who don't want an iPhone based on some moral principle, but can use Taylor Made or golf clubs.

Way to get back at The Man.

 

[Khamelion]

I am amused by people who don't want an iPhone based on some moral principle, but can use Taylor Made or golf clubs.

Way to get back at The Man.

I'm not rebelling against any particular organisation or foregoing purchasing any one manufacturers product, if Apple went out of business tomorrow and my iPhone broke, then I'd look at an Android based phone or perhaps invest in a cree of carrier pigeons.

Not bothered about 'getting back at The Man', I'll purchase whatever, from whoever, whenever I need.

 

[brendy]

Then LOL all you want.

I basically dislike Android, I sit to be corrected, but my experience of it was that to get anything from the Android market place, you needed a Google account, no thank you. I did once have a google account, for which it was used to login to You Tube, Gmail etc... But when I got an email from my Gmail account to my own other main mail account, I binned the lot.

It's each to their own, but i prefer the iPhone, it's simple uncomplicated, works with my outlook calendar and does what I need.

For many apps you can install them from your pc with no need to go near the play store etc on the phone. Obtain the package and drag&drop onto the phone.
With apple you still need an itunes account so really each are as bad.
I have my email, calendars and contacts on both my laptop and note2, again no difference.
Should I wish to replace my phone with another android, I simply have to log into my gmail account on the smartphone and all of my apps etc reappear as if by magic. I can drag and drop photos, texts, calendar data from my laptop to the phone using the kies air software too.
If I was browsing a few different web pages on my laptoo and decide to go out for the day, I can recall all of those pages including passwords to get onto them (on say, a forum or supplier site). Android really has come on leaps and bounds and given that the os is open source, id rather give my money to the guys developing it to make it better.
Dont get me wrong, Apple have their simplicity and clean lined devices which do certain features well, I give them out to our non tech users but anyone who knows anything about technology in our group of companies ask for a high powered android device. That speaks volumes to me.
Then there is the extra couple of buttons and user replaceable battery.. samsung/htc/sony etc have far outran Apple now.