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post #11 of 29
11/3/12 at 7:39am
verizon kind of sucks for choices. i just switched to verizon, problem now is no N4, no good lumia phones.

the obvious choices are galaxy nexus or S3. S3 is still pretty high in price, gnex is cheap. so it boils down to what you want. do you want what's perceived as the best phone out (s3)? or do you want a dev phone that's just as good as the s3, but get the latest updates before anyone else, have the most supported device out by both google and community devs (gnex)?

personally, i have always had nexus phones, and i will continue to always have nexus phones. even after a year, the galaxy nexus is still up near the top tier as far as hardware and performance. i'm already running android 4.2 camera, gallery, wallet, youtube, currents, music, mags, clock, keyboard, etc. while S3 owners are still waiting on 4.1.
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post #12 of 29
11/3/12 at 7:46am
My son just got the note and it is an amazing phone.
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post #13 of 29
11/3/12 at 8:08am
I would suggest the Note 2, More powerful than the S3 but at the moment, everyone is having difficulty getting accessories for them.
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post #14 of 29
11/3/12 at 11:23am
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I would suggest the Note 2, More powerful than the S3 but at the moment, everyone is having difficulty getting accessories for them.

Like what accessories? T-mobile doesn't have any. Samsung has a bunch in stock for 50% off right now. Sprint has a few cases and screen protectors. Amazon, mobilefun, and lots of other places have accessories for it to.
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11/3/12 at 12:02pm
Us at radioshack and all of the wireless stores are having to wait weceks to get zagg shields and otterboxes
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11/3/12 at 12:06pm
I would absolutely choose the Galaxy S3
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11/3/12 at 12:06pm
The note is awkwardly too large.
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post #18 of 29
11/3/12 at 12:14pm
Nexus 4(made by LG)updated by google soon drama .lg is the one making the 84 inch 3840x2160.one drawback,avail only mid November,t mobile will have it!you could get a nexus 7 with hspa+ it has Bluetooth so you would be able to do even better
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post #19 of 29
11/3/12 at 5:53pm
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verizon kind of sucks for choices. i just switched to verizon, problem now is no N4, no good lumia phones.
the obvious choices are galaxy nexus or S3. S3 is still pretty high in price, gnex is cheap. so it boils down to what you want. do you want what's perceived as the best phone out (s3)? or do you want a dev phone that's just as good as the s3, but get the latest updates before anyone else, have the most supported device out by both google and community devs (gnex)?
personally, i have always had nexus phones, and i will continue to always have nexus phones. even after a year, the galaxy nexus is still up near the top tier as far as hardware and performance. i'm already running android 4.2 camera, gallery, wallet, youtube, currents, music, mags, clock, keyboard, etc. while S3 owners are still waiting on 4.1.
the N4 will be unlocked so you can use any carrier..
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11/3/12 at 8:18pm
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Hmm I Really appreciate all of your input on this! I Played around a bit with the note II and the S3, and honestly I love both phones, however the note II for me was more appealing. I will be doing a lot of business travel, and my current nexus 7, isn't that great for keeping business invoices, records, ect. Honestly for me it's a bit awkward. My upgrade with Verizon is coming up on the 10th, and After playing around with the Note II and seeing how great it is for not only basic features that we are all so used to, but also for me, their apps for business are just incredible and the stylus only helps me a lot! I am definitely going to go with the Note II for my upgrade.
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