Valid thought but my point still stands: You won't regret waiting. There is also a philosophical difference between the rumored X-phone and the Nexus 5 vs. the HTC and Samsung. I don't want to be locked into a phone that won't upgrade when Android does. It feels like HTC and Samsung forget about you after the sale. With the Nexus and (probably) the X-phone, you'll always be on the cutting edge of software. Ask yourself this: What is more important, having top-of-the-line hardware or the latest Android software?
The problem with this is the fact that new phones come out all of the time, so software upgrades arent that much of an issue as in the past....Minus the Iphone which is the same phone every time:grin:
I don't like buying phones that are just released, I wait maybe a few months to a half year to get feedback on how they are in the public and maybe wait for discounts/deals because of being overstocked or the incoming new phones that will supersede them. The differences between smartphones are getting smaller and smaller, I just don't want one that has a bunch of issues.
If a person can pay for the latest and greatest Android phone whenever they come out, my advice goes out the window. Most of us can't afford that and have to hang on to them a while.
Thats why you just buy a future proof phone and by the time your upgrade comes up you're safe. Honestly there isn't usually a big jump between phones within that time. If I really wanted to spend 299 on a camera then I'd get a camera...so for me something like that is sort of a small reason to pick a phone.
I got the HTC One on Friday after moving over from an iphone. No major complaints so far, it's such a smooth operating phone at the moment. I like the buzzfeed setup on it too once you tweak it to your liking. The metal case scratches easy though, so anyone thinking of getting one I would recommend having a case on it from the start. Really is a massive step up from the iphone, I wasn't a fanboy but kept buying them for the ease of having the docks and what not. The HTC One seems like a massive upgrade from my iphone.
Yes sir. Define a "future proof phone". If you mean a Nexus, agreed because that's what I find most important.
OK, so a quad-core Nexus 5 with LTE that's $200-250 less than the HTC One or S4? I'm good with that and it's extremely likely to happen this year. That's a good reason to wait instead of buying now. Key Lime Pie will be coming out in a few months (perhaps even next month). If you want to be locked into Jellybean until next summer with an HTC One or S4, go ahead. If you want Key Lime Pie when it first comes out and also Licorice & Milkshake, wait for the Nexus 5.
Eventually they'll all get Key Lime Pie so thats not really an issue.. Honestly theyre all android phones so the only competition is really what the Carriers offer.
I don't buy that notion anymore and believe smartphone hardware specs are starting to plateau. We'll see. The One and the vaunted S4 are incremental steps above the S3. Software is what will improve smartphones going forward much more than hardware specs. On a hardware basis only, a One, S4 or Nexus 5 will probably be relevant for several years. IMO, the way to stay cutting edge is buying a phone that will upgrade software repeatedly (and speedily). Just my 2 cents. I doubt the S5 or the next HTC flagship will be huge spec upgrades over this year. Battery life might be the exception.
Excuse my ignorance...Im relatively new to this whole Android experience...what do you mean by this? Im thinking of holding off now until later in the year for the Nexus.
Just fyi, a few of the latest Samsung devices that have Jelly Bean and a quad core processor can be upgraded to Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie), this includes the Note 2, S4, and S3 (but not the US version of the S3). http://www.ibtimes.com/android-50-key-lime-pie-update-not-coming-samsung-galaxy-s3-us-variant-due-dual-core-processor
and those are all future proof phones, they will take the new software upgrades and wont miss a beat, wont lag and wont suffer because of hardware limitations. Absolutely agree
I have the Evo 4g Lte on Sprint. Aside from the network, I still love this phone after a year. I have it rooted with a sense 5 Rom on it (downfall is no Bluetooth, which I really don't use). I just expanded to a 32gb sd card (plus the 16gb on the phone gives me plenty). Sense 5 is nice. Pretty quick, and blink feed is kind of cool. I've only ever had HTC phones, though. They do tend to be a bit slow with their phone updates at times, though.
