Upgrading my broken HTC One M8, What new smartphone should I buy?

[kennyreid95]

I'm upgrading my broken HTC One M8 and I am looking for a new smartphone to buy. What new phone do you guys recommend that has micro sd card, 1080p 60fps video recording, and front speakers? What new smartphone should I buy? I need your help guys.
I liked how the HTC One M8 had front speakers and they sounded great but now the MotoX Pure Edition's speakers sound way better than the M8's speakers. The Moto X Pure Edition speakers sound a lot louder and more clearer than the M8's speakers. I am considering buying the Moto X Pure Edition because of the great front speakers.
However I do have some gripes with the Moto XPE that make me not want to buy the Moto XPE.

• the Moto XPE is a big phone. The Moto XPE is even bigger than the HTC One M8. The M8 has a 5 inch screen and the Moto XPE has a 5.7 inch screen. I really don''t want a big phone because my hands are not the biggest to hold a 5.7 inch phone.
• the Moto XPE can not record 1080p 60fps video. Why is that? The HTC One M8 can record 1080p 60fps and the Moto XPE can not. I do not understand that.
• the Moto XPE does not have a Notification Led Light. The HTC One M8 has a notification led light, why does the Moto XPE not have a notification led light? Please someone explain that to me.

Another gripe for me is that the Moto XPE is powered by the Snapdragon 808 processor. The M8 is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor. The performance difference between the 808 and the 801 is not much. I have seen benchmarks online of the M8 and the Moto XPE and the Moto XPE scored 51401 on Antutu benchmark and the M8 scored 44284 on Antutu benchmark. The Moto XPE scored 1248 single core and 3361 multi core in Geekbench 3. The M8 scored 975 single core and 2976 multi core in Geekbench 3. The Adreno 418 is not that much more powerful than the Adreno 330 in gaming.

Is the Adreno 418 better than the Adreno 330? Is the Snapdragon 808 better than the Snapdragon 801? There really is not a huge performance difference between the HTC One M8 and the Moto XPE, or is there a performance difference? The Moto XPE suffers from thermal throttling when doing heavy tasks and benchmarks. I haven't seen the M8 thermal throttle on heavy tasks or benchmarks.

I have also looked at the Nexus 6P but that phone is even bigger and taller than the M8 and Moto XPE. The Nexus 6P also can't record 1080P 60fps video. I also heard the Nexus 6P video stabilization is really bad. So I am really not sure which phone to buy. Are there better phones out there than the Moto XPE and Nexus 6P? I'm saying are there better phones that don't have the same drawbacks as the Moto XPE and 6P have?
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

Ummm...

 

Don't really have much experience with phones other than LG, or Motorola.

 

Lenovo Moto G?

 

LG V10?

[AMICLG]

Nexus 6 is only $350 USD off of Amazon. I personally own one and love it. The support both Motorola and Google provides is the best I've had for a phone.

 

It's actually my second, my first one randomly died. Went to the Motorola support site. Filled out RMA form and an hour later got a pre-payed Fedex shipping label. Once they revived it they sent out a new one an hour and a half later via 2 day shipping.

[asim1999]

Xiaomi Mi5. Wait for the Feb 24th unveiling cos it will cost around $400

[Minetex]

Mi5 is the way for me. Anyone on the hype train? I'm waiting for it since the Mi4 came out. Fuck me

[kennyreid95]

The Xiaomi Mi5 looks like a really good phone, except it does not have front facing speakers nor micro sd card slot   

[kennyreid95]

What new phone do you guys recommend that has micro sd card, 1080p 60fps video recording, and front speakers? 

[kennyreid95]

Guys? Anyone?  What new phone do you guys recommend that has micro sd card, 1080p 60fps video recording, and front speakers?

[Aniallation]

It doesn't have a notification LED because it has Active Display instead. 

[Aniallation]

3 hours ago, kennyreid95 said:

Guys? Anyone?  What new phone do you guys recommend that has micro sd card, 1080p 60fps video recording, and front speakers?

Xperia Z5?

[kennyreid95]

2 minutes ago, Aniallation said:

Xperia Z5?

Even though the xperia z5 has 1080p 60fps video camera, micro sd card slot, and front speakers. Is the Xperia Z5 still worth buying. How loud are the speakers? Do they sound clear? How is the camera quality in low light?

[Aniallation]

3 minutes ago, kennyreid95 said:

Even though the xperia z5 has 1080p 60fps video camera, micro sd card slot, and front speakers. Is the Xperia Z5 still worth buying. How loud are the speakers? Do they sound clear? How is the camera quality in low light?

From what I've heard it's a great phone and if you're looking for those three things in a phone that's smaller than the 5.7" of the XPE, it's pretty much the best that you'll get from a brand that's universally recognized. The camera is great in low light from what I've heard, but I can't attest to the quality/volume of the speakers as that's more of a personal preference.

[kennyreid95]

 

I will never find the best phone for me

 

 

 

 

 

[kennyreid95]

Unbelievable 

 

[kennyreid95]

Why are people ignoring me? It is a simple question. 

[kennyreid95]

Ok I am so done with this forum now 

[kennyreid95]

Are you kidding me? Nobody wants to help me out?