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Hi, I'm looking at upgrading my phone but it's been so long since i've done it that I'm totally out of the loop when it comes to them.
I'm your typical phone user, i use facebook, snapchat, music, texting, internet and so on.. But I often find myself hopping from one app to the other. E.g - I could be texting someone on Viber or something while listening to music and searching the web and trying to save images from the web to send them to someone on another texting app while on a phone call or something stupid like that. 

 

I'm currently using an Iphone 4 and while it was good for the first year, no matter how much tidying up and clearing cache i did, it eventually got super slow and un responsive. Which phone wont degrade within a year and will be able to help me preform my tasks daily. I heard a  samsung galaxy is good, could someone list off like 5 phones i should look into? - i dont really want to get another iphone but if they are good then i could consider it.

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Nokia 3310, obviously.

 

No, but my favorite is the HTC One X.

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At this point best smartphone for the price has to be LG G2.

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wait for the new iphone or get the galaxy s5, but dont get waterproof phones if they have flimsey plastic holders for the ports they break off easy :l you can also get the htc one

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Nexus 5

(because im a fanboy)

LG G2 is better than nexus 5 in every way :(

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I'd get a HTC One or the new one that should come soon.

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Can anyone with these phones tell me how they stay over time? and how how they are are multitasking 

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Nexus 5.

It's cheap,too.

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Can anyone with these phones tell me how they stay over time? 

I've had my S3 for 2 years and it's still doing great.

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Samsung Galaxy S5

Xperia Z2

HTC ONE ( Second generation.) / M8

LG G flex

iPhone 6

 

Wait 2 months and all these phones will be buyable ( Except maybe for the 6)

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Can anyone with these phones tell me how they stay over time? and how how they are are multitasking 

I would say the most durable are HTC One and Xperia Z2 , multitasking is on all devices the same except for the iPhone 5s /6 that will come out. 

My personal favs are Xperia Z2 and if it's good the iPhone 6. I'm looking to switch to iOS for one generation as i have never used apple and i would like to try it out. If the iPhone 6 comes out with an at least 4.7'' screen that is. 

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LG G2 is better than nexus 5 in every way :(

Yes, and that shows in it's price. Here in the U.K it's £200 more...It's up to the OP as to whether that's worth the money. Also, LG has a terrible, TERRIBLE implementation of Android. Heavily skinned and sluggish.

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Yes, and that shows in it's price. Here in the U.K it's £200 more...It's up to the OP as to whether that's worth the money. Also, LG has a terrible, TERRIBLE implementation of Android. Heavily skinned and sluggish.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-G2D802-16GB-Android-Phone/dp/B00FF6D47K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393589404&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+g2 nexus 5 is 100 pounds? :o

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I was quoting the RRP - pretty much £500 new. The Nexus 5 was £300 new. Even at a similar price point...LG's software really does suck. I think If I did go for the G2 I'd have to put CM on it.

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I was quoting the RRP - pretty much £500 new. The Nexus 5 was £300 new. Even at a similar price point...LG's software really does suck. I think If I did go for the G2 I'd have to put CM on it.

I wasnt talking about that, I'm taking prices now. Sure ROM can be changed and it doesn't suck that hard you can fix most of it.

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I wasnt talking about that, I'm taking prices now. Sure ROM can be changed and it doesn't suck that hard you can fix most of it.

After using one for a few days...for me it's on par with Samsung's software. But yes, you can fix most of it. At the moment it's the only other phone I'd go for other than a Nexus 5 (If I rooted it). Having a 12-13 Hour day away from a charger means the Nexus 5's battery isn't that awesome once you start tethering, and power using.

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After using one for a few days...for me it's on par with Samsung's software. But yes, you can fix most of it. At the moment it's the only other phone I'd go for other than a Nexus 5 (If I rooted it). Having a 12-13 Hour day away from a charger means the Nexus 5's battery isn't that awesome once you start tethering, and power using.

Yeah, LG G2 performance and battery life are amazing. Also that screen, when you hold it feels like it's just a screen, not a phone  :lol:

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Well i'm going to be changing over to bill pay, so the price of the phone doesnt really matter since it's free under a 12 month contract. So whats the over all verdict? an S3 and a htc one seem to be the most talked about

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At this point best smartphone for the price has to be LG G2.

HTC One.....

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oh and don't forget the Nexus 5 that guy will probably run as fast as it can

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oh and don't forget the Nexus 5 that guy will probably run as fast as it can

Nexus 5 is LG G2 with shitty camera and battery. HTC One has good build quality, but camera, battery and performance of G2 destroy it, also G2 costs less.

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Nexus 5 is LG G2 with shitty camera and battery. HTC One has good build quality, but camera, battery and performance of G2 destroy it, also G2 costs less.

but dude the price to performance plus pure android 

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IF you can live with worse battery and worse camera then sure Nexus might be better for you.

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