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i am getting tired of my samsung galaxy ace s5830 and thinking it is time for an upgrade.

It has trouble with lagg some games, facebook messanger and multitasking in general (not so suprising with 250mb ram and 800mhz single core cpu) and the resolution is not the greatest and i am not to happy about the battery life as it runs out of battery pretty fast when gaming on long rides. 1350mAh - 11hours talk time compared to the s3 at 2100mAh 22,5hours talk time.

 

What would be the most bang for the buck? i was looking at the s2 and s3. Havent really checked out other company's but i would prefer an android for obvious reasons.

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The Nexus 5 and Moto X are great deals.

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What's your budget? The Nexus 5 is an amazing phone for the price.

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Nexus 5 will run all the games

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i dont want to spend a shitload of money, i just want a phone that isnt a shitload.

thats why i mentioned the s2 and s3.

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The nexus 4 really caught my eye. 1.5 ghz, 2gb ram and 2100mAh battery.

I am really impressed when it comes to price to performance

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i am getting tired of my samsung galaxy ace s5830 and thinking it is time for an upgrade.

It has trouble with lagg some games, facebook messanger and multitasking in general (not so suprising with 250mb ram and 800mhz single core cpu) and the resolution is not the greatest and i am not to happy about the battery life as it runs out of battery pretty fast when gaming on long rides. 1350mAh - 11hours talk time compared to the s3 at 2100mAh 22,5hours talk time.

 

What would be the most bang for the buck? i was looking at the s2 and s3. Havent really checked out other company's but i would prefer an android for obvious reasons.

I'm using a Motorola RAZR V3 at the moment... hoping for an upgrade as well xD

 

I am also looking for not a ton of money!

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i dont want to spend a shitload of money, i just want a phone that isnt a shitload.

thats why i mentioned the s2 and s3.

I'm actually comtemplating buying a Samsung Galaxy s2 as well, has some cool features for a relatively old phone like NFC and a decent camera! Like really decent... but yeah... xD

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The nexus 4 really caught my eye. 1.5 ghz, 2gb ram and 2100mAh battery.

I am really impressed when it comes to price to performance

It is a great phone if you don't care about the camera :) !!! I would go for that if I was you... But I want even cheaper xD hahhahah

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Found a used nexus 4 for 260USD.i will surely buy it, thanks for the feedback guys

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Nexus 5 is 250 dollars MSRP for the 16GB model new. source:Play Store.

I live in norway so the prices may be very different, the nexus 4 cost 440USD new in norway

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Nexus 5 FTW IMO

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I live in norway so the prices may be very different, the nexus 4 cost 440USD new in norway

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Best bang for your buck will be the Nexus 5 or Moto G

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Nexus 5 if you want great value current gen or Nexus 4 if you want to save a bit more money again.

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Nexus 5 is 250 dollars MSRP for the 16GB model new. source:Play Store.

No... It costs $350. You would be looking at the nexus 4.

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Nexus 5 is a good choice as it has an up to date firmware and you can customize your phone with custom roms and themes.

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I love my GS4 if thats an option for you

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