With all my old phones I discovered that even when I had extra batteries and SD cards I never swapped them, I was almost always near a Charger or I was always good at getting the photos or old apps I didn't use off the device

32GB With the HTC was plenty, but as stated earlier in the thread, there is no consensus among android fans

I'm a phonewhore, too.

Partial to Samsung, but love HTC, also.

Don't care about the FM radio.

I can't decide between the One or the S4.

The Note 3 should be announced on 9/3 with a late September/October ship date. I plan on buying that and selling my S3 on Ebay. The S3 sale should cover the year left I have on my contract.

They are the hot phones this year - and both are top notch.

The Solid Aluminum is the difference to me:

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Same.

I just want a good mid range phone with FM radio and a removable battery. I don't throw my phones out every year so I want something that I can swap the battery out when it loses its ability to hold a charge. And I don't need something thats 5"+ with a 1080p screen with a quad core and 64gb of ram.

I'm probably gonna try and hold out for one more year and pay full price for the Xperia ZR when it drops a bit in price, unless something similar or better comes out on AT&T with a subsidized price. It's the only phone that meets pretty much everything I'm looking for with the added bonus of being water/dust resistant which I dont particularly care about but w/e, I'll take it.

The Moto X is nicer than people give it credit for. People get super into specs, but I'll bet it runs just as well if not better than latest from HTC and Samsung. The benefits of no skins on top.

My only disappointment is them getting into bed with the carriers. Same exclusivity, bloat, and pricing nonsense.

Note 3 should be a very nice phone...waiting for that one!

I wonder if LG will follow in the footsteps of HTC and Samsung and make a "mini" version of its G2 somewhere in the 4.3" range. Has some pretty nice specs and offers a removable battery, the volume rocker is kinda weird though.

Concept by Sergey....marketing by Eric.

People are also underselling the "always on" aspect of its sensors. That is actually one of the biggest leaps forward in phone tech in a while.

My guess is that by 2015 every phone will have this in place.

AH! This makes for an interesting game... what phone tech do you expect to see by 2015?

Obviously we'll have wearable tech add-ons... watches, glasses, etc...
"unbreakable" screens should be standard

Phones with 8GB of ram and 256GB of storage.

Honestly, what's the difference between phones now? It seems like they all have the same functionality. The only notable differences that I see are size and perhaps maybe battery life. What else differentiates one from another?

It all depends on what features you will actually USE. Most people don't use a lot of the new features but here are some that are pretty damn cool.

For example, my S4 is a universal remote which I find handy. Also, if you do the whole "voice commands" thing than the new Moto-X is amazing because you don;t have to hit a button you can simple say "OK Google" and ask for information or tell it to dial or send a text... etc...

Of course there are a ton of other features but it all boils down to which ones you personally will get value from.

I'm not a big fan of the approach that OEMs like Samsung have taken. LG to a lesser extent too. I don't want S Voice, when Google Now is simply better. I don't want S Translate; if I need to translate something I'll download an app (probably google translate). I don't want some fitness app. Again, if I'm looking for something like that, let me pick what I want in the play store. To me that's all bloat crap. All of it's about branding, so they can make cute ads and put an S in front of everything. Blech

What I do want is for the phone to be well made. I want it to feel good in my hand. I want it to have all the sensors in there so developers can take advantage of them. And I want it supported, so I know I'll get around 18 months of updates.

That's why I like what Motorola is trying. Not perfect, mind you. But I can pick how my phone feels and looks, and then I get a relatively clean version of Android. And the things they have focused on are actually useful. Geofencing so my phone automatically unlocks at home. Always on voice. A pretty cool active notification screen based on sensors. Not eye tracking and hover scrolling bs.

We'll see. I agree though, it's becoming very hard for the companies to release flagship phones with any "wow" features.

I JUST got the Note II.....:cuss:

Nevermind... Apparently only Korea is getting a version of the phone where the battery can be removed.

:facepalm:

You'll be ok man. I've had mine for 8 months.....and I have no desire to switch to the Note 3. The N2 still does everything, and more, that I need.

I like where this discussion is going.
As I stated earlier I am using an HTC one currently - but I do have 2 upgrades sitting in the account as well - the Moto X is a great first product for Googlrola, but I don't think I'll be switching.

The HTC One MAX is on the way out and i'm guessing build quality will dictate which I will try between the NoteIII or MAX... historically I would say HTC, but its rumored that it has plastic for the front instead of the solid metal - not huge but something to take into consideration.

I had the LG OG and I really enjoyed it, it was a solid phone and for a little while I was sad that it was gone as the HTC one wasn't such a big upgrade except in the speaker department.

the G2 looks awesome but the volume rocker on the back is hard for me to overcome

I actually think the power button and volume rocker on the back is a pretty smart design.

Of course I have yet to use it but even on my smaller devices I have to shift the phone in my hand to push the power button or volume and that's when you start dropping shit, so having it on the back would allow me to simply use my index finger. Design wise it might not appeal to a lot of people but I don't think it's that bad.

You don't like plastic... So the g2 or note? :confused face:

I like high build quality - Some Manufacturers can create high build quality with plastic but samsung does not usually fall into this category, IMO.

Other hardware and software factors may play into my decision, but since these are the known devices that are suppose to be release this year, I imagine these are going to be my choices if I want to try something other than the HTC ONE - which I am still very pleased with

I've got the first one. Waiting to upgrade until three hits. If it was farther out I would just get the two
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Me too, love my Note 2 still and no desire to change to any of the phones coming out now.

I do, but it's not just me. You wouldn't see companies moving the position of the power buttons on phones if it wasn't beginning to become an issue with the increase in phone size. Sony putting it on the right side where your thumb is, LG putting it on the back so you can easily use your index finger, and I believe HTC has theirs on the top left(?) where your index finger rests when you are holding the phone, assuming you are right handed.

I think the back power/volume button is interesting. Impossible to tell until you hold it, but isn't that always where your hand hits? Even with smaller phones, it's become hard to do everything with one hand. The bigger ones? I like different design thinking.

Bought a Note 2 yesterday. Thought it would be too big. Loving it so far.

I just got the S4 Tuesday. It is a major switch from the blackberry (duh) and taking some getting used to.

What are some things (apps, functions, etc) that you guys can't live without or love on the S4?