Time again for a new phone
 

So I'm eligible to upgrade my cell phone again August 1st. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S2 through Sprint and was ready to get the S4. Now I see that LG is set to release their Optimus G2 sometime in August.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/09/lg-optimus-g2-leak/

I've never considered LG, but I'm intrigued by what I've read.

Has anyone else looked at this and is it worth waiting another month or so for the LG?

Also, does anyone in the KC area have any experience with Sprint's LTE 4G? Is coverage still spotty?

Yes, it's still spotty. I've got a Samsung Note 2 and still love it. But coverage is so so.

Anyone? Buehler? Buelhler?

Sprint sucks, Note 3 is gonna be a beast. I like my s4 but not a huge fan of touchwiz, prefer sense. I like LG TV's but their phones usually suck

I'm waiting to see what the Moto X is all about.

I really can't stand Sprint as a cellphone company. That being said, I usually go with what is free. This time it was the iPhone 4. I never planned on owning one because I don't like Apple products but it isn't bad, does what I need it to when I need it to and that's about all I can ask for.

About as awesome as you can get. If you're in the Android camp, hold out.

Same here. A bunch of sites have hinted to a removable battery and their whole 17 or w/e different colored covers kind of support that and I wont buy a phone without one. Hope it has a FM transmitter in it, though.

I did read some article where they mentioned that the phone would rival the S4 and HTC One in the price department which would be a huge let down. The specs that have been released aren't near as high end as those phones.

You don't need a removable battery if 8 hours of hard use only kills 15% of the battery.

Just saying. Not that I know.

We just upgraded with T-mobile about 5 months ago.
I have the Galaxy Note II.
Wife and daughter have Galaxy SIII.

I absolutely love it and I'm pretty sure the girls wished they had gotten the Note also.
Even if they won't admit it. My daughter was begging for the Iphone because that's what all her friends have, but after a few weeks she said she is glad I talked her into the Samsung.

Of course what do I know, I was still using my old V3 Razr when we upgraded.

I'm not worried about a days worth of battery life. I'm more concerned with 18 months down the road the thing not holding a charge and simply replacing it with a new battery instead of buying a new phone. Even if the phone is under warranty and you can send it in you have to pay the shipping and handling and you are without a phone for a week or however long it will take for the factory to put in a new battery. It's a pain in the ass that serves no purpose besides saving a whopping mm in thickness and forcing you to buy a new phone when the battery dies.

I'd also love to see a battery that see's 8 hours of hard use and still has an 85% charge left, though.

However, I've been told on CP that the majority of people buy a new phone every year, so...

For what it's worth, I've had an iPhone 4s since launch day. Recently swapped it out at the store as a result of a sticky home button and didn't pay a dime.

Note II buddy. Won't have to buy another phone for 5 years.

LMAO 5 years. Okay.

I've had the Google Nexus S since winter of 2010.

It's ok I guess....of course that's really old in tech years.

I was thinking about getting the Samsung Galaxy 4S, but god damn the thing is so ****ing big you almost can't put it in your pocket.

It's time for my upgrade. I have Galaxy s3 now, it's ok. Been through iphone, never again. I had an EVO forever and loved it. Looking at HTC ONE or Galaxy s4. Not big on tech, so any input would be great.

LMAO You're a tool.

I'm assuming you have Sprint.

I got my son an S4, he loves it. Much like the S3, just faster.

I have the Note2. The LG G2 looks like a nice phone.

S5 should be out in 4-6 weeks

The specs on it look very disappointing compared to the S4.

I've had the Nexus 5 for about 4 months now. Love it. Pure Google without all the bloatware and the specs are about as good as anything out there right now. Great screen as well.

Best part: they're cheap! I bought mine off contract for $350 and don't have to deal with the hassle of bullshit contracts.

I was pretty much disappointed with everything unveiled.

I was most looking forward to the release of the LG G2 mini from all the rumored specs I was hearing. Rumors had it being in the league of the Sony mini's, but LG makes much smaller overall sized phones. Then they actual phone was unveiled... it's basically the same damn phone as the LG L90 with the G2 button layout. I really don't understand the purpose of taking your highend line, shrinking it, and making it a subpar midrange phone.

Galaxy S5 or Note 3?

Couldn't be happier with my new iPhone. The coverage sucks balls thanks to sprint. I do miss verizon, just not the Pricetag that came with it.

FaceTime Audio works pretty well if you've got a wifi connection but crappy cell coverage and are calling another iPhone.

Shiiiiiiit. Since switching to Ting, my wife and I pay around $70 a month for our phones. No more upgrades. Ever. I guess I'm just not a tech guy. I've got the SIII and I don't see a need for a new phone at all. This little guy still does more than I even need it for. Thank God...I got so sick of buying new ****ing phones all the time!

Basically depends on screen size.

I have a Note2. I thought 5.5" would be too big. It's not.

Note3 is 5.7".

Note 3 is the best phone I've ever owned. And I've had pretty much every phone you can think of. S5 looks cool you may want to wait.

I had the note 2, due to work I had to switch to the iPhone 5s. I feel like Marty mcfly; I'd be picking up the S5 in a few weeks if I had my druthers.

I'm leaning on the s5. Really don't want screen bigger that 4.7 though.

iPhones are for females.

And gay dudes.

:)

FYP

I have an LG G2 and I love it. Always been an HTC or Samsung user, but this G2 is amazing.

And the elderly.

That looks like a really nice phone.

The G3 is rumored to have a 4k res screen and 5.5" display.

Just upgraded my 4 year old phone to the G2. Picked it up off of Amazon for $50. Returned it for a refund 2 hours later because of AT&T disabling the FM radio on it. Sucks because I really like what that phone offered for the price and I digged the buttons on the back because my hands aren't that big, but one of the main reasons I picked that phone over the others was because of the FM radio feature.

Looks like I'll have to upgrade to the HTC One (2013 version), but then I saw what AT&T is asking for it on contract... ROFL 1 year old phone with its successor coming out 10 days from now and they are asking for day 1 release prices. Just for shits I looked at how much Verizon was asking... $49.99.

I ****ing hate AT&T.

FM Radio??? People still use that???

I do all the time because it doesnt use data and when I'm out riding my motorcycle or bike there isn't exactly wifi.

Upgraded to the Note 3 yesterday.
Great phone. Really fast.

Nice phone.
You get a man purse with it? :)

LOL

I did get an Otter box, though.

Note3 in an Otterbox? How the hell do you carry it?

Commuter case. Its not bulky.

Can you put it in your pants pocket?

HTC one m8 comes out today, pretty sick

Yep

I'd rather have the M7 at 64gb but I might just have to get the M8 because AT&T has the 32GB M7 on sale for free while the 64GB is still $300 dollars on contract. Meanwhile the M8 comes out at $200 on contract.

I just dont understand...

M8 has expandable memory

I know.

I just dont see it as that much of an upgrade but apparently AT&T prices phones based on how much internal memory they have and nothing else.

It's got a faster processor, meh... the M7 is already beyond fast enough. It's got a bigger screen but they still have the dumbass HTC logo on the front and it has on screen keys now so that .3" increase goes right out the window. The camera is still dogshit. And its a massive and heavy phone for being 5" when you compare it to every other flagship.

Wish the major carriers would pick up the Sony phones.

Have any of you switched to TMobile recently? The power button on my iphone broke, and I do not want to stick with Att.

I switched to them from Sprint but I was not under contract at the time. I know they and AT&T are both offering to buy you out of your contract to get you to switch. My main reasons were that I had them about 5 years ago and the only reason I switched in the first place was that they did not have air cards and I was going to an area where that was the only way I could use the net.

Came back because the first experience with them was great and they were offering a plan that allowed me to get the Galaxy S4 at sign-up without paying $200-$300. Essentially it's $25/mo for the life of the contract but you can pay it off sooner and take the phone with you to another carrier if you want.

I don't understand why Apple is so hellbent on REFUSING to make their phone bigger. At least give people options, make it two version of the iphone. Call the regular on an iphone, call the other one an iPhone mega or something. I honestly think they just do NOT want the tablet and cell phone market to converge, because that would probably mean less money for them.

I mean look at the difference. Whenever I play with a friend or family's iPhone I'm automatically annoyed at the tiny screen.I don't know why you would own one or pay more to own one if you had a choice of the Samsung products. Look at the difference

Note 3 vs iphone5

http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/a...080234.JPG.jpg

To each their own I guess. One of the things keeping me on the iPhone is the size of the newer Android devices. I have a tablet, I don't need another one.

I wish more android manufacturers did what Sony does.

They took their flagship Z and Z1 and made compact versions (ZR and Z1C) that didn't nuke everything good about the phone and make it a piece of shit. I can only hope a Z2C makes it to the US because the Z2 actually supports US frequencies where as the others dont.

I can't stand how big phones are getting these days. Seems like the only thing they can think of is slapping a new processor in the phone, increasing the size by .2" and calling it an upgrade.

Just ****ing upgrade the phone with the latest technology. Improve the camera, improve the software, etc... At some point there has to be a limit to where you say enough is enough with these ****ing mega phones getting bigger every year.

If it can fit in the pockets of my pants, it's not too big. Case closed.

I don't know what kind of Zubaz you wear by my wife's Galaxy S4 won't fit comfortably into my pockets...

I have a Note 2, one of the biggest phones on the market. Fits in any one of my pants pockets easily. Do you wear skin tight leather pants or something?

My cock takes up more space than the average dude, so there's that. :D

Besides, sitting down is for losers..... :D

http://imageshack.com/a/img856/9361/ygqc.jpg

Seriously, that's just stupid. ROFL

You're a little old to be wearing Skinny jeans.

:)

The Note 3 is as big as I care to go.

I have the Samsung Galaxy S4 in an Otterbox - great phone BUT...

It's like a ****in brick in my pants.

Thought about changing to the mini S4 but the battery life on it sucks and it's not as fast.

Need to think about getting another case...but nothing protects better than otterbox

Is it the commuter case?

Incipio is another good case maker.

I wear Zubaz, I said that already. :D

I wear regular person jeans and my phone didn't look like that at all in my pocket
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Iphones are great if you like tiny screens. I could never use one again. I browse on my phone way too much for that garbage.

Maybe you need better bifocals?

That was my issue too. Well when I had a phone. Charging port got ****ed around thanksgiving and I put it on the dresser and its still sitting there. There have been a couple times I thought about getting another but haven't yet. It's nice must of the time. I answer enough phone calls during the day.
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Both my phone and my wife's phone are on their last legs. I'm thinking of getting a couple Nexus 5's. Anyone have experience with them?

I love my Nexus 5. Pretty much does everything any brand new phone on the market today can do, and as a bonus it doesn't have all the shitty bloatware you can't get rid of without rooting. Also, you can buy them off contract straight from Google for $350...which is the tits :)

In all seriousness, the browser on my iPhone is just fine if I'm on the road or otherwise in a pinch. I also have a tablet, so if I'm in a hotel room or at home, I can browse on that and it's superior in size to any phone, even the Samsung phablets.

And while you certainly CAN put one of those monstrosities in your pants pocket, they certainly don't work in an arm pocket while I'm mowing and listening to music, which is the #2 thing I do with my phone after making and receiving PHONE calls.

I understand why people would like them if they're using them as a hybrid device.

Those are all reasons that I have considered. The only drawback I can see right now is that the Nexus 5 apparently uses a micro SIM card rather than a normal sized card and I'd have to get the micro cards from TMobile. I need to contact them and see what that process would be.

I'm kinda curious how this OnePlus One phone is going to turn out.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/OnePl...-front_id54351

Seems a little too good to be true from all the rumors. Flagship specs, Cyanogenmod out of the box, 5.5" screen that is smaller than the Z1 at Nexus prices? We'll see about that...

It does use a micro SIM. But in the past, I've just asked and they've typically given me one for free in-store.

I have a Nexus 5 on T Mobile. I am very pleased with it. I used to have the Samsung GS3 which I was also very happy with. The reason that I upgraded was to get LTE.

T Mobile works well where I live and spend 95% of my time. They are not good in rural areas. The Google Play Store version of the N5 does not have wifi calling for T Mobile. This is going to be a big challenge for me when I go skiing next month as there is no service in the area. With the SG3 I just used wifi calling.

Just find someone with a Sim cutter.

The only reason I don't have a tablet is because I refuse to pay for data on 2 devices. And I'm not gonna pay extra for a Hotspot on my Note 3.