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[TheMrMay]

Well, the time is nearly here to replace my Hero. It's been a great phone, and has convinced me Android is the way forward.

Now, what's the best phone I can upgrade to now? I don't mind waiting a few months, but it needs to be good (to beat the Hero, it has to be!)

I think we can pretty much rule out the iPhone 4... I'd like a phone that can actually make phone calls.  

[uk786]

I'm currently on a hero as well and I'm thinking about getting a Desire HD still waiting for GSMArena's review on it, was thinking about maybe getting the Galaxy S but over at XDA I've read a lot of people complaining about issues with it such as Lag fixing and Samsung pulling the 2.2 firmware.

[HaddockJG]

Desire HD for me as well. just as soon as it appears in australia.

A friend had the galaxy S and I was quite impressed with it, though I prefer the sense UI to the samsung one and have also heard too many negatives about it to have it seriously on the list as my hero replacement.

[uk786]

From what I've read about the Desire HD is that the loudspeaker is apparently rubbish, that's my main concern with this phone.

[toxic-hero]

uk786, on Oct 25 2010, 14:34, said:

From what I've read about the Desire HD is that the loudspeaker is apparently rubbish, that's my main concern with this phone.

and it's also too big for a phone.

[TheMrMay]

I've also heard the Desire HD has a pretty awful battery life, but then again, which smartphone doesn't these days?

The Desire HD was my first choice, but maybe not anymore. Any alternatives? Or am I looking for a phone that doesn't exist?

[khtse]

TheMrMay, on Oct 27 2010, 20:28, said:

I've also heard the Desire HD has a pretty awful battery life, but then again, which smartphone doesn't these days?

The Desire HD was my first choice, but maybe not anymore. Any alternatives? Or am I looking for a phone that doesn't exist?

Sorry to say that but the iPhone 4 has a very good battery life. No, I'm not an Apple fanboy and I use a Desire (used a Hero before that), I'm just stating the fact.

The battery life is a serious issue with the Desire HD. It has a bigger screen and a higher clocked CPU than the Desire Z, yet the capacity of the battery on the HD is lower than that on the Z.