Currently have blade but looking for a serious contender

[Guest aradalien]

Ok i have about 1k to spend on an android which is gonna be high end and keep my zte blade for customising,

The 3 Contenders are large screen androids.

1, Nexus S 16gb internal memory no sd slot

2 HTC Desire HD 1.5gb internal and upto 32 sd card

3 Galaxy S 8gb internal and 32gb sd card

+ let me know of any other recomendations that u think may be worthy

Thx loksie

[Guest Andoidian]

Personally I think it'd be fairly stupid to buy any high end phone right now.

It's the eve of the dual cores, and regardless of whether they're any good you should at least hang around until they are released.

[Guest Azurren]

Personally I think it'd be fairly stupid to buy any high end phone right now.

It's the eve of the dual cores, and regardless of whether they're any good you should at least hang around until they are released.

+1

Dual core devices are just around the corner, plus when they do come out the current high-end smartphones will drop in price ;)

[Guest]

1k? ;)

The Motorola Droid Bionic and the LG star are the best known Android phones. They aren't out in the UK yet but they will be in a few months.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/motorol...ionic-hands-on/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/lg-opti...s-with-android/

Both have 2GHz CPUs (Dual Core 1GHz) and output 1080p.

Or, you can get the Motorola Atrix 4G which is confirmed for release on Orange in May. Similar specs, but it does some stuff that is simply mind blowing ;) Just check out this link. If you have 1k to spend you might as well get the laptop dock too. :D

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/28/motorol...atrix-4g-video/

Edited February 2, 2011 by Guest

[Guest Andoidian]

Regardless of the fact I think you should wait, I'm not expecting anything particularly great out of the dual-cores.

After all, if you do anything which pushes the phone to it's limits you'll just rape the battery life.

[Guest]

Regardless of the fact I think you should wait, I'm not expecting anything particularly great out of the dual-cores.

After all, if you do anything which pushes the phone to it's limits you'll just rape the battery life.

The 2 Motorola dual core phones both come with 1930 mAh batteries, and the Nvidia Tergra 2 chips supposedly have low power consumption. It should run or par with the battery from the Nexus One etc, maybe even better.

[Guest rbbrslmn]

I'd rather have genital warts than a motorola phone....

[Guest Frankish]

I'd rather have genital warts than a motorola phone....

Big fat lol.

;)

EDIT:

Actually i think they advertise the Motorola Defy as being Scratch Resistant, Splash Resistant and Genital Warts Resistant. It has shown a susceptibility to chlamydia.

Edited February 2, 2011 by Frankish

[Guest HMZX]

Big fat lol.

;)

EDIT:

Actually i think they advertise the Motorola Defy as being Scratch Resistant, Splash Resistant and Genital Warts Resistant. It has shown a susceptibility to chlamydia.

really?????

oh thats fine then!

[Guest ThrashMan]

rofl

[Guest ste1604]

you could wait for the samsung galaxy s 2

[Guest Azurren]

1k? ;)

The Motorola Droid Bionic and the LG star are the best known Android phones. They aren't out in the UK yet but they will be in a few months.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/motorol...ionic-hands-on/

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/15/lg-opti...s-with-android/

Both have 2GHz CPUs (Dual Core 1GHz) and output 1080p.

Or, you can get the Motorola Atrix 4G which is confirmed for release on Orange in May. Similar specs, but it does some stuff that is simply mind blowing :D Just check out this link. If you have 1k to spend you might as well get the laptop dock too. ;)

Now imagine all that.. But.. Wireless!

Seriously wouldn't you prefer a phone with a massive battery that would either auto-connect to the "Hub" (Instead of a dock :D) when powered on / in range / when a button is pressed?

Wireless n is fully capable of streaming 1080p.. Hell Wireless G is ;)

Nice idea though

[Guest PeterPandroid]

After all, if you do anything which pushes the phone to it's limits you'll just rape the battery life.

That'd be my main concern too. There's no new tech around the corner that will escape that fact that routinely exploiting 2GHz worth of clock cycles can do anything other than provide a short battery life. What do they expect to need that much power for anyhow? 3D video with shutter glasses?

There are features I would rather see that don't need extra horsepower: Built-in LED projector, Internal hi-res diopter adjustable viewfinder / display. etc

Pp

[Guest Azurren]

That'd be my main concern too. There's no new tech around the corner that will escape that fact that routinely exploiting 2GHz worth of clock cycles can do anything other than provide a short battery life. What do they expect to need that much power for anyhow? 3D video with shutter glasses?

There are features I would rather see that don't need extra horsepower: Built-in LED projector, Internal hi-res diopter adjustable viewfinder / display. etc

Pp

Actually those dual core processors are supposed to use less power than a lot of the current mobile CPUs..

Just like intels i7 extreme range is more efficient than some of AMDs dual / single cores ;)

Ofc my answer is to but a hydrogen fuel cell into a phone ;)

But for some reason no matter how many working prototypes are created someone quickly tucks it under the carpet

[Guest fonix232]

OOOOO what is that OS there? I suppose it isn't Mac OS X, maybe some kind of Linux?

[Guest Lew247]

Chrome lol

[Guest Matthew Ferguson]

Ok i have about 1k to spend on an android which is gonna be high end and keep my zte blade for customising,

The 3 Contenders are large screen androids.

1, Nexus S 16gb internal memory no sd slot

2 HTC Desire HD 1.5gb internal and upto 32 sd card

3 Galaxy S 8gb internal and 32gb sd card

+ let me know of any other recomendations that u think may be worthy

Thx loksie

Isn't there a new Samsung coming out that was announced at CES, with a 1.2ghz processor, and a 4.5 inch screen?

[Guest Matthew Ferguson]

Chrome lol

I'm pretty sure that's not Chrome OS.

[Guest Azurren]

I'm pretty sure that's not Chrome OS.

Pretty sure Chrome OS wouldn't be modelling firefox so freely ;)

[Guest fonix232]

Pretty sure Chrome OS wouldn't be modelling firefox so freely ;)

I agree.

First I thought it is Android (based on top bar) but it isn't (or an unknown PC build). Then I thought about a Debian/Ubuntu build with Gnome Shell, but it isn't as I guess.

[Guest shadowninty]

dual core at 1GHz does NOT equal 2GHz

it can just process two things, each at 1GHz ;)

[Guest aradalien]

Thx all but i cant resist not buying one so i think ill get a DHD for the extra storage

and media capabilities and sense ui.

Edited February 2, 2011 by aradalien