My current contract ends in July and I zero inclination to go contract again.
Luckily, I'm in a position to just buy a phone and shop around for deals on sim-only or rolling 1-month deals.
Right now, I have a Galaxy S3, which is still a very nice phone. It is rooted and rommed with Cyanogenmod 10.2.
So, I've come to the conclusion that I really like 2 phones. Well, 3, if I can wait for the next Nexus. I'm an impatient sod, though so I probably won't wait.
After browsing around the two that I'm interested in are the HTC One M8 and the Sony Xperia Z2.
My thoughts.
The Sony is a little bigger, has a bit more RAM, and a very nice camera. It's also closer to stock Android that the HTC. It does come with a bunch of Sony bloat.
The HTC looks amazing and has very nice sound. However, I'll mostly be using earbuds, so thats probably not a high point. Sense 6 is supposedly nice. Certainly nicer than Touchwiz.
Apart from that they both have the same CPU, both take good sized SD cards.
I had a chance to handle the m8 today and I'll be able to get my hands on a Z1 later this week. I understand the Z1 is very similar to the Z2 in feel.
I must admit I'm trending towards the Z2, mostly because of that camera. 20 Mpix? rly? If the glass is good it should be exceptional. Not convinced on the Duo-Camera.
The Sony also has noise-cancelling built-in if you use the supplied buds. I use buds most of the time so thats cool, as long as the supplied buds are comfortable.
But the M8 looks so damn good.
Feel free to state opinion. I'm more interested in how these two devices feel to use than their specs.
Cheers,
BAzz
Luckily, I'm in a position to just buy a phone and shop around for deals on sim-only or rolling 1-month deals.
Right now, I have a Galaxy S3, which is still a very nice phone. It is rooted and rommed with Cyanogenmod 10.2.
So, I've come to the conclusion that I really like 2 phones. Well, 3, if I can wait for the next Nexus. I'm an impatient sod, though so I probably won't wait.
After browsing around the two that I'm interested in are the HTC One M8 and the Sony Xperia Z2.
My thoughts.
The Sony is a little bigger, has a bit more RAM, and a very nice camera. It's also closer to stock Android that the HTC. It does come with a bunch of Sony bloat.
The HTC looks amazing and has very nice sound. However, I'll mostly be using earbuds, so thats probably not a high point. Sense 6 is supposedly nice. Certainly nicer than Touchwiz.
Apart from that they both have the same CPU, both take good sized SD cards.
I had a chance to handle the m8 today and I'll be able to get my hands on a Z1 later this week. I understand the Z1 is very similar to the Z2 in feel.
I must admit I'm trending towards the Z2, mostly because of that camera. 20 Mpix? rly? If the glass is good it should be exceptional. Not convinced on the Duo-Camera.
The Sony also has noise-cancelling built-in if you use the supplied buds. I use buds most of the time so thats cool, as long as the supplied buds are comfortable.
But the M8 looks so damn good.
Feel free to state opinion. I'm more interested in how these two devices feel to use than their specs.
Cheers,
BAzz