Re: Anyone else care less about the new HTC and s5 ?
I've had an Evo 4G LTE for 2 years. I've been rolling with Jelly Bean 4.3 for a month, which has been amazing. I just became eligible for an upgrade, and coming from a long line of HTC phones, (including the original Evo and the HTC Touch running Windows Mobile) I figured the next phone for me would be the M8. But then I started looking at last year's HTC One. I honestly did not see a huge enough difference for me to extend my 2 year contract for the newer One, so I started pricing used Ones on eBay. I was all set to purchase a like-new condition One for $250-$300 when I decided to go to the Sprint store to get some last minute hands on time. Then I saw the Moto X.
See, I knew about this phone, I've seen the ads and briefly read some review highlights, but I passed it over. After playing with it for 5 minutes, I asked myself why I wasn't considering this phone as my next phone, at least until something amazing comes out that is worth resigning a 2 year contract for. I went home, rolled my sleeves up, and spent the entire weekend digging through blogs and articles, polls, watching in-depth reviews and side by side comparison videos, going through features guides and critiquing picture and video quality. I'm honestly a little ashamed that I never gave Motorola a shot from the beginning. I looked on eBay and immediately snagged a brand new black Moto X, still sealed in retail packaging for $260. I'm usually someone who gets buyers remorse really easily, but I can honestly say, I have NONE. The phone should be here Thursday and I couldn't be more excited. With a near pure Google experience, lightning fast performance, quick updates, a competitively sized screen, innovative features, and a solid build quality that feels fantastic in the hand, I can see myself having this phone for a long time.
To finally address the OP's question directly, I've always cared less about Samsung phones, and I've always loved HTC, and I can see myself returning to HTC down the line if their next phone can stand out from the competition, but now with my Moto X on the way, I can honestly care less about any other phone right now... (except the Sony Xperia Z2, but the likelihood of me spending $800 on an unlocked phone and breaking out of my family plan to switch to T-Mobile is extremely, extremely slim)
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