Next big phone after the SIII

**raffitou** · 06-10-2012, 01:54 PM

I'm on my HTC Thunderbolt, can't upgrade before November without paying full price. Love my Thunderbolt but would like to upgrade. Any thoughts on the next big phone after the SIII sometime around November?

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**matt0715** · 06-10-2012, 01:58 PM

Most likely will be the next nexus

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**broadwayblues** · 06-10-2012, 02:04 PM

DROID maxx hd is my bet. Also don't discount the HTC DROID incredible 4G LTE. It's a pretty solid phone.

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**droid83** · 06-10-2012, 02:06 PM

The next Nexus. BTW I'm glad I did the 1 year deal on my Thunderbolt. S3 will be on deck soon

**NickA** · 06-10-2012, 02:11 PM

Blackberry 10!!

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**matt0715** · 06-10-2012, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by NickA

Blackberry 10!!

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Lol

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**Premium1** · 06-10-2012, 02:58 PM

should be some new blackberry's, the next iphone, razr maxx hd, and supposedly a note like device from htc.

**Jace** · 06-10-2012, 04:36 PM

was waiting for the razr maxx hd before we got lucky and had the Galaxy S3 come out on verizon (seemed up in the air a few weeks ago). i was regretting going with the 1-yr on the thunderbolt from january to may when there were NO new premier phones, but circumstances given what they are with the unlimited data, the timing seems fortuitous in retrospect.

**socal** · 06-11-2012, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by droid83

The next Nexus. BTW I'm glad I did the 1 year deal on my Thunderbolt. S3 will be on deck soon

Same here.

**Vikman** · 06-11-2012, 02:21 PM

Galaxy SIV :P

**hoovhartid** · 06-11-2012, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by raffitou

I'm on my HTC Thunderbolt, can't upgrade before November without paying full price. Love my Thunderbolt but would like to upgrade. Any thoughts on the next big phone after the SIII sometime around November?

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its rumored that the galaxy note 2 will be released around sometime in October

check this thread here;
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sam...e-ii-bush.html

looks like the gpu will make it a monster.

**firetruck41** · 06-11-2012, 05:38 PM

RAZR HD for Verizon, though it will be a "peer" to the S3, not a step up.

**Suntan** · 06-11-2012, 05:54 PM

There's also that Sony one that will be announced in 2 weeks. No idea if it will come to Big Red though.

-Suntan

**craigrn16** · 06-11-2012, 06:06 PM

There is the Razr HD, Possible Galaxy Note 2 for verizon in the fall and if you consider this an upgrade there is the HTC Incredible 4G

**paul-c** · 06-11-2012, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Suntan

There's also that Sony one that will be announced in 2 weeks. No idea if it will come to Big Red though.

-Suntan

Really hope it does. Sony has been quiet all year, stateside.

**Geikamir** · 06-12-2012, 02:33 AM

As others have mentioned the Note 2 will likely be coming out in a few months. Not sure if it will come to Verizon, but hopefully it will. I may wind up selling the S3 I preordered to get it.

**davidnc** · 06-12-2012, 07:21 AM

Lol,Im not so sure how much bigger of a phone I actually want tho.I mean I don't want to be holding a tablet size phone to my ear.I know the note 2 isn't that much bigger but the trend seems to still be heading that way.

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**Funkpod** · 06-12-2012, 02:49 PM

i'm in the boat where i am wondering how this s3 will compare w/ the next nexus.

i'm not crazy about touchwiz or the actual look of the phone, but everything else is awesome-- especially the removable memory and battery. and it's FAST.

i feel kinda pushed into upgrading now, because if i want to keep my unlimited data, i need to upgrade now, and be safe for 2 years, basically. i know i can keep it regardless, but i am not in the means of buying a phone unsubsidized, so i guess this is the choice i gotta make.

i'm not a huge data user at all, but with lte i probably will be. kinda like a chicken/egg thing, haha.

does the shared data plan eliminate the personal data plan w/ $10 family member?

also, i liked the nexus's getting the updates first. is samsung really "that" bad?

**turb0wned** · 06-12-2012, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Funkpod

i'm in the boat where i am wondering how this s3 will compare w/ the next nexus.

i'm not crazy about touchwiz or the actual look of the phone, but everything else is awesome-- especially the removable memory and battery. and it's FAST.

i feel kinda pushed into upgrading now, because if i want to keep my unlimited data, i need to upgrade now, and be safe for 2 years, basically. i know i can keep it regardless, but i am not in the means of buying a phone unsubsidized, so i guess this is the choice i gotta make.

i'm not a huge data user at all, but with lte i probably will be. kinda like a chicken/egg thing, haha.

does the shared data plan eliminate the personal data plan w/ $10 family member?

also, i liked the nexus's getting the updates first. is samsung really "that" bad?

Buy a Droid Razr Maxx for $199. Don't open it and put it on ebay. I did that with both my accounts. I just sold one for $550. Then buy the S3 at full price.

**Cubfan** · 06-12-2012, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by matt0715

Most likely will be the next nexus

seriously? Some of you actually think the next Nexus is coming to Verizon? Good luck with that.

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**Funkpod** · 06-13-2012, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by turb0wned

Buy a Droid Razr Maxx for $199. Don't open it and put it on ebay. I did that with both my accounts. I just sold one for $550. Then buy the S3 at full price.

VERY INTERESTING... hadn't thought of that...

I could potentially do this and buy whatever phone I wanted down the line... I'd still be paying, like $200, $300 for full price on my own, but it's like I subsidized it myself... HMM...

**hachiroku13954** · 06-14-2012, 02:32 AM

iPhone 5!!!!!!!!!

**sirheck** · 06-14-2012, 02:47 AM

iphone 5?
It better have a screen over 4 inches as 4.5 and above seem to
be the way to go now a days.
It better have more than just re-branded navigation with turn by turn
directions. Tom Tom/Google maps any one? LOL.
Eyes Free? This is suppose to be in car voice commands and innovative?
Hmm??? does the over 10 year old On-Star or over 5 year old SYNC
ring a bell?

It had better have a transporter along with the option to set
"Phazers to stun" or a flux capacitor to really be something.

LOL.

**Cruiserdude** · 06-14-2012, 07:00 AM

As far as Android goes, the S3 and HOX are likely to be the big phones of the summer. Expect the S3 to be a bit more popular, due to its universal availability. That may change, however, if VZW decides to bring on a HOX variant after the Incredible LTE comes out, as a direct successor to the Rezound. I don't see that as very likely, however.

Razr HD will likely be out this summer, but I wouldn't expect it to be nearly as big as the first Razr was, because of the S3. It'll be a great phone and very popular among Verizon customers, but its only for Verizon, at least at first, and won't be coming to other US carriers. With everyone expecting the Jellybean debut at Google IO, I'd imagine the next Nexus will be the next big thing internationally. Remains to be seen how and when Google implements their direct sales model, and whether this too will come to Verizon.

Keep in mind that phone enthusiasts such as ourselves are all pretty much aware of the policy change regarding unlimited data, and as such most all of us with upgrades are using them now for the S3. That means development should be huge, and most of us won't be buying something full retail for awhile now. So I couldn't say what is going to be the next device on Verizon that will be as popular among our community as the S3, but I'd guess nothing till the Nexus.