My current contract with Verizon is up for renewal/extension in a couple of months, and as of last Feb when I nearly killed my Droid X with the 2.3.4 OTA update after I rooted for the express purpose of being able to properly use it like an iPod (syncing playcounts back to iTunes AND having my preferred media player activate when connecting to BlueTooth), I had decided to go back to an iPhone this time around. I used to have an iPhone when I was on AT&T four years ago.
But with the news that the iPhone will not support simultaneous data on LTE on ANY carrier, I'm second guessing myself. So, I have some questions about what Android phones I should consider. My "musts" include:
LTE simultaneous data and voice
Decent headset jack (the jack itself on my D-X sucks, verified by testing the same headsets on different phones, it's my phone)
Rootable if I need to freeze out the built-in music player so BT will activate my preferred player
Decent battery life
NOT a Samsung
I'm not in any particular hurry as while I can upgrade now per VZW, I'm facing a layoff in a few weeks and thus I need to wait until employment is secured before buying a new phone.
But with the news that the iPhone will not support simultaneous data on LTE on ANY carrier, I'm second guessing myself. So, I have some questions about what Android phones I should consider. My "musts" include:
LTE simultaneous data and voice
Decent headset jack (the jack itself on my D-X sucks, verified by testing the same headsets on different phones, it's my phone)
Rootable if I need to freeze out the built-in music player so BT will activate my preferred player
Decent battery life
NOT a Samsung
I'm not in any particular hurry as while I can upgrade now per VZW, I'm facing a layoff in a few weeks and thus I need to wait until employment is secured before buying a new phone.