So I need to qualify and say that I am predominantly a BlackBerry user. Have been for many years and many phones. That being said, Sprint is not offering the phone I thought I wanted and so I have been looking more and more at moving over to Android as my OS of choice. This is where I thought I would reach out for help. I have been a Mobile Nations "lurker" for easily the last 5 or so years but have become a bit more active in the forums and blog posts. This is surprisingly my first AC forum post (I believe) but I love going through the forums and reading all about the tech and enjoy this community from afar you could say. I am a nerd. That's ok to say. I embrace it lol. I hate using the words "Tech Savvy" so I won't, but I can say that I can handle my own and know my way around an OS or two
So here I am, reaching out to not only the AC community but specifically Sprint users in hopes that your experiences can help me make a educated decision. So, if you will, what phones are you using? How do you like it? What are its disadvantages? What would you suggest a first time android user get? Why? These are just a few of the questions that I have and maybe with your help I can have a few more and maybe learn to ask the "right" questions to get what will work best for me. If you have questions for me to maybe see how I will be using a phone to help with your answers then feel free to fire them at me. I'll go on further to include some of the phones I am looking at and maybe why i am looking at them.
In order of preference at this point...(this could and maybe should change)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - This looks like a beast of a phone and I figure go big or go home with this one am I right? lol The specs are great and it looks like a phone that will stand the long haul. The S-pen features intrigue me and I can see benefits to using it. My only negative for this is the current price. I know you get what you pay for but I was hoping to pay somewhere within the $250 or below range on contract. That extra $100 is a lot for a guy married with children lol
Moto X - I really am in love with this phone. I have done my reading ant think ultimately this will end up being the phone I get. I love that I can personalize it to my tastes and that it is almost a Nexus device with little tinkering to android on the whole. That being said, I do have some concerns with the storage space. I know sprint only offers the 16GB version but I was told that if I purchase the 32 GB version online from MotoMaker that it will work with sprint too. To me, this still seems like a tight fit. I like the ability to swap out SDCards. I understand I get 50 GB (I think) free cloud storage with this device and that sounds great but I think I need to do a bit more homework.
Samsung Galaxy S4 - This is almost a no brainer. I like this phone mostly because it is popular and I think that if I ever ran into any problems there is a huge community to help with support. The negative to this is I really don't find it that "sexy" and it just comes off at "cheap" to me. My opinion of course. I m also hearing bad things about the screen and burn-in and was wondering if anyone has experienced this. I'm open to learn more about this phone though.
HTC One - I like the build quality of this phone. Has a premium feel to it. I can't say too much either way only that I am unsure about the camera and the quality of pictures.
Nexus 5 - I have similar concerns about this one as I do with the Moto X and the storage capacity. Only difference with this one is I would have to pay the full price to get the 32 GB upgrade and then it starts to get out of my price range. If it is worth it though, I would pay.
LG G2 - At first glance I really like this phone. After playing with my friends' and also at the Sprint store, I have to say that I REALLY don't like the button placement. It is too weird for me and doesn't seem to flow and work with my hands (I have big hands) being in the back. I understand why it's there and I'm sure it has its advantages but I just don't know if it is for me. Maybe someone has some compelling info to make me want to get used to it?
Anywho, that's the short list lol If there is anything I missed please feel free to make suggestions. I NEED HELP hahaha
Oh yeah, maybe most important, I just want the darn thing to work. I'm open to rooting and doing whatever else I need to do to get the experience I may ultimately want in the future but to start out I just want a phone that can get the job done and work out of the box. After I am more comfortable using it then maybe I'll have to make another post or read up on taking the next step. As for now, I'm onlhy talking about overall enjoyment out of the box.
I look forward to interacting with you all some more and in the future. THANKS!!
So here I am, reaching out to not only the AC community but specifically Sprint users in hopes that your experiences can help me make a educated decision. So, if you will, what phones are you using? How do you like it? What are its disadvantages? What would you suggest a first time android user get? Why? These are just a few of the questions that I have and maybe with your help I can have a few more and maybe learn to ask the "right" questions to get what will work best for me. If you have questions for me to maybe see how I will be using a phone to help with your answers then feel free to fire them at me. I'll go on further to include some of the phones I am looking at and maybe why i am looking at them.
In order of preference at this point...(this could and maybe should change)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - This looks like a beast of a phone and I figure go big or go home with this one am I right? lol The specs are great and it looks like a phone that will stand the long haul. The S-pen features intrigue me and I can see benefits to using it. My only negative for this is the current price. I know you get what you pay for but I was hoping to pay somewhere within the $250 or below range on contract. That extra $100 is a lot for a guy married with children lol
Moto X - I really am in love with this phone. I have done my reading ant think ultimately this will end up being the phone I get. I love that I can personalize it to my tastes and that it is almost a Nexus device with little tinkering to android on the whole. That being said, I do have some concerns with the storage space. I know sprint only offers the 16GB version but I was told that if I purchase the 32 GB version online from MotoMaker that it will work with sprint too. To me, this still seems like a tight fit. I like the ability to swap out SDCards. I understand I get 50 GB (I think) free cloud storage with this device and that sounds great but I think I need to do a bit more homework.
Samsung Galaxy S4 - This is almost a no brainer. I like this phone mostly because it is popular and I think that if I ever ran into any problems there is a huge community to help with support. The negative to this is I really don't find it that "sexy" and it just comes off at "cheap" to me. My opinion of course. I m also hearing bad things about the screen and burn-in and was wondering if anyone has experienced this. I'm open to learn more about this phone though.
HTC One - I like the build quality of this phone. Has a premium feel to it. I can't say too much either way only that I am unsure about the camera and the quality of pictures.
Nexus 5 - I have similar concerns about this one as I do with the Moto X and the storage capacity. Only difference with this one is I would have to pay the full price to get the 32 GB upgrade and then it starts to get out of my price range. If it is worth it though, I would pay.
LG G2 - At first glance I really like this phone. After playing with my friends' and also at the Sprint store, I have to say that I REALLY don't like the button placement. It is too weird for me and doesn't seem to flow and work with my hands (I have big hands) being in the back. I understand why it's there and I'm sure it has its advantages but I just don't know if it is for me. Maybe someone has some compelling info to make me want to get used to it?
Anywho, that's the short list lol If there is anything I missed please feel free to make suggestions. I NEED HELP hahaha
Oh yeah, maybe most important, I just want the darn thing to work. I'm open to rooting and doing whatever else I need to do to get the experience I may ultimately want in the future but to start out I just want a phone that can get the job done and work out of the box. After I am more comfortable using it then maybe I'll have to make another post or read up on taking the next step. As for now, I'm onlhy talking about overall enjoyment out of the box.
I look forward to interacting with you all some more and in the future. THANKS!!
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