Guess it's my turn.
I actually haven't had much in the way of mobile devices. My first phone was an LG Accolade, on Verizon. It wasn't the best of phones, but it was good in what it did. That was a few years ago.
I first got interested in getting a smartphone in late 2011, when I was looking at the iPhone 4S (blasphemy, I know). But then, in November, came along? *cue angelic music* the
Galaxy Nexus. The first phone that got me seriously interested in Android (though I already liked it). I didn't buy one (I'll say why later), though. Then, in May, there was *cue more angelic music* the
Galaxy S3? quad-core processor*, 2GB RAM**, all those "cool" TW features? it seemed to be the perfect phone. This phone made me a Samsung fanboy
*in one variant **in another variant
All this time, I didn't buy a smartphone because of financial concerns over the data plan (thanks a lot Verizon). I was, however, in the market for a iPod Touch-like Android device, so the Galaxy Player grabbed my interest early in 2012. It wasn't much (okay, it was terrible), with only Gingerbread and a single-core processor. However, I thought it would make do for me. I was on the verge of buying one in June when I was saved by *cue even more angelic music* the
Nexus 7. 7" tablet, quad-core, Android 4.1, Google Now, and all that for $199***? it seemed to be
the perfect device. I pre-ordered one within days of the announcement. I received the N7 on time, on July 17. I unboxed it, and? I instantly fell in love with it. I used it for all my mobile needs, all the while marveling at the buttery perfection.
***I ended up buying the 16GB version, which was $249 at the time.
Late in the summer, I discovered Android Central (after ditching PCWorld when it transitioned from tech news to Windows news). I used it to keep up with all the phone announcements. None of these phones (other than the never-available Padfone 2)
really got me interested until *cue the fourth and final angelic music* the
Nexus 4. Snapdragon S4 Pro, 2GB RAM, beautiful screen, beautiful design,
pure Android 4.2, and all for $349 unlocked? it was (and I know I've said this a lot)
THE perfect phone. I also discovered T-Mobile's super-affordable $30 smartphone plan. I was all set to buy the phone, and picked one up on January 29 (the first available date since I was ready to buy an N4).
Super perfection. My N4 has since almost completely replaced my N7 in usage, and I still adore it. If given the opportunity to re-choose a phone, I would still by an N4, even among the One and GS4. I am now a Nexus fanboy
And that's my (very long) mobile device story.
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