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rockitdog

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Let me ask this question in a different way. Taking iPhone into account. Which will hold it's value and still be a device that runs well and will still be a somewhat up to date smartphone in 2 years?

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No phone. Be it android, iOS or WP is worth signing away for two years on.


I agree but i don't have $500+ laying around to buy a new device upfront.
 

garya73

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May 12, 2013
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With the rapid changes in technology, I am not sure what devices will really hold up for two years these days, be it Android, Windows Phone or iOS.

The 5s will seem like old news when the 5.5" iPhone comes out. I have an LG G3 that I've had for a month or so (got it during the Verizon $99.99 deal), and I really like it. Though it does have its limitations - I hope that Android L is much better than KitKat, because one place that Apple beats Android is the operating system. I don't care what kind of phone specs you have if the OS is sketchy. I get a lot of force closes and slow responses from my phone. And I have used almost my full 5GB allocation this month - turns out that Google backup is supposedly the culprit. I turned it off yesterday, I am hoping that my data usage goes down next month.

The one thing about the G3 is that it takes so long to take a picture. HDR pictures take even longer.
 

severage

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Oct 13, 2013
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The LG G3 is easily the most future proof phone out right now, if only for the quad hd screen (which other companies like samsung will soon adopt). The snapdragon 801 holds up very well in it, and it has 3gb of ram, more than most flagships.

I personally love mine.
 

BlueGoldAce

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Oct 11, 2011
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With the rapid changes in technology, I am not sure what devices will really hold up for two years these days, be it Android, Windows Phone or iOS.

The 5s will seem like old news when the 5.5" iPhone comes out. I have an LG G3 that I've had for a month or so (got it during the Verizon $99.99 deal), and I really like it. Though it does have its limitations - I hope that Android L is much better than KitKat, because one place that Apple beats Android is the operating system. I don't care what kind of phone specs you have if the OS is sketchy. I get a lot of force closes and slow responses from my phone. And I have used almost my full 5GB allocation this month - turns out that Google backup is supposedly the culprit. I turned it off yesterday, I am hoping that my data usage goes down next month.

The one thing about the G3 is that it takes so long to take a picture. HDR pictures take even longer.

What? The camera is super faster... Possibly the fastest on the market.
 

Jinzen

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Oct 16, 2012
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So many people preclude the Note only to experience it later on and then realize that it's not awkwardly big or unwieldy. Then they say how they can never go back to a smaller device, that it feels akward. I can't tell you how many times I hear this from people.

Went Note 3 - iPhone 5s - HTC One M8 - iPhone 5s.

Yea, I can easily go back. Android is still THAT bad/behind for me to keep going back to an iPhone.
 

BlueGoldAce

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Oct 11, 2011
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Went Note 3 - iPhone 5s - HTC One M8 - iPhone 5s.

Yea, I can easily go back. Android is still THAT bad/behind for me to keep going back to an iPhone.

I am highly likely to pick one of the new iphones for my next phone.

That being said, Android is not bad. It's pretty great. Android l will only make it better.

Most respected reviewers will echo this sentiment. Many argue android is superior. I'm a fan of both.
 

SpyderBite

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Oct 4, 2011
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The G3 has been fantastic. I've had it for almost two weeks now and have yet to find a flaw with it. The new LG launcher makes a 3rd party launcher unnecessary for me.

I do have a 5s as my primary device however.
 
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