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TacticalDesire

macrumors 68020
Original poster
Mar 19, 2012
2,286
23
Michigan
Just as the title says, what smartphone are you currently using? Are you happy with it?

I'm currently on a Nexus 4 and I'm extremely happy with it. If there's one thing I could change about it, it would be the battery though. I can eek out a day fine but it's a little close for comfort sometimes. Other than that I couldn't be happier. Lack of LTE hasn't been much of a problem for me despite how nice it is.


What about you?
 

sarcosis

macrumors 6502a
Apr 25, 2006
591
8
These United States
Just as the title says, what smartphone are you currently using? Are you happy with it?

I'm currently on a Nexus 4 and I'm extremely happy with it. If there's one thing I could change about it, it would be the battery though. I can eek out a day fine but it's a little close for comfort sometimes. Other than that I couldn't be happier. Lack of LTE hasn't been much of a problem for me despite how nice it is.


What about you?

Using the Nexus 4 as swell and I've got mixed feelings about it. When it works, it's amazing. Is it better than the iPhone 5. Still not sure for what I use it for. It's the shortcomings that drive me nuts. Lack of LTE doesn't hurt me too much since the stuff I do, HSPA+ works great. Its the camera that kills me. It's better than the GNex, but that wasn't hard to do. The biggest thing for me is the Bluetooth. It's just so darn twitchy. I've had too many times where I go to turn it on, it does nothing. It takes a reboot to get it to work again.

Other than those things, I get a few random glitches here and there. Nothing to complain about. Liked the Nexus 4 over the S3, but the S3 had a great camera. I do miss that.
 

bembol

macrumors 65816
Jul 29, 2006
1,077
64
hTc One and Samsung Galaxy S4. I'm very happy with both. Each has its strengths and weaknesses.
 

jrswizzle

macrumors 603
Aug 23, 2012
6,107
129
McKinney, TX
Signature says it all - I have the N4, HTC One and iP5. Currently sport the One as my daily driver and my iPhone 5 for work. The Nexus 4 will be used here in a few weeks when I head to Italy for 10 days.

There are different things I like about all of them, but the One may be my favorite - which is hard for an old iOS diehard like me to say!
 

ChazUK

macrumors 603
Feb 3, 2008
5,393
25
Essex (UK)
Nexus 4 is my primary phone at the moment. Really pleased with the phone and having unlimited data, google services like Google Music and tethering are invaluable to me.


I sim swap between the Lumia and iPhone 4 as and when I feel like it! :)
 

nickchallis92

macrumors 6502a
Mar 4, 2012
906
469
London
Galaxy S3 here.

Would love a galaxy S4, or the HTC One, or a new motherboard + graphics card.

But can't afford any of them! Student problems
 

soulreaver99

macrumors 68040
Aug 15, 2010
3,710
6,444
Southern California
Retired the Note II, went back to the iPhone 5 to use as an in-between phone while waiting for the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One. So glad I saved myself some frustration and went to the HTC One 64GB Developer Edition!

Hope Apple comes up with something better on the next generation iPhone and iOS7!
 

Tig Bitties

macrumors 603
Sep 6, 2012
5,517
5,692
Nexus 4, can't wait to be the first to get the next Android OS update immediately, where as the S4 and One owners will be waiting to till next year for their update.

My next phone will be the Nexus-Five in October, running Android 5.0
 

Krimsonmyst

macrumors 6502
Dec 18, 2012
302
1
Galaxy S4. Mega keen for the devs to do their thing for custom Roms and kernels. The S4 is great as it is, but I'd like to slim down some of the touch wiz bloat.
 

kramjam

macrumors 6502
Feb 3, 2008
322
32
California
iPhone 5, really tempted by the HTC One but going to see what Apple has in store next month with the iOS7 preview. Hoping that it brings some much needed features besides the UI makeover that's rumored, starting to get annoyed with the limitations of the OS.
 

cnev3

macrumors 6502
Sep 13, 2012
462
56
I cant believe several people are using two phones. So you have two separate numbers, on two separate accounts, or are they shared?

I couldnt stand to carry two big android phones in my pocket.

Guess its nice to combat the battery life issue though.
 

printz

macrumors regular
Dec 23, 2012
218
0
A Samsung Galaxy Mini. It's fine as a smartphone, but it has the tendency to reboot occasionally. Dunno whether it's damaged physically, or Android (which isn't even the latest) is just like that and having kernel panics.
 

Sylon

macrumors 68020
Feb 26, 2012
2,032
80
Michigan/Ohio, USA
Just switched to the Samsung Galaxy S4 from the Nexus 4. I love my GS4, such a joy to hold in my hand. Since switching to the Nexus 4 and now to the GS4, my old iPhone 4S feels so tiny in my hand. I don't understand all the hate the GS4 got for its build materials. They don't feel cheap at all. It actually weighs less than my iPhone and my Nexus, and I like that. Perfect size phone for me.

As for the software, I like it. I don't like the bloatware, something you don't get with the N4 or the iPhone. But other than that, I love it. How's this for crazy, this is my first Samsung phone since the Blackjack, lol.
 

Arni99

macrumors 6502a
Feb 26, 2011
551
268
Vienna, Austria
Nokia Lumia 920.
Waiting for the next iPhone and just sold my iPhone 5 as long as the next one has not been announced yet to maximize its sale value.
:p
Had the GS4 for 3 days, but got the new unlocked Lumia 920 for 369.- EUR which is almost 50% less than what I payed for the GS4.
 

daveathall

macrumors 68020
Aug 6, 2010
2,379
1,410
North Yorkshire
I am really enjoying a SGS4, it is now set up how I want and it works and looks really good, I also have a Nexus 4 to sim swap and to get and preview Google updates sooner than I would with the S4. I really think that there is a plethora of fantastic phones about ATM, Apple, HTC, Samsung, Nokia and Sony have all got top of the range phones that are absolutely superb, I could quite happily carry any one of these. The choice for us, the consumer is better than it has been for a long time. :)


I don't understand all the hate the GS4 got for its build materials. They don't feel cheap at all. It actually weighs less than my iPhone and my Nexus, and I like that. Perfect size phone for me.

As for the software, I like it. I don't like the bloatware, something you don't get with the N4 or the iPhone. But other than that, I love it. How's this for crazy, this is my first Samsung phone since the Blackjack, lol.

I agree with these two points, the S4 feels like a quality product in the hand. As for the bloatware, I deleted or disabled all that I was able, the rest is hidden in the app draw out of sight, out of mind. :)
 

mattopotamus

macrumors G5
Jun 12, 2012
14,738
6,109
Currently I am using the nexus 4. I am overall happy with the phone. It has some downsides, no LTE, camera, battery life; However for $299 I can't beat it. I know the type of person I am, and it would annoy me having a phone without the latest software. As long as I stay with android phones, I will stay with the nexus line until something changes with the way updates are handled.
 

Dontazemebro

macrumors 68020
Jul 23, 2010
2,173
0
I dunno, somewhere in West Texas
Had my One X + stolen over the weekend so I'm back on my One X. Although I have been thinking about grabbing a Nexus 4 to tide me over till the 4th quarter slate of phones gets released. Not too impressed with this current crop (GS4, HTC One, Optimus G) of phones on the market, or moreso not that much of an upgrade over the One X.
 

bmac4

Suspended
Feb 14, 2013
4,885
1,877
Atlanta Ga
Note 2 and nexus 4. Best set up I have ever had. Hardware and software combined the note 2 might be the best phone I have ever used. Software only the nexus takes it. I have the iphone 5 too, but I only use it as an ipod.
 
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