There are so many great phones being released at the moment, all with great features but none with everything I want or with something missing. Lets look at what’s available.
HTC One
Currently I have the HTC One as my main driver. It is absolutely amazing but has a weakness or two. Landscape shots don’t have enough detail. But with photos of people and my pets I have achieved the best photos ever. However, I do take a lot of landscapes. Also it doesn’t have a memory card slot. So while I stream my music from Google, if I was away from the Internet I would be scuppered. Having all my music on my memory card would cure this problem. And then there is the battery. In 2 years it won’t be as good. A replaceable battery would be ideal. If I had all of this, I wouldn’t need to ever change the HTC One. That would make a perfect phone. Well nearly.
Samsung S4
This potentially should have been a killer device. It has all that I want, looks good, has an excellent camera and comes with the kitchen sink. And then there is the big but. Only 9gb free of memory for apps and games, and app caches. That’s not enough for me. But it gets worse. There is an issue with crackling with the headphone jack with music. This affects the i9505 model, not so much the i9500 version.
Nokia Lumia 920
The 920 is a decent phone and if you like Windows Phone 8 it’s fine. It is soon to be replaced by a slightly lighter and thinner version, with an upgraded camera and screen. The 925. But as an operating system it still lacks the variety of apps. So is not on my radar. But I might change my mind when I receive it 🙂
iPhone 5
Be there and done it. A very capable pocketable one handed device. Just suffers from screen size being too small for me now and an aesthetically tired looking iOS 6. Otherwise nearly there but not quite.
There are other contenders like the Samsung Note 2, but that is too large to be used a daily driver. So what would make the perfect phone for me.
A HTC One with a flexible non breakable screen, 64gb internal memory, 64gb micro SD card, an 13mp ultra pixel lens and a replaceable battery. Or a 5 inch iPhone with iOS 7 perhaps. I just wonder how long the wait will be 🙂
So what would be your perfect phone?
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I’m using the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the HTC One. I gave the iPhone 5 to my wife. I am struggling to determine which phone I like better. I came from the old school train of thought of having one-handed usability. But after using the Note II over an extended time, I’ve come to appreciate its utility. On the other hand, my HTC One is a prime example of how build quality should be. I also prefer the Sense 5 over the Touch Wiz interface. I use nova launcher, but the little quirks of Sense 5 (lock screen, etc.) are much more to my preference.
So in the end, I sport the HTC One while at work and the Note II after work and around the house while the HTC One is recharging. When I need to do some serious web browsing, that’s when I break out my iPad mini.
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