First smartphone advice needed

[qmrneo]

It's being some days looking for my first smartphone but not able to decide.

The features that I am looking for are as below:

Brand : any
Form factor : bar
Operating system : Android
CPU : 1 GHz
RAM : 768 or more
Display size : 3.6 or more
Camera : 5MP or more
Camera flash : dual
Video recorder : 720p or more
Secondary camera : required

And a nice battery life.(heard negative feedback from friends about smartphone battery life).

I also checked some models in HTC like
HTC incredible S, desire s, sensation. Just want to get some feedback from here.

I will be buying the phone from Shanghai.

Thanks

 

[Monster_Munch]

The HTC Sensation or Samsung Galaxy S 2 are probably the two leading flagship Android phones right now.
The HTC has a higher resolution screen but the Samsung is faster and has more memory.

 

[boomhower]

SGS2 would be my pick. Fast with an awesome screen. Pretty much all Android phones have crap batter life, some just suck less than others. The iPhone is the only smartphone I consider that has good battery life. With rooting, roms, and kernels you can get respectable battery life but it takes work. With moderated(of course that definition will vary) they all struggle to make it through a day with topping of with a charge.

 

[qmrneo]

SGS2 is getting on the higher end of my budget.
Also want a good battery life phone. With HTC some doubt is about the battery life.

 

[Bateluer]

SGS2 is getting on the higher end of my budget.
Also want a good battery life phone. With HTC some doubt is about the battery life.

The SGS2 is probably the best choice, given what you wanted. You could go with an Incredible S, but the SGS2 is going to run rings around it pretty easily. Plus, I believe Cyanogenmod is now available for the international SGS2, at least, in Nightly form.

 

[Mopetar]

If you want the best battery life, see if you can get something from the Motorola Drois series. The Droid 3 just came out and offers some phenomenal battery life.

One thing you left out was whether you wanted it to be GSM or CDMA as that does impact available selection somewhat.

 

[Bateluer]

If you want the best battery life, see if you can get something from the Motorola Drois series. The Droid 3 just came out and offers some phenomenal battery life.

One thing you left out was whether you wanted it to be GSM or CDMA as that does impact available selection somewhat.

He stated he would be buying the phone in Shanghai, so I think most of the responses in this thread are assuming the OP needs GSM?

I believe the Droid 3 is a global phone though, CDMA and GSM.

 

[dguy6789]

Droid 3 or SGS2

 

[qmrneo]

It will be a GSM.

 

[Mopetar]

He stated he would be buying the phone in Shanghai, so I think most of the responses in this thread are assuming the OP needs GSM?

I believe the Droid 3 is a global phone though, CDMA and GSM.

He said 'from', so I wasn't entirely sure if that's where he intended to use it there or merely purchase it from there, hence my question