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Ultimate High End Android Phone...what is it?

rudeguy

rudeguy

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I need a new phone for work. I'm switching to Tmobile and I need to figure out what phone to get. Work is buying, so price isn't a concern.

I'm currently using an S5 and didn't hate it. Just looking for something...better?
 
Note 4, z3, z3c would be upgrades/same level to the s5

You could look at the droid turbo (on Verizon, but should work mostly on T-Mobile as well)
 
poofyhairguy said:
My loki-able S4 just broke so I hope I get one too. Makes me nervous because its always such a pain in the ass to buy a Nexus phone day one.
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Yeah. Hopefully the nice size will keep the small phone guys away and give me the time to buy one. 😉

After seeing those articles about Google experimenting with multiwindow like features, I am hoping and praying for that to be in L. Large display, minimal bezels, front facing speakers, on screen nav buttons, and (possibly) multiwindow all in a Nexus device? This just might be the closest thing to perfect for me.
 
Note 4 is probably the top of the line Android phone for now. The S5 LTE-A (SM-G906S or SM-G901F) both have the 805 SoC with the former also having a 5.2" QHD screen & 3GB RAM are handy for those who want top end spec without the larger phone size. LG is coming out with a G3 LTE-A with the 805 as well, hopefully with a better screen/battery though.

They can be found sim free & this is the network support for both:

2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
 
Didn't think about the Sonys....

I've been with Samsung for a long time, so I wouldn't mind a Note 4. My Note 2 was one of my favorite phones ever. I'm just hoping to find something new.

And I'm also not interested in phones that don't exist yet 😛
 
S5 is still near the top. The 'ultimate high end' keeps meaning larger and larger for some stupid reason, so keep that in mind.
 
Insomniator said:
S5 is still near the top. The 'ultimate high end' keeps meaning larger and larger for some stupid reason, so keep that in mind.
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If I could have a 7" tablet with real texting, no voice and unlimited 4G I would carry that all day. Google Voice is almost there but not quite.
 
rudeguy said:
If I could have a 7" tablet with real texting, no voice and unlimited 4G I would carry that all day. Google Voice is almost there but not quite.
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right now, Z Ultra would be close (6.4")

There are Samsung tablets (and Sony Tablet Compact) coming out with voice support... maybe some carriers (eg T-mobile) would treat them as phones and allow unlimited LTE on them. also, rumors of a Z Ultra upgrade (Z3x rumor)
 
rudeguy said:
Didn't think about the Sonys....
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Yeah, the Z3 Verizon version was just announced last week, the T-Mobile version has been talked about much earlier, but they didn't actually announce it officially until this morning

I've been with Samsung for a long time, so I wouldn't mind a Note 4. My Note 2 was one of my favorite phones ever. I'm just hoping to find something new.
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The Note 4 looks really awesome and if you like Samsung, you're going to love it.
 
paperwastage said:
right now, Z Ultra would be close (6.4")

There are Samsung tablets (and Sony Tablet Compact) coming out with voice support... maybe some carriers (eg T-mobile) would treat them as phones and allow unlimited LTE on them. also, rumors of a Z Ultra upgrade (Z3x rumor)
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Oh my...


Z Ultra looks awesome. That's the kind of thing I was looking for.
 
cronos said:
It is an awesome phablet. It is also only $315 at Expansys (GPE version is also available with $20 more).
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Very interesting.

I ordered a OnePlus One. I'm going to use that until I come across a used Ultra (I buy and refurb mobile devices). I'm hoping I love the One but a main reason for switching to Tmo is I want to be able to easily swap devices. In the past year I've used a Note 2, iPhone 5S and an S5. If I could have swapped SIMs, I probably would have gone through 5 or 6 more.
 
paperwastage said:
yeah, but unfortunately it's gimped compared to the Z/Z1/Z2/Z3 (camera sucks, no flash, battery life is meh since they made it really thin but only 3050mAh... everything else is top notch - CPU/GPU/RAM/waterproof). There is a GPE edition as well

If the Z3x comes out next year, it'll be a nice

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sony...powerful-phone-with-a-powerful-camera_id61256
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Yes, I wouldn't get the Z Ultra for all the above reasons. No flash on the camera is crazy and the battery life is supposed to be meh. If you want the Z Ultra, I agree with waiting for the next one. The low price on the Z Ultra is tempting but that's about it.
 
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