Best android phone for around 3 years of usage ?

[Ayhio]

Hello,
so I have an old nokia 5800XP and I'm looking for a big upgrade.I like to keep my phones for a long time(had my nokia for 3 years) so I want an android device which will have the longest update and developer support.I'm thinking about getting a samsung galaxy nexus because well it's a google phone and will be updated for a long time whether the google way or the developer way but it's a litte dated phone.The S3 on the other hand is newer and got better specs but I'm not sure if it will be supported by samsung/developers for enough time(specially that as I saw on xda both the S2 and the S3 are suffering in jelly bean AOSP development).So what do you think guys ?

 

[iPlod]

Hi Ayhio,

I'm also searchinh for a similar device. From what I've read on here and xda - a popular high-end product will attract enough dev support to keep it going.

I'm personally looking at the One S but I think either the S3 or One X could be an option for you.

Even the ageing S2 would be a good choice as I doubt development will stop anytime soon due to it's popularity last year.

 

[Ayhio]

Hi Ayhio,

I'm also searchinh for a similar device. From what I've read on here and xda - a popular high-end product will attract enough dev support to keep it going.

I'm personally looking at the One S but I think either the S3 or One X could be an option for you.

Even the ageing S2 would be a good choice as I doubt development will stop anytime soon due to it's popularity last year.

Yeah but you are not 100% sure that the development would go easy on them.Codeworkx(member of teamhacksung) who is the one who gives cyanogenmod to the S2 and the S3 said that exynos chips on s2/s3 is very hard to develop on and an update from samsung would be necessary for the ROM to be stable.

 

[njs11usc]

The Galaxy Nexus has by far the longest lifespan of any android device. Updates straight from Google, before anyone else. Like you said, it's slightly dated. Usually we see a new Nexus device in November, so if you can hold out until then you will have yourself the latest and greatest toy with a very long lifespan.

 

[mikepic]

The Galaxy Nexus has by far the longest lifespan of any android device. Updates straight from Google, before anyone else. Like you said, it's slightly dated. Usually we see a new Nexus device in November, so if you can hold out until then you will have yourself the latest and greatest toy with a very long lifespan.

This exactly

Having had both phones I'd say if you were in a position that you NEEDED a phone now I'd say go with the S3 (an unlocked version). While there may be a point where the updates stop or slow down from Samsung I can see the development community going on for quite some time with a device like this.