My trusty Nexus 4 is slowly falling apart. It's not charging properly, I just had to replace the battery (it died entirely and I needed to get data off it), etc. I think it's time for a new phone. :-(
I like stock Android, so I'm looking primarily at the Google Play Edition devices. I was hoping to wait for whatever Google came out with this fall in the Nexus line, but the latest rumors say it's going to be a 6" phablet beast; no thank you. If I want a tablet I'll wait for the Nexus 8/9/whatever it's called. The Nexus 4 is about as wide as I'm able to go. I am also on T-Mobile.
So my options appear to be:
- Nexus 5
- HTC One M8
- Moto G
- Samsung Galaxy S 4
The S4 is at this point rather old. The Nexus 5 sounds nice but is also not a new phone. (Less than a year old and it's already old. Sigh, modern technology...) I know quite little about the others. Anyone have any expert opinions or thoughts to share?
What I'm particularly interested in:
- Battery life. I travel a lot, including internationally. My phone is my lifeline. I can't have it die in the middle of a strange European city. I frequently have GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth all running at once so it needs to last.
- Good quality screen. Goes without saying.
- I do not use it as a music player very often, and almost never through the speaker. So the HTC One M8's big speakers are not a big selling point for me (although I don't mind them).
- Size: I'm left handed, so reaching my thumb across the screen a lot. I can't handle a too-big phone. The Nexus 4 is as big as my hand can go. The Nexus 5 is no wider, just taller, so that's OK, but if it's over 5" it's pretty much out for me.
- I do some gaming but that's not its primary use. It's mostly a business device and web terminal.
- When I'm on vacation I have a point-and-shoot canon camera with me for real pictures. It should have a good camera, but it doesn't need to be pro-grade. Most of my phone pictures end up on Twitter, not Flickr.
Any words of wisdom, oh great Phandroids?
I like stock Android, so I'm looking primarily at the Google Play Edition devices. I was hoping to wait for whatever Google came out with this fall in the Nexus line, but the latest rumors say it's going to be a 6" phablet beast; no thank you. If I want a tablet I'll wait for the Nexus 8/9/whatever it's called. The Nexus 4 is about as wide as I'm able to go. I am also on T-Mobile.
So my options appear to be:
- Nexus 5
- HTC One M8
- Moto G
- Samsung Galaxy S 4
The S4 is at this point rather old. The Nexus 5 sounds nice but is also not a new phone. (Less than a year old and it's already old. Sigh, modern technology...) I know quite little about the others. Anyone have any expert opinions or thoughts to share?
What I'm particularly interested in:
- Battery life. I travel a lot, including internationally. My phone is my lifeline. I can't have it die in the middle of a strange European city. I frequently have GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth all running at once so it needs to last.
- Good quality screen. Goes without saying.
- I do not use it as a music player very often, and almost never through the speaker. So the HTC One M8's big speakers are not a big selling point for me (although I don't mind them).
- Size: I'm left handed, so reaching my thumb across the screen a lot. I can't handle a too-big phone. The Nexus 4 is as big as my hand can go. The Nexus 5 is no wider, just taller, so that's OK, but if it's over 5" it's pretty much out for me.
- I do some gaming but that's not its primary use. It's mostly a business device and web terminal.
- When I'm on vacation I have a point-and-shoot canon camera with me for real pictures. It should have a good camera, but it doesn't need to be pro-grade. Most of my phone pictures end up on Twitter, not Flickr.
Any words of wisdom, oh great Phandroids?