Which phone to pick>

[blottingpaper]

So here goes, I lost my Sony xperia P and now I have saved up enough to get a new phone, so I need some honest suggestions.

My typical usage for the phone is, gaming, music, browsing. The Xperia P used to last me around 10 hours. I do hope I can get some more battery life, with gaming buttery smooth.

Yes i do wish to play around a lot with ROM`s and mods. The phones listed below are the ones that i can get hold of so kindly no phone off the list. If you do believe I can get a different phone in India do let me know.
> HTC one x AT&t version ( krait processor version dual core )
> HTC one s T-mobile version
> Motorola razr maxx
> Motorola atrix HD
> Samsung galaxy nexus
> Galaxy s2 any variant
> Galaxy note

Yes the galaxy S3 its a bit off the budget for me
I am super confused at the moment. Obviously I will not be purchasing a new phone anytime soon so I need it to be future proof as well.

 

[ExtremeNerd]

Galaxy Nexus. No competition.

However, Amazon has the GS3 for $99 on a new contract if you'r switching carriers or upgrading...

 

[blottingpaper]

Hmm. I am a bit puzzled, isn`t the Omap processor of nexus a bit dated? Now that we have kraits performing exceptionally. I really would love to know what is so different in the nexus, considering the razr has the same spec?

We dont have contract based phones in India

 

[rui-no-onna]

I really would love to know what is so different in the nexus, considering the razr has the same spec?

Software support directly from Google (already has Jelly Bean stock while others are just now getting ICS). Plenty of custom ROMs and mods because of its popularity.