Guys, I have had my existing HTC for a few years now.
My phone is provided by the company and we have just signed a longer contract and as such I can basically get any phone I want.

I am *well* out of the loop when it come to phones but I want something that can surf the web. A good quality camera is good too, as is good video.

Apps - dont use many, but then again my current phone does not have enough memory for Apps... so cant say as I have used any really.

The sales rep suggested the S4.

Is that a good plan?

Cheers!

 

I appreciate that this isn't helpful but after a few more replys you'll understand.

 

i had the same dilema a month or two back, i went with the htc one. feels more solid than the s4 and iphone5, well its apple,,,,,, nuff said,,,,, hahahaha

 

ive always been with samsung until last friday when i upgraded to my 1st iphone 5s...............5 days of that ****e is enough for me so its going back and im returning back to samsung,i really dont know what the big deal is with the i-fail,i thought it was utter rubbish

 

you cant say that, your about to be ibeaten by isheep with ibaseball bats,,,,,

:l ol1::lol 1:

 

to be honest i was really gutted actually as i fancied a change but alas it was not to be,i really thought it was no match for the galaxy s3,im not saying its not good at what it does but it certainly wasnt good for my needs

in fact-**** it...............i thought it was a complete bag of ****e,**** the i-****

 

Jacks ears should be burning by now

 

Ok so I am thinking S4.

Is there anything new about to come out that will trump the S4 or be a much better step?

I can order the phone now, or any time in the next 4 to 6 weeks so if something good is due out I could wait.

 

A new S4 with snapdragon 800 LTE is due out soon, check press for release dates

http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-gal...rope-23302745/

 

If your not into apps then one of the new Nokia Lumias are ok, S4 is slightly better for features but it's android and their for tramps and poor people. Normally see slags with them lol
I myself am an apple fanboy, but to be honest they never let me down, on my 5s now and it's been rock solid, unsure what issues shrek had, but I'm happy. App Store is the best by far, good thing about apple is if you have iPads and the rest of the family are on them, it's a nice seem less cloud environment.

I've tried android a few times, and even a nexus, but it just doesn't cut it for me, i always get the feeling it's a poor mans Linux kinda of affair, ok they outsold everything but that's cos there cheap tat, iPhone will always lag as their a premium phone..

I work with a lot of enterprise customers
NASA
Royal Mail
Zurich

And the lists goes on, I've also done many pilots with varied degrees of phones from android to windows mobile 8 to apple, in the end windows and apple are always chosen, apple being the execs choice....

If it was me I'd probably say

iPhone
Lumia 1xxx
Samsung

 

Is the note 3 too big?
Its hard to tell from the web reviews?
Does anyone run one?

 

I've always had I-Phones, however about a month ago, i switched to a HTC-One.
I really prefer it over the i-phones I've previously had. It's not quite as easy to navigate as apple has always been good at that sort of thing but it has loads of advantages. Music can be dragged and dropped from your PC instead of using sh*tty I-Tunes, it can be used as a memory stick (unlike I-phones). It has clever things like battery saving mode. It's generally a better thought out phone IMHO than I-Phones. Best of all, its got a built in TV remote that can be linked to my your Sky, surround sound and TV for those lazy days where even moving to get the TV remote seems like a mission.
That's my 2 pence worth anyways - hope it's useful

 

I would say no, if you have normal sized hands

I came from a HTC One X, when I overlaid the One X on top and there wasn't a great deal of difference in size. The Note 3 has quite a small bezel (the screen goes right up to the edge.)

It fits nicely in my pocket, I don't notice its there as its quite light for its size, I have even sat down and forgot it was there- no I didn't crack the screen, but not recommended to do it too often.

Now if you are coming from an iphone, then it will make the iphone look like a dinky toy in comparison.

Depends where you start.

 

Note 3 ordered

 

goodman

 

Excellent choice!

 

Ok, you dont like it, can you actually say why you dont please? I am on the verge of buying an iPhones 5s, HTC one mini, or waiting for the Sony Z1 S (mini). I hate the big phones and find them cumbersome in the pocket which only leaves the iPhone as far as performance/size is concerned.

 

Go for the one mini, I had a 4s previously and tbh the one mini is much nicer. Granted I haven't used iOS7 but I don't fancy it either.

 

How is it nicer? Look, feel, materials, ease of use, features, performance etc? The annoying thing about the HTC mini is the performance compromise is disproportionate to the size difference, which is only slightly smaller.

 

I found the blank slate Android provides to be quite nice, for instance I only have the bits I use on the app screen. The bits I don't use so often are hidden away else where. I also find the swipe down control panel to be a nice feature. That and the gmail app handles attachments better. Blinkfeed is also a nice feature.

Granted these features would are common to Android but the HTC manages them all in a premiumish package like the iPhone.

 

The premium package is appealing. Sony seem to be upping the anti as well, its a shame that Samsung can't move away from tacky plastic.

 

surprised no one has mentioned the nexus 5

 

That's what I'm waiting for, my S2 has served me well the last 2+ years, tempted by the note 3 but still too expensive, the nexus 5 might just tick all the boxes. No confirmed launch date yet though.

 

It looks plasticky and cheap, will it be?

 

Yes.

 

If you mean like the 5c then doesn't look that cheap or tacky. Specs as well blow that out of the water. Apple appear to be copying Samsung again with the use of cheap plastic

Doesn't look plasticky to me., it is supposed to be similar on the back to the nexus 7 which I think is ok. The one complaint of my nexus 4 was although the build quality is excellent the glass back makes it a bit slippy when you put it down.

Benchmarks are very impressive as well with the nexus 5, showing it to be the most powerful phone available when it launches

 

thing is apple don't sell the 5c as their flagship phone unlike samsung

 

Rumour is that Nexus 5 to launch 31st October. There has been quite a few images of various parts on web lately

 

didn't say they did, just showing jack's contradictions up. Anyone apart from apple makes something with plastic and it's tacky, apple do it and, well you can guess what jack says

 

yep with a very competitive price to boot. Will be getting one (or ordering one when it launches)