Help me pick a new cellphone

[sth]

just get a got-dang iphone and move on with your life. the only people who don't use them are dweebs and old ladies.

[CPTBadAss]

Hm, read a review where it said the S5 call quality wasn't very good...ugh. I really just need it to be Friday so I can go play with these phones.

[baldgye]

Hm, read a review where it said the S5 call quality wasn't very good...ugh.

Isn't that more do with with the carrier/network than anything else? I remember reading lots of stuff about the iPhone being terrible for dropping calls etc but I never had an issue with it

[CPTBadAss]

I'm honestly not sure. Easier way for me to test it is to just make trial phone calls in store

[JaccoW]

Hm, read a review where it said the S5 call quality wasn't very good...ugh.

Isn't that more do with with the carrier/network than anything else? I remember reading lots of stuff about the iPhone being terrible for dropping calls etc but I never had an issue with it

Dropping calls is usually software. But bad call quality is often hardware related. Bad microphones or speakers.

[lightsout714]

just get a got-dang iphone and move on with your life. the only people who  use them are dweebs and old ladies.

Fixed it for you. You were close just a tad off.

[Glissant]

In the end it's going to be up to what the great captain funds finds most practical for his uses, and the feel of the phone.
The inevitable fanboy fight that it's is bubbling won't solve even the insecurities that are obvious among them.
Just call me The nickle prophet.

[Sifo]

I'm honestly not sure. Easier way for me to test it is to just make trial phone calls in store

Well I'm getting mine cuz friend works at Best Buy so yeah oh well

[digi]

As a current owner of the S4, I'd really like to get my hands on the Nexus 5. I don't like the Samsung bloatware that's included on my S4 but the form factor is very nice. I only have a few apps installed on my S4 and it's just not as snappy as I'd like it to be, speed wise. Maybe I'm being to picky..

Root and install custom ROM. That's the good thing about getting popular phones. They have support from the developer community.

I might do that, thanks. Is there a particular rom you recommend?

[Binge]

You Americans and your fixation on Android Vs. iPhone...

Windows Phone 8 anyone?

I have a Nokia Lumia 1520 and I love it. And it manages to beat all of the phones mentioned in a blind camera test.
Granted, it's even bigger than the Note 3 (it's taller) but the speed, camera and especially battery life make it for me. The upcoming Nokia Lumia 930 has the same camera and some updated internals in a smaller package.

Go and play with the Lumia Icon somewhere. And I mean play with it for a while. WP8 doesn't work like Android so it will take some getting used to. But to me it makes much more sense than Android. Which can be completely different from app to app.

Is it as customizable as Android? No, but it is more customizable in different ways. With a few simple things your phone is truly yours. Even to the eye of other people.
Does it offer the stability of iOS? Yes, but it is much more integrated. Sharing is so much easier than on both Android and iOs.
Free offline navigation? Hell yeah, just load the maps of any country in the world over wifi and blaze away.
Making a quick photo without unlocking the phone and tapping the camera app? Grab the phone from your pocket and hold the physical camera button. By the time you brought it to eye level you are ready to shoot.
Onedrive (cloud service), MS Office and a phone that comes in different colours instead of either black, grey or white makes these fun (and useful) phones too.

Oh, one more thing.
Please *****slap the U.S. providers that bought these phones and had built-in wireless charging removed. It's something that seems like a gimmick at first but turns into the best thing since sliced bread.

no support for UAC1 or any other USB hub devices. no thanks.

[Novus]

You Americans and your fixation on Android Vs. iPhone...

Really?

Windows Phone 8 anyone?

I have a Nokia Lumia 1520 and I love it. And it manages to beat all of the phones mentioned in a blind camera test.
Granted, it's even bigger than the Note 3 (it's taller) but the speed, camera and especially battery life make it for me. The upcoming Nokia Lumia 930 has the same camera and some updated internals in a smaller package.

Go and play with the Lumia Icon somewhere. And I mean play with it for a while. WP8 doesn't work like Android so it will take some getting used to. But to me it makes much more sense than Android. Which can be completely different from app to app.

Is it as customizable as Android? No, but it is more customizable in different ways. With a few simple things your phone is truly yours. Even to the eye of other people.
Does it offer the stability of iOS? Yes, but it is much more integrated. Sharing is so much easier than on both Android and iOs.
Free offline navigation? Hell yeah, just load the maps of any country in the world over wifi and blaze away.
Making a quick photo without unlocking the phone and tapping the camera app? Grab the phone from your pocket and hold the physical camera button. By the time you brought it to eye level you are ready to shoot.
Onedrive (cloud service), MS Office and a phone that comes in different colours instead of either black, grey or white makes these fun (and useful) phones too.
Oh, one more thing.
Please *****slap the U.S. providers that bought these phones and had built-in wireless charging removed. It's something that seems like a gimmick at first but turns into the best thing since sliced bread.

Rightttttttt.
Which is exactly why those phones sell so breathtakingly well and Nokia is soaring high like the Hindenburg.

[Melvang]

If the camera on a phone is the primary reason for picking a phone, just buy a point and shoot camera.  Regardless of the megapixels of the phone camera, it is still going to be a crap image due to the size of the CMOS sensor.

END OF LINE.

[CPTBadAss]

Welp, I think this thread has served its purpose. I've decided to pick between the M8 and S5. Was hoping to get a few other suggestions for phones and I got that. S5 drops today and I'll have a new phone by Monday . Thanks.