Want to hear your thoughts.

[bruceleer0y]

Hello everyone,

This is my situation, I currently use an HD7, I've owned this device over a year now and at this point my phone is started to perform sluggish. In addition there are times when the screen itself is unresponsive to touch, and finally my battery is starting to lose power more quickly than before.

I understand that I can just replace the battery, however what would you do?

I have an upgrade available to me and T-mobile is my carrier. with WP8 right around the corner, do you think I should stick it out and wait for T-mobile to get an amazing device, or do you think I should consider an Android device?

I was originally an Android user and picked up the HD7 just by chance, not knowing anything about the new OS but i'm so happy I did. I absolutely love it, but honestly I don't have to much of an issue with Android.:dry

What would you do in my situation?

 

[palandri]

Wait for Blackberry 10

 

[bruceleer0y]

Wait for Blackberry 10

NO way

 

[eric12341]

Wait it out for WP8, it's not much longer now.

 

[scottcraft]

If you have to have a phone right now maybe you could find a used one on craigslist or ebay and then you could see what WP8 is going to offer on TMobile in a month or two.

 

[12Danny123]

Wait for Blackberry 10

Blackberry........eww (Shivers)
Wp8 is going to finish that OS

get a cheap Wp

 

[SnailUK]

Now is the wrong time to be buying a phone. With ios6, wp8, etc all on the horizon, its silly buying now. Wait, see which platform best covers your needs and go with thaat.

Sent from my HD7 T9292 using Board Express

 

[Old_Cus]

You're asking us if you should consider an android advice here on this forum? Really?

 

[X0LARIUM]

My vote is for "BB". Its coming up with OS10. Doesn't that tell u how ahead it is? (iOS - 6, Android - 4, WP - 8)
Give some respect to it. So what if it doesn't have quad - core. So what if it (still) doesn't have a (good) touch screen. So what if it has an archaic messaging service which isn't even free. So what if no one knows what resolution is the display. So what if it houses an unknown processor, and knows jacks#it about multitasking. So what if its fanboys are either suited corporates or aimless teenagers.
BB is BB. And its S#IT. We all know that.


Seriously, just wait.


On a serious note, I don't see the lag going away from Android anytime soon. Even my RaZr lags at times, its dual core and 1.2ghz...
So I'm pretty much done with Android. But im not you...so..I can only suggest. And I suggest wait.

Sent from my RaZr Nexus.

 

[bruceleer0y]

You're asking us if you should consider an android advice here on this forum? Really?

Not all of us are fanboys. It isn't illegal to speak about other OS's here. I prefer windows phone and I don't mind Android.

.

 

[1jaxstate1]

I'd wait,but those galaxy S 3 phones do look nice.

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[Reflexx]

If you wait, you get your pick from a variety of great choices. Even the Android phones that you are considering now might be a little cheaper by then in order to compete with the iPhone5 launch.

 

[scottcraft]

I'd wait,but those galaxy S 3 phones do look nice.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express

They look very nice!

 

[cckgz4]

Buy a used wp device so you can keep your upgrade for wp8

 

[bruceleer0y]

Yes, thank you for all of your responses. I think i'm going to hold off as long as I can. If the phone does die on me, i think i'd just buy a used phone and wait for wp8 :lol:

 

[vp710]

I think W8 and WP8 are worth the wait. Just get a NOKIA next time.

 

[TaliZorah]

I'd wait,but those galaxy S 3 phones do look nice.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express

They look very nice!

Had an S3. Very nice phone, well built, great battery life for an adroid device, great camera and camera features.

In the end, it's still and android where you have to be super careful when downloading apps becuase google gives developer so much access to your phone and you are recommened to get a security app. Ad's galore just about everywhere and even on your home-screen and notification bar with some apps. Yes the S3 has 2GB of memory but that doesn't stop the phone from locking up at least once a week.

I found myself constantly managing my running apps and clearing memory on it. I felt like I was managing my phone to run the way I want it to more than I was actually using it.

Again, in the end... it's still and android no matter how nice the hardware is.

 

[X0LARIUM]

Had an S3. Very nice phone, well built, great battery life for an adroid device, great camera and camera features.

In the end, it's still and android where you have to be super careful when downloading apps becuase google gives developer so much access to your phone and you are recommened to get a security app. Ad's galore just about everywhere and even on your home-screen and notification bar with some apps. Yes the S3 has 2GB of memory but that doesn't stop the phone from locking up at least once a week.

I found myself constantly managing my running apps and clearing memory on it. I felt like I was managing my phone to run the way I want it to more than I was actually using it.

Again, in the end... it's still and android no matter how nice the hardware is.

I totally second that...Android is Android.

WP8 here I come....

Sent from my RaZr Nexus.

 

[1jaxstate1]

What apps was that? I never had any problem with any apps on my galaxy s 2. The access that android devs have = fantastic apps. Much better quality and functionality than a lot of other apps.

Had an S3. Very nice phone, well built, great battery life for an adroid device, great camera and camera features.



In the end, it's still and android where you have to be super careful when downloading apps becuase google gives developer so much access to your phone and you are recommened to get a security app. Ad's galore just about everywhere and even on your home-screen and notification bar with some apps. Yes the S3 has 2GB of memory but that doesn't stop the phone from locking up at least once a week.



I found myself constantly managing my running apps and clearing memory on it. I felt like I was managing my phone to run the way I want it to more than I was actually using it.



Again, in the end... it's still and android no matter how nice the hardware is.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express

 

[doublebullout]

Yes the S3 has 2GB of memory but that doesn't stop the phone from locking up at least once a week.

I found myself constantly managing my running apps and clearing memory on it. I felt like I was managing my phone to run the way I want it to more than I was actually using it.

None of the reviews I've read (AC, Verge, Engadget, Brighthand, Anandtech) have mentioned any traditional Android instability in the S3, or even the HOX for that matter. ICS seems to do a much cleaner job of managing memory resources than prior versions of Android. If you were "constantly managing" your apps and clearing memory on an ICS device with 2GB RAM, you were wasting your time unnecessarily.

Regarding the OP, I'd definitely wait. Two dates are circled on my calendar: 9/5 and 9/12. If both Nokia and Apple fail to impress, I'll likely join the Android sheeple and get an S3. (Although $99 for a HOX on AT&T would be really hard to pass up.)