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HTC One or Nexus 4?
My contract is up and looking to get a good phone...
Which do you recommend I am going to take it out on a contract most probably, on 02 I want my phone primarily for music, internet browsing and texting. |
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HtC One would be my recomendation.
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Unless it's the HTC One (Google Edition), I would choose the Nexus 4.
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Htc one .. Why those 2 phones?
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My contract is up and looking to get a good phone...
Which do you recommend I am going to take it out on a contract most probably, on 02 I want my phone primarily for music, internet browsing and texting. the HTC One has far better speakers, so if you will be using it primarily for listening to music then the HTC one (but as said the google edition is the better option). |
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Htc one .. Why those 2 phones?
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if you do go for the Nexus 4, do yourself a favour and buy it sim free direct from Google, rather than tying yourself up in a contract.
the HTC One has far better speakers, so if you will be using it primarily for listening to music then the HTC one (but as said the google edition is the better option). Also what do you mean google edition? |
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HtC One would be my recomendation.
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Yeah I heard the nexus 4 is really cheap sim free. Just checked at it is currently £240.
Also what do you mean google edition? 16GB direct from google is £279 - unlocked, sim free. HTC one now has 2 versions. with the HTC skin and with that is pure android (similar to the nexus 4). |
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Why is that and where do you get to google editions from?
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You can't get the HTC one Google edition in uk unless you flash your normal sense 5 to the google edition version.
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that'll be the 8GB version, forget about that one.
16GB direct from google is £279 - unlocked, sim free. HTC one now has 2 versions. with the HTC skin and with that is pure android (similar to the nexus 4). |
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What's better about the google nexus google version
it has pure android as opposed to the modified htc version with their skin. it would also get updates much quicker and more often than compared to the htc version. whether that is "better" or not is purely subjective. it would certainly be my preference between the two versions though. |
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if you do go for the Nexus 4, do yourself a favour and buy it sim free direct from Google, rather than tying yourself up in a contract.
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Another vote for buying the Nexus 4 outright for £280 from Google play and using any of the massive selection of fantastic SIM only 30 day sim deals. Buying a Nexus 4 on contract is not why Google are selling it SIM free at such an incredible price. 24 month contracts are crazy imo, especially in such uncertain economic times.
The cost of the Nexus 4 16gb works out at £12/mth over 24 months, pair it with the 30 day One Plan from Three and for £30/mth you have an amazing deal, especially considering the one month commitment. |
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Well I don't want an iPhone so the s4 is the only real one I left out
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I would say get the Nexus 4. The HTC One may seem a good phone but I have been sort of put off HTC after having a HTC Desire S for just under 2 years due to the Desire S sufering from signal drop outs once in a while and not picking up a great signal when some other peoples phones have had at lest 2 bars on 2g wane my old Desire S strugled to even get 1 bar for signal.
So far the signal on the Nexus 4 seems better than my old Desire S was and the wi-fi on the Nexus 4 is also better. Darren |
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I would say get the Nexus 4. The HTC One may seem a good phone but I have been sort of put off HTC after having a HTC Desire S for just under 2 years due to the Desire S sufering from signal drop outs once in a while and not picking up a great signal when some other peoples phones have had at lest 2 bars on 2g wane my old Desire S strugled to even get 1 bar for signal.
So far the signal on the Nexus 4 seems better than my old Desire S was and the wi-fi on the Nexus 4 is also better. Darren To the OP I have Nexus 4 and a HTC One, and I would say get the HTC One. Better screen, brighter in sunlight, much much better speakers at the front in stereo. Great mic so sounds pic up great in your videos or just audio recording. It's got a bit more raw power thanks to better processor You get double the storage space on the HTC One as well, 32gb as opposed to 16gb or 8gb on the Nexus. If you want to buy outright and you have a budget, then Nexus 4 isn't a bad option. if it weren't for the HTC One, I will be using the Nexus 4 which I got sim free outright from google play. Both good phones, but depends what your want/need, and what kind of budget you have. HTC One is pricier though sim free, but is better to get it sim free unlocked so you aren't tired in to a contract. You will also get quicker software updates than the branded version you get from the network. |
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I have the HTC ONE, sim free on Three and to be honest I am 100% satisfied. I am notoriously picky and hard to please but this phone has done all I wanted, without delay or glitches. I have not regreted my purchace one bit.
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Why is that and where do you get to google editions from?
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I've got both handset & much prefer the Nexus 4
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I've got both handset & much prefer the Nexus 4
Aside from that, if you want the stock google look rather than the HTC sense skin, then there are launchers like apex which will give you that pure Android look. |
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I have the HTC ONE, sim free on Three and to be honest I am 100% satisfied. I am notoriously picky and hard to please but this phone has done all I wanted, without delay or glitches. I have not regreted my purchace one bit.
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Could not agree more. I purchased a One sim free and am on Vodafone. Brilliant phone which makes my old iPhone 5 look so outdated. Updated to the latest software this last week which just put the icing on the cake!
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is the one better than the s4?
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