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You should check out the note 3. Its supposed to be announced in early September and should be top of the line

I am going to take Lumia side... I moved from iphone4 to lumia, I am not going back again.

But before you make the decision, make sure all apps you need are there on Windows. If you are on att, try Lumia 1020... you never have to take SLR with you again, let alone point and shoot

I think the best phone is now the HTC One, but the recently announced LG G2 will arrive in the weeks ahead with a 13 Megapixel camera and a larger screen.

Does anyone know if Amazon will introduce a phone this year? I see speculative reports citing anonymous sources but few details and no confirmation.

meetyaks says

I am going to take Lumia side... I moved from iphone4 to lumia, I am not going back again.

But before you make the decision, make sure all apps you need are there on Windows. If you are on att, try Lumia 1020... you never have to take SLR with you again, let alone point and shoot

Yeah, apps is the big downside for Windows; not the most important thing for me.

I recently got the Lumia 1020 from the windows store (came with a free camera grip), got an unlock code for the phone and switched my plan from AT&T to T-Mobile. The money I am saving moving to T-Mobile makes up for the upfront cost of the phone.

Having experience with Android and Symbian I am finding that I prefer the Windows Phone over both. (I know an OS better than Symbian, I was shocked too!)

Most importantly call quality is excellent. The camera is great, and I also am a big fan of the Nokia map apps that come with the phone.

I'm writing this message on a Google Nexus 4. I paid $300 for the phone unlocked and $50 a month for unlimited everything. An iPhone will cost you $100 for the phone and about $100 a month for the service. The iPhone will cost you about $1,000 more over a two year time frame plus you are locked into your contract. I think the Google Nexus is the most cost-effective smart phone on the market.

I'm pretty happy with my iPhone 4S at present.

Now that it's unlocked by AT&T, I'll probably pick up and move the family to T-Mobile.

robertoaribas says

tmobile cut my monthly bill by a lot, but now I have to pay full price for the phone, and i'm basically cheap! [the bill dropped by 100 a month though, so that can pay for new phones pretty often]

Well, let's be honest -- when subsidized we were always paying more than full price for the phone.

With T-Mobile you can basically now get an interest free loan, spreading the cost of your phone over two-years, if you don't want to pay upfront. I believe that now they are even doing $0 down for several top phones.

epitaph says

I paid $300 for the phone unlocked and $50 a month for unlimited everything.

What carrier?

leo707 says

What carrier?

T-Mobile Prepaid. They have a $30 plan too but the data isn't unlimited. The great thing about having an unlocked phone is that you can choose whichever carrier has the best plan for you, and they are almost always cheaper than it would be if you had a contract.

epitaph says

T-Mobile Prepaid. They have a $30 plan too but the data isn't unlimited.

Ah, yeah, I have the same plan with T-Mobile. Yes, "Unlimited" data, but you get choked after you pass 500MB. Being that I am mostly on WiFi I rarely pass 400MB in a month.

leo707 says

Well, let's be honest -- when subsidized we were always paying more than full price for the phone... "Unlimited" data, but you get choked after you pass 500MB. Being that I am mostly on WiFi I rarely pass 400MB in a month.

I can't stand phony pricing. I switched to Telna. Same GSM, clearer pricing, and for me it's cheaper because I am mostly on WiFi. I pay $20/year for the SIM card, which includes all domestic SMS and all incoming SMS anywhere, and then reasonable fees for other cellular use.