Feb 17, 2013

HTC EVO 3D, iPhone 4S, Lumia 900, Galaxy Nexus, iPhone 5, Lumia 920

EVO 3D -
Pro: Build quality, screen resolution.
Con: Poor battery life, 3D mode is nearly useless when photos are exported, and I hate Sense UI for being too boring.

iPhone 4S -
Pro: The last phone frame Steve Jobs ever posted for media photos!
Con: No improvement in UI experience except for faster response. Slippery to hold on to.

Lumia 900 -
Pro: Interesting UI, bright AMOLED.
Con: Screen resolution, lack of popular apps.

Galaxy Nexus -
Pro: Pure Google Android experience, hard to ask for more. Bright screen.
Con: Build quality is subpar. Plastic frame and cover is Samsung's trademark material!! Easy to slip off your hand! To Sammy: At least have some decency to throw in some metal frame for your Halo device!

iPhone 5 -
Pro: Ecosystem, awesome battery life compared to any Android or Windows phone, finally a slightly bigger screen. AppleCare+ at $100 is a no brainer to have for 2-year 2-incident peace of mind!!
Con: Old complaints such as small screen, lack of MicroSD, screen prone to scratch, easy to slip off hand.

Lumia 920 -
Pro: Finally 720P screen!
Con: Lack of popular apps. The ones available are slow and unpolished. Dust can get into front camera housing and blur your photo! Vibrator makes your 920 sound like falling apart! Shake your 920 and you feel something inside is not secured! No way to do vibrate when silent if vibrate when ring is disabled.

To Sum up:
Wait for iPhone 6 with maybe a 4.7" Retina Display, NFC, etc.
Or get the next Google Nexus phone with LTE, and NOT made by Samsung!
As for Windows Phone and BlackBerry? Just leave them alone for the last dance.