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I often stress this a lot and not many actually take note but PLEASE!

Include your requirements when you ask for a recommendation!


Make sure your sentences are correctly typed and easily read. Keep it short and concise . If you ask in a very lazy way and indistinguishable sentences without requirements or any sort of specification I won't respond to your question.

Thanks and have a nice day.

congrats on new v

Open new thread first. Close old thread when it reaches 2.5k

V4. Kindly continue to ask questions here so that we can help

Please pin this thread

1. Brand: Any except for HTC. Looking at either Samsung, LG, or others
2. Budget: Less than RM 950
3. Specs: UPGRADEABLE TO ICE CREAM SANDWICH
4. What you need in the phone: WiFi, Internet surfing capabilities, hopefully can install an Office programme

Thanks in advance!

simple, Galaxy Nexus S

^ No galaxy word la, just Samsung Google Nexus S

Sorry, should've been more specific, here's my updated specs:
Brand: Any so long as it's not HTC, preferable Samsung or`others
Budget: Less than RM 950
Specs: Upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich, with at least 1 year warranty
What I require in phone: WiFi, Internet surfing capabilities, good camera with HD video recording, able to do Office tasks, can download GPS navi programme.

P.S.: Can't seem to find a Nexus S less than RM 950 leh...

This post has been edited by Joker4Eva: Jan 6 2012, 04:28 PM

Top up abit and get ori from Directd selling RM999

Other choice:
SE MK16I (PRO) @ RM 870 / 1208 (ORI)
SE MT11I (NEO V) @ RM 790 / 860 (ORI)
SE MT15I (NEO) @ RM 870
SE ST18I (RAY) @ RM 790 / 945 (ORI)

try harder, should be can find
or try SE xperia neo / arc / ray

This post has been edited by XeactorZ: Jan 6 2012, 05:06 PM

sorry, hehehe

try go to garage sale or buy out from maxis..

Thanks a lot... now looking VERY closely at either the Neo or the Neo V... both looks so similar, but I think I would be settling for the Neo... Thanks guys!

Hi planning to get a new phone but with Nexus Prime just came out . It kept me wonder which phone should I get.

Personally I think it would depend on your usage and err....... 'upgrading' habits.

Both devices are pretty similar with its own pro's and con's.

Just my personal opinion. I would say the S2 was released towards the end of the 1st gen dual-core line-up but possible the best among the lot (this includes optimus 2x, HTC sensation family, Motorola Atrix etc....). The next generation would entail HD screen resolutions if you look around. Applies to the Galaxy Nexus and it will soon be the new benchmark for future devices in the next quarter (let's see what CES 2012 reveals this time around).

In a sense, it's a little more future proof to get the Galaxy Nexus but it wouldn't be a concern if you'd personally utilize the phone itself with no worries of upgrading to a new handset anytime soon. The S2 does have a higher contrast screen (sAMOLED Plus) compared to the sAmoled on the NExus though at a lower resolution. Also the S2 has an 8MP camera compared to a 5MP camera on the Nexus.

The S2 will be getting ICS treatment very soon so it would be approximately the same experience you would get on the Galaxy Nexus albeit the lower screen resolution. Oh and did I mention that the Nexus doesn't have memory expansion options? Not a big deal but Samsung could've put it in.

But putting aside the fact that it has a 5mp camera and no memory expansion, the Galaxy Nexus is definitely an upgrade over the S2.

The S2 is a pretty safe bet. Get the Nexus otherwise if you don't mind a lesser camera and memory is not an issue.

Go get gnote..

The Neo is better than the Neo V in terms of specs.

But honestly, all of us would recommend you go for the Nexus S. The Neo is a better shooter so if you use the camera a lot its recommended.

Otherwise, the nexus s triumphs.

I have used the SGS II for nearly 6 months and just got the Galaxy Nexus for a day
Overall in terms of performance , not much difference between the 2
HOwever the GNex is a more future proof phone and any latest Google OS updates it will be the first to have it
The GNex loses out to the SGS II in not having an external microSDcard

This post has been edited by benny888: Jan 7 2012, 10:27 AM

how about the pic quality??is it gNex camera 5mp good enuf??

p/s:stil in dilemma..gNex or gNote...

Wait S3!!

what are you currently using now? Does it warrant a change? You're going to experience a lot of new products very soon. You probably should just wait.

If camera quality is important - GNote. If you want to snap pics quick and continuously, and without lag - G Nexus
There is no perfect 100 % good solution. Both have pros and cons
But I would say the G Nexus photoshots are as good as the Note though slightly poorer only. Only photo geeks will be able to spot the differences.

go for G nexus man. samsung sucks with their "customers loyalty"

*many ppl will sure disagree with what i say*

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Jan 7 2012, 10:57 AM

i understand what u mean.. i think most of the manufacturer of the phone abt the same.. but now the trend goes to samsung..even htc also lose out.. u just have to take and go if not too bad.. what to do

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Added on January 7, 2012, 11:04 amcan gnex set the saturation, brightness, or colour mode like vivid, normal etc in the camera setting? gnote's stock camera app cannot set those function

This post has been edited by Hico: Jan 7 2012, 11:04 AM

if i were u..i would go for gnex becoz of faster update even though i'm using gnote now...

Gnote is incredibly huge though.

Despite gnex's speed for updates due to it being a dev phone, I won't recommend it as of now due to the high price and the lack of a micro-sd slot. Camera wise the performance is average and inferior to the S2.

Unlike the SGS and Nexus S comparison wise, the GNex is somewhat a downgrade from the S2.

just wondering if malaysia charge u tax for importing tablet pc from US to malaysia?

i trying to ask my friend from US to ship tablet and mark it as a gift

budget RM800 pls suggest samsung, huawei or SE and what model...

I recommend:
SE MT11I (NEO V) @ RM 790 / 860 (ORI)
SE ST18I (RAY) @ RM 790 / 945 (ORI)

these are better than any of the Samsung/Huawei model around that range.

Max rm1200++, purpose is games, music and taking photo. please give as much choice as possible.

AP SE Arc S, SE Arc, SE Neo, HTC Incredible S,

These are the more decent shooters.

Hi I want to ask, I'm looking for a midrange phone, maximum around 850, the most important thing is the camera quality and ease of use, especially going on the internet because I want to use it to travel so I don't want to bring a lot of gadgets with me, just the phone. Also need to have expansion since I would probably snap a lot of pictures with it. Need to have front camera too cause I need to use to chat with family.

So far Galaxy W and Xperia Neo seems pretty good to me, but Galaxy W is going crazy expensive and I'm not sure on Neo. Do any of you guys have other recommendations?

This post has been edited by crystalroselle: Jan 8 2012, 06:19 PM

then SE xperia neo
galaxy w now very popular, off course prize is crazy
or u can consider nexus s

for camera quality, go for xperia neo

But some sites seems to recommend galaxy w on the camera, disregarding the crazy price explosion, is the camera quality of xperia neo better than galaxy w? And is Nexus S camera good? Oh and I forgot to mention that battery span is important too. Is neo's battery span good? Thanks for the reply guys

This post has been edited by crystalroselle: Jan 8 2012, 06:58 PM

confirmed xperia neo camera quality better than galaxy w
SE phone camera quality can say is the best in android phone

1. Brand： HTC / Samsung
2. Budget: 1.5k / below
3. Specs: Ram, larger Screen size, longer battery life, nice appearance, only touchscreen
4. What you need in the phone: Android, wifi


and give me the prices

try look for htc sensation around rm1.4k if not mistaken

But Nexus also made by Samsung. What did you mean?

1. Neo is 8mp with LED flash, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, and also superior in low light shooting due to the Exmor R backlit sensor. Don't take the Neo V (5mp)
2. SE is famous in their camera (cybershot?)
3. Nexus S and Galaxy W is having 5mp camera.
4. Nexus S and SE Neo confirmed to get ICS
5. Galaxy W had 2gb storage, Nexus S had 16gb non expandable. Neo, on the other hand, had a small 512mb.

Normally the battery on these range of screen size it is about 36h standby default. If you tweak the power option then it can last up to 2-3 days. But don't expect much as the bigger the screen is, the more power hungry it is.

Your pick.

Tab 7 Plus, can make call like normal fon, BIG screen & LARGE battery capacity

This or HTC Sensation.

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Added on January 9, 2012, 3:33 pmBattery span wise, the wisest option would be the Nexus S.

Camera wise, the size which it captures images at doesn't matter as long as the sensor is good.

Size of pictures determines quality is a MYTH.

Camera wise, the Neo would be the best choice followed by Nexus S/W

This post has been edited by xDarkKnightx: Jan 9 2012, 03:33 PM

why do u say nexus s is better in terms of battery?

normal usage is 1 day..

hmm for rm800-900 which android phone can i get? don't want samsung

xperia neo

1. Brand - Anything. As long as I can find it at normal retail stores. lol.
2. Budget - 800 - 900
3. Specs. >1Ghz Proc, RAM > 300mb, >3.2megapixel camera

Had been thinking of Galaxy W but the demand is so great that the price is not moving at all ==


This post has been edited by wcypierre: Jan 10 2012, 12:55 AM

Live with walkman not bad for music lovers

Galaxy W okay maa. feel much more updated than my galaxy s i9000.

I feel not bad also, but just asking whether there's any other better phones that I may had missed out

if you can spend around 2k++, galaxy note la paling syiok. or iphone 4s. oops forgot we're on android section. haha

Hey guys, need some help here.

Love to have android now, never use it before so i have nothing on this..
Price : somewhere below 2K
brand: Give the best, would think of Samsung
Important things i need: can use to scan 2D code, internet flexibilities 3G,EDGE,Wifi, GPS that works to the point am standing, Good memory for watching videos in good quality (hopefully full HD).

Thanks in advance.

latest one :galaxy note or galaxy s 2

SGS2, Note or Razr?

kind stuck between nexus S or xperia neo..
whats the difference?

xperia neo
Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon
1 GHz Scorpion
Adreno 205

nexus s
Hummingbird
1 GHz Cortex-A8
PowerVR SGX540

which is better for gaming? i feel like going for nexus s as its google and it might get jelly bean (android 5.0) in the future cause i use phone for quite long time.. is the powerVR gonna be outdated by then? will dev still make games for it?

on the other hand xperia neo seems to have better camera..

If normal authorized dealer is ok, then can look at google nexus S. If MUST REAL official retail store, other than galaxy W would be SE neo V. But not sure its RAM how much

i tot you already have s2 and s+ ???
need another phone, got so many sim card ?? @@

the powervr sgx540 i think won't outdate since galaxy nexus and motorola razr also using it
furthermore, the 1st sgs already using it, which is 1 and 1/2 years ago @@
for gaming i dunno since i confuse on phone GPU, yes xperia neo totally has the better camera
but, it disadvantage is less internal storage, although got link2sd, but also can't move a lot @@

Samsung galaxy nexus, ori set coming soon Or wait for the MWC event to see what are the upcoming phones

This post has been edited by danielcmugen: Jan 10 2012, 04:07 PM

galaxy note or nexus
but i suggest u get nexus, this friday can buy outright from digi already !!!

Why Google Nexus S or Neo V? I saw that Galaxy W's Clock speed is higher than that two

The neo V is just a suggestion just in case u like its design or so. Galaxy W is more recommended than neo V.

I recommend nexus S because it is a google phone and has...
-better future support than most droids
-stock vanilla UI = smooth
-loads of custom ROMS to play with
-better GPU than galaxy W although galaxy W is faster by 400mhz, but the GPU matters more than the 400mhz
-16gb internal memory but no card slot though
-bigger screen with gorilla glass

This post has been edited by danielcmugen: Jan 10 2012, 04:41 PM

I thought that GPU only matters if you play a lot of games?

CPU + GPU is important too.

i dont own s2.. only S+
my S+ pass it to my parents liao.. but i still will use it sometimes xD
wa bout urs? i remember u said ur sgs2 at ur sister there or something?
actually i also aiming for nexus but way over budget d.. the closest thing is either nexus S which fully support by google or neo cause of the cam. don't want samsung edi after the decide not to give us ICS..

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Jan 10 2012, 09:28 PM

when will the s2 price go down? should I get s2 now or wait for a few months more?

yup. no touchwiz or what timescape UI (useless to me) lol
hmm do u guys think google will give jelly bean to nexus S? nexus one did not get ICS right?

This post has been edited by annoymous1234: Jan 10 2012, 09:55 PM

Yeah, I know. But I use my phone mostly for surfing, listen music or play with apps(maybe some lightweight games), that's why I asked whether I should get a phone with better GPU or not. (As a better GPU can hasten the picture loading time for the browser, I think)

Hi guys,i'm planning to buy new smartphones. This will be my first smartphone. I hope to find good one that suits my budget. Hope you guys can advise me in this.

1. Brand. (HTC/Samsung)
2. Budget. (Around RM 1.5K )
3. Specs. (any spec)
4. What you need in the phone (Good camera/good sound quality/GPS/long last battery)

Thanks

Ya, nexus one no ICS. For the jellybean thing, N.S has the highest chance to get it than any of them in the 1k price range...maybe can challenge those rm2k phones also

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Added on January 10, 2012, 10:10 pmSE xperia arc S (sound quality I think so-so only though) or wait for the MWC event to know what are the upcoming phones

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Added on January 10, 2012, 10:12 pmI think if can wait then wait lor, cuz MWC event coming soon

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Added on January 10, 2012, 10:15 pmBut I think the advantage of the better gpu is more than that clock speed? That's what I read somewhere. I think GPU not only for gaming not that sure...hope some other forummers can help u in this

This post has been edited by danielcmugen: Jan 10 2012, 10:15 PM

seriously... NO! how fast your browser can load the image is highly depending on the network you are on. Your rendering speed will always be faster than your network connection.

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Added on January 10, 2012, 10:28 pmFor such a small device yup the GPU is not only for gaming. Anything which has an UI will actually require a graphic accelerator to render it on your screen. How fast could it be render on your screen? That's depending on both your GPU and CPU. On our dekstop the speed is too fast where the difference can only be significant when gaming or other application which require high graphic processing power.

This post has been edited by kidmad: Jan 10 2012, 10:28 PM

Infuse 4G @ 1300 ap 4.5"/8mp/3g/wifi/gps

I'm talking about keeping other factors as constant and keeping CPU and GPU as the factor la.

This is what I'm talking about. What I meant is that will the loss of 400mhz be worth it for the sake of increased performance of GPU?

Simple answer to your question. You're image loading speed bottleneck is on the network. Not your Gpu..

@x132755, bro.. if you are in my shoe , which one u prefer ?? Infuse 4G or htc sensation xe (need to add extra $)?

Well, I had already said that, KEEP the Network speed as a constant factor . Just compare the CPU and GPU

do you even know what comparison you making? Constant? Nothing is constant and of course better CPU & GPU would help. That's just a simple logic but for browser img loading.. That is a bad was example....

Yes, I'm very clear of it.
Google Nexus S:
Galaxy W:
Does the size of your phone changes? Well, maybe that example would not be that suitable since Internet speed is a factor that can't be held constant that easily.

Obviously I know that better CPU and GPU would help, but now my question is what if one goes up(GPU) and the other one goes down(CPU)?

sony erricson xperia arc s, htc sensation, samsung galaxy s plus

no one will be able to give you the damn exact figure here. Both unit if taken for comparison there would not be much difference and you are the one who took PICTURE LOADING as a benchmark. If you want to benchmark them just use antutu scores.

The extra 400mhz of horsepower is useless. It serves no purpose. The SGX540 will definitely triumph in game FPS if compared to the adreno205.

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Added on January 11, 2012, 9:36 amInfuse 4g is not really recommended as it is a single core phone and since your budget is already quite high, I suggest you either go for a Sensation/XE or you wait till next month for more announcements.

This post has been edited by xDarkKnightx: Jan 11 2012, 09:36 AM

Wat about Sensation XL or SGS2?
What would be a better buy?

o.O, yala my sister keep use my s2 =_=
im gonna force to sell her, i bought the phone which im not using ...
then how about xperia arc s ????

XL is a single core phone with the overrated beats headset. the phone and the earphone are both pointless, not worth the money, and all in all a rip off.

SGS2 if you can find the Non-G version. Else, Sensation XE(some weird lag issues), motorola razr or you can wait another month or so.

totally is sgs2
sensation xl totally a big failure phone
single core + beats earphone =.=
get sensation xe better than get xl, with dual core and also got the beats earphone

I keep reading about the next generation of smartphones coming, when is it expected to come (rough estimatation is ok), and how much the current model prices are expected to drop?

I want to buy the best configured phone. I m inclined towards galaxy nexus but m not sure whether it is the top choice in terms of hardware. The only good thing is ICS..what will happen when other phones will get ICS. Will they perform better than Nexus..
Is there any phone below 2500 that can beat google nexus....htc sony samsung motorola any will work.. I m looking to buy within week.

wait the phone that announce in CES or next month MWC
then sure can get
but, i think no more except galaxy note @@

thank bro but gnote quite big for me..that means I should certainly go for galaxy nexus only? as no other till date available in malaysia can beat it?
I fear those announced in CES will take few months to reach? correct me pls if m wrong.

none so far
should be yes, you can wait for the xperia s
not bad also if you like to capture photo

only issue I see with Gnexus were camera and lower hardware config as compared to usa one.
1.2 instead of 1.5 and not 32gb
I m not sure about LTE capable device will be sold in malaysia.
bro any idea abt xperia s date?

I thought may be other phones such as HTC and Samsung,especially s2 will work as good as nexus when ICS is applied. But I m google fan, so will buy android for sure and if it's google nexus why not..
I just don't want my phone to be outdated very soon though I know every gadget is outdated sooner or later.

This post has been edited by gurpreetsingh: Jan 11 2012, 11:52 PM

For anywhere around 1k price tag. One could consider the Huawei Honor priced at RM 1099 it is avaiable for ICS update too.

*samsung or google underclock the galaxy nexus processor speed from 1.5 to 1.5ghz
for 32gb, you can wait for it, or pre-order from website
LTE phone won't sold in Malaysia, even sold also can't use
xperia s date so far know it will release in Q1

o.O release in Malaysia already ?
that was great then, almost same spec with galaxy w with bigger screen + MP and confirmed got ICS

so can we put 1.5 manually using some customization?
32 gb can be ordered from samsung or from abroad?