upgrade to smartphone help -No mac products!

[Petra]

If you don't want to have to depend on Samsung for updates and stuff, there's always the Nexus 4... it's also cheaper than the Galaxy S3 if you're looking to actually buy a phone.

Personally, I really hate how these phone manufacturers feel the need to screw around with the OS.

[chickenfried]

The downside to pretty much every smartphone is poor battery life, constant use will drain a battery pretty fast. I'd suggest a razr maxx or maxx HD because of the great battery life.

[aeromech]

There's only one option for you. Build your own. Too hard? Then suck it up and get the one you hate the least. Funny how all the smart phones look and act just like an iPhone. You people hate Apple but don't mind buying products that are Apple rip offs. Oh, and another thing... I went to the Apple Store in Fashion Valley. Two doors down was the brand new Microsoft Store. Guess what? They copied the Apple Store all the way down to how the employees wore their company ID's around their necks. Can't these guys be original at all? Remember when the iPad came out. All the jokes? Now look at all the iPad rip offs on the market.

[XDRoX]

There's only one option for you. Build your own. Too hard? Then suck it up and get the one you hate the least. Funny how all the smart phones look and act just like an iPhone. You people hate Apple but don't mind buying products that are Apple rip offs. Oh, and another thing... I went to the Apple Store in Fashion Valley. Two doors down was the brand new Microsoft Store. Guess what? They copied the Apple Store all the way down to how the employees wore their company ID's around their necks. Can't these guys be original at all? Remember when the iPad came out. All the jokes? Now look at all the iPad rip offs on the market.

I agree. I have yet to meet a person with money that complains about Apple. Every person I've ever heard say a bad thing about Apple was either cheap or poor. Not that there is anything wrong with not being able to afford Apple, but just admit that's why you don't like them. You sound silly trying to make up reasons why they suck.

[the86d]

The Epic 4g was pretty good, aside from cell-service, and Sprint's data network craaaaawling...

Android w/ a physical keyboard if you do any ssh/rdp sessions (full screen AND type at the same time), AND cli & GUI access to the underlying filesystem if you gain root access (w/no locked bootloaders and such). You don't have to use your real name for tracking with a google/gmail account, unlike Apple iCare supported products?

Samsungs have an ODIN utility to bring it back to stock if you ever screw it up after a root/rom replacement...

(Apples drops saved pictures from the browser in the camera app? )

No Citrix app was avail, last a coworker checked on Windows phones, but that may have changed (if Citrix is used at work)...

[rdawg]

well there is the new blackberry 10. I don't know if sprint has it yet but that an alternative and its a smartphone now.

[A-J]

I had no problems with my BlackBerry - I had it for years. Of course, I don't try to surf the internet on my phone either. I have computers for that.

[tommyid1]

The new blackberry z10 is supposed to be legit as hell

[sdkevin]

First - get a phone YOU can replace the battery in.
I don't give a *hit how much $$ you have, why spend it if you can be crippled by a $20 battery.

Second - buy the phone outright, unlocked, don't sign a contract. Quality new smartphones can be had in the $100-150 range.

[Bosco2675]

iPhone 5.

[dmedia]

iPhone 5.

^^^^^ This! Just get over it and get an iPhone.

[postal]

Went with the galaxy sIII.

Thanks all.

The screen is huge compared to iphone. Got it cheap since the s4 release.
Just didnt seem like the s4 was worth the cost.

[Innocent]

galaxy S4 and the HTC one are the two big android smartphones right now. if you are tech-ish at all, a decent new Nexus should be coming out in a month or so

[Donk310]

It's been some time since your original post. I hope by now you have figured out that the Galaxy 4 is it. I am still rocking the Galaxy 2. I have never in my life wanted my phone to break down so bad. Why?… So I can get the Galaxy 4 of course. Next I would look at the Galaxy 3. Then maybe an iPhone or something. I don't know much about non-galaxy androids.