01-09-2014, 08:48 AM
The Galaxy Sx phones seem to be made like shit, my mum has an S3 which she likes, it's all chipped and scratched - she's not hard on the phone and it's been in a case all of it's life! Friend of mine had an S4 and has had never ending issues with signal.
The older Nexus phones seem to be relatively good, not 100% on the Nexus 5, seems to be a little flimsy, seems very thin and light and the buttons rattle etc - I don't see it lasting 2 years... I've had a Xperia Z1 which I can't fault and had an Xperia Z before that - both have been brilliant for me, the Z2 should be even better, my only gripe is the factory fitted ASF on the front which will scratch, but at least it'll stop you shattering the screen instead... The Z2 doesn't have ASF anymore interestingly.
The Z1 camera is great, it's so quick to load and if you put it in Manual mode it'll focus reliably every time, the Auto mode is actually wank, but leave it in Manual and it's absolutely perfect - I've had some cracking shots off it for a camera phone... It's fast in every day life, battery will do 2 days if you're kind to it, I've had mine for 9 months now and the battery I'd say is as good as the day I got it. It's scratched around the edges, but I'm harsh on phones and can't stand cases.
I went off HTC after I had loads of problems with my Sensation, I had a One X for a while which to be fair I loved, but I smashed the screen on - so went Sony and to be fair, had absolutely no problems with it, it's been great for me, I'll also say that after 9 months I've NOT changed the stock rom on it, which for someone who used to change roms every 30 seconds on HTC is saying something - I've just left it alone and been totally happy with it... Maybe in the future I'll change it out, but we'll see.
The older Nexus phones seem to be relatively good, not 100% on the Nexus 5, seems to be a little flimsy, seems very thin and light and the buttons rattle etc - I don't see it lasting 2 years... I've had a Xperia Z1 which I can't fault and had an Xperia Z before that - both have been brilliant for me, the Z2 should be even better, my only gripe is the factory fitted ASF on the front which will scratch, but at least it'll stop you shattering the screen instead... The Z2 doesn't have ASF anymore interestingly.
The Z1 camera is great, it's so quick to load and if you put it in Manual mode it'll focus reliably every time, the Auto mode is actually wank, but leave it in Manual and it's absolutely perfect - I've had some cracking shots off it for a camera phone... It's fast in every day life, battery will do 2 days if you're kind to it, I've had mine for 9 months now and the battery I'd say is as good as the day I got it. It's scratched around the edges, but I'm harsh on phones and can't stand cases.
I went off HTC after I had loads of problems with my Sensation, I had a One X for a while which to be fair I loved, but I smashed the screen on - so went Sony and to be fair, had absolutely no problems with it, it's been great for me, I'll also say that after 9 months I've NOT changed the stock rom on it, which for someone who used to change roms every 30 seconds on HTC is saying something - I've just left it alone and been totally happy with it... Maybe in the future I'll change it out, but we'll see.
