Q. Which is the best Android phone available in the US market?
A. That's highly subjective. It depends on what you're looking for... OS, carrier, screen size, other features.
I'll break it down into the best in different screen size tiers.
I'll ignore carriers for now, since you said "the US market" as a whole, but that's definitely an important consideration.
>4.3" - HTC One X or the HTC Evo 4G LTE are the hands-down favorites in this category. They're both pretty much the same, but the evo has a few more features, and the One X has a nicer design. It's a wash. The Samsung Galaxy SIII is one that some people may be interested in, but in my opinion the specs are a little disappointing, the design isn't great, and Samsung's TouchWiz UI is complete crap compared to HTC Sense 4.
4.3" - This is the most common screen size, so you have a lot of options if this is what you're looking for. HTC One S is probably the best phone in this category and has the best camera on the market (same as the One X and Evo 4G LTE), but it's screen leaves a bit to be desired. If you're looking for the nicest display on the market, the HTC Rezound is it, but battery life could be better, and the phone is awfully thick and heavy. The Samsung Galaxy SII is a great phone too, although it has been replaced by the, not-yet-released GSIII. . The Droid Razr Maxxx is good if you're looking for the best battery life, but the battery is not removable, which is something that turns a lot of people off (and Motorola's UI is not great either).
<4.3" For some people, those other categories are just too big. A lot of people have been looking for a high-end phone in a 4" screen size... something that until recently did not really exist. The Droid 4 has a 4" screen, but it's pretty thick and heavy given the slide-out keyboard, and the specs on it are nothing to write home about. The HTC Incredible 2 is a nice phone and has sold well, but it's getting rather old and doesn't have 4G. By far the best phone in this category is HTC's new Incredible 4G, which should be released very soon (pretty much every Thursday since the last week of April has been rumored, but most people are pretty confident it will be out by next Thursday or the one after that).
If screen size isn't a big factor for you, and you're just looking for the best all-around phone, I'd say that new HTC Incredible 4G is it. It's got a great processor, great camera, and great display and every feature you could possibly ask for (NFC, microSD with MHL support, Bluetooth 4, removable battery, etc.). It's not the *best* processor, camera, or display on the market -- more like a 9/10 in each of those categories (actually the processor is more like a 9.5/10) -- but none of the phones that would score a 10 in any of those categories have the same feature set as the Incredible, which is just as important. I could go on for hours about how excited I am about the Incredible 4G, but I'll stop here.
Hopefully that gave you something to think about. Like I said earlier, it's all subjective. There is no one "best" phone. It all depends on what you're looking for.
I'll break it down into the best in different screen size tiers.
I'll ignore carriers for now, since you said "the US market" as a whole, but that's definitely an important consideration.
>4.3" - HTC One X or the HTC Evo 4G LTE are the hands-down favorites in this category. They're both pretty much the same, but the evo has a few more features, and the One X has a nicer design. It's a wash. The Samsung Galaxy SIII is one that some people may be interested in, but in my opinion the specs are a little disappointing, the design isn't great, and Samsung's TouchWiz UI is complete crap compared to HTC Sense 4.
4.3" - This is the most common screen size, so you have a lot of options if this is what you're looking for. HTC One S is probably the best phone in this category and has the best camera on the market (same as the One X and Evo 4G LTE), but it's screen leaves a bit to be desired. If you're looking for the nicest display on the market, the HTC Rezound is it, but battery life could be better, and the phone is awfully thick and heavy. The Samsung Galaxy SII is a great phone too, although it has been replaced by the, not-yet-released GSIII. . The Droid Razr Maxxx is good if you're looking for the best battery life, but the battery is not removable, which is something that turns a lot of people off (and Motorola's UI is not great either).
<4.3" For some people, those other categories are just too big. A lot of people have been looking for a high-end phone in a 4" screen size... something that until recently did not really exist. The Droid 4 has a 4" screen, but it's pretty thick and heavy given the slide-out keyboard, and the specs on it are nothing to write home about. The HTC Incredible 2 is a nice phone and has sold well, but it's getting rather old and doesn't have 4G. By far the best phone in this category is HTC's new Incredible 4G, which should be released very soon (pretty much every Thursday since the last week of April has been rumored, but most people are pretty confident it will be out by next Thursday or the one after that).
If screen size isn't a big factor for you, and you're just looking for the best all-around phone, I'd say that new HTC Incredible 4G is it. It's got a great processor, great camera, and great display and every feature you could possibly ask for (NFC, microSD with MHL support, Bluetooth 4, removable battery, etc.). It's not the *best* processor, camera, or display on the market -- more like a 9/10 in each of those categories (actually the processor is more like a 9.5/10) -- but none of the phones that would score a 10 in any of those categories have the same feature set as the Incredible, which is just as important. I could go on for hours about how excited I am about the Incredible 4G, but I'll stop here.
Hopefully that gave you something to think about. Like I said earlier, it's all subjective. There is no one "best" phone. It all depends on what you're looking for.
Any android apps to accept credit cards?
Q. I have a business and wanting to explore ways to except credit cards. Think it would be cool to use my android phone.
A. the newer smartphones have a NFC on them that customers can utilize instead of carring CC.
Will future devices of Android going to implement NFC?
Q. I want to know whether future Android devices are going to implement NFC chip set, i want to know the usage of NFC chip set in Android, I know a little bit but not in detail, can anyone point out to a resource and tell me about the benefits of adding NFC Chip set in Android devices.
A. Yes definitely, future Handsets of Android going to have NFC chip set already Google Nexus S has this chip inbuilt.
NFC chip is in the form of a card and it is short range wireless technology which is fixed on your smart phones to receive signal from a RFID reader. This NFC is used for contactless payments already implemented in UK.
NFC chip is in the form of a card and it is short range wireless technology which is fixed on your smart phones to receive signal from a RFID reader. This NFC is used for contactless payments already implemented in UK.
Do you think the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be a better buy than the Droid RAZR for the next couple years?
Q. What do you think? I know the RAZR is super tough and a great phone. Do you think the Nexus's Android ICS will be worth it with the large screen (awesome - especially for a big guy like myself), but a supposedly weaker camera? Thanks.
A. Its going to be a preference, if you look at some of the research the screen is bigger but that really is so instead of having hardware buttons for home, back and those others its all software. Which can be hidden during videos and other tasks. There are several interesting things about the Galaxy nexus, it has a 720p resolution screen and a DPI that is higher then the IPhone but is using a different touch screen that is both finger friendly and stylus friendly. Yes it only has a 5mp camera, however that camera is able to shoot 1080p video. A 5mp camera should let you take a picture and have it printed on an 8x10. However, MP aren't everything a ZERO lag shutter is always nice. you can take a picture basically as fast as you can click the shutter button and has a sweet pamoramic feature. Plus no camera phone has a good zoom, so you could have a 20mp camera and still be out of luck because you could do a digital zoom but that still is nothing compared to an optical zoom of a real camera.
The RAZR will probably include a lot of the same functionality but wont be able to have NFC probably unless they change something and make a battery upgrade. more then likely there will be a setting in ICS that will turn off software buttons for phones with hardware buttons as the software buttons are not really needed.
I think I Read somewhere that Google said if you want something higher then a 5 mp camera or maybe 8mp camera you should just get a real camera. Which again makes sence most things where you would use your phone a 5mp camera is more then enough as long as it has a good lens and optics which the nexus does. I am going nexus just because Im a programmer and would love to play around with the features of the nexus, and of course root it. The NFC is nice but not really used yet. Either phone will be a good phone, The nexus could end up having more bugs because this is brand new OS using LTE. SO bound to be issues with it.
The Galaxy Note would be a great phone since it has over a 5in display but I have not heard that it will be coming to the US. Last I heard it went through FCC but originally there was no plans for a US version. The FCC debut could be nothing more then it getting ready to pop up in Canada.
The RAZR will probably include a lot of the same functionality but wont be able to have NFC probably unless they change something and make a battery upgrade. more then likely there will be a setting in ICS that will turn off software buttons for phones with hardware buttons as the software buttons are not really needed.
I think I Read somewhere that Google said if you want something higher then a 5 mp camera or maybe 8mp camera you should just get a real camera. Which again makes sence most things where you would use your phone a 5mp camera is more then enough as long as it has a good lens and optics which the nexus does. I am going nexus just because Im a programmer and would love to play around with the features of the nexus, and of course root it. The NFC is nice but not really used yet. Either phone will be a good phone, The nexus could end up having more bugs because this is brand new OS using LTE. SO bound to be issues with it.
The Galaxy Note would be a great phone since it has over a 5in display but I have not heard that it will be coming to the US. Last I heard it went through FCC but originally there was no plans for a US version. The FCC debut could be nothing more then it getting ready to pop up in Canada.
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