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**emingeRek** · 08-08-2012, 02:29 PM

So the fiance and I are finally going to get smart phones (gasp!) The problem is we cannot decide on which ones. We go through US Cellular.

Here are the phones available from them:
http://www.uscellular.com/uscellular...questid=136719

We can afford the top phones ($200 phones after mail in rebates.) but that doesn't necessarily mean we should get them. We just don't want to get a $75-125 phone and regret it when we should of just bought a better one. I've done tons of searches and looked at reviews, but overall it seems every single smartphone has issues, so you just gotta live with it.

Phones we are looking at:
Motorola Electrify - $130
Motorola Electrify 2 - $200
Samsung galaxy S II - $150
Samsung galaxy S III - $200
HTC One V - $130
HTC Merge - $100

Stuff we would prefer:
Reception/call quality (us cellular has amazing regional reception so don't think that will be an issue)
Good camera, HD video (prefer 1080p)
Dual core processor
Good size screen/screen quality

They have cheaper phones like the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator but that thing is just getting hammered by shitty reviews.

I've read that the galaxy S3 isn't worth if if you got an S2, and the electrify 2 isn't better than the first. We've never owned a smartphone so anything is an upgrade.

We plan on getting one in a day or two, so any input would be nice. Thanks!

08-08-2012, 02:29 PM	#1
emingeRek Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 401 Senior Member	First smart one...help me pick! So the fiance and I are finally going to get smart phones (gasp!) The problem is we cannot decide on which ones. We go through US Cellular. Here are the phones available from them: http://www.uscellular.com/uscellular...questid=136719 We can afford the top phones ($200 phones after mail in rebates.) but that doesn't necessarily mean we should get them. We just don't want to get a $75-125 phone and regret it when we should of just bought a better one. I've done tons of searches and looked at reviews, but overall it seems every single smartphone has issues, so you just gotta live with it. Phones we are looking at: Motorola Electrify - $130 Motorola Electrify 2 - $200 Samsung galaxy S II - $150 Samsung galaxy S III - $200 HTC One V - $130 HTC Merge - $100 Stuff we would prefer: Reception/call quality (us cellular has amazing regional reception so don't think that will be an issue) Good camera, HD video (prefer 1080p) Dual core processor Good size screen/screen quality They have cheaper phones like the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator but that thing is just getting hammered by shitty reviews. I've read that the galaxy S3 isn't worth if if you got an S2, and the electrify 2 isn't better than the first. We've never owned a smartphone so anything is an upgrade. We plan on getting one in a day or two, so any input would be nice. Thanks!
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