What phones do we all have?

andymc

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Just a quick poll on what Android phones you've had and currently have, and what you want to move onto next.... oh, and what tablets do you have and what does your partner use (so you can test your apps on it)

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and am trying to decide between the Moto G or the Nexus 5 for my next phone. I want something that will be good for Android development, stay up to date with Android releases and last me two years before needing to upgrade again. My S2 has lasted me three years.

I also have a Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet with the stylus, which is awesome but stuck at Android 4.1 as Samsung aren't great at updating their software.


My wife is an IPhone user so I can't test any apps on her phone, she says Android is too complicated for her.
 
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See my signature for mine, I seem to get a new phone every 12 months, but very happy with the One at the moment.

I've also got access to an HTC Wildfire S, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z1 - via friends.
 
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I've recently bought a Nexus 7 tablet for development and also have a Sony Experia S phone along with a collection of older devices, and both of them 'just work'. No fiddling around with anything. It's great. So a Nexus would get my vote too.
 
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andymc said:
Just a quick poll on what Android phones you've had and currently have, and what you want to move onto next.... oh, and what tablets do you have and what does your partner use (so you can test your apps on it)

I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and am trying to decide between the Moto G or the Nexus 5 for my next phone. I want something that will be good for Android development, stay up to date with Android releases and last me two years before needing to upgrade again. My S2 has lasted me three years.

I also have a Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet with the stylus, which is awesome but stuck at Android 4.1 as Samsung aren't great at updating their software.


My wife is an IPhone user so I can't test any apps on her phone, she says Android is too complicated for her.
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For Android development, keep in mind that most people do not have the latest smartphone. That's why I bought devices of the average Joe (it's sometimes strange and a bit difficult to spend money to buy a deprecated or not-very-powerful tablet when you can afford the best tablet on the market but this tablet will be closer to the tablet used by my future users and thus more useful). It's also interesting to have a couple of these low-cost tablets and phones sold in the local supermarket (with an unknown chinese brand) because if your app runs well on them, you're pretty sure that it will run fine on everything else.
EDIT: currently, the "average" tablets are probably the Samsung Tab 2 and the Nexus 7 version 2012.
 
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keep in mind that most people do not have the latest smartphone.
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Absolutely, that's why I have my old collection. Depending on the app, I'll test it down to my old LG GW620 and Storage solutions Scroll 7 tablet.
 
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andymc said:
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 and am trying to decide between the Moto G or the Nexus 5 for my next phone. I want something that will be good for Android development, stay up to date with Android releases and last me two years before needing to upgrade again. My S2 has lasted me three years.
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I got a MotoG for £32. Was on Tesco for £99, with a voucher came down to £89, then I used my clubcard vouchers to get it for £32.
However, I gave it to someone else, it is an amazing phone for the price.

For testing, I use my GS3. I have only one phone, but I have a secret weapon for testing my apps on different devices. ;)
 
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Samsung s3 mini, sony xperia tipo, samsung ace plus, samsung media player 5.0, acer z3, 2 'chinese' 7&10'' tablets and an rx-8.
 
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I'm using a Galaxy Nexus as my primary device; I have a mate who has an Xperia X10 Mini Pro whom I get to try out some things, so I can check they do make sense on older and smaller phones.

For the project I've just been working on, I borrowed a Moto X, which is a lovely phone, and I might even consider buying one myself when the PR people ask for it back.

I've also got a Nexus 7 (original version), and an HTC One S.
 
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The Xiaomi Mi2 is my private Phone. At work i'm using a Mobistel Cygnus T2 and a Samsung Galaxy Note 2
 
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