Help pick out wife's phone

Crudes · December 4th, 2012, 07:32 AM

Hi Guys,

I thought I would come to the experts for some advice. My wife has been using an iPhone for the past 2 years, and before that she was on a dumbphone.

After 2 years of her asking me to help her fix something, only to hear me say "Sorry, I don't touch Apple products", I've convinced her that getting an Android phone is the way to go.

But, what phone should she get? I have the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I love it, and would love to get her on a Galaxy S3, but I think it's just too big for her.

Preferably, I would want a 4.0+ phone that has expandable memory (rules out Nexus) and a replaceable battery (rules out all of Motorola).

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help

OutOfPhase · December 4th, 2012, 08:08 AM

The HTC Droid DNA looks like a great phone. I am a big fan of Motorola's radio's so any of the newer ones.

Check out these forums

HTC Droid DNA

Droid Razr M

Droid Razr HD/ HD Maxx

Crudes · December 4th, 2012, 08:13 AM

Can you replace the battery on the Droid Razr M and Droid RazrHD?

OutOfPhase · December 4th, 2012, 08:38 AM

I believe the last phone released from Moto with a replaceable battery is the Bionic which is no longer in production.

Crudes · December 4th, 2012, 08:58 AM

Ok - I'm sure the replaceable battery is more important to me than it is to her. She's been using the iPhone, afterall.

The Razr M looks pretty nice, I'll check it out. Thank you for your help

AntimonyER · December 4th, 2012, 09:07 AM

My wife loves her RAZR M, if she is worried about size, it's really the perfect phone. Battery life is good too.

Crudes · December 4th, 2012, 02:18 PM

Thanks guys. I'm excited to get her away from that PoS iPhone. Now, if only I could *accidentally* knock her Macbook off the table..

Steve Jobs didn't die, he just returned to his day-job down below.

shadowspawn · December 5th, 2012, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OutOfPhase

The HTC Droid DNA looks like a great phone. I am a big fan of Motorola's radio's so any of the newer ones.

Check out these forums

HTC Droid DNA

Droid Razr M

Droid Razr HD/ HD Maxx

From what I hear, the DNA is supposed to have the best radio of all the Droids that Verizon has released thus far. What impresses me most from the reviews I've read though is its battery efficiency for an Android. For a phone with only a 2020 mAh battery, it lasts a considerable amount of time. Considering its screen resolution and pixel density, it's quite the impressive "green" device.

AntimonyER · December 5th, 2012, 07:15 PM

I am thrilled with the DNA battery life and radios. I would personally vouch for the DNA as having the best radios and being the most efficient phone in Verizon.

The_Chief · December 6th, 2012, 07:42 AM

<--- Darling Bride has the Galaxy S3 and loves it. I personally wouldn't have the thing: I love my Nexus way too much. But for her, the big screen and usability are just right for her. I installed SwiftKey 3 for her and she flipped out with how much more quickly she can text people.

It really comes down to HOW your wife intends to use the phone. There are plenty of capable smartphones out there, and they do the same thing in different ways. A trip to a corporate store where she can play with various live phones would be a great investment in time

Crudes · December 6th, 2012, 09:23 AM

Thank you - Right now I am most interested in the Droid Razr M for her due to its smaller size (She whines about my Galaxy Nexus being a bit too big).

The Droid DNA is huge!

Hey The_Chief, why do you prefer the Nexus over the S3? Don't get me wrong, I love my Nexus, but the S3 is beautiful

The_Chief · December 6th, 2012, 09:44 AM

Everyone has their own reasons for loving one phone over another. Mine are that the Nexus bootloader is unlocked and I can modify it any way I want. It is stock vanilla Android and doesn't have TouchWiz skinned over it. My wife's S3 is still on 4.0, while I am ROMmed up to 4.2.1.Those are the primary reasons

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

Crudes · January 9th, 2013, 02:19 PM

Just thought I would post an update.

Got the wife the Droid Razr M. She loves it, and she's no longer an iSheep user! Thanks guys!

AntimonyER · January 10th, 2013, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crudes

Just thought I would post an update.

Got the wife the Droid Razr M. She loves it, and she's no longer an iSheep user! Thanks guys!

Glad to hear it!

saptech · January 10th, 2013, 08:15 AM

I was thinking about getting the Razr M but I'm not due for an upgrade until Aug. of this year...not sure what will be out then! I'm also thinking about paying full price for the Nexus 4 and switch to T-Mobile.

Just some thoughts for now.