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Upcoming high-end android phones

mindwalker

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Jan 24, 2011
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Hey guys,

I've been thinking of my first Android phone to get, but the problem is that none of them really fit the bill as of now. And everyone's talking about all the new dual-core releases to happen soon but what exactly is coming out ?

For some reason I seem most inclined to HTC and Samsung phones. So there we have
- Samsung Galaxy S II
- HTC Pyramid (is this going to be dual core ?)

And that's basically it ? I read someone mentioning a new Google phone but so far couldn't find any proof.
 
HTC Pyramid would be a very interesting device. It is said to have a dual-core processor with the 3rd generation of Snapdragons. HTC would probably tweak the new Sense UI to be very fluid in this phone, so the real user experience might be better than on other phones. Also the new qHD resolution display is very interesting - this leaves Optimus and Galaxy S2 behind in the dust. Finally, HTC phones always had a good manufacturer and developer support.

Optimus 3D with Evo 3D are a segment apart. They are both heavy and I don't think will be sold in large quantities.

Optimus 2x deserves a good attention. It is cheap and brings a lot of power. Probably, many games will be optimized to take advantage of its processor.

Galaxy S2 is cool, looks cool, but we need to see if it can be as successful as Galaxy S. The fragmentation of its processor and display are disadvantages...
 
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I seem to have read somewhere that the Tegra chip is better performing than the dual core snapdragons. However, for mundane tasks like the most I will be doing, I think the snapdragon with an Android OS version supporting 2 cores would be more than enough for me and well future proof.. so in a way that's also why I'm not considering the 2x too much (it's got a good price point though).

So any ideas of when is the Galaxy S2 and Pyramid coming out ? I seem to remember some leaked release dates in the UK for the S2 pointing at May-June. But also the retail price should be quite high (like 25-30% more than normal... like almost 1000 dollars... 700 eur in here). I sure hope the Pyramid stays below 700 dollars.
 
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