Tag: Google

"you can keep your unlimited data even if you get a 4g phone" "nope, my wife just upgraded to a Samsung stratosphere and couldn't keep her unlimited plan." Clear as mud.

For those coming off 2-year old contracts, mostly from the original Motorola Droid (November 2009), it's another hilariously frustrating (yet entertaining) episode in the will the Nexus ever launch mini-series.

I've been on the beta program for this one for a while, and liked it so much, that I bought multiple copies. I routinely use SK X and SK Tablet X on a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Tab 7 (original) and on my trusty Moto Droid (soon to be replaced by Nexus... maybe).

I'm not sure I'd take Rezound, but I'd definitely take a Droid RAZR or Nexus over the Nitro. I'm actually somewhat surprised AT&T didn't snag something more differentiated to woo us Androids coming off 2-year contracts.

Frustration levels mounting, many have told us that they've already jumped the gun and purchased either an HTC Rezound or Motorola Droid RAZR. Both respectable, and well reviewed devices. Neither, however, ship with Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

WP7 is pleasant enough, but seeing anything referencing "Outlook" immediately induces nausea and psychedelic images of an insanely happy paperclip randomly appearing on a severely underpowered mid-90s Compaq laptop.

But, this time, I say wait for the NEXUS II, coming February 30. Quad core processor. NFC 2.0. 5-inch 4K screen. Confirmed... well, wait a sec, let's wait to see what micdawg has to say about that.

This is the largest upgrade cycle in Android's young history. For Google, it's important to keep us from turning to the dark side, hence the flurry of flagship handsets from Samsung, HTC and Motorola.

Early reviews on Nexus have ranged from glowing ("one of the best smartphones ever made" - The Verge) to the skeptical ("As impressive as it is, Ice Cream Sandwich can be messy, and without it, the Galaxy Nexus is just another Android device." - CNET).

I was leaning towards Nexus for two reasons: (1) it ships with ICS, and (2) it has softkeys. Now I'm not so sure, and am re-considering the RAZR. I am partial to Motorola. Buying American is always a bonus too.