Possibly getting a new phone!?

[Nicole Rice]

Hello!
I'm excited... I might be getting a new phone, since my Verizon 2 year contract is up. I have the EnV touch right now, but I think i'm upgrading to a smartphone!

Okay, I've been obsessed with Droid for a while. I'm excited about the Droid 3, but is it worth it? I hear lots of bad things about the battery life.

And what about the Motorola Citrus? Is it worth it for a free phone?

Any suggestions for a good smartphone?

I plan to use my phone for HEAVY texting, maybe a few calls here and there, check my email once a day, go on facebook, use the camera, and use some cool apps that the phone offers. Any suggestions for a phone with a good battery life?

thanks a lot! I know I'm asking alot but I would like all the help I can possibly get!
Thanks in advance!
I wish I could choose everyone for best answer, all the posts really helped me! If a Citrus is what I can get, it's all I can get. But I'm definetly pursuaded to invest in the Droid 3 ! Thanks tagain!

[Sarah]

IPhone!!!!!

[Sysilia Lee-Jones]

Go with the iPhone 4

[Jerman]

yes get the droid 3, don't let the iPhone trolls discourage you. (or if you can get the galaxy s2 the king of ALL phones)

I prefer android over apple for the reason that its open-source, that means that the majority of the apps are free, and you get more revolutionary and cutting edge apps. And do things are even only barely available on a jail broken iphone
The android market already has 250000 apps- closing in on apple 500000; some say it will surpass it before the year is over. Also any popular iphone game or game adaptation can be found in the android market for free.
Another great thing about android as that if you dont like something (keyboard, homescreen, etc.) it can easily be swapped without jail-breaking, unlike the iphones one-size-fits-all approach.

Other features only on android
Turn-by-turn voice GPS
Better and larger screen
No need to connect to computer to sync
Here is a big one, add a sd card
Live wallpaper
Better calls
More customizable
More powerful hardware
Flash support, watch ALL the online videos

Apple lovers that say that the iphone is made of better quality material? They don’t realize that Samsung, an android phone maker, supply’s the screen, processor and memory for apple devices, so android has the advantage here.
The iphone is pretty, but not durable, drop it once- it breaks, all that glass around it? That was honestly a mistake. Android manufactures clearly saw that, and decided to do with something a little more durable.

And the iphones “retina display” is a huge scam. By definition a ‘retina display’ is one where the human eye cannot distinguish individual pixels. But this is determined by several factors; most important being the distance between the screen and your eyes. The iphones retina distance is 12in, move any closer than that- say 7in and it’s no longer a “retina screen” because your eyes can now see the pixels, by that same token, if I move my android phone back, to say 16-17in, amazingly, it becomes a retina screen as well! (feel free to google this)

Also apple never invents anything, all they do is steal old technology, give it a fresh coat of paint and mass advertise it as “magical” and “innovating”, thus fooling the mass of the population into believing that apple offers cutting edge technology, that in fact has been around for quite a few years.
So instead of innovating, apple actually hinders technology- after 4 years they still have low-power single core phones, while android, an example of technology in overdrive, has rumored that, after their second year, the release of quad core phones that will surpass even some desktop computers in shear processing power.

Apple should now feel pretty worried; android has passed it in market share
http://www.businessinsider.com/android-i...are-2011-4

Then apple panics and sues
http://www.dailytech.com/Google+ExCEO+Ap...e22190.htm
The funny thing is that apple can’t sue for being the first touchscreen or tablet, because they weren’t,(Nokia fist touch screen, “archos” first tablet) so instead they sue for much more relevant things like, “the rounded icon corners” and “having a flat screen” or “the square shape of the phone”……..

To top it all, if you’ve seen apples 2011 presentation, they blatantly copied over five "new" features that were previously on android.
http://androidandme.com/2011/06/news/fiv...to-google/

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/06/app...e-arrival/
1. Notification bar
2. Twitter integration
3. No need to connect to PC to sync
4. Launch apps from lock screen
5. Tabbed browsing

And not only are they copies, but apple didn’t even bother to improve, or change some of them in any way- some even have LESS features than their android counter parts, it’s basically a cheap imitation with the ever-popular iphone skin.
According to Steve jobs, these "revolutionary" new technologies that android users had since 2007 will be available on IOS5, and it would not surprise me to see some more android features from 2008 on IOS6.But the truly sad part is that due to apples marketing, in a few months, apple lovers will really think that apple invented those features and call android the copycats…yet again.

Though I suppose Google should’ve seen it coming….

“Good artists copy great artist steal”- Steve jobs (apple CEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU

[Phone Geek]

First off, congrats!

Second, don't get the Motorola Citrus, definitely not worth it for a free phone. It will most likely ruin your smartphone experience.

Third, all smartphones will have a pretty terrible battery life (even the iPhone), so what you will need to do is carry around an extra charger, or buy an extended battery for your phone off Amazon. (I send a lot of texts a day too, ALOT, so investing in an extended battery was a very smart choice for me).

I really do think you will enjoy the Droid 3. Heavy texters like us REQUIRE a qwerty keyboard. When i was texting on a touch screen, omg, it was a huge pain. I would always mistype because i'm trying to zip out these text messages, and there are times when you're typing out 'slang' and your phone will always auto-correct it to a different "stupid" word. Save yourself the hassle and get a qwerty keyboard because in the long run (2 years), you won't regret it. And the Motorola Droid 3 has a great qwerty keyboard. I love iPhones too, but the touch screen texting just irritated me to no end.

You should probably visit Wirefly (Walmart of the Wireless World) to find a great deal on the Droid 3

http://www.wirefly.com/?r=wirefly_cj

I believe they have it right now for $69.99 compared to $199.99 from Verizon Wireless. And their rebates are instant so none of the mailing in crap. And the phone will ship to you within 24 hours. They require you to stay on contract with Verizon Wireless for at least 6 months, or else they will charge you the full phone fee, but since you lasted 2 years before, you can definitely do it again.

Enjoy your new smartphone