Getting a new phone

I've forgotten that I usually would write up a post when I have trouble making decisions.

So anyway, I have a phone. The iPhone4 which I bought on Dec 1, 2010 (Released June 24, 2010) after I was robbed at parang point.

I bought it for RM2,480 at a shop in lolyat.

It actually doesn't have any issues minus the unresponsive home button and some random app crashes here and there, mostly caused by the jailbreak I did, or running out of memory or anything else.

Also the slow response of the phone.

Also the inability to play 720p animu.

So yeah, I've been thinking about getting a new phone for a while now.

I also remember that I've always felt like getting a new phone whenever I update the iOS to a newer version. Nowadays thats not the case because I'd be losing my jailbreak and my home button would be rendered useless. Well, it's useless now, but the jailbreak I have right now solves quitting apps by using gestures, which I kinda like.

So anyway, I'll just list down what apps I usually use on the phone first, then we'll know what kind of phone I'll be needing.

In order of supposed heavy use:

facebook line camera photos waze clock whatsapp contacts phone notes youtube skype

ニコニコ動画 twitter instagram cineapps dropbox nicodouga line brush line camera paypal imdb LightOMatic

Gimmick apps that I've only used a few times or don't use anymore but keep them handy:

twitch viber blogger zapd google+ (lol) 乗換案内 iPray trains.jp otaku camera singapore transit countdown keepsafe chrome google drive qrreader sleep cycle MxTube Drafts

BabyHush VLC Speed Test TripAdvisor MuslimHeroes LogMeIn PapaGo! App Tracker SoundCloud Flipboard InstaDeen MapMyRun Flickr Frametastic Level Converter+ Good (secure mail) Directr viddy Magisto

And also games, which I've deleted some a few months ago:

UnblockMe Cut the Rope Lazors Ridiculous Mr.Oops!! Candy Crush (bini punya) Dumb Ways to Die Angry Birds Star Wars みっちりねこ

Btw, tables FTW!

So taking into consideration the heavy use apps and games, the phone I'll need has to be:

MUST items:

• SD slot. I need this because I have lots of media to consume (animu and music)
• a slightly wider screen to watch yutiup, nicodouga and animu
• dual or quad processor to play 720p
• Japanese input. MUST.
• Consolidated email app because I have hotmail, yahoo, yahoo Japan, gmail and other email addresses on my phone (I have 9 email accounts tied to my phone now).
• Virtually no lag when multitasking.

Things that I can live with:

• preferably LTE for fast speed. 3G is okay. Come to think of it, LTE coverage is still meh for celcom right?
• has an OK camera
• apps easily accessible. lesser taps to access is better.
• since I use it to socialize, social notifications is a must (there's an app for that).
• GPS my way everywhere.
• clocks. alarm clocks. which work by playing random music every morning so I don't get accustomed to sleeping in when listening to the same alarm every morning.
• fast access to google search.
• customizability of my phone (which iPhone doesn't have).

So therefore, the obvious? choices that I have on the market for me right now are:

• Samsung Galaxy S4
• Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE
• Samsung Glaaxy S4 Google Play Edishun
• HTC One
• Sony Experia Z/SL
• Nexus 4 (no SD-card)

So yeah, thats just about it. Maybe next I'll do a comparison on the phones mentioned above.