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HTC devices are like a blind date, from across the restaurant you think you scored cause she’s hot. But, every minute through the dinner she gets more and more annoying and obnoxious. And you find yourself counting the minutes until it’s over.

Samsung is the girl next door that you have ignored because she doesn’t fit the conventional definition of pretty. But, you fall in love more every time you spend time with her.

Samsung’s features may be gimmicky, but they get the device into people’s hands. That’s all they need. Their devices sell themselves for the most part.

about 15 hours ago on I don't want to like the Samsung Galaxy S 4... 1 reply 2 recommends

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Looking at the source link GSM Arena says:

It comes in a metallic shell with bolts on the back, and there are also three hardware buttons below the screen.

It doesn’t mention a microSD slot, but there is nowhere to put a SIM carn in either. So there must be a slot for that somewhere.

3 days ago on Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 Active revealed in video (update)

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I like the bold color and more physical buttons. Love having the physical home button.

I wonder if they still got a microSD slot in there somewhere, under the black scewed on pieces maybe?

Also, no mention of material … wonder if it’s better plastic or some sort of metal.

3 days ago on Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 Active revealed in video (update) 1 reply

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If the Aria wasn’t so small I probably would have kept it instead of going to the Captivate. It was a really nice looking and feeling phone.

3 days ago on Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 Active revealed in video (update)

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Also the GS II and first GS…

3 days ago on Ruggedized Samsung Galaxy S4 Active revealed in video (update) 1 reply

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Are you rocking a HTC One X then? Or a Nexus 4?

3 days ago on Galaxy S III software leak reveals potential S4-class upgrades

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The S III received Note II features, so I would expect the 4.2 update for the S III and Note II to get some S4 love. The feature I want most to come down is the improved camera features.

3 days ago on Galaxy S III software leak reveals potential S4-class upgrades

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Whoa … positive story about Samsung … forgot what site I was at for a second.

But, no worries, the comments cleared that right up for me.

3 days ago on Samsung beats Chromebook Pixel and Retina MacBook with new high-res laptop display 3 recommends

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I moved from a Note II to a S4 yesterday. My wife moved from a One X to my Note II.

I chose the S4 because of build quality concerns. It’s been said plenty, but here goes again: build quality != build materials. HTC has proven this point over and over. I am far more concerned about longevity and reliability than looks. I’ll admit the One X and the One are better looking then the GS III and 4. But the build quality of the One X was atrocious. I’ve been looking at Ones for a while. In Best Buys and carrier stores. Haven’t seen one in the wild yet. Also – more importantly – haven’t seen one yet with out significant gaps when the speaker meets the back. But, every S4 looks and feels solid. I figured I would just make a sales person open a bunch until a decent one was found. Because I really wanted the nicer looking phone, it is amazing looking. And I was really intrigued with it’s low light performance.

In the end what pushed me to the S4 was the Google announcement at I/O. I haven’t had decent AOSP ROMs on the One X or Note II, not since my S II, but that possibilty is something I would like.

4 days ago on Those of you with GS4's or HTC One's 1 recommend

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My only concern with these types of devices is plugging it into my wall mounted TV. Both my TVs have back facing HDMI ports that probably don’t have enough clearance for this. They also recessed ports on the side, that don’t look like they have the sideways clearance for that wide dongle.

It needs a folding swiveling connector, or to be bundled with a 2" HDMI cable. Best case, it actually has a small amount of retractable cable between the unit and the connector.

6 days ago on Dell's Project Ophelia will turn any HDTV into an Android computer this May 1 recommend