[Nexus One General] crawler9:
T-Mobile marked me for a full upgrade at any time because I was having serious issues switching back and forth between edge and 3G. I worked with them to get my phone working properly over the course of a week during which they told me I could get a new phone. The issue passed; I think it must've been something with one of their towers, but I still have the comment on my account saying I can walk into any T-Mobile store and pick up a phone for the full 22month upgrade price.

The biggest reason I feel like upgrading (besides having a spare upgrade waiting for me) is because it feels like development has slowed a LOT for the Nexus One. I'm a crackflasher that can't seem to get a fix! I've also always been a bit annoyed with my N1's touchscreen. It's fine for most use, but when I play any game using multitouch, I am reminded of the problem. One such example: when I play Pewpew 2, it's hard to control both the gun and my "character" because the axes snap together. Outside of the aforementioned points, I don't know of any other reasons I really need to upgrade. My Nexus One is in absolute mint condition and runs perfectly on SuperAOSP.

I'm considering getting the G2X. It sounds like it has a nice processor and the fact that LG is supporting custom development and making so much easier for us is definitely a plus. I love that it comes with Swype (which means I wouldn't have to mess with getting it installed manually whenever I changed ROMs.) I don't really mind that it comes with Froyo, as long as it's a good ROM. T-Mobile told me Gingerbread is in testing and will be released within a few weeks. Then again, I wouldn't put it past them (or any company that wants to make money) to stretch the truth a little. Either way, that's not a big deal to me. It comes with a great amount of internal memory, so I wouldn't have to worry about storing apps on the SD card. I'm not a fan of the form factor at all. I've never seen it in person, but in pictures and videos, the bottom of the G2X seems too big and empty. I think they could have made the screen bigger without making the device itself any bigger. Another device with 512MB of RAM at this point feels like it'll be outdated before I get it home. I know that it doesn't seem like more than that would be needed now, but I feel certain that as dual core devices become standard, apps that consume large amounts of memory will be common.

The biggest thing keeping me from buying the G2X right now is the massive list of issues with the phone. I know most new releases have their issues. The Nexus One had tons, and I got lucky that time. I don't drive though, so I'd have to have someone take me to T-Mobile every time I needed to exchange it. T-Mobile is about an hour's drive away and I"m not sure I could convince anyone to take me up there much, besides, I stay pretty busy throughout the week. I couldn't stand getting stuck with a device that had backlight bleeding or rebooted all the time.

I'm also thinking about waiting for the Sensation. I love HTC build quality. The Sensation seems like a bigger, more powerful version of my Nexus One with Sense thrown on top. 50% more RAM and a dual-core 1.2GHz processor sounds like a winner to me (though I'm sure the G2X will end up being overclocked soon too). I like Sense a lot, but I'd also want to be able to run stock ROMs. I hope it gets CyanogenMod support, but that's not something that would keep me from buyng the Sensation (as long as there would be some stock ROM development on it). I feel confident that one developer or another would manage to get that baby set to run custom ROMs. (This is completely necessary for me... I'm plagued by ORD.) The internal memory bothers me a little bit. I'd prefer more room for apps, but apps2ext works fine, I suppose, if it's even needed. The included memory is probably enough for most uses. The large 4.3" screen sounds beautiful, but I've never held or even seen a device with a 4.3" screen, so I'm a little worried that might be too big for me. I guess I'll see eventually. I would definitely like something a bit bigger than my Nexus One.

Both of these phone's I'm considering also have HDMI mirroring, which I'd love to have. Correction: only the G2X has HDMI mirroring, but the Sensation will support video out via the MHL micro-usb plug in 1080p. Both devices are definitely worth upgrading to from my Nexus One. Maybe I'll get one of them. Maybe I'll hold off a bit longer. "What's next?" I find myself wondering. You can never know what's just around the corner. Sure, there are rumors of the next devices that will come out, but what's beyond those? Will there be small improvements upon the devices being released now, or will the upgrades be big? I don't want just any device that is on par with the current norm. I want a device that blows the others out of the water, like my Nexus One did when it came out. It took other devices quite some time to catch up.

Well, there's my two cents.