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[General Questions and Answers] denxho:
HTC HD2...
[General Questions and Answers] davidrichmond:
Sony ericsson. End of for me.

Owned k800,k800i,c403,w995,aino,satio,a8i,xperia minipro,vivaz.

and now transmitting from Xperia arc X12.

i love them all. as an aside i got to be honest, i wouldnt mind trying out a samsung or a htc. i like the way they look too.
[General Questions and Answers] iLogic86:
id say Samsung has one of the best phones out there,

had issues with LG's in the past so im sticking to that
[General Questions and Answers] k1bu:
I chose Samsung

Reason?

Better screens & outstanding hardware
[General Questions and Answers] cameljock:
I really wish that manufacturers could allow us to build our phones like how easy it currently is to build a PC. Laptops are right behind PCs nowadays, when it comes to customization (some Dell XPS's allow to upgradable video cards and CPUs).
[General Questions and Answers] scorpionSE:
I used to like HTC and SAMSUNG alot.

But now im kind of adicted to this "new gen" of SONY ERICSSON phones so i vote.......

SE ftw B-)
[General Questions and Answers] sbhboi:
Call me weird, I still attached to Motorola even though I'm using SE right now. :)
[General Questions and Answers] abellimz:
Hey that's exactly how I feel. Sense is great and all, but it takes up too much space and their phones always have hardware problems.

Sent from my HTC Desire
[General Questions and Answers] DarthCaniac:
I have a Motorola and an LG phone right now and haven't really used any other brands, but I like the phones I have now, they run quite well :)
[General Questions and Answers] Adauth:
Motorola, simply the best build quality and reception.
[General Questions and Answers] Deeco7:
To be honest I never liked Samsung back in the days when they weren't producing smartphones, I've always thought they make girly phones. But, how my opinion and judgement changed, when I found out what other technologies they produce...its quite innovating.

I have been an HTC owner more than a year and a proud owner of a Galaxy S2 for quite some time and looking to purchase a Samsung TV. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] xcalout:
HTC... I digg their unibody aluminum phone cases (like in Legend or Desire S)

cheers
[General Questions and Answers] phbelov:
I chose HTC, Nokia and Apple.

HTC for their great job and amazing Sense UI. My current phone is HTC Incredible S.

Nokia... All my previous phones (about 5, the last one is 6720c) were Nokias. And I loved their newest one - Lumia 800 for the great combination of Windows Phone and design.

Apple. I always wanted to buy an iPhone but I haven't got enough money for it :D I just love all Apple products for the premium quality build. And of course its great software :)

Mistake in "TZE". I think there must be "ZTE"...
[General Questions and Answers] DarkMinax:
I have been in/on a HTC phone prob since high school. I have had some of their best (and worst) ... I am also a huge Sense fan as well.

Samsung on the other hand -- They make great screens. That's all. They feel so cheap (Charge and GNex come to mind).
[General Questions and Answers] SAI Peregrinus:
I like HTC and Samsung best. Samsung has better screens, HTC has better support. I went with a Samsung Vibrant last time, and will probably go with an HTC phone next time. Or a Nexus phone, depending.
[General Questions and Answers] hemanth0126:
samsung are making awesome phones....

---------- Post added at 11:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:52 PM ----------

samsung has the best display ever super amoled plus....its just freaking awesome
[General Questions and Answers] scorpionSE:
Samsung and Sony Ericsson are evolving quite fast in their phones.

actualy i believe they are a bit superior comparing with Iphone....

despite the Iphone has with out a doubt the best quality build materials...

anyway i still love my SE =)
[General Questions and Answers] good4y0u:
Motorola
[General Questions and Answers] ebe_robert:
I'm using an LG phone but have always been a fan of Nokia (Sucks that they don't make an android phone )
[General Questions and Answers] Will_nonya:
Interesting

There are some interesting replies in this thread. As you can probably tell from my signature i am an HTC fan. Best overall package of quality, software, support and style.

Until i moved to a Samsung Focus all of my previous Samsung phones were used by my wife. They all have great screens and are lightweight but they counter it with cheap feeling materials and plastic everywhere possible. I'm only using the focus because it was the best 2nd hand WP7 phone i could find at the time and it was cheap.

HTC Sense is easily the most comprehensive and polished software package on an Android phone and I am honestly confused by the comments about Samsung optimizing their software. Touchwiz is terrible, absolutely a non starter. It's main strengths are looking like an iPhone and frustrating users. Their WP7 add-ons are not much better.

Motorola generally has good build quality and they aren't afraid t try something new, unfortunately most of their experiments fail and they never quite pull the complete package together.

Does LG still make smart phones? All i can associate with them is cheap, lack luster phones anyway.

Nokia made great dumbphones back in the day and I've generally only seen their smartphones when i'm outside of the US but i have trouble associating them with the build quality everyone attributes to them. They make some stylish phones but nothing that screams quality. I group them with LG in this area.

What can i say about apple? I spent time using one, or trying to, during my transition away from WinMo and another month using one when the iPhone 4 came out. In my opinion their build quality is higher than Samsung but less than Motorola or HTC. Until the 4 came out with the retina display they seemed to be a generation behind in technology but 2 gens ahead in marketing. The simplistic and restrictive iOS drives me batty. My biggest peeve is not having a back button to cancel actions when the developer didn't include a back button. I think WP7 lives up to the hype that clings to iOS.

I reserve recommending the iPhone or iPad to people who are not friends with technology but want a trendy new gadget.

Wow this turned out to be longer than i expected. the short version is HTC all the way, if i could get WP7 running on my Desire Z i would be a happy camper.
[General Questions and Answers] mawasz:
I always had many a Nokia from 6210 to e52.Now I'm happy with HTC 7 Mozart :D.
[General Questions and Answers] Myreality:
I love Samsung, they have nice hardware
[General Questions and Answers] mike21pr:
Android = Samsung (for powerful hardware and optimized software)

Windows Phone = HTC (Build quality, since specs are similar)
[General Questions and Answers] combat goofwing:
HTC all the way

SENT FROM MY TRANSFORMER and its on KRAKD
[General Questions and Answers] kvitu:
Htc forever!
[General Questions and Answers] mirai0nikki:
HTC, Apple & Nokia :)
[General Questions and Answers] iHeadhunterz:
HTC! :). I dislike the fact that some Samsung phones have that plasticy feeling like the Nexus S and Galaxy S 4G
[General Questions and Answers] Bacchus69:
I am a Samsung fan. I like their TV's as well (a bit off topic.)

The seem to always be bringing a great hardware package to all their device offerings.
[General Questions and Answers] naneek:
samsungs screens cant be beat.
[General Questions and Answers] Jonny:
Defiantly HTC because i love the sense UI :)
[General Questions and Answers] lilvfr400boy:
HTC as the sense UI beats all, plus the beats intigration is obtainable on all devices now so I run EVO 3d with beats audio :-) happy days for me, closely followed by my old friend Samsung tho I immensely hate touch wiz stupidity they use its crappy and annoying!

sent from a galaxy far far away where I actually understand the mods I do to my phone thank fu*k for devs
[General Questions and Answers] copyname:
When I was younger my favourite phone was Siemens (IMO nice phone!). Now I like HTC and Samsung phones. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] zolnagy:
I have a Motorola Defy.

I like this waterproof phone.

Altough the bootloader is closed, it's many custom ROM to this phone (CM7, Miui (WIUI), MS2Ginger ... and so on
[General Questions and Answers] Clevo89:
You left Huawei out of the list....why?
[General Questions and Answers] pumasmedina7:
Htc the best im using and lg thrill right now and miss my inspire a lot
[General Questions and Answers] yujin_11:
Sony Ericsson user here!

They release phones that have bang for the buck and bang for the size
[General Questions and Answers] lucky3:
HTC all the way
[General Questions and Answers] LucidShadow:
I'd have to vote for Samsung since I'm a Nexus S owner. I used to have an HTC Hero, but I hate Sense UI because it's a resource hog and it looks "plasticy".

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[General Questions and Answers] ninjabeaver:
I voted HTC and Samsung...I love my new rezound, and the screen looks fantastic. I am getting great bettery life, and i like that they unlocked the bootloader for us.

I have never had a samsung...but if I were to get one I would get a Gnex.
[General Questions and Answers] Tenpin:
HTC due to sheer quality and beauty both internally and externally.
[General Questions and Answers] carlosmacapagal:
Used to be BlackBerry but since it got lost (good thing that happened which made me switch to Android) i'm going with Sony Ericsson!
[General Questions and Answers] newo3585:
I ve had the best experiences with samsung phones the quality has always been good even on the cheaper phones. My htc used to break the speaker so that brand has been a bit tarnished for me.
[General Questions and Answers] Phr333k:
go samsung ! :)

proud owner of a LG P500, but still think that samsung is the best choice...
[General Questions and Answers] sirpaul82:
Samsung for now but i'm starting to hate its plastic manufacture and think i'll look for HTC device
[General Questions and Answers] survivalist9167:
Definitely HTC for me. Never had a problem.
[General Questions and Answers] Univsoldur:
I really liked the htc phone mainly because of the htc evo, but what really made me begin to like them more was the fact that they just allowed people to "root" their phones. Its like they want people to have the ability to experiment whereas the others want to keep people from doing that.
[General Questions and Answers] nfigot:
htc or samsung

Both seem about on a par to me. I would like a 5 inch screen, but 4.3 isn't bad on either htc or samsung.

Neil
[General Questions and Answers] Atlas1458:
Samsung ftw :)
[General Questions and Answers] qpakao:
I like samsung for price/feature ratio.

Before I was using sony ericsson K770i because in that times it had best pirce/feature ratio and they used to make realy good cameras with auto focus. Now ikd to much about new SE phones photo quality but price is higher compared to other manufacturers.
[General Questions and Answers] Gusar321:
Motorola

Two reasons: One, my current phone is a Defy and it's a damn fine piece of hardware. And two, they're the only ones who didn't bend over to Microsoft's extortion racket (Barnes&Noble didn't either, but they don't make phones).
[General Questions and Answers] aramil:
Samsung for me

easily better than my old X10i & BBerry
[General Questions and Answers] denbeach:
ticked samsung,

had a HTC desire, sux.

had a nokia n97mini, sux.

Have a galaxy s, love it.

Have a galaxy ace, love it.

Have a galaxy tab 10.1, LOVE IT !!
[General Questions and Answers] Eeroz:
HTC, I like the design and hardware. Sense is another story.. :p
[General Questions and Answers] Superm@π:
:):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
[General Questions and Answers] DrMadman:
HTC all the way for me. Used to admire their old win mobile portfolio (TyTn and others), but didn't have the money to get one. Then I finally got the Touch Diamond and absolutely loved it. After it got a little outdated switched to android and Desire which was awesome as well, even though it had its limits with the memory and such. Now I'm loving the Sensation and see no reason to switch to Samsung or anything else. HTC's build quality and non-iphone ripoff design pleases me more than anything Samsung can offer (well, except them awesome displays...).
[General Questions and Answers] karthik0001:
HTC quietly Brilliant..

its awesome.. with HTC sense
[General Questions and Answers] YeloSub7:
HTC always fit really nice in the hand, and just feel solid. Motorola always square and awkward.
[General Questions and Answers] CaponeG803:
Samsung is number one. I've had multiple Samsung phones and never had any hardware issues. Motorola is second because just like with Samsung I've never had any hardware issues with the moto phones I've had either. Always had hardware issues with other brands including HTC and LG.
[General Questions and Answers] ikamil:
ZTE

the best quality/price value

getting maximum for $1 jf phone's price
[General Questions and Answers] nevrlow:
1. Samsung 2.htc

sent from an HTC sensation on CM7 alpha #10
[General Questions and Answers] foxmolder1985:
Always had nokia phones, now passed on nexus s. Have to say samsung :D
[General Questions and Answers] Mark_QS:
I voted for Nokia only due to European patriotism.
[General Questions and Answers] molot71:
+1 for HTC <3 :rolleyes:
[General Questions and Answers] jijan202:
HTC...... quality & service after sales
[General Questions and Answers] Skippermark:
I voted for Samsung. It's my first Android phone, but I love it so far.
[General Questions and Answers] DB13:
HTC makes the best quality phones and software, what UI Skin can beat HTC Sense?

Sent from my Kush Flavored Ice Cream Sandwich yumm
[General Questions and Answers] akshatjn:
I personally like samsung

It have nice price range and good hardware as i felt...

Ya the only thing is battery life is a bit shaky

Sent from my GT-S5830
[General Questions and Answers] amon87:
I don't have favourite phone brand, but I chose HTC. Just because i have Sensation.

But IMO Samsung and its Galaxy S2 pwns everything around with performance, although its iphone look is unacceptable for me.
[General Questions and Answers] spaceman860:
HTC!!!!

Next phone: GNex GSM

Current phone: Nexus One CM7/Sidekick 4G stock

R.I.P: G1
[General Questions and Answers] calli:
HTC

I've always been a big Fan of HTC, voted for them, although I'm getting very @#$$ off at them for refusing to launch the HTC Titan in South Africa.

Phone build is very good and the quality and feel is superb.

Hope they change their minds. Would love to speak to their Head Office though.
[General Questions and Answers] v8bait:
Samsung. SuperAMOLED and unlocked bootloaders ftw. Amazing hardware on their better phones. The Galaxy S is the first phone I've continued to enjoy and be happy with my entire contract, all it took was a basic ROM to clean up the touchwiz and it's awesome.
[General Questions and Answers] daaain:
Has to be HTC, I have an ageing Desire but it still runs the latest Cyanogenmod without hiccups :)
[General Questions and Answers] jusliloleme:
Has to be Samsung. I'm only on my 2nd phone (by Samsung), but I've never had a problem with either one.
[General Questions and Answers] jcta79:
All I have is a Nokia, I'm still new to the smart phone world.
[General Questions and Answers] Grosskum:
I think that HTC has had alot of great phones and some with pretty nice phones with first of its kind features like 8mp cam, could be first 4core, and BEATS audio (not sure about any of those execpt beats but i think im right, the incredible for cam and the edge for quadcore?)
[General Questions and Answers] nevrlow:
If only htc and sammy combined <3 metal gs2s ect.

sent from my Sensation on CM7 Alpha#10
[General Questions and Answers] alexyaz:
HTC all the way best hardware for your phone
[General Questions and Answers] deepakpatil001:
Samsung no doubt
[General Questions and Answers] nevrlow:
Id like to see nokia back up there soon.

sent from my Sensation on CM7 Alpha#10
[General Questions and Answers] JavaChips:
Motorola when they have good build quality, seems to be happening less and less though.

The HTC Sensation 4G is an amazing device though. A solid build and solid hardware. If it were not for the sprint network and my coverage area, I would have that phone with their service.
[General Questions and Answers] nevrlow:
Motorola is a sinking ship

sent from my Sensation on CM7 Alpha#10
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
It's tough to chose. I prefer HTC housings but Samsung seem to be better with the hardware. I can't abide plastic though so i'll probably stick with HTC.
[General Questions and Answers] jayRokk:
Samsung

Sammy with that SUPERAmoled display..... candy for my eyes!!!

good phones good hardware.... no locked bootloaders

and i have ICS on my Cappy....

what more can i ask for ^>^
[General Questions and Answers] funkiefresh:
Samsung with s-amoled, especially the Samsung built nexus line. Google updates with Samsung hardware.
[General Questions and Answers] nemofbaby2010:
HTC because i own the hd2, which is superman phone it can run everything
[General Questions and Answers] jpculp:
I have yet to have a Samsung let me down.
[General Questions and Answers] tylerworth22:
My favorite brand?

Htc all the way!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] Slimboball:
Going back to 1995 I've always stuck with Nokia, but I upgraded my Nokia N900 (Maemo) last June to a Samsung Galaxy S2 because I believe (and hope!) Android is the future. I love the SGS2 and can't see myself ever going back to Nokia.
[General Questions and Answers] Dancer-Sk:
Samsung...and maybe Apple :)
[General Questions and Answers] Roksard:
I like HTC for their experiments with design and new features. But I don't like the Sence.. I mean it looks cool yeh, but takes so much resources.. Their phones could be much faster without this too heavy sence interface.

I like Samsung for their speedy phones, like SGS2, seems to be fastest smartphone for now, and the USB-OTG function, which is such a rare thing in smartphones, but is really useful. But same time i dont like that their phones look too shiny, leaving fingerprints. I talk about the body of smartphone, back and sides. But SGS2 is an exception, i like both the design and the built quality, it also doesnt leave fingerprints on the body.

I even damn myself for buying HTC IncS instead of SGS2...

So i like HTC, Samsung, LG isnt bad too (good quality/price ratio), and maybe Sony Ericsson
[General Questions and Answers] quintas84:
for me its sony "ericsson" and in the second samsung
[General Questions and Answers] krabappel2548:
Sony :) I have an Xperia Neo and it is a very nice phone:) and I must say the new devices like Xperia S are looking great :)

I don't like the design of htc and the Samsung icons in Android aren't pretty either.
[General Questions and Answers] stylez:
Who why? :D

Samsung now always used to be HTC until felt the RAW power of the SGSII don't care about TW as its all removed just like I'd done previous with HTC Sense.

Sent from the valley of the shadows....
[General Questions and Answers] charmthief88:
WP7 and Android used sensibly

Lol, it's easy for a short reply to become an essay. I think a few of us know that all too well. Overall I like your sensibilities. A true consumer, uses 2 or more platforms. You may prefer one but you don't slag the others. :D I found myself becoming shutting myself to WP7 based on hostile users, who I tried to defend on other sites. I believe there should be 3 strong platforms, no duolopy. That can only be good for consumers. Nokia will lend a good chance to WP7 or 8 shaking that "boring" feel outsiders comment about.

About the part I bolded in your quote? LG phones haven't had a strong high end phone since well ummm... the optimus 2x. I think that lowers the perception consumers have of them. The 4x HD could be a very good phone. I have no idea how their skins are for android.

The part in italics is true, many on the droid side don't want to acknowledge Apple inc marketing expertise but it is there. IMO Apple's key strength has been marketing a product polished for a group that isn't necessarily tech savvy. Also works for a target audience that is largely not tech savvy but wants a trendy gadget. Consider the percentage of people that fall into category in the world, add to it a more than capable marketing and of course that equals billions in the bank on the premise alone.
[General Questions and Answers] spark2331995:
APPLE 1st and SONY 2nd

Apple is good for gaming status etc ...

unlike samsung ,sony updates its all phone!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] EclipseX:
HTC and Samsung. HTC for software, Samsung for hardware
[General Questions and Answers] Android311:
Samsung, LG and Motorola....
[General Questions and Answers] thylux:
Sense makes HTC a good competitor on the software, but for hardware, Samsung is stronger at the time. Nokia isn't on its best days, and for other brands I don't think there's much appeal.
[General Questions and Answers] roy2310:
I choosed Samsung, altough i don't like their AMOLED screen, i think Super LCD screen is better, because AMOLED screen was failed to give us the natural tones, specially in photographs.

just my two cents.....

_____________________________

sent by Samsung Google Nexus S

(I9023) with Super LCD Screen
[General Questions and Answers] Kmb470:
I'm an HTC owner, but I gotta give props the the last few high End Samsung devices.
[General Questions and Answers] EclipseX:
Lol. For now I have gs2, evo 3d and droid 3

I dont like the softare made by samsung, but love the processor and screen.

I hate motorola software but moto have the best strong hardware, its really durable and I really love the best GPS and sound

Htc still fail with a poor hardware made. The speakers fails after a while in all phones, and power button, and touch screen

Htc have the best software and ui

Soo someone need to merge this best option too a new brand xD
[General Questions and Answers] mirsadu76:
Same here. I have a GalaxyS Plus and so far I'm very happy with it... the hardware is good, i love the screen... but like the most Samsung users, I don't really like Samsung's software...
[General Questions and Answers] hamadazh:
samsung best color best screen
[General Questions and Answers] wuggy:
SAMSUNG !!!
[General Questions and Answers] Insidious:
A tie between HTC and Apple.
[General Questions and Answers] PSP-86:
I have a HTC HD2 with Windows Phone but my favourites is...

1º NOKIA

2º HTC
[General Questions and Answers] SRQ Rick:
Thats rare.....Usually people are one or the other!
[General Questions and Answers] Closed Source Project:
I have to stick with HTC. Love their build quality and innovation. I would really like Samsung but they use too much plastic. I like devices made out of either metal or glass (like iPhone).

I am still rocking my HTC Passion (Google Nexus One) with no issues to this day. I used my friends Samsung GSII and was disappointed by the plastic-ey feel when in plam.
[General Questions and Answers] xMoKax:
Although the brand I voted I don't currently own, I still think they have great phones.

I voted for Samsung, the Flagship devices are really appealing, and hope to get one soon.
[General Questions and Answers] th3lawmak3r76:
HTC cuz ive had an iphone a samsung galaxy and i currently have an HTC Inspire 4g and its siick!
[General Questions and Answers] adelbertheaven:
im gonna go with samsung android devices and nokia windows 7 devices...
[General Questions and Answers] Jeromie36:
Till now i must say my favorite Brand is HTC. I have a HTC Titan (WP 7.5) an I am deeply contented.
[General Questions and Answers] anasmunir:
HTC - for Beauty, Sense & Android

Nokia - for durability and Symbian
[General Questions and Answers] jormapaappa1235:
Samsung and Android
[General Questions and Answers] sashabloem:
Till now my favorite LG.

Actually it's the only one I have owned, but compared to the galaxy sii, it has the right size and better looks...

I ' m sorry, but I like simplicity.:)
[General Questions and Answers] awalkerz:
Samsung devices but I like the Nexus style.
[General Questions and Answers] docandy:
Samsung android devices
[General Questions and Answers] Ghostfreak NB:
Sony Xperia and G Nexus series