[General Questions and Answers] ionut.laurentiu.state:
Xperia Z1 or Nexus 5 or LG G2

Hello Everyone,

I am currently the proud owner of the GS2 Int, with PAC rom and other goodies, all found here on XDA.

I am looking too upgrade to a newer phone, as my GS2 seems a bit sluggish, and I'm pretty sure it doesn't compare with the SnapDragon 800 or 2GB RAM or Adreno 330.

What I look for in my new phone:

1 Specs:

Yes, I want to see how it feels to use the SnpDrg 800 + Adreno 330 + 2GB RAM + A slightly bigger screen than GS2. So a flagship, prepared to pay the money for high end. I know there are some phones out there with these specs, I'm just not decided on which one is worth it.

2 Durability:

I do not expect the new phone to withstand a ridiculous amount of torture, but if I drop it (as I sometimes do), I don't want my screen to shatter right off, I'll get the "almost cover" as I call them, and the screen protection plastic thingy.

3 Size:

Now, here's the problem with the new phones from my POV. I don't want my phone to cover 99% of my face. I believe GS2 has a decent screen, although a little bit larger wouldn't hurt. I guess I'm looking for something 5 - 5.2 Inches, anything larger just isn't for me.

4 Camera:

Although I'm not taking pictures a lot, I've only owned 8MP cameras on my phones, so I would like your opinion if the 13 or 20.7 MP is a radical change. Yes, I'm talking about the xperia, but from what I've seen, the function for the 20MP is limited, since it works only in some circumstances, most of the time switching to 8MP.

5 Design:

I'm a fan of square-ish phones, like the GS2, Xperia, etc. I'm a Samsung fan, but with the GS3-4 they lost me solely because of the design. I just don't like almost rounded bottoms and tops like the above mentioned. The Nexus 5 is a compromise between the 2, since I kinda like it and I kinda don't.

6 Popularity:

And here I mean, which are the most popular phones. In my opinion, the most popular one, will have the largest community here on XDA. Since I'm a lurker here for 2 years now, and recently joined the herd, I believe that the most popular phone will have the strongest support and thus the fastest development when it comes to XDA Community Improvements.

I'm on the fence, but I like these phones:

Xperia Z1:

+ Design - Specs - Size - Camera

- Crash test (Android Authority) - Popularity (???) - I would like to know if I should wait for Z1S

LG G2:

+ Specs - Size - Camera (OIS) - Don't know it's popularity.

- Design (corners) - Durability (tests I've seen put me on the 50 - 50 - good, but not that good)

NOTE: I'd like to ask here the display + and - as I'm confused about the advantages each one has :

TFT Capacitive Screen VS Triluminous VS True HD IPS

Nexus 5:

+ Specs ( save the fact that no SD card can be mounted) - Screen - Design SO/SO

- Battery is only 2300 - Durability (as seen on Android Authority) - Camera ( only 8 MP)

Of course I know as many people, that many preferences, so this is NOT a "Best Phone" post, but rather asking you what was your experience with the above phones. Please keep in mind that English is not my first language, so there's a 99% chance I've made mistakes.

Also if you have another recommendation, another phone I haven't though about, it will be more than welcomed.

Apologies for the LONG post, I just wanted to be as thorough as possible.

Gratitude in advance for your time taken to read this and your help..