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So my 3 year contract is running out in two months and the carrier I've been with has paid off the amount I owe for my phone and wants me to buy a new one and renew my contract. I own a Galaxy S2 and it's been an amazing phone after three years of droping my phone millions of times, getting it wet, been covered in dust, sand and sweat on a daily basis (I'm a Carpenter so my pockets always get filled with dirt and sweat), it still runs just as quick and smooth as it did the first day I bought it and with no cracks in the screen or case.

So I've been looking around and I want one of the newest smartphones out their, I was thinking either the Samsung Galaxy S5 (since why the hell not the S2 has been amazing to me) or the Sony Xperia Z2. My reasoning is I like it being water proof and dust proof (the Z2 is more water proof the S5), but the Z2 doesn't have a removable battery, I don't like that. Also I heard the battery life in the S5 is horrible so I'm turned off by that.

So I'm looking for a little guidance, what new smartphone should I get, I want a beautiful screen, good battery life and some high end tech this phone has to last me atleast 2 years so I need something somewhat known for being tough.

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I'd go with the xperia because of much better build quality, slightly better battery and camera. The dual speakers placement is great too on the front. Edit: most of the S5 features can be replaced by third party apps really.

 

You should consider HTC One M8 too.



HTC One M8. I don't love it as much as my HTC One M7 though. M7 just has a slightly slower processor but It's perfect size, better camera (hardware/UI) and just looks so damn sexy.

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I'd go for the S5 or HTC M8.



    

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My sister recently got one of the newer HTC phones...
it looks pretty hip.



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Get the new phone from amazon its called the fire



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Get the new phone from amazon its called the fire


Just looked at it, meh, kind off gimicky I don't see myself using those features to often.



I really love the LG G2 so I would suggest the G3. My next phone will probably either be that or the S5.