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1181085 2011-02-23 22:47:00 Hey all,

So I'm looking to upgrade my wifes phone eventually, and was looking at the Galaxy S, but they're Voda-only.

Any ideas on a phone that comes with or can be upgraded to 2.2 / 2.3, has Gorilla Glass (A must coz she puts her phone in her handbag and it gets pwnd in there), and works on XT?

Cheers


Chill.
Chilling_Silence (9)
1181086 2011-02-23 23:37:00 The Galaxy S is sold by Telecom for $999 rather expensive but you could go to Trademe and look at the AT&T Captivate which is the same thing.. paulw (1826)
1181087 2011-02-24 09:37:00 I think the samsung fascinate also. Here's a in-depth user comparison of 3 Android Phones (searchengineland.com); I think the Nexus S is re-branded as galaxy in NZ. The Motorola DROID X might be a contender for Gorilla glass also. kahawai chaser (3545)
1181088 2011-02-24 09:57:00 ...I think the Nexus S is re-branded as galaxy in NZ.Nope - the Nexus S is Google's version of the Galaxy, sans all the Samsung crapware - they're not the same thing. The hardware is almost identical; the differences are mainly software ones. Erayd (23)
1181089 2011-02-24 18:54:00 Unfortunately the Captivate doesn't have a 2.2 upgrade, and the Nexus S doesn't have Gorilla Glass :(

Any other suggestions?

I would go with the Galaxy 3 (580 / i5800) but it also doesn't have Gorilla Glass ...
Chilling_Silence (9)
1181090 2011-02-24 18:54:00 Galaxy S is available on XT: store.telecom.co.nz somebody (208)
1181091 2011-02-24 18:59:00 I think the samsung fascinate also. Here's a in-depth user comparison of 3 Android Phones (searchengineland.com); I think the Nexus S is re-branded as galaxy in NZ. The Motorola DROID X might be a contender for Gorilla glass also.

The Facinate is a Verizon CDMA fone..
paulw (1826)
1181092 2011-02-24 19:02:00 Unfortunately the Captivate doesn't have a 2.2 upgrade, and the Nexus S doesn't have Gorilla Glass :(

Any other suggestions?

I would go with the Galaxy 3 (580 / i5800) but it also doesn't have Gorilla Glass ...

I think you will find that Samsung is very tardy in doing software upgrades on the Galaxy / Captivate and the like. Unless the carriers push it it won't happen as they want to sell you the next model with 2.2 or 2.3..
paulw (1826)
1181093 2011-02-24 19:08:00 So the i9000T is ... Cool might have to look into that!

Also just noticed this:
www.androidpolice.com
Chilling_Silence (9)
1181094 2011-02-25 08:24:00 Galaxy S from Bell canada, $650 (500 USD) from memory. that or you buy telecom for $999.

Try Ebay for WCDMA 850MHz Galaxy S phones.

Take it from me they are the ultimatum of epicness. Just don't mistake 850 GSM for 850 WCDMA on the spec sheet like I did :p
The Error Guy (14052)
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