With so many mobile devices on today’s market, choosing between them can be a nightmare. This isn’t helped by the fact that we’re under constant pressure to upgrade our handsets. Every now and again, there is a great upgrade released. Not many people would think twice about trading in an iPhone 4S for an iPhone 5, for example. But that doesn’t mean that every upgrade is necessarily worth it. Today we’re looking at two of Samsung’s phones. The first is the Galaxy Nexus, a great little device that’s offered at very low cost with most mobile service providers such as Orange and T-Mobile, and the Galaxy S II, the Nexus’s upgrade. We wanted to know whether this upgrade was worth it or not. So we put these two devices to the test, head to head, to find out how they compare and what their differences are. If you’re in the market for an upgrade, then you might want to read on to find out whether or not this one’s worth it…

What the Galaxy Nexus Does Better…

Being the older model, ideally the Nexus wouldn’t do anything better, but that’s rarely the case with these things. The Nexus does have a pretty big advantage, that lies in its screen. It has the larger screen, measuring in at 4.6 inches over the 4.3 inch screen on the Galaxy S II. But that display also has two and a half times higher screen resolution and around fifty per cent more PPI (pixels per inch). These two things combined mean that the display on the Nexus is noticeably brighter, clearer and sharper than that on the Galaxy S II. For a smart phone, the screen is a pretty big deal and a major factor in purchase decision making, and it looks like the Nexus just does it better.

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Motorola are a big name in mobile phone manufacturing circles. They were responsible for some of the biggest innovations in the early days of cell phones.

They got us all buying cool looking flip phones a few years ago, but then the market shifted towards the touchscreen smart phone, and Motorola seemingly got lost in the wake of companies like Samsung with their Galaxy series and Apple with their iPhones.

However, Motorola is back. And back with a bang.

The new RAZR MAXX HD is a stunning addition to the smart phone market, and well withstands the competition of the Galaxy and iPhone. It truly is a beautiful phone.

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Anyone who is after a phone which offers great battery life should look no further than the Motorola RAZR MAXX.  However, this is not the only thing you should consider when searching for a new smartphone and there are plenty of points about the Motorola RAZR MAXX which are ideal, but also several which might give you cause for concern.

A 2 Day Battery Life

Battery life is something that most smartphone users look for in a new handset.  Everyone knows that the average smartphone user will find that they need to charge their handset once a day, so finding a phone that can do a little better than this is like finding gold at the end of the rainbow.  Light to moderate users will only need to charge the phone every three days and heavy users will get two days out of it.  [click to continue…]