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Ask HN: Which Android phone do you recommend?

7 points by olalonde ↗ HN
I'm looking forward to buy my first smartphone and I want to get the best bang for my buck. Which Android phone does HN recommend? Some additional information: I live in Hong Kong and my desktop OS is Ubuntu.

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metachris
I'd recommend either the Samsung Galaxy S2 or the Google Nexus S. Both are the new generation with great display and performance.
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goombastic
If you want good price to features ratio along with a Cyanogen port, try the Motorola Defy. Nice screen, tough, waterproof, and light. It has a high res screen (265 dpi, I think...) as well unlike a lot of the cheap androids out there. Sadly, the device sports 2.1 android. But, I've seen Gingerbread run on it. Motorola recently released the Defy+ as well.
2AM
Samsung Galaxy S2, unless you can wait another month or so for Ice Cream Sandwich.