Bell Atrix vs Wind Nexus S

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Kunmui

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So I just moved to Calgary and wind has become an option to me so of course I start looking at new phones pricing and everything. It has come down to this, Atrix or Nexus S? So looking over everything I've come to this list of pro's and con's.

Nexus S
Cost would be 125+400(For bell cancellation could be deferred if I sell, or give away old contract.) putting me at 525.
Plan would be a bit better, and 10 dollars cheaper.
Phone it's self would be nice with the NFC feature, and being a Nexus phone I would be getting the bleeding edge updates right from google themselves.
Also by GSM arena would have better battery life.
Also not sure what coverage is like around city, have heard both good, and bad, but I don't know anyone on it personally.

Atrix
Cost would be 599.99(Again could be reduced by selling old phone, but no option to just give it away with contract.) Also that 10 dollars more than Wind.
Phone it's self is twice as powerful as the Nexus S on most specs, and slightly better screen resolution.
No NFC(But this is until full roll out is a gimmick, and more appeals to my geeky nature rather than having real functionality.)
Coverage for bell I know is awesome since I've been using it everywhere I go for a few months now with no issues.

So that's what I got, I know it reads out as being more of a choice between carriers, but I am interested in opinions between these phones more than carrier choice since Wind would either work or not, and nets minor financial benefits compared to more worrying issue of weather I will be happy with my choice when it's done.
 
Tough choice. I own a Nexus S but considered an Atrix as well. This is a choice between the geek fascination to be on the cutting edge of whenever Google updates Android vs. the geek fascination of that dual core processor and the James Bond fingerprint activation.

I thought the Nexus S is available with other Canadian carriers as well, though with a different band (850 vs. 1700).

I would lean more on the Nexus S, due to the Google support and the lower price, but if Bell gives you better coverage go with the Atrix.

There are videos in Youtube that compare the two. Maybe its useful for you.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXMNVPcRkbw
 
Well like I said not sure what wind offers, and future shop lists nexus s available on bell too, but it is available on Moblicity. I agree it does seem to come down to the James Bond finger print scanner, and the bleeding edge. Thanks for the Video link, checking it out now.
 
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