Choosing a new smartphone

ezza · Post by **ezza** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 3:26 pm

Yeah true haha aslo though it might be a plan to get a 4s when the 5 comes out cus the price will probably drop a fair amount i'd assume

Clean · Post by **Clean** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:00 pm

Id say go with the iphone. even though it may not have as many features android phones have, it is just much more reliable imo. I had the iphone 3g which worked fine without any problems or slowing down(jailbroken). Then I switched to an android because I was bored of the iphone, and my contract was up. Had my nexus s for maybe 8 months, I woke up one morning and then the power button on the phone just stopped working. Made the phone useless. The phone also froze and lagged alot even though I made sure not to have many apps running in the background.

Oh and if you are looking for a cheaper 4s try buying it refurbrished from your carrier. Best buy sells the refurbrished iphone 4s for 99$

ezza · Post by **ezza** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:46 pm

Clean wrote:Id say go with the iphone. even though it may not have as many features android phones have, it is just much more reliable imo. I had the iphone 3g which worked fine without any problems or slowing down(jailbroken). Then I switched to an android because I was bored of the iphone, and my contract was up. Had my nexus s for maybe 8 months, I woke up one morning and then the power button on the phone just stopped working. Made the phone useless. The phone also froze and lagged alot even though I made sure not to have many apps running in the background.

Oh and if you are looking for a cheaper 4s try buying it refurbrished from your carrier. Best buy sells the refurbrished iphone 4s for 99$

Could you link me to this please? I couldnt find it on best buy

Clean · Post by **Clean** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 9:54 pm

not sure which carrier you are on, but here you go
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iPhone%26%2 ... ract_desc=

AxeD · Post by **AxeD** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:13 pm

Squarebear wrote:
wub wrote:Samsung Galaxy S3. Had mine about two months now and it's yet to falter under anything that I've thrown at it (emails/web/games/media playback). Camera on it is shit hot, good pickup through my earphones when playing music...only downside is that the battery can be a bit on the short side if you're doing proper intensive stuff (for example a 90min round trip commute each day running MP3 playback, web browsing and answering emails), but that's to be expected.
I've read a lot of good stuff about the S3. Might give that one a go since I never had any phone with android.

Would it be worth waiting for the iPhone 5 or S4?

Go for it. I have a new s2 and I average around 40 hours on one charge at the mo.

Got a pretty sweet deal with unlimited facebook/whatsapp too.

Squarebear · Post by **Squarebear** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:26 pm

Alright, think I'm either going for a S3 or iPhone 4s. Tomorrow I will let you guys know which one I got! Off to bed now, goodnight!

1point5 · Post by **1point5** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:41 pm

Just found this thread in the search, thought I'd ask a few questions here instead of starting a new thread

Basically I don't know anything about smartphones, only ever had old fashioned mobiles but my current pay as you go phone needs replacing so I'm considering a contract smartphone, possibly an iPhone in the hope that the new model release means I can get a good deal on a 4S.

As well as internet stuff I'm mainly interested in getting one for the music related apps etc - are a lot of them iPhone-only? That's the impression I get, but if not then the extra cost of an iPhone over a Samsung Galaxy for example doesn't seem worth it... or is it worth it for other reasons?

If someone could explain some smartphone stuff to me as if I'm a technologically impaired 80 year old then that'd be great

isiahfire · Post by **isiahfire** » Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:05 pm

Yeah, couple of questions from me too.

Are there any viable alternatives to a lengthy contract with a smartphone?

I've had an Iphone 3 on a 24 month with O2 and I fucking hate paying £35 a month when countless adverts are offering cheaper deals.

Failing a shorter contract, are there any cheaper/better options from different providers out there?

kay · Post by **kay** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:12 am

I quite like my S3. I don't do much with it so the battery lasts quite a while. The camera seems decent, the face recognition is nice to use.

I think the cheapest deal our there for one is £32 at the moment, so not too different from the £35 you're currently paying.

Electric_Head · Post by **Electric_Head** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:51 am

I like my Nokia N8.

Hedley King · Post by **Hedley King** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:44 am

isiahfire wrote:Yeah, couple of questions from me too.

Are there any viable alternatives to a lengthy contract with a smartphone?

I've had an Iphone 3 on a 24 month with O2 and I fucking hate paying £35 a month when countless adverts are offering cheaper deals.

Failing a shorter contract, are there any cheaper/better options from different providers out there?

Yeah, I've bought my last couple of phones 2nd hand (look out for people falsely claiming their insurance a few months later and getting it blocked though, best to get from a proper company on Amazon or cash converters or friends). Then a roll-over pay monthly all you can eat data sim from 3 is £15pm.

Got a perfect condition boxed Xperia arc s for £170, same deal new would be at least £30pm on a 24 month pay monthly deal(£360 extra -£170 = saves £190 and not tied into any contract).

Or get one of those sim deals and buy the phone brand new- won't really save much ££ then but at least not tied into a deal for 2 years.

isiahfire · Post by **isiahfire** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:39 am

Hedley King wrote:
isiahfire wrote:Yeah, couple of questions from me too.

Are there any viable alternatives to a lengthy contract with a smartphone?

I've had an Iphone 3 on a 24 month with O2 and I fucking hate paying £35 a month when countless adverts are offering cheaper deals.

Failing a shorter contract, are there any cheaper/better options from different providers out there?
Yeah, I've bought my last couple of phones 2nd hand (look out for people falsely claiming their insurance a few months later and getting it blocked though, best to get from a proper company on Amazon or cash converters or friends). Then a roll-over pay monthly all you can eat data sim from 3 is £15pm.

Got a perfect condition boxed Xperia arc s for £170, same deal new would be at least £30pm on a 24 month pay monthly deal(£360 extra -£170 = saves £190 and not tied into any contract).

Or get one of those sim deals and buy the phone brand new- won't really save much ££ then but at least not tied into a deal for 2 years.

As I suspected, thanks man, appreciated. Will be on the look out for second hand sets from now, would love to metaphorically slap my balls in O2's face.

fiasko · Post by **fiasko** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:47 am

Hedley King wrote: Or get one of those sim deals and buy the phone brand new- won't really save much ££ then but at least not tied into a deal for 2 years.

yeah the phone providers have it sown up tight! I saw on the o2 forum (i think) and someone had done the sums if you bought a phone outright and then had a month to month rolling sim versus a 24month contract and the difference then was £9 better off on the rolling sim

SCope13 · Post by **SCope13** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:04 pm

hugh wrote:Get Iphone > Jailbreak

if you don't want to Jailbreak, get something else. Iphones are 10x better once jailbroken, believe me!

this so much. I've had my touch jailbroken forever and it's awesome. There's no way I would buy an iphone without jailbreaking it. Probably getting an SG3 soon though.

Reese_Liar · Post by **Reese_Liar** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:20 pm

I really want an S3.

I had an iPhone 4S but it got stolen, so I got my dad's old Galaxy S (the first one). Besides the obvious difference in performance I gotta say I'm liking Android a lot.

The S3 is cheaper, has better performance and more features. And Android is more than capable as an OS to match iOS.

fiasko · Post by **fiasko** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:28 pm

i like the ability to just drag and drop to transfer files onto my phone, thats the big let down about iphones for me, i love my 4s but i have a blackberry for work and its so easy to get files onto it so just use that for putting tunes onto for listening to in the car

done · Post by **done** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:38 am

I would go for one of those high end android phones if you are looking for performance.

1point5 · Post by **1point5** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:07 pm

1point5 wrote:...I'm mainly interested in getting one for the music related apps etc - are a lot of them iPhone-only? That's the impression I get, but if not then the extra cost of an iPhone over a Samsung Galaxy for example doesn't seem worth it... or is it worth it for other reasons?

bump

Also, what kind of amounts of mobile web data are people going through? Is 500mb/month a decent amount? If you run out does it just cut off or do you just get billed for whatever extra you use?

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