Spec me a sub £150 phone

Space Monkey · 15 Jul 2013 at 13:56

Yeah. That's why I said to check with CPW, still cheaper through CPW than O2

Jony27 · 15 Jul 2013 at 13:58

Yeah, Thanks for all the help

Glaucus · 15 Jul 2013 at 14:24

Cpw ones are unlocked anyway.

Marvin · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:12

For new phones the Lumias win if the budget's definitely fixed. A bit more might get a second hand 4S or maybe a stretch to a Nexus 4 are improvements, but you're looking at a significant amount more.

Edit: teaches me to go away and watch TG without refreshing the page before answering - was only the OP then!

Skilid · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:22

Vote for 620 here. Over the 520 it has a better quality screen, front facing camera, NFC, better rear camera, flash, and it supports global maps. Feels more sturdy and I prefer the design too. I use it as my personal phone and I love it.

Glaucus · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:56

all lumias support global ,maps, no idea why that one keeps popping up. I can download any of the world maps for free.

Jony27 · 15 Jul 2013 at 16:19

EliotG said:
Vote for 620 here. Over the 520 it has a better quality screen, front facing camera, NFC, better rear camera, flash, and it supports global maps. Feels more sturdy and I prefer the design too. I use it as my personal phone and I love it.

Will see if she needs those features and whether its worth £50 more

nightmare99 · 15 Jul 2013 at 16:56

all lumias support global ,maps, no idea why that one keeps popping up. I can download any of the world maps for free.

I guess he means global navigation.

Glaucus · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:07

nightmare99 said:
I guess he means global navigation.

That's the same thing, here maps can navigate anywhere and can download all the maps

nightmare99 · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:43

Here are the supported phones for HERE+

Glaucus · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:53

So what does it offer, it's same map, almost identical map view.

Right I see, you don't get turn by turn navigation when your route goes abroad.

You can still get map based directions though.

Psycho Sonny · 15 Jul 2013 at 20:57

Huwaei Ascend Y300 is another option you should look at and it's sub £100 iirc.

Reason why it is so cheap is because it doesnt have a brand name attached but the spec for the price is really good.

or bump the budget up by £60 and get a nexus 4 in mint condition from smartfonestore.

Jony27 · 15 Jul 2013 at 20:59

Hmmm also read that the Orange branded ones (San Diego/Francisco) have quite decent specs for the money but cant seem to find them anywhere these days.

Psycho Sonny · 15 Jul 2013 at 21:47

Jony27 said:
Hmmm also read that the Orange branded ones (San Diego/Francisco) have quite decent specs for the money but cant seem to find them anywhere these days.

the G300 is better than them and the Y300 is better than the G300, so i would avoid them, they were good about 3 years ago.

the san diego is completely locked down (no modding or unlocking) and a lot of apps are incompatible with it, good phone if your on orange, but re-sale value and customization is zero.

the monte carlo was the last great phone they made and that is out of date by 2 years now, san francisco before that is now 3 years out of date.

Fallen god · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:43

Got my Aunt the Ascend Y300 last week and its an amazing phone. Nothing come close too it from the android side. S4 CPU is super fast even with 512MB ram, the hardware is quiet nice tbh and battery life is looking food so far. for the price is amazing.

Jony27 · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:48

Hi thanks for the the recommendations on the Y300

Seems like a steal for £80 :eek:

The only downside of it is the size?

My mom loves the feel of the 4S and hates the S3 which is closer to the Y300?

Psycho Sonny · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:01

Jony27 said:
Hi thanks for the the recommendations on the Y300

Seems like a steal for £80

The only downside of it is the size?

My mom loves the feel of the 4S and hates the S3 which is closer to the Y300?

BODY Dimensions

136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm (5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)

124.5 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm (4.90 x 2.51 x 0.44 in)

Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)

it's a lot smaller than a S3, 0.5 inches in height and 0.3 inches in width.

just get the Y300, it's £80 seriously why are you looking for flaws?

Jony27 · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:16

Thanks for the, compared the dimensions myself

Im not looking for flaws, its just that this one if for my mom and would like to get something as close to a Galaxy Ace/Iphone 4S size/dimension wise cause if its too big or she doesnt like the feel of it, ill be getting the blame

Psycho Sonny · 16 Jul 2013 at 00:04

Jony27 said:
Thanks for the, compared the dimensions myself

Im not looking for flaws, its just that this one if for my mom and would like to get something as close to a Galaxy Ace/Iphone 4S size/dimension wise cause if its too big or she doesnt like the feel of it, ill be getting the blame

do you want to be compromising spec for the sake of little differences in size?

the y300 is certainly not a big phone.

the iphone4s on the other hand imo is a small phone.

the note range is what i would call a big phone (ridiculously so).

the y300 is the phone to go for, if you still dont believe me then check out these video reviews.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJGN2UTwh4w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG0OogwwHZk

as you can see the phone looks normal in the reviewer's hands, certainly not a big phone.

FlyingFish · 16 Jul 2013 at 08:25

This y300 sounds like the ideal phone for the girlfriend, can't be too expensive as it spends far too much time being dropped on the floor!

Where are you guys buying these from for £80?