I don't know what it is but lately ive been really tempted to go to a windows phone.
Is the Samsung S5 the best price/performance smartphone at the moment?
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Yeah, the S2 was epic and pretty groundbreaking at the time.
If the only real failing of the S5 is a mediocre design, then that still makes it a great phone considering the price and spec now. Also the SD slot, removeable battery and waterproofing are still killer features imo. Combined with the wireless charger back it's a very solid and feature-rich purchase.
That would be a downgrade vs Android imo... the hardware is weaker as they have basically stopped producing high-end phones and there is a serious lack of apps due to low developer investment.
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I am opposite! I fancy an Android!!
pity youre not closer we could have swapped for a bit
Dont get me wrong, the Lumia 640 is a lovely mobile. Its superb for the price! Just i have always fancied an Android.
I must admit the S4 has been a great phone its just recently I fancy trying a windows phone.
a few of my mates have them and seem happy with them.
the Lumia 640 looking at the specs seems a decent phone and can be bought fairly cheap new so I might go for one after we move.
Ill be changing supplier as well as I don't get a signal at the new house with o2 so think ill be heading to ee
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i didn't mean the s2 was rubbish. i just meant the s3 was a big game changer. i think the s2 made people take android seriously. without the s2 android would be a non starter pretty much. it was nothing more than a joke OS until the s2
it was the s3 that made android and samsung a real force in mobiles.
there hasn't been a truly amazing android phone since the s3, just variations on it
it was the s3 that made android and samsung a real force in mobiles.
there hasn't been a truly amazing android phone since the s3, just variations on it
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I bought an iPhone 6 64GB sim free for £619 and I have a 12 month EE contract which gives unlimited minutes and texts and 6GB of data which I pay £22.99 a month for which gives me a cost of:
£619 + £22.99x12 = £894
Now for the same contract at Mobile Phones Direct which is where I got my sim only contract I'd have to pay:
£89.99 for the phone and then £36.99 for 24 months for unlimited minutes/texts and 5GB data.
So:
£89.99 + £36.99x24 = 977
Now take into account that Mobile Phones Direct was offering £144 cashback at the time that would bring my sim free mobile and separate 12 month contract down to £750.
So sim only works out a lot cheaper.
The s2 was the start of Android's defeat of windows and crawl to some sort of parity with apple and the s6 sets new standards for Android speed, quality and refinement and the s3 was the cement upon the s2 which put Samsung right at the top of the android manufacturers.
The Galaxy S3 had one of the worst displays I've ever used, it was sharper than the Galaxy S2 but over saturated to the point of looking ridiculous, it was almost comical compared to another device.
Only a minor performance increase over the Galaxy S2, looked better on paper than it was in actual use and didn't age that well, same story for the Note using similar hardware
I lot of that success was momentum from the Galaxy S2, good timing and good marketing.
I recently went with the S6, but I was also toiled between the two choices (and price difference).
Irrelevant of the upgraded specs, the main differences are
S5 has - IP67 rating (dust/splash proof basically), removable battery and upgradeable storage.
S6 has - QHD screen, High Quality Build, Fingerprint sensor, Better front facing camera.
Depends what you want, how much you can spend etc.
I don't need that much memory when I have a 5gb allowance so I just stream everything.
Irrelevant of the upgraded specs, the main differences are
S5 has - IP67 rating (dust/splash proof basically), removable battery and upgradeable storage.
S6 has - QHD screen, High Quality Build, Fingerprint sensor, Better front facing camera.
Depends what you want, how much you can spend etc.
I don't need that much memory when I have a 5gb allowance so I just stream everything.
Buy phone,
Sell phone.
No contract.
Alternatively.
Sign 2 year contract, get bored of phone after 10 months, stay bored for another year whilst checking upgrade date every 2 days, pay more.
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So in the first example, your calls and data are free from months 13-24?
If you think that then you don't know what you're talking about.
That's been obvious from the start; the only thing he ever posts about is Samsung phones and how crap every other brand is.
Says the demented lunatic who stalks people around the forum
Guys please stop flirting and leave the handbags alone... cheers.
the guys an absolute lunatic. he only comes here to talk about me
the guys an absolute lunatic. he only comes here to talk about me
Don't flatter yourself.
Errrm that's wrong your paying more as you have to compare 24months to 24months.
£619 + 22.99 * 24 = £1179