PAYG Android £360ish
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My brothers after a new phone and wants advice on which one to get. He has a budget of around £360...
What's the best option? I'd advise him myself but I have no clue.
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You can pick up a Galaxy S2 for that money which is still the best android phone out imho
I think this could be the one then. In regards to the battery life, is this something that is certainly software related and expected to be fixed soon do you know?
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I swayed him away from the GS2 because of the amount of issues I personally had with it. I also hear the Nexus has a lot of common faults.
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The Nexus volume problem was fixed with a software patch ages ago. It's the best Android phone out there IMO.
The Verge said the Xperia S was OK, but not a patch on what it should have been (outdated hardware and software).
The Verge said the Xperia S was OK, but not a patch on what it should have been (outdated hardware and software).
The Xperia S isn't a bad phone, but there are certainly other better options.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/5/2841547/sony-xperia-s-review
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/5/2841547/sony-xperia-s-review
Tell him to get the HTC One X or S3 when it comes out. Buy it on the cheapest possible contract and pay the bulk amount up front for the handset and then when he can afford too, just cancel the contract and pay off the remainder.
If you do this via a cashback offer (and these offers pop up quite often) you can sometimes get a handset for cheaper then the PAYG price.
If you do this via a cashback offer (and these offers pop up quite often) you can sometimes get a handset for cheaper then the PAYG price.
no way will that work out as 360 or less
Well the Nexus is around 320 and the Note around 340, although it won't be the same for a newly released handset. I paid around 450 for my Note at launch which was still almost £100 cheaper then it was on payg at the time.
If he has 360 saved, spend ~200/250 on phone and sign up to a £10 a month contract. Save up and in 6 months time cancel contract and pay off remainder. That's what I plan to do, again.
He's going to pick up an Xperia S from the 3 store tomorrow although I have read about a lot of the devices having dead pixels/yellow tints and yellow marks on the screen.
That sort of stuff doesn't bother him but everyone in the mobile section knows it bothers me, it's just incredibly frustrating you can pay a lot of money for something and major faults exist with a lot of devices.
That sort of stuff doesn't bother him but everyone in the mobile section knows it bothers me, it's just incredibly frustrating you can pay a lot of money for something and major faults exist with a lot of devices.
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Now is the worst time to buy an Android phone.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/22/now-is-the-worst-time-ever-to-buy-an-android-phone/
Although bgr talk about 2 year contracts the principle is still the same. SGS2 and GN should drop in price after the new wave if devices are launched. I would keep hold of your dollar for another month or two.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/03/22/now-is-the-worst-time-ever-to-buy-an-android-phone/
Although bgr talk about 2 year contracts the principle is still the same. SGS2 and GN should drop in price after the new wave if devices are launched. I would keep hold of your dollar for another month or two.
Bet the phone is actually for you
In a sense I wish it was because I'm having a nightmare with the 4S to. I know I'll feel like sending mine back when I see my bro's Xperia S in action but I'm going to have to hold myself back and get the 4S sorted out because I really do like the device.