upgrade from HTC Desire to what other android phone?

B@Th*nG · 26 Sep 2011 at 15:49

Hi guys,

my contract's up for renewal and previously with Vodafone I managed to wrangle a HTC Desire 300mins, 600 texts and data for £25. I've not bothered looking around for phones for 18 months so i'm not clued up on current models. I was wondering what would be a good upgrade on for a similar monthly cost, and also on Android preferably?

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Robbo · 26 Sep 2011 at 16:16

Samsung Galaxy S II unless you think it looks horrible/don't like the TouchWiz software in which case look at the HTC Sensation.

Always aim for the Galaxy though, it's the better device overall.

kona786 · 26 Sep 2011 at 16:26

Samsung Galaxy S II from me too.

http://www.mobiles.co.uk/talk-mobile-samsung-i9100-galaxy-s.html

Talkmobile Smart plan 400
(12 months)
400 mins Any
Network Anytime + 1000 Texts
1GB Data

£30/m - £100 for the phone

Kreeeee · 26 Sep 2011 at 16:31

That's quite an expensive plan.

I got the SGS2 on a 12 month contract a few months ago for £35pm and no phone cost.

kona786 · 26 Sep 2011 at 16:40

Post a better one for the op?

plus its only £40 dearer than yours over the whole year - can get £30 cashback from quidco.

Richie · 26 Sep 2011 at 17:23

Isn't the Sensation XE coming out soon?

Edit: Yep - http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...xe-uk-release-date-and-price-unveiled-1026422.

I know the CPU is only mildly faster but it is the larger battery (1730mAH) that interests me...

chrismscotland · 26 Sep 2011 at 17:24

Sensation XE is indeed due out shortly, looks very nice.

kona786 · 26 Sep 2011 at 17:29

Richie said:
I know the CPU is only mildly faster but it is the larger battery (1730mAH) that interests me...

you can get an official 2000mah battery for the SGSII

Richie · 26 Sep 2011 at 21:26

Cool... Just wondering how the look of the phone will be affected as they wouldn't be giving you a replacement back cover if it didn't need one....

1.5mm extra thickness is sod all though... Battery life on a smart phone is a high priority for me these days... More so than, say, an extra 3mm of screen space...

kona786 · 26 Sep 2011 at 23:02

the new back cover sits almost flush with the little bump on the bottom (speaker area).

Matteysan · 26 Sep 2011 at 23:59

kona786 said:
the new back cover sits almost flush with the little bump on the bottom (speaker area).

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They should have released it like that it looks much better!

wam7 · 27 Sep 2011 at 00:04

Unless you can't do without Sense then I also back the SII. They are working on a Sense 3.0 port though and there are lots of simple mods to make Touchwiz better.

B@Th*nG · 27 Sep 2011 at 10:34

i haven't actually used touchwiz, does it have pinch and zoom and all that jazz? I also use the friend stream, mail and calender widgets. Are there equivalents in touchwiz? Is Launcher Pro a better option?

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B@Th*nG · 27 Sep 2011 at 10:44

Kreeeee said:
That's quite an expensive plan.

I got the SGS2 on a 12 month contract a few months ago for £35pm and no phone cost.

where from?

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Robbo · 27 Sep 2011 at 11:10

B@Th*nG said:
i haven't actually used touchwiz, does it have pinch and zoom and all that jazz? I also use the friend stream, mail and calender widgets. Are there equivalents in touchwiz? Is Launcher Pro a better option?

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TouchWiz is generally fine, if you don't like it just use Launcher Pro or Go Launcher EX.

B@Th*nG · 28 Sep 2011 at 10:26

hmm... ontradesting.... i may wait until the sensation XE comes out and hopefully it'll drive the price of the SGII down

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