Wileyfox anyone?

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Never heard of these guys buy we have a new player in the mid range Android phone manufacturers. They are UK based!
Releasing 2 phones, the top one appears to have ludicrous front and rear cameras!
The £199 (about $315) Storm is the more premium of the two, boasting a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. In the camera department, you'll find a 20-megapixel camera on the back and an 8-megapixel version up front.
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http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/25/wileyfox-smartphone-uk/
http://wileyfox.com
Specs aren't too bad and priced pretty competitively! Best if all it runs CM out the box. Should be easy to tinker with.
What do we think?
 
Looks crap, the high end one is more expensive than the OnePlus One.

Snapdragon 801 > 600. No contest.

Edit: click through and it says SD615 :S, still 2500mah, another negative. I am out!
 
Yeah, the storm is beaten by the Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 on price and battery, but has a better camera and double the storage.. Priced about right.

I'd rather have the SU6 over the Swift though.
 
Because your stuck on 5.0.x and it's look like it's isn't changing anytime soon. Do you think you'll get 5.1 let alone 6.0?

CM has more features and should get more frequent updates.
 
kona786 said:
Because your stuck on 5.0.x and it's look like it's isn't changing anytime soon. Do you think you'll get 5.1 let alone 6.0?

CM has more features and should get more frequent updates.
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I don't have a SU6.

Personally I'd rather have any version of stock android over CyanogenMod. Whenever I've used it (admittedly not that much) it just seemed like a buggy unfinished mess compared to stock. Aren't they going to be preloading it with Microsoft apps soon? Eugh.
 
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MichaelAwkward said:
I don't have a SU6.

Personally I'd rather have any version of stock android over CyanogenMod. Whenever I've used it (admittedly not that much) it just seemed like a buggy unfinished mess compared to stock.
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As much as i would like 5.1 on the Su6 of mine, I don't rate Cyanogen but if someone does manage to get it running i'll try.
 
insane200 said:
I've used official before on other devices, just never felt it as good as stock, yeah it's customisable but never felt perfect.
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CM on this phone will have had much more development as it's a paid partnership. A step above the CM roms like the ones on XDA.
 
This is exactly what I want.

My Nexus 5 is looking a bit battered now, almost two years old.

I hate not having Cyanogenmod. The multi-volume slider and battery percentage circle alone are worth it.
 
I always seem to end up installing CM and then get bored of the mountain of different options to play with and just go back to something less option filled, I'm getting lazy in my old age.
If I'm not careful I'll end up with an iPhone next :eek: :o :D

Dual SIM could be a real bonus for some people and the £10 screen replacement option is nice.
 
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Looks okay, at £199 it sits inbetween the two OnePlus One devices which makes sense with 32GB.

Not bad for a first attempt, depends how good the battery life, display and camera are in comparison.

Would prefer SN801 myself.
 
bledd. said:
This is exactly what I want.

My Nexus 5 is looking a bit battered now, almost two years old.

I hate not having Cyanogenmod. The multi-volume slider and battery percentage circle alone are worth it.
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Would be a downgrade though. No?
 
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