[SMPH] Getting a new phone
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cobALT




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PostPosted: Wed, 30th Oct 2013 23:26    Post subject: [SMPH] Getting a new phone
I plan on switching my old ass Nokia N96 (witch served it's purpose fine but the years are getting to it) with a new phone next month. Now if I had to chose I'd go for an iPhone but as it is (a 4s would set me back ~500 euros) I just can't afford one right now. Poker Face

I'm looking for something 200-300 euros, either Andoid or Windows. But I know shit next to nothing about most of these phones so that's where this topic comes in. I need some good old tech savvy humpers helps/recommendations. Very Happy

I'm not looking for a "gaming" phone. I do want to be able to play something here and there, but mostly I will be using it for music, podcasts (so good in the sound dept) and web browsing (CPU/RAM dept) along with the modern functions (emails, weather) witch pretty much every smartphone has and are able to do just fine.

I've been looking into some options:

- Nokia Lumia 625;
- HTC Windows Phone 8x C625b;
- HTC Windows Phone 8x C620E;
- Gigabyte GSmart Maya M1 v2;
- Sony Xperia L C2105;
- Sony Xperia P Nypon LT22i;
- Google Nexus 4;

So far I'm laying towards Lumia 625, only because that's the only one I've tried out and I do like it. Smile


Any thoughts/suggestions? Would appreciate something more elaborate, like why I should chose one over the other (faster CPU/more RAM/extendable memory/etc). Confused




Edit: My bad, I meant 200-300 euros, not 300-400.


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PostPosted: Wed, 30th Oct 2013 23:35    Post subject:
Why don't you wait for Google Nexus 5? Should be out soonish? I think I read cheapest variant will cost $349.


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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 00:04    Post subject:
Yep wait for the Nexus 5. Will fuck every other Smartphone with it's price and the hardware Surprised
(Will too upgrade my SGS3 with this)


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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 00:05    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 00:52    Post subject:
nexus4 is not bad but little dated now. And battery is just bad.

Xperia L isnt bad but way behind xperia SP.


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cobALT




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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 01:03    Post subject:
I gotta say, dat nexus 5 looks and sounds sexeh, but I don't think it will be available here this year. Nexus 4 and 7 took a few months after release to be available here, so I assume it will be the same with 5. And besides, retailers here have a bad habit of overpricing everything in the first 3 months, so that goes over my budget, even if I could scrap an extra 100 euros.

On the other hand, nexus 4's price might go down pretty fast if 5 comes out during the next months. But I don't want to wait a couple of months until that happens.



KillerCrocker, yeah, I heard that about the Xperia. Guess that's off the list.


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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 02:18    Post subject:
With Windows phone you will miss out lots of apps so be ready for that
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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 03:41    Post subject:
All listed phones are crap. Especially Lumia. Any Lumia. And any Windows Phone.

Any Xperia is crap because battery lasts half a day in standby mode. Less if you try to use it. Any model.

Best advice is to wait for Nexus 5 or get Nexus 4 if you need the phone nao


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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 10:21    Post subject:
wait for nexus5, it will be out really really soon, probably early November (this/next week even).
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PostPosted: Thu, 31st Oct 2013 21:17    Post subject:
Just ordered my Nexus 5. The specs are fantastic for the price (at least here in the UK, in the US its insanely cheap). The only real downside is the battery.
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cobALT




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PostPosted: Mon, 4th Nov 2013 20:19    Post subject:
I was searching today and found a shop that has the Nexus 5, the 16gb model, for 473euros (that's 639$ or 400£). People are paying less for the 32gb model on google store. Pffchh

Le fuck that and google for not making this available to order from my country! Mad



Windows Phone (HTC 8X) it is then, until I switch to an iPhone next year. Smile


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PostPosted: Mon, 4th Nov 2013 21:06    Post subject:
Bob Barnsen wrote:
Yep wait for the Nexus 5. Will fuck every other Smartphone with it's price and the hardware Surprised
(Will too upgrade my SGS3 with this)


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