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| Thread ID: 135566 | 2013-11-19 05:57:00 | Cheap smartphone? | darkoverlord123 (16996) | PC World Chat |
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| 1360163 | 2013-11-20 08:15:00 | It may look vaguely like an S4 mini, but technically they're quite different. If you want a cheap phone, go for it. Don't expect an S4 Mini. Junkheap: Dual-core 1.3GHz, 512MB RAM, 4.3" @ 480x854, 4GB Internal S4 Mini: Dual-core 1.7GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 4.3" @ 540*960, 8GB Internal Personally, if I were going to get a cheap knock-off phone, I'd at least get a Xiaomi one ;) Xiaomi makes some pretty sweet phones. |
icow (15313) | ||
| 1360164 | 2013-11-20 19:29:00 | "cheap" and "smartphone" are words that should not be used together. As plod rightly points out: "Only disappointment will follow" As one of the women where I work found out the hard way. Bought the cheapest "smartphone" from 2Degrees and wondered why after a week of two it got real slow and couldn't install any more apps. It only had about 1 gig or less of onboard storage and most apps she wanted to use couldn't be put on an SD card.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1360165 | 2013-11-20 21:00:00 | Samsung & the other major brands do have some usable Cheapish Andriods. eg Mini, mini2, Ace, Ace Plus (I have this) Hunt around for the bargains, old models may be heavily discounted. Just keep in mind its cheap,low speced. keep it reasonably clean/app free & it will be OK . dont expect to be able to fill it up with apps, it wont play the best Android games, you wont be able to update it to the latest ver of Android, some new apps may not even run/install on it. The display wont be big. Screen will be very hard to read in the sun (a issue with many smartphones?) |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1360166 | 2013-11-20 21:05:00 | The Moto G looks promising for a cheap SmartPhone ... www.pcworld.co.nz nes/ reviews.cnet.co.uk |
Geek4414 (12000) | ||
| 1360167 | 2013-11-20 22:44:00 | HTC 8S on TWH red daily deals for $199 today. | Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1360168 | 2013-11-21 06:16:00 | Samsung & the other major brands do have some usable Cheapish Andriods. eg Mini, mini2, Ace, Ace Plus (I have this) Hunt around for the bargains, old models may be heavily discounted. Just keep in mind its cheap,low speced. keep it reasonably clean/app free & it will be OK . dont expect to be able to fill it up with apps, it wont play the best Android games, you wont be able to update it to the latest ver of Android, some new apps may not even run/install on it. The display wont be big. Screen will be very hard to read in the sun (a issue with many smartphones?) :lol::lol: In other words, if you don't really want a phone to do the things that a smartphone can do, but want to be able to say you own a smartphone.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1360169 | 2013-11-21 06:25:00 | :lol::lol: In other words, if you don't really want a phone to do the things that a smartphone can do, but want to be able to say you own a smartphone.... Bingo. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1360170 | 2013-11-21 20:51:00 | :lol::lol: In other words, if you don't really want a phone to do the things that a smartphone can do, but want to be able to say you own a smartphone.... You mean like fill the phone up with crap, adware(yep, seen alot of that) & uneeded funsee apps . Putting on apps that have direct access to all your contacts, your camera, your mic & can use these without your knowledge, because you agreed to the terms when you installed it. Apps that phone home with what youve been up to & where youve been. Or like me, You are happy with just email, browser, & say 5 or 6 apps like Trademe, Youtube some lower spec games etc. They will run even on a $100ish Android ph. And it will fit in my shirt pocket. :devil |
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