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| Thread ID: 126311 | 2012-08-20 03:32:00 | Android Phone around $200-$300 | xyz823 (13649) | PC World Chat |
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| 1295622 | 2012-08-20 03:32:00 | Got a mate who is looking for a new phone (second hand is fine though) and is looking for basically a smartphone similar to the Galaxy S. Would he be fine to get a Galaxy S or is there another more up to date phone around the same price range with similar/better functionality? | xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 1295623 | 2012-08-20 03:51:00 | Huawei G300 Or Sony xperia u if you are fine with buying online. The xperia u is a lot smaller, only 4gb storage + 2gb for apps, and no sd card slot. But, it has a dual core processor. If you are just looking at something similar to the Galaxy s you probably want the Huawei G300. 4inch, 800x480 screen, sd card slot and a removable battery, 512mb ram, 1ghz single core cpu, 5mp camera with flash. Also, battery life is apparently decent. Or maybe even the HTC one v? |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1295624 | 2012-08-20 04:02:00 | If you get the Galaxy S, it's well worth taking the time to flash a custom version of Jellybean on it for him. I've just done it for my brother, sister-in-law and a couple of mates (Coz they were pretty damn popular back in the day) and it makes a MASSIVE difference to the phones and the speed. It's not difficult to do either, and pretty damn tough to brick the phones even if you *intentionally* try... Having done that a week ago now and seen it, I'd personally recommend that over the cheaper el-budget Huawei $200 devices you can pickup... If you're going for the One V then look for it from Cool Mobile. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1295625 | 2012-08-20 05:18:00 | With my luck I could brick it. I'm surprized that you could load Jellybean on to one of these devices. Well done.. You could have quite a little cottage industry there if you wanted.. :-) | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1295626 | 2012-08-20 05:29:00 | Funny enough I actually bought the mag this month and it has a full review of phones under $400 and I think the full reviews are on the site | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1295627 | 2012-08-20 09:39:00 | If you get the Galaxy S, it's well worth taking the time to flash a custom version of Jellybean on it for him. I've just done it for my brother, sister-in-law and a couple of mates (Coz they were pretty damn popular back in the day) and it makes a MASSIVE difference to the phones and the speed. It's not difficult to do either, and pretty damn tough to brick the phones even if you *intentionally* try... Having done that a week ago now and seen it, I'd personally recommend that over the cheaper el-budget Huawei $200 devices you can pickup... If you're going for the One V then look for it from Cool Mobile. Of course! I've done it for my brother and a mate too, easy! My SII is running a custom 4.0.4 currently, I need to find some time between work and study to update it :D He should be sweet with it, he's done his ipod, PSP Ps3 etc etc with various mods and custom firmwares etc :p |
xyz823 (13649) | ||
| 1295628 | 2012-08-20 09:53:00 | I'm seriously think about getting a Vodafone smart 2 as a budget smart phone, I know it's not the greatest phone out there but it will do what I want it to and I can afford one | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1295629 | 2012-08-20 10:02:00 | I'm seriously think about getting a Vodafone smart 2 as a budget smart phone, I know it's not the greatest phone out there but it will do what I want it to and I can afford one Yup, its not bad. Had a play with one in store and its pretty fast. Not to say it doesn't lag, but I loaded it up with widgets and still found the homescreen transitions to be pretty fast. Also, for a touch more, what about the sony xperia u? If only it had a sd card slot, but still might be an option. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1295630 | 2012-08-20 10:05:00 | If you get the Galaxy S, it's well worth taking the time to flash a custom version of Jellybean on it for him. I've just done it for my brother, sister-in-law and a couple of mates (Coz they were pretty damn popular back in the day) and it makes a MASSIVE difference to the phones and the speed. It's not difficult to do either, and pretty damn tough to brick the phones even if you *intentionally* try... Having done that a week ago now and seen it, I'd personally recommend that over the cheaper el-budget Huawei $200 devices you can pickup... If you're going for the One V then look for it from Cool Mobile.Just been given one of these, but it's going back because it keeps on getting no signal, emergency calls only. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1295631 | 2012-08-20 10:12:00 | Can't afford $400 as I would be buying phone only and the switching it to 2D on a $19 combo prepay deal | gary67 (56) | ||
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