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Thread ID: 127286 2012-10-15 09:47:00 Chill What new Android phone would you recommend now. mikebartnz (21) Press F1
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1307013 2012-10-15 22:56:00 Get the S3 then. Top phone and supports snapper NFC I think. Can't confirm that though and I think you need a 2degrees SIM, telecom haven't jumped onto that bandwagon... again, can't confirm that tho. The Error Guy (14052)
1307014 2012-10-15 23:28:00 Get the S3 then. Top phone and supports snapper NFC I think. Can't confirm that though and I think you need a 2degrees SIM, telecom haven't jumped onto that bandwagon... again, can't confirm that tho.
If I remember correctly Snapper is the Wellington bus pass thing isn't it which I won't be concerned about and I won't be moving from Vodafone unless 2Deg offer a better plan than I have.
mikebartnz (21)
1307015 2012-10-15 23:30:00 What about this new S3 mini I have heard rumours about? gary67 (56)
1307016 2012-10-15 23:43:00 You can't buy rumours.:devil mikebartnz (21)
1307017 2012-10-15 23:50:00 You can't buy rumours.:devil
Has been announced, looks like a disappointment. See here (www.techradar.com)
Nick G (16709)
1307018 2012-10-16 01:41:00 Has been announced, looks like a disappointment. See here (www.techradar.com)

Well it's not a disappointment unless you expected samsung to put the S3 into a shrink ray. It's a budget/mid range version of the S3, similar specs to the S2 (you'd probably be better going for an S2 if you want custom ROM support)
The Error Guy (14052)
1307019 2012-10-16 02:40:00 Well it's not a disappointment unless you expected samsung to put the S3 into a shrink ray. It's a budget/mid range version of the S3, similar specs to the S2 (you'd probably be better going for an S2 if you want custom ROM support)
Wasn't actually thinking about the power personally, but the screen. I'd have expected a non pentile amoled, like they put in the S2. That's the main disappointment to me, though a slightly higher cpu clock wouldn't have hurt either.
Nick G (16709)
1307020 2012-10-16 04:11:00 Yeah the NFC on the S3 is nice. AFAIK it's similar to the One X and Galaxy Nexus, will work on any telco in NZ. Chilling_Silence (9)
1307021 2012-10-16 11:06:00 What would you recommend for a budget of a couple hundred bucks or less?
I'm considering getting a new phone over the xmas hols if I can spare the cash while I'm broke without student allowance. I'd want a decent camera, expandable memory, pref USB connector, mp3 player and it to work on 2 degrees so I can boot vodafone.

Any recommendations? Currently running a nokia 2630 (one of these, lol www.mobilegazette.com) and I'm frustrated with the pictures it takes on the very rare occasions that I want to take them.
8ftmetalhaed (14526)
1307022 2012-10-16 11:57:00 Pretty much everything has a standard micro USB these days, except the iPhone.

Decent camera on a budget phone? Don't get your hopes too high, though it'll undoubtedly be better than that Nokia.

MP3 playback is standard with Android, and a myriad of apps from the Play Store.

Expandable memory is a nice cheap way of adding additional storage if you're carrying your music with you and most < $500 phones can do it.
You'll probably wanna look in the direction of the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2
Chilling_Silence (9)
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