Author Topic: What mobile phone? (Read 868154 times)

Jack the Red · « **Reply #7440 on:** February 23, 2018, 08:43:01 am »

Quote from: 21stCenturySchizoidMan on February 23, 2018, 05:55:10 am

Good choice!

Hows the camera? Manual mode is supposed to be awesome on the v30. It has a 1.7 aperture, which is great. One of the few phones still coming with OIS too.

Planning to get it to replace my older LG G- flex 2.

Honestly, I haven't used it that much yet. Seems great though, and the video options are really good. It's very, very quick, I will say that.

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7441 on:** February 23, 2018, 09:33:35 am »

I'm letting my contract run out on my S7 and getting..........sod all! Fuck em, £40+ a month for nothing really that new. I think I'll skip a generation or 5 :/

puroresu_kid · « **Reply #7442 on:** February 26, 2018, 02:55:36 pm »

Pre ordered the S9+. Due an upgrade from the S7 Edge and fancy the bigger version this time.

Living Legends · « **Reply #7443 on:** February 26, 2018, 03:46:39 pm »

Quote from: puroresu_kid on February 26, 2018, 02:55:36 pm

Pre ordered the S9+. Due an upgrade from the S7 Edge and fancy the bigger version this time.

Its mad. I remember getting the original Samsung Galaxy for about 100 euro on a 35 euro per month contract.
My last phone (S7 edge) cost 250 on 35 euro P/M contract over 24 months.
But now Three want 650 euro on a 24 month contract for S9+

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7444 on:** February 26, 2018, 04:43:55 pm »

Quote from: Living Legends on February 26, 2018, 03:46:39 pm

Its mad. I remember getting the original Samsung Galaxy for about 100 euro on a 35 euro per month contract.
My last phone (S7 edge) cost 250 on 35 euro P/M contract over 24 months.
But now Three want 650 euro on a 24 month contract for S9+

That's what I mean

is it worth the upgrade? I could take a year out i think with my S7

puroresu_kid · « **Reply #7445 on:** February 26, 2018, 07:26:05 pm »

Quote from: Living Legends on February 26, 2018, 03:46:39 pm

Its mad. I remember getting the original Samsung Galaxy for about 100 euro on a 35 euro per month contract.
My last phone (S7 edge) cost 250 on 35 euro P/M contract over 24 months.
But now Three want 650 euro on a 24 month contract for S9+

Mad expensive.

Living Legends · « **Reply #7446 on:** February 27, 2018, 08:44:25 am »

Quote from: [new username under construction] on February 26, 2018, 04:43:55 pm

That's what I mean is it worth the upgrade? I could take a year out i think with my S7

Quote from: puroresu_kid on February 26, 2018, 07:26:05 pm

Mad expensive.

I think I will wait 3-4 months with my S7 edge, then see how much the S9+ is, if it's still too much I will get the S8+ instead.

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7447 on:** February 27, 2018, 02:03:04 pm »

When is 5G supposed to get going?

puroresu_kid · « **Reply #7448 on:** February 27, 2018, 02:42:25 pm »

Quote from: [new username under construction] on February 27, 2018, 02:03:04 pm

When is 5G supposed to get going?

globally 2020

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7449 on:** February 27, 2018, 03:13:14 pm »

Quote from: puroresu_kid on February 27, 2018, 02:42:25 pm

globally 2020

I'm leaning more and more to sticking with S7 then, Is there anything else worth upgrading for? :/

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7450 on:** February 28, 2018, 09:04:32 am »

Quote from: Jim McDonald on February 28, 2018, 12:16:10 am

The only real issues you'll encounter are the phasing out of support for that phone on more recent iterations of Android OS and therefore there will be some apps that become unavailable to you.

Apart from the usual, Instagram, Whatsapp, Tinder

I don't use much. Hopefully I can hang on for a while.

"21C or 70F?" SchizoidWeatherMan! · « **Reply #7451 on:** February 28, 2018, 09:15:12 am »

99.8% apps will run on your S7, no issues. I have a late 2013 LG G Pro running on Kitkat (4.4.2) and most apps are compatible and run fine. A few of the latest games are incompatible but most of the popular titles run fine on older software. Also have a G Flex 2 with updated Marshmallow and have no compatibility issues so far.

S7 is not that old anyway. It will be perfectly fine for another 2-3 years. A factory reset will solve any future sluggishness. People upgrade their phones too early!

[new username under construction] · « **Reply #7452 on:** February 28, 2018, 10:47:12 am »

Quote from: 21stCenturySchizoidMan on February 28, 2018, 09:15:12 am

S7 is not that old anyway. It will be perfectly fine for another 2-3 years. A factory reset will solve any future sluggishness. People upgrade their phones too early!

I think so too and dropping from £40 a month to something like £5 makes a big difference

MBL? · « **Reply #7453 on:** March 1, 2018, 02:30:10 am »

We are a good few years away from any apps not running on an S7.

Battery on my HTC10 has gone to shite since the last update. If I do have to get a knew phone I'll be going midrange. The new Nokia 6 looks like it might fit the bill.

pazcom · « **Reply #7454 on:** March 1, 2018, 06:40:32 am »

I've got a three year old HTC m8s and the only reason I'm browsing for a new phone is the battery life. All apps work perfectly well but it is a pain having to charge the bloody thing at least twice a day.

pazcom · « **Reply #7455 on:** March 1, 2018, 12:01:26 pm »

Quote from: Jim McDonald on March 1, 2018, 07:09:24 am

The M8 battery is a dog to replace but you can get it done 'professionally' for about £40.

Would that be one of those 'professional' phone shops you find in every good high street?

puroresu_kid · « **Reply #7456 on:** March 9, 2018, 06:13:52 pm »

Got the S9+ today. This is rapid compared to my S7 edge.

This new Exynos processor is a beast.

https://youtu.be/UY4a0IPXotA

LiamG · « **Reply #7457 on:** March 9, 2018, 06:18:19 pm »

Still haven't decided on what to get, might just get an iPhone 6 again or maybe the 7

paulrazor · « **Reply #7458 on:** March 20, 2018, 12:41:00 pm »

looking for ideas

i have had the one plus one for just over 3 years. battery used to be superb but it is slowing down now. its still a good phone. but the charging on it now is a pain. takes forever to charge. i bought and installed a new battery for it (which believe me is a pain in the hole) but it still takes ages to charge.

i dont want to spend loads as i dont want to spend 100s on a new phone (especially with a new born at home). any thoughts?

G a r y · « **Reply #7459 on:** March 20, 2018, 01:09:30 pm »

Quote from: Hellrazor on March 20, 2018, 12:41:00 pm

looking for ideas

i have had the one plus one for just over 3 years. battery used to be superb but it is slowing down now. its still a good phone. but the charging on it now is a pain. takes forever to charge. i bought and installed a new battery for it (which believe me is a pain in the hole) but it still takes ages to charge.

i dont want to spend loads as i dont want to spend 100s on a new phone (especially with a new born at home). any thoughts?

I have the OnePlus 5T. It is immense

paulrazor · « **Reply #7460 on:** March 20, 2018, 01:22:06 pm »

Quote from: G a r y on March 20, 2018, 01:09:30 pm

I have the OnePlus 5T. It is immense

id imagine so

400-500 quid?

PhilV · « **Reply #7461 on:** March 20, 2018, 02:51:18 pm »

S9+ next week, just got the text from my provider. So excited for it, to be honest my S7 Edge has been the best phone I've had and probably wouldn't upgrade if had to pay more monthly but as it's the same... camera was the big selling point for me to be honest!

gazzalfc · « **Reply #7462 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:05:47 pm »

I have the lava red Oneplus 5t

Taking a while to get used to the 18:9 aspect ratio. But it really is a nice phone. Super quick charging (Dash Charging is great) and the face unlock/fingerprint scanner is incredibly fast.

I've had the Oneplus 3 before and Oppo Find 7 (same company) before that and they have been great.

paulrazor · « **Reply #7463 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:10:20 pm »

thanks all

Quote from: gazzalfc on March 20, 2018, 03:05:47 pm

I have the lava red Oneplus 5t

Taking a while to get used to the 18:9 aspect ratio. But it really is a nice phone. Super quick charging (Dash Charging is great) and the face unlock/fingerprint scanner is incredibly fast.

I've had the Oneplus 3 before and Oppo Find 7 (same company) before that and they have been great.

oneplus are superb phones alright.

does take a while to get used to them as they are large phones. great storage too. have about 6000 photos on mine

Flaccido Dongingo · « **Reply #7464 on:** March 20, 2018, 03:49:57 pm »

I recently upgraded and moved to Three for the Razer phone, got an amazing deal through a third party seller, £30 p/m, unlimited texts/minutes and 100GB of data, no upfront charge either, so pleased I did, it's an absolute powerhouse, 8GB of RAM, 120hz refresh rate, amazing phone that is worth considering for any of you about to upgrade.

LiamG · « **Reply #7465 on:** March 28, 2018, 07:24:41 pm »

Anyone own a Huawei? the p20 looks decent but not out yet?

CheshireDave · « **Reply #7466 on:** April 3, 2018, 04:24:25 pm »

Quote from: LiamG on March 28, 2018, 07:24:41 pm

Anyone own a Huawei? the p20 looks decent but not out yet?

Yes, I have had a HUAWEI Mate 9 Pro for about 6 months now. Easily the best phone I have ever had. Can't think of any issues with it to be honest. Except perhaps there is not a ton of cases available.

I have looked at the p20 as I saw it coming out and done a few comparisons with my phone. All it has is a newer chip and a better front facing camera. But less RAM, less pixels, doesn't have 2 SIM Card slots and a worse battery. So not really sure what they've improved!

Dench57 · « **Reply #7467 on:** April 24, 2018, 02:07:59 pm »

Ready to move away from iPhone after about 8 years with one. Never had another smartphone, what's the deal with storing music on others? I'm moving off iPhone purely because of what a c*nt iTunes is. And the battery is fucked though thats more to do with having a 3 year old 6. Not arsed about camera or any of that, just want to be able to transfer music easily from my computer onto it, then usual stuff like browsing web and whatsapp/facebook/youtube.

CheshireDave · « **Reply #7468 on:** April 24, 2018, 02:34:10 pm »

Quote from: Dench57 on April 24, 2018, 02:07:59 pm

what's the deal with storing music on others?

Assuming you go to android you just plug it into a PC and drag and drop the files you want on your phone like you would a memory stick/external HD and you'll have a Music app installed which you can play the music through. Doesn't need to go into a specific Music folder or anything. The music app on androids will search the phone for all audio files.

Download a torrent client and download all the music you want for free. Normally these default to the Download folder on the phone.

Dench57 · « **Reply #7469 on:** April 24, 2018, 03:19:32 pm »

Quote from: CheshireDave on April 24, 2018, 02:34:10 pm

Assuming you go to android you just plug it into a PC and drag and drop the files you want on your phone like you would a memory stick/external HD and you'll have a Music app installed which you can play the music through. Doesn't need to go into a specific Music folder or anything. The music app on androids will search the phone for all audio files.

Download a torrent client and download all the music you want for free. Normally these default to the Download folder on the phone.

awesome thanks, that's the dream as I download everything off torrent and was just looking for something that was basically drag and drop. i'll take a look at androids

CheshireDave · « **Reply #7470 on:** April 24, 2018, 03:46:13 pm »

Quote from: Dench57 on April 24, 2018, 03:19:32 pm

awesome thanks, that's the dream as I download everything off torrent and was just looking for something that was basically drag and drop. i'll take a look at androids

Yeah, nice. One bit of advice would be before you drag and drop them on make sure they're in a named album or at least the artist is named cos could get confusing with loads of Track 1, Track 2 etc on. But in my experience of downloading music via torrents the title, album, artist etc is hard-coded (probably the wrong term) into the .mp3

pazcom · « **Reply #7471 on:** April 24, 2018, 06:10:50 pm »

Nokia 8 waiting for me at home. Will have to wait until tomorrow night to transfer everything from old phone. Appreciate it's not the best phone money can buy buy I'm not a massive user of phones but at the price I was willing to pay it seemed the best. Read a few decent reviews.

nayia2002 · « **Reply #7472 on:** April 24, 2018, 06:43:34 pm »

Looking for similar phone to HTC 10(had htcs for the past 6-7 years or so), any recommendations? Budget of £350(simply free)

pazcom · « **Reply #7473 on:** April 24, 2018, 06:48:19 pm »

Quote from: nayia2002 on April 24, 2018, 06:43:34 pm

Looking for similar phone to HTC 10(had htcs for the past 6-7 years or so), any recommendations? Budget of £350(simply free)

Are you a member of HTC club? Got an email of them last week and they had some decent deals on HTC11s...to expensive for what I need but looked OK, plus they do 12 month finance if you wanted.

"21C or 70F?" SchizoidWeatherMan! · « **Reply #7474 on:** April 25, 2018, 10:07:45 am »

Quote from: nayia2002 on April 24, 2018, 06:43:34 pm

Looking for similar phone to HTC 10(had htcs for the past 6-7 years or so), any recommendations? Budget of £350(simply free)

Depends on what you prioritize in a phone.

The Honor view 10 and the Honor 8 pro are good options from Huawei in that price range. The processors in these phones are pretty fast and they have good cameras as well. However, if you are not a fan of custom android UI and prefer stock-ish android, Huawei is not for you.

In terms of phones with close to stock UI, the Sony Zperia XZ is available and fits your budget. Its a year old but still very highly equipped and holds its own against the 2018 models. The software is mostly clean and uncluttered, making it very responsive.

Nokia 8 is another good option in that price band. You get pure android, fantastic build quality and a distinctive design. The camera is average to good but everything else is top of the line.

If you like a bigger phone with stock android, I recommend another Nokia, the 7 plus which came out about a month ago. Looks gorgeous and very different to the myriad of metal+glass designs out there. The screen is massive. It IS a big phone though, almost like a small tablet.

Last year's samsung flagship (S8, S8 plus) are available for relatively cheap if you look around. They are good value for money and there is little difference in real life user experience compared to this years flagships (S9, S9 plus). These do not have stock android though.

owens_2k · « **Reply #7475 on:** April 25, 2018, 11:06:59 am »

My iphone 6 is cracked to bits. Can't be arsed paying out a load of money on the latest phone. Whats the best value for a phone that I can still use mobile banking and social media on?

gazzalfc · « **Reply #7476 on:** April 25, 2018, 11:13:26 am »

Quote from: owens_2k on April 25, 2018, 11:06:59 am

My iphone 6 is cracked to bits. Can't be arsed paying out a load of money on the latest phone. Whats the best value for a phone that I can still use mobile banking and social media on?

If you still prefer apple then you can get an iphone SE for about £300. only a 4 inch phone with not all the newest iphone bells and whistles. But you still get the same app store on.

owens_2k · « **Reply #7477 on:** April 25, 2018, 12:54:50 pm »

Quote from: gazzalfc on April 25, 2018, 11:13:26 am

If you still prefer apple then you can get an iphone SE for about £300. only a 4 inch phone with not all the newest iphone bells and whistles. But you still get the same app store on.

Not too bothered about the manufacturer as long as I can use social media and online banking.

CheshireDave · « **Reply #7478 on:** April 25, 2018, 01:38:59 pm »

Quote from: owens_2k on April 25, 2018, 12:54:50 pm

Not too bothered about the manufacturer as long as I can use social media and online banking.

That doesn't really help in terms of what phone you should look at. You can access social media and online banking on any smart phone.

What's your budget?

nayia2002 · « **Reply #7479 on:** April 26, 2018, 06:47:57 am »

Quote from: pazcom on April 24, 2018, 06:48:19 pm

Are you a member of HTC club? Got an email of them last week and they had some decent deals on HTC11s...to expensive for what I need but looked OK, plus they do 12 month finance if you wanted.

Quote from: 21stCenturySchizoidMan on April 25, 2018, 10:07:45 am

Depends on what you prioritize in a phone.

The Honor view 10 and the Honor 8 pro are good options from Huawei in that price range. The processors in these phones are pretty fast and they have good cameras as well. However, if you are not a fan of custom android UI and prefer stock-ish android, Huawei is not for you.

In terms of phones with close to stock UI, the Sony Zperia XZ is available and fits your budget. Its a year old but still very highly equipped and holds its own against the 2018 models. The software is mostly clean and uncluttered, making it very responsive.

Nokia 8 is another good option in that price band. You get pure android, fantastic build quality and a distinctive design. The camera is average to good but everything else is top of the line.

If you like a bigger phone with stock android, I recommend another Nokia, the 7 plus which came out about a month ago. Looks gorgeous and very different to the myriad of metal+glass designs out there. The screen is massive. It IS a big phone though, almost like a small tablet.

Last year's samsung flagship (S8, S8 plus) are available for relatively cheap if you look around. They are good value for money and there is little difference in real life user experience compared to this years flagships (S9, S9 plus). These do not have stock android though.

Cheers lads I will look into your recommendations. 👍