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Which mobile phone brand is best?
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So my old phone is on its last legs, the ear speaker has almost gone and it keeps on switching itself off. :mad:
I have had it two years though, but I am tired of Sony Erricson and am thinking of upgrading and getting a better phone...
My friend has recommended me the Blackberry, for which he pays a £30 contract and gets lots of goodies with it. Apparently it's sturdy, reliable and good for disorganised people like me to sort their shit out. I had a play on his and I love the feel of the keyboard...
However, a different friend tells me that the software for Blackberry isn't very good.
Another friend has recommended the iPhone... But so far as I have seen, they are expensive contracts and whilst they have so many applications, I am a simple person and think it would do my head in. I need something straightforward... iPhone does look 'hip', but I am not a hip kinda person...
Another mate has an Android which he really likes and gets that for around £30. However, I have heard that Androids get viruses really easily. I don't really know much else about it...
I am sure there are loads of phones other than what I have mentioned... I am not very tech savvy, so need some advice to the subject... It must be...
Any advice?
Thanks!
I have had it two years though, but I am tired of Sony Erricson and am thinking of upgrading and getting a better phone...
My friend has recommended me the Blackberry, for which he pays a £30 contract and gets lots of goodies with it. Apparently it's sturdy, reliable and good for disorganised people like me to sort their shit out. I had a play on his and I love the feel of the keyboard...
However, a different friend tells me that the software for Blackberry isn't very good.
Another friend has recommended the iPhone... But so far as I have seen, they are expensive contracts and whilst they have so many applications, I am a simple person and think it would do my head in. I need something straightforward... iPhone does look 'hip', but I am not a hip kinda person...
Another mate has an Android which he really likes and gets that for around £30. However, I have heard that Androids get viruses really easily. I don't really know much else about it...
I am sure there are loads of phones other than what I have mentioned... I am not very tech savvy, so need some advice to the subject... It must be...
- Sturdy - If I drop it, it won't shatter
- Easy to use
- Reliable
- Not riddled with viruses
- Not too expensive
Any advice?
Thanks!
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About £20/month on contract, excellent build quality and good all round support for emailing, instant messaging and web browsing, comes with Nokia Ovi maps for GPS navigation and handles the ordinary functions of voice calls and SMS messaging. I don't know the specifics, but Nokia phones tend to have good support of managing of address books, calendars and to do lists etc. and can usually synchronise with applications such as Outlook using the Nokia PC software. I think if I was in the market for a smart phone I would buy one of these, I've currently got a Nokia 2330 Classic that is great for my simple use cases. I personally don't think touchscreen phones are very useful, although I did used to have a G1, I found it was far too expensive for the use I was getting out of it.
All the phones you mention run heavily on apps so if you are as simple as you say and want to stay clear then none of iPhone / Android / Blackberry would be right for you. If you want simpler apps then head for LG or Nokia who run there own apps and have no where near the amount or complexity of the apps avaliable on iPhone / Android / Blackberry. Of course just cos they have apps doesn't mean you have to use all of them!
Androids are crap by comparission to iPhone and have sooooo much emphasis on Google, if you're into Google in a really BIG way then get an android otherwise I'd say steer clear.
Blackberry is the inbetweener although I'd hardly call it "sturdy" and the other drawback is you usually have to pay extra to access email on your phone that you don't have to do with others.
From what you've said def don't bother with an iphone or an android phone if you don't want an all singing and dancing phone with everything attached to it.
As for Android being crap by comparison to an iphone, that'd be more rampant apple fanboyism
And I still don't know what to decide on!!!!
Mr. Ferrari - Take a look to see when the new HTC Desire HD is coming out, having said that the Samsung Galaxy S is also a good phone and the screen on it is brilliant
And which is the best network?
Then you want a blackberry. I use one at work and charge it up about once a week. Thats using it constantly btw.
That rules out the desire HD or any phone which has a touchscreen then.
As for best network, if you mean signal strength you'll ahve to check for your area. In my general experience, vodafone have been the best, about same for O2 and orange and t-mobile decidedly last.
Not sure what 3 are like now but i joined them when they first came out and wouldn't go back to them cos of the worst customer service in existence.
What blackberry do you have at work?
Maladjusted
I'm with 3 at the moment, so is my sister. We want to change networks because 3 don't have many phones. Their customer service has been ok, although I have never had any reason to call them.
Going by brand alone probably isn't best way to sort smartphones, I would look at the battery life, connectivity and software features as well as the build quality of the handset and network performance of the carrier.
Think about what you use your current phone for, how many calls and texts you make in a month and whether you need mobile internet connectivity, and if you, how much bandwidth you're likely to use in a month.
Seen as you can be paying £20 - £30 a month for 18 months, usually between £400 and £500 over the duration of the contract, I'd take the technical details in to some serious consideration. I certainly wouldn't buy before I'd had a chance to try to phone out in store.
You'd be surprised what you can do with phones that aren't top of the range and advertised on TV, I've managed to sync my Nokia 2330 Classic to a database of contacts hosted on the internet.
It's the silver coloured one that came out a couple of years ago. I think it's one of the 88xx models that comes with GPS but not 3G. In terms of stability and things like battery life e.t.c. it beats the Iphone hands down. I am beginning to question why I bothered getting an Iphone as my personal phone.
As much as i love my HTC Desire, the battery only lasts about a day unless you only use it to make calls and texts and that's about it. Same as any other touchscreen smartphone.
I'm STILL deciding what to get between HTC Desire, Blackberry Curve 9300/Pearl 3G and the Nokia 6303i.
Or even the Samsung Galaxy S.
I would like a phone where the battery will last around 2 to 3 days.
Any advice?
As said before, if battery life is important to you then that automatically rules out the HTC Desire or the Samsung Galaxy S or any touchscreen smartphone, as they will need charging everyday.
I think either the HTC Desire, Legend or Wildfire would be good.
I like the Desire because of the very good reviews I have seen on the internet. It does mean that I will most likely have to spend £30 a month (although I think it is a little bit TOO expensive for my liking!!).
Let you all know what I decide on tomorrow.
Nice phone!!
Battery is lasting more than one day at the moment.
I do have one question. If I put a screen protector on, will it affect the touchscreen when I press on it?