what new phone?

superscaper

e00c wrote: »

n how much do you pay for the phone? :P which version is it Isn't the camera poor on them too

That's one of the things. It's a worse camera than my relatively old LG has. But for me I'm paying £15/month and don't see any legitimate reason to go to a higher tariff and the biggest downside (besides jailbreaking the phone and/or paying extortionate amount for phone only) for me is that it's only with O2 who I'll never go with again from personal experience. All really depends on your individual personal needs. In my opinion it's a bit pointless arguing that one phone is in general better than another as it's too subjective and dependent on individual factors.

ThomasK31ly

I think the Canon EOS 50D just shades it:D

m5rcc

Marty_J wrote: »

Well the cheapest tariff is £29 a month, but fair enough! :beer:

Not including the upfront cost of buying the brick as Apple do not give it for free unless you get a £70/mth contract.

superscaper

ThomasK31ly wrote: »

I think the Canon EOS 50D just shades it:D

Does that have predictive texting?

ThomasK31ly

Not on the cheaper tarrif .. No

Marty_J

e00c wrote: »

n how much do you pay for the phone? :P

Less than £185.

which version is it

The 16 GB 3G S

Isn't the camera poor on them too

No.

Well, yes, but the camera on any phone is pretty poor compared to even a cheap compact. Tiny little sensors and cheap little lenses do not a good camera make.

The new iPhone's camera is actually not half bad though.

Regardless, the OP doesn't want an iPhone, so it doesn't really matter.

e00c

Any thoughts on them:

Diamond 2
HTC Hero (Android?)
Touch HD.

or wait for:

LG GM730 (LG windows smartphone + s-class)
Samsung Omnia 2

Marty_J

e00c wrote: »

Any thoughts on them:

Diamond 2
HTC Hero (Android?)
Touch HD.

or wait for:

LG GM730 (LG windows smartphone + s-class)
Samsung Omnia 2

I would probably go for the HTC Hero, though reports say it can be a little sluggish; it is basically a two year old phone in a nice case. Android is OK though.

What sort of prices have you found for the above phones?

inmypocketnottheirs

I am more than satisfied with my HTC Touch HD.

Another phone to consider the new Nokia N97.

asininity

What about the Samsung Galaxy??? Beats the iphone!!!

Samsung I7500 Features:

• HSDPA 7.2Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps (900 / 1700/ 2100MHz)
• EDGE / GPRS (850/ 900/1800/1900)
• Display: 3.2" HVGA(320x480) AMOLED
• Camera: 5 MP Camera (Auto Focus), Power LED
• Video: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
• Audio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, RA

• Features: Full Web Browser Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
• YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Android Market
• Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0, WiFi, MicroUSB, 3.5mm ear jack
• Memory: Internal memory: 8GB
• External memory: Micro SD (Up to 32GB)
• Battery: 1500 mAh
• Size: 115 x 56 x 11.9mm

The cheaper contracts on the iphone aren't worth it mainly because the whole point of the iphone is connectivity so you need the "unlimited" data allowances.

I like the iphone but its too expensive and tied to O2. I'm waiting for a decent android handset cos android is a match for the iphones OS. I'm also hoping the Pre does good as well.