Cheapest HTC mobile phone PAYG please?

aallank

I've decided i'm going to get a giffgaff simcard and buy a HTC phone, any recommendations on a cheap HTC phone please?

I'm registered with Topcashback, so this is always a bonus too :-) :-)

grumbler

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/mobile-phones/brands/htc/

I think CPW have ChaCha for £150ish too and it is unlocked (so it is at p4u).

aallank

is HTC Wildfire ok, rather than HTC wildfire S ?

Ben__3

I have a Wildfire S and it's a great little smartphone and good value for money.

Ben.

aallank

anyone happen to know the difference between a wildfire and wildfire S ? as i've seen a good deal on the wildfire, but don't know if i really need to pay that bit more for the wildfire S?

grumbler

aallank wrote: »

is HTC Wildfire ok, rather than HTC wildfire S ?

This depends on your definition of "OK".

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3337&idPhone2=3777

aallank

worth paying £30 more for the S or not, what do we recon?

Ben__3

The biggest difference between the Wildfire and Wildfire S is the screen resolution. The original Wildfire has a QVGA screen which is 320x240 pixels whereas the Wildfire S has HVGA which is 320x480 pixels. For me this was the biggest reason I went for the Wildfire S rather than the Wildfire as I find QVGA screens just to small. But, if you are happy with a lower res screen the Wildfire is certainly cheaper.

The other differences are the Wildfire S has a slightly faster processor, it runs Android 2.3.3 rather than 2.2 as on the original Wildfire and a newer version of HTC Sense which is the UI that HTC places on top of Android.

Ben.

AmongTheLiving

aallank wrote: »

anyone happen to know the difference between a wildfire and wildfire S ? as i've seen a good deal on the wildfire, but don't know if i really need to pay that bit more for the wildfire S?

The Wildfire S has a higher resolution screen, the CPU is slightly faster and it comes with the new Sense UI and Android 2.3. They're subtle changes, but I reckon they do make it worth the extra outlay. The Wildfire is a nice phone, but it's already a bit long in the tooth, so imagine what it will be like a year from now...

aallank

thanks for the replies, so £30 more sounds about right?

AmongTheLiving

aallank wrote: »

thanks for the replies, so £30 more sounds about right?

I'd go for it!