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Smartphones under £100

Hi

Im looking for a smartphone for £100 or less, any suggestions please ?

I need to be on the 02 network and would mainly use it for calls, text, photos and access to internet/social networks

cheers
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  • System
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    The Xperia Mini Pro is £130 on O2 PAYG and the specification is amazing for the price. You get a free £20 voucher for amazon with it too and quidco/topcashback.
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  • w211
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    An Android phone is available from Morgan Computers is just under £94.99. Not sure how good it is, but the two reviews it has seem to recommend it.

    There is also another Android one for £119.95 with touch screen from the same website, and a full QWERTY keyboard, in a similar style to Blackberrys.

    (as I'm a new user and can't post links - the website is www . morgancomputers . co . uk and it's under the "telecommunications" menu, then the "phones" sub-menu.
  • wildbri
    wildbri Posts: 218 Forumite
    I have had the samsung galaxy apollo for some time and very pleased with it, it dos all you want and was £79 unlocked from carphone warehouse.

    I us it on o2 but through giffgaff free calls to other giffgaff users.

    regards bri
  • Parva
    Parva Posts: 1,104 Forumite
    Orange SanFrancisco. Yes, it is locked to Orange. :( However, there are easy to follow instructions online to unlock them and remove the horrid Orange branded bloatware and by easy I mean the simplest minded person could do it as the instructions are laid out in a step-by-step manner. Don't need to connect the phone to a PC or anything. My mum and my kids use this phone and all love it (kids use it on GiffGaff network). I've rooted 4 of them now, 1st took an hour due to being cautious, takes 15 minutes now, and that's just waiting for the ROM to install. :)
  • Orange san francisco II. It does pretty much everything a smartphone does but is a fraction of the price at £99. You should be able to unlock it for free online easily.
  • cgk1
    cgk1 Posts: 1,300 Forumite
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    w211 wrote: »
    An Android phone is available from Morgan Computers is just under £94.99. Not sure how good it is, but the two reviews it has seem to recommend it.

    There is also another Android one for £119.95 with touch screen from the same website, and a full QWERTY keyboard, in a similar style to Blackberrys.

    (as I'm a new user and can't post links - the website is www . morgancomputers . co . uk and it's under the "telecommunications" menu, then the "phones" sub-menu.

    Very old phones - you'd be better off with the San Francisco II recommended below.
  • ok cheers guys, think i'll give the orange san francisco 2 a go. for £99 sounds a snip!
  • Parva
    Parva Posts: 1,104 Forumite
    You may want to hold off on that if you are wanting to use it on the O2 network, I'm not sure that there's an unlock solution available for it yet, hence why I suggested the original SF. I'd definitely check out whether it can be unlocked to all networks first.
  • San Francisco 2 or T-Mobile Vivacity. The Vivacity has a front mounted camera and looks better!
  • wildbri wrote: »
    I have had the samsung galaxy apollo for some time and very pleased with it, it dos all you want and was £79 unlocked from carphone warehouse.

    I us it on o2 but through giffgaff free calls to other giffgaff users.

    regards bri


    Same here, got it a few months ago on O2 PAYG from c/warehouse.

    great little phone, at the time, cheapest Wifi & Android available.
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