Dual-SIM smartphone

Yorky1

For someone who isn't very familiar with cellphones: Is there a dual-SIM smartphone which would essentially combine two handsets in one with separate ring tones & numbers etc?

Thanks in advance

bengalknights

Samung B7222 does it i think and a few android chinese phones.

grumbler

There are plenty of dual-sim smartphones, and not only chinese: http://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?sName=&idMaker=0&idAvailability=0&YearAnnounced=0&nPriceLow=0&nPriceHigh=0&idCurrency=0&idFormFactor=0&idDualSIM=1&idQwerty=0&HeightMax=0&WidthMax=0&ThicknessMax=0&WeightMax=0&idOS=1&nminCPUMHz=0&nCPUCores=0&nminRAMMB=0&nminInternalStorageMB=0&idExpansionCard=0&idDisplay=0&nminDisplayX=0&nminDisplayY=0&nmaxDisplayX=0&nmaxDisplayY=0&fminDisplaySize=0&fmaxDisplaySize=0&nPixelDensity=0&idDisplayTech=0&idTouchscreen=0&idAccelerometer=0&idGyro=0&idCompass=0&id35mm=0&idCamera=0&idCameraFlash=0&idVideoRecorder=0&idSecondaryCamera=0&idGPS=0&bWLAN=0&idNFC=0&bEDGE=0&bGPRS=0&idBluetooth=0&bIR=0&bEmail=0&bWAP=0&bJava=0&idRadio=0&bMMS=0&idRingtones=0&sColor=&StandBy=0&TalkTime=0&sFreeText=
However, very few are available in UK: Any Dual Sim Card Phones?

That said, I have reasons to suspect that the OP is not in UK.

Yorky1

grumbler wrote: »

That said, I have reasons to suspect that the OP is not in UK.

Correct - In Ireland. Does that make a difference to the choices available?

grumbler

You should know better. Most of the phones available in UK can be seen, say, at omio .com. They have good filters, but not for dual sim.

Do they say 'cellphone' in Ireland?

AHAR

This one doesn't sound great, but it's an option:
http://www.reghardware.com/2012/02/07/review_viewsonic_v350_dual_sim_android_smartphone/

NFH

When buying a dual SIM phone, make sure it's dual standby. This means that both SIM cards are active simultaneously so you can receive calls on either SIM without having to select a SIM first. Otherwise it's no better than manually swapping the SIMs by hand.

Yorky1

grumbler wrote: »

You should know better. Most of the phones available in UK can be seen, say, at omio .com. They have good filters, but not for dual sim.

Do they say 'cellphone' in Ireland?

Don't understand any of that

grumbler

1. In UK I use omio .com and other UK websites. You live in Ireland and can easily check if any handsets that gsmarena shows are available in Ireland, can't you? The same for Viewsonic suggested in the thread I quoted, then below again.

2. In UK we say 'mobile', not 'cellphone'. I thought 'cellphone' was more common for Americas rather than for Europe.

Yorky1

grumbler wrote: »

1. In UK I use omio .com and other UK websites. You live in Ireland and can easily check if any handsets that gsmarena shows are available in Ireland, can't you? The same for Viewsonic suggested later.

2. In UK we say 'mobile', not 'cellphone'. I thought 'cellphone' was more common for Americas rather than for Europe.

1) Not familiar with those websites. Arguably all information is available online which therefore negates the need for sites such as Money Saving Expert

2) Etymologically, cellphone is correct as all phones - including corded /cordless / handsets - are "mobile" to varying degrees.

grumbler

1) So, do you suggest me to check Irish websites?
2) I know about etymology. I believed that they do not say 'cellphones' in Europe and asked if Ireland was different in case my belief was wrong. In UK nobody says 'cellphone' except newcomers from abroad. I don't have any problems with both terms, just am curious.