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Best smart phone for <£200?

Willeh · 2012-07-23 11:21:41

Hey guys, Some research has told me that the best-value-for-money phones right now are the - Huawei Ascend G300 £100 Sony Xperia U ~£160 Sony Xperia Arc S ~£200 Just posting to get some of your thoughts on the best smart phone for £200 as the limit of my budget - obviously the less of that amount used the better. I'd…

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Willeh Posts: 167 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 6:22PM

Thank you for the responses guys.

From what you've all been saying, it's just between the G300 and the Xperia U.

Is the extra £60 worth it for the Xperia U? The screen is smaller and browsing the web on my phone will be a common use for it.

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cbrown372 Posts: 1,513 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 8:22PM

MillicentBystander wrote: »

It will be interesting to see what happens when the Vodafone 3 month exclusive deal ends on the Ascend G300. If it is indeed going to be £100 from all the networks (big if at the moment) then T Mobile, for instance, currently give a very reasonable £20 cash back (TCB/Quidco) on a £100 PAYG phone. £80 net would be more than a steal for this phone!

Does the cashback depend on you staying with Voda for any length of time?

oops read again and I see you say Tmobile gives the cashback, sorry

Its not that we have more patience as we grow older, its just that we're too tired to care about all the pointless drama
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digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 9:55PM

how does the huawei compare to the wildfire s?

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digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:00PM edited 24 July 2012 at 10:09PM

If you are thinking about buying the Huawei, read these:

Huawei seems to have a known problem, see: http://androidforums.com/huawei-ascend-g300/578926-huawei-ascend-g300-un-requested-wipe.html

Has anyone who has bought it had this experience?

Detailed review: http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/huawei-ascend-g300-review-50007180/

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/review/mobile_phones/huawei/ascend_g300/431244

Comments to this review are interesting: http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2012/05/01/huawei-ascend-g300-review-too-good-for-the-bargain-bin/

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056709487

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056653168

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cally6008 Posts: 7,629 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:07PM

Not experienced that yet ... but then again, I won't be deleting vodafone apps, rooting the phone and using titanium (whatever that is)

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digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:18PM

What's your view of it?
How long have you had it?
Have you experienced the unresponsive screen?

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buscape Posts: 874 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:18PM edited 24 July 2012 at 11:19PM

digp wrote: »

how does the huawei compare to the wildfire s?

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3777&idPhone2=4594

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cally6008 Posts: 7,629 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:25PM

digp wrote: »

What's your view of it?
How long have you had it?
Have you experienced the unresponsive screen?

Me ?

It's my first smartphone and I love it, very easy to get to grips with
I got it on 19 July 2012

Not had an unresponsive screen,

Have had "wireless won't connect" - sorted by restarting the phone

Have had "Application not responding" - sorted by force close and restart the app (but all normal pcs/laptops get it at somepoint or other so i don't let it worry me)

Not had it out and about yet as waiting for giff gaff sim card to arrive so it's only used in the house at the moment through Wifi, good job as well as data used so far (since 19 july) is 1.31GB

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digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:27PM

cool. thanks. i think i will get one too.

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digp Posts: 2,013 Forumite

24 July 2012 at 10:29PM

MillicentBystander wrote: »

It will be interesting to see what happens when the Vodafone 3 month exclusive deal ends on the Ascend G300. If it is indeed going to be £100 from all the networks (big if at the moment) then T Mobile, for instance, currently give a very reasonable £20 cash back (TCB/Quidco) on a £100 PAYG phone. £80 net would be more than a steal for this phone!

do you think it will come down in price or go up at that point?

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