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Find me a phone please?

alliyo
alliyo Posts: 238 Forumite
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Its about time i had a new phone BUT which one to choose is really daunting.
Ive been having a think of maybe one with a GOOD camera AND one i can play music or audio books on so must have a decent memory!

I really DONT want contract so am thinking is it possible to find a decent one for say #:250??

any recommendations please

Thankyou
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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 28 October 2012 at 2:25PM
    Samsung Galaxy Ace is a very basic smartphone with 5Mp camera and a slot for up to 32Gb micro SD card. It costs just about £100.

    Huawei G300 is a much better phone that costs about the same.

    There are dozens of phones in £250 range that fit your requirments.
  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    alliyo wrote: »
    Its about time i had a new phone BUT which one to choose is really daunting.
    Ive been having a think of maybe one with a GOOD camera AND one i can play music or audio books on so must have a decent memory!

    I really DONT want contract so am thinking is it possible to find a decent one for say #:250??

    any recommendations please

    Thankyou

    Hnadsets around £250 are often decent spec'd Xperia P, Galaxy Ace 2, are two handsets I would be considering around that price point.
  • alliyo
    alliyo Posts: 238 Forumite
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    thankyou......I am looking at the Galaxy ace and it seems to have a lot of good reviews :)
  • DUTR
    DUTR Posts: 12,958 Forumite
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    alliyo wrote: »
    thankyou......I am looking at the Galaxy ace and it seems to have a lot of good reviews :)

    The Ace 2 is very different from the Ace, go for the ace 2 for future proofness :cool:
  • MillicentBystander
    MillicentBystander Posts: 3,518 Forumite
    edited 28 October 2012 at 3:39PM
    I know I am biased but I would wait until the Huawei Ascend G330 is released next month. Better spec and destined to be cheaper. It's basically the much acclaimed G300 but with a 1hgz dual core processor and front camera. Or save yourself £££££s now and get the Huawei G300 for £66 from Very. :D
  • alliyo
    alliyo Posts: 238 Forumite
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    DUTR wrote: »
    The Ace 2 is very different from the Ace, go for the ace 2 for future proofness :cool:


    thanks i did mean the galaxy ace 2..........there are so many of them its good to know which is better!
  • alliyo
    alliyo Posts: 238 Forumite
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    I know I am biased but I would wait until the Huawei Ascend G330 is released next month. Better spec and destined to be cheaper. It's basically the much acclaimed G300 but with a 1hgz dual core processor and front camera. Or save yourself £££££s now and get the Huawei G300 for £66 from Very. :D


    this one looks interesting! though i couldnt find the #66 one in very.
  • Rusty!
    Rusty! Posts: 2,076 Forumite
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    If you want really good VFM, then the Nexus 4 just got priced at £239 for the 8GB version!
  • alliyo wrote: »
    this one looks interesting! though i couldnt find the #66 one in very.


    Sorry, I didn't give the full details in order to get it for £66 (which is a net price after a bit of hoop jumping). Here are the details but you just substitute Very instead of Isme (part of the same Littlewoods group) and use the code in post 490 on the thread

    http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/huawei-g300-ascend-smartphone-102-95-72-95-with-credit-acct-down-possible-67-01-1283781
  • Party_Animal
    Party_Animal Posts: 1,657 Forumite
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    I've just looked at both the Huawei G300 and The Samsung Ace today. Both £100, which is all I want to spend. The guy in the shop said that the Huawei didn't have a very loud ringtone (no good to me). He didn't have one set up. He said, other than that, there was nothing in them, though the Huawei would need unlocking to use on 02. I can't really wait a couple of weeks till they bring one out on other networks, as I've no phone. Any thoughts.
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