Whats the best payg/sim free for under £300

Littlestars_2

Im looking to buy a new phone soon as my htc sensation xl is on its lasts legs and i have had enough with this phone and issues! I am happy enough with my rolling sim contract so i really don't want to get another contract and would rather buy the phone outright.

But Im stuck on what would be the best option to buy, with my current phone i like the size of the screen (4'7) so would prefer it to be similar and it also needs to have a good camera as thats important to me. I was thinking about the nexus but from what i have heard it has a not so good camera which puts me off and then there is the s3 which im not so sure on. I'm not sure what other phones are out there so any help would be much appreciated

Malc_44

I can safely say that after alot of searching myself (I am currently looking for a new deal and handset) the Google Nexus 4 is the next handset I am going to be getting. I don't know how they can do it for the money (but thank goodness they do).
£280 for the 16 gig version. Bargain when you consider what it has. I has got all the other stuff that many other handsets costing twice the price have. The camera is a good one and it has a 360 degree mode. No other phone has that facility.
Originally I was sold on the Galaxy S3, but a friend of mine recently bought a Nexus 4 and I had a look at it the other week. It really is the business, so when my contract expires in a few weeks I am getting a Nexus 4.

tyllwyd

Have you looked at the Motorola Razr i?
http://www.tesco.com/direct/sim-free-unlocked-motorola-razr-i-black/162-5306.prd?recommendationId=16faabe0-279e-41a4-bc6a-932b9e4bc24a.0&skuId=162-5306

or t-mobile was selling them at £150 plus £10 top up a few weeks ago
http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-uk-offering-motorola-razr-i-149-10-payg-plan

rolstherat

There is the Huawei P1, great spec for the money. You can get the non-Lte version is £175.
http://www.expansys.com/huawei-ascend-p1-black-228060/?siteID=C.iIWPGSK8k-XNBXW4ajyRUmB3d93yP5Tw&ito=LKSC*iIWPGSK8k

Slips effortlessly into the pockets of even the tightest jeans, and won't be a noticeable chunk when it's there. The P1 is only 7.7mm thick, weighs just 110g and a 4.3inch display. Boasting a dual-core 1.5 GHz processor and utilizing the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, it's fast and simple to use, and the 8MP camera captures pictures of vivid detail and intense colour. With a 1670mAh battery and high speed data connectivity through 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the Ascend P1 delivers the ultimate in elegance and speed.

Rusty!

Nexus 4 16GB.

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unclehugo

Another vote for the nexus 4

macgyver

After a lot of research on it, S3, s4 and HTC one. I bought the nexus 4 after I lost my Galaxy S 2. Very happy with it. I can say that the camera on it is better than the one on Samsung galaxy s2 and more features. The pictures are crispier and clear.
Go for it. You wound not regret it.
HTH

MillicentBystander

Nexus 4 every day of the week for me. Incredible deal as long as you order direct from Google Play. And you are guaranteed to be on the very latest version of android way before any other phone user.

Littlestars_2

Thank you all, to anyone that has a nexus could they link me to any photos taken with the phone? I had a play with one in the shop and the pictures on it where not that great (granted its a shop with random people taking pics of themselfs so was never going to be that great).

Rusty!

I took this yesterday:

Littlestars_2

Thank you, i have been reading alot of mixed views on the camera with some saying its decent enough and some saying it utter garbage. I read its really easy to break the phone as well by dropping it (which i have a habbit of). I never thought trying to pick a phone could be so hard!