new phone.. any thoughts?

barahs

ok so after killing my nokia n80 (which i loved) by frying the brains trying to fix it myself i have been relegated to a phone for a 12 yr old.. type in alcatel OT808 to see what i mean!!
i mean i even dropped it in the bath and it STILL worked gaaahhhh

am thinking of putting a request into santa for a nokia lumia 520. As my first "real" smartphone..

does any one have any thoughts? or better recommendations?

i can get it from CW for £80 plus £10 top up..

pepdavies

Moto G is the only acceptable answer :-)

System

I wouldn't say a Moto G is better than a 520. Different yes, but the WP platform is much better suited to budget smartphones.

barahs

bear in mind i am a total novice with touchscreen phones and can use windows on a computer, i do like the look of the 520. i may be able to manage it and if i cant i've only wasted £80.

has anyone got one and can give me the pros and cons?

Cisco001

There is 3 phones in my mind for £70 - 100
Motorola Moto G
Nokia 520
Hauwei Y300

Spec wise, Moto is fastest, but it is more expensive, and don't have micro-sd
Nokia run on Windows, I notice app used to be release in order of IOS > Android >> Windows

System

Cisco001 wrote: »

There is 3 phones in my mind for £70 - 100
Motorola Moto G
Nokia 520
Hauwei Y300

Spec wise, Moto is fastest, but it is more expensive, and don't have micro-sd
Nokia run on Windows, I notice app used to be release in order of IOS > Android >> Windows

Is Moto really the fastest?

I've not owned a Lumia 520 but have briefly used one and it is quite slick.

MillicentBystander

Walcott wrote: »

I wouldn't say a Moto G is better than a 520. Different yes, but the WP platform is much better suited to budget smartphones.

This may have been the case a short while ago but I genuinely believe the Moto G has blown all other budget smartphones (no matter what OS they use) out of the water. Price has really been the only ace up Windows phones' sleeve and I think the Moto G has destroyed that USP. And it will be getting KitKat by the end of next month, an OS that Google specifically developed to run smoothly on budget handsets with much inferior specs to the Moto G. This phone is a game changer.

System

MillicentBystander wrote: »

This may have been the case a short while ago but I genuinely believe the Moto G has blown all other budget smartphones (no matter what OS they use) out of the water. Price has really been the only ace up Windows phones' sleeve and I think the Moto G has destroyed that USP. And it will be getting KitKat by the end of next month, an OS that Google specifically developed to run smoothly on budget handsets with much inferior specs to the Moto G. This phone is a game changer.

While I wouldn't totally disagree, the Lumia has a lot going for it other than it's price. It is a slick interface and WP have done an amazing job of optimising it's platform for smartphones.

May be it's true - but I would be very sceptical if a Moto G could actually outperform a 520 in the real world. I'm surprised that the Lumia range never really took off considering what they offer.

barahs

thanks all.

i do hanker after the 520, it just looks nicer and dare i say it prettier?

AlecEiffel

barahs wrote: »

i do hanker after the 520, it just looks nicer and dare i say it prettier?

I think the opposite, but to each their own.

Try both in a shop. If it were me I would pick the Moto G but if you prefer WP and it has the apps you like the look of then listen to your heart!