[Closed] New phone time, any ideas?

Z3. Genuine 2 day battery life if you don't cane it, easily see you through a day regardlessv if do give it some hammer.

Waterproof too. I'd actually go for the Z3 compact though. Unlike other 'mini' phones it's the same spec as the Z3 bar screen resolution and it had 2gb not 3gb ram but it's pushing less pixels around.

Somewhat cheaper too...

Nokia/Microsoft with Windows 8.1 😉

Don't want a smaller screen than the S3 so that rules out the compact but thanks for info.

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iPhone 6

S6 there was one for sale in classified

bikeneil, iPhone 7? Cool, looks like it has a USB slot too.

I bought an Archos 50 Diamond in April. It's been great, only £170

Samsung Note 4 , bigger than the s3 but battery life is ace and its silly quick, images ive taken on this phone are sharp the camera and software is brilliant

Thanks Neil, very interested in that.
Saw the s6 but only 32gb and think the note 4 is over budget?
Not heard about the Archos, will have a look.

Can't wait for the last month to pass on my contract on my Sony xperia sp, have hated it. Slow, buggy, yuck.

Might give the z3 compact a go, or HTC one mini 2, or a Samsung s5 mini. Don't like big phones. Thoughts?

I've just gone from a S2 to a S5 and am very impressed by it. Screen is very good and battery life is good (36hrs+). The supplied charger does about 60-70% in an hour (breakfast) then it's setup for the day. 32gb sd card for £8 - job done!

Thoughts?

I don't know about the Mini 2, but I looked at the Mini when I got my original (M7) One. It was fractionally smaller (like, about 5mm) and half the spec of the full-fat One. If the new one is the same principle (and it might not be), I'd avoid. I think what I'm trying to say here is, check first.

jb72

also looking for a new phone - with that sim card can you put your music and podcasts etc on it? Samsung still connect to Itunes?

16Gb Iphone years old has run out of space for more music and podcasts which is what I mainly use it for

Love my Z3, dannybgoode has pretty much summed it up.

Normally I'd suggest a Oneplus One. But this looks hard to beat for the money if you don't need waterproofing.

https://europe.oppostyle.com/find-7-reloaded-eu

Pawsey Bear.
Google music will duplicate your iTunes library in the cloud for free allowing an Android phone to effectively access your iTunes account.

Shop around for a Note 4, they'll be punting them out cheap as the Note 5 is on the way, maybe last Samsung flagship to have SD card. Also some Samsung Galaxy S5 can still be had for cheap

pawsy_bear

Sorry I don't use itunes ... I just copy my music on manually over usb. I use the sd card for music and photo storage.

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Or you can have my unlocked S6 for £360...

Saw yours loddrik, only 32gb tho so not enough memory.

Is the Note4 worth £170 more than the S5......?

theotherjonv

Just gone from Xperia SP to Zperia Z3 Compact myself. Very similar in size, but a much better phone. And as dannybgoode says of the Z3, the battery frequently lasts for 2 days.

I'm tempted with a cheap Chinese phone
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The whole £500 phone arms race is beginning to piss me off.

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http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/marshall-the-amp-company-turns-the-smartphone-market-up-to-11/

Having a scout about and mobilephonesdirect.co.uk have the best prices I've found so far for sim free phones.
Anyone had dealings with them at all, ok to deal with etc?

Ended up ordering a Z3 from Amazon today. Thanks for help.