Most useful phone/smart-phone?

[evilkiller650]

Hey all, I'm on Pay-as-you-go with a really basic phone and I've been noticing recently that I've been using all the credit really fast, I think I spent at least £20 on it this month. Now, I was playing around with it when slightly drunk and got it locked, so now I'm debating whether to get it unlocked or get a monthly contract! But, there is soooooo many damn different types of phones that I'm lost!! Seriously.... it's worse than the variety of all the hardware we get now!
I'll really only use it for texting and phoning, maybe the camera/video and internet occasionally. I want a fast, efficent phone, a responsive phone, nothing that might frustate me. I don't want to spend much, 20 quid a month or something.

Anyone got any ideas? Thanks!

[naike]

If you can get an iPhone with that money it's the best choice for your needs.

[setinstone31]

for that price, any android phone is going to be your best bet, concentrate on software instead of hardware, for which android to get.

[Darkeh]

For me I wouldn't replace my HTC Desire for the world....

theres 2 options I would look at;

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

but starts at 25 a month.

or the newer and smaller version;

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

starts at 18.50 a month.


Either of those 2 will be decent. My HTC desire is the best phone ive ever had. (ive had 3 iphones aswell)

Only thing to be warned of when looking at android phones is the hardware. For example the new samsung galaxy Ace has only an 800mhz processor, which means it doesnt qualify for Flash support and so cant install it, there are a few other games and such that cant be installed because of its budget hardware.

Id personally pay 25 and get the HD, it wasnt out when i got my normal desire otherwise I would of gotten it myself


****Edit Theres also the Samsung Galaxy S2, which is brand new and rocking some serious hardware, but the deals start around 30 quid.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

[])rStrangelove]

Got HTC Wildfire and the googlechat is amazing. Hardly ever write SMS or phone someone, we all chat / mail each other, its so easy.

Used Google navigation to drive to IronMaiden gig in Hamburg and used 30MB bandwidth, there & back. So 200MB bandwidth per month is totally ok.

[eclap]

Originally Posted by naike

If you can get an iPhone with that money it's the best choice for your needs.

he can't.

[eclap]

Originally Posted by Darkeh

For me I wouldn't replace my HTC Desire for the world....

theres 2 options I would look at;

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

but starts at 25 a month.

or the newer and smaller version;

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

starts at 18.50 a month.


Either of those 2 will be decent. My HTC desire is the best phone ive ever had. (ive had 3 iphones aswell)

Only thing to be warned of when looking at android phones is the hardware. For example the new samsung galaxy Ace has only an 800mhz processor, which means it doesnt qualify for Flash support and so cant install it, there are a few other games and such that cant be installed because of its budget hardware.

Id personally pay 25 and get the HD, it wasnt out when i got my normal desire otherwise I would of gotten it myself


****Edit Theres also the Samsung Galaxy S2, which is brand new and rocking some serious hardware, but the deals start around 30 quid.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/mob...learance=false

Galaxy s2 on £26 a month. 300 minutes, unlimited txt. no internet I think, but this was what I found after a minute of browsing the net for deals. I've seen a £25 a month deal with around 300 minutes, some 600 texts and 500mb internet. http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/offer/24...dealoftheweek/

the s2 is easily the best phone on the market and it amazes me you can have it this cheap! I have mine on £35/month, but that's because I have more minutes and net.

[Bounty]

Went from a iPhone 3gs to the new Samsung Galaxy S2 and I love it.

My package from O2 is £27 but they do do others which are a bit less

[vbetts]

Well there's a couple good alternatives out there.
Dual core
HTC Sensation
Samsung Galaxy SII
Single core
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S rev 2
Desire HD
Desire S
Motorola Milestone and Milestone X
Iphone 4
The Pre 3 is coming soon too
Pre 2.

[evilkiller650]

I went for the Galaxy S2! It's going to be £32 a month (600 minutes, 500mb bandwidth), figured I'd get the bandwidth usage lowered if I don't end using it.

Thanks all!

[sverek]

I am developing games for smartphones and running JavaScript on most smartphones.

I gotta admit HTC got superior specs by far. So if you want smartphone to be able to handle tasks properly, get HTC.

iphone 3 / 4 specs are kinda sad though. Pretty slow, performance could be compared to early 2.1 android smartphones.

[eclap]

Originally Posted by sverek

I am developing games for smartphones and running JavaScript on most smartphones.

I gotta admit HTC got superior specs by far. So if you want smartphone to be able to handle tasks properly, get HTC.

iphone 3 / 4 specs are kinda sad though. Pretty slow, performance could be compared to early 2.1 android smartphones.

Erm excuse me but name one HTC phone that has superior specs compared to the galaxy s2!? Their flagship model is the sensation and it is inferior to the s2. Specs wise and also loses to the s2 in every benchmark...

@evilkiller - well done on getting the best phone on the market...

[evilkiller650]

DHL need to hurry up! Could be here any minute!

[kanej2007]

I'm soon going to order the Dell Streak, for £240 brand new & unlocked you cannot go wrong...

It does not have an Amoled screen, does not have a great camera/video camera, does not have 1gb ram, does not have a dual core cpu......However:

Has the largest screen currently available
Excellent Battery life
Excellent build quality
Sharp screen
Loud sound

I'm buying it mainly for the huge screen, battery life and the fact the speaker is loud...

Ever other phone released after the HTC HD2 has had 5hit sound, poor volume you can hardly hear.

I have no idea why 90% of phones have such poor sound you can barely hear.

My previous HTC HD2 was at LEAST 3 times louder than my Desire HD. Both had poor batteries nevertheless...

Galaxy SII is great apart from poor plastic build quality, poor sound and an average battery life...

[eclap]

The s2 is the loudest phone I've ever had so it's not too bad. How big is the dell streak screen? Oh and the s2 build quality is really ok actually...

[evilkiller650]

It came! Looks real snazzy! Most fancy piece of technology I've ever had! Getting the back cover off really annoyed me.... didn't want to be too harsh, had to get some toothpicks to assist me! Love the screen, really clear and vivid colours.
Just adding my contacts and gonna play around with it

[kanej2007]

Originally Posted by eclap

The s2 is the loudest phone I've ever had so it's not too bad. How big is the dell streak screen? Oh and the s2 build quality is really ok actually...

The Dell streak has a 5 incher. It's a cross between a tablet & a smartphone. Same spec as HTC Desire HD (apart from ram), basically a 1gb cpu & 512 ram so it's good enough...

Originally Posted by evilkiller650

It came! Looks real snazzy! Most fancy piece of technology I've ever had! Getting the back cover off really annoyed me.... didn't want to be too harsh, had to get some toothpicks to assist me! Love the screen, really clear and vivid colours.
Just adding my contacts and gonna play around with it

Haha, cool, enjoy! The back covers of MOST phones I've owned in the past have been a bitch to remove, worst was my old Sony Ericsson Xperia, used to break my nails trying to remove the back cover...

[kanej2007]

Some pics of the streak compared with iphone, htc, just to show the size difference...

It looks too big but trust me it will JUST about fit in your pocket...Anything bigger would not fit, enjoy!









Full specification:

Tablet with support for GSM voice communication, SMS, and MMS.
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2010, May
Status Available. Released 2010, June
Size Dimensions 152.9 x 79.1 x 10 mm
Weight 220 g
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Sound Alert types N/A
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes, check quality
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, buy memory
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot (charges may apply)
Bluetooth Yes v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash, check quality
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@20fps; 720p after Eclair/Froyo update
Secondary Yes
Features OS Android Os v2.2
CPU 1 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon chipset
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio No
Games No, downloadable
Colors Black, Red, white
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- Digital compass
- Social networking integration
- MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
- YouTube, Google Talk
- QuickOffice document viewer
- Photo viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Voice memo/dial
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1530 mAh
Stand-by Up to 400 h
Talk time Up to 9 h 48 min

[G-Man]

The dell streak is huge, i played with one the other day. the HTC incredible s? i think it was was pretty cool, i personally have an x10i which i wouldnt really recommend. can you get a nexus s?

[eclap]

Only 10 mm thick? Nice!

[evilkiller650]

I like the Youtube app. Don't really need the iPod stand now, can just use the phone!

edit:

nice, even the "artist tracks" is awesome!

[kanej2007]

Yeah, best thing about it is the full sized keyboard which is unusual...

It has the gorilla screen which is supposed to be tough, and tough it is...

There was a video I seen on youtube of a guy continuously stabbing at the screen with a pen, and hard, there was not a single mark whatsoever...

Due to it's large size/weight it did not sell too well... That's why is cheap costing only £240 brand new unlocked on ebay...

Here are a few more pics of it...

[Anarion]

Originally Posted by evilkiller650

I like the Youtube app. Don't really need the iPod stand now, can just use the phone!

edit:

nice, even the "artist tracks" is awesome!

App? Naahh... Even 720p flash videos run smoothly on my Galaxy S. Surely they run smoothly on Galaxy S2?

[eclap]

Yeah they do.depending on connection of course... I like the youtube app as well though...

[Anarion]

By the way Android 2.3.4 just leaked for Galaxy S. I should be officially released soon. Yay!