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New Android phone.

  • 08-01-2013 12:55pm
    #1
    Gosub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,
    My daughter is going to America in a couple of days. She's heard that handsets are quite cheap out there and wants to get a new Android phone (and one for me too :D ).

    I'm looking for thoughts on what are the best handsets out there. If you could list your drool list 1,2 and 3, That would be great.

    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Patsy fyre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,184 ✭✭✭Patsy fyre


    My top 3 would be;
    galaxy s3
    One x +
    Note 2.

    If you can get your hands on a nexus 4 I'd buy that because of the price.


  • #3
    ongarite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,284 ✭✭✭ongarite


    Nexus 4 has to be top of the list.
    SIM free, unlocked for around €280 after currency conversion.

    Don't know where she heard handsets are cheap in the US. They are cheap on contract but buying SIM free phones (GSM) phones isn't in the US. That's why the Nexus 4 is a such a bargain.

    Got to be careful buying phones in the US as Verizon & Sprint are CDMA networks and to complicate matters more, the LTE networks used in the US are not compatible with future LTE in UK & Ireland.
    The Galaxy S3 sold in the US is not the same as sold in Europe, Asia, same with One X and Note. Different internals which are for US networks only.


  • #4
    Gosub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 874 ✭✭✭Gosub


    Thanks for the replies. Regarding the network, as long as it's capable of using the GSM 900/1800/1900 Mhz frequencies, it'll work here, right?

    If she can't get the handsets cheap she'll be coming home empty handed, I guess. :)


  • #5
    the whole year inn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,113 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    I had the onex (not the + mind) and the currently the Note 2,the note 2 is a monster in size and power,very good battery life and yet to see any slow down,but the onex was a lovely phone to hold in your hand very nicely made and could do basically what the note2 can do.I find Samsung Galaxy on design pales in comparion to the htc onex .

    So if i was you I get the onex+ over the samsung s3 unless you want the bigger screen get the note 2.
    If only htc would bring out there own version of the note 2 Id be all over it oh well.

    I never held with a nexus 4 and only know the spec but if its anything like the nexus 7 then its going to be unreal

    I hope this helps!


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