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    #4892
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    I use my phone like a pc so the more cores the better, the gps is perfect so ive no issues there.


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    #4893
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    That damn Lenovo really has me wanting a new phone. Might be time to sell to fund a new buy. :D


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    #4894
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Ok, me head is spinnin' ,,,, with all the choices to make...

    From frequenting this thread, and picking up tips, advice etc, i guess i need the following - snapdragon, 2800+ battery, 13 mp camera, 5 inch screen, decent looks and a good price of between 80 to 150e delivered.

    What ticks the boxes and would be a good buy for me? Help please.


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    #4895
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Ok, me head is spinnin' ,,,, with all the choices to make...

    From frequenting this thread, and picking up tips, advice etc, i guess i need the following - snapdragon, 2800+ battery, 13 mp camera, 5 inch screen, decent looks and a good price of between 80 to 150e delivered.

    What ticks the boxes and would be a good buy for me? Help please.

    Is 5 inch enough or would you go 5.5?


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    #4896
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    Is 5 inch enough or would you go 5.5?

    Sure. Dont mind at all....any help is appreciated.


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    #4897
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Sure. Dont mind at all....any help is appreciated.

    Hongmi Note?


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    #4898
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Out if his budget.

    This ticks pretty much all your boxes, apart from camera.
    Gets very good reviews.

    You just missed it being on sale by about 2 days, but still well within your budget.


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    #4899
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Ok, me head is spinnin' ,,,, with all the choices to make...

    From frequenting this thread, and picking up tips, advice etc, i guess i need the following - snapdragon, 2800+ battery, 13 mp camera, 5 inch screen, decent looks and a good price of between 80 to 150e delivered.

    What ticks the boxes and would be a good buy for me? Help please.

    I always thought anything with snapdragon is a tiny bit more expensive than MTK, could you not stretch to 200?


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    #4900
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    Hongmi Note?

    Yeah, is that the one you just bought?

    The red rice one is anice bit cheaper ~ is there much of a difference?


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    #4901
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Yeah, is that the one you just bought?

    The red rice one is anice bit cheaper ~ is there much of a difference?

    Yup received it on Friday and pretty impressed so far.

    It's about €160 from Pandawill.


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    #4902
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,935 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    But it doesn't meet his Snapdragon criteria, did you test the GPS Sam Mac or anyone else who ordered?


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    #4903
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    Thargor wrote: »
    But it doesn't meet his Snapdragon criteria, did you test the GPS Sam Mac or anyone else who ordered?

    GPS is perfect. No problems with it so far, picks up my location very quickly.


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    #4904
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Have you moved with it though? As in a car or anything?

    Some MTK devices have been said to lose signal or be awful inaccurate.

    I know from using my Neo is can sometimes put me a fair bit off from actual roads. Just something to keep in mind for the GPS users.


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    #4905
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Have you moved with it though? As in a car or anything?

    Some MTK devices have been said to lose signal or be awful inaccurate.

    I know from using my Neo is can sometimes put me a fair bit off from actual roads. Just something to keep in mind for the GPS users.

    Used it in the car this morning, didn't notice any inaccuracies with it. I am currently using the Google Maps app.


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    #4906
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Gps is not important to me. A good camera is.


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    #4907
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    Gps is not important to me. A good camera is.

    Personally, I think the Redmi Note's camera (13mp) is great. The panorama feature is very cool too.


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    #4908
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    The average on chinese phones is 8-13 mp camera that suits me.


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    #4909
    MidlandsM
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,737 ✭✭✭MidlandsM


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    Personally, I think the Redmi Note's camera (13mp) is great. The panorama feature is very cool too.

    How is the battery performing?
    Does it have the same charger connection as a samsung?


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    #4910
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    MidlandsM wrote: »
    How is the battery performing?
    Does it have the same charger connection as a samsung?

    Yup, charger is Mini USB as standard.

    Battery is actually really good, 3100mah, charged it last night and I'm still going strong now, after medium use all day.


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    #4911
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    I need a recommendation for a relative......

    €200 budget
    5.5 inch screen + , needs to be 1080p
    2GB of RAM or more
    microsd slot
    3G or 4G
    Good brand/well know
    Good spec camera
    GPS

    Thanks in advance..


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    #4912
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    I need a recommendation for a relative......

    €200 budget
    5.5 inch screen + , needs to be 1080p
    2GB of RAM or more
    microsd slot
    3G or 4G
    Good brand/well know
    Good spec camera
    GPS

    Thanks in advance..

    Haven't seen a phone with specs like that for below €300.

    If there was, we'd all have one.

    Maybe a xiaomi mi3 if 4G isn't that important. The lenovo mentioned here earlier too is a good choice is you want 5.5 inches, again its over budget.

    the specs you've mentioned basically describes the one plus one, but that goes for over 300 easy.


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    #4913
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Haven't seen a phone with specs like that for below €300.

    If there was, we'd all have one.

    Maybe a xiaomi mi3 if 4G isn't that important. The lenovo mentioned here earlier too is a good choice is you want 5.5 inches, again its over budget.

    the specs you've mentioned basically describes the one plus one, but that goes for over 300 easy.

    http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-k910_p4401.html

    Is that the phone? If so, it's only €205.


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    #4914
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    Has anyone here ever had to return something faulty to Pandawill? If so, what was the process like?


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    #4915
    AlanS181824
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,575 ✭✭✭AlanS181824


    I'm planning on waiting until the next Nexus phone until I saw this...

    http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-k910_p4401.html

    It has 4G and KitKat which are the two main things I'm looking for.

    The website says 4.2 Jelly Bean but GSMArena says an upgrade to 4.4 KitKat is available.

    Anyone have any experience with this phone?

    What's it like?


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    #4916
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    Barring GPS what improvements do snapdragon processors have over MTK's


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    #4917
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Sam Mac wrote: »
    http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-k910_p4401.html

    Is that the phone? If so, it's only €205.

    plus delivery. It's not 4G according to Panndawill themselves, whether they're mistaken or not i don't know.

    Doesn't have a Microsd slot either.

    It's hard to get everything you want in a phone isn't it? :P


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    #4918
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Iseedeadpixels wrote: »
    Barring GPS what improvements do snapdragon processors have over MTK's

    Clock speeds oof the CPU. Generally better GPU's as well.

    Snapdragon also release their kernels meaning more developer support, something that MTK doesn't which is one of its major downfalls.


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    #4919
    Sam Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,227 ✭✭✭Sam Mac


    AlanS181824 wrote: »
    I'm planning on waiting until the next Nexus phone until I saw this...

    http://www.etotalk.com/lenovo-k910_p4401.html

    It has 4G and KitKat which are the two main things I'm looking for.

    The website says 4.2 Jelly Bean but GSMArena says an upgrade to 4.4 KitKat is available.

    Anyone have any experience with this phone?

    What's it like?

    Its not 4G. The Chinese version does not have 4G, saw it on a review video last night.


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    #4920
    Iseedeadpixels
    Registered Users Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭Iseedeadpixels


    RossieMan wrote: »
    Clock speeds oof the CPU. Generally better GPU's as well.

    Snapdragon also release their kernels meaning more developer support, something that MTK doesn't which is one of its major downfalls.

    Thanks man my next will be a snapdragon :)


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    #4921
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    Same myself i think. Might wait for the 805 to become more mainstream, should see prices of the 800 and 801 drop a little further.

    Aslong as 4G isn't that important, they're some great bargains to be got. Can get A Mi3 for just over €240 delivered with guaranteed no customs from mixeshop. Can compete with most phones on performance, design is not for everyone though.


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