What phone to get herself?

steirishrover

At the min she has a Sony tipo but keeps freezing and giving problems etc so gonna get her a new phone...

So she is a prepay customer but a heavy Facebook user so need a good smartphone for her around €100...

I was looking at either the Sony Experia E black
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Sony-strongXperia-E-Black/238783/1_1

OR

The Nokia lumia 520
http://www.emobile.ie/phonesplansmore/phones/details/?id=202

OR

The Samsung Galaxy Ace
http://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Samsung-strong-Galaxy-Ace-Lace-Design/238410/1_1


Don't know which out of the above to get her... Or even if anyone can recommend a good smart phone in that price range

Cheers

AntiVirus

Without a shadow of doubt it would be the Lumia 520.

Lumia v Samsung
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5322&idPhone2=3724

Lumia v Sony
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5322&idPhone2=5149

Kev_2012

A few of my friends have Nokia windows phones and a lot of features such as sharing videos/pictures via bluetooth or facebook aren't developed fully.

My friend tried to share a video on facebook, but there was no option, then tried sending it to me on whatsapp, again no option for pre recorded videos, only to record a new video within whatsapp or something stupid.

I really like android so it would be that or iOS for me. HTC are nice phones, but the cheaper ones have terrible memory, to the point where you cant use the phone, so make sure you get 4/8 gb internal memory.

simi956

Kev_2012, Sharing via Facebook or Bluetooth is available on Windows Phone after taking the Picture or Video, or via the Photos title

Spipov

simi956 wrote: »

Kev_2012, Sharing via Facebook or Bluetooth is available on Windows Phone after taking the Picture or Video, or via the Photos title

Huawei g510 on vodafone. 109 euros if porting snd bought thru fatcheese. Savage piece of kit for the price

circadian

Kev_2012 wrote: »

A few of my friends have Nokia windows phones and a lot of features such as sharing videos/pictures via bluetooth or facebook aren't developed fully.

My friend tried to share a video on facebook, but there was no option, then tried sending it to me on whatsapp, again no option for pre recorded videos, only to record a new video within whatsapp or something stupid.

I really like android so it would be that or iOS for me. HTC are nice phones, but the cheaper ones have terrible memory, to the point where you cant use the phone, so make sure you get 4/8 gb internal memory.

What??

Sharing in any way is the easiest on WP compared to anything I've seen. I've just taken a video, on my 7.8 device and the share button gives me the option of;
Messaging
Hotmail
Facebook
Twitter
Whatsapp
SkyDrive
Bluetooth

And that's without going near a single app.

As someone else said the 520 is the best option in this budget. If you want an Android device you'll need to spend more to get a worthwhile experience.

Francie Barrett

circadian wrote: »

Sharing in any way is the easiest on WP compared to anything I've seen. I've just taken a video, on my 7.8 device and the share button gives me the option of;

Sharing from WP to WP is fine - sharing from WP to any other device is a disaster.

circadian

How so?

EDIT: Just bluetoothed a picture to an iPhone no problem.

Francie Barrett

Spipov wrote: »

Huawei g510 on vodafone. 109 euros if porting snd bought thru fatcheese. Savage piece of kit for the price

Whatever you do, keep away from the Samsung Galaxy Ace - it's totally out of date at this stage. The Sony line of phones in the past were pretty poor at getting updates, that appears to have changed these days, but I am still not sure I'd trust them.

I think the Huawei recommended above is probably the best option. Great value for money.

steirishrover

Thanks all I think I will get the lumia 520, she on meteor so couldn't be arsed going through unblocking the huawei etc..

Cheers

circadian

Let us know how it goes.

The interface took me a little while to get used to but once you get into the swing of it it's slick and fast.

AntiVirus

steirishrover wrote: »

Thanks all I think I will get the lumia 520, she on meteor so couldn't be arsed going through unblocking the huawei etc..

Cheers

Good choice and its the best option for her from the list.