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    Mobile Phone thread - please include links to good deals

    edit: If you find any good mobile phone deals, please link them here.

    To toast my new flat and new job, im going to treat myself to a nice new contract, and subsequently a nice new contract phone. ive got a choice of the following phones, so opening it to you guys, that might have used one of them. overall im just looking for a nice stylish phone, specs/camera etc are not important, just looking for the best "overall" phone.

    these are the choices;

    Samsung D900

    Sony Ericsson W880i

    Samsung u600

    Sony Ericsson K810i

    Nokia 6300

    LG Shine

    Nokia N95 (got to pay 90 quid though)

    LG Prada (got to pay 20 quid)

    XDA trion (got to pay 90 quid)

    Sony Ericcson P990i

    There the main ones which caught my eye, im liking the 2 new samsung ones, or should i pay the 90 quid and get the N95 (anyone who has used one, advice would be great) or finally the ericcson P990i (as ive always loved this phone, but is it a bit dated now?)

    well over to you, and all advice will be great, or if you can suggest another ncie new phone, cool!


    aaron
    Last edited by charlesr; 04-11-2012, 10:10.

    #2
    Just thought I'd say I recently got the D900 and I'm finding it quite rubbish! I changed from a Sony Ericsson w810i to Samsung for the first time and the difference between them was quite astonishing. I alkways found Sony phones easy to use I must say, but of course it's what you're used to I guess. Heard a lot of good thing about the N95 but if you're not looking for all those extra features it has, maybe it's not worth it.

    Basically I wouldn't recommend the D900 as, apart from its looks, it's not really worth the hassle it takes to use it. My two cents for you there.

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      #3
      S-E K810i if you want a small handset that does lots. It's slimmer than the K800i, but that's it. The Nokia N95 is good, but there is an LG on the horizon that is way better in terms of features and looks.
      Kept you waiting, huh?

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        #4
        I do tech/data support for Carphone Warehouse, and I am sick to the back teeth of the N95. Overhyped, battery-guzzling, bug-ridden piece of cack with a cheapo GPS receiver and drowning in crummy software begging for you to pay up for licenses.

        Looks-wise I must admit I'm quite fond of the 6300, but interface and general usability-wise you can't really fault a Sony Ericsson; W880i's a bit thin for my liking though, and the buttons are way to small for my hulk hands. Don't get the P990i though, whatever you do. D900's alright but they messed up the U600 by giving it those daft pressure buttons on the front. If you'd like a full-on PDA style phone the Trion's pretty tasty, but I couldn't stand using mine as a 'main phone' as it's too clunky and impractical for general usage.

        Not tried the Prada yet, but I'd definitely get that over the Shine if you decided to go for an LG.

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          #5
          I got a free upgrade to the N95 a week or so ago and overall would agree with Fuse.

          I haven't had much of a problem with it but then I only tend to use it for calls most of the time!

          The GPS system is cack, haven't got it working reliably despite a few attempts. The menu system can all be a bit slow too.

          Biggest problem is the battery life. If you use the mp3 player or GPS it dies VERY quickly.

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            #6
            6300 ftw. Got this one myself, bog standard but small and slim, has the internets on it, very nice

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              #7
              That ashame to hear about the N95, I was looking into getting that maybe when I'm due an upgrade in a few months. I really dont want to drop for my 3.2 MP K800i, and there are not many new phones comparable out right now. And even SE didn't bring out a successor, apart from the K810i which is 99% the same.

              Whats this new LG someone mentioned that has similar features to the N95?

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                #8
                I have the Sony Ericsson W850i and a very nice cool phone it is too

                I can personally heartily recommend this telecommunications device

                Dan

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                  #9
                  I have the K800i, and think its the best phone i have ever had. This is coming from someone who only ever had Nokias, for thier simple menus. The wife has a Nokia n95, and imo its ****.

                  Overly complicated, horrible interface, and keeps freezing.

                  The K810i im guessing is a newer version.

                  Who you getting the contract with?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by shuzo View Post
                    Just thought I'd say I recently got the D900 and I'm finding it quite rubbish! I changed from a Sony Ericsson w810i to Samsung for the first time and the difference between them was quite astonishing. I alkways found Sony phones easy to use I must say, but of course it's what you're used to I guess. Heard a lot of good thing about the N95 but if you're not looking for all those extra features it has, maybe it's not worth it.

                    Basically I wouldn't recommend the D900 as, apart from its looks, it's not really worth the hassle it takes to use it. My two cents for you there.
                    I agree. The D900 looks very nice but compared to my old sony its a heep!

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                      #11
                      I have a mate who has the P990i and it's the only phone he's been happy with in recent years ever since he got rid of his P900. A bit large if you're not gonna use all the features but the PDA style and wifi capabilities make up for it if you see yourself needing these.

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                        #12
                        Yeah I really want a phone with WiFi, it would be ace.

                        While on this phone subject, I just got on the phone with Orange and they EVENTUALLY agreed to give me a replacement handset for my K800i. I'm over the moon as its been broken for ages and crashes all the time so this new one will hopefully mean I can last until a new SE is out like the K850i hopefully sooner rather than later without having to upgrade to a new phone I dont want just for the sake of it.

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                          #13
                          I have an N95, and I'm pleased with it.

                          Great camera (especially its video), really useful headphone socket (at last a normal one!), mini-usb port (again the lack of specialist connector is cool) and great WiFi access. The GPS is a bit slow, but it has been really useful on occasions. And just having the maps of the whole of the UK on my phone is really handy, even without the positioning.

                          I use its WiFi almost every day to browse the web while in bed. I've also synced it with my work calendar, which is really useful for me.

                          The battery life isn't great, but I have a charger at home and at work, so it isn't a big deal for me. In any case, if you only use it for calls it is fine. It's standby (with little or no activity) life is 3 or 4 days, so it passes the weekend away test.

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                            #14
                            I don't see the point in owning an N95 if you only intend to use it for calls. You may as well get a K800i, which is the best regular handest available.
                            Kept you waiting, huh?

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                              #15
                              P800/900/910 etc were all ace phones for their time, but even when the P990 came out the Windows Mobile market was such that it was totally inferior to those - and that was quite some time back (in mobile terms). All of the rebranded HTC devices (things like the Trion, Orbit, SPV M3100 etc) offer everything the P990 does, but better. If (god help you) you like the interface on it though, you might be best off waiting a little bit for the P1, which will be SE's new flagship smartphone.

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