Mobile Phone thread - please include links to good deals

[charlesr]

I got an S4 mini LTE (sim free / unlocked) - very pleased with it, but there are still times where I wish it was a tiny bit quicker - I think the standard Samsung interface slows it down a bit. I'm liking being able to use online banking though (barclays app refuses to work on rooted OS like Cyanogenmod). I wonder if I can put vanilla android on it. Lucy's Nexus 5 is definitely nippier. Only downside for me is lack of SD slot - oddly it gives you the option to move stuff to SD though (fails obviously). So I can't stick loads of music on it.

Ace 4 is a lot cheaper and meant to be a decent step up over the Ace 2 (which now seems very sluggish now that I've tried the S4 mini)

[nakamura]

Considering I love my S2 and find it rapid I imagine the 4 mini would be a treat for me.

Thanks Chaz. Will have to try to get one.

[Colin]

On re syncing my replacement iPhone 5, I noticed I'm not hugely off busting the 64Gb. Thinking about switching to the 128Gb 6, what would I be likely to get for the 64Gb 5? Handset is a brand new replacement I was only just given on Thursday by Apple.

[ETC]

On re syncing my replacement iPhone 5, I noticed I'm not hugely off busting the 64Gb. Thinking about switching to the 128Gb 6, what would I be likely to get for the 64Gb 5? Handset is a brand new replacement I was only just given on Thursday by Apple.

Probably around ?250-300 would be my guess but the 6 is horrid, have you held one yet. Mine went as the hand feel was dreadful (for me)

[Colin]

I'm just going to reduce the amount of stuff that syncs over, there's loads in there I wouldn't listen to much anyway. I think I'm pretty attached to my 5, I just really like it and it does all I need.

[VR46]

Thanks Chaz. Will have to try to get one.

Everytime you say Chaz it reminds me I must take a photo of the personalised plate on a BMW near work

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[Nu-Eclipse]

Probably around ?250-300 would be my guess but the 6 is horrid, have you held one yet. Mine went as the hand feel was dreadful (for me)

Gotta be honest - I think the 6 feels alright in the hand. It's just the size that's off-putting for me/other people, and possibly the look of it too.

I feel like I'd still prefer a 5s but, having held a 6 and 6 Plus, it feels incredibly tiny now.

[EvilBoris]

My work 5s feels tiny compared to my 6 plus.

I think that the 6 is the sweet spot for size if you want a phone though. But the better battery of the 6plus is a huge plus

[ETC]

Problem I find with the 6 is you need to stretch I know you can double tap the home button but thats it the point I think if you are wanting bigger it's an all or nothing either go iphone 6 plus or stay with a 5s

[wakka]

You think phones bigger than 4 inches are too big right up until you've had one for more than a week, IMO. When I got my Nexus 5 I moved from an old school 3.5" iPhone 4. At first it felt giant but now I wouldn't want to use anything smaller. It's way more useful and still perfectly usable with one hand.

[charlesr]

I've used a Nexus 5 a fair bit, but think it's far too big

[k0pp0]

Got rung up by EE the other day.. Nexus 4 with 10GB of data and unlimited txt/calls for ?20 a month.. Assuming that's a 2 year contract, but I accidentally cut off the sales bod half way through the call...

Would it have been a good deal?

[charlesr]

Nexus 4? Not really. Nexus 5, not bad.

[VR46]

That's not a bad deal for even sim only really, assuming it's 4G, and guess it is Nexus 5, Nexus 4 is pretty old now.

Just over six months in to my contract with EE and calling them today to see if I can get the Data increased, free of charge of course.

[Nu-Eclipse]

Steve Jobs announced the original iPhone at an Apple Keynote event on this day eight years ago.