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>> No. 24908 Anonymous
1st December 2015
Tuesday 12:01 pm
24908 Yet another find me a phone thead
I need a phone that's around £50-£70 that can use a 128gb SDXC and has wifi. I don't care about the camera or what the phone looks like. Ideally it would be nice to have a long lasting phone that wouldn't break and a decent battery life but I know that these things may have to be sacrificed. Is this even possible?
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>> No. 24909 Anonymous
1st December 2015
Tuesday 4:15 pm
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Look at the Chinese brands.
>> No. 24910 Anonymous
1st December 2015
Tuesday 7:45 pm
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The Moto E doesn't officially support 128gb SDXC cards, but there are reports that they work fine.

Failing that, you want a Chinaphone. Ridiculously good specs for the money, but the build quality is sometimes a bit suspect.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=doogee
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=cubot
http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Smartphones-c-1567.html
>> No. 24911 Anonymous
1st December 2015
Tuesday 7:56 pm
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>>24910
I was thinking of getting a Vodaphone Prime 6 or a Lumia 435. I will look into those, thank you.
>> No. 24928 Anonymous
8th January 2016
Friday 8:41 pm
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My phone just died (it won't hold a charge), I need a new android phone with a micro-sim slot, micro sdxc slot, 3.5mm port, and WiFi (pretty much a given). Doesn't have to be top end, just not laggy - Current phone is a Motorola RAZR i and lags a lot especially when surfing the web.
>> No. 24929 Anonymous
8th January 2016
Friday 9:11 pm
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>>24928

Any idea of your budget? The Doogee X5 ticks all the boxes for just £40, although it's quite plasticky and the cameras are crap. Going further upmarket, I'd suggest the Vodafone Smart Prime 6 (£65) or the Smart Ultra 6 (£115). A Moto G might be a reasonable choice if you prefer a big brand, although it's not the best value for money proposition.
>> No. 24930 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 1:31 am
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>>24929
Thanks for a quick response, my budget is £100 - £200.
>> No. 24931 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 3:55 am
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>>24930
I'll second the smart ultra 6 for that price, I bought my dad one for Christmas and it performs shockingly well. It is a bit huge though, and feels rather plasticy. The Wileyfox Swift is a smaller phone that does what you're looking for, and it runs cyanogenmod which is fun to mess around with.
>> No. 24932 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 4:00 pm
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In a similar situation to >>24928, after the previous instructions in these threads to "look at the Chinaphones" I'm considering an Oppo R7 or Honor 6 at some point within the next couple of months. Can anyone think of any major issues with using a Chinese phone in the UK? Roughly how many years do you think I can get out of one?
>> No. 24933 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 4:03 pm
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I've never used one but the OnePlus phones have decent reviews and alegedly match much pricier handsets on raw performance. The most recent model is slightly above your budget, however.
>> No. 24934 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 4:12 pm
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>>24932

Honor make cracking phones. You should be okay in the UK, my cousin has just brought one back and is using it fine.
>> No. 24935 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 6:21 pm
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>>24932

>Can anyone think of any major issues with using a Chinese phone in the UK?

No. The very cheap phones don't always work on all 3G frequencies, so you might be limited to certain networks. 4G phones work on all networks. The Chinese resellers usually pre-install Google Play on exported phones, but if yours turns up without it then it's a five minute job to sideload it.

>Roughly how many years do you think I can get out of one?

That depends on how careful you are with your phone and how demanding you are. Any mid to high end phone should be good for several years. Choosing a phone with a user-replaceable battery will extend the longevity of your device.

If you're concerned about long-term value for money, it might make sense to buy a phone at the lower end of your price range and plan to upgrade later. Chinese manufacturers are pushing down prices and improving specifications at an alarming rate. In my opinion, buying a £100 phone now and another £100 phone in two years will provide you with a much better experience than buying a £200 phone and holding on to it for four years. Buying like this also reduces the worry of losing or breaking your phone.
>> No. 24936 Anonymous
9th January 2016
Saturday 11:56 pm
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Mr. >>24928 here,

I'm torn between:
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_one_m8s-7165.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s5-6033.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/vodafone_smart_ultra_6-7313.php

The Samsung is by far the most expensive, nearly new examples can be found at £209.99, the Samsung is the only one of the three that has a micro SIM card slot, the other two are nano - my current SIM is a micro. The Ultra 6 has good specs for the price, only downside is it's microSD slot only goes up to 64GB. The Samsung is the only one with an AMOLED screen.

Help me out here guys.
>> No. 24937 Anonymous
10th January 2016
Sunday 12:27 am
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>>24936
Why does it matter what size the SIM is - you should be able to order a new SIM from your operator, and even if they won't for some reason you can get a new one for next to nothing and port your number across.

Not looked at the phones in detail, but the Samsung is the most dated. It also comes with the oldest version of Android - it may say 'up to 5.0' implying that you can still update 5.0 but it may not be as well optimised for 5.0 as the newer models if you do upgrade.
>> No. 24938 Anonymous
10th January 2016
Sunday 3:41 am
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>>24935
Thanks for the reply. I'm still leaning more towards the £200ish phones, simply because they don't seem like plasticky hunks of garish design and they tend to have slightly beefier batteries, but you do make a good point about the reality of using a four year old phone (which is what I'm currently having to do, and it's awful).
>> No. 24939 Anonymous
10th January 2016
Sunday 3:43 am
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>>24936
I'd be surprised if you could find that HTC for under £200.

You can cut a sim down to nano size very easily (my 60 year old aunt did it), or order a new sim and transfer your number. I've done that with giffgaff and O2 and it's taken literal minutes to complete the whole process.

Why do you want an AMOLED screen exactly? They're not necessarily better.

If it matters to you, the Smart Ultra 6 has an interface that is essentially stock android, whereas HTC has its Sense overlay and Samsung has Touchwiz, neither of which add anything but bloat to the experience in my view.

Out of curiosity, what do you need 64+ Gb of storage in your telephone for?
>> No. 24940 Anonymous
10th January 2016
Sunday 4:05 am
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>>24938
You might want to look at the Moto X Play, it has a 3630mAh battery.
>> No. 24941 Anonymous
11th January 2016
Monday 8:33 pm
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>>24939
>I'd be surprised if you could find that HTC for under £200
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HTC-One-M8-16GB-Gunmetal-Gray-Unlocked-Smartphone-/161937495341?hash=item25b43a152d:g:GEMAAOSwLN5WisTT&autorefresh=true
>> No. 24942 Anonymous
11th January 2016
Monday 10:56 pm
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>>24941
That's the older M8 you dingbat. Plus it's used.
>> No. 24943 Anonymous
12th January 2016
Tuesday 1:17 am
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>>24938

Chinaphones aren't all plasticky bits of tat, although you do have to pay a bit of a premium for aesthetics. The Xiaomi Note 3 isn't far off an iPhone in terms of build quality, but costs less than £120. The specs are impressive too - full HD display, octa-core processor, 2gb of RAM and a 4000mAh battery.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/budget-smartphones/xiaomi-redmi-note-3-review-3632081/
>> No. 24971 Anonymous
30th January 2016
Saturday 11:20 pm
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>>24936 here, I bought the HTC One M8 for £160. It's working fine but the battery drains after only a day of use, is this normal?
>> No. 24972 Anonymous
31st January 2016
Sunday 12:08 am
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>>24971
Unless you are using your phone excessively it shouldn't drain completely after a day. I've owned an M8 for about a year and after a day of moderate use it gets down to about 30-40% from a full charge. If the battery life is reduced that's unfortunately what you get for getting a (presumably) second-hand model, and given that the M8's battery isn't readily accessible there's not very much you can do about it.

Probably an obvious thing but make sure to turn on the power saver - it definitely helps to save a fair few percent. Also I recommend upgrading to the latest Android 6 if it is offered on your carrier, it's the best Android version IMO and is meant to extend battery life on standby.
>> No. 24973 Anonymous
31st January 2016
Sunday 1:05 am
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>>24971
There's a load of different versions of the HTC One, which specifically are you using m8?
>> No. 24974 Anonymous
31st January 2016
Sunday 1:08 am
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>>24973
Well played, m8.
>> No. 24975 Anonymous
31st January 2016
Sunday 1:19 am
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>>24972

Also, make sure to turn off Wifi when you're not at home or actively using it. Your phone will gobble up battery power scanning for networks.
>> No. 24984 Anonymous
1st February 2016
Monday 8:25 am
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Look at new old stock flagships on Ebay.
>> No. 24991 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 7:25 pm
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>> No. 24992 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 7:32 pm
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>>24991
Why would anybody fall for that? Surely the famous 1984 ad gives a clue that the original Macintosh was released long after 1970.
>> No. 24995 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 10:58 pm
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>>24992

I'd assume most iPhone users don't know the history of Apple that intimately - that's probably the biggest flaw in that trick, most iPhone users aren't going to give a shit about their screen looking like an old Mac and wouldn't bother anyway.
>> No. 24996 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 11:03 pm
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>>24992
The first of January 1970 is the start of unix time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time

Why they chose that date for their Mac thing is anyone's guess.
>> No. 24997 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 11:35 pm
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>>24996
Yeah, I get that it'll do some unix fuckery to your iphone, just doesn't seem a particularly convincing or compelling reason for anyone to follow the instructions.
>> No. 24998 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 11:37 pm
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>>24996

The image is a typical chan prank, along the lines of "the system32 file is a virus, delete it immediately" or "you can charge your iPhone in the microwave".

There's a major bug in iOS that bricks devices if you set the time to the beginning of the Epoch. For some reason the clock underflows, setting the date forward by ~584 billion years. This crashes the bootloader, so the device can't be reflashed in recovery mode.
>> No. 24999 Anonymous
14th February 2016
Sunday 11:47 pm
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>>24998
That's one of the stupidest bugs I've ever heard.
>> No. 25000 Anonymous
15th February 2016
Monday 12:57 am
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>>24997
We're talking about iPhone users here, it doesn't need to be particularly convincing or compelling to work on them.

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