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  • 26-07-2014 11:16pm
    #1
    matthew the statue
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭


    If money was no problem whats the best phone on the market right now


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    28064212
    Registered Users Posts: 10,457 ✭✭✭✭28064212


    http://www.vertu.com/en/signature-touch/specifications

    Only $22,000

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    28064212 wrote: »
    http://www.vertu.com/en/signature-touch/specifications

    Only $22,000

    Doesn't state RAM, battery is not great for that price and there are some higher spec Chinese phones for about $21,400 less.
    Personally I would go with the HTC One M8


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    £68,000 (but free shipping, so no need for ParcelMotel ;))

    solidgold_iphone5_box.jpg

    That's what I'd buy her, anyway.


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    Barr
    Registered Users Posts: 6,991 ✭✭✭Barr


    Moto G :D


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    matthew the statue
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭matthew the statue


    Barr wrote: »
    Moto G :D

    Good for the price but doesn't compete with the big phones.


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    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    the note 4 out in a month will probably be the highest spec of 2014


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    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    the note 4 out in a month will probably be the highest spec of 2014

    Yes but unless you get the Google Play Edition the Moto G will be faster than the Samsung Touchwiz crapified version


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    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    just root it and put something else on? the moto g wouldnt have better performance in apps or games than an s5 or note 4


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    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    just root it and put something else on? the moto g wouldnt have better performance in apps or games than an s5 or note 4

    Yes and walk away from your warranty. Rooting has disadvantages too if you are using the phone in a corporate environment.


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    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    im no brand snob but a phone with the specs of the moto g cant compete on a hardware perspective with say an s5 or m8, ui is all personal preference imo,
    I am in the market for a new phone and i know il be getting a note 4 when it comes out, supposed to have a 2k screen, newest snapdragon, decent amount of internal memory, probably water/dust proof and im sure it will have a great camera, if i buy a smartphone it has to be the newest of the new as i need them to last me at least 2 years.
    I can see the appeal of phones like the moto g, amazing value piece of kit but id be sick of it when games etc. become sluggish


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    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    I do agree with you, Moto G is great value but it is a budget phone at the end of the day. However as someone who had 3 Samsung phones and rooted and custom rom'd them, I'm now at the stage that all I want is usability so I've stuck with a Nexus 5 and vanilla Android. I'll not be buying Samsung again, it's too much hard work to get the best performance out of it (unless you get the overpriced GPE). It's like Samsung let the communities fix the problems they create with the bloat they add.


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    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    and then if you buy the phone on a network you have all their crap as well :D cant win! the new lg g3 is meant to have a very minimal ui which is comparable to vanilla


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    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    and then if you buy the phone on a network you have all their crap as well :D cant win! the new lg g3 is meant to have a very minimal ui which is comparable to vanilla

    Why not the OnePlus One or the Oppo Find 7, both come with Cyanogen. I'll not be getting another phone off a network, I've given up contracts


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    PabloAndRoy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭PabloAndRoy


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    ... I'll not be buying Samsung again, it's too much hard work to get the best performance out of it (unless you get the overpriced GPE)….

    Or you could install a GPE ROM on a GS4 .. which is what I have done and haven't looked back (Virgin ROM GPE).

    I do like the Samsung hardware .. just not their dreadful ROMs & TouchWiz

    We have 4 Samsung phones in our house. None of them are running Samsung software.


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    Mad Benny
    Registered Users Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Mad Benny


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    I'll not be getting another phone off a network, I've given up contracts

    I've just come to the same conclusion. I've been with Vodafone since 2001, Eircell before that. Vodafone have become too expensive with their 24 month contract and expensive smart phones.

    I am on bill pay with a monthly bill of approx 46 Euros. I can get a way better 12 month contract with Tesco mobile for 25 a month. More minutes, texts and 8 times more data!

    By buying a HTC One M8 from expansys.ie I can save 100 Euro and I'm not stuck in a 24 month contract.


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    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users Posts: 7,409 ✭✭✭Icyseanfitz


    same ol sh1te wrote: »
    Yes but unless you get the Google Play Edition the Moto G will be faster than the Samsung Touchwiz crapified version

    out of interest can you get google play edition devices in europe? and where?


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    same ol sh1te
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,837 ✭✭✭same ol sh1te


    Icyseanfitz wrote: »
    out of interest can you get google play edition devices in europe? and where?

    Amazon.co.UK and expanses.ie have them


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