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Phone - €500 budget - Hoping to Purchase Today

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  • 27-05-2015 3:34pm
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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭


    help please!

    my s4 is fairly fecked and needs to be replaced.
    have 500ish budget and need to pick something up this week.

    requirements are prepay "3" or simfree and must be available in dublin.
    ideally brand new as I have bought my last few phones on adverts and havent enjoyed the experience, would like some sort of guarantee etc

    will the s5 on 3 (470) be my best bet or is there an alternative in the current range that would be better value?


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    How fecked?


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    surpy wrote: »
    help please!

    my s4 is fairly fecked and needs to be replaced.
    have 500ish budget and need to pick something up this week.

    requirements are prepay "3" or simfree and must be available in dublin.
    ideally brand new as I have bought my last few phones on adverts and havent enjoyed the experience, would like some sort of guarantee etc

    will the s5 on 3 (470) be my best bet or is there an alternative in the current range that would be better value?

    S4 looks better imo.
    Personally, I've had s3 and now s5 and I think the 3 was a better phone


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    Kenny Logins wrote: »
    How fecked?

    needs a new screen, charging port, camera and unable to make/receive calls so not even sure what that needs!

    looking at 300euro ish to fix so cannot be bothered as its on its 3rd screen and 2nd charging port already


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    mickdw wrote: »
    S4 looks better imo.
    Personally, I've had s3 and now s5 and I think the 3 was a better phone

    ive an s3 that i use when im really stuck but its slow and bulky.
    time for a new phone at this stage anyway and another s4 seems a bit boring (and expensive?)


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    Buy the OnePlus


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    #7
    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    Buy the OnePlus

    where sells it?


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    Kimbot
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    oneplus.net


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    oneplus.net

    Looking to buy in Dublin as per op...
    One plus support horror stories enough to put me off them for life


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    spix
    Registered Users Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭spix


    surpy wrote: »
    Looking to buy in Dublin as per op...
    One plus support horror stories enough to put me off them for life

    what size phone?


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    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    around 5" size


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    listermint
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    Id still get the One Plus, i know 4 people with them and you woudnt drag it from their hands.


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    Kenny Logins
    Registered Users Posts: 9,061 ✭✭✭Kenny Logins


    The S5 is €464.95 in Argos Sim free, they also have the Sony Z3 and HTC One M8 under €500.


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    spix
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    surpy wrote: »
    around 5" size

    Huawei p8?

    Gold back/white front (I think full gold is for the 64gb version so pic is wrong) http://www.amazon.it/Huawei-Ascend-P8-Smartphone-Oro/dp/B00W1KSH02/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430738325&sr=8-1&keywords=huawei+p8

    Grey back/black front http://www.amazon.fr/Huawei-P8-Smartphone-d%C3%A9bloqu%C3%A9-Ecran/dp/B00W1KSGJY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1432740365&sr=8-1&keywords=huawei+p8


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    Gran Hermano
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    Order the one plus today, it will be worth the wait.


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,260 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    surpy wrote: »
    ive an s3 that i use when im really stuck but its slow and bulky.
    time for a new phone at this stage anyway and another s4 seems a bit boring (and expensive?)

    Strange, my S3 was quicker. S5 lags at times even with alot of features turned off.


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    The_B_Man
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    I'd recommend the HTC One M8.
    Better specs than the OnePlus One, but has Sense instead of CyanogenMod. I like Sense though.

    The one issue there is that they might be out of M8's and try sell you the cheaper M8S, which is basically an M8 with a better camera but slightly slower processor. Its around 100 cheaper as well.

    My sister got one and I thought it was an M8 until she told me. And I've used an M8 in work for ages.


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    N64
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    I'd fully go against the suggestions regarding the OnePlus. Having used one myself before, it is a nice device however there is a manufacturing defect with the screen that effects a good percentage of users.

    Read this thread if you need any convincing:
    https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/fixing-the-ghost-touch-grounding-issue-once-and-for-all-hint-it-was-never-a-software-problem.186235/

    I'd go with something like the LG G3. Beats the OnePlus in pretty much all departments and it's from a reputable manufacturer as well. You can pick up the 16GB capacity one ( it has removable storage) for well under €400.


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    seanin4711
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    http://www.to2c.com/lenovo-k3-note-2g-ram-16g-rom.html 150 euro delivered spend the rest on a.holiday.


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    #20
    surpy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 383 ✭✭surpy


    Thanks everyone, picked up an s5 for 419 sim free from argos.


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    #21
    tomhenryford
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    I'm going out on a limb here...The iPhone 5s 16gb is available on Three for €580.


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    Niemoj
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    Glad you got sorted OP :)


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