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Help me choose a phone - please

  • 18-12-2011 11:37pm
    #1
    G S R
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Right, I'm in the market for a new phone and I need a bit of help choosing which one to go for.

    I'm undecided between three at the moment.

    An Orange San Francisco/ ZTE Blade, an Orange Monte Carlo/ZTE Skate and a Galaxy S 1.

    Orange San Francisco/ ZTE Blade

    Can get one for about €140 on ebay brand new and unlocked (saves the hassle of going up North).
    Had one before and loved it. Cheapest of the three. Massive thread here on it and was considered the best budget android by a distance over past 18 months or so.


    Orange Monte Carlo/ZTE Skate

    Can get a new unlocked one for about €190 delivered.
    Anyone any hands on experience with this phone? 4.3 inch screen seems good. Is it worth the money?


    Galaxy S i9000 (First one)

    A second hand one of these can be bought for around €160 give or take a tenner. These are an older phone but on paper they are the best of the three. I'd be taking a chance buying a second hand one though.

    What do you think I should go for?

    As I was so happy with the Blade, I was thinking about taking the plunge on the Monte Carlo but the Galaxy is still a great phone and would do all I need to do.

    Any other suggestions under €200?


Comments

  • #2
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    imo the Galaxy S would be the winner. Worth updating to teh newest firmware aswell.
    The others are ARMv6 iirc the Galaxy S is Armv7 and will run proper flash not a hacked one by somebody.
    I may be slightly bias as I own one.
    The clock speed of the Galaxy S should be still better than the other two aswell.


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