What Smartphone is good to buy? nokia lumia 800 or Samsung S3 mini

ann100

I was thinking of getting Nokia Lumia 800 or Samsung 3 Mini or maybe Sony

Not Sure.

I willing to spend 250

PaulieC

for that budget I'd look at getting a SIM free Lumia 620. Supposed to be a cracker of a phone, with all the capabilities of the 820 and 920 (lesser camera though). Has NFC and runs all the Nokia standard software like Nokia Drive.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nokia-Lumia-Sim-Free-Windows-Smartphone/dp/B00B1OTXV6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360765356&sr=8-1

also has swappable covers

ann100

i see the Vodafone.ie has the Lumia 800 for sale for 200

would the Samsung S 3 Minin be a better out of them all.

I currently have a Samsung Galaxy Mini

Francie Barrett

Those Lumia 620's are a total rip-off.

If you can stretch your budget a tiny bit, you can get a Nexus 4 for €277.24 (current exchange rates!) from the Play UK store. It's a much, much better phone than the Lumia 620, or the SAmsung Galaxy Mini.

PaulieC

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Those Lumia 620's are a total rip-off.

please do explain why ? Every, and I mean every, review I've read says that these are low price, high(ish) spec phones, yet you say they are a "total rip-off" without giving any reason why.

Francie Barrett

Vastly superior processor, 4 times the RAM, vastly superior screen, much nicer looking device, bigger battery, full and pure Android experience, far better app eco-system.

The Nexus 4 is only slightly more expensive, but much, much better.

PaulieC

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Vastly superior processor, 4 times the RAM, vastly superior screen, much nicer looking device, bigger battery, full and pure Android experience, far better app eco-system.

The Nexus 4 is only slightly more expensive, but much, much better.

Sigh...

-Superior processor and 4 times the RAM needed to take the lag out of the OS.

-Much nicer looking device ? Surely that is an opinion and not a fact ?

- The Nexus having a full and pure Android experience makes the Nokia Lumia 620 a total rip-off ? Wow, that is some leap.

- better app eco-system granted.

You really should preface your posts with a disclaimer that these are your opinions and logic leaps. It would help the uninitiated.

BrandNewGuy

I've had both a windows phone and android and I'd defiantly go for android over the other

PogMoThoin

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Every review of the 620 I have seen has stated that the 620 is the best value entry level smart phone.

Yes, but as already posted you can get a high end phone for not much more. Nexus 4 is on par with the Galaxy S3, not the mini

PaulieC wrote: »

Sigh...

-Superior processor and 4 times the RAM needed to take the lag out of the OS.

What lag, vanilla Android had no lag

Sonics2k

PaulieC wrote: »

Sigh...

-Superior processor and 4 times the RAM needed to take the lag out of the OS.
.

There is no lag in the stock Android Os, especially on the Nexus 4.

You may got some on an S3 using Touch wiz, but then I never did.

The nexus 4 is better than the 620, but with that said, the 620 looks to be a fine device, only limited by the current selection on the Windows Store.

danetc

I bought WP not long ago and was not what I expected, I definitely would go with Android device which in this case is Galaxy III Mini

TBi

Sonics2k wrote: »

There is no lag in the stock Android Os, especially on the Nexus 4.

You get lag on every device, to say you don't is a lie.

The main point is that WP7/8 is smoother than android on any hardware.

circadian

danetc wrote: »

I bought WP not long ago and was not what I expected, I definitely would go with Android device which in this case is Galaxy III Mini

It depends what you're looking for. I loved Android and made the switch to WP last year and never looked back.
If you want to root your phone, tinker with it and run homebrew then android is the way to go. You can do it on WP too but it's much more an android thing.

I basically use my phone for browsing, email, social networking and streaming audio. My little lumia does all this perfectly. Not to mention built in GPS which is handy.

When people bang on to me about their android having more processing power etc I show them my lumia flicking through apps seamlessly. Different os requires different hardware, numbers aren't everything.

Basically, if you want a neat interface and easy to use phone that has social networking and email integrated brilliantly then WP is the way to go. The app store is improving over time.

Lelantos

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Those Lumia 620's are a total rip-off.

If you can stretch your budget a tiny bit, you can get a Nexus 4 for €277.24 (current exchange rates!) from the Play UK store. It's a much, much better phone than the Lumia 620, or the SAmsung Galaxy Mini.

Do you have a link for that? Can't find it & that price would be a steal in fairness.

PogMoThoin

Lelantos wrote: »

Do you have a link for that? Can't find it & that price would be a steal in fairness.

You buy them direct from Google UK, here's how
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056878068

Lelantos

PogMoThoin wrote: »

You buy them direct from Google UK, here's how
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056878068

Thank you very much for that

_Kaiser_

Have a new Samsung Ativ S (WP8) and a Galaxy Note 2 on the table here beside me. The Ativ is for work, the Note 2 is my own.

It comes down to this really.. If you aren't really an Apps person and just want a phone that (mostly) works and you're happy taking what you're given then get the WP. It's not perfect though - I've had it forget wireless networks that were stored, occasionally drop off the mobile network for no reason, and some of my users have also reported a few oddities. Things I take for granted on Android are also very cut-down or not there at all in some instances (like a decent notification menu, toggles etc)

If you do like having loads of free apps and games as well as a lot of decent ones though, and like having full control over the device (even more so if you root it) with everything from wallpapers to keyboard to the entire interface being replaceable (I run a WP launcher on my Note 2 for example as I like the clean look of it, but still have all the Android benefits underneath) then get an Android.

Personally I think that while I can see what MS are trying to do with WP8 and maybe it'll grow given time - if they sell enough of them to get developers interested in supporting the platform, I think the lead that Android has (and growing) means it will be the dominant platform for a long time to come yet.

FGR

I have a Lumia 800 and love it. That said I've played with the S3 Mini and if I were to change the phone I'd get that in a heartbeat. Nice looking piece of kit..but feels fragile.

GerardKeating

BrandNewGuy wrote: »

I've had both a windows phone and android and I'd defiantly go for android over the other

Have also used both, and Windows is far better, but the whole Android/Windows thing is mostly personal opinion, each to his/her own.