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Is this the best Android phone for its price?

  • 22-02-2013 11:10PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28


    Hi,

    I'm looking to buy the new and affordable Samsung phone shown here: @ http://www.o2online.ie/shop/view/product/ql_catalog/catdevice/35491505. It looks like a very good phone for its price on PAYGO. Has anybody bought this mini Samsung phone and would they recommend it? How does this phone compare with the bigger Samsung version. Does the mini phone have a full web browser? as I don't see this listed on the phone's spec. Because this phone comes in an elegant compact design and has an excellent battery, I'd definitely consider buying it. It states on the website that this phone is running Android 4.1 operating system? Is this the latest Android operating system? or can it be upgraded to a newer OS version. Also, does this phone support mobile email with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync? The phone looks good compared to other phones in its price bracket.

    I'd welcome any suggestions.

    Thanks

    Michael


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    No, you'd get a Nexus 4 for about €270 if you jump through a few hoops to get one. Miles better phone on a par with the non mini S3
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056878068
    http://www.google.ie/nexus/4/


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Thanks for replying. Given the small price difference between the phones, I'd prefer to go with the Samsung phone as long as I don't get any negative feedback about it. I've read some independent reviews about the mini S3 and they're all positive. But then I'd prefer to get feedback from people on this forum before deciding.

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    Em, you know they're both Android phones, both support the Viera app and both use the same app store (play store). The only difference is the Nexus 4 is high end and a better phone.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Nexus 4 doesn't support external storage. The Samsung Mini S3 supports 32 GB removable storage space on micro SD and micro SDHC which is very useful nowadays. The Samsung mini is also a lighter phone. It also looks more stylish. If the Nexus is a higher end phone, why is it available at a cheaper price? Can the Nexus 4 be purchased on prepay from O2 and Vodafone and I can I get it at a lower price than the Samsung mini

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭basillarkin


    do I need to change my ip address to buy the nexus from google?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    do I need to change my ip address to buy the nexus from google?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056878068


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    acephone wrote: »
    Nexus 4 doesn't support external storage. The Samsung Mini S3 supports 32 GB removable storage space on micro SD and micro SDHC which is very useful nowadays. The Samsung mini is also a lighter phone. It also looks more stylish. If the Nexus is a higher end phone, why is it available at a cheaper price? Can the Nexus 4 be purchased on prepay from O2 and Vodafone and I can I get it at a lower price than the Samsung mini

    Michael

    The Nexus is a flagship phone heavily subsidised when bought from Google and can be gotten only from Google at that price. In terms of specs it absolutely pisses over 99% of the market. Buying anywhere else puts it up to its RRP which is closer to 500


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    acephone wrote: »
    Nexus 4 doesn't support external storage. The Samsung Mini S3 supports 32 GB removable storage space on micro SD and micro SDHC which is very useful nowadays. The Samsung mini is also a lighter phone. It's also looks more stylish. If the Nexus is a higher end phone, why is it available at a cheaper price? Can the Nexus 4 be purchased on prepay from O2 and Vodafone and I can I get it at a lower price than the Samsung mini

    Michael

    Depends, I have an S3 with an empty SD card, I don't need the storage space, I don't use it. With Google music I have access to all my music from anywhere. The Nexus is subsidised by Google (who make Android). You cannot buy it here, you must use the method I posted to get one through parcel motel (or get someone coming from the USA to bring you one)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Thanks for explaining this. That's where the problem would be as I'd prefer to stay with my current mobile operator. And so the mini Samsung may be the better option for me.

    Michael


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    acephone wrote: »
    Thanks for explaining this. That's where the problem would be as I'd prefer to stay with my current mobile operator. And so the mini Samsung may be the better option for me.

    Michael

    The Nexus is unlocked, you can use it on all networks. If youn own the phone you can get a much better bargain on a package, from any provider


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    acephone wrote: »
    Nexus 4 doesn't support external storage. The Samsung Mini S3 supports 32 GB removable storage space on micro SD and micro SDHC which is very useful nowadays. The Samsung mini is also a lighter phone. It also looks more stylish. If the Nexus is a higher end phone, why is it available at a cheaper price? Can the Nexus 4 be purchased on prepay from O2 and Vodafone and I can I get it at a lower price than the Samsung mini

    Michael
    t

    It's true that more storage = better but I'm not sure you need such a huge amount of storage on a mobile phone, you can use the likes of spoitfy and google music so you don't need to store too much on your phone and I personally would have no interest in putting the likes of movies on my phone.It's higher end for cheaper because Google are basically subsidising the price and selling at very little if any profit.

    The Nexus 4 is a lot more future proof, it has more ram and a better processor. It has a better screen and camera. It also gets it's updates straight from Google and will probably be the first phone running the next version of Android that will be announced in May.

    You can't buy from Vodafone or O2.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    To be honest if you are going to be spending the kind of money that you're willing to spend then you should take more time learning about it. I know that is the purpose of this thread, but you seemed to think that only Samsung made Android phones when you came in here. A Nexus phone is the most pure version of Android there is and the nicest, most here will agree with me but then most of us are geeks.

    Don't let the money burn a hole in your pocket, take your time before buying anything


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    OK Thanks for confirming same. It would be my intention to stay with my existing operator and so that would rule out Nexus 4 for me. Samsung mini still looks like a very good phone for its price though.

    Michael


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    acephone wrote: »
    OK Thanks for confirming same. It would be my intention to stay with my existing operator and so that would rule out Nexus 4 for me. Samsung mini still looks like a very good phone for its price though.

    Michael

    Why? Just buy the phone, you can then get a better deal from them as they won't be able to tie you into a lengthy contract to cover the price of the phone


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭Nolimits


    acephone wrote: »
    OK Thanks for confirming same. It would be my intention to stay with my existing operator and so that would rule out Nexus 4 for me. Samsung mini still looks like a very good phone for its price though.

    Michael

    You've said this twice, but the Nexus is unlocked. It can be used on any Network, it's cheaper than the mini, far better specced will be beter supported and is the better phone by anyway you could care to judge it.

    You seemed to have come here with every intention of picking up the mini and were hoping that we'd confirm that you had made the right decision. It's up to you what you're going to do but you're wasting your money and getting an inferior product by any way you want to measue it for more money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Thanks for the advice. At least there won't be any strings attached when buying this phone on a prepaid basis.

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭daftdave


    the nexus phone is the best phone out there, buy it.

    THE END.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    acephone wrote: »
    Thanks for the advice. At least there won't be any strings attached when buying this phone on a prepaid basis.

    Michael


    Wtf, why did you even bother posting here? You asked for advise, got it and then don't listen. Good luck with your overpriced budget phone....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,715 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    Michael, the Samsung is far from a high end phone and you seem to want people here to reinforce your decision to get it. I don't know what the conditions are of your contract, but a SIM free phone would be a better option as it would allow you to chose a more beneficial monthly plan. The nexus is a far superior device as are many other phones. But if the mini galaxy is what you want, then go for it. But be aware that it is called mini, not only because of its stature.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Thanks for the advice. At least there won't be any strings attached by paying for it on a prepaid basis.

    Michael


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭HTML5!


    No offence but, you don't seem to know very much about phones.

    Listen! Do yourself a favour, forget what you think you know and buy the damn Nexus 4!!! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭ezra_pound


    This thread makes me LOL! Great entertainment.


    Don't do it op you will regret it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Nolimits wrote: »
    t

    It's true that more storage = better but I'm not sure you need such a huge amount of storage on a mobile phone, you can use the likes of spoitfy and google music so you don't need to store too much on your phone and I personally would have no interest in putting the likes of movies on my phone.It's higher end for cheaper because Google are basically subsidising the price and selling at very little if any profit.

    The Nexus 4 is a lot more future proof, it has more ram and a better processor. It has a better screen and camera. It also gets it's updates straight from Google and will probably be the first phone running the next version of Android that will be announced in May.

    You can't buy from Vodafone or O2.

    When you say that it's future proof - do you mean that it's 4G or LTE enabled? as this is what I call future proof to.

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    HTML5! wrote: »
    No offence but, you don't seem to know very much about phones.

    Listen! Do yourself a favour, forget what you think you know and buy the damn Nexus 4!!! :D

    The Nexus 4 is not available on prepay with my operator. Also, I can't even buy a sim free Nexus 4 from Expansys as they don't stock it. It looks like you haven't even read this thread properly. If I was able to buy a sim free nexus 4 somewhere I could use it on my prepaid network.

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Nolimits wrote: »
    You've said this twice, but the Nexus is unlocked. It can be used on any Network, it's cheaper than the mini, far better specced will be beter supported and is the better phone by anyway you could care to judge it.

    You seemed to have come here with every intention of picking up the mini and were hoping that we'd confirm that you had made the right decision. It's up to you what you're going to do but you're wasting your money and getting an inferior product by any way you want to measue it for more money.

    I know what a unlocked phone is! But I can't even buy an unlocked nexus 4 from Expansys who are one of the biggest distributors of sim free phones. I'd be more than happy to buy the Nexus 4 at around the same price as the mini samsung s3 if it was readily available but it's simply not. I'd be even prepared to pay that bit more for it, judging by the comments on this forum. I may even consider some other phone to the Samsung mini but I thought the mini Samsung was good for it's price. I never said the Samsung mini was a high spec phone but it's certainly a good budget phone.

    Michael


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    ezra_pound wrote: »
    This thread makes me LOL! Great entertainment.


    Don't do it op you will regret it.

    + 1 x 1000:)

    OP, There is a Sticky at the top of this forum explaining how to order a Nexus 4. That is if you are ordering from Ireland, as the phone has not been released to the Irish market. If you have family/friends/enemies in UK, you can send the money to them & get them to buy it for you.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭HTML5!


    acephone wrote: »
    The Nexus 4 is not available on prepay with my operator. Also, I can't even buy a sim free Nexus 4 from Expansys as they don't stock it. It looks like you haven't even read this thread properly. If I was able to buy a sim free nexus 4 somewhere I could use it on my prepaid network.

    Michael

    I have read it properly. I just know what I'm talking about.

    Look at the sticky on how to order the Nexus 4.

    That fact it's not available on Expansys or via prepaid on an Irish operator means fcuk all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Nolimits wrote: »
    You've said this twice, but the Nexus is unlocked. It can be used on any Network, it's cheaper than the mini, far better specced will be beter supported and is the better phone by anyway you could care to judge it.

    You seemed to have come here with every intention of picking up the mini and were hoping that we'd confirm that you had made the right decision. It's up to you what you're going to do but you're wasting your money and getting an inferior product by any way you want to measue it for more money.

    I never said the Samsung mini s3 was a high spec phone but I still think it's one of the best budget phones out there. If I can come across another budget phone that has a higher spec, I will buy it. I can't even buy an unlocked nexus 4 from Expansys.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    HTML5! wrote: »
    I have read it properly. I just know what I'm talking about.

    Look at the sticky on how to order the Nexus 4.

    That fact it's not available on Expansys or via prepaid on an Irish operator means fcuk all.

    What is means is that the nexus 4 is hard to get.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 acephone


    Nolimits wrote: »
    You've said this twice, but the Nexus is unlocked. It can be used on any Network, it's cheaper than the mini, far better specced will be beter supported and is the better phone by anyway you could care to judge it.

    You seemed to have come here with every intention of picking up the mini and were hoping that we'd confirm that you had made the right decision. It's up to you what you're going to do but you're wasting your money and getting an inferior product by any way you want to measue it for more money.

    I don't want to waste my money on an inferior product. I just want to buy the best budget phone out there with the highest spec. I haven't decided on any phone yet.


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