Looking for Smartphone that will act as tablet replacment...

Dinarius

I spend a lot of time on the web on my phone.

I'm currently using an iPhone 4s which is great, but the tiny screen is driving me crazy - and not doing my eyesight any good either.

I don't want to go the tablet route and have yet another device to carry around and look after. I want an all in one solution.

The iPhone 5 screen doesn't have the acreage that I'm after. In addition, I'm guessing that with the mini-iPad, Apple are never going to release a phone that has a screen that threatens it in any way.

So, I'm considering these four phones and I'd appreciate any feedback.....

Samsung Galaxy Note 2
HTC One
Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z

Any thoughts on the above?

Also, if I switch to one of these, will I be able to transfer my contacts from the iPhone?

For what it's worth, I'm with Vodafone.

Many thanks.

D.

philthrill69

Dinarius wrote: »

I spend a lot of time on the web on my phone.

I'm currently using an iPhone 4s which is great, but the tiny screen is driving me crazy - and not doing my eyesight any good either.

I don't want to go the tablet route and have yet another device to carry around and look after. I want an all in one solution.

The iPhone 5 screen doesn't have the acreage that I'm after. In addition, I'm guessing that with the mini-iPad, Apple are never going to release a phone that has a screen that threatens it in any way.

So, I'm considering these four phones and I'd appreciate any feedback.....

Samsung Galaxy Note 2
HTC One
Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z

Any thoughts on the above?

Also, if I switch to one of these, will I be able to transfer my contacts from the iPhone?

For what it's worth, I'm with Vodafone.

Many thanks.

D.

September 4th, Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
Plenty of apps and cloud solutions to Transfer contacts.

Dinarius

Thanks for the reply.

I figured that the Christmas phones would be launching in the next couple of months, so I'll probably wait until then anyway.

Also, it's probably the case that my choice will still be an updated version of one of the four above, rather than something entirely new.

Cheers.

D.

MBSnr

Dinarius wrote: »

I spend a lot of time on the web on my phone.


So, I'm considering these four phones and I'd appreciate any feedback.....

Samsung Galaxy Note 2
HTC One
Samsung Galaxy S4
Sony Xperia Z

Any thoughts on the above?

Also, if I switch to one of these, will I be able to transfer my contacts from the iPhone?

For what it's worth, I'm with Vodafone.

Many thanks.

D.

If you're willing to wait, have you considered the cheaper options below?

This is a 5.7 inch phablet priced at €300 available soon
http://www.expansys.ie/acer-liquid-s1-black-250504/

Acer review here

The 5 inch Wiko Stairway (~€280) and 5.7 inch Wiko Darkside (~€310) (Available mid-late Aug from Amazon.fr) will be priced similarly.

Personally I'm looking at the Stairway or Darkside, but can't decide if the larger screen on the Darkside is too big and heavy for everyday use as a phone.....

Sure you and I have never heard of Wiko but they are big in France. The Wiko Cink Five (5 inch) (wikomobile.com) has great reviews but no Gorilla Glass priced @ €200 here - Think it's about 10 Euro delivered to Ireland.

Dinarius

MBSnr,

Cheers!

Yes, I can wait.

Also, under my contract, most of the phones I've listed are either free or cheap, so I'm not too concerned about the cost, just the phone.

Thanks again.

D.

MBSnr

Ah I missed that you didn't want SIM free... must have read that on one of the million other posts about phones