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Recommend a phone - 200 to 300 euro

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  • 18-11-2014 4:26pm
    #1
    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    Im looking to buy a phone for my wife, mainly for browsing the web and taking photos, main requirements are:

    1. Good screen, clear picture etc
    2. Good camera
    3. Decent battery life

    €200-300 range. What would you recommend?

    Thanks!


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    daytob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    sim free or on contract?
    the oneplus is a really nice phone. works out a lil over budget but overall she might like it, it is big though.


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    reni10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭reni10


    Here we go again - Moto G is the best phone up to about €300


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    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭kifi


    Sorry, sim free. Is there anything else that I should consider in addition to the Moto G?


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    daytob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭daytob


    Well you are looking at for a decent enough camera, I dont think the moto g has that. the newer version might though. didnt seem it on mine


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    peckerhead
    Registered Users Posts: 3,379 ✭✭✭peckerhead


    For €300 you could buy a Moto G *and* a Moto E instore from Meteor, and they'd both lock to the network of the first SIM card inserted.

    Palm the Moto E off on her and keep the Moto G for yourself. ;)


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    Icepick
    Registered Users Posts: 2,454 ✭✭✭Icepick


    Nexus 5 or OnePlus One are around 300


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    TempAc
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭TempAc


    Could do this: ht tp://ww w.androidcentral.com/moto-x-2013-developer-edition-promotion-takes-price-down-230

    32GB Moto X, 4G won't work here. but works out at about 250 euro including shipping and customs. Still a bargain.


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    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭kifi


    Is t moto x better than the moto g ? I think I will get the moto x from Expansys.ie


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    TempAc
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭TempAc


    kifi wrote: »
    Is t moto x better than the moto g ? I think I will get the moto x from Expansys.ie

    Considerably better.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    One Plus One, Xiaomi Mi3 and Nexus 5 all fit that
    *edit One Plus One is a little over budget but its the best phone sub €400 by a long shot


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    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭kifi


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    One Plus One, Xiaomi Mi3 and Nexus 5 all fit that
    *edit One Plus One is a little over budget but its the best phone sub €400 by a long shot

    What's the best way to order a one plus one? Sorry I see now, I've requested an invite.

    How long does it take to arrive here, I'm in a rush to meet a birthday!!!


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    kifi wrote: »
    What's the best way to order a one plus one? Sorry I see now, I've requested an invite.

    How long does it take to arrive here, I'm in a rush to meet a birthday!!!

    Sign up to the newsletter and wait for a pre-sale, see if that comes before your invite.
    About 2 weeks AFAIK, they're under pressure from the first presale batch


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    NotCominBack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭NotCominBack


    Landvo200 as it happens I just happen to have one for sale, unopened for 100 bucks


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    NotCominBack wrote: »
    Landvo200 as it happens I just happen to have one for sale, unopened for 100 bucks

    Crap screen, crap battery and crap camera. You seem to be aiming to make a profit here too.


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    Gooser14
    Registered Users Posts: 1,556 ✭✭✭Gooser14


    what about the Sony Xperia M2?


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    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭kifi


    Gooser14 wrote: »
    what about the Sony Xperia M2?

    Thanks. Reviews say camera is poor


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    NotCominBack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭NotCominBack


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    Crap screen, crap battery and crap camera. You seem to be aiming to make a profit here too.

    you seem to be talkin sh1t there pal - do you own one?


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    NotCominBack wrote: »
    you seem to be talkin sh1t there pal - do you own one?

    No but I know enough about phones to see a phone for 65 euro with those specs isn't very good for someone looking for actual quality. I take back the profit bit, I know nothing about what you paid for it


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    Op, Xiaomi Mi3 is about €290 here if you'd be interested, there's a thread on boards about it if you wanted to ask a fellow boardsie. (I own one too)

    http://www.xiaomishop.com/71-xiaomi-3-mi-3-23ghz-quad-core-2gb-ram-16gb-rom-5-inch-ips-13mp-camera-black.html

    Little more expensive than elsewhere but its got a 2-3 day delivery with no customs charges


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    NotCominBack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 456 ✭✭NotCominBack


    Digital Solitude wrote: »
    No but I know enough about phones to see a phone for 65 euro with those specs isn't very good for someone looking for actual quality. I take back the profit bit, I know nothing about what you paid for it

    Right so, you never owned one and don't know how much I paid for it, glad we cleared that up.


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    Digital Solitude
    Registered Users Posts: 11,397 ✭✭✭✭Digital Solitude


    NotCominBack wrote: »
    Right so, you never owned one and don't know how much I paid for it, glad we cleared that up.

    Yours is unopened as far as I recall? I was merely pointing out it's not to the standard Op requested


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