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Android Phone €160-€180 max

dahat · 2015-10-04 19:22:50

My Neo is near its end so need a phone that is reasonably priced and 5 inches if possible, 4.7 at worst maybe. Sim free or Three network as well.

04-10-2015 7:22pm

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dahat

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My Neo is near its end so need a phone that is reasonably priced and 5 inches if possible, 4.7 at worst maybe.

Sim free or Three network as well.

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#2 04-10-2015 7:28pm

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Have a look at the range of phones on amazon.co.uk. Woith the Euro on its knees vs Sterling, you could also look at the .de, .fr & .es versions of Amazon as well.

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#3 04-10-2015 7:36pm

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Any brands to recommend?

Cubot any good?

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#4 04-10-2015 7:39pm

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vodafone smart ultra 6 for €175 including unlock code.
5.5" 0ctacore.

See Bargain Alerts for the thread.

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#5 04-10-2015 7:45pm

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dahat wrote: »

Any brands to recommend?

Cubot any good?

Cobot have a reasonable reputation, but the same could be said about a range of Chinese phones. I'd go with a good Huawei phone, personally.

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#6 04-10-2015 9:14pm

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Nehemiah Quiet Missile wrote: »

vodafone smart ultra 6 for €175 including unlock code.
5.5" 0ctacore.

See Bargain Alerts for the thread.

This looks half decent and as it can be unlocked a viable option.

How does the unlock process work exactly?

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#7 04-10-2015 9:36pm

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Got one for a friend. Very easy to get unlock code. Buy it on the ebay link.

Send the seller your IMEI number and usually within an hour he will send you the unlock code.

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#8 04-10-2015 10:42pm

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Follow the eBay link in the thread. Buy a code which is sent to you....simples

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#9 04-10-2015 11:38pm

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=96132903&postcount=1

If you are worried about the phone being too big,I measured one against my 5" phone,with it's thinner surround,it actually wasn't much bigger despite the larger screen.

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#10 05-10-2015 5:29am

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In that price range there really are only two (unless you start buying from China etc). The Moto G and the Vodafone Ultra 6. I have recently moved from a Moto G to the Ultra 6. I know there is a new Moto G but the Ultra 6 is light years ahead of the year old second gen Moto G. So far I'm very happy with it and I plan to buy a second one for the missus as a Christmas present.

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#11 05-10-2015 9:27am

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I find Argos to be a good place to buy a phone as they all come unlocked. As someone above said, at your price you're probably looking at the Moto G (Argos) or Vodafone Ultra 6 (Vodafone shop)

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#12 05-10-2015 1:28pm

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Nearly decided on the Ultra at this stage, size is what after and rest of the spec plus user review here is pretty decent.

As I'm on Three I will have to get it unlocked though but that seems straightforward.

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