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Advice needed - Best Tesco prepay phone

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  • 20-01-2018 6:10am
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    carolmon
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I need to buy a new phone cos I've no storage space left , I can't get email or WhatsApp now cos when they ask me to update to the new version it won't download .

    I'm with Tesco mobile prepay so these are the choices, I want to spend about 150 max and i'm told I need min 16 GB

    http://www.tescomobile.ie/prepay-phones.aspx

    would welcome any advice on which one to buy
    thanks


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    Davy
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,340 CMod ✭✭✭✭Davy


    What phone do you currently have?
    Does it take a memory card?


    You could always get a sim free phone rather than being stuck to Tesco's options.
    If you post more on what you want from the phone you will get some feedback from others.


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    carolmon
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭carolmon


    thanks

    i hadn't thought of a sim free
    that means I could change provider anytime?


    Tesco recommended the following phones


    HTC Desire 650 -16GB capacity Up to 2TB Expandable Memory - Prepay from €139.99

    Alcatel A3 XL -16GB Internal, Up to 32GB External Memory - Prepay from €149.99

    　

    Motorola Moto C Plus - 16GB Internal Memory - Prepay from €119.99


    the problem is i'm not a bit techie so I don't know what TBs etc are and how much memory I'd need.

    I use my phone for basic texts/ calls / photos/ whatsapp and facebook
    but everytime it asks me to update the apps it says I've no space
    so I'd welcome advice on how much memory I'd need...
    would 16GB be enough for me?
    what's expandable/external memory?

    TIA


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    carolmon
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭carolmon


    my current phone is a Huawei Y625


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    aido79
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 5,374 Mod ✭✭✭✭aido79


    carolmon wrote: »
    my current phone is a Huawei Y625

    You can get a microsd card(up to 32Gb) for that phone according to the specs:
    https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_y625-7206.php
    That's what expandable memory means. No point in buying a new phone if that's the only problem you have with it. Just buy the microsd card.


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    carolmon
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭carolmon


    aido79 wrote: »
    You can get a microsd card(up to 32Gb) for that phone according to the specs:
    https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_y625-7206.php
    That's what expandable memory means. No point in buying a new phone if that's the only problem you have with it. Just buy the microsd card.


    thanks
    a friend tried adding extra memory but it didn't work
    also i'd dropped the phone so there's a big crack across it which makes it hard to swipe sometimes so I think I prob need to buy a new phone.

    Tesco suggested the Huawei Y6 2017
    http://www.tescomobile.ie/phone-details/366/Huawei-Y6-2017?prepay=1

    it's €139.99 in Argos sim free
    http://www.argos.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10152&catalogId=14551&langId=111&searchTerms=huawei+Y6&authToken=

    €109.99 with Tesco but locked into their deal for another 10 months.


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    carolmon
    Registered Users Posts: 613 ✭✭✭carolmon


    Tesco rep said the Alcatel too big and the Motorola camera not great so I think they're ruled out

    that leaves the HTC Desire for €139.99 (€169.99 sim free in Argos)


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    TheDriver
    Registered Users Posts: 12,417 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    huawei p8 Lite 2017 is a great phone for the price. It can be got cheap enough because its being replaced soon


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