phone to replace an Xperia L1.

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Whats a good android phone to replace an Xperia L1. I was looking at a Samsung with a nano sim but that will not fit the L1 will it?
Maybe 100 -150 euro ish. Don't need a top of the range and camera is not very important.Huawei P Smart 2020 any good?

DopeTech

Redmi note 9

https://www.mi.com/uk/redmi-note-9/

flazio

Three have the Xperia L4. No idea if it's any good or not.
https://www.three.ie/shop/phones/sony-l4.html?mobileCartItem={%22selectedDevice%22:{%22id%22:%229028151_9028131%22}}&mobileDeviceOfferingId=9028151_9028131&flowData={}&contractPath=Prepay&viewMode=deviceDetailsDevices

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flazio


Thanks. i am looking at he Xperia L4


What does dual sim mean and how does it work. can you be 087 on one and 085 on the other SIM. And do you have to buy credit for both ? can one be used for incoming calls only

DopeTech

The battery is fairly poor in that Xperia.

Dual sim allows you to simultaneously use 2 sims from any networks in the same phone. Both can send/receive calls text etc and you can choose what one you want to use for data. Handy if you have a work sim and your own sim but don't want 2 phones.

If you don't need the 2nd sim slot then just leave it empty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSpoZe1XT1Q

flazio

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

flazio


Thanks. i am looking at he Xperia L4


What does dual sim mean and how does it work. can you be 087 on one and 085 on the other SIM. And do you have to buy credit for both ? can one be used for incoming calls only

I think the main reason people get dual sims is for Internet plans and cross border roaming. I couldn't be bothered because one bill for the phone is quite enough.
Also the days of networks being identified by the dialling code are long gone. "Oh Eight three-five-six-seven" doesn't mean anything to shops anymore. You have to specify, Vodafone, Three, Eir, Tesco etc to the person behind the counter before they can print out your credit.

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DopeTech wrote: »

The battery is fairly poor in that Xperia.

Dual sim allows you to simultaneously use 2 sims from any networks in the same phone. Both can send/receive calls text etc and you can choose what one you want to use for data. Handy if you have a work sim and your own sim but don't want 2 phones.

If you don't need the 2nd sim slot then just leave it empty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSpoZe1XT1Q

it is but it is a reasonable budget phone

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

it is but it is a reasonable budget phone

Well I just meant the note 9 I linked to is far better value for money at £159. No point saving €20 and ending up with a phone that won't last a full day.

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

Whats a good android phone to replace an Xperia L1. I was looking at a Samsung with a nano sim but that will not fit the L1 will it?
Maybe 100 -150 euro ish. Don't need a top of the range and camera is not very important.Huawei P Smart 2020 any good?

Just to clarify also your l1 has a nano SIM which is the standard size all modern phones take.

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DopeTech wrote: »

Well I just meant the note 9 I linked to is far better value for money at £159. No point saving €20 and ending up with a phone that won't last a full day.

battery seems to be the best of it

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

battery seems to be the best of it

What do you mean?

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DopeTech wrote: »

What do you mean? You came here for advice and suggestions but you've shot down everything everyone has suggested. Seems like you have your mind made up already.

no i agreed with whoever said L4. you shot that down. the battery seems to be the best of the one you suggest according to one review i read.,
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/xiaomi-redmi-note-9-review
and the camera, i missed that but i have a camera but it says mediocre performance. and i know the L4 is not top of the range i prefer it to the redmi



i read reviews about the L4 i know the limits and it seems ok for me

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

no i agreed with whoever said L4. you shot that down. the battery seems to be the best of the one you suggest according to one review i read.,
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/xiaomi-redmi-note-9-review
and the camera, i missed that but i have a camera but it says mediocre performance. and i know the L4 is not top of the range i prefer it to the redmi



i read reviews about the L4 i know the limits and it seems ok for me

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xperia-l4

Everyone has a preference, I just pointed out something that in my opinion is better value, has better battery and better camera, I thought that was the point of this thread. You're right, neither are flagships but that doesn't mean all midrangers are the same either.

Sounds like what you really want to know is what Sony will replace the Xperia L1.

flazio

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Sounds like what you really want to know is what Sony will replace the Xperia L1.

I'd say it's more likely a non Chinese phone they are looking for, so Sony, Samsung or, if they were still running, HTC.

flazio

flazio wrote: »

I'd say it's more likely a non Chinese phone they are looking for, so Sony, Samsung or, if they were still running, HTC.

They were considering Huawei in the OP, so don't know if that's true.

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DopeTech wrote: »

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-xperia-l4

Everyone has a preference, I just pointed out something that in my opinion is better value, has better battery and better camera, I thought that was the point of this thread. You're right, neither are flagships but that doesn't mean all midrangers are the same either.

ok fair enough. none of what i want are flagships i am not that into phones.I read ther eis some issue with the one you said on the irish network?

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

ok fair enough. none of what i want are flagships i am not that into phones.I read ther eis some issue with the one you said on the irish network?

Provided you buy the global version then you won't have any issues. If someone is having problems it probably because they bought the Chinese version which has different network band capabilities.

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ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Sounds like what you really want to know is what Sony will replace the Xperia L1.

i was happy enough with the l1 but it got very slow, it has turned off and won't come on now so i need to get one tomorrow.



I found a lot of them on the eir pre pay page do not get great reviews even one is 196 in tesco.i know that is tesco network just saying

https://www.eir.ie/store/mobile/phones/prepay The galaxys here do not get great reviews from what i see
what would people pick from the eir pre pay page. I may not take the advice but i may

Thanks people

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

i was happy enough with the l1 but it got very slow, it has turned off and won't come on now so i need to get one tomorrow.



I found a lot of them on the eir pre pay page do not get great reviews even one is 196 in tesco.i know that is tesco network just saying

If you need something tomorrow you could have a look at argos.

Something like this might suit.

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8519421/Trail/searchtext%3ENOKIA.htm

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DopeTech wrote: »

If you need something tomorrow you could have a look at argos.

Something like this might suit.

https://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/8519421/Trail/searchtext%3ENOKIA.htm

that looks nice i forgot argos. Their page was down a couple days ago for maintainence. Would it be the same sim a nano is in mine?

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

that looks nice i forgot argos. Their page was down a couple days ago for maintainence. Would it be the same sim a nano is in mine?

Yes argos have got better over the years with regards sim free phones. The Nokia's and moto ranges would be the ones I'd be looking at.

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Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

..... Would it be the same sim a nano is in mine?

Looks like it is

A good site for basic phone specs and options : gsmarena.com

https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5_3-10117.php

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

that looks nice i forgot argos. Their page was down a couple days ago for maintainence. Would it be the same sim a nano is in mine?

Yes it takes nano sim, the same as your L1. Basically all phones these days take nano sim.

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DopeTech wrote: »

Yes argos have got better over the years with regards sim free phones. The Nokia's and moto ranges would be the ones I'd be looking at.

does sim free mean work on any network? What do you think of the a21.? It gets 8.8 at



https://www.gizmochina.com/product/samsung-galaxy-a21/


The L4 get 8.4

bobbyy gee

Avoid the redmi 9
And go with the 9s
It's a better phone

But all the phone makers are bringing out new phones in October so wait if you can I used to recommend
-edwaybuy.
To buy phones but their prices are 40 euro or more than other sellers

I see honorbuy uses european warehouse but I have not tried them

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

does sim free mean work on any network? What do you think of the a21.? It gets 8.8 at



https://www.gizmochina.com/product/samsung-galaxy-a21/


The L4 get 8.4

Sim free just means not locked to any network so it will work with yours. The Samsung Galaxy A range is not bad either. If it was between that and the nokia I'd go with the nokia as the nokia will come with a cleaner version of Android. Samsung while they have improved still don't half know how to load a phone with bloat apps.

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DopeTech wrote: »

Sim free just means not locked to any network so it will work with yours. The Samsung Galaxy A range is not bad either. If it was between that and the nokia I'd go with the nokia as the nokia will come with a cleaner version of Android. Samsung while they have improved still don't half know how to load a phone with bloat apps.

OK thanks

i just saw the samsung a11 got good reviews here
https://www.gizmochina.com/product/samsung-galaxy-a11/

DopeTech

Antonio Hallowed Curl wrote: »

OK thanks

i just saw the samsung a11 got good reviews here
https://www.gizmochina.com/product/samsung-galaxy-a11/

I'd try buy something with 4gb ram and 64gb storage minimum. 3gb ram will feel slow these days. And if you are not using cloud storage for anything then you will need a reasonable amount of local storage. 32gb could fill up with apps fairly quickly.