jace1969 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 So i have linked my old Samsung s2 up to the car and all fine i was looking at a newer model android based phone.....price range is £150 to £200 max and not a tablet lol size around 4.5''. I like my S2 screen size or slight bigger,think screen on S2 is 4.3''. Looked at S4 and S5 mini only online. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hywelkidd Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The best Android phone at that price is the Moto G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 The best Android phone at that price is the Moto G Will look at that,can get S5 mini for about £170 so was going towards that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 S5 Mini should be a good choice. I went from an S3 to S6 and it's amazing...so much better than the equivalent iPhone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Moto G is a budget phone, can be had for under £100. That's not to say it isn't good for the money, but as you have a bigger budget, you can afford better ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 So far it's the S5 mini what i have had a look at,what are the size of these and are they a good phone. One site online says 5.1'' and other says 4.8'', 5'' would be spot on for me as coming from my S2. I have also looked at the S4 mini being a smaller phone,i never play games just text/calls/apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Recomend a HTC One M8/m9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 S6 beats the M8 and M9 for a similar price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerFlame Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 S6 beats the M8 and M9 for a similar price. I've used both & I'd say in terms of usability & design I prefer the HTC. came straight from IOS so not biased either Thats just me being fussy and complaining about ltle things! Haha :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 The thing is every other person has had a Samsung so it's just the best one to choose. Like the build of the HTC but never used one. The thing is it got to be better and faster than my S2 but i don't want a massive phone. 4.3'' to max 5'' will do me. My S2 still get some amazing reviews and still old and so fast,read a lot of reviews. So far.........Read a lot about.... .S4 mini,think its duel sim and good price £80 area but is it no better than S2 just newer. S5 mini i would say is my best choice upto now as it's a lot newer and kitkat firmware etc. All your feedback on here is great,not a lot under 5'' screen these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezzs Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Having had three HTC's, I've just switched to a Galaxy S6. I still have an HTC One for work and can honestly say the S6 wipes the floor with it. The Wife has an iPhone5 and cannot wait to change it for the S6 too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 The best Android phone at that price is the Moto G I was going to suggest the same thing, although a new one is due out at some point which might be worth waiting for. Annoyingly the current Moto G doesn't come with Android 5 out of the box, even though the new Moto E does. I've had the original Moto E for just over a year and it's been great for a £80 phone, only issue is it soon runs out of space if you install lots of apps and a few games. Will look at that,can get S5 mini for about £170 so was going towards that. Looks like that has slightly better specs than the Moto G, but one advantage the Motorola phones have is a bare Android OS, no unnecessary extra stuff on top that will slow it down. I wouldn't be surprised if the Moto G has better battery life. I'd look at reviews for all phones in your budget, sites like Techradar are great for this sort of thing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Yes mate true,i looked and like techradar and other onesbut going off my S2,even side by side on youtube there aint a lot of change in the speed just slight. Another thing with these android or just my S2,how to stop the slide show when people send you MMS as its just a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Having had three HTC's, I've just switched to a Galaxy S6. I still have an HTC One for work and can honestly say the S6 wipes the floor with it. The Wife has an iPhone5 and cannot wait to change it for the S6 too. Glad you feel the same way, I absolutely love mine, I got it on launch day so it was very exciting when it came. My mum is nearly at the end of her iPhone 5 contract, she's enjoyed it but doesn't think the 6 is a big enough upgrade to warrant the extra cash. She wants a note 4 next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Can someone answer this,is it only on older android phones where you need apps to make things better. I get a pic and it's a slide show of 10sec and they say get an app to solve it,i don't want loads of apps eating the battery. Its a few things at the moment so until i solve this knowing the S4mini and S5 mini don't do this its my iPhone 5 again. Also i get a better bluetooth signal in the car from the iPhone than my S2,S2 is quiet and not as clear on hands free. Like i said a few things to solve or until i know newer ones are better as i said above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Well the S2 is over 4 years old now, I don't have any of those problems with my S6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Well the S2 is over 4 years old now, I don't have any of those problems with my S6. I used the S2 for a few weeks and great,it's all set up now with my spare sim in it. If i know if anyone had these problem with the S4 mini as if it's ok on this one the S5 should be ok. A lot say about it on the S3 ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisroberson99 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 bluetooth seems fine when pairing my dads S3 mini to the Range Rover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) On the bluetooth side it pairs up easy and works but say i have volume on radio set at 7,when i call off bluetooth it's like it's at 5 a lot lower so i have to turn it up,iphone it stops loud and like reception aint as good,say clear. If i can sort this picture thing / slide show when i get MMS which i hate i will go to a newer android 5 mini i think. If anyone can confirm on the s4 and s5 mini that when you recieve a picture MMS it aint a 10s video clip,think it will be lollipop and the new KitKat firmware should of sorted it. Edited July 4, 2015 by jace1969 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Can someone answer this,is it only on older android phones where you need apps to make things better. I get a pic and it's a slide show of 10sec and they say get an app to solve it,i don't want loads of apps eating the battery. That sounds like a bit of the "unnecessary extra stuff" I mentioned that some manufacturers put on top of the Android UI just so they can claim they have more features. I don't know how you would fix that but hopefully it's not too hard to find out if new phones have this "feature". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jace1969 Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 That sounds like a bit of the "unnecessary extra stuff" I mentioned that some manufacturers put on top of the Android UI just so they can claim they have more features. I don't know how you would fix that but hopefully it's not too hard to find out if new phones have this "feature". Yes mate a pain but i put a app called ''TEXTRA' in and replaced it with my std text one and A1 and more options. Have put a topic on here about the locked apps as i did have 4 but a few shops say there is 3 on a locked screen. I deleted one and can't get anpther one back,anyway on the other topic about it. Been told the Samsung ALPHA is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marks12 Posted July 11, 2015 Share Posted July 11, 2015 I have a galaxy note 3 you wouldn't like it it's I'd say 6.5" screen haha fits in pocket ok but don't put your keys or a smoke box in with it fits alone this is what annoyed me about it I only have it for another 3 months till I can upgrade its a brilliant phone does everything really good for games and has a special function called knox I don't know if its on any other galaxy prob is but handy for storing sensitive data in knox as its password protected. So my only problem with it now Is the aux slot is broken and makes the music through ear phones sound distorted good battery life aswell as you'd expect a Samsung to have not like its enemy the iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 MySaga C2, Landvo L900 - both phones that rank in at about Samsung S3/S4 for performance, and cost around £70 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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