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Which mobile phone should I get?

Classic Nokia 3310
1 (6.7%)
Modern cheapie Nokia
5 (33.3%)
Entry level Android
9 (60%)

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Voting closed: June 18, 2014, 09:21:18 PM

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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #30 on: June 13, 2014, 06:13:31 PM
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #31 on: June 14, 2014, 05:33:25 AM
Quote from: derekmac on June 13, 2014, 06:13:31 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 13, 2014, 05:46:22 PM
I think I've found a winner! It's a smart phone,it's really at a great price,and pitched at my level of tech know how!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/VTech-146103-Babys-First-Smartphone/dp/B00C88ZWPA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=ZR7C3IPPHM2B&coliid=I1GVLLNI3TLB61
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This one is classic, and probably will last forever as a family heritage.   :rofl: :D
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #32 on: June 15, 2014, 02:59:40 PM
Well,guess what?

I've got a 'Droid!

Zed will be well pleased,it's a Huawei Y300. Turns out my dad bought one with his Necter points,and can't get on with it!

I'll see how it pans out...if I can't get on with it,I'm going retro with the 3310!
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #33 on: June 15, 2014, 04:00:45 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 15, 2014, 02:59:40 PM
Well,guess what?

I've got a 'Droid!

Zed will be well pleased,it's a Huawei Y300. Turns out my dad bought one with his Necter points,and can't get on with it!

I'll see how it pans out...if I can't get on with it,I'm going retro with the 3310!

 :tu: i got mine 2months ago as sat on my lg optimus that i had for a year and a half,was happy with that but reslly like my Huawei Y300, use mine a lot on the net and as i said i added a 32gb micro sd card,hope you like it john  :tu: i added a gel see through case to mine and a screen protector  :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #34 on: June 15, 2014, 04:30:18 PM
I've got a 8gb card,and a leather flip cover on order. We'll see how it goes. I've a hunch that I May not be a smart phone person either :think:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #35 on: June 15, 2014, 05:28:40 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 15, 2014, 04:30:18 PM
I've got a 8gb card,and a leather flip cover on order. We'll see how it goes. I've a hunch that I May not be a smart phone person either :think:

Its got good reviews john ,hope you like it  :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #36 on: June 15, 2014, 08:29:46 PM
We'll,I Havnt swore at it(yet!), so that's a good start at least!
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #37 on: June 15, 2014, 08:45:59 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 15, 2014, 08:29:46 PM
We'll,I Havnt swore at it(yet!), so that's a good start at least!

That is a good start  :D
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #38 on: June 16, 2014, 01:16:51 PM
ah you found something... shame, looks like someone was developing a phone for you:



http://hackaday.com/2014/06/16/the-rotary-cell-phone/

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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #39 on: June 16, 2014, 01:27:40 PM
Quote from: Whoey on June 16, 2014, 01:16:51 PM
ah you found something... shame, looks like someone was developing a phone for you:



http://hackaday.com/2014/06/16/the-rotary-cell-phone/

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Gotta say,I'm liking that!
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #40 on: June 25, 2014, 01:21:00 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 16, 2014, 01:27:40 PM
Quote from: Whoey on June 16, 2014, 01:16:51 PM
ah you found something... shame, looks like someone was developing a phone for you:



http://hackaday.com/2014/06/16/the-rotary-cell-phone/

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Gotta say,I'm liking that!

If it had a bottle opener...
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #41 on: June 25, 2014, 02:46:33 PM
Update john  :pok: hows the Huawei ascend y300 doing  :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #42 on: June 25, 2014, 03:13:30 PM
Quote from: Zed on June 25, 2014, 02:46:33 PM
Update john  :pok: hows the Huawei ascend y300 doing  :tu:

Havnt smashed it yet!

Starting to get to grips with it,and get my head around the OS. Now need to sort out a data/call package
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #43 on: June 25, 2014, 03:29:45 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 25, 2014, 03:13:30 PM
Quote from: Zed on June 25, 2014, 02:46:33 PM
Update john  :pok: hows the Huawei ascend y300 doing  :tu:

Havnt smashed it yet!

Starting to get to grips with it,and get my head around the OS. Now need to sort out a data/call package

My favourite aps are viewranger gps and a pacer app for walking,among many games ive added  :facepalm: glad its working out so far,i still like mine and had it a while now  :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #44 on: August 30, 2014, 12:23:46 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on June 15, 2014, 02:59:40 PM
Well,guess what?

I've got a 'Droid!

Zed will be well pleased,it's a Huawei Y300. Turns out my dad bought one with his Necter points,and can't get on with it!

I'll see how it pans out...if I can't get on with it,I'm going retro with the 3310!

Well,guess what?

I ordered a 3310 this morning,as, in two months,I've come to both hate and loath the Y300 and Android as an operating system!

I'm glad I've done this,as it proves I'm not a smart phone person! The Huawei came very close to being shot in fustration!
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #45 on: August 30, 2014, 02:35:44 PM
What were your main issues with it?

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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #46 on: August 30, 2014, 04:07:54 PM
Quote from: enki_ck on August 30, 2014, 02:35:44 PM
What were your main issues with it?

Well,it's a good MP3 player,great camera,but it sucks as a phone. I've missed tons of calls because I couldn't figure out how to answer it(got that sorted,but still...it just takes to long to figure it out),have issues terminating calls(have on more than occasion simply had to switch the phone off!), now it's started making calls of its own accord :rant:

It may just be that I'm too dumb for a smart phone :facepalm:
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Reply #47 on: August 30, 2014, 04:20:40 PM
Sorry too hear this John as feel I pushed you towards the y300,I'm still very happy with mine though and have not had any of the issues you mention  :-\ hope you have more luck with you next phone  :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #48 on: August 30, 2014, 06:37:59 PM
Quote from: Zed on August 30, 2014, 04:20:40 PM
Sorry too hear this John as feel I pushed you towards the y300,I'm still very happy with mine though and have not had any of the issues you mention  :-\ hope you have more luck with you next phone  :tu:

Don't worry Paul,the Y300 just kinda dropped into my lap,it only cost incidentals. In going back to the 3310, it's like giving up MTs in favour of a full time small Tinker :tu:
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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #49 on: August 31, 2014, 02:45:05 PM
Quote from: kirk13 on August 30, 2014, 06:37:59 PM
Quote from: Zed on August 30, 2014, 04:20:40 PM
Sorry too hear this John as feel I pushed you towards the y300,I'm still very happy with mine though and have not had any of the issues you mention  :-\ hope you have more luck with you next phone  :tu:

Don't worry Paul,the Y300 just kinda dropped into my lap,it only cost incidentals. In going back to the 3310, it's like giving up MTs in favour of a full time small Tinker :tu:


Fare enough mate,my wife got the Nokia lumina 630 recently it seems OK so far,it seems though most androids can be temprementall at times,you can't beat a 3310 for reliability :tu:
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Reply #50 on: October 12, 2014, 02:49:56 PM
I'm coming round to the conclusion that maybe a smart phones not for me too :(

Mine is only a budget smart phone (Moto E) and I've been impressed with how capable it is, but I worry constantly about it discharging its battery too fast (I am proper neurotic about it actually!) As for me a phone should principally be a communication device :D

So I'm due an upgrade and I'm thinking of getting a Nokia 515 as it has a good level of spec while not needing to waste power of a touch screen and a quad core processor plus I can actually swap batteries too!

Does anyone know of any comparable phones at all? Needs to be candybar, have a 5mp camera and be 3G with a decent mp3 though :)

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Reply #51 on: October 13, 2014, 12:29:38 PM
Not that this is much help in your search for a new device but... In the past I found disabling WIFI and Bluetooth when not needed is a big help for battery life as well as lowering screen brightness.

I think most new devices are very "smart" with how they handle CPU usage, and it may not make a difference in having a dual/single vs a quad as it's only really draining more when it's actually using that grunt (and making the user experience you have better) to load things faster (so actually not really much of a change, more battery in a short period vs longer lower usage otherwise).

Also check for unneeded apps running. I run Clean Master on my phone which allows you to clear ram/storage of junk files. I also found it to be a decently easy way to uninstall/disable preloaded apps that I have no interest in using. It also has some sort of boost that supposedly gives me 20-25% boost in games when using their launcher, not sure how well it actually works as both my devices are Quad core Nexus devices... and I mostly only have games on my tablet.
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Reply #52 on: October 13, 2014, 02:22:41 PM
I'll do that :) I did pull the trigger on the 515 as it just seems right for me and my weird ocd like obsession with long run times :/ The lack of WiFi doesn't worry me as I have a tablet (both getting very old though!) at my flat and at my girlfriends so rarely need to be on the internet in between if ever :)

I did turn of all the unneeded radios on all my phones, but rarely got more than 2 days out of both the HTC Windows phone or out of the Moto E before getting to 60% and I just had to charge it out of paranoia! :)

I will use that app on my phones and tablets though :)

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Reply #53 on: October 13, 2014, 03:39:11 PM
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on October 13, 2014, 02:22:41 PM
I'll do that :) I did pull the trigger on the 515 as it just seems right for me and my weird ocd like obsession with long run times :/ The lack of WiFi doesn't worry me as I have a tablet (both getting very old though!) at my flat and at my girlfriends so rarely need to be on the internet in between if ever :)

I did turn of all the unneeded radios on all my phones, but rarely got more than 2 days out of both the HTC Windows phone or out of the Moto E before getting to 60% and I just had to charge it out of paranoia! :)

I will use that app on my phones and tablets though :)

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Reply #54 on: October 13, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
Yeah I was pretty much doing the same, but, and I know its weird! The paranoia won't let it rest! :(

My girlfriend hates me for it as I'm forever charging her phone too :D

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Reply #55 on: October 13, 2014, 05:04:54 PM
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Reply #56 on: October 13, 2014, 06:31:54 PM
Quote from: Whoey on October 13, 2014, 12:29:38 PM
Not that this is much help in your search for a new device but... In the past I found disabling WIFI and Bluetooth when not needed is a big help for battery life as well as lowering screen brightness.

I think most new devices are very "smart" with how they handle CPU usage, and it may not make a difference in having a dual/single vs a quad as it's only really draining more when it's actually using that grunt (and making the user experience you have better) to load things faster (so actually not really much of a change, more battery in a short period vs longer lower usage otherwise).

Also check for unneeded apps running. I run Clean Master on my phone which allows you to clear ram/storage of junk files. I also found it to be a decently easy way to uninstall/disable preloaded apps that I have no interest in using. It also has some sort of boost that supposedly gives me 20-25% boost in games when using their launcher, not sure how well it actually works as both my devices are Quad core Nexus devices... and I mostly only have games on my tablet.
That app worked brilliantly BTW, thanks :)

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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #57 on: October 13, 2014, 06:36:49 PM
Quote from: Mike, Lord of the Spammers! on October 13, 2014, 05:03:48 PM
Yeah I was pretty much doing the same, but, and I know its weird! The paranoia won't let it rest! :(

My girlfriend hates me for it as I'm forever charging her phone too :D

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Re: Kirk needs a new mobile phone!
Reply #58 on: October 13, 2014, 08:10:37 PM
:D I'll give it a go :D

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Reply #59 on: October 24, 2014, 11:48:09 PM
hold on, you managed to get to the end of two days and still had 60% left?!

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