Mobile phones & tablets thread

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Originally Posted by Daniel

Tbh I wouldn't go for a Lumia 610. It's the absolute bottom of the range Windows Phone. I love the OS, but wouldn't go bargain basement.

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Hi Daniel,
I am not after a top end smart phone; basically I am after something for my wife and she wants a full screen keyboard, and I willprobably take over her 6 years old Nokia for awhile, which is very small but has no camera nor computer usage. That is why a Nokia Lumia, although it is bottom of the range, probably far exceeds her requirements as it has a 5 MP camera, and some computer usage.

The smart phones are controlled in price in the bottom to mid range stuff by pre-paid phones offered by Telstra. viz. their stuff is around $40 cheaper than the unlocked phones on the market.

If I do go for a better phone for myself next year, then the Google Nexus 4 sounds like a good deal.

xperia go , okay phone...would have loved a bit more of RAM tbh , but reliable phone , hardly ever crashes , the ICS updates by sony are really good and glitch free

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Originally Posted by harsha

xperia go , okay phone...would have loved a bit more of RAM tbh , but reliable phone , hardly ever crashes , the ICS updates by sony are really good and glitch free

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Wait a minute!! I just found this: Sony XPERIA U SmartPhone Kumquat ST25i ST 25i - BLACK + FREE GIFT + FREE RETURN - Techrific Australia -

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where I can get the Xperia for $139 online here. Can somebody please comment on this. It looks good.

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Originally Posted by Robinho

Ben, I've got an HTC one x and I'm a big fan. I reckon it does pretty much everything a S3 will do, in a nicer package IMO. I prefer the HTC interface to Samsung's. The only downsides are the lack of removable memory, but its 32gb onboard and I've had no issues. The other is the battery life, which is less than sparkling. On light use it is fine, but some internet, app and music use and I get about 12hrs. That's fine for e as I use the USB cable at my desk at work which is when it gets most use. I gather there is an upgraded version of the phone now with a stronger battery and 4g. However I'm very happy and prefer this to friends s3's and iPhone 5's.

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

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Thanks for that.

How's the sound?

My carrier only sells the white version. I understand keeping it clean is a bit of an issue.

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Originally Posted by Robinho

Ben, I've got an HTC one x and I'm a big fan. I reckon it does pretty much everything a S3 will do, in a nicer package IMO. I prefer the HTC interface to Samsung's. The only downsides are the lack of removable memory, but its 32gb onboard and I've had no issues. The other is the battery life, which is less than sparkling. On light use it is fine, but some internet, app and music use and I get about 12hrs. That's fine for e as I use the USB cable at my desk at work which is when it gets most use. I gather there is an upgraded version of the phone now with a stronger battery and 4g. However I'm very happy and prefer this to friends s3's and iPhone 5's.

Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

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There is an uppgraded version of the HOX called HOX+ which have 64gb memory, larger battery and a few more "news" compared to the regular HOX.

Keen On I like Wozniak and he brings up some great points about Apple and Microsoft.

OK! I am totally confused. If I just type Nokia Lumia 710 on Google search, Ican get the price right down to $134 here:Nokia Lumia 710 3G Windows Smart Phone - Black Pink + FREE GIFT + FREE RETURN PO - Techrific Australia -


Now this sounds like a bloody terrific deal. Can someone please comment on this.

......and the Nexus 4 was completely sold out within minutes all over the world. This must be one helluva mobile phone. OK! I'll wait till next month and see what happens on the Nexus 4.

There are a lot of scammers out there. Especially with mobile phone sales. So be careful.

@ Valve B, take a look at this:
techrific.com.au | WOT Reputation Scorecard | WOT (Web of Trust)
Techrific Australia Reviewed By Australians - www.techrific.com.au

Tangent time: I enabled Google Now a couple of weeks ago and thought it was utterly useless. However, now that it's got to know me I can't decide if it's slightly creepy or just plain brilliant. It's like having a slightly ropey psychic* in your pocket, who offers directions and travel information before I set off, and tells me about places as I arrive at them. It needs a lot of refining but it's shaping up to be incredibly useful.

*All psychics are ropey, it's clearly balderdash, but you get the point!