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Question

New Smarthphone help

Feb 17, 2015 7:52PM PST

Hi every1

I need to buy a new smartphone and i dont want to make the same mistake i did with my sony xperia J. Its a really pretty looking phone but got sad with the performance of the same.

I was tinking to give 200eur or 250eur for a new one if it's really worth.

BQ Aquaris E5" FHD 16GB
ACER LIQUID E700

Both have diferent specs and ACER is something like 150eur not sure about it.
If u guys could give me some recomendations or other models dat u guys tink is worth the money i will be tankfull. ty for your time

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Odd names for names.
Feb 17, 2015 9:14PM PST
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/flip-phones-are-making-a-comeback-in-japan-at-111277197229.html is interesting that former big phone names exited the smart phone market or never got into it.

Here you are asking about performance so you can hit reviews on the models that frankly I've yet to see in any shop or store here. I guess you are shopping for models in the lowest price range we see today.

That said my wife has a Kyocera Hydro Vibe that was 228USD. It seems nice enough and the wireless charging feature is great.
Bob
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Smartphones
Feb 17, 2015 10:21PM PST

Yeah! Im looking for some smartphones at mid range and new brands with good specs! Hard to find it all...

I'm not after big names on the smartphone industry. Since i got disapointed on Sony =\
I saw a lot of reviews, but im looking for a personal opinion from some1 already haves dat phones.
Or who knows some tips, recomendations! Grin

I tink dat "Kyocera" brand havent come to my country yet =\

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Here the mid range is much higher.
Feb 17, 2015 10:35PM PST

Let's find the high end with the iPhone 6 price for no contract.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/39665237?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227028206200&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=47277712592&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6=92750878592&veh=sem

That's 650USD!

Mid range would be half that and under 300 are affordable low range phones. Mind you that you can find some really great phones at that range. For example CNET has TWO in the 250USD and less at http://www.cnet.com/topics/phones/best-phones/android/

However some want me to try the BLU 6. It's only 160USD
http://www.amazon.com/BLU-Studio-6-0-HD-Smartphone/dp/B00PYWQAJY/

Bob

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Latest smart phone
Feb 23, 2015 2:23AM PST

I want to latest smartphone. Need to latest update version of operating system and will be very smart.

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latest
Feb 23, 2015 5:26PM PST

Nexus 6

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Re: latest
Feb 23, 2015 5:42PM PST

iPhone 6 has latest version of iOS.
Lumia 939 has latest version of Windows Phone.

Both very smart phones so it would be very smart to buy one of them.

Kees

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Allview
Feb 25, 2015 3:35AM PST

In my opinion, you should seach for a LG phone. I'll say LG L90 si G2. Cheers!