New Phone

[185143]

Right. Looks like my trusty Samsung Galaxy S6 of 2.5 years has given up. Was on charge in the kitchen at 89%, unplugged it and went to switch it on in the living room. Nothing. Not a thing.

This was an hour ago, and it's still lifeless. I'm going to take it into Samsung tomorrow to look at repairing it-however if they want an exorbitant amount, the screen is also cracked at the top-and I suspect they'd want to replace that, then I'll be looking at getting a new phone.

Any reccomendations? I need a decent camera and a lot of memory, or something with an SD card-and something not too expensive...

I'd like to hope it's playing a very late April Fool on me, but I fear that's not the case!

 

[Temple Meads]

Moto G5/G5 Plus.

 

[najaB]

I second the Moto suggestion (though for me it would have to be the G5S since I use Google Pay and the G5 doesn't have NFC) and throw in the Huawei P8. Pretty decent hardware spec for around £130 SIM free.

 

[AM9]

The Moto G(n) also. Had the original Moto G and currently happy with a Moto G3. They all come with vanilla Android avoiding the non-uninstallable Samsung baggage that I've never found any need for. Origonal G still works and is used as a bedside radio/iPlayer viewer.

 

[jon0844]

Not cheap and not on sale until later this week, but the best camera right now is on the Huawei P20 Pro

You can see many of my photos (and others who have one) in my gallery. https://photos.app.goo.gl/qU1EUEeVoPd12WUj2

 

[route101]

Moto G5/G5 Plus.

Thats what ive got , only thing is you need an SD as its not got much storage

 

[Adsy125]

If you can, wait until the Moto G6 series is released and either buy that or a G5 which will probably become cheaper.

 

[TheEdge]

Something in the Sony XPERIA line. I just like to recommend that whenever I can!

 

[507021]

I'd recommend anything from the Samsung Galaxy or Sony Xperia range. I've had phones from both and never had an issue with either.

 

[najaB]

Something in the Sony XPERIA line.

Sony makes good hardware, but their software update frequency leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Mojo]

iPhone

 

[robbeech]

iPhone

It’s unlikely that the one word answer will persuade a non iPhone user to do that.

 

[Dai Corner]

It’s unlikely that the one word answer will persuade a non iPhone user to do that.

The OP also wanted 'something not too expensive'

 

[bnm]

Honor 8, or 8 Pro

 

[DarloRich]

Today I bought something called a galaxy S9. I got a good deal on it.

 

[najaB]

Today I bought something called a galaxy S9. I got a good deal on it.

I'm not sure that you did - you might have got a good price for a S9 but I'm not convinced that it's a deal. There are better phones available for less money.

 

[DarloRich]

I'm not sure that you did - you might have got a good price for a S9 but I'm not convinced that it's a deal. There are better phones available for less money.

I did ok. I don't like Apple and this offered the best price and package on Android. Good negotiation, staff discount and a desire for my current provider to get me off my previous tariff always help.

 

[cactustwirly]

I'd go for a OnePlus 5, although they're a bit on the expensive side, you get an iPhone 8 specced phone for about half the price.
You also get a brilliant version of almost stock android.

In terms of image quality, have a look at this:

IMG_20180411_145500 by litecactus, on Flickr

IMG_20180328_162218 by litecactus, on Flickr

If you're looking for good image quality, then I'd get a used DSLR off eBay, for about £200.
The image quality is so much better than a smartphone!

DSC_0654 by litecactus, on Flickr

DSC_0751 by litecactus, on Flickr

 

[LAX54]

I'd go for a OnePlus 5, although they're a bit on the expensive side, you get an iPhone 8 specced phone for about half the price.
You also get a brilliant version of almost stock android.

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If you're looking for good image quality, then I'd get a used DLSR off eBay, for about £200.
The image quality is so much better than a smartphone!

Agreed, of course they always go on about megapixel this and that, but never mention the tiny sensor, the pictures are good for what they are, and are really just a modern version of an instamatic 'snap', but for good quality photos a DSLR will be hard to beat, and also a good Bridge Camera.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Agreed, of course they always go on about megapixel this and that, but never mention the tiny sensor, the pictures are good for what they are, and are really just a modern version of an instamatic 'snap', but for good quality photos a DSLR will be hard to beat, and also a good Bridge Camera.

Where the phone wins out, though - any phone - is that the best camera in the world is the one you have with you when something worth photographing takes place.

 

[cactustwirly]

Where the phone wins out, though - any phone - is that the best camera in the world is the one you have with you when something worth photographing takes place.

True, which is why I use both...

My phone for quick snaps, and my DSLR for Holidays, trips etc.

 

[fowler9]

While people mentioned the Moto G I have what I think is the G2. Within 6 months of getting it (About two years ago) I needed to update WhatsApp which I use a lot. I had to delete loads of stuff. About a year later WhatsApp needed to be updated again and this time I had to loose Facebook Messenger to fit it on. This meant the only none as bought apps left on my phone were Arriva buses, National Rail, Flightradar24, Facebook and WhatsApp. I need to update WhatsApp again this week which I am confident will leave me with no apps other than WhatsApp and the stuff you need to make the phone work. Anyone know if the latest MotoG is any better as that was a massive dissappointment.

 

[najaB]

Anyone know if the latest MotoG is any better as that was a massive dissappointment.

The G5S has 32GB of storage and can be expanded to 256GB with a SD card. There's no reason why you should run out of memory.

 

[jon0844]

This is my current phone. Triple camera, 20+40+8MP.

https://jmcomms.com/2018/04/17/huawei-p20-pro-review-taking-mobile-photography-up-a-notch/

 

[fowler9]

The G5S has 32GB of storage and can be expanded to 256GB with a SD card. There's no reason why you should run out of memory.

Cheers mate, I am far from an expert on such things but the current one struggles to run Apps and did do from early on. It's not really related to me having loads of photos on the phone. Does what you say mean it could cope with various Apps if I manage the photos I do have on there? What I have now is going to be an elaborate Nokia 3210 in a week because it can't handle updates on a couple of Apps.

 

[Domh245]

Cheers mate, I am far from an expert on such things but the current one struggles to run Apps and did do from early on. It's not really related to me having loads of photos on the phone. Does what you say mean it could cope with various Apps if I manage the photos I do have on there? What I have now is going to be an elaborate Nokia 3210 in a week because it can't handle updates on a couple of Apps.

My g5s has got 97 apps installed, using a total of 6.49GB. Accounting for other things on the internal memory (system, cached data, etc) , I've still got half of it left to play with. I also have my SD card in it, which is where I store photos taken with the camera, music, podcasts, etc - where I've used 4GB out of 15. Compared to my previous phone (Moto g3), where towards the end it wasn't even able to sync emails in the background because it'd run out of space despite getting rid of every unnecessary app, it's night and day!

 

[fowler9]

My g5s has got 97 apps installed, using a total of 6.49GB. Accounting for other things on the internal memory (system, cached data, etc) , I've still got half of it left to play with. I also have my SD card in it, which is where I store photos taken with the camera, music, podcasts, etc - where I've used 4GB out of 15. Compared to my previous phone (Moto g3), where towards the end it wasn't even able to sync emails in the background because it'd run out of space despite getting rid of every unnecessary app, it's night and day!

Cheers mate, much appreciated. I have been wondering what to do next as like I said the G2 could run naff all six months after I got it and still had to pay for it for another year and a half.

 

[BlueFox]

While people mentioned the Moto G I have what I think is the G2. Within 6 months of getting it (About two years ago) I needed to update WhatsApp which I use a lot. I had to delete loads of stuff. About a year later WhatsApp needed to be updated again and this time I had to loose Facebook Messenger to fit it on. This meant the only none as bought apps left on my phone were Arriva buses, National Rail, Flightradar24, Facebook and WhatsApp. I need to update WhatsApp again this week which I am confident will leave me with no apps other than WhatsApp and the stuff you need to make the phone work. Anyone know if the latest MotoG is any better as that was a massive dissappointment.

You should be able to move apps to the micro SD card (assuming you have one - if not, you really should have one in a phone that's not got much built in storage)

Information here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/indevice_detail/a_id/114711/p/30,6720,9151

 

[radamfi]

something not too expensive...

This is my current phone. Triple camera, 20+40+8MP.

https://jmcomms.com/2018/04/17/huawei-p20-pro-review-taking-mobile-photography-up-a-notch/

£800. It is up to the OP to decide whether that is "not too expensive".

 

[fowler9]

You should be able to move apps to the micro SD card (assuming you have one - if not, you really should have one in a phone that's not got much built in storage)

Information here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/indevice_detail/a_id/114711/p/30,6720,9151

Yeah I follow that. Would you say it is normal for a modern smart phone to not be able to cope with Facebook, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp? Those and nothing else or in my case not even all three?