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Title: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 30 April 2012, 21:12
Hi, im torn between three mobile phones, i have never had a smart phone, always been happy with my basic £60 touch screen, but its time to upgrade!   

First, if any one has anything to say about these.. please do because these are the ones in my price range with the tarriff i want

Motorola Razr
Samsung Galaxy S2
Sony Xperia S


They are all android, and all pretty much the same in features,  this is my main question,  the Motorola does a really cool effect when you lock it,  as they are all android, is this something i can set on any other android or do individual manufacturers build in different things?  I was hoping they would all do the same thing as they are all android (like windows 7 does the same thing on any laptop for eg..)  Is that the case?
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: justalex81 on 30 April 2012, 21:13
galaxy s2.

mods you can lock this thread now  :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: thatwillis on 30 April 2012, 21:14
+1 Galexy S2... Done.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 30 April 2012, 21:15
TBH the Samsung seems to be the most plain and boring on screen, the others seemed a lot more animated,  or can i change the settings?
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: damien010685 on 30 April 2012, 21:46
You can modify loads on the S2  the S2 is the superior to both those phones.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: justalex81 on 30 April 2012, 22:31
this thread still going?!  :laugh:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Jay on 01 May 2012, 07:28
HTC One X :cool: [/thread]


The Razr is cool, but as with the other phones outdated now and you can get better phones on the same contracts. Use a money comparison site to find good deals, then go into the stores with these printed out and get yourself a better dealio  :wink:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 01 May 2012, 12:43
Had the Galaxy S2 since November last yr, awesome phone! about 1/3rd of my contacts have the S2 now  :laugh:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 02 May 2012, 07:46
Ok done, a got my self the s2 and yea its much better than the others there is so much to learn on it haha
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 02 May 2012, 15:24
Now i have played with it i can see how its superior im well impressed have just ordered obd2 Bluetooth diagnostickdiagnostic port for it too that will be handy
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 02 May 2012, 16:22
Now i have played with it i can see how its superior im well impressed have just ordered obd2 Bluetooth diagnostickdiagnostic port for it too that will be handy

Which one did you go for mate?
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 02 May 2012, 16:28
HTC one X.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 02 May 2012, 20:46
Now i have played with it i can see how its superior im well impressed have just ordered obd2 Bluetooth diagnostickdiagnostic port for it too that will be handy

Which one did you go for mate?

Samsung S2
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 03 May 2012, 01:25
Quote from: Rmachines
Samsung S2

Sorry mate I meant which bluetooth obd2 adaptor wotsit did you go for? as I'm thinking of picking one up  :wink:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 03 May 2012, 16:43
Oh sorry it was just the basic generic one on  ebay i have the wired type and its ok so if  i get on  with the software i will invest in a better one
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Steve30 on 03 May 2012, 20:05
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17935684

This is the one to have  :wink:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Ridg on 03 May 2012, 20:44
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17935684

This is the one to have  :wink:

Addresses everything that was missing on the One X (non replaceable battery, micro SD, battery etc) but it's not a looker.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 03 May 2012, 21:03
Will make a nice upgrade in 18 months when its a bit cheaper :wink:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: dan_apps on 03 May 2012, 21:04
s3 looks promising, love my s2 so wont be getting rid anytime soon.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Jay on 03 May 2012, 21:05
It's got the shape of cheaper phones  :undecided: HTC One X for me IF I went Android on my next phone. Otherwise it's still looking like a Cyan Lumia 800 or 900.
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 03 May 2012, 21:07
I have just upgraded the operating system, and its now running version 4 (ice cream sandwich i presume)  Cant say its all that much different but there are a few little fancy extras
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 03 May 2012, 22:14
I've got to admit that after reading this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17945853   I'm almost thinking I could be tempted away from HTC...
Impressive stuff.
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Post by: shepgti on 04 May 2012, 12:27
the spec of the s3 does look awsome but why oh why did they ruin the looks of it!
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Rmachines on 04 May 2012, 14:20
yeah that's defiantly lacking the looks i love the simple smartness of the s2 i like square things with round edges lol
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: shepgti on 04 May 2012, 15:25
yeah that's defiantly lacking the looks i love the simple smartness of the s2 i like square things with round edges lol
rectangle with round corners  :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Golf_GT_TDI on 04 May 2012, 16:20
Yep I'll stick with my S2, don't like the look of the S3
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Dolly on 04 May 2012, 16:56
updated my original Galaxy S, first update in at least 12 months, its a bit fresher than before, seems nice to use and that, work checking ever now and again unless youve done all this "rooted" "rom" bollox in which case ignore me
Title: Re: New to smart phones- Please help!
Post by: Dolly on 05 May 2012, 20:58
ok fail on this gingerbread wank, its now randomly dropping wifi, sometimes slow to do anything, and random apparant turn offs/black screens where i need to remove the battery.

anyone know of the update.zip file i need...