Samsung Galaxy Ace

[Garza]

views and opionions from people you have had/currently own one please?

In need of a new phone now but NOT an Iphone or any smartphone >£200 purely cos I dont want to pay out close to £1000 by the time the contract has ended.

So Samsung Galaxy Ace seems a reasonable budget smartphone for £150 sim-free, but would like peoples views of ownership.

Main reason I want a 'smartphone' is so I can surf the net and check footy scores when out and about.

please begin...

[bobotheclown]

can't you get a decent HTC for free on contract?

[Dan_GTi8v]

I need a pay and go smartphone as well, was thinking of the galaxy ace, whats it like on pay as you go with internet charges though is it really any cheaper? atm I pay less than £10 a month on credit

[Garza]

I need a pay and go smartphone as well, was thinking of the galaxy ace, whats it like on pay as you go with internet charges though is it really any cheaper? atm I pay less than £10 a month on credit

atm im on the simplicity £10 a month, so get 300 mins, free o2-o2 calls and unlimited txt, might be able to get the 100mb data bolt-on for extra £3 a month... then just buy the Ace and pop my sim into it.

can't you get a decent HTC for free on contract?

I dont know much about HTC either, any model you'd recommend? quick look on O2 and the basic tariff doesnt offer much free mins or txt

[murraymint]

i have the galaxy ace, good phone for the price, lil bit slow at times but i think that coz i gotta 8gd stick init full up with music and photos, best bit is that i gotta golf gti shortcut on the home screen! lol

[Garza]

best bit is that i gotta golf gti shortcut on the home screen! lol

like!

how's the general battery life? I know the more powerful smartphones only last about a day.

[murraymint]

if im using it all day then rubish but it last a couple days easy, just gotta remember to turn the wifi off wen not using it. i'f got a charger in the car so dont really notice the battery dieing..

i'd say the its a good phone and can do most of the things to more expencive smart phones do, i've never tried to do something that the phone cant, if oyu know what i mean.

[Garza]

if im using it all day then rubish but it last a couple days easy, just gotta remember to turn the wifi off wen not using it. i'f got a charger in the car so dont really notice the battery dieing..

i'd say the its a good phone and can do most of the things to more expencive smart phones do, i've never tried to do something that the phone cant, if oyu know what i mean.

cool, I guess battery life on a smartphone will never be as good as a non-smartphone. Is yours running on Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS? any issues with it?

[murraymint]

not shore just looked on about phone in the settings and it says android version 2.2.1

[Garza]

anyhoo... went for something completely different instead. Have just ordered the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray 

http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/Sony-Ericsson/Sony-Ericsson-Xperia-Ray/O2/O2-100-(24mths)-Internet-All-Rounder/11031301,0,1866004190 + getting additional £30 cashback through TopCashBack.

Works out about £15.50 ish a month for a 24 month contract.