Buying first phone

Not a clue which one to get.

I want an android? Smartphone with a largish touch screen and touch qwerty keyboard, capable of playing hd videos and recording in 720p and at least 5mp camera, I'd really like a decent camera.

I'm hoping someone can point me toward what I should be looking at and what I do need.

Budget is around £100-£200/$200-400 so not that much really, will most likely be signing up to giff gaff sim only contract after phone purchase.

Thanks

 

A paper cup and string?:-D

 

BTW Kestrel can you have this thread moved to the hardware sectionroflmao

Do I have to post threads in the right section myself? :-D

 

Hey Rikky, my son has recently got a Sony Xperia Z2 and previously had the Z1. He really likes the camera and it is fully waterproof so he often takes it swimming. The only downside I see is it is rather large in size making which pocket a tricky choice although this doesn't seem to bother my son. They are pretty dear so you probably would need to leverage one with a contract
Previously to the Sony Z1 he had a Samsung Galaxy and that was also a great phone but not waterproof and it died while at a mate's place for a BBQ when his so called "mates" rolleyes tossed him fully clothed into the swimming pool LOL ......... yes his pants got very hot and yes alcohol was involved rolleyes
Hence one of his reasons for wanting a waterproof phone :cool
Here is a link

Personally I still have a two year old Blackberry Torch because it is still going strong and as my boss gave me the phone brand new for free (I supply the SIM), I think it is the right price for a just OK phone

 

Thanks for all the reply's

Practically every contract in the UK is 24 months and I don't want to sign up for anything for two years, my life is currently running on a week by week basis and I can't afford any more monthly expenditures, I also can't be bothered researching what the best deal is when I don't know what I want myself having never owned a single phone.

@ MA Looked at the used market but preferred something new, I would have definitely gone for the S3, I actually did go for the S3 for free from a family member but it stopped working as soon as I touched it:-D

@Laura if I'll be signing up to a contract with a decent phone such as a HTC or Iphone but first I need to get used to having a phone, I'm pretty clumsy at times and as my bro pointed out I will break this phone within a month or so, I dropped it hard on concrete the first day I owned it but luckily I got a screen protector professionally fitted and a good protective cover so no damage.

So the phone names posted have been entered into a hat and one picked out at random:-D Nah went with the SONY Xperia M2, can't afford the Z2 Got a deal for £145 with £10 credit and a clause to buy £10 more credit from them in a month.

I like SONY, sue me.

I can now argue with you all from the toilet

Thanks again.

 

Yeah one of the problems I've ran into is the resolution of the screen and the size of the phone, I should have gone smaller but I can't type quick on those smaller screens, the xperia m has a 960x540 instead of full 720p on a 4.8inch screen so there is a little pixellation also but I'm not really too fussed ATM.

I'm on PAYG O2 but I can't recall the deal I got, it is a rolling type contract but on PAYG, I have to top upo another £10 in a month or I will lose the deal.
My main concern ATM is remembering to take it everywhere I go and keeping it alive:-D

 

Ask and Ye shall receive, check PM. You just have one question to ask yourself Laura, do you have the balls to use it?

I'm currently installing whatsapp, as instructed by my brother.

 

Samsung phones are also a lot easier to work on. Samsung all the way. :highfive

 

Noone had mentioned the iPhone. Our choice was simple, we went to Fry's a few years ago and the iPhone was almost instantly usable for Wifey.
Fast forward to today, demo Siri, Cortana and Google Now. See which phone works for you and what interface you like.
Then choose a phone.
Choosing by brand opinion is not in your best interest.

 

Everyone I've known who has iphones has call problems with them, not saying there's something wrong with the hardware but so many go straight through to answering machine when the phone is on it's silly.

Could be a combination of UK networks and Iphone hardware.

 

Yeah but I just had to say it, leave me alone:cry:-D

Good but for some reason the volume from the speaker has about halved so it's a struggle hearing videos and my alarm and ringtone are sometimes hard to hear, I may have dropped it in some liquid at some point but I thought I'd got away with it.

Love the phone though, I would it's my first.

I'm on giffgaff sim only no unlimited data, unlimited texts, 500 minutes. £15 a month. I hardly used the phone on O2 pay as you go but went through £10 of credit in less than a week, I consider PAYG sims as a straight con now.

I find this deal too much I use about 200 minutes a month, 2 gigs of data and never text, I only really use whats app.