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Upgrading from HTC Desire S

10monty10monty Posts: 126
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My phone contract is due for renewal this month and am looking at upgrading my HTC Desire S.

I have been really happy with this phone and if I thought it would last another 2 years I would keep it and reduce my contract monthly cost

However I know it won't and so therefore am looking for ideas for a similiar phone.

The HTC One and Samsung S3/4 obviously stick out but I'm not looking at paying those sorts of prices for the phone or monthly contract.

I currenltly pay around £26 pm on tmobile.
I have looked at the Samsung S3 mini, which has similiar specs to the Desire S.

Is this a phone worth going for or are there better alternatives.

I use it for internet while out and about but only for general browsing, nothing important.
Aside from calls/texts it mainly gets used for playing music
Thanks

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    Ultraman1966Ultraman1966 Posts: 271
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    10monty wrote: »
    My phone contract is due for renewal this month and am looking at upgrading my HTC Desire S.

    I have been really happy with this phone and if I thought it would last another 2 years I would keep it and reduce my contract monthly cost

    However I know it won't and so therefore am looking for ideas for a similiar phone.

    The HTC One and Samsung S3/4 obviously stick out but I'm not looking at paying those sorts of prices for the phone or monthly contract.

    I currenltly pay around £26 pm on tmobile.
    I have looked at the Samsung S3 mini, which has similiar specs to the Desire S.

    Is this a phone worth going for or are there better alternatives.

    I use it for internet while out and about but only for general browsing, nothing important.
    Aside from calls/texts it mainly gets used for playing music
    Thanks
    Moving Desire S to S3 Mini wouldn't be much of an upgrade. Have you considered buying a Sim free phone and then getting a sim only plan? If you got a Nexus 4 then it's £290 including delivery and then if you went with a plan that was only £10/m then it'll 22 quid per month over two years.
    The S3 has now dropped to about £330 and it's still a very good phone so that could be a suitable alternative.
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    RushRush Posts: 426
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    10monty wrote: »
    My phone contract is due for renewal this month and am looking at upgrading my HTC Desire S.

    I have been really happy with this phone and if I thought it would last another 2 years I would keep it and reduce my contract monthly cost

    However I know it won't and so therefore am looking for ideas for a similiar phone.

    The HTC One and Samsung S3/4 obviously stick out but I'm not looking at paying those sorts of prices for the phone or monthly contract.

    I currenltly pay around £26 pm on tmobile.
    I have looked at the Samsung S3 mini, which has similiar specs to the Desire S.

    Is this a phone worth going for or are there better alternatives.

    I use it for internet while out and about but only for general browsing, nothing important.
    Aside from calls/texts it mainly gets used for playing music
    Thanks

    My advice would be just to shop around..
    Take a look here
    http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/htc/htc-one-x-plus

    The HTC One X+ would be a great upgrade from the Desire S and is great for music lovers. Great monthly prices aswell.
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    niceguy1966niceguy1966 Posts: 29,560
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    Stay with HTC. I moved from HTC Desire S to Samsung GS3 and it's annoying in so many small ways!
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    Ultraman1966Ultraman1966 Posts: 271
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    I have two colleagues who went from HTC to Samsung in the last year and neither have had a lot to complain that was specifically Samsung only.
    The best thing to do is go into a phone shop and have a play, then find the best deals online. :D
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    10monty10monty Posts: 126
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    Thanks for all the comments. The HTC One X Plus actually looks a very good phone so will look into that one more
    Ultraman1966 wrote: »
    Moving Desire S to S3 Mini wouldn't be much of an upgrade. Have you considered buying a Sim free phone and then getting a sim only plan? If you got a Nexus 4 then it's £290 including delivery and then if you went with a plan that was only £10/m then it'll 22 quid per month over two years.
    The S3 has now dropped to about £330 and it's still a very good phone so that could be a suitable alternative.

    I had never looked at it like that before so definitely something worth looking into. Is there a site/company you would particularly recommend for buying a sim free phone?
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    Ultraman1966Ultraman1966 Posts: 271
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    Amazon are pretty competitive but I offer my services for free to find you a good deal! :P

    Gimme a budget and I'll show you the way. The One X+ is old hat, the Tegra3 chipset may have been overclocked but it's still a year and half old now which in mobile tech world is an entire generation.
    The chipset in the Nexus 4 simply blows it away.

    There are also some awesome WP8 phones that have dropped to below £250.

    http://www.expansys.com/htc-windows-phone-8x-black-237436/
    http://www.expansys.com/samsung-ativ-s-16gb-grey-249196/
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    10monty10monty Posts: 126
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    You're a gent (lady!!)

    I'm currently paying approx £27 p/m over 2 years so £650 effectively.
    If I could stay somewhere near that over the same period would be good.

    I should say now that I'm not the sort of person who needs to have the latest phone that sings and dances across my kitchen table, as I said previously I use it predominantly as a phone (shock, horror) and a music players.
    It needs to be able to take a 32gb card (or have enough internal gb)

    I'm not sure how realistic the budget is tbh and I'd ideally like to stick to the Android system.

    As for plans, I currently get 300 mins and 300 texts which is enough, plus unlimited internet.

    Thanks a lot
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