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23-06-2012, 21:11
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Suggest a phone for a 13 year old boy?
My son isn't especially interested in phones, but has just said he'd like a new one, maybe a touchscreen. He'd like to be able to get facebook and youtube easily, and as it's not a birthday or Christmas present I don't want to spend a fortune. Any ideas?
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23-06-2012, 21:24
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Samsung galaxy y
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23-06-2012, 21:24
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23-06-2012, 21:28
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I was looking at the Galaxy Y (the Ace is a bit expensive tbh).
It has to be Virgin or unlocked, as I have a rolling contract for him which is a decent deal. Is the Galaxy easy to use? |
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23-06-2012, 21:31
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23-06-2012, 21:40
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A lot of kids I know round this age seem to have BlackBerry phones?
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23-06-2012, 21:57
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Nokia Lumia 710
* Under £100 * Windows Phone 7.5 * Good touchscreen with YouTube * Easy to use * Facebook/Twitter Integration * HD Video Recorder |
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23-06-2012, 22:04
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Sony Xperia Mini.
Close to high end spec so runs ICS as can all the xperia range. Best branded sub £100 phone around. Small screen, but that might suit. |
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23-06-2012, 22:23
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23-06-2012, 22:26
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23-06-2012, 23:10
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23-06-2012, 23:23
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Galaxy y, simple and cheap enough but more than adequate for your son's needs.
My wife has just upgraded from one and my daughter still has hers, nice little phones. |
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23-06-2012, 23:59
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I would ask around the parents of his friends and see what they have. If it's a blackberry circle, then he'll be wanting to bbm along with the rest of them.... the galaxy Y is good little phone for his age group if android is the way they are leaning... |
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24-06-2012, 00:17
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Whichever phone you go for, make sure it's pay as you go only...
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24-06-2012, 00:38
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24-06-2012, 01:12
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24-06-2012, 10:04
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Samsung Galaxy Y.
Wifi too, for such a cheap phone, so internet access at no extra cost. And it is a smart looking phone. |
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24-06-2012, 10:30
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I have a rolling contract for him, it's Virgin and £7 a month. He gets something like 120 minutes and a couple of thousand texts and 500 mb. So it's not bad really, I think he'd use more than £7 on a regular pay n go. I know it's bit much to buy him a new phone when it's not a birthday or anything, he never asks for anything normally though so maybe if we can find a Galaxy for a decent price we'll spoil him for once. |
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24-06-2012, 10:32
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It also depends what phone his Friends have - but a Blackberry 9320 is excellent value for money at £129.95
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24-06-2012, 13:48
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ie, if phone / sim stolen and used abroad before reported stolen, and acknowledged by provider ! , high costs. |
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24-06-2012, 13:55
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OP, I used the galaxy y myself after my iPhone was stolen and I was waiting for an upgrade. I used it for about 1 month and it was really easy to use. A nice little smart phone, good for texting, light Web browsing, Facebook etc.
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