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Galaxy S3 now only £129 sim free (upgrade price at CPW)
DangerBrother
02-08-2014
If you have a qualifying sim (more details on Hotuk deals of the week if interested).

Just noting how quickly prices can fall of such phones, its only 2 years old, and was £400 IIRC on realease.

Very tempted to pick one up and stick a zerolemon battery, and a rom on it, though I think my Moto G might be better now.

Imagine picking up a brand new S5 in two years for £150 or so, bonkers isnt it.
JasonWatkins
02-08-2014
That's a crazy price. I had one for a few years and they're great phones.

I'm a bit out of the Android custom rom game, but have they made any that support the new 128gb micro sd cards?

If you could get a decent, streamlined rom for the S3 with a good battery and 128gb of Micro SD to play with, would you really need one of the newer phones ?
Anika Hanson
03-08-2014
Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“That's a crazy price. I had one for a few years and they're great phones.

I'm a bit out of the Android custom rom game, but have they made any that support the new 128gb micro sd cards?

If you could get a decent, streamlined rom for the S3 with a good battery and 128gb of Micro SD to play with, would you really need one of the newer phones ?”

Well according to this site or does support the 128 GB SANDDISK Micro SD card.

http://phandroid.com/2014/02/27/phon...icrosdxc-card/
JasonWatkins
03-08-2014
Originally Posted by Anika Hanson:
“Well according to this site or does support the 128 GB SANDDISK Micro SD card.

http://phandroid.com/2014/02/27/phon...icrosdxc-card/”

Nice.

It's still got 1gb ram as well, so with the quad core processor, there's really not much out today that it wouldn't run and run well. I'm quite happy with my iPhone but I certainly wouldn't have a problem going back to an S3 at that price if ever I had to.
alanwarwic
03-08-2014
Price is £160 unsubsidised which is a still quite incredible.
Looks to me like it is having a revamp to become the S5 Mini.

So I guess this is essentially 'final stock'.
Orbitalzone
03-08-2014
Yep clearing stock, I think I read Samsung have stopped any further developments for the S3's so it won't likely get any further updates
jchamier
03-08-2014
Originally Posted by Orbitalzone:
“Yep clearing stock, I think I read Samsung have stopped any further developments for the S3's so it won't likely get any further updates”

Yes, buying a S3 today versus a Moto G 4G would be a very strange decision.

£214 on amazon UK for a phone that won't get any more updates?? er, no thanks.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gala...rds=samsung+s3
finbaar
03-08-2014
But it won't stop working. And at £129 it pisses all over the G.
JasonWatkins
03-08-2014
This whole notion of "won't get any more updates" is a bit moot if you take some time to become familiar with Android modding and custom roms.
Orbitalzone
03-08-2014
Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“This whole notion of "won't get any more updates" is a bit moot if you take some time to become familiar with Android modding and custom roms.”

Well of course that's true but it's more than a notion - the buyer has to decide if that's an issue for them. Flashing Roms isn't for everyone though.

It's a great deal for sure for £129 probably not nearly so tempting at £200 though.
Faust
04-08-2014
Bit like buying an XP computer if you ask me. You're simply buying obsolescence which then makes it anything but a cheap phone.
d123
04-08-2014
Originally Posted by Faust:
“Bit like buying an XP computer if you ask me. You're simply buying obsolescence which then makes it anything but a cheap phone.”

I would have to agree, the moto 4g at similar money is a more intelligent choice.
DangerBrother
04-08-2014
I got one in the end, already have a moto g, two great phones for £229...
d123
05-08-2014
Originally Posted by DangerBrother:
“I got one in the end, already have a moto g, two great phones for £229...”

As long as you are happy.

I know I wouldn't have bought an old phone that's seen it's time and has no prospect of future support from it's manufacturer or the ability to take advantage of 4G as it rolls out.

Everything the Moto 4G would have done...
jchamier
05-08-2014
Originally Posted by JasonWatkins:
“This whole notion of "won't get any more updates" is a bit moot if you take some time to become familiar with Android modding and custom roms.”

Well yes, but given IT techs who are very happy rebuilding servers with Linux and configuring, don't go near flashing ROMs on their mobile devices - the number of people who do this is quite small

I remember installing a Cyogen build of AOSP 4 onto my ZTE Blade. It worked better than I expected - but it wasn't straightforward at all.

Lack of official updates means security issues (see the Fake-ID problem), and no LTE/4G radio is the killer as it will become more and more important in the next 12 months.
The Sack
05-08-2014
Originally Posted by finbaar:
“But it won't stop working. And at £129 it pisses all over the G.”

It might on planet fanboy but it doesnt in the real world.
Orbitalzone
05-08-2014
Originally Posted by The Sack:
“It might on planet fanboy but it doesnt in the real world.”

Thanks, that made me chuckle
Faust
06-08-2014
Originally Posted by DangerBrother:
“I got one in the end, already have a moto g, two great phones for £229...”

Or you could have paid £299 and had a Nexus 5 - even better, smart money for a smartphone.
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