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Old 19-10-2014, 14:02
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Hi

My Three One Plan contract has now ended and as i don't need tethering im planning on possibly moving networks and thus want a new phone. I did look at an iPhone 5s or 6 but i think i want to stick with Android. I waited for the Nexus 6 but i'm not a massive fan of the size. This lead me to look at the Samsung Galaxy Alpha. It seems to have some decent and some negative reviews but i was wondering if anyone here actually had one and could provide me with an honest review of the phone. Battery life is fairly important but not critical to me.

If not the alpha, any other suggestions? (I'm moving from a Moto G 1st Gen)

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Old 19-10-2014, 15:01
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Have a look at the review on Android Central by Alex Dobie as he is reliable guy. Battery life is it's main weakness though.
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Old 19-10-2014, 17:52
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There was somebody else on here who wanted a Three One plan if you were thinking of ending it.
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Old 19-10-2014, 19:35
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Mine was with a handset and not sim only so its more expensive that just the sim only package. I'm open to someone taking it though.
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Old 19-10-2014, 22:03
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If you want a 'small' Android phone, seems like the Z3 compact is better than the Galaxy Alpha.
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Old 20-10-2014, 05:48
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Yeh I've been reading that one. Seems the camera is a little poor though?
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Old 20-10-2014, 12:26
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Yeh I've been reading that one. Seems the camera is a little poor though?
I have used the Z1 compact's camera and that was great. The Z3 is an updated version of that. The whole Z range of cameras does come in for some stick from reviewers but I think a lot of that is that they think Sony should be doing more. But coming from a Moto G you will be very happy with the Z3c camera if you go for that and it has great battery life.
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Old 20-10-2014, 16:10
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If you want a 'small' Android phone, seems like the Z3 compact is better than the Galaxy Alpha.
The Xperia Compact is a way better phone in almost every way, and a much better price. As for the camera, unless you are David Bailey I wouldn't give it another thought.
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Old 21-10-2014, 11:07
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Thanks for the advice guys. I had a play with all of them at my local carphone/various mobile shops and settled on an iPhone 6. It just felt the most natural to use. Ended up buying it sim free and sacking a payg sim in it as the networks prices were astronomical over 2 years.
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