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Old 15-08-2016, 16:52
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Bush have a new phone coming out soon looks very good for the price one of there best phones they made http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Prod...ush+mobile.htm
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Old 15-08-2016, 17:31
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Bush have a new phone coming out soon looks very good for the price one of there best phones they made http://www.argos.co.uk/m/static/Prod...ush+mobile.htm
Whoever makes it it's not Bush. They long ago ceased to be a manufacturer of any sort. Now they are just a badge stuck on somebody else's generic product. Probably find the exact same phone with other names on it.
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Old 15-08-2016, 17:35
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Archos made the original ones and in fairness the windows one was not bad at all

Extras where a little lacking, but the mobile i had did come with a free case in box

This model is £199 quid - way to much i think this will be a discounted handset soon

I would say this could go for about £129.99

Every other bush phones did get reduced quite a bit soon after going on sale

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Old 15-08-2016, 22:58
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Same price as the new J5 and 40 quid dearer than the Moto G4? You've got to be kidding.....
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Old 16-08-2016, 07:50
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Same price as the new J5 and 40 quid dearer than the Moto G4? You've got to be kidding.....
Better spec than either of those.
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Old 16-08-2016, 08:02
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Better spec than either of those.
Better spec than the G4?

On paper maybe but I await a review, although many sites seem a bit snobby about reviewing the very cheapest brands like Alba and Bush.

I realise the Samsung J5 has worse specs but I include it because it's a Samsung and this is.... well a Bush....see I can do snobby too!
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Old 16-08-2016, 09:12
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I reviewed the Bush Spira D2 5.5 and wife bought it. That was a reasonable phone at the time, and for the price excellent value for money. Sadly, she dropped it...

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Old 16-08-2016, 09:14
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Even though it's a Bush, it will still most likely be way more expensive than buying the same/similar spec direct from China. The question is how much is a warranty worth?

Edit: just actually looked at the spec and it's very very good indeed so maybe I was judging harshly. Appears to be the Archos Diamond 2 plus re-packaged?

http://www.archos.com/gb/products/sm...lus/index.html

The 20.7mp camera looks to be the superb Sony Exmoor I have in my Meizu MX4 Pro so no complaints there. The MTK processor (no NFC) is a bit of a bummer though.
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Old 16-08-2016, 10:00
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I reviewed the Bush Spira D2 5.5 and wife bought it. That was a reasonable phone at the time, and for the price excellent value for money. Sadly, she dropped it...

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Had you brought a better quality make it might have survived.......
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Old 16-08-2016, 20:00
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Bush as a brand has gone downhill a lot in the last few years. Just like Goodmans used to be very good at one time. Think both brands are now owned by the same company.
Alba is another cheap brand that's gone downhill in the last few year.
Philips although still good is now a hit or a miss depending on what you are buying
Phone in the link that the op posted looks ok but I would now tend to try and aviod cheaper brands like Bush, Goodmans and Alba and for some things Philips as well.

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Old 20-08-2016, 15:53
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Even though it's a Bush, it will still most likely be way more expensive than buying the same/similar spec direct from China. The question is how much is a warranty worth?

Edit: just actually looked at the spec and it's very very good indeed so maybe I was judging harshly. Appears to be the Archos Diamond 2 plus re-packaged?

http://www.archos.com/gb/products/sm...lus/index.html

The 20.7mp camera looks to be the superb Sony Exmoor I have in my Meizu MX4 Pro so no complaints there. The MTK processor (no NFC) is a bit of a bummer though.
It is a rebadged Diamond 2 Plus. Was checking it out and emailed them as to when it would be avaliable. Got reply that it would be sold under Bush label.
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Old 20-08-2016, 16:03
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Bush as a brand has gone downhill a lot in the last few years. Just like Goodmans used to be very good at one time. Think both brands are now owned by the same company.
Alba is another cheap brand that's gone downhill in the last few year.
Philips although still good is now a hit or a miss depending on what you are buying
Phone in the link that the op posted looks ok but I would now tend to try and aviod cheaper brands like Bush, Goodmans and Alba and for some things Philips as well.

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Bush, Alba and Goodmans haven't been brands in any meaningful sense for years. For a very long time they have just been badges stuck on any old generic stuff made by companies like Vestel. In fact you may even see all three badges glued to exactly the same bit of kit.

They certainly haven't made anything themselves for a very long time.
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Old 20-08-2016, 16:36
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Will it be as good as the I phone 6s plus camera thou ?
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Old 20-08-2016, 17:40
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Will these phones ever see security updates though?
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Old 20-08-2016, 18:16
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Bush, Alba and Goodmans haven't been brands in any meaningful sense for years. ...
Since 2008, the Bush and Alba brands have been owned by Home Retail Group aka Argos. I think nowadays Bush and Alba badged kit is sold exclusively at Argos, in the UK at least.

Sainsbury's is about to complete the purchase of Home Retail Group, so I guess we may well see Bush and Alba branded stuff on sale in their supermarkets too.
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Old 21-08-2016, 01:31
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Sainsbury's is about to complete the purchase of Home Retail Group, so I guess we may well see Bush and Alba branded stuff on sale in their supermarkets too.
I wonder if it will displace all the Blaupunkt stuff Sainsbury's currently sell?

That's another odd brand - I remember them being seen as a premium German brand in the 80's (my Dad's swanky BMW at the time had a Blaupunkt audio system), but now they just seem to churn out cheap bluetooth speakers.
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Old 21-08-2016, 06:42
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Blaupunkt are just another brand name like Bush and Alba but they did produce quality gear back in the 80's and early 90's. Alas no more, it's any old rebranded stuff now.
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