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My mum wants a Samsung smartphone
Anyone have any recommendations? She has never owned a smartphone but wants a Samsung Galaxy because some of her friends have one.
I'll spend upto £200 - any recommendations for a Samsung phone? I'm thinking Galaxy j7? |
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Anyone have any recommendations? She has never owned a smartphone but wants a Samsung Galaxy because some of her friends have one.
I'll spend upto £200 - any recommendations for a Samsung phone? I'm thinking Galaxy j7? |
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Thanks for replying.
It's her first smartphone, so anything decent from the Samsung range will be more than ideal! |
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If a smaller sized Samsung is desired (4.7 inch), then check out the Samsung Galaxy A3 2016 model. Available on eBay as new for £190ish. It's more premium looking than the J7, with glass front and back and metal trim.
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First thing is will your Mum require the phone to have a reasonable camera on it ?, also what other things would she want to do on the phone ?.
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Just seen S6 for £150 - any good?
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Just seen S6 for £150 - any good?
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Yeah, my wife actually has that and it's a decent phone
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When you think that cost over £500 not so long ago...
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Also bear in mind the S6 has horrible battery and signal issues, I sold mine on after a few months as it wouldn't even last a day without a charge.
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Also bear in mind the S6 has horrible battery and signal issues, I sold mine on after a few months as it wouldn't even last a day without a charge.
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My wife has the S6. We are both on EE and if my phone (Nexus 6p) is on the table next to hers, I get a full 4G signal, she's lucky to get 1 bar.
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Weird, maybe they made some hardware changes, but a quick google brings up many results of people complaining about both issues
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I will say avoid the J3 2016.
My friend had it less than a fortnight before the LCD panel cracked due to a manufacturing fault. Not only that it's still running Android L with no plans by Samsung to roll out Android M. |
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Depends if she wants a phone with a built in cigarette lighter, if she does a Galaxy Note 7 will do nicely, they may be going very cheaply as they have now ceased production.
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Depends if she wants a phone with a built in cigarette lighter, if she does a Galaxy Note 7 will do nicely, they may be going very cheaply as they have now ceased production.
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Anyone have any recommendations?
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I recommend she tests her smoke alarm
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Something like the S4 or S5 might be a good idea
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