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My mum wants a Samsung smartphone
rjo333
10-10-2016
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?
darkjedimaster
10-10-2016
Originally Posted by rjo333:
“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?”

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 ?.
rjo333
10-10-2016
Thanks for replying.

It's her first smartphone, so anything decent from the Samsung range will be more than ideal!
ASIFZED
10-10-2016
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.
silentNate
10-10-2016
Originally Posted by darkjedimaster:
“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 ?.”

Oh yeah, she's gonna need that camera
rjo333
10-10-2016
Just seen S6 for £150 - any good?
silentNate
10-10-2016
Originally Posted by rjo333:
“Just seen S6 for £150 - any good?”

Yeah, my wife actually has that and it's a decent phone
Jimmy_Carter
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by silentNate:
“Yeah, my wife actually has that and it's a decent phone ”

When you think that cost over £500 not so long ago...
Faust
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by Jimmy_Carter:
“When you think that cost over £500 not so long ago...”

You have to remember though that this phone will only get a two year OS support cycle and it's already over a year old so not perhaps the bargain it first appears. It should continue to get security updates for a further year though.
Synthetic42
11-10-2016
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.
Lincs_Imp
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by Synthetic42:
“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.”

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.
Synthetic42
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by Lincs_Imp:
“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.”

Weird, maybe they made some hardware changes, but a quick google brings up many results of people complaining about both issues
Lincs_Imp
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by Synthetic42:
“Weird, maybe they made some hardware changes, but a quick google brings up many results of people complaining about both issues”

Yes, if I'm honest her battery seems to wear down faster than mine but I always think battery life is very difficult to evaluate. Everyone uses their phones differently with different apps. All these factors affect the battery life.
Heanor_Man31
11-10-2016
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.
Caxton
11-10-2016
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.
binary
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by Caxton:
“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.”

I'm assuming the OP is Prince Charles, so this is probably the kind of suggestion he's after...
Cloudane
11-10-2016
Originally Posted by rjo333:
“Anyone have any recommendations?”

I recommend she tests her smoke alarm
Lidtop2013
13-10-2016
Originally Posted by Cloudane:
“I recommend she tests her smoke alarm ”

Haha but that's only the note 7, his mum doesn't need anything that expensive
Synthetic42
13-10-2016
Something like the S4 or S5 might be a good idea
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