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Old 25-11-2016, 10:34
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To get back to the original point of this thread, today I've been unboxing a phone that will retail for £240 and yet has a full-HD 5.5-inch display, 16-megapixel camera, 64GB of storage, dual SIM and a large 3,140mAh quick charging battery. It has an octo-core 1.8GHz CPU and 4GB of RAM.

What's more, on Black Friday, it will be selling for £184.99!

I'm yet to set it up but once again, questions will have to be asked again about whether a similar spec phone is worth £700+
So, can you tell us now which phone this is of which ye speak
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Old 25-11-2016, 10:36
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So, can you tell us now which phone this is of which ye speak
A Blu Vivo 6

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb...eywords=Vivo+6

The spyware is included FOC
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Old 25-11-2016, 13:23
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The spyware is included FOC
Would be a bit cheeky to charge you for it.
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Old 25-11-2016, 18:42
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So, can you tell us now which phone this is of which ye speak
Yes, @jonmorris what's the big deal with this phone? Black Friday is nearly over!
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Old 25-11-2016, 18:46
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No big deal, but it's under £200. This thread was about the cost of phones and the allegation of huge profit margins.
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Old 25-11-2016, 19:33
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No big deal, but it's under £200. This thread was about the cost of phones and the allegation of huge profit margins.
What phone???!
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Old 25-11-2016, 20:07
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Old 27-11-2016, 12:17
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To get back to the original point of this thread, today I've been unboxing a phone that will retail for £240 and yet has a full-HD 5.5-inch display, 16-megapixel camera, 64GB of storage, dual SIM and a large 3,140mAh quick charging battery. It has an octo-core 1.8GHz CPU and 4GB of RAM.

What's more, on Black Friday, it will be selling for £184.99!

I'm yet to set it up but once again, questions will have to be asked again about whether a similar spec phone is worth £700+
A 16MP camera? So that's definitely much better than the 12MP camera on the iPhone?

I honestly didn't realise that. I was under the, I now realise mistaken, impression that there was more to a camera than the number of megapixels.

Thanks for setting me straight.
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Old 27-11-2016, 13:21
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A 16MP camera? So that's definitely much better than the 12MP camera on the iPhone?

I honestly didn't realise that. I was under the, I now realise mistaken, impression that there was more to a camera than the number of megapixels.

Thanks for setting me straight.
Of course there is, so your assumption above is very wrong. I'm quite surprised.

But if you're thinking a £200 phone is AS good as an £800 one, you're likely very wrong too. The point is, is a phone worth £600 more and does it have £600 worth of components more.
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