Advice On Best Small Cheapest Smart Phone

[dieseldick]

i dropped my samsung s4 in work today, screen definately gone but dont know if it is worth getting it fixed, phone is 3-4 yrs old.

i do not care one bit for brand makes like apple,samsung etc.

i want a smaller smart phone with 16gb memory or one which can take a memory card.

i have seen these on EBAY - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Superior-Smallest-2-45-Mini-Waterproof-Smart-Mobile-Android-Phone-Dual-SIM-/361492932084?var=&hash=item542aa865f4:m:mg-1G1E2r0EugfVCdSwE1aQ

also this kind of thing - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HTC-One-M7-32GB-FACTORY-UNLOCKED-4-7-Android-4-1-3G-Mobile-Smart-Phone-Free-Gift-/282165155467?hash=item41b25a968b:g:Hf8AAOSwFdtXz35s

or am i better buying a decent second hand apple or samsung from gumtree or ebay ?

what would you do. if i get 3 years out of phone im not fussed

[Buenchico]

I definitely wouldn't touch the first one. It's only 2G.

The second one is better but it's still only 3G.

I've been considering changing my phone for ages. (So I've been looking online and in stores for ages,as well as reading loads of reviews). This looks like the best option for me and it's possible that it might also suit your needs. (It's 4G, SIM free, with the latest version of Android which you're likely to get on a cheaper phone, with memory up to 32Gb via a microSD card, well-specified cameras and remarkably good reviews for the price):
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/5767087

[dieseldick]

thanks buen, yea i also seen that one. im still wondering if the likes of this would be better than 2nd hand samsung s4 mini, i can buy s4 mini for approx £50 secong hand of course,

what u think

[Buenchico]

I've seen it estimated that at least a third of phones sold on eBay are stolen. You'd also have no warranty on a secondhand phone. Buy at your own risk!

[Buenchico]

Good grief!

We've found probably the only person in the world who prefers Windows to Android!

(I've also got a feeling, Murdo, that DD might prefer a SIM-free phone because he seems to travel quite a lot to other countries and need internet access, via his phone, while abroad using local SIMs).

[hc4361]

I agree the first one is rubbish - don't touch with a barge pole.

I rather spend more on a new phone than a used one. Have a look at this for £80

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-GB-Moto-SIM-Free-Smartphone-Black/dp/B01K1I4GPU%3Fpsc%3D1%26SubscriptionId%3DAKIAID2HUF7VPZYSVYFQ%26tag%3Dpcad03-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB01K1I4GPU%26ascsubtag%3D3599662

[Zacs-Master]

Hc, are you sure about that phone? It gets a slating in the latest reviews:
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[hc4361]

ZM, it's a recommended phone in many mags and the three people I know who have it are happy enough.

[cupotee2]

Just read this thread...thanks Buenchico. Thats the one I have bought today. See my post Trusted Credentials...

Can you throw any light on the subject?

[-Talbot-]

Buenchico
Good grief!

We've found probably the only person in the world who prefers Windows to Android!



No you haven't.