9-Star Beta Tester
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Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2012 5:19 am
Location: England
Cars: Toyota GT86 Giallo, Citroen 2CV6 Spécial
Phones and what to buy
As I mentioned a little in IRC, recently my trusty Nexus 4 has started to show it's age by stopping working reliably when making phonecalls, along with a couple of other issues. As much as I love it and am considering fixing it, I think it may be time to upgrade.
Usually I do tons of research and I'm pretty set on what I want to buy, this time however due to it letting me down quickly in some important phonecalls, I'm trying to make my mind up relatively quickly, which is making my decision harder. I originally wanted to start with a budget of £200 (what I paid for the N4 back in the day) but it seems £300 can get you a lot of extra bang for your buck.
What I'm considering so far:
Oneplus 2 64gb
Pros:
- Nice design
- Fancy shmancy camera with image stabilisation and stuff
- Seemingly good community support, I like the idea it will be long lived with regards to custom ROMs
- Oneplus don't care if you unlock the bootloader and start faffing
- 4GB Ram
- Dual SIM
Cons:
- No NFC
- Slower charge time (not a mega issue)
- Not sure on support if there is a problem
Moto X Force/Droid Turbo 2
Pros:
- Unshatterable screen
- Beefy battery
- 1440p AMOLED screen
- Old style Micro Usb (I got millions of cables, no USB Type C ones)
- More easily accessible support if there is a problem
- Very fast charging
- MicroSD slot
Cons:
- Only 3GB Ram
- Camera higher resolution but no image stabilisation or laser autofocus
- Motorola get annoyed if you unlock bootloader and take the warranty away
Oneplus X
This one is a bit of an outsider, essentially pros:
- £100 cheaper
- Smaller, I'm not a huge fan of the bigger phones but it seems to be the only way now.
Cons:
- Older chipset, less power
- Smaller battery
- Worse screen
- Worse camera
I'm open to other suggestions, but I'm just looking for a few different views from outside sources before I jump into a decision. As I say, I need to make it pretty soon as I need a reliable phone and I can't find my old Nokia 3310....