New smartphone - anything beat the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for 250 quid?

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Otherwise I'm buying that.

Might be able to be swayed if there is something miles better for an extra 50 bones or so.
 

Iphone 5 is out on friday mate.....get on e-bay next week....loads of people will be upgrading their iphones so you may be able to pick up an iphone 4 on the cheap if thats what your into.
 
Not interested in Apple tbh, but thanks for the tip.

Agreed that 250 (German Amazon) is a great price for this phone.
 
Kurt said:
Iphone 5 is out on friday mate.....get on e-bay next week....loads of people will be upgrading their iphones so you may be able to pick up an iphone 4 on the cheap if thats what your into.
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or wish to have a lesser handset.

Getting one at that price you must be tempted for the Nexus 7 to run alongside it.
 

The Galaxy Nexus is not a bad shout. It is a previous generation phone, but running Jelly Bean it still feels incredibly relevant.

Not sure if 250 bones is a good price or not, if it is, snap it up mate.
 
And also still better than the s3, hence the costs more bit.


Samsung have now brought out an android camera.....

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MIDDLE ONE BTW

Samsung Galaxy Android Camera features
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Dylan said:
The Galaxy Nexus is not a bad shout. It is a previous generation phone, but running Jelly Bean it still feels incredibly relevant.

Not sure if 250 bones is a good price or not, if it is, snap it up mate.
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The S3 is over 400, for reference.

One thing about the Galaxy Nexus, the camera is pretty dreadful.
 
The camera on the S2 is supoib. Even better on the S3 I think. I still wouldn't buy it, I prefer post processing on my laptop and you'll get better cameras for less money but its a good idea.
 

The Note 2 is specced very well, plus it is running Jelly Bean (albeit the Sammy Touchwiz JB). It does have some cool features, BUT (and I know this sounds a bit funny from a S3 owner) it is too big for a phone. It is a midge too wide for me to use one handed (the S3 is at the absolute limit).

And the only thing the Nexus has over an S3 right now is JellyBean (out of the box). That is going to change now the Sammy JB is about to be released (although personally I do prefer the vanilla experience of the AOSP, which is what mine has flashed).

If you guys can get a Note 2 for 300 bones over there, and you don't mind the size then it will be a top phone for you. Other than that, a Nexus for 250 is a pretty good budget deal.
 
Oh, and that Samsung camera is just a bit overkill. Don't see it being a success at all (despite the fact it is an S3 with the phone features removed and shoehorned into a camera chassis)
 
just got my Galaxy Nexus back after breaking the screen, they replaced the handset apparently as it was too damaged.

4.2 Jellybeaned up here, can't figure the camera out at the moment tbh. but look forward to doin' a 360 with it...... Onsunday v the spuds.
 
Daughters Nexus 4 has just arrived.

They said it would be in about another 3 weeks tbh which is why she got the Nexus 7 for Xmas.

Good ploy by Google there, delay shipment, folks go out and get the tab then on Boxing Day they send out the phones.

Tablet looks ace btw. maybe now I'll get a go on it as she now has the phone welded to her palm.


Tab AND Phone for less than an iphone or ipad, that's the type of coffee I like to wake up and smell.
 

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