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I want to get something to make calls, has a decent camera, large screen and is brilliant for keeping an eye on my website so will need to be a good for internet. i don't want to spend a great deal on this but still want okay'ish quality.
I've been looking at the Nokia Lumina 1320 which has a massive screen and good battery and also had a look into phablets. A bit confused to be honest, the mobile internet and phone combination are the most important.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

Steve.
 
For years the Nokias held the crown of best camera but the latest Samsung has blown that out the water. Remember all phone work with a teeny photo sensor so there is a limit.
As you don't want to spend a lot, have a look at the S3, it is really cheap now. Watch the apps you load though as the battery can be drained quickly. Also have a look at the Samsung Galaxy S4 camera if the camera is important. Both are super fast with good screens. I have an S3 but was going to upgrade to a S5 until they told me water damage isn't covered by warranty (meaning the so called IP67 rating is obviously not really IP67).

My carrier is Virginmobile who are cheap with unlimited everthing including 08 numbers but they have no 4G if speed is a must. I link my Eyefi card to my S3 which is handy when out and about (myphone auto syncs with Dropbox so all my images are waiting for me on my PC too).

S4 & S5 are better but more money for not much improvement. iPhones are too expensive and will only let you do things Apple approve of ;)

Good luck
 
Nokia 1020 shoots RAW and Adobe released a profile for it too. Great phone, will be even better when 8.1 drops soon...
 
Thanks for the replies guys, I was looking at the moto G and the galaxy S3 both nice and as I'm with virgin with our internet and home phone get a better deal on pay per month, emm:thinking:
 
Finaly went for the experia Z1, was this was a good choice???

Turning up tomorrow so getting ready for a stress fest learning how to use it. It's my first new phone for XXXX years, still miss my sony c95 that died badly in a cup of tea:(

Anyone got this phone?

St.eve
 
Experia Z1 won't let me connect my busines email to it which is a total bummer. Lovely phone, but this is a problem that has been unresolved with this system for ages apparantly, and sony don't seem to be able to fix it. Just my bloody luck! Bought a case for it and did all the usual faff you do when you get a new bit of kit, then two days wasted trying to sort out the email stress :(, I should have looked for problems before getting it.

It's going back!

Having a fresh look, I think I will go with the windows phones, MS seem to be pinching and adapting all the best features from apple and the android systems so maybe it will be the best for the future. The system seems to be more secure from what I read and to be honest i don't completely trust googles info sly info gathering etc.

Anyone got any bad things to say about windows phone before I press the button again??

Tech stress for old uns has certainly gone on a pace,I hope I'm right in thinking the windows os will seem more familiar and idiot friendly

Steve.
 
Have you tried a different mail app? I prefer touchdown to the native android mail up.
 
have a look on hotukdeals. The Nokia Lumia 1020 running Windows Phone 8 is brilliant, it's secure and it has the best camera around right now, and I seem to remember there were some excellent deals on this right now on HUKD. The 8.1 update that is coming shortly makes a really great phone even better too. I'm biased, I work for MS, but security is better, compatibility with corp email is the best there is (your exchange admin may block certain types of android phones/email clients - e.g. there are hacked mail clients on android that avoid the requirement for a PIN when you connect which means admins hate them). There's also a load of very work friendly things like your exchange admin can't wipe personal data, just the work data.
Plus, the 1020 shoots Adobe-compatible RAW/DNG: http://conversations.nokia.com/2013/10/29/another-nokia-first-digital-negatives-raw-dng-lumia/
 
I've been using Lumias since they launched. Currently on a 920. The camera is excellent, and with the latest 8.1 update there is really nothing lacking compared to Android/iOS.

When you're using Android, you and your data are the product. Use an iPhone or Windows phone, you are the customer....worth bearing in mind.
 
Well, I guess that depends on how much kudos you give the DXO website. The 1020= that of the S4 but the S5 (not tested yet) is supposed to be much better. At the end of the day it is a mobile.
 
Nothing can compete with the 1020 yet, you pay a price in the size though with the large sensor.
 
When you're using Android said:
That clinched it for me Chris,that articulated how I felt perfectly. I'm waiting for lumia 1032 to arrive, its got the screen size i wanted originally and I do fancy the windows os more than android.
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