Smart phone advice for a tech buffoon please.

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I think the time has come to upgrade from my ancient Samsung to something a bit more capable.

I need cheap, occasional internet browsing, cheap, navigation via satnav and cheap.

I wondered if this would do.

Cheers
 
simon ess said:
I think the time has come to upgrade from my ancient Samsung to something a bit more capable.

I need cheap, occasional internet browsing, cheap, navigation via satnav and cheap.

I wondered if this would do.

Cheers
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I was going to suggest a Moto phone before I looked at the link, so yes moto is fine but if possible go for a g range as opposed to e range. You may pay a bit more but should be a better experience.
 
sep9001 said:
I was going to suggest a Moto phone before I looked at the link, so yes moto is fine but if possible go for a g range as opposed to e range. You may pay a bit more but should be a better experience.
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Great. Thanks.

2 more questions.

1. Do I just put the sim card from my old phone into the new one? I have the most very basic o2 monthly account.
2. In what way would the g range be better than e range. I really only need very basic.

Thanks again.
 
You need to ensure you have a backup of your current phone, so check that your contact are backed up on the google, same with photos etc not sure if you use what’s app, if you do also make sure that is backed up.

When you log into to the new phone it will go through the process of copying all the contacts and data to it.

In terms of g phones they have abit more ram and memory so are a bit smooth to use.

If budget is tight go for the e range.

Sim should just be plug and play.
 
There's no such thing as a simple smartphone - they all do the same thing (over all) but some just do it much better than others. A more powerful processor, more memory and better screen will enable smoother, quicker operation and a nicer viewing experience.

Moto are fine, but a G may work better. If cheap is the driving criteria then be prepared for a laggy experience with a screen that you can't read in direct sunlight. That may not be a problem, as often older phones were like this and we coped ok.
 
Don't forget to backup sync your current mobile to Google so the restore process should be straight forward.

Sorry and another thing, what size SIM is in your current mobile or what Samsung model is it. All new phones have a nano SIM, so if you don't have a nano SIM you may have to ask your provider to send you a new SIM.
 
The phone is a Samsung GT-S5830.

I haven't been able to sign in to google from the phone for a while, but all my contacts bar a few are synced.

This phone has basically stopped being able to do anything but make calls, send texts, save contacts and make memos. It's only just started annoying me though.
 
Phone received. Was easy enough to set up. Didn't need to use new sim card. The old one had the option of punching out the nano card.

Got Alltrails, OS maps and Tidal downloaded.

All in all, very happy. Cheers.

Took a cheeky little photo on my morning walk this morning.

IMG_20230507_090250 by Simon, on Flickr
 
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