Recommendation for a smart phone...

fizzyvimto · 11-04-2013, 03:09 PM

Hi

I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone.

I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses.

I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Deedee · 11-04-2013, 03:28 PM

Hi,

My suggestion would be a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Advantages are many but disadvantage would be a plastic body - Many people hate it, but with a cover it is great).

My second suggestion, which is something would be my second choice if I cannot ignore the plastic body is Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (It has the WORLD's best battery life! PERIOD! If you want more, Motorola has been bought by Google, so I suppose all the Android juice from Google would be going to Motorola in the future. - If I think its right).

Those were my two cents, in the end a mans gotta do whatta mans gotta do.

Cheers!

misbehave · 11-04-2013, 03:32 PM

Nexus5 is good value.
The HTC One is also a very nice android phone. Yes, I know most people who pick Android would buy Samsung, but IMHO, HTC tuned android UI is way better and more user friendlier than the Touchwiz android ui tuned by Samsung.

NicoleC · 11-04-2013, 03:36 PM

Whether you choose iPhone, Android or Windows Phone, the market is robust and healthy right now and there are lots of great apps and features on each. Right now it's hard to go wrong with any of them. I'd go and get some hands on time with the different OS', and decide what important to you feature-wise. After that, go with what you like.

adwb · 11-05-2013, 12:34 AM

Nexus 4 I if you can find one or the new 5 version

misbehave · 11-05-2013, 12:35 AM

Originally posted by adwb

Nexus 4 I if you can find one or the new 5 version

It's strange that you can now find Nexus5 much cheaper than Nexus4.

**todd** · 11-05-2013, 01:06 AM

Originally posted by fizzyvimto

Hi

I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone.

I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses.

I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

I chose HTC one over s4 as my first smartphone for the cool camera and more accurate ( to my eyes anyway) colors among other things and have been very happy with it. check it out ;-)

link81 · 11-05-2013, 06:31 AM

Do you have a mac at home? if you do, the interoperability between the iPhone and OS X cannot be beat.

Personally i have an iPhone, as does my whole family. never had any problems with them, and they just work. I can't count how many times my wife has dropped hers in the tub (i have no idea how she does it) but she has yet to fry one.

If it's apps you're interested in, then either iOS or android is pretty much going to offer the same thing. windows not so much.

HTC/motorola/samsung make some good phones, my personal preference just happens to be apple.

altopiet · 11-05-2013, 06:46 AM

I've been using Nokia's for ages, at the moment I've got the Lumia 920. Nokia concentrates on their smartphone cameras and build quality have always been superb, unfortunately the Windows operating system is a bit new in smartphones and are quite a lot behind regarding the availability of apps, but that should change as more people switch to it, which is happening. At the moment, if I was in your place, I would probably go for a Samsung Galaxy, and if you decide to upgrade in few years time, compare them all again.

Na Horuk · 11-05-2013, 11:03 AM

I find that one of the most important aspects is battery life, and whether the phone allows you to exchange batteries (so you can have a backup). Photography apps.. I havent found very many that are actually useful out there, when taking photos.
Edit: Of course, the K-3 with its flu card could be a game changer in this regard.

reeftool · 11-05-2013, 11:18 AM

I'm smartphone shopping too and have looked at a lot lately. I like iOS better than Android but the iPhone is smaller and my eyesight isn't getting better with age. That said, the screen on the 5s is superb and I had no difficulty reading or doing anything with the display model. It's also unavailable to Verizon customers around my area until late November or December. Back ordered and a long waiting list. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is nice. My wife has the Galaxy Note but it's BIG. The new Nokia has a top notch camera, probably the best phone camera out there and the phones have a reputation for being rugged.

**Ahab** · 11-05-2013, 11:27 AM

IPhone.

edgedemon · 11-05-2013, 11:53 AM

<p>After nearly 3 years of Android, I switched from Galaxy 3 to a lumia 920 and have just got a lumia 1020. I love the build quality as well as the camera which on the 1020 just blows me away.</p>
<p>Thoroughly recommended, though with one caveat, write down all your essential apps and then check to see if there is a WP8 version. Im pretty much OK, all I want now is a decent mkv player but that is all and WP8 is so fast compared to android, it has been very well optimized</p>

ASheffield · 11-05-2013, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by fizzyvimto

Hi

I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone.

I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses.

I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

I'd go with Blackberry, any model. I have owned nothing other than Blackberries and I know multiple people who switched from Blackberry to iPhone but ultimately switched back. I also think they've got a great camera.

link81 · 11-05-2013, 01:47 PM

Originally posted by ASheffield

I'd go with Blackberry, any model. I have owned nothing other than Blackberries and I know multiple people who switched from Blackberry to iPhone but ultimately switched back. I also think they've got a great camera.

i don't think i'd go with blackberry anything right now. too much flux, and there is a real possibility that in the near future blackberry will no longer be a hardware company. Maybe wait a year or so to see how everything shakes out.

11-04-2013, 03:09 PM	#1
fizzyvimto Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 104	Recommendation for a smart phone... Hi I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone. I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses. I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value. Any thoughts? Thanks

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11-04-2013, 03:28 PM	#2
Deedee Veteran Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 307	Hi, My suggestion would be a Samsung Galaxy S4 (Advantages are many but disadvantage would be a plastic body - Many people hate it, but with a cover it is great). My second suggestion, which is something would be my second choice if I cannot ignore the plastic body is Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD (It has the WORLD's best battery life! PERIOD! If you want more, Motorola has been bought by Google, so I suppose all the Android juice from Google would be going to Motorola in the future. - If I think its right). Those were my two cents, in the end a mans gotta do whatta mans gotta do. Cheers!

11-04-2013, 03:32 PM	#3
misbehave Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 102	Nexus5 is good value. The HTC One is also a very nice android phone. Yes, I know most people who pick Android would buy Samsung, but IMHO, HTC tuned android UI is way better and more user friendlier than the Touchwiz android ui tuned by Samsung.

11-04-2013, 03:36 PM	#4
NicoleC Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Madison, AL Posts: 448	Whether you choose iPhone, Android or Windows Phone, the market is robust and healthy right now and there are lots of great apps and features on each. Right now it's hard to go wrong with any of them. I'd go and get some hands on time with the different OS', and decide what important to you feature-wise. After that, go with what you like.

11-05-2013, 12:34 AM	#5
adwb Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bristol UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,636	Nexus 4 I if you can find one or the new 5 version

11-05-2013, 12:35 AM	#6
misbehave Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 102	Originally posted by adwb Nexus 4 I if you can find one or the new 5 version It's strange that you can now find Nexus5 much cheaper than Nexus4.

11-05-2013, 01:06 AM	#7
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791	Originally posted by fizzyvimto Hi I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone. I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses. I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value. Any thoughts? Thanks I chose HTC one over s4 as my first smartphone for the cool camera and more accurate ( to my eyes anyway) colors among other things and have been very happy with it. check it out ;-)

11-05-2013, 06:31 AM	#8
link81 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 12822 Photos: Albums Posts: 459	Do you have a mac at home? if you do, the interoperability between the iPhone and OS X cannot be beat. Personally i have an iPhone, as does my whole family. never had any problems with them, and they just work. I can't count how many times my wife has dropped hers in the tub (i have no idea how she does it) but she has yet to fry one. If it's apps you're interested in, then either iOS or android is pretty much going to offer the same thing. windows not so much. HTC/motorola/samsung make some good phones, my personal preference just happens to be apple.

11-05-2013, 06:46 AM	#9
altopiet Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Gem of the Karoo, South Africa Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,307	I've been using Nokia's for ages, at the moment I've got the Lumia 920. Nokia concentrates on their smartphone cameras and build quality have always been superb, unfortunately the Windows operating system is a bit new in smartphones and are quite a lot behind regarding the availability of apps, but that should change as more people switch to it, which is happening. At the moment, if I was in your place, I would probably go for a Samsung Galaxy, and if you decide to upgrade in few years time, compare them all again.

11-05-2013, 11:03 AM	#10
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	I find that one of the most important aspects is battery life, and whether the phone allows you to exchange batteries (so you can have a backup). Photography apps.. I havent found very many that are actually useful out there, when taking photos. Edit: Of course, the K-3 with its flu card could be a game changer in this regard.

11-05-2013, 11:18 AM	#11
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	I'm smartphone shopping too and have looked at a lot lately. I like iOS better than Android but the iPhone is smaller and my eyesight isn't getting better with age. That said, the screen on the 5s is superb and I had no difficulty reading or doing anything with the display model. It's also unavailable to Verizon customers around my area until late November or December. Back ordered and a long waiting list. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is nice. My wife has the Galaxy Note but it's BIG. The new Nokia has a top notch camera, probably the best phone camera out there and the phones have a reputation for being rugged.

11-05-2013, 11:27 AM	#12
Ahab Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arnold, Md. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 762	IPhone.

11-05-2013, 11:53 AM	#13
edgedemon Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: London Photos: Albums Posts: 309	<p>After nearly 3 years of Android, I switched from Galaxy 3 to a lumia 920 and have just got a lumia 1020. I love the build quality as well as the camera which on the 1020 just blows me away.</p> <p>Thoroughly recommended, though with one caveat, write down all your essential apps and then check to see if there is a WP8 version. Im pretty much OK, all I want now is a decent mkv player but that is all and WP8 is so fast compared to android, it has been very well optimized</p>

11-05-2013, 01:26 PM	#14
ASheffield Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 329	Originally posted by fizzyvimto Hi I've decided my (very old) Nokia is no longer up to the job and It's time to get a smartphone. I was just wondering what everyone uses. I especially am attracted to the fact that there are photography apps and there is interconnectivity between phone and camera (e.g. IR, or flucard with K-3) which I think will be very useful for time-lapse and various other uses. I'd prob not be looking at the top of the range £500 smartphone but was attracted the the Nexus 5, or something similar as it looks like good value. Any thoughts? Thanks I'd go with Blackberry, any model. I have owned nothing other than Blackberries and I know multiple people who switched from Blackberry to iPhone but ultimately switched back. I also think they've got a great camera.

11-05-2013, 01:47 PM	#15
link81 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 12822 Photos: Albums Posts: 459	Originally posted by ASheffield I'd go with Blackberry, any model. I have owned nothing other than Blackberries and I know multiple people who switched from Blackberry to iPhone but ultimately switched back. I also think they've got a great camera. i don't think i'd go with blackberry anything right now. too much flux, and there is a real possibility that in the near future blackberry will no longer be a hardware company. Maybe wait a year or so to see how everything shakes out.