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    Default Smartphone questions from a newbie

    So I have never owned a smartphone. Heard of them, seen them, came close to them, and if I get 1 still probably not going to use half of the features of them.
    But I like technology, and I was given 15k to spend on a new phone, so I am just looking into the smartphone market, see what I can get.

    I am currently with Digicel and will be staying on Digicel.
    I like Nokia because they last me a long time and able to withstand me dropping them many times. I want my phone to last me 2 - 4 years.
    Digicel's current phone's not really exciting me.
    I don't like Blackberry, Iphones or Windows Phone OS.

    A friend gave me a site to buy smart phones from at a good price and I see all these smart phone brands I have never heard of in my life.
    Triton, Ouko, Skyline, Leon, Starlight...
    They don't seem to have Nokia or any other brand at all. lol

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    1. Do you guys have any recommendations for my price target?
    2. What's the deal with these other brands other than the main stream ones? Stay away from them? Buy at your own risk? They chinese phones? They any good?
    3. If I buy a phone online, what problems would I have getting it to work with Digicel, if any at all?
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    15k not gonna get you a phone that will last you 2 years.

    Try 40k.
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    Who post that ?? AA account got hacked ??

    $15k ??? That's a really low bodget... gonna be hard to find a good smart phone for that,.. unless it's relatively used or not so smart..
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    Who post that ?? AA account got hacked ??

    $15k ??? That's a really low bodget... gonna be hard to find a good smart phone for that,.. unless it's relatively used or not so smart..
    lol wha wrong wid mi post?

    Hmm, that's wierd, all my reading about prices, suggest the most popular and decent ones are in the $100 - $200 US range. Above $200 is the high end phones.
    Maybe I asking di wrong crowd here. lol Unnu too rich fi mi blood.

    My mom's samsung phone cost her 24k and it going well. So don't see why I can't get a decent one either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arch_Angel View Post
    lol wha wrong wid mi post?

    Hmm, that's wierd, all my reading about prices, suggest the most popular and decent ones are in the $100 - $200 US range. Above $200 is the high end phones.
    Maybe I asking di wrong crowd here. lol Unnu too rich fi mi blood.

    My mom's samsung phone cost her 24k and it going well. So don't see why I can't get a decent one either.
    What phone she has ?? $100 - $200 without contract ??

    Keep in mind you can get high end feature phones that have a fair amount of smart phone features...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    What phone she has ?? $100 - $200 without contract ??
    I think is a Samsung Galaxy S. She seh is a used phone she got from a friend of a friend of a friend. lol Not on contract.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arch_Angel View Post
    I think is a Samsung Galaxy S. She seh is a used phone she got from a friend of a friend of a friend. lol Not on contract.
    Yeah,.. that's a smart phone,. problem is that it's a 2yr old phone.. it came out sometime in 2010... but out here now they selling for $22-27k

    So once again $15k kinda low...
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    Quote Originally Posted by GPRS Internet View Post
    Yeah,.. that's a smart phone,. problem is that it's a 2yr old phone.. it came out sometime in 2010... but out here now they selling for $22-27k

    So once again $15k kinda low...
    o.O
    Again, I think you ppl too rich for my blood. What's wrong with this phone?

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    It's a good phone the Galaxy S that is.. Should be ideal based on your needs...

    Stay away form Chinese Knockoff phones at all cost..
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    Ok since i consider myself a connoisseur of smartphones, i live for specs and prices and then daydream about owning them since I cant actually afford anything I'd actually want right now. The best value for money especially with android is an issue when you have a tight budget like the one you now have. The best phone I can honestly see you purchasing for that price range would be a Sony Xperia Mini (st15a) on amazon it usually sells for 140-150USD. Don't get that one, you will have problems running apps with such a slow processor, you should be looking for 1ghz single core minimum and up. A decent phone that will definitely run apps, 3d games and all that stuff would be the Xperia U, its a lil out of you price range but its got the most bang for buck in my opinion on the market today.

    Why wouldn't I go with these no brand phones such as the one you posted, lack of software updates, build quality issues, clunky software overlays, no support from the developer community. Get a decent phone with a well known brand, you could get a cheap droid with seemingly okay specs and then see how it goes for you but trust someone who has taken that road, at the end of the day they aren't worth the money you will spend on them.

    You might wonder why I only listed sony phones, well its simply because they are trying their best to corner the low end droid market and they have the best offerings in my opinion, A samsung galaxy ace is another good phone though with support for local 3g bands. Most low end devices from htc and samsung however dont support the 3g bands out here at least in ur price range. MobileCityOnline is another decent site to buy, just checked out amazon, the prices have gone sky high since i last checked them out apparently
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