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erektion
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada62 Posts
January 18 2011 02:43 GMT
#1
i've decided to shell out a bit of cash to try and get a newer, more updated phone. it seems everyone has a smart phone nowadays, and i was planning on just buying one without a contract. my budget is anywhere from 200-300.

i've narrowed my options down to either a new xperia x8, or find a slightly used samsung wave.

should i be taking a look at any other phones? preferably unlocked phones.

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jeebuzzx
Profile Joined January 2010
Canada365 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-18 06:30:02
January 18 2011 02:49 GMT
#2
i think the iphone would b worth the investment
Fr33t
Profile Joined June 2008
United States1128 Posts
January 18 2011 02:52 GMT
#3
An out of contract $200-300 price range isn't going to get you terribly much, and not getting a data plan cuts out a lot of the perks of getting a smart phone if you were also considering that.
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hp.Shell
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2527 Posts
January 18 2011 02:54 GMT
#4
Go with the samsung, I have an Impression I got a year ago and I love it. Also you'd be indirectly funding Stork!
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erektion
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada62 Posts
January 18 2011 02:55 GMT
#5
On January 18 2011 11:52 Fr33t wrote:
An out of contract $200-300 price range isn't going to get you terribly much, and not getting a data plan cuts out a lot of the perks of getting a smart phone if you were also considering that.


well i would be getting a data plan. i mean i'm leaning towards the samsung wave, since i've heard some good things, but im not sure if it's worth sacrificing the amount of apps and stuff that has yet to make its way into samsungs marketplace.
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TadH
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1846 Posts
January 18 2011 03:02 GMT
#6
You could get a decent Blackberry for 200-300 bucks out of contract
ProjectVirtue
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Canada360 Posts
January 18 2011 03:25 GMT
#7
300 can get you an unlocked HTC legend.
i got one recently and i'm loving it. Pretty fast and stuff, and good screen etc.
unless you dont like android, then for 300$ i'd go towards one of these guys
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nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
January 18 2011 03:31 GMT
#8
On January 18 2011 12:25 ProjectVirtue wrote:
300 can get you an unlocked HTC legend.
i got one recently and i'm loving it. Pretty fast and stuff, and good screen etc.
unless you dont like android, then for 300$ i'd go towards one of these guys

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excelZerg
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada69 Posts
January 18 2011 06:26 GMT
#9
I would seriously recommend against the xperia. I have the X10 and its a huge disappointment to me. Its sluggish and Sony Ericsson has been really slow to release updates for the phone (took like 9 months for it to update to android 2.1.... which its still on...). I had bought the phone because in the past I enjoyed SE phones but I would never buy one again and I dont recommend you do either.
VonLego
Profile Joined June 2010
United States519 Posts
January 18 2011 06:49 GMT
#10
I picked up a blackberry torch 9800 with a recent upgrade. It was refurbished and only cost me thirty bucks. I still don't understand how folks spend all their money on new phones -- I saw my phone on sale for like... $500... which is crazy!
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
January 18 2011 08:41 GMT
#11
How about the HTC Wildfire? It has a low resolution and a meh processor, but the remaining feature list is great for the price.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51506 Posts
January 18 2011 08:53 GMT
#12
wildfire is probably the best low-cost smartphone you can get.
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erektion
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada62 Posts
January 18 2011 21:57 GMT
#13
lots of people i've talked to have recommended the wildfire, unfortunately it's a bit outside of my budget. i can get either a blackberry or the wave for around the 300 dollar mark whereas the majority of the htcs, including the wildfire is closer to 400, since i do want a new, unused phone.

i'm actually thinking about getting the samsung wave, the only thing that stops me however is the platform that it uses. does anyone else have faith in bada?
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