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The New Phone Thread



roberto.

ClioSport Club Member
  S4 Avant
Had the Pixel 7 just over a week now, the only thing I hate about it compared to my 4 previously, is the fingerprint scanner. Jesus f**king Christ, its absolutely dog s**t. Works once every 5 times or so, really annoying.
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
I'm still finding a solid reason to swap from my Poco F5, everything bar the camera is superb, highly recommended.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Had the Pixel 7 just over a week now, the only thing I hate about it compared to my 4 previously, is the fingerprint scanner. Jesus f**king Christ, its absolutely dog s**t. Works once every 5 times or so, really annoying.
Have you set the same finger twice?
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Had the Pixel 7 just over a week now, the only thing I hate about it compared to my 4 previously, is the fingerprint scanner. Jesus f**king Christ, its absolutely dog s**t. Works once every 5 times or so, really annoying.

Did you set it up before or after a screen protector?
 

SharkyUK

ClioSport Club Member
Decided to grab the S24 Ultra last week so as to be able to claim the free tablet as well.

350 quid up front for the phone and 50 quid/month for unlimited text/calls, 25GB data, no bandwidth caps, BT/TNT/Discovery+ sports (UHD). Would have preferred a cheaper monthly but it'll do for now.
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
I used to get 20% iirc and battle every 2 years for the bestest deal. Been SIM free for 18 months Which is the sensible choice.
 

imprezaworks

ClioSport Club Member
  Mk5 Golf GTI :)
Old skool pixel 4XL?. I'm after something with a slightly better camera and one this has come up. Brand new last year.

Thing with the Poco is battery and charge times, fantastic.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Old skool pixel 4XL?. I'm after something with a slightly better camera and one this has come up. Brand new last year.

Thing with the Poco is battery and charge times, fantastic.
We are nearly at 9!!! No no no and no.

When you say brand new last year? What is?
 

CrippsCorner

ClioSport Club Member
  Astra VXR
Great deal on the Pixel 8a, currently giving a £150 booster for any trade-ins... so my wife's old Pixel 6 would only cost £230 to get the 8a. Seems decent.
 
  DCi
Got my contract down to £19 a month + free prime. Bought a S24+ outright for £620

Seems like they have extended the 'default' contract from 24 to 36 months (and kept the price the same over the longer time span) so I stubbornly went this way.

I think in 24 months time I'll have paid roughly the same amount of money compared to my last 24 month contract and I'm ahead of a 36 month contract.

Looking at the last page or so of this thread I clearly missed offers season so I guess I'll have to look out for that next time round.
 
  R5gtt, 182, volvo...
Got my contract down to £19 a month + free prime. Bought a S24+ outright for £620

Seems like they have extended the 'default' contract from 24 to 36 months (and kept the price the same over the longer time span) so I stubbornly went this way.

I think in 24 months time I'll have paid roughly the same amount of money compared to my last 24 month contract and I'm ahead of a 36 month contract.

Looking at the last page or so of this thread I clearly missed offers season so I guess I'll have to look out for that next time round.
Imagine 3 years of that CPI increase or whatever.. 4% standard and anything they want to bolt on per year.

I'd never sign into 3 years.

I did a 24month, but hopefully the increase will work out OK as my monthly started at £26..

My £46 a month contract was near £60 at the end 🤮🤮🤮
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Got my contract down to £19 a month + free prime. Bought a S24+ outright for £620

Seems like they have extended the 'default' contract from 24 to 36 months (and kept the price the same over the longer time span) so I stubbornly went this way.

I think in 24 months time I'll have paid roughly the same amount of money compared to my last 24 month contract and I'm ahead of a 36 month contract.

Looking at the last page or so of this thread I clearly missed offers season so I guess I'll have to look out for that next time round.
Yeah they're ripping the piss these days. Doubt I'd ever have a contract again with 0% from manufacturer and the abundance of aim only deals. Also the second hand market is insane for phones. They can lose 3-4 hundred weeks after launch as folk get freebies etc and punt them on.

One of the groups I use had a pixel 8 for £300.
 

Oggy997

ClioSport Club Member
  997.1, Caddy, e208
The S24 ultra was available for just over £600 trading in a shitter from ebay, last week.
 
  340i
Just ordered an S24 Ultra to replace my S21 Ultra... Nothing wrong with the S21, but the offer from Samsung was decent!

20% off the S24 base price.

£260 trade-in discount.

£200 cash back offer.

Free Galaxy Watch6 (£289 value).
 

Oggy997

ClioSport Club Member
  997.1, Caddy, e208
I just bought 4 * s23s for £960 after cashback.

And a fuckton of lights from debenhams in an unrelated capacity 😂
 

CrippsCorner

ClioSport Club Member
  Astra VXR
Absolutely sickened by the customer support from Google... if you can call it that. So much so, the wife has decided against another Pixel and gone back to iPhone.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Absolutely sickened by the customer support from Google... if you can call it that. So much so, the wife has decided against another Pixel and gone back to iPhone.
That's a shame. They're starting to make some good phones.
 

CrippsCorner

ClioSport Club Member
  Astra VXR
That's a shame. They're starting to make some good phones.

I'm sure they're good to use, but hers got gradual screen bleed which basically overtook the entire phone over a few days, so it would seem from our limited experience they don't last that long!

The 'support' told us that because she has a small scratch on the screen, this void her warranty, so they wouldn't replace the screen for free. Started to argue the case with them, and they just ghosted us.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Apparently identical the the base s23 bar the processor, though I've not checked to confirm.
The processor is a big deal because the s23 is that good. They really took a slight step back in quality with the exynos chip set. Battery life etc.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
I'm sure they're good to use, but hers got gradual screen bleed which basically overtook the entire phone over a few days, so it would seem from our limited experience they don't last that long!

The 'support' told us that because she has a small scratch on the screen, this void her warranty, so they wouldn't replace the screen for free. Started to argue the case with them, and they just ghosted us.
That’s a shame. It definitely isn’t common I would say that much. No one can touch Apple for service in fairness.
 

Oggy997

ClioSport Club Member
  997.1, Caddy, e208
The processor is a big deal because the s23 is that good. They really took a slight step back in quality with the exynos chip set. Battery life etc.
It's marginal though...

Screenshot_20240620_210048_Chrome.jpg
both battery lives are acceptable for the price range, I've bought the s23s myself, so if they're more desirable then perfect.
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Who carried out the test? Is that SD S24?



My apologies they are closer than I remember.
 

Oggy997

ClioSport Club Member
  997.1, Caddy, e208
Yeah Snapdragon 8 gen 2.

I took that from gsmarena. At £240 for the s23, it's a relative bargain.
 


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