The New Phone Thread

[Gally]

22 and the 24. 24 ultra has the latest Snapdragon for galaxy.

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Introducing Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, now with many next-gen AI features and capabilities enabled by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy. Powered with Galaxy AI, Galaxy S24 Ultra adapts to your passions and behaviors to make a new level of achievement possible. And, with Qualcomm FastConnect 7800...

www.qualcomm.com

 

[Gally]

s23 standard was rare change in europe to have the SD chip.

Samsung Galaxy S23

Samsung Galaxy S23

www.qualcomm.com

 

[imprezaworks]

Why put the lesser chip in the base 24, seems odd

 

[imprezaworks]

Standard case with the Poco phone was meh. Bit of a mooch and settled on the Nilkin frosted case. Ended up ordering 2 from their store on AliExpress. Superb delivery time and the case is spot on. £12 delivered for the pair 👍

 

[Steve]

Any decent sim or contract deals, me & mrs are free next week to leave EE.

 

[realnumber 1]

Any decent sim or contract deals, me & mrs are free next week to leave EE.

Smarty seem the best at the moment. I got unlimited text & calls with 40GB for £5.25 monthly rolling guaranteed not to go up for 15 months a few weeks back.

 

[Gally]

 

[imprezaworks]

Pixel 8 pro, yay or nay

 

[MatthewR]

Pixel 8 pro, yay or nay

Love mine, wife loves hers too

However, if i use YouTube or ticktock it does quick. Normal use (internet Facebook calls etc) it's easy 2 days battery

 

[imprezaworks]

Pics of wife?


Lol. Cheers 👍👍

 

[MatthewR]

Pics of wife?


Lol. Cheers 👍👍

Camera is s**t there's no point

 

[MarkCup]

Pixel 8 pro, yay or nay

I was just gonna post this exact question.

I've got a 25% discount thing from Google, plus a +£90 enhanced trade in price for my current pixel 6.

Struggling to find a reason not to go for it!

 

[imprezaworks]

Can get a two month old one in the nice bay blue colour for 470

 

[MarkCup]

New for £550 after trade in for me. Done. On its way.

 

[imprezaworks]

Oooft. What colour

 

[MatthewR]

New for £550 after trade in for me. Done. On its way.

Good choice, mine ended up being free after a Vodafone f**k up which was great. I now pay £7 a month on smarty for a SIM

 

[Sir Nancy Flowers]

I'm just fedup of the s22 battery tbh. I've only ever run the phone in battery saving mode as it dies so fast. I tried standard battery today and I'm already on 27% and I've barely been on my phone.

Yeah, I have zero interest in big phones anymore. I much prefer the size of the s22.

Just to jump in on this. I had the S22 and, youre absolutely right, the battery life was f**king abysmal.

Waited for the S24 Ultra and, even though the phone is bigger, the battery is immense. I leave mine on battery saving mode so it only charges to 85%. Its also on the 'dynamic' mode so it conserves energy when it can. Honestly, I think I could get almost a full day of almost constant usage out of it now

 

[MarkCup]

Oooft. What colour

Boring black but worth a Google Coral case.

 

[MarkCup]

Good choice, mine ended up being free after a Vodafone f**k up which was great. I now pay £7 a month on smarty for a SIM

£5.40 a month for me 🤣

 

[Ray Gin]

Seems a bargain?

 

[imprezaworks]

Assume 36mths

 

[Ray Gin]

Yes.

Currently got the 14 pro max but it’s been pretty battered from work so this looks like good timing.

 

[imprezaworks]

Seems decent

 

[Gally]

Non pro... 👀

 

[roberto.]

Anyone used back market for a refurbished phone? I'm looking at a pixel 7 pro...

 

[imprezaworks]

Try avforum mate

 

[VXR killer]

Anyone used back market for a refurbished phone? I'm looking at a pixel 7 pro...

Yeh, got the daughter an iphone 12, looked brand new.

 

[Gally]

Anyone used back market for a refurbished phone? I'm looking at a pixel 7 pro...

I sold them a couple. Good company to deal with. I think they're kinda like a market for companies but with extra protection.

 

[roberto.]

I ended up buying a Pixel 7 through them. Picked the best condition they did, ordered Saturday, arrived yesterday (Tuesday). It looks absolutely brand new, they've been great to deal with. Very impressed by the 7 so far, a very nice upgrade from my 4a!

 

[Darryl_1983]

I ended up buying a Pixel 7 through them. Picked the best condition they did, ordered Saturday, arrived yesterday (Tuesday). It looks absolutely brand new, they've been great to deal with. Very impressed by the 7 so far, a very nice upgrade from my 4a!

I've been fairly happy with my Pixel 7 that I picked up before Christmas for £300.

Though it replaced a Pixel 6 Pro with a dodgy usb port, so not much of a change. I just miss the screen size of the 6 Pro.

 

[imprezaworks]

I'm still tempted by the 8 pro, I'm also still a bit teary for not buying a 2 month old S24 Ultra for £600.

 

[Racky]

I'm still tempted by the 8 pro, I'm also still a bit teary for not buying a 2 month old S24 Ultra for £600.

S24 ultra for 600 ? That was a steal!!

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah chap on avforum, long standing member etc

 

[MarkCup]

I've had my 8 Pro a couple weeks now, coming from a 6 it's exactly the same, except it's noticably faster, the screen's noticeably sharper/smoother/brighter, 5x lens is great as is wider wide-angles both front and rear.

I honestly can't say I notice the miniscule screen size increase over the 6, but I can say that I'd be super pi$$ed if I got the smaller ⁸ instead of the Pro.

Battery is about the same for me, maybe slightly better, just.

And with the standard Google case, it's a lovely thing to hold. Good size, good shape, good feel.

Lastly, onboard speaker audio compared to the 6 is absolute total b*llocks.

 

[imprezaworks]

Would you buy it again given the option?

 

[MLB]

I've had my 8 Pro a couple weeks now, coming from a 6 it's exactly the same, except it's noticably faster, the screen's noticeably sharper/smoother/brighter, 5x lens is great as is wider wide-angles both front and rear.

I honestly can't say I notice the miniscule screen size increase over the 6, but I can say that I'd be super pi$$ed if I got the smaller ⁸ instead of the Pro.

Battery is about the same for me, maybe slightly better, just.

And with the standard Google case, it's a lovely thing to hold. Good size, good shape, good feel.

Lastly, onboard speaker audio compared to the 6 is absolute total b*llocks.

Google seems to want to give me 261 trade in value for my ancient galaxy S20 plus, making the switch to a pixel 8 pro £538.

Seems like a no-brainer?

 

[MarkCup]

Would you buy it again given the option?

100% yes without a doubt.

Google seems to want to give me 261 trade in value for my ancient galaxy S20 plus, making the switch to a pixel 8 pro £538.

Seems like a no-brainer?

That's why I bought it, 25% off plus they gave me £190 trade in for my 6!

 

[MLB]

Nice one. My last three phones were Samsung so be interesting to use something different.

Long term support for the Pixel is quite nice as I tend to keep my phones for three or four years.

 

[Louis]

Decided to upgrade to the S24. £31.99/month/24month, unlimited data, texts and calls with a free galaxy tab. Bargain.

 

[imprezaworks]

That seems very cheap?