Android phone

[Wheatley]

Hey,

So I'm in the market for a new phone. It needs to be cheap (student budget yo) and have some well loved pretty standard features (or, what I believe should be standard).

My current phone is a nexus 4 and I wasn't really very happy with it. It gets far too hot doing basic things and doesn't have a mucroSD slot (you know that mistake where you think "oh, 16gb internal storage should be enough" then run out of space a week later).

Ideally I don't want anything bigger then 5 inches, 4 is enough for me (I must have mini hands or something)

A metal case would be nice for strength and heat dissipation but it's not very high on the priority list.

I seriously thought that quad core 1.5 would be plenty with this phone, yet it lags horrifically sometimes (even after flashing new romsw).

Battery life is also a biggie. My nexus 4 has around 2200mah I believe and it is shit. Okay, the phone's a year and half old now but the battery was never great to start with (plus with its extreme heat).

I was tempted with the Jiayu-G4S as this covers most of my boxes (no metal case though). It has a better processor designed for low energy consumption, a much bigger 3000mah battery and a mucroSD slot. very cheap (a little over £100). Much student budget.

However, the developer support isn't great and the touch screen is reportedly "not very sensitive".

Any suggestions? (I try not to be fussy - but is there anything wrong with knowing what you want?)

Thanks

[Typhlosion]

If you haven't heard of the brand before, it's most likely not to be worth it. The specs will be good for maybe two months and then flop to some pretty bad performance. Waiting to shell out a few more bucks is worth it.

[CharlieHorse]

You could get a used galaxy s4. I think you'd like it. Removable and replaceable battery. about 4.8 inches diagonal. Microsd slot. Plenty fast and usable.

Also, i don't recommend running custom roms, which are probably why you're device is getting hot, has low battery life, and is laggy.

[Kacey]

LG L38C
Fits almost perfectly with your requirements, except the metal case. Only downside is that it has a really buggy keyboard... (That may just be mine though)

[Meganium]

Try the Motorola Moto E. A bit on the small side, but a great budget phone overall to compensate. ($130)

[Rayquaza]

I'd recommend the Moto G, which is an incredible cheap phone. It's about £130 and it comes with pretty much everything a good smartphone comes with these days, not to mention that it's actually quite a fast phone with good battery life.

I have a galaxy s4 but it's not really all that. The TouchWiz software provided by samsung that comes with the phone that provides the gimmicky air-gesture crap lagsthe phone a bit and isn't worth the extra money that it pays for. I'd always recommend stock android, whether it be a Google Nexus device or a Motorola device. They will also be the cheapest, stable android devices you can get as the updates come from Google rather than through a third party.

I know you'll probably be against this, but do have a look at the Nexus 5. It comes with 2.2Ghz of a quad core processor and it doesn't get as hot. It's got a 5 inch screen and it will get updated with the next version of Android which is said to be much more lag free and have better battery life. Oh, and it's really thin!

You could get a used galaxy s4. I think you'd like it. Removable and replaceable battery. about 4.8 inches diagonal. Microsd slot. Plenty fast and usable.

Also, i don't recommend running custom roms, which are probably why you're device is getting hot, has low battery life, and is laggy.

Actually, custom ROMs tend to just be modified manufacturer's systems that have root access and usually have removed system apps that are put in by the manufacturer or a carrier. Custom ROMs rarely affect battery life and lag unless they are changed in voltage or clock speed, which is more of a user option. The only real downside to custom ROMs is loss of warranty due to an unlocked bootloader and lack or too frequent, useless updates. I'd only advise against custom ROMs if the user has no idea what they're doing and are happy with what they are getting on their device.

[Elliott_hn]

samsung galaxy s3. thats mine and its quite good.

[CharlieHorse]

I'd recommend the Moto G, which is an incredible cheap phone. It's about £130 and it comes with pretty much everything a good smartphone comes with these days, not to mention that it's actually quite a fast phone with good battery life.

I have a galaxy s4 but it's not really all that. The TouchWiz software provided by samsung that comes with the phone that provides the gimmicky air-gesture crap lagsthe phone a bit and isn't worth the extra money that it pays for. I'd always recommend stock android, whether it be a Google Nexus device or a Motorola device. They will also be the cheapest, stable android devices you can get as the updates come from Google rather than through a third party.

I know you'll probably be against this, but do have a look at the Nexus 5. It comes with 2.2Ghz of a quad core processor and it doesn't get as hot. It's got a 5 inch screen and it will get updated with the next version of Android which is said to be much more lag free and have better battery life. Oh, and it's really thin!



Actually, custom ROMs tend to just be modified manufacturer's systems that have root access and usually have removed system apps that are put in by the manufacturer or a carrier. Custom ROMs rarely affect battery life and lag unless they are changed in voltage or clock speed, which is more of a user option. The only real downside to custom ROMs is loss of warranty due to an unlocked bootloader and lack or too frequent, useless updates. I'd only advise against custom ROMs if the user has no idea what they're doing and are happy with what they are getting on their device.

I've seen lots of Roms have crazy issues, so i guess it depends on which one it is. Either way i agree with the moto G and Nexus 5.