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[mikal83]

When we both worked, we had mobiles for our work. But then we "retired" ish and ditched them. BUT we have done quite a bit of travelling and so felt the need, so I bought 2 second hand Moto G's and all was good. BUT now Mrs has started to leave her camera at home when out walking/hiking and takes pix of every living thing she can and fills her 8 gb 2nd gen very quickly.

What phone would you recommend I get her, its primarily for camera and a bit of texting calls.

We have a cheap service with virgin for 6 quid and dont use anywhere near its capacity. She wont take her phone and camera so am gritting my teeth on that one. She has also just dropped the bleddy thing and crazed her screen..............grrrrrrrrrrrr making it all but impossible to sell on and if it costs 20/30 quid to repair it...I only bought it for 35!


Ta


SO primarily she will need at least 32/64 gb I would have thought. The operation and usage of the camera and its resolution or whatever is also way more important to her.
System.....we have only had android.

Edited by mikal83 on Tuesday 7th May 11:53

[Slushbox]

Think the usual advice is to buy whatever you fancy in budget, with a decent camera, but add a 32GB or 64GB micro-sd card for the photos/music. You can add a micro-sd card to your old phone.

You can also buy a 'sim-free' phone, and just move the Virgin sim card over. There's no need for a new contract.

All the Androids will save photos to the SD card, so buying a phone with huge memory from the outset isn't needed. iPhones? I don't think they can have an SD card fitted, so you're pushed into buying a phone with enough storage from the outset.

Micro-SD 32GB cards are less than £10. New sim-free Motos are £80-£120 for a decent camera. Nokia, Samsung, Huawei etc all make decent budget phones. Argos often has cheap offers on Android phones.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SanDisk-microSDHC-Memory-...

Edited by Slushbox on Tuesday 7th May 13:51

[outnumbered]

If you need a decent camera, don't be tempted by a Motorola One - the camera is a joke...

[mikal83]

Thanks guys. Well her now cracked screen will probably cost 20/30 quid to replace so might as well suck it up and get her a replacement. Yep I agree after some thought, a reg phone then a 10 quid micro sd seems to be the way to go.

Sim free but you need to put in a sim...........I'm thick, dont understand that. Shurely we just transpose the sim from one phone t'other???


A decent camera is now her request, mine is under 50 quid!

[royceybaby]

sim-free generally means you are not buying a new contract. You either want an unlocked sim-free phone, or sim-free on the network your current sim is on.

You are correct though when you say you put your current sim into the new phone.

[mikal83]

Ta. Cpl of S7's about to end on fleabay, around 80 pounds right now

[AJB88]

If you want decent camera then Google Pixel 2 or Pixel XL 2 is the way to go, they have since released the Pixel 3 / XL 3 and have just announced the 3a and XL 3a so prices should tumble a bit.

It doesn't have the "best" camera hardware but the software that controls it makes up for that.

[Bullitt Five-Oh]

outnumbered said:

If you need a decent camera, don't be tempted by a Motorola One - the camera is a joke...

This is true, the camera is proper st on these. Embarrassing really.

[The Mad Monk]

Motorola Moto G5. Good camera. Cheap.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Moto-16GB-SIM-Fr...

[mikal83]

Bullitt Five-Oh said:

outnumbered said:

If you need a decent camera, don't be tempted by a Motorola One - the camera is a joke...

This is true, the camera is proper st on these. Embarrassing really.

My Camera.............oops I mean phone, is a moto g 1 BUT I use it as a..................phone! The mrs was a gen 2 but only had 8gb and now she has broken the screen, seems easier to buy a "new" one. Quite a few S7 on fleabay for 100 squids ish. Also the moto 5 does get good reviews. For her the camera is the priority.

TY for the replies