THE SMARTPHONE THREAD

[Tee]

LOOKS BUTTERS

[QPR Dee]

Should have vanilla android with BlackBerry suite

I dunno I'm still craving a slider keyboard

Sliding the screen up and down was so therapeutic

Is adapted to Swype, but still missing the tactile feel of a keyboard.

Android gives it the opportunity to be a main phone cause you can get your apps and shit and customise it how you'd normally customise android

It'll probably be overpriced and shit anyway

[QPR Dee]

Oh and it has a curved screen

[QPR Dee]

Huawei: Yo, Google, how you want your other 2015 Nexus to look?

Google: *puts hand on chin, thinks* Just fuck the shit up G

Huawei: ite, say no more G

[dub]

galaxy s6 camera is on point

[QPR Dee]

Wileyfox isn't a smartphone brand you've heard of before. They're an entirely new player from the UK hoping to muscle into the already packed Android market with, you've guessed it, smartphones that combine "good enough" specs with competitive price tags. The company is announcing two phones today, the Storm and the Swift, which run the Cyanogen flavour of Android in sleek, but not particularly adventurous packages. The £199 (about $315) Storm is the more premium of the two, boasting a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. In the camera department, you'll find a 20-megapixel camera on the back and an 8-megapixel version up front.

The £129 ($204) Swift, meanwhile, is as an even more wallet-friendly affair. The resolution of the 5-inch display is slightly lower, and it runs on a less powerful Snapdragon 410 processor and 2GB of RAM. There's 16GB of onboard storage and, like the Storm, it comes with a microSD slot that supports up to 32GB cards. Keen photographers will also note that this model comes with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel selfie snapper -- a slight step down from the Storm. Both handsets will be available exclusively online in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Pre-orders start this week, with the cheaper Swift shipping in early September before its beefier Storm sibling arrives in October.

The company's approach reminds us of OnePlus. Wileyfox isn't promoting any "flagship killers" here, but they're operating on the same model of low margins and a "pure" user experience. There's no visible bloatware or unwanted services to increase the company's profits -- this is a small outfit that hopes to win consumers hearts before lining its own pockets. Even with this strategy though, Wileyfox has a mountain to climb. Motorola's Moto E and Moto G have smashed expectations for low cost smartphones, but even they face competition from Huawei's Honor line and UK own-brand phones by EE and Vodafone. Cyanogen OS is a clean, customisation-friendly version of Android, but the company has a lot of work to do to sway consumers from the more trusted smartphone brands.

[QPR Dee]

Nah I want this

Moto X Play, Wileyfox, Zenfone 2 if the price is ridiculous

This years nexus looking weak from the leaks tbh

[Flat Eric]

galaxy s6 camera is on point

 

camera of the year

[Monday Bandele]

nothing's touching a g4.. baffles me how people can buy iphones

[Creed Diskenth]

Wileyfox isn't a smartphone brand you've heard of before. They're an entirely new player from the UK hoping to muscle into the already packed Android market with, you've guessed it, smartphones that combine "good enough" specs with competitive price tags. The company is announcing two phones today, the Storm and the Swift, which run the Cyanogen flavour of Android in sleek, but not particularly adventurous packages. The £199 (about $315) Storm is the more premium of the two, boasting a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. In the camera department, you'll find a 20-megapixel camera on the back and an 8-megapixel version up front.

The £129 ($204) Swift, meanwhile, is as an even more wallet-friendly affair. The resolution of the 5-inch display is slightly lower, and it runs on a less powerful Snapdragon 410 processor and 2GB of RAM. There's 16GB of onboard storage and, like the Storm, it comes with a microSD slot that supports up to 32GB cards. Keen photographers will also note that this model comes with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 5-megapixel selfie snapper -- a slight step down from the Storm. Both handsets will be available exclusively online in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Pre-orders start this week, with the cheaper Swift shipping in early September before its beefier Storm sibling arrives in October.

The company's approach reminds us of OnePlus. Wileyfox isn't promoting any "flagship killers" here, but they're operating on the same model of low margins and a "pure" user experience. There's no visible bloatware or unwanted services to increase the company's profits -- this is a small outfit that hopes to win consumers hearts before lining its own pockets. Even with this strategy though, Wileyfox has a mountain to climb. Motorola's Moto E and Moto G have smashed expectations for low cost smartphones, but even they face competition from Huawei's Honor line and UK own-brand phones by EE and Vodafone. Cyanogen OS is a clean, customisation-friendly version of Android, but the company has a lot of work to do to sway consumers from the more trusted smartphone brands.

 

Out 22nd this month

[QPR Dee]

You copping?

For 2 bills the storm is nice. I'm just not sure about cyanogen

[Creed Diskenth]

You copping?

For 2 bills the storm is nice. I'm just not sure about cyanogen

 

I might.

Need something new

£200 is a bargain

[gattsu]

Right upgrade time

Anything worth waiting for this month?

Will probably get a g4

[Afroman]

Was checking the edge+ 6 today.

looks lit

Need a new phone.

budget is 2 bills ish

any recommendations

[Afroman]

Anyone got the Samsung a7?

any good?

Looks mad slim and the champagne gold looks lit?

[cambridgebanteer]

Got a oneplus two flying somewhere over Uzbekistan right now.

[Restrictive]

xperia z5

 

Fingerprint in the power button

[gattsu]

Would wait for the premium version

[Creed Diskenth]

My don Btekt

Guy gets phones for fun.

Any time I bucked him at YouTube he always has a new phone.

[QPR Dee]

The Z5's are overpriced

[dub]

Sony are the only guys with phones that don't look silly.

[cambridgebanteer]

OP2 arrived today

First impressions... This isn't a flagship killer, obvious marketing bs but you're an idiot if you buy this thinking you've got a gs6 edge+ for 280.

It is however, very obviously the best you can get for under £300. it just exudes class. Very happy with purchase.

[Greens]

So the Nexus 5x & 6p were officially announced today.

 

 

 

Been waiting for months to cop the 5x but the specs and looks are all a bit meh.

 

6p looks really sick but dunno if I can use such a big phone, around the same size as a Note or iphone 6+

 

Can pre-order both now from the Play store. 

[dub]

if the camera is decent might cop the 5X, but will probably see what Samsung and HTC have to say first

[Greens]

No image stabilisation on the 5x is one of the things putting me off it.