GSMArena smartphone shopping guide: June 2014
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- gms
- arb
- 09 Jun 2014
desire 816 is most fairy gadget in 300-400 €..
its fantastic in most aspect next i'v used it for first time,
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- KiM
- 36E
- 09 Jun 2014
Try local brands....For example in the Philippines Myphone Rio with quadcore 1,3 Ghz, 8Mp camera, 1Gb RAM, 5" 1280x720 HD IPS screen for 90€ !
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- AnonD-209094
- Kg$
- 09 Jun 2014
AnonD-99220, 09 Jun 2014gsm:/ why you dont say anything about blackberry???????why?... moreI am currently using BB and i love BB10 OS, no doubt the best there is. Still i must support the decision to not include any BB models here, i too do not recommend BB10 phones, not the same reason as GA im sure but due to privacy violations, it will automatically register you as a BBM user, log you in to BBM and not let you log out again or disable it.
Thats unacceptable and rumors are its not being fixed in the 10.3 update (leaked beta ROMs are available).
Imagine if setting up a new phone would register you as user for Twitter and Facebook, log you in and not let you log out or unregister, ever? Thats unthinkable but it is exactly what BB is doing to us with BBM. I dont like it a bit, and i do not recommend BB phones because of it. Very severe privacy violation.
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- BlackBerry User
- kxW
- 09 Jun 2014
I was actually expecting BlackBerry devices in the list. Blackberry 10 devices deserves a place here. They are great phones for everyone not just executives.. and you can get a brand new Z10 for a bargain price.
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- AnonD-99220
- gx@
- 09 Jun 2014
gsm:/ why you dont say anything about blackberry???????why?dont want help bb???????
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- Anonymous
- tA$
- 09 Jun 2014
all variants of last year's HTC One are not available anymore. it should not in this list.
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- Mus
- 0IG
- 09 Jun 2014
Where is OnePlus One?
it is the best phone out there between 300-400 dollars pricetag.
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- X
- mSu
- 09 Jun 2014
I was interested in the Z2 but in the shop I noticed that the camera of the showroom unit had significant lens distorsion (bending vertical lines) on the edge of the picture. So I'll wait for the iPhone 6. With the new iOS 8 it'll have all the features I'm looking for(widgets, swype, app lock) and even more(64 bit architecture, touchID-better than a password that can be seen if you tipe it enough times in other people presence).
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- Aadrian
- 0wx
- 09 Jun 2014
No BlackBerry Z10 in the 100-200 euro price range? It's available new for around 180 euro and still a very nice phone.
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- AnonD-81000
- tht
- 09 Jun 2014
It is kind of funny that gsmarena says Z2 has a thick bezel while actually Z2's and S5's screen to body ratio is a bit similar. Z2: 69.17% S5: 69.78%
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- AnonD-38544
- pmn
- 09 Jun 2014
I'm curious why there's lack of any new Alcatel? Idol 2 Mini S is in stores now and is a very good bang for a buck, sporting Snapdragon 400, LTE and 8 Mpix camera for the price of Moto G or even lower (despite the qHD screen).
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- Anonymous
- niy
- 09 Jun 2014
G2 is still great for the money.
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- AnonD-191235
- 1bj
- 09 Jun 2014
Funny you beat on Z2's camera so much, because it topped DXOmark's charts a while ago.
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- Anonymous
- PEH
- 09 Jun 2014
Why is iOS 7 a pro? Shouldn't it be a con?
hahaha, I know it's personal preference but still couldn't resist
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- AnonD-252027
- Snu
- 09 Jun 2014
The really important Pros and Cons.
HTC One (M8):
Pros:
Best sound at headphones (9/10), also good stereospeakers
Metal body
Stylish interface
Cons:
Thick bezels
Small camera sensor
No oled (oled have ideal black color, ideal contrast, ideal viewing angle, ideal response speed, all much better than lcd)
No isocell (isocell have better color, better dynamic range)
No OIS
Samsung Galaxy S5:
Pros:
Oled
Isocell
Good waterproof
Cons:
Plastic Body
Dynamic, Standard, Adapt modes
Modulation at medium and low brightness
No OIS
107% SRGB (cinema and pro photo) and 129% (dynamic, standard, adapt)
Sound in headphones worse than the M8, but better than Z2
Sony Xperia Z2:
Pros:
Cool metal and glass design
Best waterproof
Cons:
130% SRGB. All image are designed for SRGB standard (99.9% of the colors in nature), and enhanced range is color distortion, oversaturation and red hues.
No OIS
No isocell
No oled
Bad sound in headphones
LG G3:
Pros:
Thin bezels
Good design
OIS (Advanced OIS)
Cons:
No isocell
No oled
Small camera sensor
Plastic body
No waterpoof
qhd (bad for battery and soc)
iPhone 5s:
Pros:
Metal Body
Games
Good display calibration
Very good sound in headphones (8/10)
Fast firmware update
Cons:
Thick bezels
Small camera sensor
No oled
No isocell
No ois
Little screen
Hard to downloading music from computer
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- dave
- MyH
- 09 Jun 2014
Just wait for the prime versions and Note 4!
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- AnonD-89381
- KiZ
- 09 Jun 2014
Well, high end certainly gets update for longer time.
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- AnonD-89381
- KiZ
- 09 Jun 2014
Should include best buy or recommendation from GSMA for each price range.
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- RIAJUL
- uNV
- 09 Jun 2014
why people buy high end smartphone. we can run all in a mid range sp. this is useless to buy high end smartphone.