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Size - around 5"
Good battery
Good camera
Prefer waterproof (I live in the UK...)
As close to 'vanilla' Android as possible
Decent looking
After that I'm pretty easy- Share
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 09:08 AMLike 2 - Share
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Off the top of my head, it's hard to meet outside of the S7 (even though totally not vanilla Android at all), but I will dig. Sony is apparently announcing something new at MWC.
Edit: Nokia's teasers may or may not be good. We'll see but eh.
Edit (again) : Aside from the Pixel, I got nothing. I understand your statement. 5.5" is like the new standard size. Outside of the XZ, I can't find anything that meets all, if not most of this.- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 09:16 AMLike 1 - Share
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Anything Sony brings out will be expensive and from what I heard it was going to be mid range but I could be wrong.
I could get the Sony XZ as it's now around £400 for it but I still haven't found a positive enough review on it that makes me want to buy it. I don't know if the update to 7 brought anything better to it. It is a nice device though. I have taken a decent look at it in store.- Share
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 09:21 AMLike 2 - Share
- I've never been interested in Samsung products. I got rid of my Samsung TV and I only have a very old tablet that I keep trying to get rid of. :P
Anything Sony brings out will be expensive and from what I heard it was going to be mid range but I could be wrong.
I could get the Sony XZ as it's now around £400 for it but I still haven't found a positive enough review on it that makes me want to buy it. I don't know if the update to 7 brought anything better to it. It is a nice device though. I have taken a decent look at it in store.
Very true! I wanted the XA so bad but that battery life was shameful. Hopefully the rumored device fixes that.
Ah okay, I see. It might be better to wait in this case then for MWC. I think waterproof phones might be more common,- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 09:26 AMLike 1 - Share
- I wouldn't buy anything overly new simply because they'll cost a fortune. I don't buy contract I buy outright. I'm not exactly in a position to drop £600+ on a phone at the moment. Too many other more important things to spend money on.
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 09:31 AMLike 2 - Share
- Ah okay, I see. That helps a lot, actually. How about the HTC 10? I guess it's going on a year old. It is kind of tall though but the Nexus 5X is a bit shorter (I think). Hold on, what phone do you have again? I can't remember if you have the Z3 or the Z5.02-01-2017 09:42 AMLike 0
- I have the Z3 currently. I don't want anything too old either. :P Also I believe updates to the 5X and 5P are coming to an end.
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 09:47 AMLike 2 - Share
- Ohh okay, I see. Yeah those 2 have one more big update left. I don't know why I thought that you had the Z5.
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 10:22 AMLike 1 - Share
- So I'm in a bit of a dilemma. Not much to really work with...
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 10:23 AMLike 1 - Share
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- I can wait a little longer. I've been waiting to see what Nokia will bring out but rumour is that their flagships will be pricey. Which is unfortunate.
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libra89 likes this.02-01-2017 10:52 AMLike 1 - Share
- I guess I could 'settle' for the Sony XZ for the time being. Not that it's much of a 'settle'. It's not bad for the price point I can get it at now.
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libra89 likes this.02-01-2017 10:56 AMLike 1 - Share
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- As I mentioned I typically buy outright. I know it's a Sony phone so I know what to expect more or less.
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libra89 likes this.02-01-2017 11:01 AMLike 1 - Share
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With a Sony phone you are expected to pay more and get less :-)- Share
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02-01-2017 11:22 AMLike 3 - Share
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Pixel would be a compromise on waterproofing otherwise solid all around.
I would not rule out Honor 8, just slap on Nova Launcher for stock Android feel - compromise is stock Android and waterproofing.
Sony XZ is an okay bargain but camera still has issues.- Share
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02-01-2017 11:24 AMLike 4 - Share
- This is true but if Sonys are anything like Lumias, it's totally possible not to like one version but to like the other one. I didn't like the Z5 Compact much really, but I liked the X Compact better, just not camera wise.
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 11:27 AMLike 1 - Share
- Closest is S7 with Nova Launcher - actually Samsung has pared back a lot of TouchWiz crap on Marshmallow. I use the Tab S2 and Pixel and the Tab S2 isn't bothersome at all.
Pixel would be a compromise on waterproofing otherwise solid all around.
I would not rule out Honor 8, just slap on Nova Launcher for stock Android feel - compromise is stock Android and waterproofing.
Sony XZ is an okay bargain but camera still has issues.- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 11:28 AMLike 1 - Share
- Closest is S7 with Nova Launcher - actually Samsung has pared back a lot of TouchWiz crap on Marshmallow. I use the Tab S2 and Pixel and the Tab S2 isn't bothersome at all.
Pixel would be a compromise on waterproofing otherwise solid all around.
I would not rule out Honor 8, just slap on Nova Launcher for stock Android feel - compromise is stock Android and waterproofing.
Sony XZ is an okay bargain but camera still has issues.
Not interested in the Honour 8 or the Pixel.
I'll just wait and see. Maybe the prices I heard for Nokia were wrong.- Share
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 11:30 AMLike 1 - Share
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Except the Sony XZ (I did have the Z3C and Z3 briefly) I have used every single phone on the list and so far the Pixel has worked out really well.- Share
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 11:48 AMLike 2 - Share
- I'm thinking of possibly getting the Pixel XL once the new Pixel is released this fall, and the price drops on the older model.
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02-01-2017 12:21 PMLike 3 - Share
- Nice, you will like it.
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libra89 and Laura Knotek like this.02-01-2017 12:26 PMLike 2 - Share
- Nexus 5X or 6P? AFAIK they're not waterproof but they're decent phones (although over a year old) and meet your requirements.
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Laura Knotek likes this.02-01-2017 09:13 PMLike 1 - Share
- I think I needed to put the added requirement of relatively new...
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MSFTisMIA and Laura Knotek like this.02-02-2017 12:14 AMLike 2 - Share
- The only issue I have with the Pixel is price. If it wasn't ridiculous expensive I'd get it even though I'm not a fan of the way it looks.
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