Features - QOTW: Which smartphone will you buy next?

[Lucio]

I was happy with the specifications of the Nexus 5 offered on my last upgrade, £22 a month for unlimited data, 100 minutes phone call (which I will almost certainly never use!), unlimited texts and no up front cost. If the phone is still going strong come the end of my contract (something my HTC One X failed to achieve), then I'm inclined to keep it going forwards too.

[Kovoet]

I got almost a year left on my contract. Cannot wait to see what's out end of next year

[Listy2021]

Z3 Compact, when the initial high price drops

[Noxvayl]

Cyanogenmod is fine, but there's been no stable release for the phone yet and from experience (Z1 owner - same hardware really) it's really buggy. Things are often crashing and Sony offer, again from experience, the worst customer service I've come across. I don't know your situation so I can't really comment further, all I'm suggesting is that you make sure it's definitely the phone you want. The Z3 compact will more likely be a more refined phone, due to the fact that they've had more phones before it to fix their errors and problems (something which, fair play to them, they seem to have been doing in the last few iterations of the Z line up).

If you want to get the phone, there's a site that offer the Z1c for 270 GBP which is a very good price. I'll PM you it if you wish to buy the phone

Cheers, got one for £260 including delivery. It is a good price indeed. To be fair £310-£350 is about worth it for the hardware.

I won't be installing cyanogenmod now, not enough time to fiddle with it. Maybe over Christmas or next summer.

[wateva76]

Another Windows Phone. I'm happy with my Lumia 920, but I am looking at replacing it with a phablet, if Microsoft/Nokia release an updated version of the 1520 here in Australia (Telstra only has the 1320 available now, and the 1520 has better specs).

[GrahamC]

I will prob go for Nokia 930, the little extra screen size will fit my stubby fingers . I had a Lumia 800 then went to Moto G. Nothing on Android out shone the simple but useful UI of WP for me. It is easy for me though I only use about 4 apps alongside the core min,text and data.

[cheesemp]

Nexus 6 I imagine. My nexus 5 has been the best phone I have owned by a significant advantage so I see no reason to change (although I'd love an SD slot...). I did love my note 1 that it replaced but the nexus just has better software support (Why Samsung still haven't sorted out decent software engineering I don't know).

[Smudger]

I'll be going for the Nexus 5 - 2014/6 depending on what they call it, unless they make it massive so you have to have spade-hands to use it, in which case I'll probably pick up a Nexus 5 2013 and run that for a year.

[big_hairy_rob]

I'm sticking with my S3 until I can see some 64bit android handset reviews. I was recently offered an upgrade due to my contract expiring and the problem is that I really cannot decide what current phone is ideal for me. I'd like one with a metal case, removable battery, micro SD card and slightly waterresistant, but this does not currently exist. Likewise with my existing phone still doing everything I need it to, I decided to not upgrade and to just get a bargain contract and to purchase any new phone outright when it has come down to a reasonable price, thus saving myself a fair amount.

[aidanjt]

I received my new OnePlus One today! Absolutely fantastic beast of a phone, the display is epic, the speakers are loud and clear, it feels great in the hand, the sandstone black texture is grippy as hell, and I'm happy enough with the capacitive buttons over on-screen (this is selectable btw, I just wanted the extra pixel space), although not as happy with the samsungesque stock function mappings. Hopefully they'll be more configurable soon.

[bobharvey]

I want a small one, similar to my Galaxy Mini from work. The compact Z1 looks good, because all the 'flagship' phones look too big. It will probably be an S5 mini.

[MrRockliffe]

Cheers, got one for £260 including delivery. It is a good price indeed. To be fair £310-£350 is about worth it for the hardware.

I won't be installing cyanogenmod now, not enough time to fiddle with it. Maybe over Christmas or next summer.

Z3c has really good battery life - better than the Z1c by miles http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_...iew-1135p3.php

[The_Gull]

Am I the only one who doesn't have a smart phone??

I carry a basic blackberry for work, and also carry a book or a kindle.

I spend up to 16 hours a day in front of a larger screen. I'd rather not look at a smaller one in the momens between big screens thank you very much!

[jim]

I received my new OnePlus One today! Absolutely fantastic beast of a phone, the display is epic, the speakers are loud and clear, it feels great in the hand, the sandstone black texture is grippy as hell, and I'm happy enough with the capacitive buttons over on-screen (this is selectable btw, I just wanted the extra pixel space), although not as happy with the samsungesque stock function mappings. Hopefully they'll be more configurable soon.

Sounds like an impressive start. If you get chance after a couple of weeks, I'd appreciate you posting up your thoughts on what it's like to live with.

I'm really tempted, but somehow can't help feeling there will be a huge drawback somewhere down the line!

[MrRockliffe]

Sounds like an impressive start. If you get chance after a couple of weeks, I'd appreciate you posting up your thoughts on what it's like to live with.

I'm really tempted, but somehow can't help feeling there will be a huge drawback somewhere down the line!

My biggest worry is the software support. Cyanogenmod isn't exactly quick at releasing stable builds for phones..

[Noxvayl]

Z3c has really good battery life - better than the Z1c by miles http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_...iew-1135p3.php

With 4 hours less talk time... Web browsing and video playback seem very good, but I suspect those improvements are software based because the Z1c shouldn't get 4 hours more talk time with the hardware doing the heavy lifting.

For £200 less than the Z3c I am happy with the Z1c, the Z3c posting good battery life results is not unexpected. I suspect the cyanogenmod support to be better for the phone going forward than what Sony usually supply so that should help with Android improvements. I am secretly hoping Ubuntu Phone gets sorted as more than just an app in the near future, because I really like the look of it, would need my apps though...