best android phone

cliffy88

What's the best android phone that's not Samsung?

flekka

Htc m8 or m9 are your best bet

147brian21573

Why not have a look in store and get a feel for non samsung android phones

That way, you can make an informed decision and not regret buying the wrong one possibly

cliffy88

I have but just want to know other peoples views

deanwh

Hi @cliffy88

Huawei are a good android phone and not alot of people no this but Huawei actually make most parts for most handsets so there's probably not a phone on market that hasn't got Huawei parts.

Hope I've helped have a nice day the giffgaff way!

wima

Sony Z series 🙂

subasht

huwaei will now make the official nexus device for this year or next..

am sure this will be a tremendous smartphone..

but for now i'd say either htc for high end and motorola for middle tier and low end

cim

@cliffy88

The Moto G is better at being "best bang per buck" than the HTC One M9.

The HTC One M9 is better at being faster than the Moto G.

The Nexus 6 is better at the stock android experience.

If you can define what your priorities and budget are and you will probably get better targeted recommendations 🙂

computekbrain

Depends on what you want really... the HTC M9 is amazing if you want a high end android smartphone, or if you're looking for the best budget Android I'd say the Moto g 2nd gen is the best option

cliffy88

The Sony xerpia z series looks good but had some problems with Sony before I would go with HTC but I don't like the camera on the phones my budget is around £200

42gsm

I feel the nexus 5 is the best for my needs, as I don't want a screen any bigger

cim

@cliffy88 wrote:
The Sonyxerpia z series looks good but had some problems with Sony before I would go withHTC but I don't like the camera on the phones my budget is around£200

The oneplus one (as long as you don't mind 3g only on giffgaff) and moto g are well recommended phones in their price brackets.

cim

@42gsm wrote:
I feel the nexus 5 is the best for my needs, as I don't want a screen any bigger

A good choice if there are still any new or as new condition ones around for the right price, I still like mine a lot too.

swissfabian

@cliffy88

When I want to buy a product, especially in such a wide environment... I always go on

http://www.digitalversus.com/

This is a website where professionals try electronic things, compare them, say what's good and what isn't good about them...

I followed their advice and bought a LG G3, which was said to be the best at the time... and to me, also a good deal...

I wasn't sure about buying LG, as none of my friends had had good experience with their older phones...

Well... I'm happy I followed the professional's advice as I looooove my LG G3 😀

So check the website, look for what you're looking for (it might not be "the best" from them, check the positive and negative points about each of them... it's quite detailed but you also have a summary for the tests...)

Hope it helps you !

macd1876

@cliffy88 think you will see from all the posts here there is no short answer, all depends on needs and budget, but like a few on here i can personally recommend the 2nd gen MotoG. I always used big name ie Samsung etc phones, but recently used older models as they were cheaper, and found that the latest models were full of gimmicks to justify the high price and the older phones were just too slow, but i got my son A Moto G last year and although a fantastic phone, it was let down by measly storage and no SD card slot, but the 2nd gen has an SD slot, so got myself one and at £140 it is equivalent to about £5 per month on a 2 yr contract then add to that a giff gaff sim and you have a really nippy phone with a fantastic screen, and uncluttered vanilla android, without all the gimmicks and bloatware of the big companies flagship models, at under £20 a month, so as I said it depends on your needs and budget, but all I can add is that the motoG has given me the best android experience with the best value for money yet

edit to add. I almost forgot to add that an unexpected bonus for me was the battery, initially I was put off by the fact that the battery couldn't be removed as I have always purchased a spare battery, and use it a lot as I work 12 hour shifts, and my battery never lasted the full day, but for the first time ever I have not had to tailor syncing etc to preserve battery life, and the moto G easily lasts a full day, I also noticed a post mentioning no 4G, but that was the 1st gen, 2nd gen supports 4G

4128334

Mobile Phone choice is like Marmite, you either love it or hate it, same applies to iPhone or Android.

In the end it comes down to affordability, what you what from a handset and personal choice.

I myself would never change from Samsung-Galaxy-Tab when I upgrade it will be the 6..

mdak_118

I'd recommend the LG G4 as an alternative it has a gorgeous screen, versatile camera and surprisingly comfy rear cover.

It also has amazing specs, here is the full specifications for the LG G4:

• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 Processor

• Display: 5.5in Quad HD IPS Quantum Display (2560 x 1440, 538ppi)

• Memory: 32GB eMMC ROM, 3GB LPDDR3 RAM / microSD slot

• Camera: Rear 16Mp with f/1.8 Aperture, OIS 2.0, Front 8Mp with f/2 Aperture

• Battery: 3000mAh (removable)

• Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop

• Size: 148.9 x 76.1 x 6.3 - 9.8 mm

• Weight: 155g

• Network: 4G / LTE / HSPA+ 21 Mbps (3G)

• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, NFC, USB 2.0

wyvernred

Alcatel pop c1 running on Android 4.2. Using this phone now with the giffgaff app.

sophiaarmstrong

Htc 8

mofo57

lg g4 really good