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Phones due an upgrade in 2 weeks, and im torn.

I love my iPhone 4S, but a part of me fancies a little change and the S4 and One seem to be the 2 which stand out as rivals to the iPhone.

Went in today to look at doing the same.  I also have an Iphone 4 so will probably just go for a 5.  The one thing Id say is that the other phones look far better.  Much prettier and better screens, but they're much of a muchness and it seems to be about what you are used to in terms of the operating system.

the only thing stopping me getting a Galaxy 4 is the size, its a bit too big for me.
I dont want to get an iphone 5 because the new one is out in a few months. Maybe i will just wait for that

When is the new one due?  Ill probably wait as well if thats the case.

I don't think the new Iphone will be around until sept/oct

Apple normally release new phones every 11-months to capture the fanbois who are about to upgrade so probably September.

Rumour has it there'll be an 5S and a 6 released. The 5S being the better phone, 6 is meant to be a cheaper-build.

Think in going to switch to the S4 when my contract's up. Fancy a change from Apple.

Dont think i can wait till sept, the phone is on its last legs, been dropped a few times. :-)

I have nothing against apple, but part of me wants a change.

Have you looked at the Windows mobiles? There are some decent Nokia's.

If I moved away from an iPhone it would be to Windows.

I've had a Windows mobile, a while ago now, but wasnt a fan to be honest.

Techradar's opinions of the top 20 in t he world. I have number 20 and its perfectly fine. You flash bastards are looking at the number one spot with the HTC One:

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/20-best-mobile-phones-in-the-world-today-645440

Hmmm, still no closer to making a decision. but thanks

The new operating system is windows phone 8, a lot different to windows mobile.
I've got a Nokia Lumia now and can thoroughly recommend them. It's very slick to use and will survive several drops.
Nokia are announcing a new phone on Wednesday i think, might be worth a look....

i went for the htc one in the end, and first impressions are amazing. its bigger than the iphone, but still fits nice in my hand, its a good weight, and feels solid.
Very happy so far.

I've had an HTC Desire for the last 2 years, but my contract ends in a couple of weeks.  I was torn between the Iphone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4 but Orange were offering me  rubbish deals.  I'm now in a position where I can leave them and am now swaying to the HTC One.  What network are you on? Did you get a pretty good monthly deal?

Im on Voda, 37quid a month, free phone, unlimited calls and text and 1gb of data, although i think they have cocked up and given me 2gb.

That's a lot of money! I pay £7.50, free phone, more minutes, texts and MBs than I can use in a month.

whats the phone though? they need to make their money back on a near £500 phone some how

An HTC

Your one of those "a phones, a phone" kind of guys right?

I'm with NMH - I opted against an upgrade tgis time round, and dropped my monthly contract from £36 to £7.50. I only have a phone so the kids can ask for lifts.

I'll be putting a custom rom onto my phone as soon as the contract expires and going sim only or on to Giff Gaff.

Should keep it good for at least another 12 months and I'll save a small fortune on what I'm paying currently.

Sort of.

Don't rule out going sim only!

You could keep your HTC desire and load a custom rom to make it nice and speedy (such as http://en.miui.com/) again, or else buy a phone outright.

It may be "last years hardware" but have you considered something like the Google Nexus 4 (or even an iphone 4S?):
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb&feature=microsite&hl=en

Giff Gaff and Tesco mobile both do some cracking sim only deals

Doh, that'll teach me to read the whole thread properly before replying.

+1 to this. Has saved me a small fortune over the long run.

Vodafone kept badgering me to upgrade and given the fact that they reduced my contract by £5 a month and offered the S4 for free, I felt obliged to take it up.

Some nice little features in the latest Android and it looks like I will finally get a bluetooth handsfree facility that actually works for when I'm in the car.

Was playing with an S4 at work Friday. Fantastic screen.

You want to be careful if you use your phone for tethering. I had a real problem finding a tariff, especially sim only, that allowed tethering and gave you more than 1Gb of data. Most of them don't publicise that tethering is blocked and hide it in the small print. But it did force me on to Three which has worked out well.

*Bump* Have to say the forthcoming ios7 looks very impressive. Does this put the iPhone 5 back on top?

http://bcove.me/yi79z5bm (http://bcove.me/yi79z5bm)

Introduction to IO7 here, looks very good.

Looks a bit like Android now ;)

looks alright but that video makes me want to punch things

I know what you mean :)

the video needs one of those word cloud thingies, all that bullshit bingo would make an excellent drinking game

BUMP

I'm looking to upgrade soon and wondered how people are getting on with the phones mentioned in this thread?

I was going to get a iphone 4S (as have an old crappy phone) as there were some good deals on a while ago but never go to round it. Is it now better to get the new iphone 5 which Orange are offering me as an upgrade as it is G4 compatible......whatever that means....?!

I am a technophobe so can anyone enlighten me on whether I should consider the Galaxy or HTC One or are there newer models?

Cheers.

Galaxy is slightly more user friendly. Far quicker than any HTC phone I've owned/used and seems to get updates regularly.

Build quality isn't as good, that said I like the look of it.

My missus has just (today) got the HTC One. Hasn't even set it up yet so don't know what it's really like, but it looks good.

HTC One is a great piece of kit but the iphone 5 still wins it for me.

Upgraded from iPhone 4s to Galaxy S4 couple of weeks ago as cheaper than iphone 5. Its not bad but if I'm honest I wished I'd got the iPhone as its far simpler to use imo

Recently had a 4s to mess around with iOS7, compared to my S3 they really are rather shit,  why people rave about iphones is beyond me. Never mind I did make a profit on it

iphone everytime.. Last year I decided I wanted a change, so opted for an HTC...... Inside 24hrs I was back at the shop begging to be given back my iphone !  I still had to upgrade, from the 4 to 4s !! 
Never again, I promised 'iphone' we wouldn't be parted again  :)  Sad I know, but really hated the HTC !!

I got the iphone 5 3 weeks ago.  Its good.  But its not good when you drop it down the toilet when pissed.

Back to my iphone 4 now.

I still have the Iphone 3, and its going strong! Although I only really use it for texts and calls and internet and weather etc, so I am not exactly stretching the boundaries of its use!!

Think I am going to get the Iphone 5 when I move back to the UK.

The new iPhones are likely to be announced on the 10th Sep,
so worth waiting a bit if you're thinking of getting one.

Cheers, not moving over until October so plenty of time

If that's the likely announcement Johnny, how long does it take the new one to come out from then? I'm due an upgrade now but don't want to stitch myself up.

the carriers normally have stock a couple of weeks after the annoucement, however depending on how exciting the news is it maybe in short supply once it is released

Cheers Whits. I suspect it'll just be a 5s but may as well wait all the same. Presumably the 5 will go down slightly in price then anyway?

I actually need one now as old phone is fooked. Will there be much of a difference (apart from the price) between the 5 and 5S bearing in mind that I don't want anything too techie?

I do appreciate that the price of the 5 will drop then but need to make a decision this week.

I just want a 4G phone so 4S or 5 may suffice.

Any advice?

I thought the 4s wasn't LTE compatible?

Ah, I may have just made that up then! Sorry not a techie as I said  :-[

Rumour is it will be the 5S, with the normal upgraded processor, graphics and camera in the same body. Likely to have a finger print sensor for security built in to the home button. Possible the storage will get doubled up. Also likely to be a 5C which will be the new cheaper option with lower specs. Not known whether the 5, 4S or 4 will still be available.

Even the iPhone 5 only works with EE 4G. Likely the 5S and possible the 5C will support other UK carriers.

Was a rumour that supply of the 5S could be more limited than normal at first, due to production problems with the finger print sensor. Though the 5C could offset some of the demand, if it doesn't have it.