I phone 8 or Samsung s9?

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:50 pm

My contract is up I have an I phone se what does everybody think is the better phone?

ayrshireclaret83 · Post by **ayrshireclaret83** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:57 pm

iPhone

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:59 pm

The s9 is better than the iPhone x never mind it's little brother

DomBFC1882 · Post by **DomBFC1882** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:00 pm

Samsung all the way

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:02 pm

Samsung hands down. Il be on the launch of the new one on the 8th of august so look out 4 that online

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:02 pm

Samsung

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:04 pm

Been a bit of bother with the s9 batteries. My missus's battery went pop in her pocket. She took it to the shop and had to have it replaced. A common problem according to EE.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:06 pm

https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?i ... hone2=8966" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Blows it out of the water.

The Enclosure · Post by **The Enclosure** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:10 pm

Samsung S8 or S9

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:11 pm

s9

iPhone's are a waste of money.

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:13 pm

Thanks, I was thinking s9 but I have been iPhone for a long time. Think I might jump on a Samsung then.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:14 pm

I've got an iPhone and largely people will just recommend what they've got but if I wasn't in an ecosystem and I was buying a phone today I'd get the Huawei P20 Pro.

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:29 pm

S9. Don't even consider the iPhone

ClaretFelix · Post by **ClaretFelix** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:38 pm

I finally left iPhone and went for Huawei P20. Brilliant piece of kit

Sheedyclaret · Post by **Sheedyclaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:38 pm

Just recently upgraded to the s9 great so far would recommend

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:41 pm

Huawei P20 Pro is better than both of them.

Sutton-Claret · Post by **Sutton-Claret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:43 pm

Fella in the EE shop said he always feels guilty when his customer walks out with an iphone.

ClaretEngineer · Post by **ClaretEngineer** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:46 pm

What’s wrong with an iPhone?

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:48 pm

ClaretEngineer wrote:What’s wrong with an iPhone?

They are craaaaapppp

Burnleydan · Post by **Burnleydan** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:57 pm

Had an IPhone for as long as I can remember, but recently swapped to S9 and it's hands down miles better.

Claretrew · Post by **Claretrew** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:03 pm

Yes the Huawei P20 Pro does look good. iPhone is out never heard of the p20 but might be worth a try

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:05 pm

deanothedino wrote:I've got an iPhone and largely people will just recommend what they've got but if I wasn't in an ecosystem and I was buying a phone today I'd get the Huawei P20 Pro.

Not a bad shout, I always go for more unfashionable mobile phone manufacturers you can unearth some gems without compromising too much on the spec side at the fraction of the RRP some others go for, I also don’t like a couple to monopolise the market.

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:08 pm

As a side, my contract ends mid september. EE phoned me yesterday offering me free early upgrade. they offered me 50% less data than a new customer would get at the same price. Can you still haggle with them in the last week by asking for your pac code?

ClaretEngineer · Post by **ClaretEngineer** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:09 pm

dpinsussex wrote:They are craaaaapppp

Care to elaborate?

Never tried a Samsung, nor do I particularly want to.

It’s a nice piece of design that does everything that I need.

Pearcey · Post by **Pearcey** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:12 pm

Not a fan of android. Changed to apple and I find them much better. Love it when all the apple haters come out in force though. There’s seems to be a real hatred. Funny really.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:17 pm

Jakubclaret wrote:Not a bad shout, I always go for more unfashionable mobile phone manufacturers you can unearth some gems without compromising too much on the spec side at the fraction of the RRP some others go for, I also don’t like a couple to monopolise the market.

Amazing camera and allows you to bypass the pathetic Samsung v Apple debates. Win/win.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:19 pm

Sutton-Claret wrote:Fella in the EE shop said he always feels guilty when his customer walks out with an iphone.

Surprised it's not because they're on EE.

MyRightFoot · Post by **MyRightFoot** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:27 pm

Just got the new 1plus.. I can't compare it to the others but so far it's unbelievable.. apparently it's faster than the iPhone and Samsung and has a far superior camera than both and it's considerably cheaper! Worth a look at

Colburn_Claret · Post by **Colburn_Claret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:27 pm

S9+ cameras brilliant

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:29 pm

https://www.dxomark.com/category/mobile-reviews

The best place for camera reviews. P20 Pro is well out on top

cricketfieldclarets · Post by **cricketfieldclarets** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:30 pm

Camera on the s9 is pheonomenal. Thats what swayed it for me. Battery is not as good as my s7. But it is my work phone with emails constantly syncing so no doubt thats a major reason.

whiffa · Post by **whiffa** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:33 pm

Huawei aren't unfashionable - they've built the Google Nexus recently and that was a fantastic phone too.
P20 Pro is the best phone on the market at the moment. Only real competition would be the Pixel 2 but that's inferior and not worth the price tag.

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:37 pm

whiffa wrote:Huawei aren't unfashionable - they've built the Google Nexus recently and that was a fantastic phone too.
P20 Pro is the best phone on the market at the moment. Only real competition would be the Pixel 2 but that's inferior and not worth the price tag.

No they not I was referring to more obscure makes, but I’d agree the P20 is 1 hell of the phone if it meets your individual needs & budget ect.

deanothedino · Post by **deanothedino** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:02 pm

Jakubclaret wrote:No they not I was referring to more obscure makes, but I’d agree the P20 is 1 hell of the phone if it meets your individual needs & budget ect.

I wouldn’t call Huawei fashionable and they’re not a household name despite what they’ve made for other people in the past. (BT Openreach fibre modems for example that tons of people will have)

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:03 pm

Wait for a Pixel 3

Jakubclaret · Post by **Jakubclaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:07 pm

deanothedino wrote:I wouldn’t call Huawei fashionable and they’re not a household name despite what they’ve made for other people in the past. (BT Openreach fibre modems for example that tons of people will have)

I meant it in context to Apple & Samsung being more popular, to people who are clued up on technology it’s heard of, if I was to ask eg a random person chances are they would looked puzzled but straightaway they’d recognise Samsung & Apple if that makes any sense.

starting_11 · Post by **starting_11** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:13 pm

I wouldn't buy a Samsung anything (even a washer or fridge) due to their bloatware infected products.

Stay as vanilla as you can if you're going for Android.

ŽižkovClaret · Post by **ŽižkovClaret** » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:43 pm

Quite enjoying an old Oneplus One i borrowed as a temp stopgap about 6 months ago

Damo · Post by **Damo** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:08 am

I'm probably going to go for the s9 next month when my upgrade is due just going off reviews I have seen.
I'm really intrigued by Huawei though especially after reading this thread. It's a shame you can't rent one for a couple of weeks to see how suitable they are

SkiptonClaret · Post by **SkiptonClaret** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:59 am

I wouldn’t buy an iPhone 8. I would suggest waiting around 7 weeks or so and pick up an iPhone X when the new iPhone is released. May even be be discounted and it’s an excellent phone.
Obviously I couldn’t recommend any Android device, remember the advert ? “If it’s not an iPhone it’s not an iPhone”

Fretters · Post by **Fretters** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:10 am

SkiptonClaret wrote:I wouldn’t buy an iPhone 8. I would suggest waiting around 7 weeks or so and pick up an iPhone X when the new iPhone is released. May even be be discounted and it’s an excellent phone.
Obviously I couldn’t recommend any Android device, remember the advert ? “If it’s not an iPhone it’s not an iPhone”

The iPhone X just seems to be a more expensive version of the S8 but with part of the screen cut out.