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Hello guys,
So I've search the forums and there were no threads about the upcoming Meizu M9, just one or two posts, so I decided to create one...
So despite Meizu halting production of M8 because of Apple, they're preparing us a new unbelievable phone - Meizu M9. And it's running Android!
According to j.mp/cPO92J there are going to be two versions of the phone. One is M9 with 960x640 3.5" display and the other with 1024x640 4" display. Other specs are probably the same: 1GHz Samsung processor, 512MB of RAM and ROM, 5 MP camera, HDMI out.
But the real shocker is the price. Expected price of M9 is... 350$ !. Cheaper than most of Android phones, MUCH MUCH cheaper than the iPhone!
So what do you guys think?
I personally am going for this over the HTC Desire which I'm planning to buy if only someone roots M9. (Hey XDA staff, is there a possibility we would have a forum for M9?)
You get what you pay...
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samyvibrantuser said:
You get what you pay...
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Well, at least according to reviews, Meizu M8 was much much better than typical chinese iPhone clones costing ~100$.
samyvibrantuser said:
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I still have a Meizu M6 SP mp4 player I bought 3 years ago. It cost less than 120€ at the time, and it still beats in sound quality most mp3/mp4 players out there. So yes, you'll probably get a great device, mass produced (their main target is the Chinese market) without paying for the brand. Since I saw they are doing a android release, with such nice specs and low price, I just can't wait for the final device.
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Well, you'll get a reworked UI (they did a very impressive job on Win CE 5 or 6, whatever the latest version is). The music player seems better than the stock Android one, though that's not exactly hard to achieve. You'll get a 1 GHz Cortex A8, IIRC Samsungs' version of the A4. Same resolution as the iPhone 4. So the specs are great, sound quality should be too judging by their previous devices. I was certainly impressed by an early version of the M8, the built quality was pretty good (no Legend or i4, but certainly good enough), the M6 is a great little MP3/MP4 player that I still use all the time).
Big problem will be importing the device and the question when it will actually be available... Meizu has a reputation for pushing back release date after release date (end of December they say, I doubt it).
http://www.meizume.com/general-meizu-m9/12395-latest-m9-news-bits-screenshots.html#post134013
http://www.meizume.com/general-meizu-m9/12395-latest-m9-news-bits-screenshots-2.html#post134018
http://bbs.meizu.com/viewthread.php?tid=2188171&page=1#pid32998779
M9 came out and the phone is really impressive! Any possibility of extracting the FW???
any updates?
hi all,
was just browsing the xda forums to see if anyone started an M9 subforum or anything... as far as i know, the good people at meizume.com are working away at the rooting problem, but they can do with some help from the might of the xda developers community... so, if any of u guys own an m9 or can help in any way, please head on down to the meizume.com M9 modding/rooting forum to check it out. any help will be greatly appreciated!
thanks
nice and cheap
where can we buy it?
stupid_one said:
hi all,
was just browsing the xda forums to see if anyone started an M9 subforum or anything... as far as i know, the good people at meizume.com are working away at the rooting problem, but they can do with some help from the might of the xda developers community... so, if any of u guys own an m9 or can help in any way, please head on down to the meizume.com M9 modding/rooting forum to check it out. any help will be greatly appreciated!
thanks
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Yes, any assistance would be truly appreciated!
jbbandos said:
I still have a Meizu M6 SP mp4 player I bought 3 years ago. It cost less than 120€ at the time, and it still beats in sound quality most mp3/mp4 players out there. So yes, you'll probably get a great device, mass produced (their main target is the Chinese market) without paying for the brand. Since I saw they are doing a android release, with such nice specs and low price, I just can't wait for the final device.
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+1
I also have a couple M6 DAPs and find their SQ to be among the best there is. The build quality is on par with Zunes and Sandisks. I was going to get a Focus, but if this Meizu pans out for $350, count me in.
M9 hardware good ROM badly screen nondescript
tgzw said:
M9 hardware good ROM badly screen nondescript
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realy M9 has bad screen ? i read somewhere that this screen is very good made by Sharp
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realy M9 has bad screen ? i read somewhere that this screen is very good made by Sharp
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Yeah there's nothing wrong with the screen. I think this is a case of really bad translation.
hope fin it soon,,
really hard to find people have it,
i ever have meizu M6SL,
and its kick Apple far far faaaar away for the sound quality,
eventough the iphone4,,
i wonder what the sound chara the meizu M9
I got one last month and just upgraded to Android 2.3. It is pity that there is no root function anymore for 2.3.
M9 is great for me.
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I got one last month and just upgraded to Android 2.3. It is pity that there is no root function anymore for 2.3.
M9 is great for me.
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Can you post some pics and your experience with it? I visited China in April (study trip) and nearly went to Meizu store to buy one.. In MeizuMe forums people are getting forward with rooting the device. Some have managed to get temporary root access with something similar to JTAG, but it's too complicated for daily use and especially normal people.
where can we buy it?
hi... i am meizu M9 user from Indonesia
Hi i've been on this site forever but never been much of a poster ! Started with the classic Galaxy on android 1.5 then went for the Galaxy S , had a ton of HTC's and then the Galaxy S 2 , broke the screen after a few days , back to a galaxy S , broke the screen as well . Just got a note .. and the screen is already broken too !! Ho well , i guess i should not have those phones with my kind of jackassy lifestyle.
Anyway ! Love the forum , very very useful when it comes to rom info/download.
Looking forward to some great roms on the NOTE !
Yeah dude.....You need to buy stock in Otterbox. That is all.
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I am right there with you. I break my phone way too often. I need a Nextel or something lol.
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that's a lot of screen breaking lol
Thing is i always get otterbox with my phones. Been working for Bell (montreal) telecom and i get them cost so its worth it .. Sometimes otterbox is like 100$ so ita always better cost. But the screens still break. My note can survive a while cause the crack is like covering 5% screen one long ass line goin thru the kb area. Anyway !! They should start makink huge phones with screens like the nokia c series. Bashed em with scissors/keys and whatnot and they never break. Minor scratches. Would be 200$ more on the phone but 300% worth it !!
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Hi i've been on this site forever but never been much of a poster ! Started with the classic Galaxy on android 1.5 then went for the Galaxy S , had a ton of HTC's and then the Galaxy S 2 , broke the screen after a few days , back to a galaxy S , broke the screen as well . Just got a note .. and the screen is already broken too !! Ho well , i guess i should not have those phones with my kind of jackassy lifestyle.
Anyway ! Love the forum , very very useful when it comes to rom info/download.
Looking forward to some great roms on the NOTE !
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How do you like your note?
Pretty good actually . Speed could be better since its a dual 1.4 but it does what it does. Issues with some games that display wrong textures etc. But the s pen is useful to me in PS touch/Autodesk sketchup when i go meet clients and pre scribble som logos while brainstorming. Cant wait for another version of a big phone with the same or better featurea. Id go up to 6inch i think . After that its kind of retarded to call it a phone.
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And when i say started off . Of course i mean the whole rooting/custom rom thingy. My first phone was prehistoric like 5pounds manpurse style. portability was the main concern there !!
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mediamindlab said:
Pretty good actually . Speed could be better since its a dual 1.4 but it does what it does. Issues with some games that display wrong textures etc. But the s pen is useful to me in PS touch/Autodesk sketchup when i go meet clients and pre scribble som logos while brainstorming. Cant wait for another version of a big phone with the same or better featurea. Id go up to 6inch i think . After that its kind of retarded to call it a phone.
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How is the call quality of the Note. Do you a bluetooth headset with it?
what is wrong
is the screen cracked or is it software bug??? i dont know how you can break gorilla glass? 0.o
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These were some pictures I took at the LA County Fair yesterday...yes they were edited in Photoshop. But you can still tell you good the sensor is.
Follow this link.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105776604592839791482/albums/5791247437594515873
Would like to see the unedited pictures to compare.
Nice pics! I haven't made it to the LAC fair myself yet, but I know my pics wouldn't come out that well. A shaky hand is disasterous with this camera.
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Would like to see the unedited pictures to compare.
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Alright, here is a link for un-edited...I just edited them, because I didnt realize that Instagram compressed the photos and when I had uploaded them onto my computer they looked horrendous. So I had to upload the originals and edit them in Photoshop.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/105776604592839791482/albums/5791513469474155537
I like the natural unedited photos
Not trying to steal the thread but here's a random pic of my husky. He was trying to cuddle rape me on the couch. http://imgur.com/4UhPk
Those look nice.. I'm wondering if I should get my wife one of these instead of the RAZR M we're currently looking at. The camera on the S3 seems to rock!
If your wife doesnt care too much about the cakera I would reccomend the razr m...I pushed my dad to get it because he wanted a budget phone and it is a really great phone
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schwartzman93 said:
If your wife doesnt care too much about the cakera I would reccomend the razr m...I pushed my dad to get it because he wanted a budget phone and it is a really great phone
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I don't really understand why you would recommend a phone with a smaller screen, smaller battery, half the RAM, and less internal storage until it was really really important to save $100 ($199 vs 99).
Nothing against the Razr M in particular. It's just that you will be stuck on this phone for the next 2 years so having double the RAM will really be key as this generation gets long in the tooth.
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I don't really understand why you would recommend a phone with a smaller screen, smaller battery, half the RAM, and less internal storage until it was really really important to save $100 ($199 vs 99).
Nothing against the Razr M in particular. It's just that you will be stuck on this phone for the next 2 years so having double the RAM will really be key as this generation gets long in the tooth.
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Lol I was just saying if he wants to save money he should get it...as far as raw specs I would def. reccomend the S3. However, some people dont care too much about specs (like my dad) and possibly his wife. Also some people dont like the bigger screen size. Its a really great phone for people who arent necessarily looking for the best.
Edit: also the battery life on the razr m is really good.
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I am planning to sell my i9003 and buy a New Micromax canvas-2 A110.
As per the reviews from Users and techies its Awesome Phone.
5" screen with 1GH Dual Core Processor.
What u guys suggest !!
I think if u need performance and screen do it ..
And stay if u love the great room and kernel from our devs .. just few days and its release kernel 3 ..
Its ur choice
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So true...just few days are left for the dream come true...
Nearly everything is fixed..usb and some other things like video recording is left..which dhiru and adi is.gonna fix soon...
And acc to tech guru awaaz the said its a valie for money phone...
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Though the specs maybe good. The feel of the phone is cheap. My brother was tempted to buy it. He got a chance to try it as a friend of his had bought it. He didn't like it at all. So if you are thinking of changing your phone, I would advise not to take that phone.
simratcs said:
So true...just few days are left for the dream come true...
Nearly everything is fixed..usb and some other things like video recording is left..which dhiru and adi is.gonna fix soon...
And acc to tech guru awaaz the said its a valie for money phone...
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Yes i agree that we are very near to Kernel 3.0, But u wont believe I had a hands on of my friend's A110. Its super smooth and awesome.
I was amazed. i am getting a reseel value of my i9003 as 9500 and same amount is waht I have to pay for Canvas-2.
Screen , sound, and Dual Core-1 Gh Processor with 4.0.4
In a big big big confusion.
ammar786 said:
Though the specs maybe good. The feel of the phone is cheap. My brother was tempted to buy it. He got a chance to try it as a friend of his had bought it. He didn't like it at all. So if you are thinking of changing your phone, I would advise not to take that phone.
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umm Getting more confused now.
See, what I have thought in deciding to buy it that My handset is a year old right now, out of warranty as well. And I am getting 9500 for it now. Later it wont be giving me 9500.
Anyhow, in A110 Screen is as good as in i9003 and its huge 5" screen. Sound is amazing and Its a dual Core 1GH phone. And in 9500 as well. ICS 4.0.4
Thought in same price without any extra expense I am getting all this.
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umm Getting more confused now.
See, what I have thought in deciding to buy it that My handset is a year old right now, out of warranty as well. And I am getting 9500 for it now. Later it wont be giving me 9500.
Anyhow, in A110 Screen is as good as in i9003 and its huge 5" screen. Sound is amazing and Its a dual Core 1GH phone. And in 9500 as well. ICS 4.0.4
Thought in same price without any extra expense I am getting all this.
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Normally when you are getting something good at a low price, there's always a catch...
My phone is around 1 year and around 7 months old.
And everything is properly functioning.
What resale value can i expect.
Not so prominent bumps on my device as well.
Using screen guard since day 1.
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@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.
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@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.
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Nicely put...
Hetalk said:
@Shail ... There's a saying "Mehenga ek baar roye, sastaa baar baar roye". Rough english translation "If you buy a expensive product, you'll be crying just once, but if you buy a cheap product, you'll be crying more often".
On micromax, i feel they make kinda good phones, but lacks developer support. As far as i know you, i'm sure you're are flashoholic like me and will miss new roms that you can only find with mainstream phones.
Again, I did buy and try a lot of micromax(a61 a45)/zte(dont remember model name)/spice(mi280 and the new ones etc) phones for my staff, but personally use only Nokia or Sammy hardwares only. These budget phones get unexplained heavy lag after few months of usage. Maybe cheap hardware or bad os development from their engineers.
End Note: Keep your SL. We're in for good times, and after being patient for so long we cannot afford to lose a good user like you. If you want buy the micromax phone, and after couple months if you still think its better than SL, get rid of the SL. I'm sure latter wont happen.
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O____O
Well said ToT ¡!¡!
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not worth, its only a cheap china phone, cooked on mk6577.
first off all - warrianty. will you get fully supported and fully covered?
2. accesories. extra, extended batterie? covers? will you get them, if you need of course
3. dev support. it highly cutted ICS, so if you going to get some other roms - forget it. not mention about miui, aokp, themes, etc.
4. build quility. are you getting same as everyday brand? net mention of extra parts, like digitalizers, screens, oards, cameras, speakers
5. if you still thinkin goin cheap - buy smth like this
will save some extra dollars.
6. value. just think, what selling price would be after a year? 10%, less?
good luck
Shail..chod bhai rehene de...wait for some time till kernal 3 ...becuase if u sold this phone..u wont be able to experience orgasmic glory of it
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simratcs said:
Shail..chod bhai rehene de...wait for some time till kernal 3 ...becuase if u sold this phone..u wont be able to experience orgasmic glory of it
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You Guys are making me very confused and even emotional too.......Actually I too love my phone yar....!!
Need to think again I guess.
All they said are so true. I was tempted to get a nexus, almost bought it. Then the news about kernel 3 made me hesitate. I took some time to think, I increased my research on that phone especially about the negative side, to not get blinded by the awesome specs and awfully low price. Suddenly I saw a HUGE downside of that phone.
Wow, I could have wasted on that fragile phone instead of my SL.
So, now I'm proud of my current phone. My first ever Android phone.
Oh I remember the first time using Odin, flashing XXLE4 firmware on my phone....
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Do NOT take the Micromax Canvas 2. It has a ****ty MTK processor. I had a MTK6516 based phone that was absolutely horrible. Games wouldn't play properly and would have distorted color, slow poor performance. It couldn't even play music without skipping. It was also marketed as dual-core but it isn't.
As the Micromax Canvas 2 also has an MTK processor, it might also have a "fake" dual-core.
The Radio/Modem CPU is an ARM7, probably an ARMv3 or v4.
Often advertised as dual core, but this is misleading, the 2nd core runs the radio and will not be usable for applications. In fact, any proper smartphone has a separate smaller core for the GSM radio, so real dual core phones in fact have 3 cores
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You might want to do some research on the exact MTK processor in the Canvas 2, maybe it doesn't have these problems.
BassBlaster said:
Do NOT take the Micromax Canvas 2. It has a ****ty MTK processor. I had a MTK6516 based phone that was absolutely horrible. Games wouldn't play properly and would have distorted color, slow poor performance. It couldn't even play music without skipping. It was also marketed as dual-core but it isn't.
As the Micromax Canvas 2 also has an MTK processor, it might also have a "fake" dual-core.
You might want to do some research on the exact MTK processor in the Canvas 2, maybe it doesn't have these problems.
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There you have it... The Catch...!!!
dont go for it
Dont go for it son.
Its cheap but inviting trouble just like wife. (Worries Invited for ever).
But you can keeeep it separately if u wanna.
of course I dont deny that i9003 is equal as well.
But Wait for our devs. Its a humble respect we ought to give them.
read the review
http://tech2.in.com/reviews/smartphones/micromax-superfone-canvas-2-a110-review/632102
You may conclude that¡¡¡
If u wanna buy it then dont sell the i9003.
Keep both phones.
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^ Amen to that.
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Edit: Damn, I thought red thread closed text would close this thread I guess no one fell for that.
Hi XDA,
my girlfriend got a LG Optimus L3 (40€) from me to WhatsApp with me.
Now her parents want to buy her a new (real) phone around 250€. Her sister chose the Galaxy S3 Mini (250€).
Of course I said, choose the Nexus 4 (310€), choose it, it's awesome, Nexus 4!!!
But she thinks about getting an S3 Mini, too.
Are there any good Android phones for a price around 250€? With nice design and a good camera?
I looked around and the S3 Mini seemed to be a good choice, but WTF, it's half as good as the Nexus - for 60€ less.
Any recommendations? :/
Thank you!
If you're looking for design and camera, Sony will be a good choice. Though the hardware and OS is quite backdated
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dude, buy her lg prada 3.0. All wemons love it because "prada" word
AW: Android phone for girlfriend
Thank you for helping me.
Well, I showed her all (mid-range) opportunities and she saw the Nexus 4 in a shop, finally she chose to go high-end for cheap with it.
It's available right now in our German Play Store, her parents are even paying her the full 310€, so here we go, luck for both of us
JUMPhil said:
Hi XDA,
my girlfriend got a LG Optimus L3 (40€) from me to WhatsApp with me.
Now her parents want to buy her a new (real) phone around 250€. Her sister chose the Galaxy S3 Mini (250€).
Of course I said, choose the Nexus 4 (310€), choose it, it's awesome, Nexus 4!!!
But she thinks about getting an S3 Mini, too.
Are there any good Android phones for a price around 250€? With nice design and a good camera?
I looked around and the S3 Mini seemed to be a good choice, but WTF, it's half as good as the Nexus - for 60€ less.
Any recommendations? :/
Thank you!
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I always stay away from them low end Androids... They usually don't have the speed, space, and usually cause more frustrations than they are really worth... Invest in a mid to high end android and put insurance on it... She will love it!!!
well my 2 cents...
I think you must look at Sony TIPO..its Great for Girls..
well it depends on your girl friend
does she care about the look of the device (the fantastic pinky thing thta makes calls ), or she needs a device that do everything without lagging and with easy UI
if she wants the look , i cant help you
if she needs a good device capable of doing nearly anything , go for nexus 4
then use any launcher to make an easy UI and she will be totally happy
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Samsung Galaxy S3 mini
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JUMPhil said:
Thank you for helping me.
Well, I showed her all (mid-range) opportunities and she saw the Nexus 4 in a shop, finally she chose to go high-end for cheap with it.
It's available right now in our German Play Store, her parents are even paying her the full 310€, so here we go, luck for both of us
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great choice..and nice design..very clean..but i think that 4.7 inches display is too big for girl's hands :laugh: