OnMyWay Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 I saw Steve's thread about smart phones in the p5000 range. What about p5000-10,000 peso range? A key requirement is that keyboard screen works really good for texting. I had a couple of of small ones in the US and the text input was really bad. A good camera would be nice. What do you have and like, or dislike? A side question about iPhone. I'm not an Apple fan but I was wondering, can you buy them retail here without a plan, unlocked, ready for the pre-paid SIM of your choosing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthdome Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 A bit above your max price of 10k pesos is the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini, I picked one up a month ago for 12K. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 Was the text input really bad because the keys were small and too close together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 Was the text input really bad because the keys were small and too close together? Actually I made a mistake. One phone was a AT&T ZTE from the US, and the other one I bought here, a cheap MyPhone.. They both were terrible for the on screen input. Maybe because the screens / virtual keys were small but mostly it seemed like poor touch screen technology. The ZTE was 3.5 inch and the Myphone was 3 in. There would be constant "adjacent key" errors when typing. Now I am using a cheap Blackberry style O phone, and it leaves a lot to be desired, but the new phone is not for me. It is a gift for you know who! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 OnMyWay, I think you are going to have to go shopping (perish the thought) and have the sales girl (or guy) demonstrate the texting capacity of the phone. I don't know what size phone your special someone would appreciate, I and my girl like a little more real estate in the screen, me because my eyes need work and her because she likes to play simple games on long v-hire rides or busses when we travel. Some people like a compact phone that slips in a pocket and you hardly notice. I have been using Samsung phones and they text fine, even the 3.14 screen when I rotate it sideways for a larger keyboard but I am a hunt and peck texter and I use two hands. Those who text with one hand probably would not want more than a 4" or 4.5" screen because the keys are too far apart. My girl actually prefers to text on a cheap phone where you may have to hit a key 3 times to get the right letter (for accuracy) and I'm amazed when she does it with a phone in each hand. Hopefully someone will be able to give you some user input for local smartphones. My cheap Starmobile phone appears to be of excellent quality but it's not a smartphone and I just bought it so I could have 2 phones and cover 4 different service providers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 A side question about iPhone. I'm not an Apple fan but I was wondering, can you buy them retail here without a plan, unlocked, ready for the pre-paid SIM of your choosing? Yes you can. They can be bought anywhere in the world unlocked. However, you will be paying $$$$ If you really want one, you should shop around for price. Also, the best time to get the best price on any phone is just after a new model comes out and you can save $$$ buying a new last years model! danny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred & Mimi Posted December 13, 2013 Posted December 13, 2013 What about p5000-10,000 peso range? Just go to the Tech Section of any SM Mall and look at what they have. Reputable brands like Cherry Mobile and Starmobile have good smart phones in the above price bracket with many bells and whistles. Just choose one of the larger screen models for fat fiddly fingers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Graham Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Or you could install Swipe. Works really well and learns the sentences you normally use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted December 14, 2013 Author Posted December 14, 2013 Yes, I will do plenty to shopping, but does anyone have a favorite they are really pleased with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cebu rocks Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 I just payed 500 p to get my iphone unlocked The thing with a smart phone is you need wi-fi or a data plan to use it Globe is the only guys that said they could do a pre-paid data plan at 1000 p a month Lots of knock off i phones here buy easy to tell because the buttons dont work well snd they saymade in america lol real ones are made in china My advice is try to find broken ones at home and get them fixed here Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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