Due an Upgrade on my phone

[Man of Tanith]

as title
i run a Samsung galaxy s4 at moment and i am happy with it per se except since the Hunter Gatherer Challenge when it was effectively drowned and brought back to life after a couple of days in a bowl of rice it has assorted problems bless it (so i cant just stick with the handset and get a cheaper deal)
So i am looking for advice from those of you who are more technologically minded
i do a lot and i mean a lot of my online activities using my phone so that's a factor
battery life would be nice if it was long(ish)lasting
i definitely do not want an iPhone
ideally it would be water/dust/drop/Sam resistant
whilst a touchscreen is good i am not adverse to physical buttons(i find this helps the battery last)

any suggestions?

 

[dwardo]

S5 mate. Reasonably waterproof, ip67, quick, good battery and crystal clear screen. Removable battery which is a god send for the woods.
Camera very good as is the video camera.

 

[Goatboy]

I can't really give you much advice on the phones themselves as I'm not really what you'd call a heavy user. What I would say though is if you tend to be a bit accident prone with electronics is get a decent case that's tough and waterproof. Something like one of these. Mwans you can still use the buttons or touchscreen too.

I used to keep expensive kit in the likes of a Pelicase as you could literally drive my Landy over it and it would be fine.

 

[drliamski]

I really rate the HTC one as very good build quality. That plus a water-resistant case like the otterbox defender series...

 

[Tank]

I have a Sony z1, I don't rate it compared to my previous HTCs which I loved as they don't load the phones with rubbish software(and I found user friendly). but the new Sony z3 is supposed to have a 2 day battery life with heavy useage. If battery life is what you are looking for its got to be look at plus tully waterproof. I just find their software a bit annoying

 

[neoaliphant]

The sony z series are waterproof, but a bit more fragile, can be rectified with a good case
the s5 is waterproof
as is s4 active

if you are due an upgrade that means you are most likely paying over the odds for a phone.

take for example the note 4
its 48 a month on vodafone.
the equivalent sim only isn £16.50
this means that over 2 years you are paying 24x(48-16.50)=£756 for a phone that costs £550

so wasting £200

So if you are on sim only you can buy a phone whenever you want.

The upgrades tent to be a better deal when you are paying £10 a month on the very basic phones

 

[British Red]

I bought a Nokia Lumia smart phone for £50 out the door. Has internet, e-mail, GPS, MP3&4 loads of apps. Sim only month to month contract. Have smartphone with unlimited texts, 200 minutes and 1Gb of data or well under £10 a month.

Why pay more?

 

[rik_uk3]

I treated myself to an S5, its a really good phone and as Dwardo said its water resistant

[video=youtube;RofPY61okSQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RofPY61okSQ[/video]

https://giffgaff.com/goodybags/10pound-goodybag 500 minutes unlimited texts and 1gb data allowance. Its part of O2 so uses their network.

 

[Clouston98]

I'm on an iPhone 5s and I really like it - not robust but a nice phone all the same. Takes nice photos too and to be fair I do like apple products as a whole so although they ridiculously keep bringing stuff out I do like the software etc. I know your not keen but for me it's a great phone

 

[petrochemicals]

For some reason anything with a touchscreen you cannot turn off, and anything without a touchscreen is ancient, ie. slow no processing speed, no g4, useless really. I've a nokia e5 for battery life and a modern one for speed.

 

[British Red]

How do you mean "anything with a touch screen you cannot turn off"?

 

[rik_uk3]

I'm on an iPhone 5s and I really like it - not robust but a nice phone all the same. Takes nice photos too and to be fair I do like apple products as a whole so although they ridiculously keep bringing stuff out I do like the software etc. I know your not keen but for me it's a great phone

Read the original post again...if you read it on you 5s, the screen is so small you perhaps missed the bit about not wanting an iPhone

 

[petrochemicals]

How do you mean "anything with a touch screen you cannot turn off"?

Sorry, that's a incorrectly constructed sentence, I mean anything with a touchscreen, has a touch screen you cannot turm off, even if it has buttons, such as the nokia e7 blackberry, or a Sony experia. I did look.

 

[Mesquite]

Sorry, that's a incorrectly constructed sentence, I mean anything with a touchscreen, has a touch screen you cannot turm off, even if it has buttons, such as the nokia e7 blackberry, or a Sony experia. I did look.

So how does that work then?

Every time I turn my Galaxy S3 off manually the touchscreen is totally deactivated until I manually turn it back on by the on off button

 

[British Red]

I think petrochemicals means that while the phone is on, the touch screen is on and this leads to battery drain? Actually my phone (Lumia) you can turn the screen off completely but still have it able to receive calls or play music etc.

 

[petrochemicals]

I think petrochemicals means that while the phone is on, the touch screen is on and this leads to battery drain? Actually my phone (Lumia) you can turn the screen off completely but still have it able to receive calls or play music etc.

Yup that's what I mean, and I did not know that the lumina phones you could, hopefully they will do one with a pull out keyboard

 

[SCOMAN]

I know you said you didn't want an iPhone, as reminded by Rik, but they are good. Covers available that are water and dust proof and can survive a drop. I'm also running a Nokia windows phone and it's pants, battery - poor, touchscreen - inaccurate and the windows system is a bit carp. Iphone beats all of the above and allows you to select what's on and when. I don't think they're popular simply because they're 'shiny' but because they work. Just trying to put across another point of view.

 

[AndyD]

Samsung S4 Active.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-active-review

 

[Man of Tanith]

My mrs has the iPhone and I've played with it.
not for me but thank you for the alternative point of view.
I looked at revjews for s4 sctive and apparently its a bit poo at reception which is important for me as Potton is a bit naff for signal in general n I don't run a landline so mobile is vital

 

[British Red]

I'm also running a Nokia windows phone and it's pants, battery - poor, touchscreen - inaccurate and the windows system is a bit carp. Iphone beats all of the above and allows you to select what's on and when. I don't think they're popular simply because they're 'shiny' but because they work. Just trying to put across another point of view.

Funny to hear that - my Nokia Windows phone lasts for four days with bluetooth and Wifi always on - my daughters iPhone can't make it past 24hrs?