just to warn people this phone has a couple of odd limitations, which if you use mapping apps, could be a deal breaker!

- no compass. yup, no magnetometer (also no gyro, but nothing at this price does). wtf samsung.
i think no light or proximity sensors either, someone confirm?
- only 2 finger touch screen.
(may be issue for games also?)


this plus the waterproofness, plus the software pushed me back to the MotoG 2015.. sorry boring i know.

also this isn't dual sim (neither are).

the 1.5GB RAM though is a huge bonus. (it's not 50% more usable working space, it's more like double because of the system usage).
and that OLED screen.

there is no phone at this price point that doesn't have one huge problem. i've looked hard. (MotoG problem is 1GB RAM). P8 lite has small battery. M4 aqua has doubtful reliability and camera. etc etc.

edit2: size wise there's very little in it.
142.1 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm vs 142.1 x 72.4 x 11.6 mm tapered on the motog (thinner edges)
motog a LOT less slippery! probably irrelevant in a case..
cameras, jury's out on that, personally i prefer the HDR on the motog.

they are both slow old Snapdragon 410/Adreno 306 but the Samsung is slower clocked 1.2 vs 1.4Ghz motog.

if you want a faster phone and don't mind the screen/battery, look at the P8 lite.

now this is at top, could someone with one please install this app (free with ads)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gn.android.compass&hl=en_GB
and tell me what happens when you run it? i find it hard to believe any phone now wouldn't have compass.
ta

Before anyone says

"You can get a moto g, blah blah blah"


This > Moto g

Better Camera
Removable Battery
Bigger Battery
Cheaper
Design - Subjective
Thinner
Lighter
NFC

I wouldn't call 2600mAh battery "massive"
It will suffice however

The camera isn't bad on the Huawei, it's the screen that's the problem. It's dull and washed out with poor peak brightness levels (difficult to use outdoors).

The J5 camera isn't awful, it's just not as good as the other phones with 13MP sensors.

Every phone at this price is somewhat compromised.

Full Specs:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j5-7184.php

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I wouldn't call 2600mAh battery "massive"
It will suffice however

Before anyone says

"You can get a moto g, blah blah blah"


This > Moto g

Better Camera
Removable Battery
Bigger Battery
Cheaper
Design - Subjective
Thinner
Lighter
NFC

I have a Moto G2 and I have to say this phone has an excellent spec for the money and more features that the Moto G, PDG in my humble opinion.

Internal memory only 8gb you really need to point this spec out as I personally think this is not useable if you plan on using and install a handful of apps. If you don't use you your phone much I think it's fine but 16gb is a minimum. The snapdragon 410 is fine in this price range. All other specs are good too. Also I would put upgrade in the title just so people know it's only upgrade

Probably but some apps like what's app and other messaging services store images videos ect on to the phone memory and you cannot set it to store on memory card. A lot of people have auto download set. Iam sounding old here now but a lot of younger generation send messages and pictures to each other and don't memory manage so 8gb fills up really quickly. But each use case us different just a heads up to perarants buying for there children. This has been the case in my experience a lot of people who have kids only have a few messaging apps and bulk of storage is taken up by that.

I've bought two of these recently on a £9 a month tariff with ID Mobile and have been really impressed with the phone.
Decent build quality, screen is bright and sharp enough, all the features I use are there.

HEAT!

Great phone for £90 all day long..

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CPW payg upgrade terms:

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/upgrade/pay-as-you-go