Voted hot. Still tempted by this.

But, each time I've tried to upgrade - and with a valid sim - at CPW, 'computer says no'. If it said no when I'm spending nearly £100 on a phone, computer likely to get my foot up its.... :smiley:

I have the P8 Lite for a couple of months and its a very good phone but the battery life is rubbish.
The battery never lasts a day even on mimimum usage and it also takes an age to charge .
I previously had a Huawei Y550 ,that lasted 3 days on average.

The screen isnt bright enough either on the P8 Lite .
Apart from that though its a fine phone but Im going to sell it on and get something with a better battery.

Good post, very neutral.

If you wanted to save some dosh however, have you thought about getting a refurbished 5S instead of the SE? There are some great deals on 32GB Grade B variants at the moment, with a 12 month warranty, via long-established eBay seller 'PlayGadgets'. Think the network locked ones are around £150 and not a lot more for the unlocked ones. Remember if you buy an EE-locked one, you can easily just pay EE £8.99 to get it unlocked even though it's preowned and you aren't the original owner.

A large screen Android device fan myself, but £150 is really tempting for an iPhone 5S. I can certainly see where you're coming from when you state that you prefer the way iOS works though. Android does indeed have its ups and downs, but so does iOS I guess.

After having this for 7 weeks and using it for about 4 of those, I decided it wasn't for me. Don't get me wrong, it's an unbelievable phone for the price. I just couldn't get used to the Android OS compared to iOS, the size of it at 5" after using an iPhone 4s for years and there were just a few minor irritating things about it like button placement, having to use glitchy 3rd party apps to personalise it, nothing major. I suspect I'd have the same issues with a flagship Android phone like a Samsung S7 I guess?

Anyways, the purpose of this post is to say that I sold the phone in used (albeit immaculate condition) on eBay Sunday just gone for £115, cash on collection and the unused £10 SIM for £7. So after all the maths/fees, I've actually made a profit... :sunglasses: !! Okay only about a tenner but I won't grumble. I'm sure a new sealed one would sell for more than £115. Madness.

I'm getting an iPhone SE 64gb in Space Grey next week as my replacement, can't wait but obviously the £439 price is slightly more eye watering than the staggering cheapness of the P8 Lite.

If you're on the fence about purchasing one, I'd say go for it. Dip your toes and if you like it, great. If not then you can sell it and quite likely make a small profit, well at least while CW are currently selling them for £79 (I paid £89) and the P9 Lite is under wraps...

Ttfn :smiley:

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It fails just tried it does not accept payment at all.

That is an old review of the USA spec phone. So old it's reviewed with Kitkat OS while the current UK phone comes with Lollipop as standard.

If you get a chance you should try to see the actual working phones in a shop if you can. The mockup version of the p8 lite actually looks pretty cool, but when you see and use the real phone honestly the screen is so disappointing. Poor resolution and really big black bezels around the edges dont look great. In comparison the ultra looks naff in photos and mockups but when you handle the real phone its actually not too shabby with a really good screen for the price plus its decently fast too.

This phone gets slammed in most reviews!
For example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnVcmrF98K8

Is this available instore or web only?

I have 1st gen moto g. Is the battery any better on P8 lite.

this is tempting , currently have a huawei P2, which is good but the battery life is dire, lasts 3/4 of a day with light use, changed for a new battery but still no better

Quidco are also offering me a £10 bonus special purchase, plus the usual £5 quidco with CPW, plus sell the £10 sim on eBay for another £5, so around £80 all in

but if the battery on this is not the best, ill be back to where i started with the P2?

Does anybody have a spare Vodafone upgrade code? thanks in advance

Any savior with a PAYG upgrade code to share please?

Wont let me order on my phone says website down. Gutted.

You will be able to put ANY SIM card in it.
All Carphone Warehouse phones are unlocked, except iPhone.

from both networks?

It will already be unlocked.

how much is it to unlock? Vodafone or o2?

which is what exactly, and where did you get it from

Bought the upgraded version for same price as this in November and have not looked back.Fantastic phone for the price. :smile:

I've tried umpteen times now with iPhone & iPad using Safari & Chrome on the mobile site for the Vodafone & O2 upgrade prices but either get the error messages or diverted to desktop site and sake doesn't go through/no confirmation email. I've also tried click and collect/reserve but still nothing so looks like I'll do the standard P&G option so with the Top Casback, will be £94.74 delivered - Not too shabby I reckon for a decent phone! Beats paying £600+ for an iPhone 6s!!! Not sure how people are 'bypassing' the upgrade option but fair play lucky them if so!

Don't forget the £5.25 eligible through Top Cashback ;-)

Or Moto G if they bring the price down again for Easter.

It's the 'new sim' price vs the 'upgrade' price, the upgrade is cheaper but you need to be eligible for it (not everyone seems to be able to get the workaround to work of using a mobile browser to bypass eligibility).

? Showing £89.99 for me (Voda)

+1

p8 lite

whys that mate? im trying to decide the two....looking to get rid of my nexus 5 as its only 16gb. want to get a bigger phone with expendable memory. its either this or the ultra 6.

P8 lite or Sony Xperia M4 Aqua ?

I have had this phone about 2 months now and I'm extremely happy with it. Stylish looking phone and easily lasts a day on battery. This phone has made me realise I no longer need top of the line phone's on expensive contracts.

Bargain!

the p8 lite has a nice design but i would go for the ultra if i had to buy a phone below £100

Ordered for girlfriend who smashed another phone last night. lol. Thanks for posting! :smile:

Yes, but it comes with second SIM slot disabled. You have to flash a ROM to enable Dual SIM. Not for the faint hearted but there are step by step guides. See previous P8 thread

I wld if i had known all this before customising it - ie changed it from single-sim to dual-sim, upgraded the rom to one of the most recent rom and installing many app onto it including flashed recovery (TWRP), and made a few to calls to o2 and sent a few text messages to o2 & EE & TPO customer services, plus it registered in my name so worried now about privacy issues if i sell it on.

However, how much you willing to pay for it though, as it will take sometime to get rid of everything?
by the i got it from CPW on the rec'ed it around 20-Feb-16, never left the house, being sitting on the shelf mostly as im looking for an xpose framework hack etc.

Want to sell it?

Does the phone support 2 sim cards?

Yes whole thing went through. Getting delivered Monday. From what others are saying looks like it is a hit or miss as to if it works or not.
Price has come down another£5 today
Might have been better doing a collect in shop and paying what it is on the day and argueing the toss with the shop assistants.

A good phone - but if you use "Xpose Framework" apps then dont buy this phone, as "xpose framework" doesnt work on this phone or on any Huawei with "EMUI 3 and above" phones.

note to those who may say this is a useless post as some do when one post something of a warning - if someone had hinted or warn me about this as i am doing now, i wld not have bought this phone the last time it was 89.99 + £10 topup.

Showing at £79.99 for me, not that I can get through the checkout.

SAME FOR ME,SHOWING AT 110.

79.99 on vodafone now. Anybody got an sim number to give away? ta!

Got this on a O2 upgrade used a sim thats used once in a blue moon top up 5 months ago so more chance to get upgrade that Vodafone

How did you manage this on mobile, mine just errors after placing order?

How did you manage this on mobile, mine just errors after placing order?

Not sure about o2, but I was told by CPW staff that to be eligible via Vodafone you have to have had the SIM for more than 6 months and have topped up at least £10 EVERY single month. There are going to be very, very few people who are eligible for this upgrade, if that is the case.

​I think it needs a call or text made every so often.

I might get this for my mum, she has EE pay as you go and has been with them for years. Is she eligable for an upgrade and the £85 price?

Also having the same problem. Proceeds without asking for SIM details, but can never complete after entering card details.

Have tried on mobile with Chrome, Dolphin & Mozilla.

Have even tried on computer running a user agent switcher to tell it I'm using a mac / iphone etc... but either has the same problem, or on clicking to pay it reverts straight back to home page without any confirmation.

​the P8 is fab! big good size screen great camera just love it <3 or u could wait till its reduced again to £150. I paid 300 but worth every penny. :wink:

Also have an EE PAYG sim that is definitely eligible but not an option for upgrade for some reason...seems pretty arbitrary.

Do look at the comparison carefully, as the Ultra has a much larger battery rated at 3000mAh vs 2200mAh.
I also suggest looking for example photographs, can be found usually on individual reviews of each.

If there is a store nearby, play around with both if they allow you, best way to get a feel of both and make a decision.

Think I topped up a tenner on it but haven't used it in a while.

Tried this got right through to adding card details then it said "oops we couldn't find the page you're looking for" when I went to process the payment. Did you actually get an order confirmation?

Damn. I have an eligible O2 sim I got like 2 years ago for 02 Priority discounts but I can't find the damn thing...know the number but can't get the code they send :disappointed:

I'd be eternally grateful to anyone who could provide an upgrade code and sim number...long shot. But I've given away quite a few games in the weekly steam code competition so HUKD karma may just work in my favour...

Thanks for that .
I can't really fault the Y550 ,its been a great phone for me ,the only reason I am thinking of upgrading is for a bigger screen and a better camera.
Think I will go for the Huawei P8 lite as the Ultra may be too big and guzzle the battery.

for some reason my Chrome fails with the following message

Oops, sorry, we can't find the page you asked for
This may be because something on our site isn't working properly.
To find what you're looking for:
Try the search box in the top right corner
Go to our home page
Go to our phone finder
Go to our help and support page
Go to our repair tracker

But went through IE

Comparison between P8 lite and Ultra 6 as well as the Y550 to see the difference.

I suppose it comes down to what you want overall, a larger and more heavier screen at 1080p from the Ultra 6 or going for the lighter, smaller and less pixel screened P8 lite.

As well as the potential differences between the cpu/gpu, though the software of each will play a big part in terms of performance.

When ordering from mobile website they don't seem to ask any upgrade details, assume this means anyone can pay the £85 upgrade price??

I'm on ee if I buy a 02 one will need unlocking?

I bought this when it was £79.99 for a PAYG upgrade. Nicely built phone & looks good for the money but it's badly let down by the quality of the screen. It's not very bright & has poor contrast levels. The screen on my old Moto G was a lot better.

I would also like to know why this is a better phone than the vodaphone ultra 6, (which i was just about to order)

They seem to have the exact same specs...

Can you explain why it is a better phone ?
Trying to decide between these 2 for an upgrade from the Huawei Y550 .

This or the Vodafone Ultra 6+?

got mine for £85 last time it was on deal.
definitely recommend it :smile:

Anybody here who dont need this but willing to give me a upgrade code and serial?

Whats the battery performance like on this?

Voted hot. Still tempted by this.

But, each time I've tried to upgrade - and with a valid sim - at CPW, 'computer says no'. If it said no when I'm spending nearly £100 on a phone, computer likely to get my foot up its.... :smiley:

I got this during the last deal and can confirm it is unlocked. I was also told this by CPW staff. Very happy with mine, excellent value for money. I'm also getting between a day and a day and a half battery out of it with medium use.

I don't like the stock UI that comes with it so installed Nova launcher. This is much better IMO. Handset has some really nice software features out of the box. I'm very happy.