Sounds like predictive text on that phone is awful

The Swift 2 Plus and Swift 2 X are also part of this same Amazon product. I hate it when they do that as it messes up the reviews (different model phones lumped in to one set of reviews).

You have to be crazy to not buy the iPhone

guess similar specs & price to this would be the alcatel shine lite.
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I think there are some on the Wileyfox website accessories pages. The Amazon one does protect but doesn't enhance does it :smiley:

Cases people? The one on Amazon is awful in my opinion...

Any alternatives? Apart from that, and it's not the phone's fault, it's great :sunglasses:

Returned mine this morning. Bought this and the Lenovo P2, trying to decide which one to keep.
P2 felt better holding in hand, and it performs a little faster in every aspect (opening apps, loading webpages, running benchmarks, etc) but I don't think it worth twice as much (100 vs 200).
Battery life on the Swift is rather inconsistent. Sometimes it uses less than 10% overnight, but sometimes I wake up with a flat battery even though it had 30% when I went to bed.

The main deciding factor was - I realised I can't return the P2 because I bought it in the shop. lol.

I never found it either!

Been using mine for a couple of days now. It's great!

​Yeah, it's attached to the inside of the black box which holds the warranty docs, etc. The one place no-one would look!

Trivial point perhaps, but is there supposed to be a tool for opening the SIM drawer hidden somewhere in the box? Using a pin makes my thumb sore!

Its not brilliant, my phone was at 65% after 12 hours, very little use few texts, emails a couple of calls but the good thing is it charges quickly, for me I'm either at home, at work or in the car most of the time so its not an issue. if your on a 2+ day trek then it aint gonna last

I think it's not the best compared to more expensive phones so if you are a heavy user then it may not be ideal. I was on the phone for a couple of hours today and you could see the drain on the phone and used about a 35% of the battery.

Is the battery really as poor as people say?

What I mean is, is if the battery was as good, I'd be going for the Swift 2.

Great :smiley:

If I do that on my Moto G 4, I get 2 days easy.

Only complaint on mine is the battery life, seem to be struggling to get a full day out of it, don't use twitter, fb etc, only whats app and email accounts (3 setup) other than that a few calls and texts nothing major. I'll continue to monitor it to see if it improves otherwise for the money its great, got a 128gb U3 card (half the value of the phone....) in mine and its great to be able to use the adoptable storage feature.

I was apprehensive when I got my Swift 2, my GF was getting me a new phone and I gave her a shortlist including this the P9 lite and the G4.
I honestly can't fault this phone, whilst I rarely use it the NFC/android pay is great (for when I leave the wallet in the car). The fingerprint scanner has never given be any problems and with the addition of a 64gb card I have absolutely no storage issues.

The current OS is great. When i do break this one, I'll look at another wileyfox without a doubt.
The one let down is the camera isn't amazing, but it's acceptable.

Mmmm, perhaps I do just have a faulty unit then.

I have found the battery fine. Charged it Monday afternoon. Currently 41% left it's weds morning and inturm it off at night. Used it for a few calls and plenty of browsing.

​You must have a faulty handset or some serious battery draining apps... I'm getting 2 full days out of mine and that's with Bluetooth and WiFi on constantly!

I've also found the fingerprint reader to be excellent, registers every time despite which part of the finger I use.

Overall I'm very impressed with this phone, an absolute steal for the price :smile:

I've retrained the fingerprint reader twice already and it still rarely works.

As for the battery, if I wake up in the morning and take both the G4 Play and the Swift 2 off charge, at 100%, by 5pm the Swift 2 is dead while the Moto G4 Play still has >50% battery left.

Depends what you use it for I guess. I find it perfectly fine.

From Wileyfox support a few days ago: There will be an update to Android in the first Q1 - This will be for the Swift 2 Range first.

I've found the finger print reader very good. I can't fault the Swift 2.

​The Play only has 1GB of RAM though.

I have a G4 Play and a WileyFox Swift 2. The latter is going back due to the battery life being dire. Doesn't last half as long as the G4 Play, which works just as well and has NFC, albeit no fingerprint sensor (which is flakey to say the least on the Swift 2).

Hmm. I have a Moto G4 at the moment and thinking of getting this Swift 2 purely because of the NFC/Payments and fingerprint sensor... am I making a mistake? I want pure Android and there's no date as to when they'll update the Wileyfox handsets.

"In light of the recent news from Cyanogen, every Wileyfox user's experience will remain unchanged - hooray!

This was expected and we are confident with the smooth transition planned in an upcoming over-the-air update for the entire Wileyfox product range that will migrate away from Cyanogen’s refocus strategy, and on to a purer Android experience – enhanced.

We strongly recommend that all current and future users accept the upcoming update request to ensure they are on-board for the future. This will include the ability to maintain the same experience as before and the added ability to partake in updates and upgrades to the software in the future.

We will continue to push this update to your device, and for new users we again recommend they download and install this update upon purchase"

Will this get actual updates from Android, or is it the Cyangen OS which is now obsolete?

Adoptable storage - does that mean ALL apps will save to the SD card? It didn't work when it first came out.

The battery life on this is shocking. Doesn't last half as long as the Moto G4 Play.

Ordered 10pm Friday because Caroline warehouse were mucking me about. Recieved 11am Saturday morning. Have to say very happy so far.

Got mine this morning as a backup phone whilst I decide what to get next, gotta say for the money not half bad, got a 128gb in mine as adoptable storage without any problems

First one returned unresponsive screen. Second one arrived today and poxy thing wont charge stuck on 8%. Total piece of Sh%t. Refund now don't want a replacement

I feel you brother.

No need to charge for 8 hours + nowadays

What's the consensus nowadays. Charge for 24 hrs or till charged on first charge? Am i just oldskool?

Don't let me put you off as it might just be me being an old fart who 'just doesn't get it' with all this modern pale design.

You may actually like it, so check it out first on Youtube as there will be numerous videos showing how it looks.

Don't get me started with Microsoft!

Windows 10 is another stinking, steaming pile of dog carp.

So much so, after installing the 'Free' upgrade to Windows 10 on my laptop (which I rarely used at the time), it was only on there a few months until I came to use it one day and realised just how much I hated the flat, monochromatic icon festooned POS!

It was uninstalled shortly afterwards and Windows 7 was re-installed, which IMHO is still the best looking Window OS by far with it's gradients, and easily identifiable desktop icons (started going downhill with Win8/Metro).

All this flaky UI design is probably down to there being too much emphasis on mobile computing an making user interfaces less resource hungry is my guess, which is understandable for mobile devices, but I personally want my main 'proper' workstation UI (PC or Laptop) where I do proper work to be something good to look at which enables me to be more productive and not make me have to spend time hunting all the nooks and crannies of the OS for features that were once easy to locate and identify by means of a unique icon.

Plus the basic looking icons we see so often today don't need much in the way of design by the lazy new breed of latte-sipping, iphone-using snowflake designers. Which must be a smack in the teeth to all those old-school designers who had the skill to create things of beauty.

This modern design which includes those 5h!7 two-colour icons which make everything look too similar which results in more time being wasted looking for stuff, plus it looks so so so boring.

Again, we are in an age where 4K screens are the norm and we are force-fed lacklustre two-colour interfaces. WTF?

Ooooh, I can't wait until we go back to greyscale and then B/W! NOT!

Cheers mate. No idea about Nougat as my Wiley is still on CyanModgen which I really like. Think I'll think twice before updating.

Accessories seem a bit limited guys, do you just stick to the stuff on Amazon or are there any other suppliers out there?

thanks

It's either a micro sim and a nano sim, or a micro sim and a micro SD.

All the specs are here: https://www.wileyfox.com/swift2

does this phone take any size of sim card,does any one know thanks

Of course but it won't be as fast

Thanks! But I can still charge in traditional ways, right? Via a PC, off a USB wallplate etc? On the bus :stuck_out_tongue:

​stock camera software on the P2 is crap..but open camera app just replaces it.

Totally agree chap, this stupid obsession with making things pale and totally crap looking is infuriating.... some utter douchebags in Google (and Microsoft) are competing to make user interfaces worse and worse.

I personally think it's the geeky nerd designers (you know, those stick thin, pale ill looking, drainpipe trouser wearing, awful bum fluff bearded hipsters) that are in control of design, they somehow took over and instilled their outlook on life (pale, dreary, never see the sun)

Well that's what I reckon.

* apologies to all stick thin, pale ill looking, drainpipe trouser wearing, awful bum fluff bearded hipsters that aren't in software design, you're probably wonderful fellows.

I'm getting this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01A42R46G/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=ATFJ3NMMG4JGL&psc=1

I've read on here that Amazon are relaxed about people having multiple accounts. Anyone know whether they're equally relaxed about people using multiple accounts to use new customer offers?

Would this be much of an upgrade from a Moto E 4G 2?
I've been keeping half an eye out for something that I won't have to worry about room for apps on and which has a bit more RAM; the E was cracking value for money but struggles at times.

Brilliant phone. Had mine for 4 months. No regrets.

Just delivered one to myself (Amazon Prime Now). Nice for the money.

Any links?

I prefer the P9 Lite, it's currently £179 on Giff Gaff.

I'm also looking at the P2. I need to get into a Three store and have a play. Spec wise it seems great however want to see the camera which seems to be the biggest drawback. Also I hear Lenovo aren't the best at software updates which then pushes back to the 6X lol.

I need to remember it just s a phone

Excuse my ignorance but if this doesn't have gyro does it work well with cardboard?

What's the camera like? I keep jumping from the 6X to the P2.

Prime now ROCKS!!
Got the phone this evening, some quick observations:

The phone has 13.1.2 and later updated to 13.1.5 (updated twice).
It has screen protector pre-applied, misaligned. I’d prefer if they just include it so I can apply it myself.
The phone setup experience wasn’t great – it had difficulty connecting to Cyanogen OS service (possibly because it is no longer in service? Had to go back and forth a few times to skip it.
Cannot use themes app, it requires Cyanogen OS account which doesn’t work anymore.
The phone takes a micro SIM if you intend to use SD card.
The phone felt kinda slow (compared to Huawei P9, the last Android phone I used)
I tried to format the SD card into internal storage, but it complained about the card’s write speed being too slow (it is a Sandisk Ultra card!!!).
The bootloader unlock seems easy, it doesn’t need unlock code.

Between this and Lenovo P2
- I suspect Swift 2 is more likely to get Nougat update?
- Swift 2 is probably better if you intend to flash custom ROM and don’t want to lose warranty
- 625 chipset on P2 is probably miles better than 430 on Swift 2. P2 has more memory and more storage too.
- P2 supports more LTE bands if you travel frequently.
- the big battery in P2 makes it kinda bulky.
- Cyanogen OS on Swift 2 felt more vanilla, which I like.

I am torn between Swift and P2... mmm....

I bought this just before Christmas at a similar price.... and sent it back after a few weeks. Everyone I tried to speak to using the phone said how quiet I sounded, even though all the settings had been checked. It randomly kept restarting itself too, sometimes in the middle of calls. To top it off, the screen cracked when it slid off a table; I've never ever had a phone screen get damaged so easily. Plus points were the camera and really quick charging, but as I was using it as a business phone the fact it performed so badly for making phone calls made it useless.

You like Nougat?

Personally I hate it and think it is a stinking, steaming pile of dog carp.

Having a Samsung Galaxy S7, I have just updated to 'N' and have to say, what a freakin' disappointment!

I have no idea what it is with Google and why they make each update of Android IMHO more sparse than the one before.

Personally I prefer colour, gradients, demarcation between 'zones' and nice detailed icons. Not the ever-more monochromatic interfaces that we've been receiving the last few updates.

Most of use have handsets costing in excess £500-600 with truly awesome screens like nothing seen before in a hand-held devices and we are forced to look at huge white spaces, big, white interfaces/menus, with single colour icons! WTF?

Maybe its to preserve battery life? If so, that's very lame!

For instance the pull-down the top menu for instance on my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge' is white, with light blue basic icons.

Lightbulb moment here! I've got an idea! For the next Android update, make the icons white on a white background and be done with it! We, the users can just use 'The Force' to find what we are looking for.

Is it just me or does anyone else hate predominately white/light interfaces, with light-coloured this and light-coloured that?

It literally hurts my eyes to look at a predominately white interface and when all the icons are the same colour instead on being individual, then I think that takes longer to find what your looking for.

It's like someone with OCD is in charge and wants everything to match! I'm all for continuity, but there's got to be some give when it's informational content on screen.

Oh, and the 'LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE?' found at the bottom of each sub-menu in settings? WTAF? Why can't they just put all the available options there for the user to peruse at will! I'm pretty sure I'll manage to navigate the extra content!

Also, WTF is it recently with the overuse of actual words instead of icons?

Here's an idea, why not use easily identifiable icons in order to de-clutterise the menus instead of over texting the menus?

For instance, in the default email app, if you long-press a message, you are presented with the word 'DELETE' as an available option. Now forgive me if I'm wrong here, but what is the universal symbol for 'DELETE'? A fracking waste bin, that's what!? Everyone in every language is familiar with this, so why change it to the actual word 'DELETE'? Surely, it must be harder to program the OS to use the translated word for 'DELETE' considering the wide range of languages available in Android.

Oh, and 'NOTI. SETTINGS' on the pull-down menu? Ahhhh, this annoys the p!55 out of me! If words have to be used, at least use the full words as it just looks less lazy!

Another step back IMHO is the in-call screen which is so poor, it's criminal!.

Sadly, there wasn't the preferred full screen HD image of the caller contact in previous versions of Android (although, I'm pretty sure it was a loooong time ago), but at least we had the half-screen contact's image on display during a call up until recently.

Now? A stoopid little lo-res circle with a blurry-crap background. Again and update that makes the interface look worse.

I'm pretty sure there is an Apple insider at Google signing off these 'ASAP' (As S**T A Possible) updates in the hope more Android users will defect to Apple. Defection has never crossed my mind in 8 years, but the last two updates ('M' & 'N') are pushing me closer!

I just feel that the interface of last few incarnations of Android has become increasingly clinical to the point the interface is just not nice to look at or as easy to navigate (no colour, no demarcation and no detailed icons).

Maybe by Android 'P' we'll have retrograded to a black & white, icon-free, MS-DOS-like (just text) interface!

Seriously, it as if Google are retrograding Android in order to re-upgrade the interface in the future.

END OF RANT! :smile:

Cheers. I get so undecided when there are offers. This or the Alcatel ...

Be a year, but I think you can buy extended and screen replacement warranties.

What's the warranty. I ordered the Alactro as it comes with 2 year warranty from CPW but it's not arrived yet. But I have £28 of Amazon vouchers to use.

One sim and micro sd or 2 sims.
You can do both, guides on youtube but not something I would or will attempt.

I got this phone for xmas, I got through phones like a priest goes through...

prayers (get your head out the gutter).

It's with wileyfox at the moment having the screen repaired after being dropped from the top of a telegraph pole.

Hate hot deals cancelled this now where can I get the P2 for £200 (other than 3)

Seems OK on mine - didn't use the cable came with the phone though...

Swift 2 has Qualcomm 430 chip, which has 8 cores up to 1.4GHz
Shine Lite has MT6737 chip, which has 4 cores up to 1.3GHz
both has 2GB RAM and 16GB storage.

Just look at the numbers, I think Swift 2 is a better phone?

shame there's no prime now stock near me

How's the USB port on this? I owned the original swift and that damn port drove me to despair!!! Couldn't get a USB cable to fit it for love nor money!!! Had to charge using an elastic band to hold them in!!! Hopefully they've addressed this on this handset.

And I know it's £100 more but I recently brought the Lenovo P2 and can't recommend it enough. Fast and easy to use and an easy 3 day battery life.

​P2 definitely. £90 more but worth it.

The Alcatel shine lite is £100 at Carphone warehouse on upgrade so which is best ? Need a cheap phone for holiday.

This is a good entry phone for anyone looking for a smartphone, which can do most, but is not very expensive. Camera is not fantastic, but ok for most snaps. Battery is a bit on the small side, but charges very, very quickly. It runs either 2 sims or one sim and one SD card. Both sims can be active and from different carriers. Fingerprint reader is really good. Screen is on the dull side, but not bad. Speaker sound is quite decent. There's no gyro, but Pokemon works and installs fine. It's just the AR that's not working.
GPS is a bit jumpy, but ok outdoors and in transport.
We bought it for an 11-year-old who wanted to play pokemon and simple online games. He's super pleased.
The charger is USB-C, so it will not work with normal micro-usb chargers, but there's a cable in the pack.

Edit: forgot to say that it has Gorilla Glass v3, which is a big plus for us.

Battery is not amazing, but handles normal use for a day, if you're not a big gamer or online all the time. But should you run out the battery charges extremely fast, so it's never been a problem in this household.

Everyone who buys this should also buy a quick charge 3 charger in order to take advantage of the quick charge

this or P9 lite?

You can easily play Pokemon normal install. But the AR doesn't work without the gyro.

Just buy the iPhone and sell it on straight away, make a easy profit and put it towards this

Thanks. just ordered at £99.99
Bradford. Will arrive 8-10pm tonight

Click for spec comparison between the WileyFox Swift2, Moto G4 Plus, the upcoming Nokia 5 and Moto G5
(Doesn't compare NFC ..... all have it .....except the G4 Plus;....G5 will have it except in USA)

http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/comparison/651bb2464

Not the wiliest fox around on the market.

I don't understand this comment. Some sort of rubbish Swiftkey joke?

Ahh, I read it in isolation as 10 people had liked it and made it top comment. Reading through the thread it was a rubbish joke based on a comment above. I struggle to believe 10 people liked it.

That's the case for me to "/ Manchester warehouse

I think it is OOS from your nearest warehouse. The £164.99 option is the one with screen replacement card.

You can still get it from Amazon for £109.99 though. Or maybe wait and see if they are in stock again.

​i have the P2, it's a pretty great phone

On prime now it's showing £164.99 for me. Any idea? :disappointed:

Well, I ported my number to the company phone because I don't want to carry two numbers. Then I go assigned overseas and got another company number, which warranted the need of two phones (or dual sim phones). Mrs always question the need of the spare phone, so I kept getting rid of it, and then get itchy for another one...

Haha wait til I show you my list then you'll see what real problems are :P
If the 6s is a company phoenix doesn't it have their SIM inside? In which case your phone would be the one your SIM is in? Or is it dual SIM? Don't think Apple are...?

Will it work with two sims using three network? One 4gOne 3g?
Just I have a 3 sim and would like to use my freedompop sim too.

My daily drive is iPhone 6s (company phone).

in the last 6 month, I went through
Huawei P8 lite
Nexus 5X (UK)
Huawei P9

:S I should get help...

Yes

I purchased my case from Wileyfox direct, solid case, couldn't find them any cheaper at the time..Wileyfox case

So does this model have 2 SIM card slots?

You can use the dual SIM ports for dual SIM purpose (obviously), or one SIM and one SD card together.
I purchased the plus version at Christmas, cracking phone for the money.

What's your daily driver?

Damn it, it was there earlier today but isn't now. Been waiting for the wife to make her mind up before ordering. She always does this, bloody women!

no i have tried both on Amazon website on my pc, and tried searching via your prime now link as well without success.

No idea, sorry. If the item doesn't show up on the search its probably because the local warehouse has none in stock.

As far as the discount code goes, it works for me, not sure why it wouldn't work for you.

I know this is far-fetched but are you trying to use this discount code on the normal Amazon app rather than PrimeNow?

I did that but the item was not listed ? perhaps they have sold out?

No you can do it on a computer:

https://primenow.amazon.co.uk/

OK so only via mobile app then . Thx

how come the discount is not recognized in promo box ? it says 'The promotional code you entered is not valid.'
If I go to PRIME NOW page and search the mobile it does not appear on their webpage?
Any ideas why ?

No you need to download the Prime Now mobile app, then enter the code at checkout.

Ahh! Thanks for telling me. I'll update the post.

The Wileyfox one is excellent - GENUINE PROTECTIVE CASE, BLACK VELVET - SWIFT 2 AND 2 PLUS - https://www.wileyfox.com/store/cases-and-protection

Is there a link you need to click to get the PRIME NOW discount ?

Sorry... I can't answer that. She's just using the one sim at the mo...

Bought the Huawei P9 in earlier deal, but not sure I am happy with the UI, so sold it (somehow regretting it). Then I was monitoring HUKD trying to find the toy/spare phone.

Oneplus 3T & Moto Z - couldn't justify the money for a spare/toy phone
Lenovo P2 - a bit too big, and Lenovo brand seems to be pretty bad at keeping up with Android OS upgrades
RedMi 4 - lack of B20 support, and slight concern over warranty
RedMi 4x - a bit too big, and slight concern over warranty
Swift 2 - slow processor

I ordered the Swift 2, but not sure how long I will keep it for :S

OK so me and the Mrs are both using elephone P8000's with no problems except running out of storage because of no adoptable storage. The elephone has 3gb ram and runs multiple apps with no problems. Would this be an upgrade speed wise or would I be best holding out for a 3gb phone?
Thanks.

if it is your first order on Prime Now (like me), 10OFF60 will get you £10 off!!

Someone edited the post, not sure why they put that there. As fair as I can tell if you order it on prime now you can get £5 off by using code 5OFF50 making it £105.

Is it true that you can't use the dual sims AND a micro-SD card at the same time?

Wife has this and very happy, battery seems excellent. Paid £140 for a diff colour so this is a cracking price.

Anyone recommend a good case?

Its 2700mAh,reviewed on Engadget... https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/22/wileyfox-swift-2-series-review/

Ordered. Thanks OP. Used the prime now code so thanks to robcyb.

Why does it say £99 in op?

What's the battery capacity on this?

Tips gratefully received. :innocent:

Wileyfox are good - have had no problems with my original Swift.
I'm looking to buy the Swift 2 Plus, hopefully that comes down in price soon.

​So have I. Bought 7-8 to date.

Then Lenovo happened & they gave birth to the G4....

Nope. I've ordered on occasion and set to £0 and all been fine.

Why you saying that? I have been buying moto g's for my family since the 1st gen and i am extremely satisfied

​Anything or nothing is preferable to the G4!

I got one of these for my son a couple of months ago and spent some time with it as I set it up (it was the swift 2 bundle- includes free screen replacement - for £119). For it's current price I don't think you can beat it. The Snapdragon 435 and 2gb of ram are plenty to keep a very light version of Android running great. The screen is clear enough with approx. 300dpi, it feels nice in the hand and the fingerprint sensor works well. The rear camera won't win any competitions but it is fine for what my son needs it for. Even with only 16gb of storage all you need to do is throw in a 64gb sd card and switch on the adoptable storage and you won't have any issues with running out of space. I would recommend this over the Vodafone Smart ultra 7, Honor 5C, Moto G4 play and normal G4 (which is more expensive).
The only thing to be aware of is that Wileyfox used Cyanogen inc for their software. They are no longer with us so WF are getting "another company" to do the software going forward but we have yet to see the fruits of this. However I am willing to give them some time to get this sorted as this is their latest phone so they need to keep it up to date.

What's going to happen to these phones now that cyanogenmod has collapsed?

Bought. Thanks OP.

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Yes it does.

We don't know who tips nor how much they tip.

The Swift 2 Plus and Swift 2 X are also part of this same Amazon product. I hate it when they do that as it messes up the reviews (different model phones lumped in to one set of reviews).

Just went through the specs on GSM arena and it's not for me. Back to the P2 and 6X

Never used PrimeNow. If I set the tip to £0 will they smash up the phone? :neutral_face:

Sounds like predictive text on that phone is awful

The next smart phone? I don't know if that's good or bad.

£10 cheaper in black but not in stock until 10th march.

Cheers mate, much as I thought. Its my Amazon voucher balance that is affecting my rationale judgement on this one, but I know you are right :-)

The Black one is Wileyfox Swift 4G Dual.

You have to be crazy to not buy the iPhone

Only 2 has 2gb ram

this or the honor 5c for my mum ?
I have the p9 and love it.

Yes, I've got the option on one (private sale). Its unlocked, boxed and looks tidy

Bargain! This has thrown a spanner in the works. My short list was Lenovo P2 or Honor 6X. This at only £110 though is lot of phone for the money.

£150 for 6 plus?

This, as it has a fingerprint scanner. The moto with FP costs over £200.

cannot confirm if it has gyro/accelerometer - I'll miss my Pokemon's!!

I picked up the plus version of this for a friend, 2nd hand for £100 a month ago. Spending a few days with it, I was really impressed. Build quality, OS, Battery life & Fingerprint scanner all excellent. Screen & Camera could be a touch better but this is a budget phone. For only £109, Hot hot hot.

Does Google Maps navigation work without a gyro?

Ordered :stuck_out_tongue:

This or a Moto G4?

The wife has the swift one and described it as the next smart phone she's ever had!

That model does let you mount an sd card and use it as internal storage, but it's locked to the phone and has to be formatted first. You can also just use the sd card as normal

guess similar specs & price to this would be the alcatel shine lite.
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Anyone know if this phone supports adoptable storage?

Should be getting Nougat real soon too.

great price, paid £150 few weeks back

do you think this be a good upgrade from moto g 2015 8 gb? only really use phone for you tube and browsing and video from sd card.