Huawei p8 lite 2017 sim free all colours reduced to 149.99.
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rnr81
23 Aug 17#1
Got mine from EE for £104.99 plus top up and unlocked free a couple of months ago, since gone back up again unfortunately
rev6 to rnr81
23 Aug 17#2
2017 model?
rnr81 to rev6
23 Aug 17#25
Yep, it was reduced from £199.99 to £119.99 but extra £15 knocked off with pay as you go upgrade discount :grin:
Tyton
23 Aug 17#3
Good Deal and same price at Currys - was just looking at this phone as a replacement for my slooooow Honor 5X
Crossbow to Tyton
23 Aug 17#8
Try hard / factory resetting it after doing a thorough backup if necessary - should give you a temporary boost at least.
Also, consider a considerably better Huawei P9 for £140+ (secondhand) - a search for P9's sold in the last few weeks: ebay.co.uk/sch…180
alg to Tyton
23 Aug 17#11
Well, Currys is Carphone Warehouse, so you would expect the same price. :grin:
amour3k to alg
23 Aug 17#34
Hahahahahahahahaha, it is NOW, never used to be though?.
But it's alllll gooooooooood still, lol. :-D
mb1 to Tyton
23 Aug 17#26
Same here... but I found uninstalling and stopping Google apps I don't need made it happier. Chrome and the Camera are real memory hogs.
If I can find a phone which has a battery life as good as the 5X (thanks to the excellent Task Killer) and where I can have 2 SIMS as well as an SD Card I'm sold. Not sure if this is it.
mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#4
Have got a Moto g5 reserved at Argos. Should I go for this instead? Not sure what to do.
korny2 to mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#6
This phone has an extra gig off ram as well as nfc and a compass that the Moto g5 lacks.
mjjgirlie to korny2
23 Aug 17#7
Thanks. What exactly do I need a compass for? I use Google maps directions and hit the "navigate" button occasionally when in the car to get turn by turn directions. Does a lack of compass on the g5 mean this won't work?
korny2 to mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#9
what i understand is i might be wrong if anyone wants to correct me is that it's not as accurate when using the GPS features without the use off the compass.
mjjgirlie to korny2
23 Aug 17#10
Thank you. All helpful info.
chemeng to mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#30
It's more important when you want to know the direction you are looking at (orientation), and when doing the google maps navigation ON foot (because the google maps cannot get your direction unless you walk a long distance. By car, that's not an issue, as within a second you have travelled at least 30ft which is enough to overcome GPS margin of error and provide data of your direction). It's quite useful, for example when you are.getting out of the tube and have to make up your mind which direction you should walk etc. Furthermore devices with an e-compass receive more positional/directional data, which is important if used for applications requiring those, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality.
mjjgirlie to chemeng
23 Aug 17#31
This really is useful information, thank you for your time.
For the amount of times I would find use for the compass I'm wondering if I should be getting so hung up on it. Having said that, I did exactly what you mentioned just this Saturday when I was trying to navigate (between pubs and restaurants!) in the middle of London. My phone, an old nexus 5, helped a lot so im assuming it has a compass. Otherwise I may have been lost!
oyster07 to korny2
23 Aug 17#16
Some motorola g5 have 3GB and some 2GB. You need to check. Apart from this NFC and comapss missing on the G5 but G5 has a removable battery which Huawei doesn't have. I went for the G5 specifically for this reason as once the battery wear off then the phone become useless or you will need to pay someone to replace it hoping the phone wont get damaged
Masteryates to oyster07
23 Aug 17#17
I principle, I totally agree Oyster. However, if the P8 Lites 2017's battery is anything like my mothers P9 Lite, (Which is absolutely unbelievably good,) then I'd still go for the P8.
oyster07 to Masteryates
23 Aug 17#18
I think that even if the battery is good, it cant last more than 1-2 years before it starts to last for short time..I use 4 spare batteries and never found my self outside in troubles without battery. I choose to give up compass and a slightly better quality phone (huawei) than giving up the battery :grin:
Masteryates to oyster07
23 Aug 17#20
Agreed on lots of batteries giving up after 2 years. On the other hand, if your paying £150 for a phone, are you really going to be using this for more than 2 years?
No enough RAM will start to hurt from day 1, never mind 2 years down the line.
oyster07 to Masteryates
23 Aug 17#24
I have used a samsung s3 neo with 1.5GB ram for 2 and half years and still using it (paid something like 150£). No issues until now (except broken screen..my fault)..only thing which caused me some problem was the 16GB memory but i used an external micro SD and kind of solved the problem. I can use this Samsung for another year if I want too. Now I got the G5 with 3GB and im pretty sure I Can use it easily for 2-3 years. I alredy purchased 2 extra batteries for 11£ each. No need for a power bank and can buy more if needed. Compass lack is annoying I agree ..still wondering why Motorola left this out..
korny2 to oyster07
23 Aug 17#19
Both phones are good there's pros and cons with both, i managed to get the huawei p8 lite 2017 on the EE deal 129.99 so the reason i went with that.
Masteryates to mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#14
I'd go for the P8 as due to the extra 1GB of RAM.
seanireland72
23 Aug 17#5
Nice phone shame about no oleophobic coating on the screen resulting in a slimy mess
Masteryates to seanireland72
23 Aug 17#15
Nothing a screen protector wont address.
seanireland72 to Masteryates
24 Aug 17#38
But you shouldn't have to do that. When I seen this phone and in reviews the screen gets sticky it's a really stupid thing Huawei keep doing on budget handsets
harams
23 Aug 17#12
£10 quidco too.
360finder
23 Aug 17#13
Great phone. Price has been jumping around on this for a few weeks now. Worth it. Had the 2015 version. Wife has 17. Both brilliant for the price.
mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#21
Some interesting pros and cons for both. I guess with a phone at this price point you're never going to get everything or it'd cost more! Depends what's most important on your list of must haves.
I'm still struggling with the whole compass thing. Really can't figure out if I'd miss it or not.
My Nexus 5x completely conked out on me a few weeks back so I'm just looking for a "it'll do for now" phone as a replacement. I'm hoping I won't notice too much of a difference between my 5x and the p8 lite if I go for it. I didn't like my 5x much anyway.
chancooluk to mjjgirlie
23 Aug 17#22
If you ever travel to a new city and want to use the maps to find your way around on foot, a compass is a requirement. Otherwise the phone will guess the walking direction and often send you completely the wrong way.
Also, if you are ever driving through a built up area using the sat nav and GPS signal is lost, the compass will help to direct you until GPS is restored. Without a compass the phone will try to guess what you are doing, and it usually makes a mess of it (wrong direction, wrong street...etc).
If you only use maps as a sat nav, the lack a of a compass probably won't cause you any major issues.
mjjgirlie to chancooluk
23 Aug 17#23
Thank you. Hmm maybe I will miss it. I think I'm going to go for the p8. Can't understand why the g5 deals are hotter than this deal when this "appears" to be a better deal on paper.
MR1123
23 Aug 17#27
I bought it for £130 Inc 10 top up, at the time ee was selling it for £130 maybe 3 weeks ago but they were oos and Chitter chatter on eBay were selling it for same price, but I was undecided if I should wait for ee to get it back in stock with the benefit of tcb £10+, I went for Chitter chatter and glad I did and very happy with phone 2017 model and knowing ee didn't get it back instock.
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Also, consider a considerably better Huawei P9 for £140+ (secondhand) - a search for P9's sold in the last few weeks: ebay.co.uk/sch…180
But it's alllll gooooooooood still, lol. :-D
If I can find a phone which has a battery life as good as the 5X (thanks to the excellent Task Killer) and where I can have 2 SIMS as well as an SD Card I'm sold. Not sure if this is it.
Furthermore devices with an e-compass receive more positional/directional data, which is important if used for applications requiring those, such as Augmented and Virtual Reality.
For the amount of times I would find use for the compass I'm wondering if I should be getting so hung up on it. Having said that, I did exactly what you mentioned just this Saturday when I was trying to navigate (between pubs and restaurants!) in the middle of London. My phone, an old nexus 5, helped a lot so im assuming it has a compass. Otherwise I may have been lost!
No enough RAM will start to hurt from day 1, never mind 2 years down the line.
I'm still struggling with the whole compass thing. Really can't figure out if I'd miss it or not.
My Nexus 5x completely conked out on me a few weeks back so I'm just looking for a "it'll do for now" phone as a replacement. I'm hoping I won't notice too much of a difference between my 5x and the p8 lite if I go for it. I didn't like my 5x much anyway.
Also, if you are ever driving through a built up area using the sat nav and GPS signal is lost, the compass will help to direct you until GPS is restored. Without a compass the phone will try to guess what you are doing, and it usually makes a mess of it (wrong direction, wrong street...etc).
If you only use maps as a sat nav, the lack a of a compass probably won't cause you any major issues.