Spoilt for choice, need help.

[F3zza]

Hi all

I previously owned a Elephone G7 which I lost a few days ago.

Although I was generally happy with the phone, it did have one or two annoying issues which has made me think twice before buying another Elephone.

I'm looking to spend between £100-£150 on a new phone and two that have taken my fancy are the Mizo i9 & Mlais M7.

The thing that draws me to the Mizo i9 is the battery life which I believe is 3300mah and the fact it has a decent camera. Downside is no 4G reception.

I'm drawn the the Mlais M7 solely because it seems to be a lot of spec for little money. Downside is I can't find any real feedback on this phone, so for all I know it could be an all balls but no brain phone.

I also looked at the Ulefone Be Touch and this also seems to meet my requirements.

What I really need from a phone is decent battery life, decent camera and a good display. 4G would be nice but it isn't a deal breaker. I'm a moderate user , who doesn't game much, but likes to web browse and use twitter etc.

There just seems to be so many good choices to be made at the moment it's becoming more confusing than ever and I just don't want to make a bad choice.

Any thoughts or ideas of other phones to look at?

[mirandam]

Looking at your requirements I would also add MLais M52, maybe 2G instead of 3G ram but you won't notice much, battery is however much more like the Mizo, 3200mAh, and you do notice that.

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btw. here's the review of the M52

[cookiedough]

Mlais M7 hasn't been released yet. Couple more weeks should be available.

Ulefone Be Touch review is up at gizbeat.com.

Should be some Elephone P7000 reviews coming soon around the web. According to Gizbeats unboxing, looks like has true 3350mAh battery.

Mlais M4 or Mlais M52 could be good budget choices mentioned by @mirandam . Both the same guts, but different styles. I think the P7000 and Ulefone Be Pro will have better cameras, but M4 and M52 are $50-60 cheaper.

A solid phone with older SoC in it is THL 5000T. Huge battery in that and THL known for making good phones.

[mirandam]

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A solid phone with older SoC in it is THL 5000T. Huge battery in that and THL known for making good phones.

I can second that, one of the good things about THL is that it's easy to find spare parts sold seperately. Even though it's build of high quality, my T100s left me within the year with a dead proximity sensor. As I said it was easy to find a new sensor and replace the broken one, and this pays off on a $200+ phone.

[Twotems]

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A solid phone with older SoC in it is THL 5000T. Huge battery in that and THL known for making good phones.

I can second that, one of the good things about THL is that it's easy to find spare parts sold seperately. Even though it's build of high quality, my T100s left me within the year with a dead proximity sensor. As I said it was easy to find a new sensor and replace the broken one, and this pays off on a $200+ phone.

I'm buying the 5000T a to replace my 4000. THL are solid no nonsense phones.

[WuddaWaste]

I loved my THL T200C. Solid phone, solid company.

I own the M52 and use it regularly. It's alright, albeit with some quirks that seem to be getting better with Mlais's continued software support. If you consider getting one, be prepared for this.

In regards to decent battery life, the Mlais isn't your best contender. The M7 looks hella slick with decent specs, but with a 2700 mAh battery, I'd expect around average results.

[akivas]

I would go for the JIAYU S3 - It is a very good phone that is already a few months in the market and only get's good reviews and no annoying Chinese phone sicknesses reported.
It is really quite a premium device with full HD, double speakers, a sony 13mp camera sensor and a big battery.
http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1047204&b=416079&m=38812&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Egeekbuying%2Ecom%2Fitem%2FJiayu%2DS3%2D5%2D5%2D%2DFHD%2DAndroid%2D4%2D4%2DSmartphone%2D4G%2DLTE%2DMTK6752%2DOcta%2DCore%2D1%2D7%2DGHz%2D3GB%2DRAM%2D16GB%2DROM%2D13%2D0MP%2DNFC%2DMiracast%2DOTG%2DBlack%2D339486%2Ehtml

And there is a 6% coupon: GKB3Y6

Another option would be the ulefone be touch 2, but it is still in presale so there are no real reviews yet:
http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1047204&b=416079&m=43643&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Epandawill%2Ecom%2Fulefone%2Dbe%2Dtouch%2D2%2Dsmartphone%2Dtouch%2Did%2D55%2Dinch%2Dfhd%2D3gb%2D16gb%2Dmtk6752%2Docta%2Dcore%2Dgrey%2Dp102740%2Ehtml

And there is a coupon: PW4SA

[akivas]

I would go for the JIAYU S3 - It is a very good phone that is already a few months in the market and only get's good reviews and no annoying Chinese phone sicknesses reported.
It is really quite a premium device with full HD, double speakers, a sony 13mp camera sensor and a big battery.

http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=1047204&b=416079&m=38812&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Egeekbuying%2Ecom%2Fitem%2FJiayu%2DS3%2D5%2D5%2D%2DFHD%2DAndroid%2D4%2D4%2DSmartphone%2D4G%2DLTE%2DMTK6752%2DOcta%2DCore%2D1%2D7%2DGHz%2D3GB%2DRAM%2D16GB%2DROM%2D13%2D0MP%2DNFC%2DMiracast%2DOTG%2DBlack%2D339486%2Ehtml

And there is a 6% off coupon: GKB3Y6

Another option would be the ulefone be touch 2, but it is still in presale so there are no real reviews yet:
http://www.pandawill.com/ulefone-be-touc...02740.html

And there is a coupon: PW4SA

:-)

[F3zza]

Thank you for the help and advice all.

I went for the Mizo i9 in the end.