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Which Smartphone do you recommend?

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Hey Everyone =)

I'm kind of new to smartphones and I've decided to buy one but the more I search the more confused I get :(

What I'm searching for is something that has the following;

reasonable battery life
skype (video call)
strong (I'm a bit clumsy :oops: )
WhatsApp and GPS are a MUST
GOOD Wifi/internet connection

MOST Importantly => Price MUST be less that $512 { 2000 Emarati Dirhams} !!

I'd really appreciate it if you guys help me in narrowing down my options =)
 
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Xperia's battery life is really bad I've been told. so what do you think of samsung galaxy s2 instead ?
 
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Well every phone nowadays comes with a fancy screen and HD picture quality, and still Xperia's battery doesn't last for just 6 Hours, it goes for a day! :D
 
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Well every phone nowadays comes with a fancy screen and HD picture quality, and still Xperia's battery doesn't last for just 6 Hours, it goes for a day! :D

do u know someone whose got the phone already ?....My sister has xperia ray and it's battery sucks big time can't last for a day for sure =/
 
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Yeah my brother has one, I guess it's Xperia Arc S, and it's battery time lasts for mostly a day with all the stuff going at the same time!
And for samsung phones, I don't think their battery time is better than Sony.
 
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sorry for the trouble but would someone please explain this to me ASAP ?

"Battery:

Another feature in the Sony Xperia SL is the improved lithium-polymer technology that allows the device to charge in half the time of a regular battery, but only with the EP851 adapter (sold separately), whereas the retail box has the regular EP800 one.

Sony says that just 10 minutes of charging time will juice the Xperia S enough for an hour of talk time, and 30 minutes will get you up to 80% charge. After the 80% threshold is reached, the phone starts charging normally to 100%, in order to preserve the battery.

The 1750 mAh unit is rated for the very good 8 hours and 15 minutes talk time and 33 hours of music playback. 17 days of standby is also good, yet if the screen is on a lot, the phone drains the battery like a typical Android high-end for a day, day and a half, depending how you stress it. Video playback time has been improved compared to the Xperia S, though, squeezing half an hour more out of the SL, for 6 hours and 30 minutes rated playback time."

Source => http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Sony-Xperia-SL-Review_id3146/page/4
 
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It says, the charger ep851 charges the battery quickly but you have to buy it separately! And the plauback time, standby time and video playback time has been improved with the new battery in this SL model.
 
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Hey Everyone =)

I'm kind of new to smartphones and I've decided to buy one but the more I search the more confused I get :(

What I'm searching for is something that has the following;

reasonable battery life
skype (video call)
strong (I'm a bit clumsy :oops: )
WhatsApp and GPS are a MUST
GOOD Wifi/internet connection

MOST Importantly => Price MUST be less that $512 { 2000 Emarati Dirhams} !!

I'd really appreciate it if you guys help me in narrowing down my options =)

Ok the best Phone since you want "whatsapp" and GPS would either be the iPhone or Nokia Lumia , whatsapp just has a better feeling to it with iPhones and Windows phones such as the Nokia Lumia . Both phones have incredible bettery life , can download skype app or use FaceTime with iPhone . Both of them fill your specs
 
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bro dont buy xperia coz u will face a lot of problem in the software coz i own a xperia sola i had a lot of problem:(
 
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