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As the title says I am looking to buy a smartphone sometime this week that will offer me a good overall experience, I will be using it mainly for taking pictures and videos and sometimes play a few games here and there.

A big issue I had with phones was overtime some phones get very laggy... Then i would be happy to know if there is a phone out there for around 100 dollars that offers the things i need in a phone. 

Sorry for my poor grammar and thanks so much for your help! :D

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100$ smartphone, that doesn't exist, or do you mean with a 3 year contract

In the US, $100 smartphones exist with a 2 year contract. 3 years is outrageous.

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As the title says I am looking to buy a smartphone sometime this week that will offer me a good overall experience, I will be using it mainly for taking pictures and videos and sometimes play a few games here and there.

A big issue I had with phones was overtime some phones get very laggy... Then i would be happy to know if there is a phone out there for around 100 dollars that offers the things i need in a phone. 

Sorry for my poor grammar and thanks so much for your help! :D

 

The reason your phone is laggy because you are buying smartphones for 100$. Such things exist but they are really cheaply made, and their inner stuff is really bad.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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The reason your phone is laggy because you are buying smartphones for 100$. Such things exist but they are really cheaply made, and their inner stuff is really bad.

How much do i need to pay for a decent phone that includes the details I have listed above?

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Unlocked or contract free? $400 USD used

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if you want a cheap smartphone you can have a rock instead cuz they basically will do the same thing. Your going to be stuck in a contract.

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How much do i need to pay for a decent phone that includes the details I have listed above?

 

Check out Google Nexus 4. Best budget/high-end phone, lowest I would ever go, it's reasonably priced AND it offers a whole lot of stuff for the price including speedy processor.

 

Or you could wait for the next Google Nexus phone (this year there should be another edition as well) and first see how much it costs.

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In the US, $100 smartphones exist with a 2 year contract. 3 years is outrageous.

I meant with a contract, here in Canada we have terrible service providers, you have to get 3 years or you don't get a deal on your phone
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Unlocked or contract free? $400 USD used

What's the difference? xD (such a noob question)

 

The nexus 4 is $200

Do you have it? Is it good for it's price and for the details i've listed?

 

 

if you want a cheap smartphone you can have a rock instead cuz they basically will do the same thing. Your going to be stuck in a contract.

I decided on going large, I'll go with a stone

 

Uhm i decided on allowing the phone to be upto 200 $ no contract

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Check out Google Nexus 4. Best budget/high-end phone, lowest I would ever go, it's reasonably priced AND it offers a whole lot of stuff for the price including speedy processor.

 

Or you could wait for the next Google Nexus phone (this year there should be another edition as well) and first see how much it costs.

 

The nexus 4 is $200

The nexus 4 is actually over 300$ :( ( http://www.amazon.com/LG-Unlocked-International-Version-Warranty/dp/B00A9ZER46/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1377903336&sr=1-1&keywords=google+nexus+4 )

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Do you have it? Is it good for it's price and for the details i've listed?

i don't have it personally, but everyone i've heard from that have it love it. The phone probably won't get as slow since you get pure android that won't get bogged down with the crap most vendors add to it and the cpu is pretty good. The camera is probably better than others in that price range, but isn't amazing.

 

Wrong place  ;) https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb&hl=en

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I meant with a contract, here in Canada we have terrible service providers, you have to get 3 years or you don't get a deal on your phone

 

Funny because in Poland it's similiar.

 

But here 500$ is an average monthly wage so...

 

And the Nexus 4 from local stores is 500$+. Lmao. It's only slightly (400$) cheaper on Polish re-sale sites (kinda like ebay).

 

I hate Europe. And I hate Poland. Eastern wages, western prices. And f-ed up government who try to keep us, citizens, calm and tax-paying.

Google Play is not available here. AND I THINK I KNOW WHY, I DOUBT GOOGLE WOULD PAY OUR 30% TAXES + $ to € EXCHANGE FOR US...

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Thanks guys i will go with the nexus 4 :)

Just had a question, if we can build desktop computers... can we build laptops, phones and tablets too? If not, do you think we will be able to in the future? just curious :D

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As the title says I am looking to buy a smartphone sometime this week that will offer me a good overall experience, I will be using it mainly for taking pictures and videos and sometimes play a few games here and there.

A big issue I had with phones was overtime some phones get very laggy... Then i would be happy to know if there is a phone out there for around 100 dollars that offers the things i need in a phone. 

Sorry for my poor grammar and thanks so much for your help! :D

Nokia Lumia 520 runs Windows Phone 8, and I haven't heard anybody complaining about lag or slowdowns on hardware as low as the 520. Windows Phone also offers a great overall experience.

 

100$ smartphone, that doesn't exist, or do you mean with a 3 year contract

You can get a Lumia 520 off-contract for $100...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lumia-520-GoPhone-AT/dp/B00E45043A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377912265&sr=8-1&keywords=lumia+520

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The reason your phone is laggy because you are buying smartphones for 100$. Such things exist but they are really cheaply made, and their inner stuff is really bad.

 

Wrong, price is dictated by demand not by quality (not saying quality doesn't affect demand of a product, but pricing is going to go off what people are willing to pay for a product not what it's worth)

 

How much do i need to pay for a decent phone that includes the details I have listed above?

 

Go to wirefly.  With a 2 year contract you can get an S4 for about 130 bucks.  I know because I just did this 3 weeks ago.

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Thanks guys i will go with the nexus 4 :)

Just had a question, if we can build desktop computers... can we build laptops, phones and tablets too? If not, do you think we will be able to in the future? just curious :D

at the moment no, in the future, I doubt it.

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Nokia Lumia 520 runs Windows Phone 8, and I haven't heard anybody complaining about lag or slowdowns on hardware as low as the 520. Windows Phone also offers a great overall experience.

 

You can get a Lumia 520 off-contract for $100...

 

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Lumia-520-GoPhone-AT/dp/B00E45043A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377912265&sr=8-1&keywords=lumia+520

 

 

I can vouch, my father has one after trading up from an old Windows phone 7 device he couldn't stand and couln't get an upgrade just yet, It's just as smooth as my 820, WP8 runs pretty seamlessly on most specs. Not to mention compatibility with  xbox (if you were interested.).

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I meant with a contract, here in Canada we have terrible service providers, you have to get 3 years or you don't get a deal on your phone

Umm no, last I checked Rogers, Bell, Telus, Koodo, Virgin, Fido, Wind, Mobilicity only have 2 year contracts on even their top phones.

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Umm no, last I checked Rogers, Bell, Telus, Koodo, Virgin, Fido, Wind, Mobilicity only have 2 year contracts on even their top phones.

In Canada? They must have changed it from whe I got my phone last year
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