3 Mobile Skypephone S2

In general this is a great phone. It has some minor bad points but nothing major. 49.99 pounds in argos, makes this phone a great deal. If you use skype alot it makes this phone a must. But even a non skype user will find this a great and easy to use mobile.

My thoughts:

Very good screen quality, only phones upwards of 200+ pounds are better.

Average battery life, it depends on how much you use your phone, but i would say the battery life is very average.

Features, this phone has alot of features. Fast 3g and hsdpa Internet, free skype calls, ready loaded apps google, skype, facebook, windows live, bebo, yahoo, use your mobile as a laptop Internet dongle @ hsdpa speeds, all the features you would expect in a standard phone, camera [3.2mp] etc, way to many more to list. It will be hard to get bored of this phone, although its no 3g iphone, but then again this phone is only 49.99 pounds, but it can also do things an iphone can't.

Reception is ok and sound quality is good, however Three's 3g network coverage can sometimes be lacking, but like all mobile networks, devices etc it depends on your area, Three do a very very detailed network coverage and signal strength map, on there site.

Style wise its a phone for grown ups, its not the coolest of phones but its well built, and smart. Although the keys are quite small, its a easy phone to use.

Not so good points about this phone are. Some people get software problems [seams most phones these days suffer anyhow], the camera is only very average, some may find the small buttons difficult, 3g reception a little hit and miss, and very average battery life, also a small 50mb memory, this can be upgraded up to 4gb however.

A good phone overall, put it this way, its in my view at this time of writing one of the best pay and go phones under 100 pounds, only really bettered by mobiles like the Samsung Tocco lite, LG viewty lite, in the under 100 pound category. Of course it depends on your tastes.

The 3 Skypephone S2 is the successor to the 3 Skypephone S1, it is quite similar in its specifications, but has improved in a number of areas, a few being - build quality, it is much better built and has an attractive chrome on black design, with chrome-effect buttons which are well spaced. It has a improved 3.2 megapixel camera, but it still sadly lacks flash.The 3G signal now offers support for HSDPA as well as the normal 3G signal, which offers even faster internet and data speeds.The Skypephone S2 sports a much larger and clearer screen than the S1 which is good for playing videos, and the media player is more comprehensive, offering the choice to watch something in full screen and vertically, which the S1 did not.Like the S1, the S2 can be used as a modem, and it comes with the supplied software on the phone and a disc. The S2 also includes a application for facebook and a improved web browser which is based on WebKit, the same underlying code as Safari and Konqueror web browsers.The S2 can also be used as a USB mass storage device, for which it uses the memory card in the phone, which it has support for up to 4GB with (which I currently use in mine as well).All in all its a great phone for the price, with a great build quality, really stable firmware, amazing support for online services and web browsing and good quality features.