[The Register] Wileyfox Swift Cyanogenmod phone review

[The_Unbeliever]

Review If someone asked me what my ideal smartphone would be I’d say one that costs no more than £120, has 16GB of storage, at least 2GB of RAM, a 5-inch IPS screen, a removable battery, two SIM slots, space for a microSD card, the best iteration of Android available (that’s the Cyanogen OS Android fork, in my opinion) and is waterproof.

Wileyfox’s new Swift actually fails to meet two of those criteria – the cost is £130, and there’s no waterproofing. But as we’ll see, considering the rest of the package, it’s very easy to forgive those two failings.

In an increasingly competitive market the Swift is up against the likes of the Motorola Moto G and Sony Xperia M4 Aqua, both of which we have reviewed recently. And both of which are rather more expensive at £189 (for the 2GB RAM version) and £199 respectively.

Physically the Swift is one of the most expensive-looking cheap phones you can lay hands on. Available only in Henry Ford black it looks not unlike a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact which is no bad thing.

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Link : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/08/review_wileyfox_swift_android_smartphone/

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Looks good, sound good.

I want one

 

[FNfal]

Looks good .
Good to see many different companies producing decent phones at a good price .
Competition is good for the consumer .

 

[johanr111]

Buckled and bought one on the Orange store just before NeneGate. Pretty cool phone. The dual SIM works so amasingly well that my phone bill actually decreased! The battery is a bit annoying (Charge every 16/18 hrs) with moderate use (some youtube, some music, some radio, some Facebook all with LTE on the 2nd SIM), but very manageable. Rather enjoying the switch from iPhone to Android. Some iOS perks are dearly missed however (like Airplay), but on the whole it stacks up very well.

 

[ronz91]

Buckled and bought one on the Orange store just before NeneGate. Pretty cool phone. The dual SIM works so amasingly well that my phone bill actually decreased! The battery is a bit annoying (Charge every 16/18 hrs) with moderate use (some youtube, some music, some radio, some Facebook all with LTE on the 2nd SIM), but very manageable. Rather enjoying the switch from iPhone to Android. Some iOS perks are dearly missed however (like Airplay), but on the whole it stacks up very well.

phone still holding up well?