The Samsung Galaxy Ace is a belting little phone in the mid-range Android market. I just recently put my younger brother on the £13 a month deal with Three that I mentioned to DaveO.



HOWEVER the Samsung Galaxy SII is in the top end range of Android phones and is far better than the Samsung Galaxy Ace! The Samsung Galaxy Ace is worth £130 whereas the SII is worth £420 new.



I'll run through some quick specs with you.



[uSamsung Galaxy Ace[/u

5 MP camera with LED flash, auto focus, face and smile detection.

800Mhz processor.

2GB micro SD card included





[uSamsung SII[/u

8MP camera with LED flash, auto focus, face and smile detection and image stabilisation with a 2MP front facing camera.

A dual core processor.

16 GB internet memory with up to 32 GB expandable memory.

4.3" super AMOLED display screen.





The SII is a very good phone! It's the predecessor to the Samsung SIII and is still barely a year old. The S3 is the S2 but with a quadcore processor and a lot of flashy features!

We are both with 3 already. If I stayed with 3 my idea was to get a new phone and swap the sim form my wifes sony (which she hates with a passion) into my wildfire, or even the new phone. If I get a new phone as opposed to just going for a cheaper contract the bluetooth has to work. It stopped working when my wildfire was updated from Android 2.2 to 2.3 which was very annoying!

I'd recommend GiffGaff. It's a bit different in that there's no call centre's as such so topping up is done mostly online, or you can do it using 02 vouchers. but If you don't mind having no call centre support its a great cheap alternative. you can get goodybags with your credit, for a fiver you get 60 mins and unlimited texts, for £10 you get 250 mins, unlimited texts and unlimited mobile data.



I've saved a fortune since I moved across from 02. they use 02's network and because they give you payback if you refer people or if you post on the forums I'm now about £30 in credit with them. so it's effectively working out as free.

I wouldn't have a personal mobile on O2's network if they paid be £30 a month.