An Introduction To Some Popular HTC Sensation XL Tariffs

The HTC Sensation XL is one of the more stylish offerings from the popular Taiwanese manufacturer. It has a number of impressive features, most notably Beats Audio by Dr Dre which makes this the perfect phone for music lovers.

If you would like to get your hands on this device, you can choose from a selection of tariffs provided by various UK networks. As an added bonus, many of these include a free HTC Sensation XL handset and in this article I will look at a couple of offers which include this, and look at how they differ in terms of their allowances and costs.

T-Mobile
One of T-Mobile's best packages is available for £26 per month, and comes with a free HTC Sensation XL handset which is preferable to most than paying the £389 for the SIM free phone. This contract lasts for 24 months, and within each of these you are allotted 300 minutes of free calls, unlimited text messages and 750 MB of data. Based on average smartphone usage, most people should find these allowances more than ample.

Vodafone
One of Vodafone's more attractive tariffs is similar in many ways to the aforementioned T-Mobile one. Like the above tariff, you get a free HTC Sensation XL, unlimited free text messages and 300 free minutes per month. The data is slightly less, at 500 MB per month, however this should not prove to be too much of a problem if you intend to do the majority of your internet browsing over Wi-Fi. In any case, 500 MB is way above the average data usage for consumers in the UK, so unless you are a very frequent user of 3G data, you should be fine with this contract. This also costs a relatively affordable £26 per month and lasts for 24 months after which time you can renew or cancel the contract.

O2
I have looked at some of the more affordable tariffs so far, but if you are willing to spend a bit more every month, then you can enjoy much more generous allowances. This is perfectly demonstrated by the O2 Unlimited plan. As you may have guessed from the name, users are treated to unlimited free calls and text messages to any network at any time. Data is restricted though, with 1 GB provided every month over the network's 3G coverage. 1 GB is actually a huge amount of data, and it is unlikely that anyone would use that much in a month. Regardless of this, Wi-Fi is of course also free and has no restrictions. This tariff will set you back £67 per month (for 24 months) and includes a free HTC Sensation.

As you can see, there are several options available if you want a free HTC Sensation XL. The various tariffs have a each have their own advantages and disadvantages, but provide plenty of choice for potential customers. At PhonesLimited.co.uk we compare all HTC Sensation XL deals on a daily basis, allowing you to find you perfect tariff based on your specific requirements.

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Can The Nokia Lumia 800 Be As Popular As The N8?

The Symbian-powered Nokia N8 was, undoubtedly, one of Nokia's most popular handsets to date. However, it's unlikely that the phone will ever see a true successor, thanks to the Finns' switch to Windows Phone 7 as the main operating system for its high-end line-up. Can the new Nokia Lumia 800 handset ever be as popular as the Nokia N8?

The Nokia N8, for those who don't remember, was released to much fanfare back in October 2010. The phone arrived on shelves, albeit late, running the most-up-to-date version of the Finns' Symbian^3 software, which dressed its gorgeous 3.5-inch AMOLED display. However, it was that 12 megapixel camera that really wow-ed the UK public.

It's thanks to this 12 megapixel sensor, as well as its Carl Zeiss optics and Xenon flash, that the phone was crowned one of the best camera phones to date. One review, for example, wrote: "In short, the N8 has the best camera available on a smartphone today."

It wasn't just its excellent camera that won the Nokia N8 critical acclaim. Tech sites also said that although not perfect, the Espoo's new Symbian^3 operating system was finally catching up to iOS and Android. The phone's 1200mAh battery also equipped the phone with an impressive all day battery life.

Symbian may have just been catching up, but Nokia has decided to switch its main focus to Windows Phone 7, and has launched its debut high-end Mango smartphone: the Nokia Lumia 800.

Windows Phone, as has been well-publicised, is certainly not to everyone's taste. However, it's arguably much more intuitive than Nokia's ageing Symbian software, offering a vibrant Live Tile interface and deeper social networking integration. Of course, switching from Symbian to WP7 would be a difficult move for a Nokia fan, but we think they would soon be won over by the software's included Xbox Live gaming and Microsoft Office smartphone suite.

But what about that all important camera? The Nokia Lumia 800 sports an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, complete with the same Carl Zeiss optics as the Nokia N8 and 720p HD video support. This, although not as hyped as that found on its Symbian sibling, has received some excellent reviews across the web. As has the handset's unique design, which has been touted as one of the most stunning and original on the smartphone market today.

Can the Nokia Lumia 800 ever be as popular as the Nokia N8? We certainly think it deserves to be.

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A Look At Some Popular Samsung Galaxy S2 Tariffs

When choosing a new smartphone, the chances are you will take up a contract where you can get the handset for a heavily discounted price or even free, rather than paying the several hundred pounds that many new handsets command, and pay a monthly fee instead. In this article I will look at some of the tariffs available for UK consumers who want to get their hands on the Samsung Galaxy S2.

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is a very popular smartphone due to the features it offers. If you are in a position to purchase a SIM free handset, paying the full price of the handset (currently around £420) you are free to insert a SIM card with a pay as you go plan or the contract of your choice. However, this is a lot of money and most major UK networks are currently offering deals where you can get the phone itself for free and pay a monthly fee with varying packages of data, calls and text allowances.

If you send a lot of text messages, the O2 Bonus 200 Unlimited plan is a good choice. This provides a free Samsung Galaxy S2 along with unlimited text messages within the UK to any network. Included with this package is 200 minutes of calls to any UK mobile network and a 500 MB data allowance. The latter should prove more than ample for the average person's internet use, allowing enough data to browse various websites, check news headlines and carry out social networking activities on sites like Facebook or Twitter. To take advantage of the unlimited text messages that this service offers, you will sacrifice the free minutes of call time as 200 minutes is not a lot based on average mobile phone use. When you have used up the 200 minutes in a given month, standard call charges will then apply. There are other tariffs which offer more talk time and data allowance and this is reflected in the price. The O2 Bonus 200 plan is ideal for prolific text message use and costs £21.50 per month although the main bonus of this is the free Samsung Galaxy S2 handset.

A more comprehensive package is offered by popular UK network T-Mobile with their T-Mobile 2000 Unlimited package. Again, this includes a free Samsung Galaxy S2, but also includes the luxury of unlimited data, meaning you can use the internet on your phone to your heart's content, as well as enjoy 2000 minutes of free calls to UK networks and landlines and unlimited text messages. This package costs £36 per month, and like the aforementioned O2 tariff, lasts for 24 months. T-Mobile 2000 Unlimited offers a more comprehensive package of allowances, and based on average use should be adequate for most users.

There are hundreds of other tariffs available for the Samsung Galaxy S2 for UK customers across all major networks, and some of the premium packages even offer free gifts upon taking out the contract. These range from gift vouchers for popular UK shops, laptops, TVs and MP3 players. It pays to shop around when taking out a new mobile phone contract and at PhonesLimited.co.uk all available deals are compared daily to help you save money.

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