"Adrian Caspersz" wrote in message
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On 15/08/16 14:50, David wrote:
A friend may be off in a few months to two separate locations (work
related) and is likely to be spending around 3 months in each
location.

Requirements a

(1) Smart phone

Nah, too much reliance on charging batteries and needing data
service. A magnet for theft, and being stupidly judged for ya choice
of fashion.

Just get an almost dumb previous generation multimedia phone. Small,
cheap, easily available unlocked. Rugged versions available with
storage, email and good cameras.

iPhones probably were recommended as given their market volume, they
are a standard when networks were planning coverage and standards of
data service. Some years back, Blackberry probably had that
standing.



Pretty well any Huawei phone will suit the need. All are quad band,
some have 4G, all will take a micro SD card, and all (I think) have a
user replaceable battery.

The only issue is that Google in their wisdom will not allow back up
of the phone onto the SD card so you can have a copy if it is stolen -
they cite security as an issue, but that applies to all Android phones
anyway.


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Woody

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