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

(2) Work in Africa (Ghana) and India

(3) Repair/replacement cover in case of damage

Someone has told him that iPhones are the best for India, but I am
sceptical.

For compatibility, I found:

http://selfhelp.carphonewarehouse.co...t.do?view()=c%
7B06748ad0-d047-11de-e56d-000000000000%7D

which suggests that dual band would be fine but quad band might be an
investment in the future.

My thoughts a

(1) Buy an unlocked phone then PAYG - especially as the phone is going to
be out of the country using other SIM cards for about half the year.

(2) Buy something waterproof, if possible shock proof.

(3) Buy something which can take an SD card to expand memory.

(4) Buy something with an exchangeable battery so spares can be carried.
Power banks are O.K. but spare batteries are much lighter.

(5) Take out insurance so the phone can be repaired or replaced in
country. I assume any repair cover from a UK supplier bundled with a
contract will require returning the handset to the UK, but I could be
wrong.

What does the team think? This does seem to comprehensively rule out an
iPhone.


Cheers


Dave R



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