Best Vodafone phones on plans
Summary: Vodafone has put a lot of work into bolstering its network and has some great phones available to make use of the new, faster 4G speeds. Here are our favourites.
Vodafone doesn't trouble itself with a huge selection of phones, but it has
most of the ones that matter. We’ve gone through and picked out the best ones
on offer to slim the list down even further. We’ll be sure to keep updating our selections as new phones become available.
Apple's big bet for 2015 is the new, and improved, iPhone 6s. It's size, shape and screen are identical to what it released in the iPhone 6 last year, but there is a number of noteworthy changes to drool over.
The standout is this year is the new 12-megapixel camera. Despite consistently great cameras, Apple has opted against upgrading its image sensor for several years. The iPhone 6s delivers this much needed change, with a number of other photographic goodies.
There is also 3D Touch to consider, a new touchscreen screen technology which detects how hard you press on the screen and opens up a range of new interactions with applications.
The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are essentially the same phone once you ignore the Edge's curved display, so it makes sense to judge them as one. Both devices are the same size, have similar designs, offer basically the same user experience and sport identical cameras.
In terms of general day-to-day functionality, the S6 is fantastic. Samsung has ditched its bloatware-ridden past and gone for a more minimalist approach. The new version of its Touchwiz user interface (UI) is less laden-down with stuff you'll never use, meaning a faster and more fluid experience than ever before.
The camera is possibly the best on the market. At the very least it's the equal of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Great photos during the day and surprisingly accurate ones in low light situations. This is the best Samsung phone to date and a great example of what the Korean Giant should have been doing all along.
The Galaxy Note 5 is the new big contender from Samsung, and we mean big. It rocks a 5.7 inch 1440x2560 display, which will deliver around 75% more pixels than the 1080p panel on an iPhone 6s Plus. Speaking of the 6s Plus, despite having a larger screen size, the Note 4 is all but identical in height and width, thanks to some impressively thin bezels.
Like the Galaxy S6, the new Note comes with a sharp new look; a full glass design with stainless steel trim. In fact, it is definitely the best looking Samsung phone ever.
The S-Pen stylus accessory is updated, with the touchscreen now capable of detecting swipes and stokes with greater precision, meaning your on-screen handwriting and sketching should be better, and more accurate, than ever before.
The iPhone 6s Plus is the bigger, more-expensive version of the iPhone 6. It's identical in almost every other way, except that its resolution, camera and UI are all a little better.
The 5.5 inch screen is full HD at 1080p. That gives it 400ppi, compared to the smaller version's 326. Despite what Apple may have told you, you really can tell the difference between a Retina display and something with better pixel density. The 6 Plus is going to be your best option if you want the crispest iPhone in town.
The camera has built-in optical image stablisation (OIS), where the iPhone 6 only has digital. The difference between them is that with OIS the lens physically moves to counteract any jerkiness on your part. You end up with sharper, clearer images, although just how big a difference it makes is still a subject of discussion.
Finally, the user interface lets you turn the 6 Plus sideways and use it in landscape mode. This isn't just like turning iOS sideways normally. The Home buttons actually rearrange themselves and apps like the email client will switch to offering two columns instead of just one.
Where the Galaxy S6 has cornered the market in user experience and camera, the One M9 is the pinnacle of style and class. The brushed aluminium frame is gorgeous in any of its colour variations. Where its progenitor - the M8 - was a bit slippery to hold on to, the M9 has managed to maintain its smooth polish while adding enough friction to maintain an easy grip.
As a phone the M9 is no slouch. It blasts through all apps and services on the market with barely a moment of effort. It has received some criticism about heating up, but this is probably more thanks to its heat-conducting aluminium construction, rather than an internal design flaw.
The Achilles heal of the M9 is its 20.7MP rear camera. It takes passable shots, but the camera-centric user will want to look elsewhere for their stunning photos.
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