Is it worth changing my San Francisco to a Monte Carlo

[Guest rwalton159]

I've had my SF since October 2010 but would like a bigger screen to make more use of the internet

I would appreciate some feedback on the Monte Carlo (from orange) and whether its worth swapping my SF for one.

Many thanks

Richard

[Guest popoyaya]

The main thing the MC has going for it is the 4.3" screen, though it is a TFT and not the superior OLED kind that was on the original gen1 Blade.

The processor is marginally faster at 800MHz, still a long way from the dual-core 1GHz chips found in recent phones like the Galaxy S2.

With next-gen quad core phones round the corner I'd wait for phones like the S2 to come down to the £200 mark, rather than pay £120+ for a slow and old tech phone like the Monte Carlo.

Having said that if it was on sale for £80 I might be tempted.

[Guest hugobosslives]

i recently got a skate (have both now).

skate is much better. much faster and better to use with the massive screen.

makes internet much better. i recommend the upgrade if it doesn't cost you too much.

quad cores will be expensive for a while so no point holding out for one (unless you have the cash)

[Guest rwalton159]

Thanks for your replies

:)

[Guest popoyaya]

quad cores will be expensive for a while so no point holding out for one (unless you have the cash)

If you read what I said I suggested waiting for dual cores to come down, not quad cores.

[Guest tilal6991]

If you read what I said I suggested waiting for dual cores to come down, not quad cores.

Regardless, they won't be down for some time. Single core ARM7s need to come to around £100 first.