Samsung? There are dozens of models. I-Phone? Been told to save money and get the 5S. Contract or top-up? New Chinese 3 g models at 6000b? No clue what I ought to be buying. However, it needs to be usable in Malaysia and in UK/Spain on infrequent visits.

I already run Macs at home plus an IPad (non-wifi)

I don't want to spend 30,000 on the new IPhone

I dont need a powerful camera, and I don't play songs on my phone.

Could anyone help this complete newbie? Bang for Buck? Good offers? Good reception?

Eddy

5s is the obvious choice. You already know the OS so easy straight from the get go. DTAC are doing some great post pay deals, they discount the phone substantially but you pay 3- 6 months line rental in advance (as far as I'm aware this is the last months of the contracted 12)

http://dtac.co.th/device/lovenahalf.html

If you go to Malaysia best to get one of these. I think best value phone on the market with a great 13 mp camera. http://www.mi.com/my/note/ IM me if you want any more info. Beware of copies, only buy from MI site. Many poor quality copies around. My battery last all day with a lot of use.

Redmi NoteCore MTK 6592 1.7GHz processor

5.5" HD IPS display
3,100 mAh lithium-polymer battery
13MP rear facing camera | 5MP front facing camera

MTK 8-core processor available at 1.7GHz, 78% higher processing performance than Quad-core MT6589T.
Cortex-A7 architecture individually allocates tasks to each core, reducing power usage and heat.
Games, webpages, and apps, look stunning and run smoothly.

RM509

Well, I bought a Samsung A5 new model 12,900. It seems to be very good. I have managed to import somepictures from the Mac...but I can't get the same LINE app to sync across the 3 platforms.

The best and biggest I Phone six was 33.000b. I wont pay that.

Does anybody know if the Samsung will work in Europe (3g etc?)

Eddy

Yep it will work on 3g . Did you get the LTE version (4g) I would hope it is at 13k baht.

Check the box, on the label it should say what frequency's it uses. Maybe post a picture.

Motorola Moto G 3g/4g, cheap as chips and does everything you need from a phone. Not sure where to get one in Thailand.

These are the full details of the A5. Under Network click on the expand button to see the supported frequencies. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a5-6761.php

This site shows the world GSM band coverage - http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

These are the full details of the A5. Under Network click on the expand button to see the supported frequencies. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a5-6761.php

This site shows the world GSM band coverage - http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

Tywais.. that link doesn't show the LTE bands

These are the full details of the A5. Under Network click on the expand button to see the supported frequencies. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a5-6761.php

This site shows the world GSM band coverage - http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

Tywais.. that link doesn't show the LTE bands

Usually I use this site also but didn't find it right away. It shows FDD-LTE and the bands but not clear about specific frequencies for the Asian version. - http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-A5,Samsung-Galaxy-S5-LTE-A/phones/8944,8730?ft=2

But the OP indicated at least the 3G is of interest to him. "Does anybody know if the Samsung will work in Europe (3g etc?)"

These are the full details of the A5. Under Network click on the expand button to see the supported frequencies. http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_a5-6761.php

This site shows the world GSM band coverage - http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

Tywais.. that link doesn't show the LTE bands

Usually I use this site also but didn't find it right away. It shows FDD-LTE and the bands but not clear about specific frequencies for the Asian version. - http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Samsung-Galaxy-A5,Samsung-Galaxy-S5-LTE-A/phones/8944,8730?ft=2

But the OP indicated at least the 3G is of interest to him. "Does anybody know if the Samsung will work in Europe (3g etc?)"

And I answered yes.

But I was interested if for 12,999b you got LTE. If not it's a tad expensive!