# Virgin Mobile - Samsung Reverb or Ring?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-samsung-reverb-or-ring/674029>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 16, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-samsung-reverb-or-ring/674029 "2013-11-16T01:32:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-samsung-reverb-or-ring/674029/1 "2013-11-16T01:32:57Z")

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I guess I’m about ready to take my first baby steps into the smartphone world. I’ve been with Virgin Mobile’s pay as I go plan for about 5 years, and I’m content with the equipment and service I’ve had, so I’d like to stay with them.

I’ve budgeted $100-150 for the phone, and the two options seem to be a Samsung Galaxy Reverb or a Samsung Galaxy Ring. I will be using the phone mostly for minor web browsing, GPS, music, and–believe it or not–as a telephone.

Advice? Thoughts? Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2013, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virgin-mobile-samsung-reverb-or-ring/674029/2 "2013-11-16T06:53:39Z")

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I know nothing about those two phones, but I got a new VM Awe almost a month ago, and am _really_ happy with it. I would have expected to pay a lot more than I did. It’s very fast; can’t think of anything I’d want improved. I got on sale for $79.