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What type of phone should i buy in the 200-300 range?
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2017-12-31 at 8:25 PM UTCyes.
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2018-01-01 at 12:54 AM UTCI have a Xiaomi Redmi 4A and couldn't be happier. Camera is great, reception is great, software is great, just a great phone, and I paid less than €100 for it on eBay (it came from China I think).
Point is you can get a great China phone for less than €150 these days, so why pay more? -
2018-01-01 at 1:55 AM UTC
Originally posted by Issue313 I have a Xiaomi Redmi 4A and couldn't be happier. Camera is great, reception is great, software is great, just a great phone, and I paid less than €100 for it on eBay (it came from China I think).
Point is you can get a great China phone for less than €150 these days, so why pay more?
He's on T Mobile and Chinese phones don't play nice with their LTE bands. -
2018-01-01 at 2:13 AM UTC
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2018-01-01 at 2:21 AM UTC
Originally posted by Issue313 I have a Xiaomi Redmi 4A and couldn't be happier. Camera is great, reception is great, software is great, just a great phone, and I paid less than €100 for it on eBay (it came from China I think).
Point is you can get a great China phone for less than €150 these days, so why pay more?
I've seen a lot on Chinese phones and it doesn't seem like they make them very well. They don't last. There are very few Chinese phones for China that are done well, and they're usually the same big brands we see here. They build different based on where they'll sell em too, even if its the same brand and model.
Maybe yours is a good one tho. How long have you had it? -
2018-01-01 at 2:35 AM UTC
Originally posted by 哈哈你看不懂中文 I've seen a lot on Chinese phones and it doesn't seem like they make them very well. They don't last. There are very few Chinese phones for China that are done well, and they're usually the same big brands we see here. They build different based on where they'll sell em too, even if its the same brand and model.
Maybe yours is a good one tho. How long have you had it?
This is true. Sometimes they ship them with cheaper (slower) RAM and the like, especially when they're destined for the domestic Chinese market. The battery in this one doesn't last as long as it used to, and it's obviously crapping out (it's like 75% of what it used to be). I've had it about 6 months.
It's still a great phone for the price, I wound up buying it while drunk, but I gave up my Sony Xperia Z3C for it cos it was just so much better. Better screen, better sound, better reception, better camera, just better. Only negative thing is that it's not waterproof and is slower for 3D.
My coworker bought a Huawei via Irish retail at the same time to replace her iPhone 5, which kept blowing up batteries (seriously, checked it out myself) and she was happy with it. Said she'd never buy an iPhone again.
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2018-01-01 at 3:11 AM UTCHonestly, I wouldn't put more than $200 into a phone. The most expensive phones out there are usually expensive due to a few features the phone has(edge-to-edge screen, water-proof, etc). Also, the processor speed wont matter to much for the time being, even if you're going to use it for VR. Get something for less than $200 and spend the money saved on going out.
What carrier are you using?
I've seen the Galaxy S7 for $150. I wouldn't recommend an HTC strictly due to them being difficult to work on. Any phone you cant take apart without the use of a heatgun, I wouldn't buy.
Do you plan to root the phone?The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
2018-01-01 at 3:17 AM UTC
Originally posted by 哈哈你看不懂中文 I've seen a lot on Chinese phones and it doesn't seem like they make them very well. They don't last. There are very few Chinese phones for China that are done well, and they're usually the same big brands we see here. They build different based on where they'll sell em too, even if its the same brand and model.
Maybe yours is a good one tho. How long have you had it?
There are a lot of shitty brands, a lot of decent brands and a couple of top quality ones.
Xiaomi and Oppo are pretty high quality. They can punch with the best flagships any global brand can offer. -
2018-01-01 at 3:23 AM UTCtbh a phone for me is mostly just something to make/receive calls/texts. fucked if i'm wasting any more money on one than i need to.
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2018-01-01 at 4:18 PM UTC
Originally posted by SBTlauien …I wouldn't recommend an HTC strictly due to them being difficult to work on. Any phone you cant take apart without the use of a heatgun, I wouldn't buy…
I don't know if I agree with this. I am an HTC fan and although I do agree that they are difficult to work on, they're no different than any other modern flagship phone from any other manufacturer. All modern Samsung devices require the screen to be removed to get into the interior of the phone. Unless you're very careful, you can easily crack it. LG has always made it fairly easy to get into the phone, but they make shit phones. Since Lenovo took over Motorola, their phones are also shit and ship with way too many torx screws for such a simple phone. Whoever is making the Nexus that particular year, it can vary on difficulty, but yeah. -
2018-01-01 at 4:39 PM UTC
Originally posted by Grimace I don't know if I agree with this. I am an HTC fan and although I do agree that they are difficult to work on, they're no different than any other modern flagship phone from any other manufacturer. All modern Samsung devices require the screen to be removed to get into the interior of the phone. Unless you're very careful, you can easily crack it. LG has always made it fairly easy to get into the phone, but they make shit phones. Since Lenovo took over Motorola, their phones are also shit and ship with way too many torx screws for such a simple phone. Whoever is making the Nexus that particular year, it can vary on difficulty, but yeah.
I'm just saying that I'd avoid buying a device that is difficult to work on. I bought my Surface Pro 3 and I'm sure glad it wasn't my hard earned money that paid for it because if I need to repair it then I'll have to risk breaking the glass. I know it's not a phone, but my SP3 and my HTC are the only two devices I have(besides from an iPhone 6 I found) that I can't easily take apart and they stand out among all of my devices in a negative way just because I can't easily take them apart... -
2018-01-01 at 5:02 PM UTC
Originally posted by Grimace I don't know if I agree with this. I am an HTC fan and although I do agree that they are difficult to work on, they're no different than any other modern flagship phone from any other manufacturer. All modern Samsung devices require the screen to be removed to get into the interior of the phone. Unless you're very careful, you can easily crack it. LG has always made it fairly easy to get into the phone, but they make shit phones. Since Lenovo took over Motorola, their phones are also shit and ship with way too many torx screws for such a simple phone. Whoever is making the Nexus that particular year, it can vary on difficulty, but yeah.
are you familiar with screen problems ???
