Is that like 5,000+ lumen 5$ flashlights? Or are there really smartphones with higher battery capacities?
I used to have 2 of the early Samsung Galaxies, and they were good phones but I think all the latest Samsungs (like the iPhone) are overpriced.
Some people will keep paying a fortune to always have the latest model, but not me.
For the last few years all of my family have been using Oppo and Huawei phones and they are really good for the money.
There are different models for different budgets.
I don’t know how well known they are in USA, but in Australia they are available in most phone stores.
You can get a 5Ah phone from Xiaomi
- Mi Max 2 or the new
- Mi Max 3
Backside this are BIG phones
All mentioned in my post are real capacity.
The Ulefone Power seems OK
German reviews:
(Normally everything over 80% is a phone I am satisfied. I look also if the screen is PWM free)
Blackview
YMMV
Instead of mAh check the runtime test, it depends how power efficienc the phone is.
wow, thanks for the input. That is a massive capacity for a smartphone. Will look into this and get a new one.
Yes they are cool… Downside of such phones is weight and thickness. So they don’t look fancy. 350 gr. of weight…
But hey! If you have night shift job they can withstand more than whole shift of gaming and video reproduction, and some of them have power bank function to charge your Iphones or Samsungs or even your rechargeable flashlights 
That’s where I love my Note 4. I can have a 13000 mAh battery when the thickness is okay, but I can slim down to the ~3000mAh battery with Qi wireless charging when I need to. It doesn’t get as slim as new phones, and it’s not as fast as them either, but it suits my needs very well….or used to, but now the camera has issues focusing even outdoors.
If you never, ever plan to update your OS, look for a selection of cases or get replacement oats, you can buy just about anything.
Companies like Xiaomi, Oppo, Ulephone and others make good phones but repairs, accessories and software can be iffy.
A two year old flagship from major brands will also work for most people and typically come with deep discounts.
Phones with Snapdragon processors usually get updated more frequently than others. They usually have third party custom ROMs written for them where other processors like Mediatek will have nothing available.
I checked needrom (website) and was amazed how many ROMs there are. Also, I thought Xiaomi has regular updates, at least for a while?
duramax - one thing worth keeping an eye out for: if you’re in the US, most of the Xiaomi (and many other Asian phones) will not work well here because most of our cellular frequencies are different than what is used around the world.
It’s a bit convoluted, but here are a couple links that might help when picking an international phone:
Thanks! I trusted Gearbest and the “international version” tag. Guess I’ll have to do more research.
I like my OnePlus 3T, but OnePlus phones have gotten a little less “budget” lately. We recently picked up a Nokia 6.1 (part of the “Android One” program with supposedly fast updates and pure Android) for my wife. It’s not perfect, but it’s a great phone for the money.
A lot of the Xiaomi and Chinese phones take 2 sim cards and can operate on most bands for travelling. It’s something I wish more phones did.
I had to get rid of my Galaxy S5 or pay $250 so I just found a lightly used Galaxy S6 for $180 iirc. I’d never pay full price for these new phones, but the phones from just 2-3 years ago are far from bad.
Really? Top end 26650 cells are half that. Seems hardly credible anything like a normal sized, even phablet phone, could have a battery that large in it.
I have the Doogee phone and it is acceptable, but not perfect. some malware was on there but it disappeared.
Xiaomi looks nice.
I bought one of these (I guess is the X5) and NEVER EVER will buy anything like that again! Due to that malware, it sent messages to “special mobile services” and made pay more than 12€ for those things. I had to ask Vodafone to block messages and I had to install antivirus or something alike to “stop” (put in stand by) those malware functions. :rage:
I will only use it again in case I don’t have any other option… :person_facepalming:
Kinda ‘dodgy’ I guess. :person_facepalming:
@MascaratumB, the Doogee X5 was known to be the dodgiest phone from Doogee to have ever been sold.
Personally, for budget phones, I would recommend these companies from my experience(and have headphones jacks :D):
- Xiaomi (mostly the Mi Max/Mi A1/Redmi Note series)
- Nubia
- Umidigi (they have slowly been getting better over the years. Slowly, but surely.)
- Nokia (specifically, the Nokia 7 Plus and Nokia 6.1 2018)
- ZTE (only the Axon 7, their best phone, as you could get it for 200$ once)
That is about it. Oneplus is getting too expensive to be called budget, Huawei phones can’t be rooted/install custom ROMs anymore, etc.
Too bad I only knew that after buying and using it 
I only use it now when my Nexus 5 is “out”.
I have to start thinking about a new one, though, so I’m looking to the suggestions on the thread 
Thanks for those :+1: