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:
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:
i’m living in asia, so i’m quite familiar with cheap chinese phone
here is some advices
1: buy phone with decent brands( like xiaomi, vivo, oppo, huawei, etc), they are respectable brands here, their hardware is above OK, build quality is good for thier price, but most important is they support old phones, unlike some other cheap ass china phones
2: buy global version, some chinnese phones is only sold in China, so no Google store, no youtube app, and Chinese is default language, i know that you can install all of those easily, but sometime it’s kind of annoying
3: do your research carefully, some chinese phones are advertised to have dual cam( like DOGGEE), but the fact is the secondary cam is fake and have no effect
4: DO NOT buy fake phones, like 199$ iphone X or samsung S9, they are the worst, no OS update, full of malware and the performance is the worst of the worst, you will waste money on these
Samsung, Motorola, LG, Sony, and Nokia all offer dual SIM phones. Most of the phones sold in the US are meant for only one network. Even though the hardware is exactly the same, some phones have frequencies that are disabled by the software.
Some phones from Google and Apple work on any US network’s LTE. Some manufacturers allow you to connect to CDMA and GSM, which is almost as good as dual SIM if you are in the US. Unfortunately, there aren’t many discounts for that kind of cross-functionality.
Well, the XZ1 or 2 in the Compact form factor could come close, anything else is either not pocket friendly or comes with really dated camera and display
5mp and 480x800px is not really up to date, battery life is rather poor and everything’s made of soft plastic
Well, as long as my S4mini is working I’ll use it, then maybe I have to bite into the SE Apple
…or just gimme a phone with a body smaller than 5” good battery, usable cam, modern display and other hardware, not falling appart right away
When I need a big screen I can use a tablet, never understood those phablets anyways…
The upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 7. Or the current Xiaomi Redmi 6.
I’m using Redmi 3S Prime (3GB RAM + 32GB ROm, octacore 1.4GHz) for almost 2 years now and it’s a good phone. A workhorse.
In Australia.
I just use Samsung mid range. $160/200. Does me fine.
Used as a phpne mainly. Have Tablet and Laptop for Internet.
I buy through Telstra, get all/any servicing done for free.
Instant exchange over the local shop counter, if faulty
and loan ph if it held for anything.
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They cover 90% of electronics, solar, etc. with tradies and users.
Just ignore the internal arguments that pop up at times.
I have just bought my second Oppo phone here in Australia. They are great phones for the money.
We don’t have a huge choice of phones in stores here.
The first one still works well, but the battery has just about died after 2 and a half years.
I hate it that all the new phones don’t have removable batteries, as I used to buy replacements on eBay for about $5.
It’s not worth taking a cheaper phone to a phone shop to have a new battery fitted, as they sting you and it’s hardly worth the money.
I looked at few other brands, and Moto get very good reviews.
I believe that the Xiaomi brand is very good, and I wanted to get one, but they are not available in stores here.
If you buy online from China you may have issues with warranty if something goes wrong.
It was easier for me to walk into a store and buy the Oppo.
The Huawei phones are good value as well.