JayTuut Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Budget, whatever u wanna say This is for my dad. Only requirements: Android 7 or above Good camera Must be able to be bought in AU or shipped here at least (I know some that were nice like the UTC 10 couldnt be shipped) Thats it. Thanks :P. Also: good camera ≠ to megapixels (e.g. The Kogan Agora 8 is what im looking at for my dad, which is $150-200 AUD (120-160 USD) but even tho the camera is 21MP with a 8MP front, its pretty shotty) He has a galaxy s2, so very old, just wanting to upgrade as a gift for him. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alen Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 If you're looking for a balance between reliability and price, the S6 or S7 is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashannabuda Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I personally use the Moto G5+ and it's wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebuuber Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 You really can't go wrong with a moto g5 or g5+ as far as budget phones are concerned. I've heard some good stuff about the honor 7x too, you could check it out. I tend to buy last-gen flagships instead of new midrangers because they almost always have better performance and cameras, but most of them are still $300 and up. (I paid around $300 for a brand new oneplus 3 last year, and so far it's holding up great even though it's over a year old) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTuut Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 3 hours ago, uber! said: You really can't go wrong with a moto g5 or g5+ as far as budget phones are concerned. I've heard some good stuff about the honor 7x too, you could check it out. I tend to buy last-gen flagships instead of new midrangers because they almost always have better performance and cameras, but most of them are still $300 and up. (I paid around $300 for a brand new oneplus 3 last year, and so far it's holding up great even though it's over a year old) Yeah i almost got the oneplus 5, then the 5T but decided against them as the Razer Phone was better in every way (apart from camera) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTuut Posted January 24, 2018 Author Share Posted January 24, 2018 12 hours ago, Ashannabuda said: I personally use the Moto G5+ and it's wonderful! 3 hours ago, uber! said: You really can't go wrong with a moto g5 or g5+ as far as budget phones are concerned. I've heard some good stuff about the honor 7x too, you could check it out. Honor 7x looks amazing. Moto G5+ here is $359 (AUD), it has dual sim which my dad likes, only a snapdragon 625 but thats okay since he doesnt do anything CPU intensive. How is the camera @Ashannabuda ? He loves taking pictures while he's away. Also the 7x isn't avaliable from any Australian stores that I can see, but it is a fair bit cheaper ($267, so like $92 cheaper) Camera is better in MP for the 7x (has a telescope, 4 more MP, but a worse selfie one) both have dual sim and micro sd slots G5+ has more PPI, but 7x might have a better resolution, 7x = 2160x1080 vs G5+ = 1080x1920 It's a tight one, but because the Honor 7x is like $92 cheaper (well, depends on both the postages) I might be leaning towards that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 11 hours ago, ḎℰѦÐ! Boom said: Honor 7x looks amazing. Moto G5+ here is $359 (AUD), it has dual sim which my dad likes, only a snapdragon 625 but thats okay since he doesnt do anything CPU intensive. How is the camera @Ashannabuda ? He loves taking pictures while he's away. Also the 7x isn't avaliable from any Australian stores that I can see, but it is a fair bit cheaper ($267, so like $92 cheaper) Camera is better in MP for the 7x (has a telescope, 4 more MP, but a worse selfie one) both have dual sim and micro sd slots G5+ has more PPI, but 7x might have a better resolution, 7x = 2160x1080 vs G5+ = 1080x1920 It's a tight one, but because the Honor 7x is like $92 cheaper (well, depends on both the postages) I might be leaning towards that. Resolution/PPI is pretty pointless at that point. The 7x is a slightly bigger phone with a much bigger screen (6" vs. 5.2"), although because of that the fingerprint reader is also on the back (good for some, bad for others). The 7x also has more RAM and a slightly better CPU. The 7x definitely takes the edge on the cameras as well. The 7x is an all around better phone, the only reason to consider the G5+ is that it's much closer to stock Android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashannabuda Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 20 hours ago, ḎℰѦÐ! Boom said: Honor 7x looks amazing. Moto G5+ here is $359 (AUD), it has dual sim which my dad likes, only a snapdragon 625 but thats okay since he doesnt do anything CPU intensive. How is the camera @Ashannabuda ? He loves taking pictures while he's away. Also the 7x isn't avaliable from any Australian stores that I can see, but it is a fair bit cheaper ($267, so like $92 cheaper) Camera is better in MP for the 7x (has a telescope, 4 more MP, but a worse selfie one) both have dual sim and micro sd slots G5+ has more PPI, but 7x might have a better resolution, 7x = 2160x1080 vs G5+ = 1080x1920 It's a tight one, but because the Honor 7x is like $92 cheaper (well, depends on both the postages) I might be leaning towards that. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/moto-g5-plus/3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S T E W Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 4:07 AM, ḎℰѦÐ! Boom said: Budget, whatever u wanna say This is for my dad. Only requirements: Android 7 or above Good camera Must be able to be bought in AU or shipped here at least (I know some that were nice like the UTC 10 couldnt be shipped) Thats it. Thanks :P. Also: good camera ≠ to megapixels (e.g. The Kogan Agora 8 is what im looking at for my dad, which is $150-200 AUD (120-160 USD) but even tho the camera is 21MP with a 8MP front, its pretty shotty) He has a galaxy s2, so very old, just wanting to upgrade as a gift for him. Thanks! What about getting a oneplus 3t off of amazon or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTuut Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 Just now, S T E W said: What about getting a oneplus 3t off of amazon or something? Those cost as much as 5T's to get here, so nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S T E W Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Doing a minimal research, the Moto G5+ 32gb looks the best for that bracket. Or a S7 with 32/64 gb. I've got a pixel xl, and through a 2 year contract, the phone cost will be 360$ instead of retail. EDIT: https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Amazon-Alexa-Leica-Camera/dp/B01N1JV80Z/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1516850706&sr=1-4&keywords=huawei+phones This looks pretty promising for 499$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayTuut Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 5 hours ago, S T E W said: Doing a minimal research, the Moto G5+ 32gb looks the best for that bracket. Or a S7 with 32/64 gb. I've got a pixel xl, and through a 2 year contract, the phone cost will be 360$ instead of retail. EDIT: https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-Amazon-Alexa-Leica-Camera/dp/B01N1JV80Z/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1516850706&sr=1-4&keywords=huawei+phones This looks pretty promising for 499$ Thats still way too expensive, after shipping its like $506, which is $626.83 AUD. I meant cheap as in cheap. Not mid tier. The 7x looks the best spec and looks wise, and i think @AwesomeMcCoolName agrees. And thats like $250 AUD (edit: 300 on ebay, 285 after shipping from a sketchy place) / (201$ USD). So probably gonna get the honor 7x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 4 hours ago, ḎℰѦÐ! Boom said: Thats still way too expensive, after shipping its like $506, which is $626.83 AUD. I meant cheap as in cheap. Not mid tier. The 7x looks the best spec and looks wise, and i think @AwesomeMcCoolName agrees. And thats like $250 AUD (edit: 300 on ebay, 285 after shipping from a sketchy place) / (201$ USD). So probably gonna get the honor 7x. I agree that the 7x is better than the g5+, but I don't pay much attention to the low end Android market, so I don't know if it's the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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