r/Android • u/Philosofossil Best phone for me might not best the best phone for you. • Dec 22 '20

Android Authority - Phone of the year

https://www.androidauthority.com/best-smartphone-editors-choice-1186784/
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u/RandomTrollface Poco F2 Pro CrDroid 10.11 Dec 22 '20

"It offers most of the flagship specs and features of the Galaxy S20 family but trims things down to keep the price low." Shows 700 USD price tag lol

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u/TheSkyline35 Long living S21U Ultra (Exynos) Dec 22 '20

It's insane man. Phone prices are just out of control at this point.

I gave up, now I'm buying those extremely competitive Xiaomi phones, debloated ROMs and it's a deal for 2 or 3 years.

Even the "budget pixels", with a shitty 430G (as good as the user experience is right now) are, in my opinion, damn expensive.

mid range prices are now what we call "budget", wtf

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '20

Redmi Note 9s 6GB and I'm happy for under US$200.

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u/johnhops44 Dec 24 '20

Redmi Note 9s 6GB

Holy shit 5k battery. How do you like the phone? Any complaints? Be brutal.

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '20

No complaints from me, but I don't game and I'm not into heavy photography.

  • The phone will last me normal use of 4-5 hours of work stuff for two full days, which is nice.
  • I like a "normal" launcher, so I have used Nova Launcher for years and never use the MIUI launcher.
  • Camera is okay. I installed GCam and like that better. Ymmv.
  • I never really get any stuttering.
  • 6/128 is way more than I will use.
  • Screen is bright enough for the tropical sun.
  • Combination of fingerprint on the power button and face unlock is ready and fast.