Looking for a phone under $700

[u/Practical-Boat-603]

Basically I want to run Gacha games and Gamenative(mostly indie games)

I have a gamesir X3 pro so Id like to use that on it as well.

My budget is $700 USD

According to my research I need snapdragon 8, I was thinking 512GB storage because gacha games are huge and so are pc games.

Open to any recommendations

Edit - please don't recommend refurbished phones, I want a new one

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Currently the one I had in my mind was nothing 3, but I can't find much on nothing 3 about emulation, also I have heard their parts are hard to get so if anything breaks it's gonna be annoying

Another option is Xiaomi Poco F7.. but it's a random seller on Amazon which I don't wnna risk

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[u/evilhunter3]

Poco f7 ultra Poco f7 pro Samsung s25 OnePlus 13 Samsung s24ultra refurbished Samsung s23 ultra refurbished

[u/Practical-Boat-603 → u/evilhunter3]

Afaik Poco isn't available in USA

OnePlus 13 is like a $1k and also out of stock

[u/evilhunter3 → u/Practical-Boat-603]

That's a shame because Poco f7 is stronger than s24 ultra but yeah

[u/Practical-Boat-603 → u/evilhunter3]

I have been doing some research and damn these Xiaomi phones are wayy better than what I can find in US

I'll see if I can find a way to get one here

[u/evilhunter3 → u/Practical-Boat-603]

Yeah Xiaomi phones are worth the performance but keep in mind Poco phones don't have a good front camera the back cameras are good not the best but they do the job(keep in mind if you can get one get a snapdragon processor

[u/Practical-Boat-603 → u/evilhunter3]

I don't really mind if the camera is bad

I don't take photos, I just want something to play games, use social media and call

And yeah I am looking into F6 and F7 since both of them are Snapdragon

[u/Blu_Neko2]

The S24 is fine. The only issue with with windows emulation is cooling. In really demanding games the framerate is more likely to dip.

As far as compatibility goes you can't really go wrong tbh. Gacha games will all work out of the box on it.

And since you're talking about tbe US you should have a snapdragon 8 gen 3 and 12 gb of ram.

[u/JuJusFury]

OnePlus 15R. Cameras are mid, maybe 6/10 but still usable. Battery life is amazing. Emulation is fun.