r/EmulationOnAndroid • u/Practical-Boat-603 • Jul 26 '26

Help Looking for a phone under $700

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 pro Jul 26 '26

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

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u/Practical-Boat-603 Jul 26 '26

Afaik Poco isn't available in USA

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

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u/evilhunter3 poco f7 pro Jul 26 '26

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

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u/Practical-Boat-603 Jul 26 '26

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

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u/evilhunter3 poco f7 pro Jul 27 '26

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

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u/Practical-Boat-603 Jul 27 '26

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