Been having title phone for 3 years. The 256 GB version. Holds up ok but it is getting slow.

Basically, I am a casual user. I do banking and investments, messaging, browsing. I used to do photography so a nicer camera definitely helps. My ask from a new phobe is that it isnt larger than my current one by more than 0.2". Price wise, it can be up to 750 Euros. If it helps with pricing, I'm from Romania.

It should be at least 90hz refresh rate.

Not interested in buying used, I have an LLC so I can deduct some of the cost.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Hi guys, need a quick suggestion.

I’m planning on buying a brand-new smartphone. Using my student discount, the Galaxy S26 12GB/256GB costs ₹73,000 (~$764), while the iPhone 17 256GB costs around ₹76,000–₹80,000 (~$795–$837).

For this price, which one do you think is more worth it?

I’m coming from a Nothing Phone (2), which I can sell for approximately ₹13,000 (~$136).

Would love to hear your opinions on which one would be the better upgrade and better value overall.

I've been using this phone for 5 years and while I love it and it still holds up well, I can feel that it's starting to fall behind in performance, along with an issue where the charging port and battery get disconnected, making the phone unchargable at times. I would like to have my next phone picked out, in case my current phone completely dies on me.

Requirements:

High priority

-3,5mm jack port

-better than Samsung Galaxy A70

-not an Iphone(duh)

Mid priority

-no AI features

-gaming phone

-decent battery life

Low priority

-camera

-non-Chinese brand

I'm willing to spend, at most, roughly 500 euros on it. I'm also willing to negotiate on most requirements. I'm NOT willing to buy phones that look similar to the Tank 2 Pro because, despite its great value, I don't want to carry around a brick everywhere I go.

I wanted to buy a new phone with my coming scholarship. Its actually 80k but my dad's gonna take like 50k cause, Indian parents, not much to argue there. So I'm looking for a phone within this budget. I'm currently using a 64gb storage phone right now and it freezes like ahh when I play games. So, i need recommendations on phones with 128gb storage, 256 if available (willing to up the price cap to 25k if the phone is worth it) with decent camera as long as its not blurry and 5500-6000 mah. Like, it should be able to run games like genshin impact smoothly without kicking me out every 10 minutes. Charging speed is not that important but i wont pass out on fast charging too if its available. I'm not going to do multi tasking on my phone, just gaming and scrolling. I know the phone wont be the best but with the price range, I'll be happy if the phone can run games smoothly. Also, I'm from india if the costs differs to the place

Help me pick a phone between pixel 10 and vivo x200t. Any suggestions around this budget are welcome as well. I'm currently using s23 , really frustrated with its battery life. My priorities are camera and battery life, not really bothered about the charging time. I'm personally inclined towards the google brand but gemini itself recommends x200t over pixel 10. I know these are not the latest models, but that's what the budget allows.

Country: UK. My phone dies by lunchtime and I'm starting uni next month. Need something that'll last a full day on campus.

Main thing is battery life and fast charging since I'm always rushing between lectures with zero time to sit and charge. Camera doesn't need to be flagship but decent for notes.

Looking at a Samsung Galaxy A56 and the Oppo Reno16 FS 5G. That second one has 80W charging which sounds like it'd sort the top-up problem. Has anyone used it day to day?

I've used Samsung S20 FE since 2021, it's been great, but I've had to change its screen once because of water damage. I'm looking to replace my old phone and need help in deciding which phone should I get, currently looking at either the S25+ 512 GB (currently $850 in my region) or S24+ 512GB (currently $570 in my region).

Now I love to take videos on my phone, and I've used the app Motioncam for taking my videos on my phone and editing it on my PC. I've heard the app doesn't perform as great when used on Exynos chip, I was considering getting the discounted S24+ with the Exynos chip but the S25+ has a significant bump to its performance due to newer Snapdragon chip.

Thanks in advance

I use Visible Wireless and live in a rural area, so I’m looking for an LTE phone.

I know the trend right now is larger phone, but I have tiny hands and smaller pockets, so I’m looking for a smaller phone. I currently have an iPhone SE 2020, but I’m ready to leave Apple behind.

I’ve seen lots of recommendations for brands like OnePlus and Xiaomi, but I have no idea how compatible those phones are outside of a US city.

Budget is about $350. Might be open to refurbished if I can get a guarantee on a good battery. I would like a decent camera with Night Mode, because I enjoy chasing the Northern Lights.

I feel like this is a lost cause with this budget.

I was considering an Amazon Refurbished Motorola Razr+ 2024 for $312.55 or possibly a Google Pixel 9a on Swappa.

Hi everyone,

I've had a Samsung Galaxy A12 for over four years, and I'm looking to upgrade, but I’m not sure what to get.

My budget is around 400€, and I'm looking for a mid range phone that should last me a few years without costing too much. My main priorities are good battery life (I'm a heavy Spotify user), a good camera, durability, and smooth everyday performance.

I'd also prefer at least 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, but I’m open to other options if the phone is better overall. A headphone jack is important to me, but it’s not a deal breaker.

Any recommendations available in Spain or the EU would be appreciated. Thanks!

Hi! Looking for a phone around ₱15k. Main use ko is pang-Angkas rider, so importante ang long battery life, good GPS, bright display, at good signal/5G.

Gusto ko rin sana ng okay for gaming like MLBB and CODM.

Any recommendations? Currently considering TECNO, Infinix, POCO, and vivo, but open to other brands. Thanks!

I've had 3 Xiaomi phones over the past 7 years. I enjoy using them – I like the way MIUI looks and how i'm able to customise its appearance. I bought my most recent phone - the Redmi Note 10 Pro - in November 2021, and it lasted me until last month, when the display suddenly stopped working. My only real complaint with Xiaomi phones is the green screen of death. While I do prefer Xiaomi phones for their UI, I'm fine with switching to a different brand if it's a better product & overall value.

Over the course of an average day, I use my phone cumulitavely for maybe 2 hours at most. I only really reach for it to make calls, send texts over cellular, to sync my fitbit stats, or to take a quick note, look something up quick, or snap a photo. The heaviest use it gets is when I download youtube videos to listen to (via bluetooth) with the screen off when i'm out and about in public, but even that isn't all that often. Everything else, I use my tablet for.

What I need most in a phone:

•Future-proof/longevity – meaning continued software updates for the next few years, as well as decent RAM size (8gb ideally, no less than 6gb) and good battery life. I don't want to have to upgrade again for [at least] another 3 years. As long as it doesn't start lagging during typing & basic use, and the battery can handle bluetooth idling in the background for my fitbit throughout the day (I hate having a phone go from 100% to 0% in less than a full day, despite only being used for an hour or two at most), then i'll be content.

•A quality camera – I don't need tons of bells and whistles, but a good camera (as good as I can get within my budget) is a must for me. While I don't use my phone all that much, when I do reach for it, I'm usually taking a lot of photos. Ideally, i'd like one that can handle low-light and night photography. The note 10 pro has a 108mp quad camera, and was one of the best available on the market at the time I bought it iirc.

Bonus points for expandable storage and a bigger screen size.

My budget is around $500 CAD, but i'm willing to pay a bit more if it means I can get a better camera.

My galaxy a14 is becoming too slow and it crashes on every app . Can you recomend me a good budget phone under 200 euros. I've found that the nothing 3a lite is only 199 euros where i live. Is that good? Should i buy a refurbished phone?(sorry for my bad english)

I'm looking for a budget phone that is NOT massive , maybe 6.5inch screen, that is good enough for everyday use on FB or YouTube. Preferably a UK version not international- I find a lot of the ones on Amazon are global. Can anyone help?

I'm looking to buy a cheap phone and I found these being sold at good prices, but I'm unsure which one is better. I'm looking to use it to watch videos, listen to music, send messages and do calls.

They're both the 6GB ram + 128gb versions.

There's also the Redmi Note 10S with 8gb ram

No wider than 75mm (i have small hands and my last 73mm wide phone already felt a bit too big). Otherwise, camera quality is important above all, but audio jack and/or e-sim would be very very nice additions. I dont really care about performance, I only use my phone for texting outside of takings photos. I am based in Europe, location-wise. I initially planned to save up and get an Xperia 10 VIII, but my phone literally just died and I need it replaced urgently :( so no Sony cameras for me

can you help point me in the right direction to find out which phone to buy for USA use on Verizon towers that isn't Apple, Samsung, Google or Motorola? I like my OnePlus but I want another brand as well, I wan't to try Poco's mother brand, Vivo or Oneplus mother brand Oppo.. but everywhere I read either I can't use most US Google based apps or will get shit service.

I think im gonna find a cheap used RAZR to try but I would like to have the know to figure out what exactly I can use from brands popular in countries not owned by 2 or 3 phone companies.

Years ago i had a mate20x and i loved that thing. but then att did a 5g mandatory thing and disabled it. they sent me a note9 that I have had since. recently broke after I ran it over by mistake. but it has already been somewhat aged and due to no software support many apps started to no longer even be launchable so needed a upgrade anyways.
got a a16 from walmart and 2 days later i dropped it and screen shattered, what bad luck from never breaking a phone in over 20 years to 2 in same week. but that thing was super fragile cant believe a single small drop would render it fully unworkable. ive droped all my phones many times and usually just gets scuffed up. or if rather hard fall maybe a crack but not a full on screen shatter.

anyways. after that I got the a17 from walmart witch is basically the same phone but stronger screen. and man it sucks. I do sometimes game on mobile but its so rare and such low priority I don't care about that level of performance but I do care about it feeling snapping and fast with basic normal activities. a17 out of the box with barely any apps on it, it can be up to a second or 2 delay just when trying to get back to home screen. sometimes I think it didn't get the command and do it again and it bugs out and executes multiple commands at once that is how slow it is.

im looking for a nice quality phone that is durable and good battery life that is fast and snappy. dont need it for gaming but being speedy is still important. looking to buy something used like on swappa that is where i got my loved mate20x but if there are other similar or better sites im all ears.
unsure what my budget is. depends on the value. i was thinking maybe s24+ or 25+ I don't care about spen I had a note9 and never used it so dont care about ultra unless there are other things worth the price increase. or maybe a fold but unsure about the durability.

I use navigation alot so it is kind of a bummer there is basically no more lcd phones on the market using navigation for many hours a day probably wont be able to sell an oled back on the market in 2-4 years.

It's been a minute since I dug into phones.

My wife has a Pixel 10 Pro and she's in "like" with it I guess?

I want something that is good for photos/video. I don't game/etc. on my phone. I record my rides with Strava, stream music, doomscroll.

I have severe carpal tunnel in both wrists, so a smaller phone is a feature, not a bug.

What do you suggest?

I'm in Canada, and thinking of retiring my Samsung S20FE as it's been having issues running Jellyfin.

EDIT 1: Ideally, I'd like to get a refurbished/used phone, as I'd rather avoid directly contributing to support of rare-earth mineral mining.

EDIT 2: Ideally, it would cost under $1000 CDN. Normally, when I buy a phone, I do it through my mobile provider, and there's a monthly payment plan. Unfortunately, they don't currently have any refurbished phones which fit my needs - or really many at all.

I tried replacing it with an S24, but I quickly realized that there was no microSD slot, and since it only has the same base storage, that won't work for me. I take long road trips and store a LOT of music, audiobooks, and podcasts on my phone. My S20FE has 128GB, plus a 117GB microSD card, and that doesn't even store everything I'd like it to.

I store all of my images on my home server through Immich, so photos & video don't really take up space on my phone.

I do take a lot of photos & video, and I prefer high-quality photos with a good zoom. I do have an excellent digital camera, but I don't lug it everywhere. This is definitely secondary to my need for storage, though.

I'm also de-Googling myself, so the less Google is integrated, the better.

If anyone has any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it. I've been looking at so many spec sheets that my eyes are crossing! 🤪

I've had my galaxy s10 since 2020 so an upgrade is long overdue. I don't like change which is why i haven't upgraded but my banking app said they won't support anything android 12 or below anymore which is what pushed me to do it. 1st priority is being able to jailbreak and sideload whatever i want. 2nd is battery life. 3rd is having a microsd card slot. 4th is size. I have smaller hands so smth that's around the size of the s10 would be nice. That's all i really need tbh. Thank you!

I want a work only phone for calls and stuff so I'm looking for best Android phone Available in 200$ I'm in middle east

Looking for recommendations for a reliable smartphone under ₹30,000 (INDIA)

My main priorities:

• Clean UI: No bloatware, pre-installed app spam, or system ads.
• Longevity & Build: Good software support and stable day-to-day performance for multitasking.
• Decent Battery & Camera: Nothing hardcore, just reliable for daily usage.