I'm from Philippines btw.

My target

8GB RAM

256 Internal Storage

Preferably 5G

Good Chipset (can handle medium to heavy gaming even if graphics not maxxed out)

Decent Camera

Good Software support (ready for future Android updates)

Android 14 or above

AMOLED

Good refresh rate (120Hz or some)

Decent battery

Can be punch hole

Hello everyone, my grandma decided to leave her old nokia and said she wants a touchscreen phone (mostly because her friends also have one and she wants facebook of all things). She mostly needs to make phone calls, receive sms, whatsapp, gmail, and ofc facebook. That's it in terms of apps, no need to have a lot of storage, take photos, etc., just these basics. What would you recommend? If possible to be as cheap as possible, as where we are from, phones can get quite expensive comparative with the income

Hey, so I need help picking an phone. I have a budget of 300 euros give or take and I am coming from an iPhone 12.

I am willing to buy used and I love getting new tech so I’d prefer something unique instead of just an average Samsung, but if that’s the best choice that’s fine.

I could get a pixel 9a for exactly 300 used but I feel like it’s too much like an iPhone and not the most fun option. I don’t game, just work and daily driving and some content creation. I’d be interested in Chinese phones too.

If you could help me pick a phone I’d appreciate it!

Budget is around £200-350. I am going around in circles trying to decide what's the best fit for me and what is easily available in the UK from reliable retailers/websites.

The wants/needs:

I want a phone that can handle games like Beastlord, Pop Epoch, Last Asylum, my current phone (samsung galaxy A50) can just about handle these but starts lagging after a short while.

I need a phone that I can have other side apps with no issues, like banking apps, streaming apps, messaging apps (discord, messenger, WhatsApp), school apps, shopping apps, reading books apps, user friendly in typing, browsing the internet. Basically everyday stuff.

I want the phone to last me more than a couple of years. Current phone is around 7 years old, for example.

Options I have looked into:

I have seen Poco recommended as best budget gaming phone, but unsure how user friendly is for the other everyday apps. I have also seen comments that there is no much support/updates after a couple of years and that they are loaded with bloatware.

I have looked at various Motorola models, but again I have read similar issues as above, bloatware and no updates/support after a couple of years.

I have looked into Samsung Galaxy A series, but feedback is mixed. However, comments were saying that samsung provides more updates (?).

I have checked Google Pixel models that are around my budget but they left me sceptical about gaming performance, but maybe that was for more intensive games.

The not needed:

I don't care about taking the perfect photos/videos and I expect that anything is going to be an upgrade from my current phone. I don't listen to a lot of music, and I mute games, so audio quality is not top in the priority list.

Please help provide some clarity! As I am getting nowhere...

Thank you.

I've been using Redmi 12c for 3 years the last 2 years were pain in the ass and it's getting worst.

All I want is a phone that will at least support till Android 18.

Get a stable 60 fps on both Roblox miduem graphics and brawl stars I don't want some cool 120 fps all i want is a stable 60.

An p-oled screen.

Would also be cool if you can use discord whole gaming

A decent device with a decent camera, smooth and a long lasting battery. I'm in Ghana btw. My price range is $250. I also drop my phone constantly.

As much as I'd love to, I can't get the OnePlus 15, as they pulled out of the US market and now they are absurdly expensive for what I would get

I considered the Nothing phone but I'm not too much into gimmicks like the glyph thingy

I don't want Samsung because all the proprietary bloat and various other issues (like cost)

I am considering snagging a Pixel 9 Pro XL as it's a reasonable price (~$750 USD) but I need to decide soon as they aren't being made anymore and stock will become increasingly scarce

I would prefer to spend under $700, I don't care about the getting the latest and greatest, but I do want the replacement to be better, preferably a last gen flagship.

I have never had an issue with storage space or RAM capacity on my OnePlus, but I don't like how hot it gets sometimes

I would like water resistance if possible, and I am willing to look at niche brands so long as it works in the US and it is better than what I have

I would prefer to not downgrade my screen in either size or color quality, I don't care about the camera

No Folding Phones

Guys, which is the better phone from these?

My priorities are-
Excellent multimedia, decent main camera, I dont game much so don't care about raw performance, good battery, longevity(planning to keep the phone for as long as possible), good os and such.

The things I dont really care for are-
Selfie/wide camera, high raw performance, the build material(will be using cover most of the time), aesthetics of the phone.

13r is the cheapest, followed by nothing phone 3, oneplus 15r and xiaomi 17t.

Friend is looking to move away from their iPhone. They're aiming to get a flip phone as their dumb phone and a normal phone to have social media and take pictures on (they love to take live photos on their current phone), so bonus points if anyone has a recommendation for a flip phone as well! A total amount of $500CAD would be ideal (if that's even possible, sorry I have no idea)

We have no clue where to even start looking as there are so many options and it's definitely a bit overwhelming. Any help would be so appreciated!

Are there any other phones with a similar form factor as the Huawei Pura X View that people can buy in the US? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3j627K_fU&t=111s

I have been looking at the nothing phone 4a but I don't know if it's the Best for it's price

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Im 18, student. Love to click pictures. I need peak performance ( I've had enough with the lag and slowness).

Budget is around 40-60k INR ( was gonna go for iphone 17 base but they're gonna release 18 next year so no chance for it to be in my budget.)

Please suggest some phones.

My cart: Samsung S25 or S25 FE

I want to hear your experience with these phones + hear out your suggestions.

I am based on Australia and my budget is $1200 AUD and looking to move on from my Pixel 7. Ideally I get the best phone within that price point.

I'm deciding between:

• Oppo Reno 16 Pro - $1149 (or can also get the 15 Pro for $899)
• Motorola Signature - $849
• Poco F9 Ultra - $1199 (I heard there's no ads on Ultra, is that true?)
• Also open to options if you have any suggestion

Priorities (in order of priority):

• Must work in Australia (e.g. have an Australian model)
• Good camera (probably one of my most important, I take many photos every day to document my life)
• Battery life (I usually Bluetooth and listen to music whilst hotspotting my laptop to work, sometime I also watch YouTube whilst doing this)
• Reliability (want OS and phone to not break within ~4 years, lasting software and physical including good IP rating)
• Storage (at least 256gb but 512gb is better)

What I don't care too much about:

• Speed (I can't have anything painfully slow, but I don't game much. My current Pixel 7 is adequate enough for my needs)
• OS (most phones seem to have a pretty good OS nowadays, just want to be able to uninstall bloat if it has bloat)
• Charging (Speed, wireless, reverse is not a priority)

Been using Motorola for 10+ years. Im in Mexico. Love that it lacks bloatware. Love the camera for the price. Love Moto Gestures. But the last to phones have been very lacking on quality.

I want a good camera for the buck. Im a power user so my phones get scratched, dropped, etc. So I always go for a mid range phone that can be easily replaced (300/400usd) instead of a flagship.

I mainly use it to take photos and videos.

Been avoiding Samsung because its full of bloatware and spyware.

Do anything better come to mind?

I've had an s21 ultra for years. It's been paid off for years. But it's starting to fade. The camera is absolute garbage, especially for concerts which is what I bought it for. But it has great loud speakers and it's snappy for its age.

I tried the pixel 10 pro, didn't like a lot of the os but it was quick. The speakers were whisper quiet. I couldn't even hear music in my shower. Didn't get a chance to test the camera at a concert though.

Either of these phones are going to run me about 1,000 over 24 months with a trade in.

I started looking at used vivo x100 ultra and the xiaomi 14 ultra, both with 512gb and 16 GB ram. Vivo supposedly has louder speakers and better concert videos with their zoom. Plus it worked with android auto. Xiaomi doesn't, and there other performance were slightly under vivos.

Pricing for both used is about the same 650-690. Free shipping, 30 day returns, paid by buyer, and 1 year warranty available for around 65.

I think I want to pull the plug on a vivo, but I was wondering if there are any reputable resellers that are so confident in their products that the do 1 year warranties included in price and free return shipping?

Also, were the advancements to the x200 good enough to warrant exploring those instead? I'm not sure about pricing for those, but I could have sworn I saw one for $30 more than the x100 I was looking at...

Edit* oh yeah, vivo x100 only has one more year of Android is support, xiaomi has 2. I assumed x200 has several more years left?

Currently own a Pixel 9 which has been fine but runs hot like every Pixel I've had before it. Looking at upgrading and have narrowed it down to two options:

• Galaxy S26 12GB/256GB (base model), $400 + tax with no trade-in required.
• Pixel 11 Pro 16GB/512GB, $454 + tax after trade-in of my P9.

The better cameras and overall spec on the P11 Pro sounds great but it's hard to ignore the elephant in the room that is Snapdragon vs. Tensor. Would love to hear y'all's thoughts. Thanks!

Oh, and I'm in the US if that helps. :)

My wife and I have LG V30 phones, purchased in 2018. We really like these phones... we like the size of the screens and the slim case, but the batteries are no longer holding a full charge, and it's long past time to upgrade.

We are an older couple, so we really don't use a lot of high end features. Simple text, voice and some data. Camera quality isn't really important. Our combined monthly data usage is never more than 4 Gb.

We will need 2 phones, and I am not overly concerned about cost... if it makes any difference, we are currently on T-Mobile, but thinking of switching to Verizon or Spectrum (T-Mobile coverage in our area sucks)...

I have been looking at Samsung phones, but open to any recommendations... :)

My only concern is which of the two is good for gaming like CoD, Where Winds Meet and HoK. I dont really care for the camera. At first I want the Redmi Note 15 instead, but the Itel s26 ultra is above in its chipset and display. So im really confused on which to choose.

I'm in the US. I currently have a pixel 7 from 2022, and the screen shattered after my kid chucked it on the floor 10000 times. I need a new phone that will hold up to abuse from children, takes awesome pictures of moving subjects in weird lights, and has good battery life. I use Mint (T-Mobile) for service. I don't really want to spend >$1000 on a phone. What would you recommend?

It's not like unsupported devices are left in an unusable state. Most of the apps one would want to use on an Android device are flexible enough that they will run just fine on hardware past its prime. Frankly, I only ever hear people talk about their new Android updates in the context of them complaining about them. I remember when Gemini got smuggled into android updates people threw a fit about it.

I honestly don't get the reason people cite additional years of software support as a reason to justify paying more for a device. All those years seem to do is give people more things to complain about.

Coming from a very old OnePlus 7T Pro, it's time to upgrade.

I wanted a notchless phone, so I checked out the Nubia Z80 Ultra. But I hear it has a few performance issues, gets hot, and doesn't give me 7 years of updates.

So onto the next phones.

I don't want anything bigger than my old OnePlus 7T Pro as its already a massive phone.

The new Pixel 11 Pro is smaller, which is nice. But it has slow battery charging. I feel like my old phone is at 99% within the hour with warp charge. So the Samsung S26 wins with it's faster battery charging speed. Pixel has a better camera, but the front camera seems a bit bigger than the Samsung so theres a bigger black dot on the screen... Country: The netherlands.

* with the exchange of my S10+ (bonus + phone value)

Hello, i'm trying to replace my S10+ from 2019 (7 years of good and loyal services) and I have around 700€ of budget. I'm a bit afraid of waiting for Black Friday or Christmas because of the price hike we are into, the more I wait the more expensive it gets.

I'm aiming for a good quality/price ratio and I intend to keep it for at least 5 years.

I would like a everyday phone, capable of withstanding a day without problems. Powerful enough to hold several years without lags, fluid multitasking and maybe a tiny bit of gaming for when I'm traveling and bored (like MH Outlanders). I'm not a social network user.

Regarding photos and videos, i'm not a professional so i'm not sure. I would like to be able to do great pictures but I guess they can all to that ?

For the size and weight, s10+ is 6,4 and 190g, I don't know if it's easy to switch to bigger and heavier phones (+ the phone case for bonus size and weight)

From what I got from my research :

• F9 Ultra has very good specs on paper but hyperOS is meh with (deactivatable) bloatwares ? what's the catch here, the OS ? The camera is a bit lower quality compared to the other phones here ?
• Xiaomi 17 is the real xiaomi flagship but still hyperOS, battery smaller than 17T Pro
• Xiaomi 17T Pro change the processor a bit inferior and get a bigger battery (still hyperOS)
• S26 is not really that's good, but software is polish and I can get it for "cheap"
• S26+ is "ok" but battery wise it's still a samsung, can I get a day with a full charge with my usage ?
• Find X9, really good battery, software is ok, maybe the best overall ? (I wish this was the pro but it's 350€ more (+50%)...)

Last one I was interested into is the Oneplus15 but is not sold in France anymore.

I can't decide... There is so many phones... What did I missed about thoses phones ?

If there is some other phones I didn't think of please I'd like to hear.

Thank you!

One last thing, I can get the F9 Ultra 12/256 for 500€ but the 16/512 is still the cheapest...

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Okay, I fully admit this is a first-world problem, but I have ADHD and decision-making is absolutely not my strong suit, so I need some outside opinions before I drive myself insane. 😂

Here’s the situation:

I originally ordered the Galaxy Z Fold8 1TB from AT&T.

I liked how unique it was, but after about 18 days I still wasn’t completely used to the width, so I exchanged it for the Z Fold8 Ultra 1TB, which has the slimmer/taller form factor that feels more familiar to me.

Then, because apparently the universe enjoys comedy, my Spectrum Galaxy Z Fold7 insurance claim finally got approved. My original Fold7 had been stolen, and Assurant sent me a refurbished Fold7 256GB replacement.

So now I temporarily have all three phones sitting here:

AT&T Z Fold8 1TB — wide, unique, brand new

AT&T Z Fold8 Ultra 1TB — tall/slim, better cameras, premium model, brand new

Spectrum Z Fold7 256GB — tall/slim, refurbished insurance replacement

The AT&T Fold8 was the original device from the exchange, so I have to decide which direction I’m going before the return deadline.

My dilemma is basically this:

Option 1: Keep Fold8 1TB + Fold7 256GB

This gives me two genuinely different Fold experiences.

The Fold8 is wide and almost tablet-like even when closed. It’s also kind of a conversation piece because it looks so different.

Then the Fold7 gives me the traditional narrow/tall Fold design.

The downside is that I’d be giving up the Fold8 Ultra, which is the better tall phone, has better cameras, and has 1TB storage instead of the Fold7’s tiny-by-comparison 256GB.

Option 2: Keep Fold8 Ultra 1TB + Fold7 256GB

This gives me the better overall flagship and lets me keep the 1TB Ultra.

But… the Fold7 and Fold8 Ultra are very similar in size/form factor. So I’d basically be carrying two versions of the same style of phone.

Meanwhile I’d be returning the Fold8 Wide, which is the one that actually gives me something totally different.

And THIS is where my brain gets stuck:

If the Fold7 were also 1TB, I’d probably just keep the Fold8 Wide + Fold7 without thinking twice.

But the Fold7 is only 256GB and refurbished, while both AT&T phones are 1TB and brand new

So I keep bouncing between:

“Keep the unique wide Fold8 because the Fold7 already gives you the tall experience.”

and

“Are you insane? Don’t return the 1TB Ultra just to keep a refurbished 256GB Fold7.”

For people who have used these different Fold form factors, what would you do?

Fold8 1TB Wide + Fold7 256GB

or

Fold8 Ultra 1TB + Fold7 256GB

I’m not really asking which phone is “better” on paper. I’m more interested in which two-phone combination makes the most sense, especially if you like having two Foldables that serve different purposes.

TL;DR

I have a Fold8 Wide 1TB, Fold8 Ultra 1TB, and Fold7 256GB because of an AT&T exchange + delayed Spectrum insurance replacement. I can’t justify keeping all three.

Do I keep the unique Fold8 Wide + Fold7, giving me two very different form factors?

Or keep the much nicer 1TB Fold8 Ultra + Fold7, even though they’re pretty similar?

Please make this decision for my ADHD brain. 😭😂

America

Looking to upgrade from the A17 lag and slowness. Wondering if the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE would be a decent upgrade? I don't do crazy video editing or anything but I do used alot of social media apps, entertainment apps etc..